List of awards and nominations received by Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, author, record producer and actress. Missy's debut album "Supa Dupa Fly" was released on July 15, 1997, in the United States under her own label The Goldmind Inc. signed under Elektra Records. Her second album "Da Real World" was then released on June 22, 1999, followed by her third album "Miss E... So Addictive", released on May 15, 2001. "Under Construction" was the fourth album released by Elliott, which was released on November 12, 2002, followed by her fifth album "This Is  Not a Test!" that saw a release on November 25, 2003, and "The Cookbook", Elliott's latest album to date, which was released on July 4, 2005. Throughout Missy Elliott's career, she has received several awards and nominations. Her debut, "Supa Dupa Fly" (1997) and the single "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" would go on to score two Grammy nominations for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Solo Performance, alongside three MTV Music Video Awards nominations for "Best Direction in a Video," "Best Breakthrough Video" & "Best Rap Video". Missy Elliott's second album "Da Real World" (1999) attained a  Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. She also received an award for "Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video" by the Soul Train Awards. The album went platinum in the US, making it Elliott's second platinum album. The follow-up, "Miss E... So Addictive" (2001), was also a commercial success. This album would attain twelve MTV Video Music Awards nominations throughout 2001 and 2002. Additionally, the effort gained Elliott several nominations from various award shows some including, the Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and the BET Awards. On March 27, 2001, Lil' Kim, Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Mýa  recorded a cover version of the LaBelle song, "Lady Marmalade" as a medley for the feature film "Moulin Rouge" that Missy Elliott produced, which topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 for seven weeks. Missy Elliott's fourth album "Under Construction" (2002) was certified double platinum, making it her fourth platinum album. The effort gained Elliott eight MTV Video Music Awards in 2003, taking two awards for "Video of the Year & "Best Hip-Hop Video". The album also gained Elliott five Grammy nominations in 2004 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, Best Rap Album, Album of The Year, Best  Rap Song & Best Female Rap Solo Performance taking an award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance. Elliott's follow-up "This Is Not a Test!" (2003) would also attain a platinum certification, as well as two MTV Video Music Awards and one MTV Music Video Japan Awards nominations. "The Cookbook" (2005) is Missy Elliott's latest album to date. The effort attained three Grammy nominations in 2006 for Best Short Form Music Video, Best Rap Song & Best Rap Album. Elliott received the award for Best Short Form Music Video for her single "Lose Control". "The Cookbook" also gained Elliott seven  MTV Video Music Awards nominations, taking two awards for "Best Dance Video" and "Best Hip-Hop Video". In 2014, Missy Elliott became nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Song for the featured single, "Without Me". American Music Awards. The American Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony and one of several major annual American music awards shows. is an annual music awards ceremony and one of several major annual American music awards shows. BET. BET Awards. Missy Elliott has won 6 BET Awards including 5 times for 'Best Female Hip-Hop Artist'. Billboard Music Awards. Billboard's Women  in Music Awards. The Billboard Women in Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by "Billboard" magazine. Elliott was honored with an award on its 10th edition. Grammy Awards. Missy Elliott has received four Grammy Awards: 3 for her solo rap career ("Get Ur Freak On," "Scream aka Itchin" and "Work It"), and 1 for her music video work ("Lose Control"). Her nominations span three consecutive decades. In total, Elliott's six studio albums garnered 22 nominations. Five of six of Elliott's albums were nominated in any Grammy category, and four received Best Rap Album nominations. Songwriters Hall  of Fame. The songwriters hall of fame brings together composer prodigies. Hungarian Music Awards. The Hungarian Music Awards have been given to artists in the field of Hungarian music since 1992. The award categories are similar to Grammy Awards in the United States and Brit Awards in the United Kingdom. The awards were known as the Golden Giraffe Awards until 2003. Missy Elliott has won 1 award. MTV. MTV Video Music Awards. The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) is an award show by the cable network MTV to honor the top music videos of the year. It was first held  at the end of the summer of 1984, and originally as an alternative to the Grammy Award in the video category. Missy Elliott has won 15 VMAs out of 45 nominations. Shorty Awards. The Shorty Awards, also known as the "Shortys", is an annual awards show recognizing the people and organizations that produce real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram and the rest of the social web. Missy Elliott has received one nomination.