# List of awards and nominations received by Tame Impala

The following awards and nominations have been received by Tame Impala.

## American Music Awards

The American Music Awards (the AMA's) is an annual American music awards show, generally held in the Fall. It is one of Big Four Music Award Shows.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock | Tame Impala | Nominated | |

## APRA Awards

The APRA Awards have been presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2011 | Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | Kevin Parker | Nominated |
| 2013 | APRA Song of the Year | "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" | Won |
| 2013 | APRA Song of the Year | "Elephant" | Nominated |
| 2016 | APRA Song of the Year | "Let It Happen" | Won |
| 2016 | APRA Song of the Year | "Eventually" | Shortlisted |
| 2020 | Song of the Year | "Borderline" | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | APRA Song of the Year | "Is It True?" | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | APRA Song of the Year | "It Might Be Time" | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | APRA Song of the Year | "Lost in Yesterday" | Nominated |
| 2021 | Most Performed Alternative Work | "Lost in Yesterday" | Nominated |
| 2021 | Songwriter of the Year | Kevin Parker | Won |
| 2024 | Song of the Year | "New Gold" by Gorillaz (featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown) | Shortlisted |

## ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards, hosted by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), recognise "excellence and innovation across all genres" of music in Australia.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2010 | Best Group | Innerspeaker | Nominated |
| 2010 | Breakthrough Artist | Innerspeaker | Nominated |
| 2010 | Album of the Year | Innerspeaker | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Rock Album | Innerspeaker | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Cover Art | Innerspeaker | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Group | Lonerism | Won |
| 2013 | Best Australian Live Act | Lonerism Tour | Nominated |
| 2013 | Album of the Year | Lonerism | Won |
| 2013 | Best Rock Album | Lonerism | Won |
| 2013 | Best Cover Art | Lonerism | Nominated |
| 2013 | Engineer of the Year | Kevin Parker - Lonerism | Nominated |
| 2013 | Producer of the Year | Kevin Parker - Lonerism | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Australian Live Act | Big Day Out 2014 | Nominated |
| 2015 | Album of the Year | Currents | Won |
| 2015 | Best Rock Album | Currents | Won |
| 2015 | Best Pop Release | "Let It Happen" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Group | Currents | Won |
| 2015 | Engineer of the Year | Kevin Parker - Tame Impala | Won |
| 2015 | Producer of the Year | Kevin Parker - Tame Impala | Won |
| 2016 | Best Australian Live Act | Australian Tour | Nominated |
| 2019 | Engineer of the Year | "Patience" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Producer of the Year | "Patience" | Nominated |
| 2020 | Album of the Year | The Slow Rush | Won |
| 2020 | Best Group | The Slow Rush | Won |
| 2020 | Best Rock Album | The Slow Rush | Won |
| 2020 | Best Pop Release | "Lost in Yesterday" | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Video | "Is It True" | Nominated |
| 2020 | Engineer of the Year | Kevin Parker - The Slow Rush | Won |
| 2020 | Producer of the Year | Kevin Parker - The Slow Rush | Won |
| 2023 | Best Australian Live Act | Slow Rush Tour | Nominated |

## Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2010 | Australian Music Prize | Innerspeaker | Nominated |
| 2012 | Australian Music Prize | Lonerism | Nominated |
| 2015 | Australian Music Prize | Currents | Nominated |
| 2020 | Australian Music Prize | The Slow Rush | Nominated |

## Berlin Music Video Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Best Animation | One Night / All Night | Nominated | |

## Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are given to artists based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Top Rock Artist | Tame Impala | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Top Rock Album | The Slow Rush | Nominated | |

## Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's (BPI) annual pop music awards.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Best International Group | Tame Impala | Won | |
| 2021 | Best International Male Solo Artist | Tame Impala | Nominated | |

## EG Music Awards

The Age Music Victoria Awards are an annual Awards night celebrating Victorian music.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Best Song | "Elephant" | Won | |

## Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2014 | Best Alternative Music Album | Lonerism | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Alternative Music Album | Currents | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Alternative Music Album | The Slow Rush | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Rock Song | "Lost in Yesterday" | Nominated |
| 2025 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | "Neverender" (with Justice) | Won |

## J Awards

The J Awards were established by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J in 2005.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2010 | Australian Album of the Year | Innerspeaker | Won |
| 2012 | Australian Album of the Year | Lonerism | Won |
| 2015 | Australian Album of the Year | Currents | Nominated |
| 2020 | Australian Album of the Year | The Slow Rush | Nominated |

## Helpmann Awards

The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2014 | Tame Impala | Best Australian Contemporary Concert | Nominated | |

## MTV Awards
### MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2016 | Best Video | The Less I Know the Better | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Alternative | Tame Impala | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Rock | Tame Impala | Nominated |
| 2022 | Best Alternative | Tame Impala | Nominated |

### MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Best Direction | "The Less I Know the Better" | Nominated | |

## National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognize contributions to the live music industry in Australia.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Rob Sinclair (Tame Impala) | Best Stage & Light Design | Nominated | |

## NME Awards

The NME Awards were created by the NME magazine and was first held in 1953.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2016 | Best International Band | Tame Impala | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Album | Currents | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Music Video | "The Less I Know the Better" | Nominated |

## Rolling Stone Australian Awards

Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January by the Rolling Stone (Australia) magazine since 2010 for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2011 | Album of the Year | Innerspeaker | Won |
| 2012 | Album of the Year | Lonerism | Won |
| 2021 | The Death of Me | Best Record | Nominated |
| 2024 | Tame Impala | Rolling Stone Global Award | Nominated |

## UK Music Video Awards

The UK Music Video Awards are British annual awards held to recognize creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2013 | Best Rock/Indie Video - UK | "Mind Mischief" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Rock/Indie Video - International | "Let It Happen" | Won |
| 2016 | Best Rock/Indie Video - International | "The Less I Know the Better" | Won |
| 2016 | Best Production Design in a Video | "The Less I Know the Better" | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Styling in a Video | "The Less I Know the Better" | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Cinematography in a Video | "The Less I Know the Better" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Urban Video - International | "Sundress" (with A$AP Rocky) | Won |
| 2019 | Best Cinematography in a Video | "Sundress" (with A$AP Rocky) | Nominated |

## WAMI Awards

WAMI began presenting awards in 2001 in Perth, representing local artists in the West Australian music scene.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2009 | Most Popular Act | Tame Impala | Nominated |
| 2009 | Most Popular Live Act | Tame Impala | Nominated |
| 2009 | Favourite Newcomer | Tame Impala | Won |
| 2009 | Most Promising New Act | Tame Impala | Won |
| 2009 | Best Rock Act | Tame Impala | Nominated |
| 2009 | Most Popular Single/EP | Tame Impala EP | Won |
| 2009 | Most Popular Music Video | "Half Full Glass of Wine" | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Male Vocalist | Kevin Parker | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Bassist | Dominic Simper | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Drummer | Jay Watson | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Rock Act | Tame Impala | Nominated |
| 2011 | Most Popular Act | Tame Impala | Won |
| 2011 | Most Popular Live Act | Tame Impala | Won |
| 2011 | Best Rock Act | Tame Impala | Won |
| 2011 | Most Popular Album | Innerspeaker | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Guitarist | Kevin Parker | Won |
| 2013 | Group of the Year | Tame Impala | Won |
| 2013 | Single of the Year | "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" | Won |
| 2013 | Album of the Year | Lonerism | Won |
| 2013 | Music Video of the Year | "Elephant" | Won |
| 2015 | Best Rock Act | Tame Impala | Nominated |
| 2015 | Most Popular Act | Tame Impala | Won |
| 2015 | Most Popular Live Act | Tame Impala | Won |
| 2015 | Best Album | Currents | Won |
| 2015 | Best Single | "Let It Happen" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Most Popular Music Video | "Let It Happen" | Won |
| 2020 | Best Album | The Slow Rush | Won |
| 2020 | Best Rock Act | Tame Impala | Nominated |