List of awards and nominations received by John Legend

John Legend awards and nominations

Legend performing at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, on December 5, 2008
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations American Music Awards 1 5 BET 2 7 Children's and Family Emmy Awards 1 1 Daytime Emmy Award 3 4 Grammy 12 38 MOBO 1 3 MTV VMA 2 4 NAACP 2 6 Soul Train 5 12 Academy Awards 1 1 Primetime Emmy Awards 1 2 Tony Awards 1 2
Totals [a]
Wins	36
Nominations	133
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.

John Legend is an American soul singer, songwriter and pianist. In 2005, Legend received fifteen nominations and won two, including Best New Artist at the Black Entertainment Television Awards (BET Awards) and Best R&B Act at the MOBO Awards. In 2006, Legend received ten nominations and won five, including Best R&B Male Vocal Performance for "Stay with You", Best R&B Album for Get Lifted, Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards; Best R&B/Soul Album Male for Get Lifted, Best R&B/Soul Single Male for "Ordinary People" at the Soul Train Music Awards. In 2007, Legend received six nominations and won three, including Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for "Family Affair", Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Heaven" at the Grammy Awards; Best R&B/Soul Single Male for "Save Room" at the Soul Train Music Awards.

In 2017, Legend was the recipient of Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Performing Arts. ^[1] In 2018 Legend became the first Black man to officially achieve an EGOT with his Emmy win for "Jesus Christ Superstar". Overall, Legend has won 36 awards from 133 nominations.

Major Awards

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Project	Result
2014	Best Original Song	"Glory" (with Common)	Won

Children's and Family Emmy Awards

The Children's and Family Emmy Awards, or Children's and Family Emmys, are a part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Children's and Family Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American children's and family-oriented television programming.

Year	Category	Project	Result
2023	Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (as producer)	1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed	Won

Daytime Emmy Awards

The Daytime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Daytime television programming. Legend has received one award from two nominations for Crow: The Legend.

Year	Category	Project	Result
2019	Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program (as producer)	Crow: The Legend	Won
	Outstanding Special Class Special (as producer)		Nominated
2022	Outstanding Daytime Special (as producer)	Shelter Me: Soul Awakened	Won
	Outstanding Short Form Daytime Program (as producer)	Cornerstones: Founding Voices of the Black Church	Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Legend has received one award from two nominations for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert .

Year	Category	Project	Result
2018	Outstanding Variety Special (Live) (as producer)	Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert	Won
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie		Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Awards were established in 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to celebrate the best in film and television. John Legend has received one nomination and win. ^[2]

Year	Category	Project	Result
2014	Best Original Song	"Glory" (with Common)	Won

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Legend has won twelve awards from thirty-eight nominations, three of which are pending in the 2025 ceremony. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Year	Category	Project	Result
2006	Best New Artist	John Legend	Won
	Best R&B Album	Get Lifted	Won
	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	"So High" (featuring Lauryn Hill)	Nominated
	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	"Stay with You"	Nominated
	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	"They Say" (with Common & Kanye West)	Nominated
	Song of the Year	"Ordinary People"	Nominated
	Best R&B Song		Nominated
	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance		Won
2007		"Heaven"	Won
	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	"Save Room"	Nominated
	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	"Family Affair" (with Joss Stone & Van Hunt)	Won
2009		"Stay with Me (By the Sea)" (with Al Green)	Won
	Song of the Year	"American Boy" (as songwriter)	Nominated
	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	"Green Light" (featuring André 3000 )	Nominated
2010	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	"This Time"	Nominated
2011	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	"Shine"	Nominated
	Best R&B Song		Won
	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	"Hang On In There" (with The Roots)	Won
	Best R&B Album	Wake Up! (with The Roots)	Won
	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	"Wake Up Everybody" (with The Roots, featuring Common & Melanie Fiona)	Nominated
2013		"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" (featuring Ludacris)	Nominated
2014	Best R&B Album	Love in the Future	Nominated
2015	Best Pop Solo Performance	"All of Me" (Live)	Nominated
	Best Rap Song	"Bound 2" (as songwriter)	Nominated
2016		"Glory" (with Common)	Nominated
	Best Song Written for Visual Media		Won
	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration		Nominated
		"One Man Can Change the World" (with Big Sean and Kanye West)	Nominated
2019 [8]	Best Musical Theater Album	Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert	Nominated
2020	Best Rap/Sung Performance	"Higher" (with DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle)	Won
	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	A Legendary Christmas	Nominated
2021	Album of the Year	Chilombo (as featured artist)	Nominated
	Best R&B Performance	"Lightning & Thunder" (with Jhené Aiko)	Nominated
	Best R&B Album	Bigger Love	Won
2023	Song of the Year	"God Did" (with DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and Fridayy)	Nominated
	Best Rap Performance		Nominated
	Best Rap Song		Nominated
2025	Best Children's Music Album	My Favorite Dream	Pending
	Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella	"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (with Jacob Collier and Tori Kelly)	Pending
	Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals	"Always Come Back" (with Matt Jones)	Pending

Tony Award

The Tony Award recognizes the excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. Legend has received one award from two nominations. ^[9]

Year	Category	Project	Result
2017	Best Revival of a Play	Jitney (as co-producer)	Won
2018	Best Original Score	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nominated

Other Awards

Academy of Country Music Awards

The Academy of Country Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by the Academy of Country Music in 1966. Legend has been nominated one time.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2021	"Hallelujah" (with Carrie Underwood)	Video of the Year	Nominated

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Legend has been nominated five times, and received one award. ^[10]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	John Legend	Favorite Male R&B/Soul Artist	Nominated
2014		Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Won
	Love in the Future	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
	"All of Me"	Single of the Year	Nominated
2016	"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" (with Meghan Trainor)	Collaboration of the Year	Nominated

BET Awards

The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET. Legend has won three awards from twelve nominations. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	"Ordinary People"	Video of the Year	Nominated
	John Legend	Best Male R&B Artist	Nominated
		Best New Artist	Won
2007		Best Male R&B Artist	Nominated
2014 [14]		Best Male R&B Artist	Nominated
2015	"Glory" (with Common)	Video of the Year	Nominated
		Best Collaboration	Won
	John Legend	Best Male R&B Artist	Nominated
2016	"One Man Can Change the World"(with Big Sean & Kanye West)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
2019	John Legend	Best Male R&B/Pop Artist	Nominated
2020	"Higher"(with DJ Khaled & Nipsey Hussle)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
		Video of the Year	Won

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and is based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Legend received two of seven nominations. ^[15]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	John Legend	Top Radio Songs Artist	Nominated
		Top R&B Artist	Nominated
	"All of Me"	Top Hot 100 Song	Nominated
		Top Radio Song	Won
		Top Streaming Song (Audio)	Won
		Top R&B Song	Nominated
	Love in the Future	Top R&B Album	Nominated

Black Reel Awards

The Black Reel Awards is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence of African-Americans, as well as the cinematic achievements of the African diaspora, in the global film industry, as assessed by the Foundation's voting membership.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	"Shine"	Outstanding Original Song	Won
2013	"Who Did That To You?"		Won
	"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)"		Nominated
2015	"Glory"		Won
2017	"Start"		Nominated
2021	"Make It Work"		Nominated

CMT Music Awards

The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances since 1967. Legend has been nominated twice.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2021	"Hallelujah" (with Carrie Underwood)	Video of the Year	Won
		Collaborative Video of the Year	Nominated

iHeartRadio Music Awards

iHeartRadio Music Awards is an international music awards show founded by iHeartRadio in 2014. Legend has been nominated twice. ^[16]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	"All of Me"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Best Lyrics	Nominated

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards, otherwise abbreviated as MAMA, is an award show held by Mnet annually that credits South Korean artists, as well as foreign artists who have had an impact in the South Korean Music industry. ^[17]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	John Legend	International Favorite Artist	Won

MOBO Awards

The MOBO Awards (an acronym for "Music of Black Origin") were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. Legend has won one award from three nominations. ^[18]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Get Lifted	Best Album	Nominated
	John Legend	Best R&B Act	Won
	"Ordinary People"	Best Video	Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Legend has been nominated eight times and won twice . ^[19]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	"Ordinary People"	Best R&B Video	Nominated
		Best New Artist	Nominated
		Best Male Video	Nominated
2014	"All of Me"	Best Male Video	Nominated
2015	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West and Big Sean)	Best Video with a Social Message	Won
2017	"Surefire"	Best Fight Against the System	Won
2019	"Higher World" (with DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle )	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated
	"Preach"	Best Video for Good	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. Legend has been nominated twice. ^[20]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	John Legend	Outstanding Male Artist	Nominated
	Greenlight	Outstanding Song	Nominated
2014	John Legend	Outstanding Male Artist	Won
	"All of Me"	Outstanding Song	Won
	"Made to Love"	Outstanding Music Video	Nominated
	Love in the Future	Outstanding Album	Nominated
2016	John Legend	President Award	Won
	"One Man Can Change The World" (with Big Sean & Kanye West)	Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration	Nominated
2018	"Surefire (Piano Version)"	Outstanding Song, Traditional	Nominated
2019	John Legend	Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special (for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert)	Nominated
		Outstanding Male Artist	Nominated
	"A Good Night" (feat. BloodPop)	Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration	Nominated
		Outstanding Song, Contemporary	Nominated
2021	Bigger Love	Outstanding Album	Nominated
	John Legend	Outstanding Male Artist	Nominated

Soul Train Music Awards

The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national broadcast syndication that honors the best in African American music and entertainment established in 1987. Legend has won five awards from twelve nominations. ^{[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]}

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	"Used to Love U"	Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist	Nominated
2006	Get Lifted	Best R&B/Soul Album, Male	Won
	"Ordinary People"	Best R&B/Soul Single, Male	Won
2007	Once Again	Best R&B/Soul Album Male	Nominated
	"Save Room"	Best R&B/Soul Single Male	Won
2014	"All of Me"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Record of the Year (The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award)	Won
	Love in the Future	Album of the Year	Nominated
	John Legend	Best R&B/Soul Male Artist	Nominated
2015	"Glory" (with Common)	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award	Won
		Best Collaboration	Nominated
2018	"A Good Night" (with BloodPop)	Best Collaboration Performance	Nominated
	John Legend	Best R&B/Soul Male Artist	Nominated

Vibe Awards

The Vibe Awards are hosted annually by Vibe magazine. Legend has been nominated four times. ^[26]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	John Legend	R&B Voice of the Year	Nominated
		Artist of the Year	Nominated
	Get Lifted	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Ordinary People"	Best R&B Song	Nominated

Critics Awards

African-American Film Critics Association

The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is a group of African-American film critics that give various awards for excellence in film at the end of each year. Legend has won one time. ^[27]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	"Glory" (with Common)	Best Music	Won

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Legend has won one award in 2015.^{[ citation needed ]}

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	"Shine"	Best Song	Nominated
2015	"Glory" (with Common)		Won
2018	Himself (for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert)	Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series	Nominated

Georgia Film Critics Association

Legend won one award from the Georgia Film Critics Association in 2015. ^[28]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	"Glory" (with Common)	Best Original Song	Won

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

The Houston Film Critics Society is a non-profit film critic organization which presents an annual set of film awards for "extraordinary accomplishment in film" in a ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Legend has been nominated once. ^{[29] [30]}

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	"Glory" (with Common)	Best Original Song	Nominated

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