# List of awards and nominations received by Elton John

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by British singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John. Outside of music, John has also received several honourable awards, including a knighthood in 1998. His accolades won him the honor as an EGOT at the 75th Emmy awards in January 2024.
John has sold over 300 million records worldwide during his six-decade career in music, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including nine number ones in the UK and US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and his 1974 Greatest Hits compilation album are among the best-selling albums worldwide. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", a rewritten version of his 1974 single in dedication to Princess Diana, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling chart single of all time. In 2019, John was ranked by Billboard as the top solo artist in US chart history (third overall), and the top Adult Contemporary Artist of all time. In 2021, John became the first solo artist with UK Top 10 singles across six decades.
John has received five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards; including for Outstanding Contribution to Music; two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, a Disney Legend Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 49th on its list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and is a fellow of The Ivors Academy. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music and charitable services in 1998, and was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) in 2020. John won an Emmy award in 2024 for his program Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium, completing the set of television (Emmy), music (Grammy), movie (Oscar) and stage (Tony) awards known as an EGOT.
John is also known for his work on the stage and film; he wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Lion King (1998), Aida (2000), and Billy Elliot the Musical (2009), and also wrote the songs for the Disney animated film The Lion King (1994). Over his six decade career in music, John has received 35 Grammy Award nominations receiving five wins and a Grammy Legend Award in 1999. He also received the three Tony Award nominations winning for Best Original Score for his work on Broadway for The Lion King in 1998, Aida in 2000, and Billy Elliot the Musical in 2009. For his work on film he received four Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King (1994), and "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" for Rocketman (2019).

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Best Original Song | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", The Lion King | Won |
| 1994 | Best Original Song | "Circle of Life", The Lion King | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Original Song | "Hakuna Matata", The Lion King | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Original Song | "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again", Rocketman | Won |
| 2024 | Best Original Song | "Never Too Late", Elton John: Never Too Late | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards :
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Outstanding Variety Special (Live) | Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium | Won | |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1971 | Best New Artist | Himself | Nominated |
| 1971 | Album of the Year | Elton John | Nominated |
| 1971 | Best Contemporary Male Vocalist | Elton John | Nominated |
| 1972 | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture | "Friends" Original Soundtrack Recording | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "Daniel" | Nominated |
| 1975 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Nominated |
| 1975 | Record of the Year | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Nominated |
| 1975 | Album of the Year | Caribou | Nominated |
| 1976 | Album of the Year | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy | Nominated |
| 1976 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy | Nominated |
| 1977 | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee | Nominated |
| 1980 | Best R&B Vocal Performance – Male | "Mama Can't Buy You Love" | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "Blue Eyes" | Nominated |
| 1983 | Video of the Year | Elton John: Visions | Nominated |
| 1985 | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | "Restless" | Nominated |
| 1987 | Record of the Year | "That's What Friends Are For" | Nominated |
| 1987 | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "That's What Friends Are For" | Won |
| 1988 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "Candle in the Wind" (live) | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Instrumental Composition | "Basque" | Won |
| 1993 | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "The One" | Nominated |
| 1995 | Song of the Year | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | Won |
| 1995 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | Nominated |
| 1995 | Song of the Year | "Circle of Life" | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Circle of Life" | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "Believe" | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "Candle in the Wind 1997" | Won |
| 1999 | Grammy Legend Award * awarded without nomination | Himself | Won |
| 2001 | Best Musical Show Album | Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida | Won |
| 2002 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Songs from the West Coast | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "I Want Love" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | "Original Sin" | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" with Ray Charles | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | "If It Wasn't for Bad" with Leon Russell | Nominated |
| 2021 | Album of the Year | Montero by Lil Nas X (as a featured artist) | Nominated |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1998 | Best Original Score | The Lion King | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Original Score | Aida | Won |
| 2009 | Best Original Score | Billy Elliot the Musical | Nominated |

## Industry awards
### ASCAP Pop Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1987 | "Nikita" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1989 | "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1991 | "Sacrifice" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1994 | Himself | Songwriter of the Year | Won |
| 1994 | "The One" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1994 | "The Last Song" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1994 | "Simple Life" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1996 | "Believe" | Most Performed Songs | Won |
| 1999 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Most Performed Songs | Won |

### BMI Pop Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1996 | "Circle of Life" | Award-Winning Song | Won |
| 1996 | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | Award-Winning Song | Won |
| 1999 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Award-Winning Song | Won |
| 1999 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" | Award-Winning Song | Won |

### Brit Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1977 | Best British Male | Himself | Nominated |
| 1977 | Best British Album | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best British Male | Himself | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best British Male | Himself | Nominated |
| 1986 | Outstanding Contribution to Music | Himself | Won |
| 1991 | Best British Male | Himself | Won |
| 1991 | Best British Album | Sleeping with the Past | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best British Album | The One | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best British Male | Himself | Nominated |
| 1995 | Outstanding Contribution to Music | Himself | Won |
| 1998 | Freddie Mercury Award | Himself | Won |
| 1998 | Best British Male | Himself | Nominated |
| 1998 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" | Best British Single | Nominated |
| 2002 | "I Want Love" | Best British Video | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best British Male | Himself | Nominated |
| 2013 | Brits Icon | Himself | Won |
| 2023 | Song of the Year | "Merry Christmas" | Nominated |

### British LGBT Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2015 | Himself | Global Icon | Nominated |
| 2017 | Himself | Music Artist | Nominated |
| 2020 | Elton John AIDS Foundation | Global Impact | Won |

### Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Wonderful Crazy Night | Album of the Year | Nominated | |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Best Original Song | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", with Tim Rice (from The Lion King) | Won |
| 2003 | Best Original Song | "The Heart of Every Girl" (from Mona Lisa Smile) | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Original Song | "Hello, Hello", with Lady Gaga (from Gnomeo & Juliet) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Original Song | "I'm Gonna Love Me Again", with Bernie Taupin (from Rocketman) | Won |

### Ivor Novello Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1974 | Best Song Musically and Lyrically | "Daniel" | Won |
| 1977 | The Best Pop Song | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Won |
| 1977 | International Hit of the Year | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Nominated |
| 1977 | Most Performed Work | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Nominated |
| 1979 | Best Instrumental or Popular Orchestral Work | "Song for Guy" | Won |
| 1986 | Outstanding Contribution to British Music | Himself | Won |
| 1986 | International Hit of the Year | "Nikita" | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Song Musically and Lyrically | "Nikita" | Won |
| 1991 | Best Song Musically and Lyrically | "Sacrifice" | Won |
| 1991 | Best Selling A-Side | "Sacrifice" | Won |
| 1995 | Best Song Included in Film | "Circle of Life" | Won |
| 1998 | Best Selling UK Single | "Candle in the Wind 1997" | Won |
| 2000 | International Achievement in Musical Theater | Himself | Won |
| 2007 | Most Performed Work | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Won |
| 2007 | International Hit of the Year | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Nominated |

### Juno Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1986 | International Single of the Year | "Nikita" | Nominated |

### MTV Video Music Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1984 | Best Choreography in a Video | "I'm Still Standing" | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Editing in a Video | "I'm Still Standing" | Nominated |
| 1985 | Best Choreography in a Video | "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" | Won |
| 1987 | Special Recognition Award | Himself | Won |
| 1995 | Best Male Video | "Believe" | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Male Video | "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Direction in a Video | "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Art Direction in a Video | "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" | Nominated |
| 2022 | Song of the Year | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Collaboration | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Nominated |

### MVPA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2002 | Best Hair | "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" | Won |
| 2003 | Best Adult Contemporary Video | "Original Sin" | Won |

### NRJ Music Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2003 | International Song of the Year | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" with Blue | Won | |

### Žebřík Music Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2005 | Best International Personality | Himself | Nominated | |

## Honorable awards

John was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1996 New Year Honours for services to Music and for charitable services. For the same reason, he received a knighthood in the 1998 New Year Honours, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 February 1998. In the 2020 New Year Honours, he was appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) by King Charles III (then Prince Charles) for services to music and to charity.
John was awarded Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2004 and a Disney Legends Award in 2006. In 2000, he was named the MusiCares Person of the Year for his artistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to philanthropy. In 2010, he received the PRS for Music Heritage Award, which was erected on The Namaste Lounge Pub in Northwood, London, where John performed his first gig.
In 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed John a Knight of the Legion of Honour. In 2019, John featured on a series of UK postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail. In 2022, after performing at the White House, United States President Joe Biden surprised John by presenting him with the National Humanities Medal.