"No Line on the Horizon" was nominated in the Best Rock Album category at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010. The song "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals and Best Rock Song. The cut song "Winter" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 67th Golden Globe Awards for its role in the film "Brothers". "Rolling Stone" ranked "No Line on the Horizon" the best album of the year and the 36th-best album of the decade, and "Moment of Surrender" as the best song of the year and the 36th-best song of the decade. The "Irish Independent" placed it fourth on their list of the year's top Irish albums, while "Time" listed the song "No Line on the Horizon" as the third-best of 2009.