List of awards and nominations received by Franz Ferdinand

Last updated October 14, 2022

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band's original lineup was composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar, keyboard), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals). Julian Corrie (keyboards, synthesiser, guitar and backing vocals) joined the band in 2017 after McCarthy left during the previous year. The band has been notable for being one of the more popular post-punk revival bands, garnering multiple UK top 20 hits.^[1] They have been nominated for several Grammy Awards and have received two Brit Awards – winning one for Best British Group – as well as one NME Award.

Best Art Vinyl

The Best Art Vinyl is an annual award that first began in 2005. It celebrates artists and designers of vinyl record cover art.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	You Could Have It So Much Better	Best Art Vinyl	Nominated
2006	"The Fallen"	Best Art Vinyl	Nominated

Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Franz Ferdinand	British Album of the Year	Nominated
	Franz Ferdinand	British Breakthrough Act	Nominated
		British Group	Won
		British Rock Act	Won
		British Live Act	Nominated
2006		British Group	Nominated
		British Rock Act	Nominated
		British Live Act	Nominated

Danish Music Awards

The Danish Music Awards is a Danish award show.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Franz Ferdinand	Foreign Newcomer of the Year	Won
2005	"Take Me Out"	Foreign Hit of the Year	Won

ECHO Awards

The ECHO Award is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies.^[2]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	Themselves	Best International Rock/Alternative Act	Nominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	"Take Me Out"	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Nominated
	"Take Me Out"	Best Music Video	Nominated
	Franz Ferdinand	Best Alternative Music Album	Nominated
2006	"Do You Want To"	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Nominated
2006	You Could Have It So Much Better	Best Alternative Music Album	Nominated

Hungarian Music Awards

The Hungarian Music Awards is the national music awards of Hungary, held every year since 1992 and promoted by Mahasz.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	You Could Have It So Much Better	Best Foreign Rock Album	Nominated

iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards

The iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian television channel Much to honour the year's best music videos.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	"Do You Want To"	Best International Group Video	Nominated

Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello Awards are awards for songwriting and composing.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	"Take Me Out"	Best Contemporary Song	Won

Mercury Prize

The Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Franz Ferdinand	Nationwide Building Society Mercury Prize	Won

Meteor Music Awards

The Meteor Music Awards was an accolade bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland and further afield.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Franz Ferdinand	Best Live Performance	Nominated
	Franz Ferdinand	Best International Group	Won
	Franz Ferdinand	Best International Album	Won
2006	Franz Ferdinand	Best International Group	Nominated

MTV

Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica

The Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica was the Latin American version of the MTV Video Music Award.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Franz Ferdinand	Best New Artist – International	Nominated

MTV Asia Awards

The MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the Europe MTV Europe Music Award.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	"Take Me Out"	Favorite Video	Nominated
2006	"Do You Want To"	Favorite Video	Nominated
2006	Franz Ferdinand	Favorite Rock Act	Nominated

MTV Australia Awards

The MTV Australia Awards started in 2005 and were Australia's first awards show to celebrate both local and international acts.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Franz Ferdinand	Best Breakthrough	Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Award is an award presented by Viacom International Media Networks Europe to honour artists and music in pop culture.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Franz Ferdinand	Best New Act	Nominated
		Best Alternative	Nominated
		Best UK & Ireland Act	Nominated
2005		Best Rock	Nominated
2013		Best Alternative	Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	"Take Me Out"	Breakthrough Video	Won
2004	"Take Me Out"	MTV2 Award	Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Award.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	"Take Me Out"	Best New Artist	Nominated
2009	"Ulysses"	Best Group Video	Nominated
2009	"Ulysses"	Best Rock Video	Nominated

MTVU Woodie Awards

The MTV Woodie Awards is an annual music show presented by MTVU with awards voted on by fans.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Franz Ferdinand	Soundtrack of My Life Woodie	Nominated

NME Awards

The NME Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Franz Ferdinand	Philip Hall Radar Award	Won
2004		Best New Band	Nominated
2005		Best British Band	Nominated
		Best Live Band	Nominated
	Franz Ferdinand	Best Album	Won
	"Take Me Out"	Best Track	Won
	"Take Me Out"	Best Video	Nominated
2006	Franz Ferdinand	Best British Band	Nominated
	Franz Ferdinand	Best Live Band	Won
	You Could Have It So Much Better	Best Album	Nominated
	"Do You Want To"	Best Track	Nominated
	"Do You Want To"	Best Video	Nominated

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Themselves	Best New Touring Artist	Won

Q Awards

The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q .


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Franz Ferdinand	Best New Act	Nominated
	Franz Ferdinand	Best Album	Nominated
	"Take Me Out"	Best Track	Nominated
	"Take Me Out"	Best Video	Won

Shortlist Music Prize

The Shortlist Music Prize was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Franz Ferdinand	Shortlist Music Prize	Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox Broadcasting Company television network.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Franz Ferdinand	Choice Music: Rock Group	Nominated

UK Music Video Awards

The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	"Ulysses"	Best Indie/Alternative Video	Nominated
	"No You Girls"	Best Editing in a Video	Nominated
	"No You Girls"	Best Styling in a Video	Nominated

Other

In January Franz Ferdinand Shortlisted BBC Sound of 2004 Second Place.

In July 2009, Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" was voted number 100 in Triple J Hottest 100 songs of all time.^[3]

References

↑ "Franz Ferdinand: The Heather's On Fire". The Skinny. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
↑ "Welcome/About". ECHO Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
↑ "Countdown | Hottest 100 – Of All Time | triple j". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

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[1] "Franz Ferdinand: The Heather's On Fire". The Skinny. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

[2] "Welcome/About". ECHO Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

[3] "Countdown | Hottest 100 – Of All Time | triple j". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

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v t e Franz Ferdinand
Alex Kapranos Bob Hardy Julian Corrie Dino Bardot Audrey Tait Nick McCarthy Paul Thomson
Studio albums	Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action Always Ascending
Remix albums	Blood
Video albums	Franz Ferdinand
Extended plays	London Festival '09 Covers
Singles	"Darts of Pleasure" "Take Me Out" "The Dark of the Matinée" "Michael" "This Fire" "Do You Want To" "Walk Away" "The Fallen" / "L. Wells" "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" "Swallow, Smile" "Lucid Dreams" "Ulysses" "No You Girls" "Can't Stop Feeling" "What She Came For" "Die on the Floor / Katherine Hit Me" "Right Action" / "Love Illumination" "Evil Eye" "Bullet" "Fresh Strawberries" "Stand on the Horizon" "Johnny Delusional" "Call Girl" "Police Encounters" "Always Ascending" "Feel the Love Go"
Production	Dan Carey Rich Costey Tore Johansson Alexis Taylor Todd Terje Björn Yttling Philippe Zdar
Related articles	Discography Awards Domino Recording Company Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand The Karelia The Yummy Fur FFS (self-titled album)