# List of awards and nominations received by Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock act, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor was the only official member of Nine Inch Nails until the addition of Atticus Ross in 2016. Nine Inch Nails has received four awards from 25 nominations, including two Grammy Awards for the songs "Wish" and "Happiness in Slavery" in 1993 and 1996 respectively. Nine Inch Nails have received two Kerrang! Awards honoring the band's overall contributions since 1988. The band has also received nine nominations from the MTV Video Music Awards for several of its videos, including two nominations for the "Closer" video and five nominations for the "Perfect Drug" video, including Video of the Year.
Nine Inch Nails and several of its releases have also received awards and honors from the critical community. The band was ranked as the 94th "Greatest Artist of All Time" by Rolling Stone in 2004. Nine Inch Nails' second studio album, The Downward Spiral, has been included on several "Best Of" lists, including Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" and Spin's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005".

## American Music Awards

The American Music Awards are awarded annually by a poll of music buyers. Nine Inch Nails has received two nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1994 | Nine Inch Nails | Favorite Alternative Artist | Nominated |
| 1995 | Nine Inch Nails | Favorite Alternative Artist | Nominated |

## Antville Music Video Awards

The Antville Music Video Awards are online awards for the best music video and music video directors of the year. They were first awarded in 2005. Nine Inch Nails has received two nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | "Only" | Worst Video | Nominated |
| 2005 | "Only" | Best Video | Nominated |

## Billboard Awards
### Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and is held annually in December. Nine Inch Nails has received two nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | Nine Inch Nails | Modern Rock Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2005 | "The Hand That Feeds" | Modern Rock Song of the Year | Nominated |

### Billboard Music Video Awards

The Billboard Music Video Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine. Nine Inch Nails has received two nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1995 | "Hurt" | Best Modern Rock Clip of the Year | Nominated |
| 2000 | "Starfuckers, Inc." | Best Modern Rock Clip of the Year | Nominated |

## D&AD Awards

Design and Art Direction (D&AD) is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1995 | "Closer" | Direction | Wood Pencil |
| 1995 | "Closer" | Individual | Graphite Pencil |
| 2006 | "Only" | Special Effects | Wood Pencil |

## Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Nine Inch Nails has received two awards from twelve nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1993 | "Wish" | Best Metal Performance | Won |
| 1995 | The Downward Spiral | Best Alternative Performance | Nominated |
| 1996 | "Happiness in Slavery" (Live version as performed at Woodstock '94 music festival.) | Best Metal Performance | Won |
| 1998 | "The Perfect Drug" | Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated |
| 2000 | The Fragile | Best Alternative Album | Nominated |
| 2000 | "Starfuckers, Inc." | Best Metal Performance | Nominated |
| 2001 | "Into the Void" | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| 2006 | "The Hand That Feeds" | Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated |
| 2007 | "Every Day is Exactly the Same" | Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated |
| 2009 | "34 Ghosts IV" | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | Nominated |
| 2009 | Ghosts I–IV | Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package | Nominated |
| 2014 | Hesitation Marks | Best Alternative Music Album | Nominated |

## MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the music videos of the year. Nine Inch Nails has received nine nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1993 | "Wish" | Best Metal/Hard Rock Video | Nominated |
| 1994 | "Closer" | Breakthrough Video | Nominated |
| 1994 | "Closer" | Best Art Direction in a Video | Nominated |
| 1997 | "The Perfect Drug" | Video of the Year | Nominated |
| 1997 | "The Perfect Drug" | Best Alternative Video | Nominated |
| 1997 | "The Perfect Drug" | Best Direction in a Video | Nominated |
| 1997 | "The Perfect Drug" | Best Cinematography in a Video | Nominated |
| 1997 | "The Perfect Drug" | Best Art Direction in a Video | Nominated |
| 2000 | "Into the Void" | Breakthrough Video | Nominated |

## mtvU Woodie Awards

MTVU broadcasts its own semi-annual awards show, the Woodie Awards, which it states recognizes "the music voted best by college students.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | "Only" | Best Video Woodie - Live Action | Nominated |
| 2005 | "Only" | Best Video Woodie - Animated | Nominated |

## MVPA Awards

The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles–based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1994 | "Closer" | Video of the Year | Won |
| 1994 | "Closer" | Best Alternative Video | Won |
| 1994 | "Closer" | Best Art Direction | Won |
| 1994 | "Closer" | Best Cinematography | Won |
| 1994 | "Closer" | Best Styling | Won |
| 2001 | "Starfuckers, Inc." | Best Alternative Video | Nominated |
| 2001 | "Starfuckers, Inc." | Best Editing | Nominated |
| 2006 | "Only" | Best Animated Video | Won |
| 2006 | "Only" | Best Director of a Male Artist | Nominated |
| 2006 | "Only" | Best Rock Video | Nominated |
| 2006 | "Only" | Best Special Effects | Nominated |

## Kerrang! Awards

The Kerrang! Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by Kerrang!, a British rock magazine. Nine Inch Nails has won two awards.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | Nine Inch Nails | Classic Songwriter Award | Won |
| 2007 | Nine Inch Nails | Kerrang! Icon Award | Won |

## Polstar Concert Industry Awards

The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1992 | Pretty Hate Machine Tour Series | Club Tour of the Year | Nominated |
| 1995 | Self-Destruct Tour | Small Hall Tour of the Year | Nominated |
| 1996 | Dissonance/Outside Tour (w/David Bowie) | Most Creative Stage Production | Nominated |
| 2010 | Wave Goodbye Tour (w/Jane's Addiction) | Most Creative Stage Production | Nominated |

## Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced the development of rock music. Nine Inch Nails became eligible for induction in 2015. After two consecutive nominations, the band was then absent from the list of nominees for three years running. Asked about this apparent snub, Reznor responded, "I honestly couldn’t give less of a shit." The band was again nominated for 2020.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2015 | Nine Inch Nails | Performers | Nominated |
| 2016 | Nine Inch Nails | Performers | Nominated |
| 2020 | Nine Inch Nails | Performers | Won |

## Žebřík Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Beside You in Time | Best International Music DVD | Nominated | |

## Miscellaneous awards and honors

| Year | Nominated work | Award/honor | Nominator |
| 1999 | "Closer" (music video) | 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made (#17) | MTV |
| 2000 | Nine Inch Nails | 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (#43) | VH1 |
| 2000 | Fragility Tour | Best tour of the year | Rolling Stone |
| 2003 | "Closer" | 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years (#93) | VH1 |
| 2003 | The Downward Spiral | 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (#200) | Rolling Stone |
| 2004 | Nine Inch Nails | The Immortals – 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (#94) | Rolling Stone |
| 2004 | The Downward Spiral | The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time (#488) | Martin Popoff |
| 2004 | The Fragile | The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time (#390) | Martin Popoff |
| 2005 | The Downward Spiral | 100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005 (#25) | Spin |
| 2005 | With Teeth | 40 Best Albums of 2005 (#29) | Spin |
| 2007 | Year Zero | Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#21) | Rolling Stone |
| 2008 | The Downward Spiral | 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (#81) | Entertainment Weekly |
| 2008 | Ghosts I–IV | Best of 2008 (#4) | Last.fm |
| 2008 | The Slip | Top 50 Albums of 2008 (#37) | Rolling Stone |
| 2009 | Trent Reznor | The RS 100: Agents of Change (#46) | Rolling Stone |
| 2009 | Trent Reznor | Webby Artist of the Year Award | Webby Awards |
| 2009 | "Closer" | Hottest 100 of All Time (#62) | Triple J |
| 2009 | "The Hand That Feeds" | The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s (#406) | Pitchfork Media |
| 2010 | The Downward Spiral | 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (#10) | Spin |
| 2010 | Pretty Hate Machine | Best New Reissue | Pitchfork Media |