# List of awards and nominations received by H.E.R.

This is a list of awards and nominations received by H.E.R., an American singer and songwriter. An Academy, Emmy and Grammy Awards winner, H.E.R. has earned numerous awards throughout her career, being mentioned in major international award ceremonies. Since her debut, all three of her recording projects have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Her debut compilation, H.E.R., was published in 2017. It was critically acclaimed, winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and the Soul Train Music Award for Album of the Year, while the lead single "Best Part" with Daniel Caesar was recognized with the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. Her second collection, I Used to Know Her (2019), contains the single "Hard Place", which earns the singer her first BET Awards. The same year she was recognized for Outstanding Female Artist at the NAACP Image Awards.
In 2020, H.E.R. published the single "I Can't Breathe", which won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year, the Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award at the Soul Train Music Awards, while the related video won the Video For Good Award at both the MTV Europe Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. The singer first studio album, Back of My Mind, was publisched in 2021 and received critical support. The project, supported by the singles "Damage", "Come Through", and "Slide", earned nominations at the Grammy Award, Soul train Award and NAACP Image Awards.
In 2022, she worked on Mary J. Blige's fourteenth studio album Good Morning Gorgeous, writing and producing the eponymous track of the album, appearing vocally in the remix version. Her contribution to the record project earned her three Grammy nominations, as well as submissions for the NAACP Image Awards and Soul Train Music Awards.
In 2020, H.E.R. wrote, composed and produced "Fight for You", the soundtrack for the film Judas and the Black Messiah. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance and was nominated at the Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Her writing contributions on the animated series We the People earned her a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Program.
In 2023, H.E.R. made her film debut in the second film adaptation of The Color Purple, being nominated with the cast at the Critics' Choice Movie Award and Screen Actors Guild Award.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Academy Awards | 2021 | Best Original Song | "Fight for You" | Won |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Best Ensemble | The Color Purple | Won |
| American Music Awards | 2021 | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| American Music Awards | 2021 | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Back Of My Mind | Nominated |
| American Music Awards | 2021 | Favorite Soul/R&B Song | "Damage" | Nominated |
| Apple Music Awards | 2021 | Songwriter of the Year | Herself | Won |
| Astra Film and Creative Awards | 2024 | Best Cast Ensemble | The Color Purple | Won |
| BET Awards | 2018 | Best Female R&B Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2018 | Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2019 | Best Female R&B Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2019 | Best Collaboration | "Could've Been" (with Bryson Tiller) | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2019 | BET Her Awards | "Hard Place" | Won |
| BET Awards | 2020 | Album of the Year | I Used To Know Her | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2020 | Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2020 | Best Collaboration | "Slide" (with YG) | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2021 | Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Herself | Won |
| BET Awards | 2021 | Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award | "Hold Us Together" | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2022 | Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award | "Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)" (with Tauren Wells) | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2022 | Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2022 | Album of the Year | Back Of My Mind | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2023 | Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Awards | 2019 | Top R&B Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Awards | 2019 | Top R&B Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Awards | 2019 | Top R&B Album | H.E.R. | Nominated |
| Billboard Music Awards | 2021 | Top R&B Song | "B.S." (with Jhene Aiko) | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Original Song | "Fight for You" | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Original Song | "Automatic Woman" | Won |
| Black Reel Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Original Song | "The Journey" | Won |
| BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | 2021 | Most Performed Songs | "Slide" | Won |
| BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | 2022 | Most Performed Songs | "B.S." | Won |
| BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | 2022 | Most Performed Songs | "Damage" | Won |
| BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | 2023 | Most Performed Songs | "Come Through" | Won |
| Celebration of Cinema and Television | 2023 | Ensemble Award – FIlm | The Color Purple | Won |
| Children's and Family Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Short Form Program | We the People | Won |
| CMT Music Awards | 2022 | CMT Performance of the Year | "Hold On" (with Chris Stapleton) | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2021 | Best Song | "Fight for You" | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2024 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | 2023 | Best Ensemble | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2021 | Best Original Song | "Fight for You" | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2019 | Album of the Year | H.E.R. | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2019 | Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2019 | Best R&B Performance | "Best Part" (with Daniel Caesar) | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 2019 | Best R&B Song | "Focus" | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2019 | Best R&B Album | H.E.R. | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 2020 | Album of the Year | I Used to Know Her | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2020 | Record of the Year | "Hard Place" | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2020 | Song of the Year | "Hard Place" | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2020 | Best R&B Performance | "Could've Been" (with Bryson Tiller) | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2020 | Best R&B Song | "Could've Been" (with Bryson Tiller) | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2021 | Song of the Year | "I Can't Breathe" | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 2021 | Best R&B Song | "Slow Down" (with Skip Marley) | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2021 | Best R&B Song | "Better Than I Imagined" (with Robert Glasper and Meshell Ndegeocello) | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Album of the Year | Back of My Mind | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Best R&B Album | Back of My Mind | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Song of the Year | "Fight for You" | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Best Traditional R&B Performance | "Fight for You" | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Fight for You" | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Best R&B Performance | "Damage" | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Best R&B Song | "Damage" | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song | "Hold Us Together" (Hope Mix) (with Tauren Wells) | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2023 | Album of the Year | Good Morning Gorgeous (As featured artist, producer & songwriter) | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2023 | Record of the Year | "Good Morning Gorgeous" (As producer/songwriter) | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2023 | Best R&B Song | "Good Morning Gorgeous" (As producer/songwriter) | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2023 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | "Intimidated" (with Kaytranada) | Nominated |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | 2022 | Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television | "We the People" | Nominated |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2021 | Best Original Song in a Feature Film | "Fight for You" | Nominated |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2021 | Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series | "Change" | Won |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2024 | Best Original Song – Feature Film | "The Journey" | Won |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2019 | R&B New Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2019 | R&B Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2020 | R&B Artist of the Year | Herself | Won |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2022 | R&B Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2022 | R&B Song of the Year | "Damage" | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | 2023 | Best Ensemble | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2020 | Video for Good | "I Can't Breathe" | Won |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2021 | Video for Good | "Fight for You | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2019 | Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2019 | Push Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2019 | Best R&B | "Could've Been" (with Bryson Tiller) | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2020 | Best R&B | "Slide" (with YG) | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2020 | Video For Good | "I Can't Breathe" | Won |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2021 | Video For Good | "Fight for You | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2021 | Best R&B | "Come Through" (featuring Chris Brown) | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2022 | Best R&B | "For Anyone" | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Album | I Used to Know Her: The Prelude | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Female Artist | Herself | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Song (Contemporary) | "As I Am" | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration | "Could've Been" (with Bryson Tiller) | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Music Video | "Could've Been" (with Bryson Tiller) | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Album | I Used to Know Her | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Song (Contemporary) | "Hard Place" | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album | "Hard Place" | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album | "I Can't Breathe" | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2021 | Outstanding R&B/Soul Song | "I Can't Breathe" | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2021 | Outstanding R&B/Soul Song | "B.S." (with Jhene Aiko) | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) | "B.S." (with Jhene Aiko) | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Album | Back of My Mind | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding R&B/Soul Song | "Damage" | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) | "Girl like Me" (with Jazmine Sullivan) | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) | "Come Through" (with Chris Brown) | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song | "Hold Us Together " (with Tauren Wells) | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) | "Good Morning Gorgeous" (Remix) (with Mary J. Blige) | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Soul/R&B Song | "Good Morning Gorgeous" (Remix) (with Mary J. Blige) | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Female Artist | Herself | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Color Purple | Won |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Net Honours | 2021 | Most Played RnB Song | "Smile" (with Wizkid) | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2017 | Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2018 | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2018 | Song of the Year | "Every Kind of Way" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2018 | Video of the Year | "Avenue" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2018 | Album/Mixtape of the Year | H.E.R. | Won |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2018 | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | "Focus" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2018 | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | "Best Part" (with Daniel Caesar) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2018 | Best Collaboration Performance | "Best Part" (with Daniel Caesar) | Won |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2019 | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Herself | Won |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2019 | Album/Mixtape of the Year | I Used to Know Her | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2019 | The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award | "Hard Place" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2020 | Song of the Year | "Slide" (with YG) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2020 | Video of the Year | "Slide" (with YG) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2020 | Best Collaboration | "Slide" (with YG) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2020 | The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award | "Slide" (with YG) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2020 | Video of the Year | "Slow Down" (with Skip Marley) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2020 | Best Collaboration | "Slow Down" (with Skip Marley) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2020 | The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award | "I Can't Breathe" | Won |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2020 | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Herself | Won |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2021 | Song of the Year | "Damage" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2021 | Video of the Year | "Damage" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2021 | The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award | "Damage" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2021 | The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award | "Come Through" (with Chris Brown) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2021 | Best Collaboration | "Come Through" (with Chris Brown) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2021 | Best Collaboration | "Girl like Me" (with Jazmine Sullivan) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2021 | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2021 | Album of the Year | Back of My Mind | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2022 | The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter of the Year Award | "Good Morning Gorgeous" (as a songwriter) | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2022 | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| The Headies | 2020 | Best Recording of the Year | "Smile" (with Wizkid) | Nominated |
| The Headies | 2020 | Best Music Video | "Smile" (with Wizkid) | Nominated |
| Urban Music Awards | 2021 | Best Singer/Songwriter | Back of My Mind | Pending |
| Urban Music Awards | 2021 | Artist of the Year (USA) | Herself | Pending |