List of awards and nominations received by Emmylou Harris

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Harris receiving an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music in 2009.

American singer, songwriter and musician Emmylou Harris has been awarded on numerous occasions for her work. She received 14 accolades from the Grammy Awards, beginning in 1977 for her album Elite Hotel . She also won awards from the Grammy's for her work with other artists, including one with Roy Orbison and another for the Trio album with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt. She has been nominated by the Grammy Awards a total of 34 times. Harris also received multiple awards and nominations from the Country Music Association. In 1980, she won the Female Vocalist of the Year award. This was followed in 1988 for the Vocal Event of the Year award for her work with Parton and Ronstadt. Along with various artists, Harris won the Album of the Year award in 2000 for her contributions to the soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou? .

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Harris has also been nominated ten times by the Academy of Country Music. Her first accolade from the ACM's came with the 1987 Trio album. In 2011, she won the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award. She was also nominated multiple times for Top Female Vocalist and Vocal Event of the Year. Harris also received four awards from the Americana Music Honors & Awards. This included two wins for Duo/Group of the Year for her work with Rodney Crowell. Music magazines Cashbox and Record World gave Harris nominations for Top Female Vocalist. Other honors include receiving an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music, being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Billboard Century Award.

American Academy of Achievement

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2004Emmylou HarrisGolden Plate AwardWon [1] [2]

American Academy of Arts and Science

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2009Emmylou HarrisAmerican Academy of Arts and ScienceInducted [3]

Academy of Country Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1975Emmylou HarrisMost Promising Female VocalistNominated [4]
1976Top Female Vocalist of the YearNominated
1977Nominated
1979 Blue Kentucky Girl Album of the YearNominated
1980Emmylou HarrisTop Female VocalistNominated
1981 Don Williams and Emmylou HarrisTop Vocal DuetNominated
Emmylou HarrisTop Female VocalistNominated
1984Nominated
1987 Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt)Album of the YearWon
1998"Same Old Train" (with various artists)Vocal Event of the YearNominated
2003"Young Man's Town" (with Vince Gill)Vocal Event of the YearNominated
2011Emmylou HarrisCliffie Stone Pioneer AwardWon

Alabama Music Hall of Fame

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2003Emmylou HarrisAlabama Music Hall of FameInducted [5]

Americana Music Honors & Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2002Emmylou HarrisLifetime Achievement for PerformanceWon [6]
2013 Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell)Album of the YearWon [7]
Emmylou HarrisArtist of the YearNominated
Emmylou Harris and Rodney CrowellDuo/Group of the YearWon
2016Won [8]

American Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1982Emmylou Harris Favorite Female Country Artist Nominated [9]
1983Nominated

Berklee College of Music

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2009Emmylou HarrisHonorary Doctorate of MusicWon [10]

Billboard Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1999Emmylou Harris Billboard Century Award Won [11]

Cashbox Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1976Emmylou HarrisTop Female Vocalist – SinglesNominated [12]
1980Top Female Vocalist – SinglesNominated [13]
Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison Top New DuoNominated
1981Emmylou HarrisTop Female Vocalist – SinglesNominated [14]
1982Emmylou Harris and Don WilliamsTop New Country DuoWon [15]
1989Emmylou HarrisFemale Vocalist of the YearNominated [16]

Country Music Association Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1976Emmylou Harris Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated [17]
1977Nominated
1978Nominated
1979Nominated
1980 Roses in the Snow Album of the Year Nominated
Emmylou HarrisFemale Vocalist of the YearWon
1981Nominated
1982Nominated
1983Nominated
Emmylou Harris and Don Williams Vocal Duo of the Year Nominated
1984Emmylou HarrisFemale Vocalist of the YearNominated
Emmylou Harris and Don WilliamsVocal Duo of the YearNominated
1985Emmylou HarrisFemale Vocalist of the YearNominated
1986Nominated
1987Trio(with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt)Album of the YearNominated
Emmylou HarrisFemale Vocalist of the YearNominated
1988Trio(with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) Vocal Event of the Year Won
Emmylou Harris and Earl Thomas Conley Vocal Event of the YearNominated
1990Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson Vocal Event of the YearNominated
1999"Same Old Train" (with various artists)Vocal Event of the YearNominated
2001 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (with various artists)Album of the YearWon
"Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby" (with Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch)Vocal Event of the YearNominated

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2008Emmylou HarrisCountry Music Hall of Fame and MuseumInducted [18]

Grammy Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1976 "If I Could Only Win Your Love" Best Female Country Vocal Performance Nominated [19]
1977 Elite Hotel Won
"Here, There and Everywhere" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
1978 "Making Believe" Best Female Country Vocal Performance Nominated
1979 Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town Nominated
1980 Blue Kentucky Girl Won
1981 "That Lovin' You Feeling Again" (with Roy Orbison) Best Country Performance by a Duo of Group with Vocal Won
Roses in the Snow Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceNominated
1982 "If I Needed You" (with Don Williams)Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalNominated
1983 Cimarron Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceNominated
"Love Hurts" (with Gram Parsons)Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalNominated
1984 Last Date Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceNominated
1985 "In My Dreams"Won
1986 The Ballad of Sally Rose Nominated
1987 "Today I Started Loving You Again"Nominated
1988 Trio(with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) Album of the Year Nominated
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalWon
"You Are" (with Glen Campbell) Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet Nominated
Angel Band Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceNominated
1989 "Back in Baby's Arms"Nominated
"We Believe in Happy Endings" (with Earl Thomas Conley) Best Country Vocal Collaboration Nominated
1990 "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (with various artists)Nominated
Bluebird Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceNominated
1993 At the Ryman (with The Nash Ramblers)Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalWon
"Scotland" Best Country Instrumental Performance Nominated
1994 "High Powered Love"Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceNominated
1996 Wrecking Ball Best Contemporary Folk Album Won
1999 "Same Old Train" (with various artists)Best Country Collaboration with VocalsWon
Spyboy Best Contemporary Folk AlbumNominated
"Love Still Remains"Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceNominated
2000 "After the Gold Rush" (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt)Best Country Collaboration with VocalsWon
Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) Best Country Album Nominated
Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt)Best Contemporary Folk AlbumNominated
"Ordinary Heart"Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceNominated
2001 Red Dirt Girl Best Contemporary Folk AlbumWon
2002 O Brother, Where Art Thou?(with various artists)Album of the YearWon
"Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby"Best Country Collaboration with VocalsNominated
2003 "Flesh and Blood" (with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Sheryl Crow)Nominated
2004 Stumble into Grace Best Contemporary Folk AlbumNominated
2006 "Shelter from the Storm" (with Rodney Crowell)Best Country Collaboration with VocalsNominated
"The Connection"Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceWon
2007 All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler)Best Contemporary Folk/Americana AlbumNominated
2009 All I Intended to Be Nominated
2012 Hard Bargain Best Americana Album Nominated
2014 Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell)Won
2016 The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell)Nominated
"The Traveling Kind" (with Rodney Crowell) Best American Roots Song Nominated
2018Emmylou Harris Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Won [20]

Grand Ole Opry

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1992Emmylou HarrisInducted as a MemberInducted [21] [22]

Hollywood Walk of Fame

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2019Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda RonstadtHollywood Walk of FameInducted [23]

International Bluegrass Music Association Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2001O Brother, Where Art Thou?(with various artists)Album of the YearWon [24]
2002 Down from the Mountain (with various artists)Won
2003 Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III (with various artists)Collaborative Recording of the YearWon
2004 Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers (with various artists)Won

Polar Music Prize

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2015Emmylou HarrisPolar Music PrizeWon [25]

Record World Country Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1975Emmylou HarrisTop New Female Vocalist – SinglesNominated [26]
1979Top Female Vocalist – SinglesNominated [27]
1980Nominated [28]
1981Nominated [29]

Satellite Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2012"Fire in the Blood/Snake Song" (with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis) Best Original Song Nominated [30] [31]

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