List of awards and nominations received by Big Sean

Big Sean awards and nominations
	Sean performing in 2015
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
BET	2
Billboard	0
Grammy	0
MTV VMA	2
Detroit Music Awards	0
iHeartRadio Music Awards	0
Totals
Wins	12
Nominations	55
	Note ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

Last updated June 11, 2025

Sean Michael Leonard "Big Sean" Anderson, is an American hip-hop recording artist. Over the years he has received or been nominated for numerous awards, starting with his debut album Finally Famous .

ASCAP

ASCAP Pop Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	"Bounce Back"	Winning Songs	Won	^[1]

BET

BET Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Himself	Best Male Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated	^[2]
	Himself	Best New Artist	Won
	"Marvin & Chardonnay" (with Kanye West & Roscoe Dash)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
2015	Himself	Best Male Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated	^[3]
	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Video of the Year	Nominated
2017	Himself	Best Male Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated	^[4]
2017	"Bounce Back"	Video of the Year	Nominated	^[4]

BET Hip Hop Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2011	Himself	Rookie of the year	Nominated	^[5]
	Finally Famous	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"My Last" (with Chris Brown)	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated
2012	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated	^[6]
		Best Club Banger	Nominated
		Reese's Perfect Combo Award	Won
	Himself	Made You Look Award	Nominated
2013	Detroit	Best Mixtape	Won	^[7]
2015	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Club Banger	Won	^[8]
	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Collabo, Duo or Group	Nominated
	"Blessings" (with Drake & Kanye West)	Best Collabo, Duo or Group	Won
		People's Champ Award	Won
		Best Hip Hop Video	Nominated
	"Play No Games" (with Chris Brown & Ty Dolla Sign)	Best Hip Hop Video	Nominated
	Himself	Lyricist of the Year	Nominated
	Himself	MVP of the Year	Nominated
	Dark Sky Paradise	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Impact Track	Won
2018	“Big Bank” (with Yg, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj)	Sweet 16: Best Featured Artist	Nominated
2020	Big Sean	Best Live Performer	Nominated
2020	Big Sean	Lyricist of the Year	Nominated

Billboard Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Himself	Top New Artist	Nominated	^[9]
2013	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Top Rap Song	Nominated	^[10]
2015	"I Don't Fuck With You" (with E-40)	Top Rap Song	Nominated	^[11]

Detroit Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2017	Twenty88 (with Jhené Aiko)	Detroit Music Award for Outstanding National Major Label Recording	Nominated	^[12]
	"Bounce Back"	Detroit Music Award for Outstanding National Single	Nominated
	"No More Interviews"	Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Video / Major Budget	Nominated
2018	"Bounce Back"	Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Video / Major Budget	Nominated

Grammy Awards

To date, Big Sean has received six Grammy Award nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2013	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Best Rap Song	Nominated	^[13]
2013	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Best Rap Performance	Nominated	^[13]
2016	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Nominated	^[14]
2017	Purpose (as a featured artist)	Album of the Year	Nominated	^[15]
2018	"Bounce Back"	Best Rap Performance	Nominated
2021	"Deep Reverence" (with Nipsey Hussle)	Best Rap Performance	Nominated	^[16]

iHeartRadio Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	"Blessings" (with Drake & Kanye West)	Hip Hop Song of the Year	Nominated	^[17]
2016	Himself	Hip Hop Artist of the Year	Nominated	^[17]

MTV

MTV Europe Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result
2012	Himself	Best US Act	Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2011	"My Last"	Best New Artist Video	Nominated	^[18]
2015	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated	^[19]
2015	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Best Video with a Social Message	Won	^[19]
2017	"Bounce Back"	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated
	"Feels" (with Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
	"Light"	Best Fight Against the System	Won

People's Choice Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	Himself	Favorite Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated	^[20]

Soul Train Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Rhythm & Bars Award	Won	^[21]
2015	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)		Nominated	^[22]
	"Blessing" (with Drake & Kanye West)		Nominated
	"Blessing" (with Drake & Kanye West)	Best Collaboration	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration	Nominated	^[23]
2021	Himself	Outstanding Male Artist	Pending	^[24]
	"Deep Reverence" (with Nipsey Hussle)	Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)	Pending
	"Deep Reverence" (with Nipsey Hussle)	Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song	Pending

YouTube Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Himself	50 Artists to Watch	Won	^[25]

References

↑ "ASCAP Pop Awards". ASCAP. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "BET Awards 2012: The winners in full". Digital Spy . July 2, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "BET Awards 2015 Nominations: Chris Brown & Nicki Minaj Lead". Billboard . May 18, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Lil Wayne Leads BET Hip-Hop Awards '11 Nominations". Rap-Up . September 7, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012: Chris Lighty Tribute, Cyphers & Winners". Billboard. October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "These Are The 2013 BET Hip-Hop Award Winners". Complex . October 15, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "BET Hip Hop Awards Winners 2015 List: Kendrick Lamar & Big Sean Win Big". Billboard. October 13, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard. April 19, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Billboard Music Award Nominees: Taylor Swift & More — Full List". Hollywood Life . April 22, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full List of Finalists". Billboard. April 7, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Detroit Music Awards Foundation - Nominees". www.detroitmusicawards.net. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
↑ "Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List". Billboard. December 5, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. December 7, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys". Billboard. December 6, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "GRAMMY Award Results for Big Sean". Recording Academy. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
↑ "Drake, The Chainsmokers Lead 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees". Billboard. January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Katy Perry Leads MTV Video Music Award 2011 Nominations". Rolling Stone . July 20, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "MTV VMAs 2015: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. August 30, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "He Earned It: The Weeknd Dominates People's Choice Awards Music Nominations". Billboard. November 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Soul Train Awards 2012: Beyonce, Frank Ocean & Miguel Win Big, Ne-Yo & John Legend Perform". Idolator . November 26, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "The Weeknd, Bruno Mars Lead Soul Train Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. October 16, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "'Creed,' 'Empire' Top NAACP Image Award Nominations; Full List". The Hollywood Reporter . February 4, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ Davis, Clayton (February 2, 2021). "Viola Davis, Tyler Perry and Regina King Up for Entertainer of the Year at 2021 NAACP Image Awards". Variety . Retrieved March 1, 2021.
↑ "YouTube Music Awards 2015 Winners Unveiled, Picked by Big Data". Variety . March 2, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

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[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[2] "ASCAP Pop Awards". ASCAP. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[3] "BET Awards 2012: The winners in full". Digital Spy . July 2, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[4] "BET Awards 2015 Nominations: Chris Brown & Nicki Minaj Lead". Billboard . May 18, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[5] "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[6] "Lil Wayne Leads BET Hip-Hop Awards '11 Nominations". Rap-Up . September 7, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[7] "BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012: Chris Lighty Tribute, Cyphers & Winners". Billboard. October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[8] "These Are The 2013 BET Hip-Hop Award Winners". Complex . October 15, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[9] "BET Hip Hop Awards Winners 2015 List: Kendrick Lamar & Big Sean Win Big". Billboard. October 13, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[10] "2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard. April 19, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[11] "Billboard Music Award Nominees: Taylor Swift & More — Full List". Hollywood Life . April 22, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[12] "Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full List of Finalists". Billboard. April 7, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[13] "Detroit Music Awards Foundation - Nominees". www.detroitmusicawards.net. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

[14] "Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List". Billboard. December 5, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[15] "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. December 7, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[16] "Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys". Billboard. December 6, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[17] "GRAMMY Award Results for Big Sean". Recording Academy. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[18] "Drake, The Chainsmokers Lead 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees". Billboard. January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[19] "Katy Perry Leads MTV Video Music Award 2011 Nominations". Rolling Stone . July 20, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[20] "MTV VMAs 2015: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. August 30, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[21] "He Earned It: The Weeknd Dominates People's Choice Awards Music Nominations". Billboard. November 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[22] "Soul Train Awards 2012: Beyonce, Frank Ocean & Miguel Win Big, Ne-Yo & John Legend Perform". Idolator . November 26, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[23] "The Weeknd, Bruno Mars Lead Soul Train Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. October 16, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[24] "'Creed,' 'Empire' Top NAACP Image Award Nominations; Full List". The Hollywood Reporter . February 4, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

[25] Davis, Clayton (February 2, 2021). "Viola Davis, Tyler Perry and Regina King Up for Entertainer of the Year at 2021 NAACP Image Awards". Variety . Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[26] "YouTube Music Awards 2015 Winners Unveiled, Picked by Big Data". Variety . March 2, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Finally Famous (2011) Hall of Fame (2013) Dark Sky Paradise (2015) I Decided. (2017) Double or Nothing (with Metro Boomin) (2017) Detroit 2 (2020) Better Me Than You (2024)
EPs	What You Expect (with Hit-Boy) (2021)
Mixtapes	Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big (2010) Detroit (2012)
Singles	"My Last" "Marvin & Chardonnay" "Dance (Ass)" "Mercy" "Clique" "Guap" "Switch Up" "Beware" "Fire" "I Don't Fuck with You" "Paradise" "Blessings" "One Man Can Change the World" "Play No Games" "Champions" "Bounce Back" "Moves" "Jump Out the Window" "Pull Up N Wreck" "So Good" "Single Again" "Bezerk" "Deep Reverence" "Wolves" "Hate Our Love" "Precision"
Featured singles	"Lay It on Me" "Till I Die" "Naked" "My Homies Still" "As Long as You Love Me" "Burn" "Show Out" "All That (Lady)" "Wild" "Right There" "Sorry" "All Me" "Detroit vs. Everybody" "Open Wide" "B Boy" "How Many Times" "Back Up" "Workin" "Holy Key" "Feels" "Alone" "Big Bank" "None of Your Concern" "I Do It" "Way Out" "Easy Lover"
Promotional singles	"I Do It" "Oh My" "What Yo Name Iz?" "Control" "Best Mistake" "Miracles (Someone Special)" "Alright"
Other songs	"See Me Now" "Paper, Scissors, Rock" "Don't Like.1" "Sanctified" "All Your Fault" "Research" "No Favors" "Sacrifices" "Go Legend"
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