List of awards and nominations received by Ben&Ben

Ben&Ben performing in 2018

Filipino indie folk band Ben&Ben have received numerous awards and nominations for their contributions to music. They were formed in 2016 as the Benjamins, composed of twin brothers Paolo and Miguel Benjamin Guico. At the Philippine Popular Music Festival songwriting competition, the duo debuted the single "Tinatangi", which won third place. ^[1] They then changed their name and released a self titled extended play (EP). The following year, they expanded into a nine-member ensemble, adding Poch Barretto (electric guitar), Jam Villanueva (drums), Agnes Reoma (bass guitar), Patricia Lasaten (keyboards), Toni Muñoz (percussion), Andrew de Pano (percussion), and Keifer Cabugao (violins). ^{[2] [3]} At the 2018 Aliw Awards, Ben&Ben were named Best New Artist – Group, while the EP's singles "Leaves" and "Susi" received nominations at the Awit Awards.

The band released their debut studio album Limasawa Street (2019), ^[4] which was nominated for Album of the Year at the Awit Awards and the Star Awards for Music. It included the singles "Araw-Araw" and "Pagtingin"; ^[5] the latter won the Awit Award for Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist and the former received a Star Award for Movies and a Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino Award as the soundtrack of the romance film Last Song Syndrome (2019). ^[6] At the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards, they were nominated for Best Southeast Asian Act. In 2021, the standalone single "Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay" garnered four nominations at the Awit Awards, winning Best Pop Recording. It was nominated for two Myx Music Awards, with its music video receiving the award for Mellow Video of the Year.

With their second studio album Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno , ^[2] the band received 21 Awit Award nominations and won four, including Album of the Year. The single "Lunod" was nominated in four categories, winning Best Music Video, while "Sabel" garnered two nominations and won Best World Recording. Five other songs from the album were also nominated. In 2022, Ben&Ben received an NME Award for Best Band in Asia and was nominated for Best Album by an Asian Artist. The standalone single "Paninindigan Kita" received six Awit Award nominations, earning Ben&Ben their second win for Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist. It was also named Best Pop Recording and Music Video of the Year at the ceremony. In 2023, the band was recognized with a Best Choice Award – Music at the Asia Artist Awards. Ben&Ben's music has surpassed more than two billion streams to date, and they were named the most-streamed Filipino artist of all time by Spotify. ^[7]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Ben&Ben

Award	Year [a]	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Category	Result	Ref(s)
Aliw Awards	2018	Ben&Ben	Best New Artist – Group	Won	[8]
Asia Artist Awards	2023	Ben&Ben	Best Choice Award – Music	Won	[9]
Awit Awards	2018	"Maybe the Night"	Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist	Nominated	[10]
			Best World Music Recording	Nominated
		"Leaves"	Best Inspirational Recording	Nominated
	2019	"Branches"	Best Folk Recording	Won	[11] [12]
		"Susi"	Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play	Nominated
	2020	Limasawa Street	Album of the Year	Nominated	[13] [14]
		People's Choice for Favorite Album	Won
		"Pagtingin"	Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist	Won
			Song of the Year	Nominated
			People's Choice for Favorite Song	Won
		"Paalam"(with Moira Dela Torre)	Record of the Year	Nominated
			Best Collaboration	Nominated
	2021	Ben&Ben	Most Streamed Artist	Won	[15] [16]
		People's Choice for Favorite Group Artist	Nominated
		"Di Ka Sayang"	Song of the Year	Nominated
			Record of the Year	Won
			Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist	Nominated
			Best Inspirational Recording	Won
			People's Choice for Favorite Song	Nominated
		"Doors"	Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist	Nominated
			Best Global Recording	Nominated
		"Lifetime"	Song of the Year	Nominated
			People's Choice for Favorite Song	Nominated
		"Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay"	Best Ballad Recording	Won
			Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording	Nominated
			People's Choice for Favorite Song	Nominated
	Best Engineered Recording		Nominated
	2022	Ben&Ben	People's Choice for Favorite Group Artist	Nominated	[17] [18]
		Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno	Album of the Year	Won
		"Kapangyarihan"(with SB19)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
		"Lunod"(with Zild and Juan Karlos)		Nominated
			Best Rock/Alternative Recording	Nominated
			Best Engineered Recording	Nominated
			Best Musical Arrangement	Nominated
			Best Music Video	Won
		"Mapa (Band Version)"(with SB19)	Record of the Year	Nominated
		"Pasalubong"(with Moira Dela Torre)	Song of the Year	Nominated
			Best Ballad Recording	Nominated
			People's Choice for Favorite Song	Nominated
		"Sabel"(with KZ Tandingan)	Best World Music Recording	Won
			Best Collaboration	Nominated
		"Sugat"(with Munimuni)		Nominated
			Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording	Nominated
		"Swimming Pool"(with Chito Miranda)	Best Rock/Alternative Recording	Nominated
		"Tuloy Na Tuloy Pa Rin Ang Pasko"	Best Christmas Recording	Nominated
		"Upuan"	Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist	Nominated
			Best Musical Arrangement	Won
			People's Choice for Favorite Song	Nominated
	2023	Ben&Ben	People's Choice for Favorite Group Artist	Nominated	[19] [20] [21] [22]
		"Dear"	Best Alternative Recording	Nominated
		"Langyang Pag-ibig"	Best Musical Arrangement	Nominated
			Best Engineered Recording	Nominated
			Best Cover Art	Nominated
		"The Ones We Once Loved"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		"Paninindigan Kita"		Nominated
			Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist	Won [b]
			Best Pop Recording	Won
			Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording	Nominated
			Music Video of the Year	Won
			People's Choice for Favorite Song	Nominated
	2024	"Courage (Full Band Ver.)"	Best Traditional/Contemporary Folk Recording	Pending	[23]
			Best Inspirational Recording	Pending
"Autumn"		Best Remix Recording	Pending
EDDY Awards	2019	"Maybe the Night"	Best Original Theme Song	Won	[24]
		"Susi"		Nominated
FAMAS Awards	2022	"Nakikinig Ka Ba Sa Akin"	Best Original Song	Nominated	[25]
MOR Pinoy Music Awards	2019	Ben&Ben	Band of the Year	Won	[26] [27]
			Digital Artist of the Year	Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards	2020		Best Southeast Asian Act	Nominated	[28]
Myx Music Awards	2019	"Kathang Isip"	Song of the Year	Nominated	[29]
		Ben&Ben	Group of the Year	Nominated
		"Maybe the Night"	Media Soundtrack of the Year	Nominated
	2020	Ben&Ben	Artist of the Year	Nominated	[30]
		"Pagtingin"	Song of the Year	Nominated
			Mellow Video of the Year	Nominated
	2021	Ben&Ben	Artist of the Year	Nominated	[31] [32]
		"Lifetime"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		"Paalam"(with Moira Dela Torre)	Collaboration of the Year	Won
		"Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay"	Music Video of the Year	Nominated
			Mellow Video of the Year	Won
New Hue Video Music Awards	2025	Agnes Reoma	Bassist of the Year	Won	[33]
NME Awards	2022	Ben&Ben	Best Band in the World	Nominated	[34]
			Best Band in Asia	Won
		Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno	Best Album by an Asian Artist	Nominated
Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino	2019	"Araw-Araw"	Best Original Song	Won	[35]
Philippine Popular Music Festival	2016	"Tinatangi" [c]	Best Song	Runner-up	[1]
			Best Music Video	Won	[3]
Star Awards for Movies	2021	"Araw-Araw"	Movie Theme Song of the Year	Won	[36]
Star Awards for Music	2019	"Branches"	Folk/Country Recording of the Year	Nominated	[37]
	2021	Ben&Ben	Duo/Group Artist of the Year	Won	[38] [39]
		Limasawa Street	Album of the Year	Nominated
		"Pagtingin"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		"Sampaguita"	Folk/Country Recording of the Year	Nominated
	2022	Ben&Ben	Duo/Group Artist of the Year	Won	[40]
		"Di Ka Sayang"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		"A Trilogy Patawad Paalam, Paalam and Patawad" (with Moira Dela Torre and I Belong to the Zoo)	Music Video of the Year	Nominated
	2023	Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno	Album of the Year	Nominated	[41]
		Ben&Ben	Duo/Group Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Ben&Ben Live!	Duo/Group Concert of the Year	Nominated
		"Pasalubong"(with Moira Dela Torre)	Folk/Country Recording of the Year	Nominated
		"Lunod"(with Zild and Juan Karlos)	Collaboration of the Year	Nominated
	2024	Ben&Ben	Duo/Group Artist of the Year	Won	[42]
		"Paninindigan Kita"	Song of the Year	Nominated	[43]
		Ben&Ben Homecoming Concert	Duo/Group Concert of the Year	Nominated
Wish 107.5 Music Awards	2018	Ben&Ben	Group/Duo of the Year	Won	[44]
		"Leaves"	Contemporary Folk Song of the Year	Won
		"Ride Home"	Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year	Nominated
	2019	"Maybe the Night"	Won	[45]
		"Sunrise"	Contemporary Folk Song of the Year		Won
		Ben&Ben	Group of the Year		Nominated
	2020			Won	[46]
		"Mitsa"	Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year	Nominated
		"Pagtingin"	Urban Performance of the Year	Won
	2021	Ben&Ben	Group of the Year	Nominated	[47]
		"Araw-Araw"	Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year	Won
		"Lifetime"	Contemporary Folk Song of the Year	Won
	2022	Ben&Ben	Group of the Year	Nominated	[48]
		"Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay"	Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year	Won
		"Upuan"	Contemporary Folk Song of the Year	Nominated
		"Lunod"(with Zild and Juan Karlos)	Song Collaboration of the Year	Won
		"Sugat"(with Munimuni)		Nominated
	2023	Ben&Ben	Group of the Year	Nominated	[49]
		"Magpahinga"	Ballad Performance of the Year	Won
		"The Ones We Once Loved"	Ballad Song of the Year	Nominated
		"Paninindigan Kita"	Contemporary Folk Song of the Year	Won
	2024	"Could Be Something"	Contemporary R&B Song of the Year	Nominated	[50]

Notes

1. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
2. Tied with Dilaw for "Uhaw"'
3. Paolo and Miguel Guico were credited as The Benjamins for the release of "Tinatangi".

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External links

• Ben&Ben Official Website