# List of awards and nominations received by Willie Nelson

This is a list of awards and nominations received by Willie Nelson. Willie Nelson is an American country musician whose critical success with the albums Shotgun Willie, Phases and Stages, and the commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust made him one of the most recognized artists in country music.

## Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in music, and are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards in the music industry worldwide. Nelson has won 12 awards from 57 nominations, in addition to the Grammy Legend Award in 1990 and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1975 | "After the Fire Is Gone" with Tracy Nelson | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated |
| 1976 | "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Won |
| 1977 | "I'd Have to be Crazy" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1977 | "Amazing Grace" | Best Inspirational Performance | Nominated |
| 1979 | "Georgia on My Mind" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Won |
| 1979 | "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" with Waylon Jennings | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Won |
| 1980 | "Heartbreak Hotel" with Leon Russell | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated |
| 1980 | "I Saw the Light" | Best Inspirational Performance | Nominated |
| 1980 | "Whiskey River" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1981 | "On the Road Again" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1981 | "On the Road Again" | Best Country Song | Won |
| 1981 | Family Bible | Best Inspirational Performance | Nominated |
| 1982 | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1983 | "Always on My Mind" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Won |
| 1983 | "Always on My Mind" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| 1983 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Waylon Jennings | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated |
| 1984 | "Pancho and Lefty" with Waylon Jennings | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated |
| 1984 | Take It to the Limit with Waylon Jennings | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated |
| 1985 | "As Time Goes By" with Julio Iglesias | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated |
| 1985 | "City of New Orleans" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1986 | "Forgiving You Was Easy" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1986 | "Highwayman" with The Highwaymen | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated |
| 1990 | Legend Award | Legend Award | Won |
| 1991 | Highwayman 2 with The Highwaymen | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 1995 | Moonlight Becomes You | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 1997 | How Great Thou Art | Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album | Nominated |
| 1998 | "Peach Pickin' Time Down In Georgia" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 2000 | "Going Away Party" with Asleep at the Wheel] and The Manhattan Transfer | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2000 | "Night and Day" | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | Nominated |
| 2000 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 2001 | "Teatro" | Best Long Form Music Video | Nominated |
| 2001 | Milk Cow Blues | Best Traditional Blues Album | Nominated |
| 2002 | "Maria" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 2002 | Rainbow Connection | Best Country Album | Nominated |
| 2003 | The Great Divide | Best Country Album | Nominated |
| 2003 | "Mendocino County Line" with Lee Ann Womack | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Won |
| 2004 | "Beer for My Horses" with Toby Keith | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2004 | "The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)" with Waylon Jennings | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2004 | Live and Kickin' | Best Country Album | Nominated |
| 2004 | Run That by Me One More Time with Ray Price | Best Country Album | Nominated |
| 2005 | "Pancho and Lefty" with Merle Haggard and Toby Keith | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2005 | "You Are My Flower" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 2006 | "Good Ol' Boys" | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 2006 | "Dreams Come True" with Norah Jones | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2007 | You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker | Best Country Album | Nominated |
| 2008 | "Lost Highway" with Merle Haggard and Ray Price | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Won |
| 2010 | American Classic | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Nominated |
| 2010 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with Norah Jones | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 2010 | Willie and the Wheel with Asleep at the Wheel | Best Americana Album | Nominated |
| 2011 | Country Music | Best Americana Album | Nominated |
| 2017 | Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Won |
| 2019 | My Way | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Won |
| 2019 | "Last Man Standing" | Best American Roots Performance | Nominated |
| 2020 | "Ride Me Back Home" | Best Country Solo Performance | Won |
| 2022 | That's Life | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Nominated |
| 2023 | A Beautiful Time | Best Country Album | Won |
| 2023 | "Live Forever" | Best Country Solo Performance | Won |
| 2023 | Best Roots Gospel Album | The Willie Nelson Family | Nominated |
| 2024 | Bluegrass | Best Bluegrass Album | Nominated |

## Country Music Association Awards

The Country Music Association Awards are held annually by the Country Music Association and celebrate excellence and achievements in the country genre. Nelson has won 11 awards from 48 nominations.

## Academy of Country Music Awards

The Academy of Country Music Awards are held annually by the Academy of Country Music to honor yearly accomplishments in country music. Nelson has won 12 awards from 43 nominations.

## American Music Awards

The American Music Awards are held annually to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. Nelson has won 12 awards.

## Honors

* Nelson became a member of the Grand Ole Opry on November 28, 1964.
* Nelson was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973.
* Nelson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.
* Nelson became a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1998.
* Nelson was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001. He had previously received their Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 1983.
* Nelson received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting at the Americana Music Honors & Awards in 2007.
* Nelson received the Gershwin Prize from the Library of Congress in 2015.
* Nelson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
* Nelson was ranked #54 on Rolling Stone's "200 Greatest Singers of All Time" list in 2023. He was previously featured at #88 on the 2008 iteration of the list.

## Awards

| Year | Organization | Award |
| 1975 | Grammy | Best Male Country Vocal Performance |
| 1976 | CMA Awards | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| 1976 | CMA Awards | Single of the Year |
| 1976 | CMA Awards | Album of the Year |
| 1977 | American Music Awards | Favorite Single |
| 1978 | Grammy | Best Male Country Vocal Performance |
| 1978 | Grammy | Best Country Performance by Duo/Group W/Vocals |
| 1979 | CMA Awards | Entertainer of the Year |
| 1979 | ACM | Entertainer of the Year |
| 1980 | Grammy | Best Country Song |
| 1982 | Grammy | Best Male Country Vocal Performance |
| 1982 | CMA Awards | Single of the Year |
| 1982 | CMA Awards | Album of the Year |
| 1982 | American Music Awards | Favorite Male Artist |
| 1982 | ACM | Single of the Year |
| 1982 | ACM | Album of the Year |
| 1983 | CMA Awards | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| 1983 | American Music Awards | Favorite Album |
| 1984 | CMA Awards | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| 1984 | American Music Awards | Favorite Male Artistr |
| 1984 | ACM | Single of the Year |
| 1985 | ACM | Single of the Year |
| 1986 | American Music Awards | Favorite Singler |
| 1986 | American Music Awards | Favorite Male Artistr |
| 1986 | American Music Awards | Award of Appreciation |
| 1987 | American Music Awards | Favorite Male Artistr |
| 1990 | Grammy | Legend Awards |
| 1995 | TNN/Music City News | Minnie Pearl Awardr |
| 1995 | TNN/Music City News | Living Legendr |
| 1999 | Grammy | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 2001 | BMI 49th Annual Country Awards | President's Award |
| 2002 | Grammy | Best Country Collaboration With Vocals |
| 2002 | CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards | Video Collaboration of the Year |
| 2002 | CMA Awards | Vocal Event of the Year (with Lee Ann Womack) |
| 2003 | CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music | #4 ranking |
| 2003 | Grammy | Best Country Collaboration With Vocals |
| 2004 | CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards | Video Collaboration of the Year |
| 2007 | BMI 55th Annual Country Awards | BMI Icon |
| 2008 | Grammy | Best Country Collaboration With Vocals |
| 2008 | Rolling Stone | 100 Greatest Singers Of All Time - No. 88 |
| 2012 | CMA Awards | Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 2015 | Gershwin Prize | Library of Congress Gershwin Prize |
| 2017 | Grammy | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album |
| 2017 | ACM Awards | Poet's Award |
| 2017 | CMA Awards | Vocal Event of the Year (with Glen Campbell) |
| 2019 | Grammy | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album |
| 2020 | Grammy | Best Country Solo Performance |
| 2023 | Grammy | Best Country Solo Performance Best Country Album |
| 2023 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Inductee |