List of awards and nominations received by David Bowie

David Bowie (1947–2016) was an English musician and actor. Throughout his career, he won 71 awards from a total of 186 nominations.

David Bowie
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David Bowie in 2006
Totals[a]
Wins71
Nominations186
Note

He began his singing career under the name David Bowie in 1966 and won his first award in 1969, when he won an Ivor Novello Award for the song "Space Oddity". Bowie's first hit album was Hunky Dory in 1971 which reached number three in the UK Albums Chart.[1] Despite his next eleven studio albums all making the UK Top 10—including four number one albums—he did not receive any more music awards or nominations until the early 1980s. He has since won numerous awards for his music, including: four BRIT Awards—Best British Male Solo Artist at the 1984 and 2014 BRIT Awards, an Outstanding Contribution Award at the 1996 BRIT Awards and an Icon Award at the 2016 Brit Awards which was awarded to him posthumously; six Grammy Awards including Best Video, Short Form for the David Bowie video at the 1985 Grammy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2006 Grammy Awards; and four MTV Video Music AwardsBest Male Video for "China Girl" and a Video Vanguard Award at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards, Best Overall Performance in a Video for "Dancing in the Street" at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, and Best Art Direction for "Blackstar" at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.

Bowie began his acting career in the 1967 short film The Image.[2] His first leading role was in the 1976 science fiction film The Man Who Fell to Earth, a role for which he won a Saturn Award for Best Actor at the 1976 Saturn Awards. He has also had an innovative presence on the Internet which led to his being awarded a lifetime achievement Webby Award in 2007 for "pushing the boundaries of art and technology with his digital empire".[3]

AMFT Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2016David BowieLifetime Achievement AwardWon[4]
"Blackstar"Best Rock SongWon
Best Rock Solo PerformanceWon

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards are awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Bowie has received one nomination.[5]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1984David BowieFavorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistNominated

BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Television Awards are awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Bowie has received one nomination.[6]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1994The Buddha of SuburbiaBest Original Television MusicNominated

The BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards were awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for multimedia entertainment. Bowie has received one win.[7]

YearNomineeAwardResult
2000David BowieBerners-Lee Award for best personal contributionWon

BMI Pop Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1999"Heroes"Award-Winning SongWon[8]

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are held to honour artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard.[9]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1987HimselfTop Billboard 200 ArtistNominated
Top Hot 100 Artist – MaleNominated
Never Let Me DownTop Billboard 200 AlbumNominated

Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Bowie has four wins from twelve nominations.[10][11][12] In addition, he received the Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1996 and he received the British Icon Award posthumously in 2016.

YearNominated workAwardResult
1984David BowieBritish Male Solo ArtistWon
1985David BowieBritish Male Solo ArtistNominated
1986"Dancing in the Street"British Single of the YearNominated
British Video of the YearNominated
1994"Jump They Say"British Video of the YearNominated
1998"Little Wonder"British Video of the YearNominated
2000David BowieBritish Male Solo ArtistNominated
2004David BowieBritish Male Solo ArtistNominated
2014David BowieBritish Male Solo ArtistWon
The Next DayBritish Album of the YearNominated
2017David BowieBritish Male Solo ArtistWon
BlackstarBritish Album of the YearWon

Outstanding Contribution Award

YearAwardResult
1996Outstanding Contribution to MusicWon

British Icon Award

YearAwardResult
2016British Icon AwardWon

Classic Pop Reader Awards

Classic Pop is a monthly British music magazine, which launched in October 2012.[13]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2019[14]A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)Reissue of the YearWon

Classic Rock Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2010Station to StationReissue of the YearNominated[15]
2011"Changes"Best CommercialNominated[16]
2012The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsReissue of the YearNominated[17]
2016Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)Won[18]
David BowieArtist of the YearNominated
Album of the YearNominated
"Lazarus"Song of the YearNominated
2017A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)Best Box-Set or ReissueNominated[19]
No PlanBest Classic Rock AlbumNominated

Daytime Emmy Awards

The Daytime Emmy Awards are awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the United States. Bowie has won one award from one nomination.[20]

YearNominated workAwardResult
2003Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Joint nomination with Kevin Burns, David Sehring and Patty Ivins Specht
Outstanding Special Class SpecialWon

GAFFA Awards

Denmark GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1993HimselfSolo ActNominated[21]
1995Foreign Solo ActNominated
1997Foreign Male ActNominated
1999Won
2003Won
2004RealityBest Foreign DVDNominated
2016HimselfBest Foreign Male ActWon[22]

Sweden GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2013HimselfBest Foreign Solo ActWon[23]

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Awards are awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in the United States. Bowie has received one nomination.[24]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1983"Theme from Cat People"
(from the film Cat People)
Joint nomination with Giorgio Moroder
Best Original Song – Motion PictureNominated

GQ Awards

The GQ Award is an annual awards ceremony founded by the men's magazine GQ. Bowie has received one award from one nomination.[25]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2000David BowieMost Stylish Man of the YearWon

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. Bowie has won five competitive awards from seventeen nominations.[26][27][28][29][30] In 2006, he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

In addition, David Bowie's song "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" won the Grammy for the Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals for bandleader Maria Schneider at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[31]

In 2024, he was posthumously nominated again for Brett Morgan's Moonage Daydream and won the award for Best Music Film.[32]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1978David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the WolfBest Recording For ChildrenNominated
1984Let's DanceAlbum of the YearNominated
"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"Best Rock Vocal Performance, MaleNominated
1985"Blue Jean"Nominated
Jazzin' for Blue JeanBest Video, Short FormWon
Serious MoonlightBest Music FilmNominated
1998EarthlingBest Alternative Music PerformanceNominated
"Dead Man Walking"Best Male Rock Vocal PerformanceNominated
2001"Thursday's Child"Nominated
2003"Slow Burn"Nominated
2004"New Killer Star"Nominated
2014"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"Best Rock PerformanceNominated
The Next DayBest Rock AlbumNominated
2017"Blackstar"Best Rock PerformanceWon
Best Rock SongWon
BlackstarBest Alternative Music AlbumWon
Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalWon
2024Moonage DaydreamBest Music FilmWon

Grammy Lifetime Achievement

YearAwardResult
2006Lifetime Achievement AwardWon

Hungarian Music Awards

Hungarian Music Awards is the national music awards of Hungary, held every year since 1992 and promoted by Mahasz.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2000HoursBest Foreign Rock AlbumNominated
2003HeathenNominated
2014The Next DayPop/Rock Album of the YearNominated
2017BlackstarWon

Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello Awards are awarded annually by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters to honour songwriting and composing. Bowie has won four award from five nomination.[33] On 10 May 1970, David Bowie performed that night in awards accompanied by the Les Reed Orchestra.[34]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1969"Space Oddity"Special Award For OriginalityWon
1984"Let's Dance"The Best Rock SongWon
International Hit of the YearWon
The Best Selling A-SideNominated
1990HimselfOutstanding Contribution to British MusicWon

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies.[35]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1984Let's DanceInternational Album of the YearNominated
"Let's Dance"International Single of the YearNominated

Mercury Prize

The Mercury Prize is awarded by the British Phonographic Industry and the British Association of Record Dealers for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland. Bowie has received three nominations.[36][37]

YearNominated workAwardResult
2002HeathenMercury PrizeNominated
2013The Next DayMercury PrizeNominated
2016BlackstarMercury PrizeNominated

Mojo Awards

The MOJO Awards are awarded by the British music magazine Mojo. Bowie has received four nominations.[38][39][40]

YearNominated workAwardResult
2004David BowieIcon AwardNominated
David BowieInspiration AwardNominated
2005David BowieIcon AwardNominated
2006David BowieIcon AwardNominated

MTV

MTV Movie Awards

The MTV Movie Awards are awarded by the television channel MTV for best in film. Bowie has received one nomination.[41]

YearNominated workAwardResult
2002ZoolanderBest CameoNominated

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Bowie has won three awards from nine nominations.[42][43][44][45][46][47]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1984"China Girl"Best Male VideoWon
Best Overall Performance in a VideoNominated
Best Cinematography in a VideoNominated
"Modern Love"Best Stage Performance in a VideoNominated
David BowieVideo Vanguard AwardWon
1985"Blue Jean (live)"Best Stage Performance in a VideoNominated
1986"Dancing in the Street"Best Overall Performance in a VideoWon
1987"Day-In Day-Out"Best Male VideoNominated
1998"I'm Afraid of Americans"Best Male VideoNominated
1999www.davidbowie.comBest Artist WebsiteNominated
2016"Lazarus"Best DirectionNominated
Best EditingNominated
Best CinematographyNominated
"Blackstar"Best Art DirectionWon

iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards

The iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards are annually presented by the Canadian music video channel Much to honour the year's best music videos. Bowie has won one award from one nomination.[48]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1998"I'm Afraid of Americans"EyePopper AwardWon

Music Video Production Awards

The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.[49]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2013"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"Best HairWon
Best Director of a Male ArtistNominated
Best Art DirectionNominated
Best ColoristNominated

NME Awards

The NME Awards is an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME, where the winners are decided by public votes. David Bowie has received eleven awards from eleven nominations.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1973David BowieWorld Male SingerWon
British Male SingerWon
1974World Male SingerWon
British Male SingerWon
Best ProducerWon
1977Best Male SingerWon
1978Best Male SingerWon
1981Best Male SingerWon
1983Best Male SingerWon
Best Dressed MaleWon
1996Best Solo Artist[50][51]Nominated
2000Nominated
2013Hero of the YearNominated
"Where Are We Now?"Best VideoNominated
2014David BowieBest Solo ArtistNominated
David BowieHero of the YearNominated
2016Five Years (1969–1973)Best ReissueWon
2017David BowieHero of the YearNominated

New Music Awards

The New Music Awards are given for excellence in music to both recording artists and radio stations by New Music Weekly magazine.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2017[52]HimselfCollege Artist of the YearWon

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1988HimselfComeback of the YearNominated
Glass Spider TourMost Creative Stage ProductionNominated
1991Sound+Vision TourNominated
1996Outside Tour (w/Nine Inch Nails)Nominated
1998Earthling TourSmall Hall Tour of the YearNominated

Porin

YearNominated workAwardResult
2014The Next DayBest International AlbumWon[53]

Q Awards

The Q Awards are hosted annually by the British music magazine Q. Bowie has won one award from nine nominations.[54][55][56][57]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1995David BowieQ Inspiration AwardWon
2002HeathenBest ProducerNominated
2004David BowieBest Live ActNominated
2013"Where Are We Now?"Best TrackNominated
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"Best VideoNominated
The Next DayBest AlbumNominated
David BowieBest Solo ArtistNominated
Best Act in the World TodayNominated
David Bowie at the V&ABest EventNominated

Rockbjörnen

The Rockbjörnen is a music award ceremony in Sweden, established in 1979 by the Aftonbladet, one of the largest newspapers in Nordic countries.[58]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1982HimselfBest Foreign ArtistWon
1983Won

Saturn Awards

The Saturn Awards are awarded by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in the United States. Bowie has won one award from one nomination.[59]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1976The Man Who Fell to EarthBest ActorWon

Silver Clef Awards

The Silver Clef Award are an annual UK music awards lunch which has been running since 1976. Bowie has received one award.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1987HimselfSilver Celf AwardWon

The Daily Californian Art Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2016""Best Music VideoNominated[60]

UK Music Video Awards

The UK Music Video Awards is an annual award ceremony founded in 2008 to recognise creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music videos and moving images for music.[61] Bowie has received one award from three nominations.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2016"Blackstar"Best Production DesignWon
Best Rock/Indie VideoNominated
"Lazarus"Nominated

WB Radio Music Awards

The WB Radio Music Awards are awarded annually in the United States to honour performers and on-air radio personalities.[62] Bowie has won one award from one nomination.[62]

YearNominated workAwardResult
1999David BowieLegend AwardWon

Webby Awards

Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, Webby Awards are awarded for excellence on the Internet. Bowie has won one award from one nomination.[3]

YearNominated workAwardResult
2007David BowieWebby Lifetime AchievementWon

Žebřík Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1996David BowieBest International EnjoymentNominated[63]
Best International PersonalityNominated
1997Best International MaleNominated[64]
EarthlingBest International AlbumNominated
1999HoursNominated
"Thursday's Child"Best International SongNominated
David BowieBest International MaleNominated
Best International PersonalityNominated
2000Nominated
2002Nominated
Best International MaleNominated
HeathenBest International AlbumNominated
2003David BowieBest International MaleNominated
Best International PersonalityWon
2015""Best International SongNominated[65]
David BowieBest International MaleNominated
2016Nominated
The death of David BowieBest International PrůserNominated
Best International AlbumNominated
"Lazarus"Best International SongNominated
Best International VideoNominated

Other honours

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Bowie's first award was at the Malta International Song Festival in July 1969 where he won best-produced record.[66] Bowie was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 [67] and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997,[68] which is located at 7201 Hollywood Blvd.In 1999, Bowie was made a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and he received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.[69][70] He has been reported to have declined the British honour Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000, and a knighthood in 2003.[71]

Bowie was inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in June 2013.[72]

In September 2011, Bowie became one of several prominent local figures to feature on the Brixton Pound, a local currency that is available as an alternative to the pound sterling in the Brixton area. Bowie's face appears on the B£10 note.[73]

The spider Heteropoda davidbowie is named in his honour[74] and, following his death on 10 January, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden announced that the first animal born in 2016 – a blue penguin chick – would be named Bowie after the late singer.[75]

On 5 January 2015, a few days before his 68th birthday, a main-belt asteroid was named (342843) Davidbowie in his honour. On 13 January 2016, Belgian astronomers at MIRA Public Observatory in conjunction with radio station Studio Brussels registered a new asterism of seven stars in the vicinity of Mars at the date of Bowie's death that, when connected, form the lightning bolt seen on Bowie's face on the cover of his Aladdin Sane album.[76]

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