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| Wins | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 151 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cher is an American singer and actress who has been recognized with numerous accolades for her work on music, film and television. She has won one Academy Award (out of two nominations), [1] one Grammy Award (out of two seven nominations), [2] one Primetime Emmy Award (out of seven nominations), [3] three Golden Globe Awards (out of six nominations) [4] and a Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. [5] She has also received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, three American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards. She received numerous honorary accolades including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (as a part of Sonny & Cher) in 1998, [6] GLAAD Vanguard Award in 1998, [7] World Music Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry in 1999, [8] , Billboard Icon Award in 2017, [9] iHeartRadio Icon Award in 2024 [10] and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2026. [11] In 2018 she was presented with Kennedy Center Honor [12] . In 2024 she was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [13]
| † | Indicates non-competitive categories |
| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Best Supporting Actress | Silkwood | Nominated | [14] |
| 1988 | Best Actress | Moonstruck | Won | [1] |
| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 1985 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Silkwood | Nominated | [15] |
| 1989 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Moonstruck | Nominated | [16] |
| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 1972 | Outstanding Variety Series – Musical | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | Nominated | [3] |
| Outstanding Single Program – Variety or Musical – Variety and Popular Music | Nominated | |||
| 1973 | Outstanding Variety Musical Series | Nominated | ||
| 1974 | Outstanding Music-Variety Series | Nominated | ||
| 1975 | Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series | Cher | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Cher: Live in Concert – From the MGM Grand in Las Vegas | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Cher: The Farewell Tour | Won | |
| News and Documentary Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2018 | Outstanding Short Documentary | Edith+Eddie | Nominated | [17] |
| Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Best New Artist | Sonny & Cher | Nominated | [2] |
| 1972 | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" | Nominated | |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus | "All I Ever Need Is You" | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Believe | Nominated | |
| Record of the Year | "Believe" | Nominated | ||
| Best Dance Recording | Won | |||
| 2004 | "Love One Another" | Nominated | ||
| 2026 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award † | Cher | Won | [11] |
| Award | Year [a] | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2010 | Perseverance Award † | Cher | Nominated | [18] |
| Amadeus Austrian Music Awards | 2000 | International Solo Pop/Rock Artist | Cher | Nominated | [19] |
| American Comedy Awards | 1988 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Moonstruck | Nominated | [20] |
| American Guild of Variety Artists Awards | 1972 | Musical Group | Sonny & Cher | Won | [21] |
| 1973 | Vocal Act of the Year | Won | [22] | ||
| 1974 | Won | ||||
| American Music Awards | 2000 | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Cher | Nominated | [23] |
| 2003 | Nominated | [24] | |||
| Michael Jackson International Artist of the Year | Nominated | [25] | |||
| amfAR | 2015 | Award of Inspiration † | Cher | Won | [26] |
| Anděl Awards | 1999 | Special Award † | Cher | Won | [27] |
| Attitude Awards | 2013 | Legend Award † | Cher | Won | [28] |
| Bambi Awards | 2001 | International Pop | Cher | Won | [29] |
| 2025 | Legend Award † | Won | [30] | ||
| BDSCertified Spin Awards | 2002 | 400,000 Spins | "Believe" | Won | [31] |
| Billboard Music Awards | 1999 | Hot 100 Single of the Year | "Believe" | Won | [32] |
| 2002 | Dance/Club Play Artist of the Year | Cher | Won | ||
| Artist Achievement Award † | Won | ||||
| 2017 | Billboard Icon Award † | Won | [9] | ||
| Billboard Music Video Awards | 1999 | Dance: Best Clip | "Believe" | Nominated | [33] |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | Favorite Female Artist – Pop | Believe | Won | [34] |
| Favorite Single (Internet Only) | "Believe" | Nominated | [35] | ||
| Bravo Otto (Germany) | 1991 | Pop Singer | Cher | Silver | [36] |
| British LGBT Awards | 2016 | Global Icon † | Cher | Nominated | [37] |
| CableACE Awards | 1983 | Actress in a Variety Program | Cher... A Celebration at Caesars | Won | [38] |
| California Music Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Female Vocalist | Cher | Nominated | [39] |
| Cannes Film Festival | 1985 | Best Actress | Mask | Won [b] | [5] |
| Capital Gold Legends Awards | 2003 | Legendary Female † | Cher | Nominated | [40] |
| CFDA Fashion Awards | 1999 | Influence on Fashion Award † | Cher | Won | [41] |
| Chita Rivera Awards | 2019 | Ambassador for the Arts Award † | Cher | Won | [42] |
| Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | 2017 | Best Song in a Documentary | "Cries From Syria" | Nominated | [43] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2011 | Best Song | "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" | Nominated | [44] |
| Dallas Times Herald | 1972 | Special Award [c] † | Sonny & Cher | Won | [45] |
| Danish Music Awards | 1999 | Foreign Hit of the Year | "Believe" | Won | [46] |
| David di Donatello | 1988 | Best Foreign Actress | Moonstruck | Won | [47] |
| Drama League Awards | 1988 | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | The Cher Show | Won | [48] |
| Echo | 1992 | International Female Artist | Cher | Won | [49] |
| 1993 | International Rock/Pop Female Artist | Nominated | [50] | ||
| 2000 | Believe | Won | [51] | ||
| Expodisc | 1973 | Superstar Award | Cher | Nominated | [52] |
| Fragrance Foundation Awards | 2020 | Consumer Choice – Women's Popular | Cher Eau de Couture | Won | [53] |
| GLAAD Media Awards | 1998 | GLAAD Vanguard Award † | Cher | Won | [7] |
| Glamour Women of the Year Awards | 2010 | Lifetime Achievement Award † | Cher | Won | [54] |
| Golden Apple Awards | 1988 | Female Star of the Year | Cher | Nominated | [55] |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | 2011 | Worst Supporting Actress | Burlesque | Nominated | [56] |
| Hasty Pudding Theatricals | 1985 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year † | Cher | Won | [57] |
| HitAwards | 1999 | International Female Artist of the Year | Cher | Nominated | [58] |
| Hit of the Year | "Believe" | Nominated | |||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2017 | Best Original Song in a Documentary | "Prayers for This World" | Nominated | [59] |
| Hungarian Music Awards | 2000 | International Pop Album of the Year | Believe | Won | [60] |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2024 | iHeartRadio Icon Award † | Cher | Won | [10] |
| International Dance Music Awards | 1999 | Best Hi NRG 12" | "Believe" | Won | [61] |
| Best Pop 12" Dance Record | Won | ||||
| IRMA Music Awards | 1992 | International Female Artist | Cher | Won | [62] |
| iVillage Entertainment Awards | 2011 | Most Welcome Celebrity Comeback | Cher | Won | [63] |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | 1987 | Best Actress | Moonstruck | Won | [64] |
| Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center | 2020 | Spirit of Katharine Hepburn Award † | Cher | Won | [65] |
| KRLA Beat International Pop Music Awards | 1966 | Female Vocalist | Cher | Won | [66] |
| New Female Vocalist | Won | ||||
| Duo | Sonny & Cher | Won | |||
| LA Music Awards | 1992 | Artist of the Year | Cher | Nominated | [67] |
| Best Female Pop Vocalist | Won | [68] | |||
| Lab School of Washington | 1985 | Outstanding Learning Disabled Achiever Award † | Cher | Won | [69] |
| Las Vegas Awards | 1966 | Female Musical Star | Cher | Nominated | [70] |
| Los 40 Music Awards | 2010 | Los Premios 40 Honorary Award † | Cher | Won | [71] |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | 1982 | Best Supporting Actress | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Runner-up | [72] |
| 1983 | Silkwood | Runner-up | [73] | ||
| Lunas del Auditorio | 2005 | Best Foreign Language Pop Artist | Cher | Nominated | [74] |
| Melody Maker Pop Poll Awards | 1967 | International: Girl Singer | Cher | 9th place [d] | [75] |
| MTV Australia Awards | 2005 | VH1 Music First Award † | Cher | Nominated | [76] |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 1988 | Best Female Video | "I Found Someone" | Nominated | [77] |
| 1999 | Best Dance Video | "Believe" | Nominated | [78] | |
| Best Editing in a Video | Nominated | ||||
| Music & Media Year-End Awards | 1991 | Top 3 Female Artists (Albums) | Cher | 3th place | [79] |
| Top 3 Female Artists (Singles) | Won | ||||
| Music Control | 1999 | Music Control Airplay Award | Cher | Won | [80] |
| Music Operators of America Awards | 1972 | Artists of the Year | Sonny & Cher | Won | [81] |
| Nastro d'Argento | 1988 | Best Foreign Actress | Moonstruck | Won [e] | [82] |
| National Society of Film Critics | 1983 | Best Supporting Actress | Silkwood | 2nd place | [83] |
| New York Festivals TV & Film Awards | 2022 | Documentary | Cher and the Loneliest Elephant | Gold | [84] |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 1983 | Best Supporting Actress | Silkwood | Runner-up | [85] |
| NRJ Music Awards | 2000 | International Female Artist of the Year | Cher | Nominated | [86] |
| International Song of the Year | "Believe" | Nominated | |||
| O Music Awards | 2011 | Must Follow Artist On Twitter | Cher | Nominated | [87] |
| People's Choice Awards | 1976 | Favorite Female Television Performer | Cher | Nominated | [88] |
| Favorite All Around Female Entertainer | Nominated | ||||
| 1988 | Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Nominated | [89] | ||
| 1989 | Favorite All-Around Female Star | Won | [90] | ||
| 1990 | Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer | Nominated | [91] | ||
| 1991 | Nominated | [92] | |||
| 2019 | Favorite Concert Tour | Here We Go Again Tour | Nominated | [93] | |
| Pollstar Awards | 2000 | Most Creative Stage Production | Do You Believe? | Nominated | [94] |
| 2003 | Living Proof: The Farewell Tour | Nominated | [95] | ||
| 2004 | Nominated | [96] | |||
| Major Tour of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Premios Amigo | 1999 | Best International Solo Artist | Cher | Won | [97] |
| Best International Album | Believe | Won | |||
| Premios Ondas | 2001 | Special Award for Musical Career † | Cher | Won | [98] |
| The Record of the Year | 1998 | The Record of the Year | "Believe" | Nominated | [99] |
| Rockbjörnen | 1998 | Foreign Song of the Year | "Believe" | Nominated | [100] |
| Satellite Awards | 1997 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | If These Walls Could Talk | Nominated | [101] |
| 2010 | Best Original Song | "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" | Won | [102] | |
| 2018 | "Prayers for This World" | Nominated | [103] | ||
| Shorty Awards | 2016 | Singer | Cher | Nominated | [104] |
| 2017 | Celebrity | Nominated | [105] | ||
| Video Awards [f] | 1992 | Best How-to Instructional | CherFitness: A New Attitude | Won | [106] |
| 1993 | CherFitness: Body Confidence | Won | [107] | ||
| VSDA Awards | 1992 | Health and Fitness Homer | CherFitness: A New Attitude | Won | [108] |
| White Party Palm Springs | 2014 | Icon Award: Artist † | Cher | Won | [109] |
| WLS Radio's Hit Parade Awards | 1968 | Best Female | Cher | Won | [110] |
| Best Duet | Sonny & Cher | Won | |||
| Women in Film Honors | 2000 | Lucy Award † | If These Walls Could Talk | Won [g] | [111] |
| Women's Image Network Awards | 2013 | Documentary Film | Dear Mom, Love Cher | Nominated | [112] |
| Show Produced by a Woman | Won | ||||
| World Awards | 2004 | World Arts Award † | Cher | Won | [113] |
| World Music Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry † | Cher | Won | [8] |
| 2014 | World's Best Female Artist | Longlisted | [114] | ||
| World's Best Live Act | Longlisted | [115] | |||
| World's Best Entertainer of the Year | Longlisted | [116] | |||
| World's Best Album | Closer to the Truth | Longlisted | [117] | ||
| World's Best Song | "Woman's World" | Longlisted | [118] | ||
| World's Best Video | Longlisted | [119] | |||
| World Soundtrack Awards | 2011 | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" | Nominated | [120] |
| XM Nation Music Awards | 2005 | Most Likely to Have Another "Final" Tour | Cher | Won | [121] |
| Žebřík Music Awards | 1993 | Singer | Cher | 10th place | [122] |
| Organization | Year | Honoree / work | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Hall of Fame | 2017 | "I Got You Babe" | [123] |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame | 1998 | Sonny & Cher | [6] |
| Kennedy Center Honors | 2018 | Cher | [12] |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | 2024 | Cher | [13] |