# List of awards and nominations received by Enya

Irish singer and composer Enya has received various accolades in recognition of her music, primarily in the Celtic and new-age subcategories. Enya's career spans over four decades, beginning her solo career in 1982. She is the best-selling solo Irish artist—second artist only behind U2— and one of the best-selling artists of all-time.
"May It Be" from the 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring garnered her nominations at major ceremonies, including the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song, in 2002. Enya had won all of her nominated World Music Awards, four Grammy Awards of nine nominations, and became the most nominated Irish artist in history at the Brit Awards. In 2007, Enya was honored by Ulster University with a honorary Doctor of Letters degree and by University of Galway with a honorary Doctor of Music degree.
Enya's latest award was announced on 20 February 2025, namely the RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Classic Irish Album. The winning album was her 1988 breakthrough album Watermark, which her world-renowned single "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" appears on.

## Awards and nominations

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| Award/organization | Year | Nominee/work | Category | Result |
| Academy Awards | 2002 | "May It Be" | Best Original Song | Nominated |
| Academy of Achievement | 2000 | Enya | Golden Plate Award | Won |
| American Music Awards | 2002 | Enya | Favorite Adult Contemporary | Nominated |
| BDSCertified Spin Awards | 2002 | "Only Time" | 300,000 Spins | Won |
| Billboard Music Awards | 2001 | Enya | Female Albums Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Billboard Number-One Awards | 1989 | Watermark | Top Pop Album | Nominated |
| Billboard Number-One Awards | 1989 | Watermark | Top Pop Compact Disk | Nominated |
| Billboard Number-One Awards | 1989 | Watermark | Top New Age Album | Nominated |
| Billboard Number-One Awards | 1989 | Enya | Top Pop Album Artists — Female | Nominated |
| Billboard Number-One Awards | 1989 | Enya | Top New Age Artist | Nominated |
| BMI London Awards | 2005 | "I Don't Wanna Know" | Pop Winning Songs | Won |
| BMI London Awards | 2005 | "I Don't Wanna Know" | Urban Winning Songs | Won |
| BMI London Awards | 2024 | "Creepin'" | Song of the Year (Songwriting honoree) | Won |
| BMI Pop Awards | 1989 | "Orinoco Flow" | Most-Performed Songs | Won |
| BMI Pop Awards | 2003 | "Only Time" | Citations of Achievement | Won |
| BRIT Awards | 1989 | Enya | Best International Female Solo Artist | Nominated |
| BRIT Awards | 1989 | Enya | Best International Breakthrough Act | Nominated |
| BRIT Awards | 1992 | Enya | Best International Solo Artist | Nominated |
| BRIT Awards | 1993 | Enya | Best International Solo Artist | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics | 2005 | "May It Be" | Best Song | Won |
| Cash Box Awards | 1989 | Enya | Top New Female Artist — Pop Albums | Nominated |
| Cash Box Year-End Awards | 1992 | Enya | Top Female Artist | Nominated |
| Cash Box Year-End Awards | 1992 | Shepherd Moons | Top Pop Album | Nominated |
| Critics Choice Association | 2002 | "May It Be" | Best Original Song | Won |
| ECHO Music Prize | 1997 | Enya | Best International Female Artist | Nominated |
| ECHO Music Prize | 2002 | "Only Time" | Best International Pop Song | Won |
| ECHO Music Prize | 2002 | Enya | Best International Female Artist | Nominated |
| ECHO Music Prize | 2006 | Enya | Best International Female Artist | Nominated |
| ECHO Music Prize | 2016 | Enya | Best International Female Artist | Nominated |
| Golden Globes Awards | 2002 | "May It Be" | Best Original Song | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 1993 | "Book of Days" | Worst Original Song | Nominated |
| GoldSpirit Awards | 2002 | "May It Be" | Best Original Song | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 1990 | "Orinoco Flow" | Best Music Video | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 1990 | "Orinoco Flow" | Best New Age Performance | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 1993 | Shepherd Moons | Best New Age Album | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 1997 | The Memory Of Trees | Best New Age Album | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 2002 | A Day Without Rain | Best New Age Album | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 2003 | "May It Be" | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2007 | Amarantine | Best New Age Album | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 2007 | "Drifting" | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2017 | Dark Sky Island | Best New Age Album | Nominated |
| Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards | 2001 | A Day Without Rain | Top Ten Best Selling Foreign Albums of the Year | Won |
| Irish Music Awards (including the Choice Music Prize) | 2011 | Enya | Tommy Makem Award | Won |
| Irish Music Awards (including the Choice Music Prize) | 2025 | Watermark | Classic Irish Album | Won |
| Irish Recorded Music Awards (IRMA) | 1989 | Enya | Best Irish Female Artist | Won |
| Irish Recorded Music Awards (IRMA) | 1993 | Enya | Best Irish Female Artist | Won |
| Ivor Novello Awards | 1998 | Enya | International Achievement | Won |
| Japan Gold Disc Awards | 1997 | Paint the Sky with Stars | Best International Pop Album | Won |
| Japan Gold Disc Awards | 2001 | A Day Without Rain | Best International Pop Album | Won |
| Los 40 Pop Awards | 1992 | Enya | Best New Age Artist | Nominated |
| Meteor Ireland Music Awards | 2009 | Enya | Best Irish Female | Nominated |
| MOBO Awards | 2004 | "I Don't Wanna Know" (feat Mario Winans) | Best Ringtone | Won |
| MOBO Awards | 2004 | "I Don't Wanna Know" (feat Mario Winans) | Best Single | Nominated |
| Music & Media Year-End Awards | 1992 | Enya | Top 3 Female Artists — Albums | Won |
| Music & Media Year-End Awards | 1996 | Enya | Top Album Artists | Nominated |
| Napster Awards | 2006 | Enya | Most-Played World Artist — USA | Won |
| Napster Awards | 2006 | "Only Time" | Most-Played World Song — USA | Won |
| NARM Awards | 1993 | Shepherd Moons | Top-Selling New Age Recording | Won |
| University of Galway | 2007 | Enya | Honorary Doctor of Music (PhD) degree | Honoree |
| Ulster University | 2007 | Enya | Honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degree | Honoree |
| Vibe Awards | 2004 | "I Don't Wanna Know" (feat Mario Winans) | R&B Song of the Year | Nominated |
| World Music Awards | 1989 | Enya | World's Best Selling Female Artist | Won |
| World Music Awards | 1992 | Enya | World's Best-Selling Female Artist | Won |
| World Music Awards | 2002 | Enya | World's Best Selling Female Artist | Won |
| World Music Awards | 2003 | Enya | World's Best-Selling Irish Artist | Won |
| World Music Awards | 2006 | Enya | World's Best Selling Female Artist | Won |
| World Music Awards | 2006 | Enya | World's Best New Age Artist | Won |
| Žebřík Music Awards | 1993 | Enya | Best International Female | Nominated |
| Žebřík Music Awards | 1997 | Enya | Best International Female | Nominated |
| Žebřík Music Awards | 2005 | Enya | Best International Female | Nominated |