# List of awards and nominations received by Janelle Monáe

This is a list of awards and nominations received by Janelle Monáe, an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress.
Ten-time Grammy Awards nomiee, she is currently signed to her own imprint Wondaland Records in connection with Epic Records and Atlantic Records. After her first Grammy Awards nominations for Best Urban/Alternative Performance with the song "Many Moons", she published her debut album The ArchAndroid (2010), receiving two nominations at the Grammy Awards, including for Best Contemporary R&B Album. In 2012 she collaborated with American pop band Fun on "We Are Young", which was nominated at the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. The song won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Single by a Group. In 2013 she published her second studio album The Electric Lady, which featured the "Q.U.E.E.N." with Erykah Badu, winner of a Soul Train Music Awards, an NAACP Image Awards and a MTV Video Music Award. After five years Monae published her third studio album Dirty Computer, nominated at the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The two album singles "Make Me Feel" and "Pynk" received several nominations, including at the MTV Video Music Award and at the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for the later one. In 2023 she published The Age of Pleasure, which earned her two nominations at the Grammy Awards, for Album of the Year and Best Progressive R&B Album.
In 2016, Monáe ventured into acting and received critical acclaim for her roles as Teresa and Mary Jackson in the films Moonlight and Hidden Figures, respectively. These first two acting roles garnered her several award nominations and wins, alongside the cast, including a Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Critics' Choice Movie Awards, a Spirit Awards and a Satellite Awards. In 2023 she starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery winning the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Critics' Choice Movie Awards and a Satellite Awards with the cast. The same year she won a Children's and Family Emmy Award for her writing credit on We the People.
Monáe also received several honors and non-competitive awards. For her singer-songwriter works she was honored with the ASCAP Vanguard Award, two Billboard Women in Music and the Soul Train Music Awards Spirit of Soul Award. For her acting career she was recognized with the Critics' Choice Movie Awards #SeeHer Award and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuosos Award. Monáe was also honored by the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Work | Category | Result |
| ASCAP Awards | 2010 | Herself | Vanguard Award | Won |
| ASCAP Awards | 2019 | "I Like That" | Top R&B/Hip-hop songs | Won |
| AICE Awards | 2019 | "I Like That" | Best Color Grading Music Video | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2014 | Herself | Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2015 | Herself | Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2017 | Herself | Best Actress | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2018 | "Django Jane" | Bet Her Award | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2019 | "Pynk" | Bet Her Award | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2023 | Herself | Best Actress | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Awards | 2013 | "We Are Young (with Fun) | Top Streaming Song (Audio) | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Awards | 2013 | "We Are Young (with Fun) | Top Streaming Song (Video) | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Awards | 2013 | "We Are Young (with Fun) | Top Digital Song | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Awards | 2013 | "We Are Young (with Fun) | Top Rock Song | Nominated |
| Billboard Women in Music | 2013 | Herself | Rising Star Award | Won |
| Billboard Women in Music | 2018 | Herself | Trailblazer of the Year | Won |
| Black Girls Rock! Awards | 2009 | Herself | Who Got Next Award | Won |
| Black Girls Rock! Awards | 2012 | Herself | Young, Gifted & Black Award | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | 2015 | "What is Love" | Outstanding Original Song | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2017 | Hidden Figures | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2017 | Hidden Figures | Outstanding Supporting Actress | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | 2017 | Hidden Figures | Outstanding Ensemble | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2017 | Moonlight | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2017 | Moonlight | Outstanding Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2017 | Moonlight | Outstanding Ensemble | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | 2018 | Electric Dreams | Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2019 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2019 | Harriet | Outstanding Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2020 | Homecoming | Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Outstanding Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| BreakTudo Awards | 2019 | "Unbreakable" (with Kelly Clarkson) | Best Soundtrack Song | Nominated |
| Brit Awards | 2014 | Herself | International Female Solo Artist | Nominated |
| Brit Awards | 2019 | Herself | International Female Solo Artist | Nominated |
| Children's and Family Emmy Awards | 2022 | We the People | Outstanding Short Form Program | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2016 | Hidden Figures | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2016 | Hidden Figures | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2016 | Moonlight | Best Acting Ensemble | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2023 | Herself | #SeeHer Award | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Acting Ensemble | Won |
| Daily Californian Music Awards | 2018 | Dirty Computer | Best Album | Won |
| Daily Californian Music Awards | 2018 | "Pynk" | Best Song (Non-Billboard) | Runner-up |
| Daily Californian Music Awards | 2018 | Herself | Best Artist | Runner-up |
| Edison Jazz-World Awards | 2019 | Dirty Computer | Soul, Funk, R&B Award | Won |
| Essence Awards | 2011 | Herself | Black Women in Music Award | Won |
| Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards | 2017 | Herself | Breakthrough Award | Won |
| GAFFA Awards (Norway) | 2018 | Herself | International Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| GAFFA Awards (Norway) | 2018 | Dirty Computer | International Album of the Year | Nominated |
| GAFFA Awards (Sweden) | 2019 | Herself | International Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| GAFFA Awards (Sweden) | 2019 | Dirty Computer | International Album of the Year | Nominated |
| GLAAD Media Award | | Herself | Outstanding Music Artist | Won |
| Grammy Award | 2009 | "Many Moons" | Best Urban/Alternative Performance | Nominated |
| Grammy Award | 2011 | The ArchAndroid | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Nominated |
| Grammy Award | 2011 | "Tightrope" | Best Urban/Alternative Performance | Nominated |
| Grammy Award | 2013 | Some Nights | Album of the Year (as a featured artist) | Nominated |
| Grammy Award | 2013 | "We Are Young" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| Grammy Award | 2013 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Nominated | |
| Grammy Award | 2019 | "Pynk" | Best Music Video | Nominated |
| Grammy Award | 2019 | Dirty Computer | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Grammy Award | 2024 | The Age of Pleasure | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Grammy Award | 2024 | The Age of Pleasure | Best Progressive R&B Album | Nominated |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2021 | "Turntable" (from All In: The Fight for Democracy) | Original Song — Documentary | Nominated |
| Hugo Awards | 2019 | Dirty Computer | Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2016 | Moonlight | Robert Altman Award | Won |
| International Dance Music Awards | 2011 | Herself | Best Breakthrough Artist | Nominated |
| MOBO Awards | 2010 | Herself | Best International Act | Nominated |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2012 | "We Are Young" (with Fun) | Best Song | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Award | 2010 | "Tightrope" | Best Choreography | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Award | 2012 | "We Are Young" (with Fun) | Best Pop Video | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Award | 2013 | "Q.U.E.E.N." (with Erykah Badu) | Best Art Direction | Won |
| MTV Video Music Award | 2018 | "Pynk" | Best Video with a Message | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Award | 2018 | "Make Me Feel" | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Award | 2018 | "Make Me Feel" | Best Editing | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Award | 2023 | "Lipstick Lover" | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | 2013 | "We Are Young" (with Fun) | Best Group Video | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | 2013 | "We Are Young" (with Fun) | Best New Artist | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | 2013 | "We Are Young" (with Fun) | Best Rock Video | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Brazil Awards | 2010 | Herself | Aposta Internacional (International Bet) | Nominated |
| Much Music Video Awards | 2017 | "Venus Fly" (with Grimes) | Best EDM/Dance Video | Won |
| Much Music Video Awards | 2017 | "Venus Fly" (with Grimes) | Best Director | Nominated |
| Much Music Video Awards | 2017 | "Venus Fly" (with Grimes) | Best Pop Video | Nominated |
| Much Music Video Awards | 2017 | "Venus Fly" (with Grimes) | Fan Fave Video | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2014 | Herself | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2014 | "Q.U.E.E.N." (with Erykah Badu) | Outstanding Music Video | Won |
| NAACP Image Award | 2014 | "Q.U.E.E.N." (with Erykah Badu) | Outstanding Song | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2014 | The Electric Lady | Outstanding Album | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2019 | Herself | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2019 | Dirty Computer | Outstanding Album | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2020 | Harriet | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2020 | Harriet | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2021 | Antebellum | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2024 | Herself | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2024 | "Lipstick Lover" | Outstanding Soul/R&B Song | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2024 | The Age of Pleasure | Outstanding Album | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | 2017 | Hidden Figures | Best Cast | Won |
| National Board of Review | 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| Nebula Award | 2019 | Dirty Computer | Bradbury Award | Nominated |
| NME Awards | 2011 | "Tightrope" | Best Track | Won |
| O Music Awards | 2011 | The ArchAndroid | Best iTunes LP | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2013 | We Are Young (with Fun) | Favorite Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Pop Awards | 2021 | "Turntables" | Music Video of the Year | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 2012 | "We Are Young" (with Fun) | Best Trak | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 2018 | "Make Me Feel" | Best Trak | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 2018 | Herself | Best Solo Artist | Nominated |
| Queerty Awards | 2018 | "Pynk" | Queer anthem | Won |
| Queerty Awards | 2018 | Herself | Badass | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2017 | Hidden Figures | Best Cast – Motion Picture | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Cast – Motion Picture | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | 2017 | Hidden Figures | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | 2017 | Moonlight | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2010 | Herself | Centric Award | Won |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2010 | "Tightrope" | Best Dance Performance | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2013 | Herself | Best R&B/Soul Artist | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2013 | "Q.U.E.E.N." (with Erykah Badu) | The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2013 | "Q.U.E.E.N." (with Erykah Badu) | Best Dance Performance | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2013 | "Q.U.E.E.N." (with Erykah Badu) | Video of the Year | Won |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2013 | "Q.U.E.E.N." (with Erykah Badu) | Best Collaboration | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2014 | Herself | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2014 | The Electric Lady | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2014 | "Electric Lady" (with Solange Knowles) | Best Dance Performance | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2014 | "PrimeTime" (with Miguel) | Best Collaboration | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2015 | Herself | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2015 | "Yoga" | Best Dance Performance | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | Herself | Spirit of Soul Award | Won |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | Herself | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | The Age of Pleasure | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | "Lipstick Lover" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | "Lipstick Lover" | Video of the Year | Nominated |
| Shorty Awards | 2018 | Herself | Music - Arts & Entertainment | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | "We Are Young" (with Fun) | Choice Rock Song | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | "We Are Young" (with Fun) | Choice Single by a Group | Won |
| UK Music Video Awards | 2018 | Herself | Best Artist | Nominated |
| Variety Awards | 2014 | Herself | Breakthrough in Music Award | Won |

## Critics awards

Critics' Awards :
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Cast Ensemble | Won | |
| 2016 | Hidden Figures | Best Cast Ensemble | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Hidden Figures | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2017 | Hidden Figures | Best Ensemble | Won | |
| 2017 | Herself | Breakout Performance | Won | |
| 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Ensemble | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards |||||
| 2017 | Hidden Figures and Moonlight | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
| Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards |||||
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Ensemble Cast | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Special Honorary Award (for excellence as an ensemble) | Won | |
| 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |
| Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Ensemble | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Cast | Won | |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Awards |||||
| 2016 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Ensemble Cast | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Awards |||||
| 2016 | Hidden Figures | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Herself | Most Promising Performer | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | 5th place | |
| Dorian Awards |||||
| 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Supporting Film Performance of the Year | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Ensemble | Runner-up | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association |||||
| 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Runner-up | |
| 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| Hollywood Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2023 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Cast Ensemble | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Film Awards |||||
| 2014 | "What Is Love?" | Best Song | Won | |
| 2016 | Hidden Figures | Spotlight Award | Won | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards |||||
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [81] [82] |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated | [81] [82] |
| Miami International Film Festival |||||
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Ensemble Award | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Ensemble | Won | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Ensemble | Won | |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards |||||
| 2017 | Hidden Figures | Best Breakthrough Performance: Female | Nominated | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival |||||
| 2017 | Hidden Figures | Ensemble Performance Award | Won | |
| Queerty Awards |||||
| 2020 | Harriet | Best Film Performance | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival |||||
| 2016 | Herself | Virtuosos Award | Won | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Ensemble | Won | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Ensemble | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Runner-up | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Ensemble | Runner-up | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards |||||
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards |||||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Best Acting Ensemble | Won | |
| Women Film Critics Circle Awards |||||
| 2019 | Harriet | Invisible Woman Award | Won | |
| 2021 | Antebellum | Courage in Acting Award | Won | |
| 2021 | Antebellum | Best Female Action Hero | Won | |

## Miscellaneous
### Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2017 | Herself | Board of Directors’ Tribute | Won |
| 2018 | Janelle Monáe | American Ingenuity Award | Won |