# List of awards and nominations received by Crowded House

Crowded House is a rock band that was formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985. They were founded by Neil Finn and Paul Hester of the New Zealand group Split Enz. Most Split Enz fans shifted their allegiance to the new group, so Crowded House had an established fan base before they had recorded any material. The band has released six studio albums: Crowded House (1986), Temple of Low Men (1988), Woodface (1991), Together Alone (1993), Time on Earth (2007) and Intriguer (2010). The band dissolved in 1996, and reformed in 2007. Crowded House has won awards both nationally and internationally, including twelve ARIA Music Awards from the Australian Recording Industry Association, and eight APRA Awards from the Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA also listed their track, "Don't Dream It's Over," as the seventh best Australian song of all time in May 2001.
Crowded House has performed in several venues, and have become well known among both fans and the music industry both for their music and the skill of the individual members. Their most awarded work is "Don't Dream It's Over" (1986), from their debut album. The song has earned two ARIA Music Awards, three APRA Awards, a BMI Award, and an MTV Music Video Award. In 1998 it was placed 76th on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time. They have also had two other songs in annual Hottest 100 lists of best songs from a year. Crowded House won the BRIT Award for Best International Group in 1994.
Crowded House has won twelve trophies from 35 nominations since the ARIA Music Awards were first presented in 1987, including being the first winners of the Best New Talent and Song of the Year categories in that year. The group's success has been across several categories; they received their most nominations (eight) in the Best Group category, winning in 1988 and 1993. Eight of their ARIA Awards were from their first two albums, Crowded House and Temple of Low Men, with the line-up of Finn, Hester and Nick Seymour. Crowded House has won eight APRA Awards in various categories, including three wins in "most-performed" categories from various genres and three wins for either the Gold Award (for best song of the year) or Song of the Year (category renamed from 1991).
The New Zealand Music Awards have been conferred annually since 1965 by Recorded Music NZ. Crowded House has received five nominations, primarily in the category of International Achievement, winning in 1992, 1994 and 1995.

## Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
| 1987 | Crowded House | Best New Talent | Won |
| 1987 | Crowded House | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 1987 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Song of the Year | Won |
| 1987 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Single of the Year | Nominated |
| 1987 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1987 | "Don't Dream It's Over" – Alex Proyas | Best Video | Won |
| 1987 | Crowded House – Nick Seymour | Best Cover Artist | Nominated |
| 1988 | Crowded House | Best Group | Won |
| 1989 | Temple of Low Men | Album of the Year | Won |
| 1989 | Temple of Low Men | Best Adult Contemporary Album | Won |
| 1989 | Temple of Low Men | Best Cover Art | Won |
| 1989 | Temple of Low Men | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1989 | Temple of Low Men | Highest Selling Album | Nominated |
| 1989 | "Better Be Home Soon" | Song of the Year | Won |
| 1989 | "Better Be Home Soon" | Single of the Year | Nominated |
| 1989 | "Better Be Home Soon" | Highest Selling Single | Nominated |
| 1989 | "When You Come" – Paul Elliot | Best Video | Nominated |
| 1992 | Woodface | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 1992 | Woodface | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1992 | Woodface | Best Cover Art | Nominated |
| 1992 | Woodface | Highest Selling Album | Nominated |
| 1992 | "Fall At Your Feet" - Neil Finn | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 1992 | "Chocolate Cake" – Paul Kosky | Engineer of the Year | Nominated |
| 1992 | "Chocolate Cake" – John Hillcoat | Best Video | Won |
| 1993 | "Weather with You" | Single of the Year | Nominated |
| 1993 | "Weather with You" | Best Group | Won |
| 1993 | "Weather with You" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 1994 | Together Alone | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 1994 | Together Alone | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1994 | Together Alone – Nick Seymour | Best Cover Art | Nominated |
| 1994 | "Distant Sun" | Single of the Year | Nominated |
| 1994 | "Distant Sun" - Neil Finn | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 1995 | "Private Universe" | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1996 | "Everything Is Good for You" | Highest Selling Single | Nominated |
| 1996 | "Everything Is Good for You" | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1997 | "Instinct" | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1997 | "Not the Girl You Think You Are" – Jeff Darling | Best Video | Nominated |
| 1997 | Recurring Dream | Highest Selling Album | Won |
| 2010 | Intriguer | Best Adult Contemporary Album | Won |
| 2016 | Crowded House | ARIA Hall of Fame | Inducted |
| 2021 | Dreamers Are Waiting | Best Adult Contemporary Album | Won |
| 2024 | Gravity Stairs | Best Adult Contemporary Album | Nominated |
| 2024 | Crowded House & Steven Schram Gravity Stairs | Best Produced Album | Nominated |

## Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards

| Year | Country | Nominated work | Award | Result |
| 1987 | Australia | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Most Performed Australasian Popular Work | Won |
| 1988 | Australia | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Gold Award | Won |
| 1992 | Australia | Neil Finn & Tim Finn | Songwriter of the Year | Won |
| 1993 | Australia | "Fall at Your Feet" | Most Performed Australian Work Overseas | Won |
| 1993 | Australia | "Four Seasons in One Day" | Song of the Year | Won |
| 1994 | Australia | "Distant Sun" | Song of the Year | Won |
| 1994 | Australia | Neil Finn | Songwriter of the Year | Won |
| 1994 | Australia | "Weather with You" | Most Performed Australian Work Overseas | Won |
| 1995 | Australia | "Private Universe" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2001 | Australia | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Top Ten Australian songs | No. 7 |
| 2007 | New Zealand | "Don't Stop Now" | Silver Scroll | Nominated |

## Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Crowded House won two awards in that time.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
| 1991 | Crowded House | Rock Performer of the Year | Won |
| 1994 | Crowded House | Rock Performer of the Year | Won |

## New Zealand Music Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
| 1992 | Crowded House | International Achievement | Won |
| 1993 | "Four Seasons in One Day" | Music Video | Won |
| 1994 | Crowded House | International Achievement | Won |
| 1995 | Crowded House | International Achievement | Nominated |
| 1997 | Crowded House | International Achievement | Nominated |

## Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Crowded House | Rolling Stone Icon Award | awarded | |
| 2025 | Crowded House | Rolling Stone Readers Award | Shortlisted | |

## Other awards and accolades

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1986 | Crowded House | Countdown Awards - Best Album | Nominated | |
| 1986 | Crowded House | Countdown Awards - Best Debut Album | Won | |
| 1986 | "Mean to Me" | Countdown Awards - Best Debut Single | Won | |
| 1986 | Themselves | Countdown Awards - Best Debut Act | Won | |
| 1986 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Countdown Awards - Best Group Performance in a Video | Nominated | |
| 1986 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Countdown Awards - Best Video | Won | |
| 1986 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Countdown Awards - Best Single | Nominated | |
| 1987 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | MTV Video Music Awards – Best New Artist | Won | |
| 1987 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | MTV Video Music Awards – Best Group Video | Nominated | |
| 1987 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | MTV Video Music Awards – Best Video Direction | Nominated | |
| 1987 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | MTV Video Music Awards – Best Special Effects | Nominated | |
| 1989 | Crowded House | Juno Awards – International Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | |
| 1990 | Crowded House | Juno Awards – International Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | |
| 1991 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | BMI Awards | Won | |
| 1992 | Crowded House | Q Awards – Best Live Act | Won | [31] [32] |
| 1993 | "Distant Sun" | Triple J Hottest 100, 1993 | No. 60 | |
| 1993 | Neil Finn (Crowded House) | Q Awards – Best Songwriter | Won | |
| 1994 | Crowded House | BRIT Awards – International Group of the Year | Won | |
| 1995 | "Something So Strong" | BMI Awards | Won | |
| 1996 | "Everything Is Good for You" | Triple J Hottest 100, 1996 | No. 67 | |
| 1998 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 1998 | No. 76 | |
| 2006 | Woodface | The Age EG Music Awards – Best Album | Won | |
| 2008 | Crowded House – Frontier Touring Company | Helpmann Awards – Best Australian Contemporary Concert | Won | |