List of awards and nominations received by John Legend

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Legend performing at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, on December 5, 2008
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins33
Nominations88
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize 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.

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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 33 awards from 88 nominations.

Major Awards

Academy Awards

YearCategoryProjectResult
2014 Best Original Song "Glory" (with Common)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.

YearCategoryProjectResult
2019 Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program (as producer)Crow: The LegendWon
Outstanding Special Class Special (as producer)Nominated

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 .

YearCategoryProjectResult
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]

YearCategoryProjectResult
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-one nominations. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

YearCategoryProjectResult
2006 Best New Artist John LegendWon
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
2010Best Male Pop Vocal Performance"This Time"Nominated
2011Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals"Shine"Nominated
Best R&B SongWon
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
2014Best 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 CollaborationNominated
"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
2020Best 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 SongNominated

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]

YearCategoryProjectResult
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.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2021 "Hallelujah" (with Carrie Underwood)Video of the YearNominated

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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2005 John LegendFavorite Male R&B/Soul ArtistNominated
2014 Favorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistNominated
Favorite Soul/R&B Male ArtistWon
Love in the Future Favorite Soul/R&B AlbumNominated
"All of Me"Single of the YearNominated
2016 "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" (with Meghan Trainor)Collaboration of the YearNominated

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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2005 "Ordinary People"Video of the YearNominated
John LegendBest Male R&B ArtistNominated
Best New ArtistWon
2007 Best Male R&B ArtistNominated
2014 [14] Best Male R&B ArtistNominated
2015 "Glory" (with Common)Video of the YearNominated
Best CollaborationWon
John LegendBest Male R&B ArtistNominated
2016 "One Man Can Change the World"(with Big Sean & Kanye West)Best CollaborationNominated
2019 John LegendBest Male R&B/Pop ArtistNominated
2020 "Higher"(with DJ Khaled & Nipsey Hussle)Best CollaborationNominated
Video of the YearWon

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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2015 John LegendTop Radio Songs ArtistNominated
Top R&B ArtistNominated
"All of Me"Top Hot 100 SongNominated
Top Radio SongWon
Top Streaming Song (Audio)Won
Top R&B SongNominated
Love in the FutureTop R&B AlbumNominated

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.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
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.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2021 "Hallelujah" (with Carrie Underwood)Video of the YearWon
Collaborative Video of the YearNominated

iHeartRadio Music Awards

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

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2015"All of Me"Song of the YearNominated
Best LyricsNominated

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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2014John 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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2005Get LiftedBest AlbumNominated
John LegendBest R&B ActWon
"Ordinary People"Best VideoNominated

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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2005"Ordinary People"Best R&B VideoNominated
Best New ArtistNominated
Best Male VideoNominated
2014"All of Me"Best Male VideoNominated
2015"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West and Big Sean)Best Video with a Social MessageWon
2017"Surefire"Best Fight Against the SystemWon
2019"Higher World" (with DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle )Best Hip-Hop VideoNominated
"Preach"Best Video for GoodNominated

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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2009John LegendOutstanding Male ArtistNominated
GreenlightOutstanding SongNominated
2014John LegendOutstanding Male ArtistWon
"All of Me"Outstanding SongWon
"Made to Love"Outstanding Music VideoNominated
Love in the Future Outstanding AlbumNominated
2016John LegendPresident AwardWon
"One Man Can Change The World" (with Big Sean & Kanye West)Outstanding Duo, Group or CollaborationNominated
2018"Surefire (Piano Version)"Outstanding Song, TraditionalNominated
2019John LegendOutstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special (for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert)Nominated
Outstanding Male ArtistNominated
"A Good Night" (feat. BloodPop)Outstanding Duo, Group or CollaborationNominated
Outstanding Song, ContemporaryNominated
2021Bigger LoveOutstanding AlbumNominated
John LegendOutstanding Male ArtistNominated

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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
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 MaleNominated
"Save Room"Best R&B/Soul Single MaleWon
2014 "All of Me"Song of the YearNominated
Record of the Year (The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award)Won
Love in the FutureAlbum of the YearNominated
John LegendBest R&B/Soul Male ArtistNominated
2015 "Glory" (with Common)Song of the YearNominated
Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's AwardWon
Best CollaborationNominated
2018 "A Good Night" (with BloodPop)Best Collaboration PerformanceNominated
John LegendBest R&B/Soul Male ArtistNominated

Vibe Awards

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

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2005John LegendR&B Voice of the YearNominated
Artist of the YearNominated
Get LiftedAlbum of the YearNominated
"Ordinary People"Best R&B SongNominated

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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2014"Glory" (with Common)Best MusicWon

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 ]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2011"Shine"Best SongNominated
2015 "Glory" (with Common)Won
2018Himself (for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert)Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited SeriesNominated

Georgia Film Critics Association

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

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2015"Glory" (with Common)Best Original SongWon

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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2015 "Glory" (with Common)Best Original SongNominated

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