List of awards and nominations received by Van Morrison
This is a list of awards and nominations received by the singer-songwriter and musician Van Morrison. He first came to prominence in 1964 as the frontman of the band Them, for which he wrote the garage rock classic "Gloria". As a solo performer he wrote and recorded the pop hit song "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. As of 2010, he has recorded and released thirty-three studio albums and six live albums, winning many prestigious awards and nominations in the process. He was ranked number 27 on Acclaimed Music's  list of "The Top 1000 Artists of All Time". Academy Awards. The Academy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and celebrates artistic and technical merit in the film industry. Morrison was nominated for "Down to Joy", from the movie Belfast. Americana Music Honors & Awards. The Americana Music Honors & Awards are presented annually by the Americana Music Association and celebrates distinguished members of the Americana music community. Americana music encompasses a wide variety of roots genres including rock and roll, country, folk, r&b and blues. The ceremony features several "of the year" awards and  five lifetime achievement honors among others. Grammy Awards. The Grammy Awards are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Morrison has been nominated for a Grammy Award for five songs, winning the award for two of them. Two albums have received a nomination. Grammy Hall of Fame. The Grammy Hall of Fame is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honour recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance." Two albums and two songs by Morrison  were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, three in 1999 and one in 2007. Brit Awards. Brit Awards are held annually and were created by the British Phonographic Industry. Morrison has been nominated 8 times, receiving 1 award for "Outstanding Contribution". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which held its first induction ceremony in 1986 inducts a handful of artists into the Hall of Fame in an annual induction ceremony. Groups or individuals are qualified for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Nominees should have demonstrable influence and  significance within the history of rock and roll. Morrison was inducted 26 years after his first solo hit single, "Brown Eyed Girl". Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Songwriters Hall of Fame, an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music, was founded in 1969 and holds an annual induction ceremony in New York City. Morrison was inducted in 2003. Irish Music Hall of Fame. The Irish Music Hall of Fame opened in 1999 and recognised what it described as the best of Irish musical talent of all types over the decades. Morrison was the first musician to be inducted. BMI  ICON Award. The BMI ICON Awards were established in 2002 by Broadcast Music Incorporated to recognize the "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers". Morrison was given the award in 2004. Ivor Novello Awards. The Ivor Novello Awards are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Morrison received an award in 1995. Q Awards. The Q Awards are awarded annually by" Q" magazine. Morrison won an award in 1995. ! 1995 Mercury Prize. The Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was  established by the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers. One of Morrison's albums was nominated in 1995. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" is an unordered list of 500 songs that they believe have been most influential in shaping the course of rock and roll. Three of Morrison's songs are on the listing. Other awards and lists of greatests. Morrison is critically acclaimed to be one of the greatest artists in music  history and has often appeared in numerous well-known "greatest" lists: "VH1" (25), "Rolling Stone" (42), "WXPN" (14) and "Paste" (20). His voice was also voted in some lists to be one of the greatest in music: "Q" (20) and "Rolling Stone" (24). "Time" included the albums "Moondance" and "Astral Weeks" on its list. On the "Rolling Stone" list, "Moondance" was ranked number 65 and "Astral Weeks" at number 19. In 2004, "Rolling Stone" published a list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", voted on by numerous musical artists and music critics. Three of Morrison's songs were  included and ranked: "Moondance" (226), "Gloria" (208) (with Them) and "Brown Eyed Girl" (109). In 2010, "Rolling Stone" released an updated list, which including more songs from the 21st century; "Into the Mystic", from the album "Moondance", was added and ranked at number 474.