List of awards and nominations received by Cyndi Lauper

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American singer Cyndi Lauper . Among her numerous accolades, Lauper has won two Grammys (1985, 2014) an Emmy (1995) and a Tony (2013), which are three of the four major annual American entertainment awards (EGOT).

Cyndi Lauper awards and nominations

Cyndi Lauper (2017)
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Grammy Awards 2 15 Billboard Awards 4 25 MTV Video Music Award 3 16 American Music Awards 2 3 Emmy Award 1 2 BMI Awards 10 10 Tony Award 1 1
Totals [a]
Wins	46
Nominations	79
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.

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are held to honor artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard . ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	Cyndi Lauper	Top Female Artist	Won
		Top New Artist	Won
		Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female	Won
		Top Hot 100 Artist – Female	Won
		Top Hot 100 Artist	Nominated
		Top Disco Artist	Nominated
		Top Disco Artist – Female	Nominated
		Top Adult Contemporary Artist – Female	Nominated
	"Time After Time"	Top Adult Contemporary Single	Nominated
1985	Cyndi Lauper	Top Artist	Nominated
		Top Billboard 200 Artist	Nominated
		Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female	Nominated
		Top Hot 100 Artist	Nominated
		Top Hot 100 Artist – Female	Nominated
	She's So Unusual	Top Billboard 200 Album	Nominated
	"All Through the Night"	Top Hot 100 Song	Nominated
		Top Adult Contemporary Single	Nominated
1986	Cyndi Lauper	Top Artist	Nominated
		Top Billboard 200 Artist	Nominated
		Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female	Nominated
		Top Hot 100 Artist	Nominated
		Top Hot 100 Artist – Female	Nominated
	True Colors	Top Billboard 200 Album	Nominated
	"Change of Heart"	Top Hot 100 Song	Nominated
		Top Dance Club Play Single	Nominated
1989	A Night to Remember	Top Pop Album Artists - Female [5]	Nominated

Cashbox Awards

Awards from Cashbox magazine.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	Cyndi Lauper	Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Vocalist [6]	Won
		Pop Singles Awards: Top New Female Vocalist [6]	Won
		Pop Album Awards: Top Female Vocalist [7]	Won
		Pop Album Awards: Top New Female Vocalist [7]	Won
		Black Contemporary Singles: Top Pop Crossover Vocalist [8]	3rd place
		12" Singles: Top Female Vocalist [9]	3rd place
		12" Singles: Top New Female Vocalist [9]	Won
		Music Video & Videocassette Awards: Top Female Vocalist [10]	2nd place
		Music Video & Videocassette Awards: Top New Female Vocalist [10]	Won

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Lauper won two awards from 16 nominations. ^[11]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	Cyndi Lauper	Best New Artist	Won
	She's So Unusual	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Time After Time"	Song of the Year	Nominated
	"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"	Record of the Year	Nominated
		Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
1986	"What A Thrill"	Best Female Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated
1987	"True Colors"	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
	"911"	Best Female Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated
1988	"Cyndi Lauper in Paris"	Best Performance Music Video	Nominated
1990	"I Drove All Night"	Best Female Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated
1999	"Disco Inferno"	Best Dance Recording	Nominated
2005	"Unchained Melody"	Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)	Nominated
2009	Bring Ya To The Brink	Best Electronic/Dance Album	Nominated
2011	Memphis Blues	Best Traditional Blues Album	Nominated
2014	Kinky Boots (Broadway Cast)	Best Musical Theater Album	Won
2017	Kinky Boots (West End Cast)	Best Musical Theater Album	Nominated

Note: "She's So Unusual" also won Best Album Package in 1985. Best Album Package is credited to the art director and not the performer, The art director was Janet Perr. ^[12]

Note: "We Are the World" (which featured Cyndi Lauper as a vocalist) also won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Music Video, Short Form, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1986. Song of the Year is credited to the songwriters and not the performer, The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. ^[13] Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group were presented to the producer in 1986, the song was produced by Quincy Jones. ^{[14] [15]} Best Music Video, Short Form is presented to the director and producer, Tom Trbovich directed the video while Quincy Jones served as producer. ^[16]

MTV Video Music Award

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Lauper won three awards from 16 nominations, being the first win in the category Best Female Video.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"	Video of the Year	Nominated
		Best New Artist	Nominated
		Best Female Video	Won
		Best Concept Video	Nominated
		Viewer's Choice	Nominated
		Best Overall Performance	Nominated
	"Time After Time"	Best New Artist	Nominated
		Best Female Video	Nominated
		Best Direction	Nominated
1985	"We Are the World"	Video of the Year	Nominated
		Best Group Video	Won
		Viewer's Choice	Won
		Best Overall Performance	Nominated
	"She Bop"	Best Female Video	Nominated
1987	"True Colors"	Best Female Video	Nominated
	"What's Going On"	Best Cinematography	Nominated

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony held annually by British magazine Smash Hits , and broadcast on BBC One.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	Herself	Most Fanciable Female	Nominated
		Best Female Singer	Nominated
1985			Nominated
		Worst Female Singer	Nominated
1986		Worst Dressed Person	Nominated
		Best Female Singer	Nominated
1987		Worst Female Singer	Nominated
1994			Nominated
		Best Female Solo Singer	Nominated

Other awards

Year	Awards	Work	Category	Result
1983	American Video Awards	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"	Best Female Performance	Won
	Performance Magazine Awards	Herself	Most Promising Female Vocalist	Won
1984			Pop Breakout of the Year	Won
	NARM Awards	She's So Unusual	Best Selling Album by a New Artist	Won
			Best Selling Album by a Female Artist	Won
	Juno Awards	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"	Best Selling Single	Nominated
	Ms. Magazine	Herself	Woman of the Year	Won
	American Video Awards	"Time After Time"	Best Female Performance	Won
			Best Pop Video	Won
1985	Pro Canada Awards		Most Performed Foreign Song	Won
	Pollstar Concert Industry Awards	Herself	Favorite New Headliner of the Year	Nominated
	Rolling Stone Awards		Best New Artist	Won
			Best Female Video Artist	Won
	Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards		New Directions Award	Won
	American Music Awards		Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Won
			Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist	Won
1986		"We Are The World"	Song of the Year	Nominated
	People's Choice Awards		Favorite New Song	Won
	Slammy Awards	Herself	Best Producer	Won
	ASCAP Pop Music Awards	"Time After Time"	Most Performed Song [17]	Won
1987	Japan Gold Disc Awards	True Colors	Best Album of the Year – Rock/Folk	Won
1988	New York Music Awards	Herself	Best Female Rock Vocalist	Won
	Photography Awards	"What's Going On"	Best Art Direction	Won
	Art Directors' Club 67th Annual Exhibition		Merit Award	Won
1989	FM Tokyo Pop Best 10	"I Drove All Night"	Song of the Year	Won
1993	Ms. Magazine	Herself	Woman of the Year	Won
1994	Emmy Awards	Mad About You	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
1995				Won
1996	IFPI Platinum Europe Awards	Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some	Award Level 1	Won
	Apex Awards	"Unhook the Stars" [18]	Original Song Comedy	Nominated
2000		"I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever"		Nominated
	Fennecus Awards		Original Song	Nominated
			Song Performance	Nominated
2005	Telecom Mobile Music Awards	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"	Gold Award [19]	Won
	PFLAG Awards	Herself	Celebrity Leadership Award	Won
2007	HRC Awards		National Equality Award	Won
2009	Black Tie Awards		Media Award	Won
	Out 100 Awards		Ally of the Year	Won
2010	GLSEN The Respect Awards		Inspiration Award	Won
	NARM Awards		Chairman's Award	Won
2011	OUTMUSIC Awards		Person of the Year	Won
	Ride of Fame [20]		Inductee	Won
	New York Music Awards		Best Female Blues Artist	Won
		Memphis Blues	Best Blues Album	Won
2013	Tony Awards	Kinky Boots	Best Original Score	Won
	Outer Critics Circle Awards		Outstanding New Score	Won
2015	Songwriters Hall of Fame	Herself	Inductee	Won
	Annie Awards	Henry & Me	Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Nominated
2016	Laurence Olivier Awards	Kinky Boots	Outstanding Achievement in Music	Nominated
	Hollywood Walk of Fame	Herself	Recording	Won
2017	VH1 Trailblazer Honor		Honoree [21]	Won
	British LGBT Awards	Kinky Boots	Media Moment [22]	Nominated
2020	Queerty Awards	Herself	Straight Best Friend [23]	Pending

BMI Awards

The Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI) Awards is an annual award show hosted for the purpose of giving awards to songwriters. Songwriters are selected each year from the entire BMI catalog, based on the number of performances during the award period.

• 1984 – Pop Award for "Time After Time" (Won)
• 1985 – Pop Award for "She Bop" (Won)
• 1988 – Pop Award for "Change Of Heart" (Won)
• 2008 – BMI Millionaire Award for 5 Million Spins on US radio for "Time After Time" (Won)
• 2009 – Pop Award for "Time After Time" (Won)

Other recognitions

Year	By	List	Work	Ranked
1993	Rolling Stone	The 100 Top Music Videos [24]	"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"	#22
1999	VH1	100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll [25]	Cyndi Lauper	#58
	MTV	100 Greatest Videos Ever Made [26]	"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"	#39
	Rolling Stone	100 Best Albums of the '80s [27]	She's So Unusual	#75
2000	Rolling Stone	100 Greatest Pop Songs [28]	"Time After Time"	#66
	MTV
2001	VH1	100 Greatest Videos [29]	"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"	#45
2002	Rolling Stone	50 Essential "Women In Rock" Albums [30]	She's So Unusual	#41
2003	VH1	100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years [31]	"Time After Time"	#22
	Rolling Stone	The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time [32]	She's So Unusual	#494
2006	VH1	100 Greatest Songs of the 80's [33]	"Time After Time"	#19
			"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"	#23
2019	Library of Congress	National Recording Registry [34]	She's So Unusual

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