# List of awards and nominations received by Garbage

This is a complete listing of awards and nominations received by Scottish-American alternative rock band Garbage. Since forming in 1993, the band have released seven studio albums – Garbage (1995), Version 2.0 (1998), Beautiful Garbage (2001), Bleed Like Me (2005), Not Your Kind of People (2012), Strange Little Birds (2016) and No Gods No Masters (2021) – selling a combined total of 17 million records internationally.
Over the course of their career, Garbage have received 57 nominations, winning 17 awards. In 1997 they were nominated for three Grammy Awards – the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (for "Stupid Girl") and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (again for "Stupid Girl"). Their second studio album, Version 2.0, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1999. The bands single "Special" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, as well as the award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group in 2000. In 1996, they were nominated for two BRIT Awards – Best International Band and Best International Newcomer.
In 1996, they were named Breakthrough Artist at the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards, and were nominated for a further two awards on the night – Best Group and Best Song for "Stupid Girl". Their 1998 single "Push It" received eight nominations at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Best Alternative Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Special Effect. In 1999, they won the award for Best Special Effects for the music video for the single "Special" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

## List of awards
### Billboard Music Video Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | "Special" | Best Modern Rock Clip | Nominated | |

### D&AD Awards

* D&AD Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | "Special" | Best Direction in Pop Promo Video (Silver) | Won |

### Danish Music Awards

* Danish Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1996 | "Stupid Girl" | Best Rock Song | Nominated |

### GAFFA Awards

* Gaffa (magazine)
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1995 | Themselves | Best Foreign New Act | Won |
| 1996 | Themselves | Best Foreign New Act | Won |
| 1998 | Themselves | Best Foreign Group | Nominated |
| 1998 | Themselves | Best Foreign Live Act | Nominated |
| 1998 | Version 2.0 | Best Foreign Album | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

* Grammy Awards:
| Year | Category | Recipient/Work | Result | Winner |
| 1997 | Best New Artist | Garbage | Nominated | LeAnn Rimes |
| 1997 | Best Rock Song | "Stupid Girl" | Nominated | Tracy Chapman "Give Me One Reason" |
| 1997 | Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group | "Stupid Girl" | Nominated | Dave Matthews Band "So Much to Say" |
| 1999 | Album of the Year | Version 2.0 | Nominated | Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill |
| 1999 | Best Rock Album | Version 2.0 | Nominated | Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions |
| 2000 | Best Rock Song | "Special" | Nominated | Red Hot Chili Peppers "Scar Tissue" |
| 2000 | Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group | "Special" | Nominated | Santana and Everlast "Put Your Lights On" |

### BRIT Awards

* BRIT Awards:
| Year | Category | Recipient/Work | Result | Winner |
| 1996 | Best International Band | Garbage | Nominated | Bon Jovi |
| 1996 | Best International Newcomer | Garbage | Nominated | Alanis Morissette |

### Hungarian Music Awards

* Hungarian Music Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient/Work | Result |
| 2002 | Best Foreign Rock Album | Beautifulgarbage | Nominated |

### International Dance Music Awards

* International Dance Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | "Push It" | Best Alternative 12' | Nominated |

### Kerrang! Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1996 | Butch Vig | Kerrang! Creativity Award | Won | |

### Lunas del Auditorio

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2003 | Themselves | Best Foreign Rock Artist | Nominated |
| 2006 | Themselves | Best Foreign Rock Artist | Nominated |

### MM Music Awards

MM Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | "Cherry Lips" | Best International Video | Nominated |

### MTV Europe Music Awards

* MTV Europe Music Awards:
| Year | Category | Recipient/Work | Result | Winner |
| 1996 | Breakthrough | Garbage | Won | Garbage |
| 1996 | Best Group | Garbage | Nominated | Oasis |
| 1996 | Best Song | "Stupid Girl" | Nominated | Oasis "Wonderwall" |
| 1998 | Best Group | Garbage | Nominated | Spice Girls |
| 1998 | Best Rock Act | Garbage | Nominated | Aerosmith |
| 1998 | Best Video | "Push It" | Nominated | Massive Attack "Teardrop" |
| 2013 | Best World Stage Performance | Garbage | Nominated | Linkin Park - WS Monterrey, Mexico 2012 |

### MTV Video Music Awards

* MTV Video Music Awards:
| Year | Category | Recipient/Work | Result | Winner |
| 1996 | Breakthrough Video | "Queer" | Nominated | The Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight" |
| 1996 | Best New Artist in a Video | "Stupid Girl" | Nominated | Alanis Morissette "Ironic" |
| 1998 | Best Group Video | "Push It" | Nominated | Backstreet Boys "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" |
| 1998 | Best Alternative Video | "Push It" | Nominated | Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" |
| 1998 | Breakthrough Video | "Push It" | Nominated | The Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up" |
| 1998 | Best Direction | "Push It" | Nominated | Madonna "Ray of Light" |
| 1998 | Best Editing | "Push It" | Nominated | Madonna "Ray of Light" |
| 1998 | Best Art Direction | "Push It" | Nominated | Björk "Bachelorette" |
| 1998 | Best Cinematography | "Push It" | Nominated | Fiona Apple "Criminal" |
| 1998 | Best Special Effects | "Push It" | Nominated | Madonna "Frozen" |
| 1999 | Best Special Effects | "Special" | Won | Garbage "Special" |

### MTV Movie Awards

* MTV Movie Awards:
| Year | Category | Recipient/Work | Result | Winner |
| 1997 | Best Song From a Movie | "#1 Crush" | Nominated | Bush "Machinehead" |

### MVPA Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | "Push It" | Best Make-Up | Won |
| 1999 | "Push It" | Best Hair | Nominated |
| 1999 | "Push It" | Best Styling | Nominated |
| 1999 | "Push It" | Best Alternative Video | Nominated |
| 1999 | "Special" | Best Special Effects | Nominated |
| 2006 | "Bleed Like Me" | Director of the Year | Nominated |
| 2008 | "Tell Me Where It Hurts" | Director of the Year | Nominated |

### Music Television Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1996 | Garbage | Best Breakthrough | Won |
| 1996 | Garbage | Best Alternative | Won |
| 1996 | Garbage | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1996 | Garbage | Best Album | Nominated |
| 1996 | "Stupid Girl" | Best Song | Nominated |
| 1996 | "Queer" | Best Video | Nominated |
| 1998 | "Push It" | Best Video | Won |
| 1998 | Garbage | Best Group | Nominated |
| 1998 | Garbage | Best Rock Act | Nominated |

### Music Week Awards

* Music Week Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | "Special" | Best Special Effects | Nominated |

### NME Awards

* NME Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1996 | Themselves | Best New Band | Nominated |
| 1999 | Themselves | Best Band | Nominated |
| 1999 | Version 2.0 | Best Album | Nominated |
| 1999 | "I Think I'm Paranoid" | Best Single | Nominated |

### Online Film & Television Association

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | "The World Is Not Enough" | Best Original Song | Nominated | |

### Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

* Pollstar Concert Industry Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 1997 | Garbage | Best New Artist Tour | Nominated |
| 2022 | Garbage | Best Support/Special Guest Act and Tour | Won | |

### BMI Awards

* BMI Awards:
| Year | Category | Recipient/Work | Result |
| 1997 | Citation of Achievement - Best Pop Award | "Stupid Girl" | Won |
| 1999 | Citation of Achievement - Best Pop Award | "Special" | Won |

### VH1 Fashion Awards

* VH1 Fashion Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | "Special" | Visionary Award | Won |

### WAMI Awards

* Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards:
| Year | Category | Recipient/Work | Result | Winner |
| 1997 | Song of the Year | "Stupid Girl" | Won | - |
| 1999 | Song of the Year | "Special" | Won | - |
| 2000 | Song of the Year | "The World Is Not Enough" | Nominated | Citizen King "Better Days" |
| 2002 | Best Rock/Alternative/Metal | Garbage | Won | - |

### Žebřík Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1998 | Shirley Manson | Best International Female | Nominated |
| 1999 | Shirley Manson | Best International Female | Nominated |
| 2001 | Shirley Manson | Best International Female | Nominated |
| 2005 | Shirley Manson | Best International Female | Nominated |
| 2005 | Garbage | Best International Group | Nominated |