List of awards and nominations received by Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge awards and nominations

Etheridge in 2011 receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Award	Wins	Nominations
Academy Awards	1	1
American Music Awards	0	1
Billboard Music Awards	0	2
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	0	1
Grammy Awards	2	15
Juno Awards	1	1

The following is a list of awards, honors, and nominations received by American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist Melissa Etheridge.

She has received various accolades and honors throughout her career. Among her competitive awards, Etheridge has won two Grammy Awards (from 15 nominations) and an Academy Award. Among her honorary accolades, she has received the ASCAP Founders Award, an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Major industry awards

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for excellence of cinematic achievements. ^[1] Etheridge has received one award from one nomination.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2007	Best Original Song	"I Need to Wake Up" (from An Inconvenient Truth )	Won	[2]

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958. ^[3] Etheridge has won two awards from 15 nominations.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female	"Bring Me Some Water"	Nominated	[4]
1990		"Brave and Crazy"	Nominated
1991		"The Angels"	Nominated
1993		"Ain't It Heavy"	Won
1995		"Come to My Window"	Won
	Best Rock Song		Nominated
		"I'm the Only One"	Nominated
2000		"Angels Would Fall"	Nominated
	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female		Nominated
	Best Rock Album	Breakdown	Nominated
2001	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female	"Enough of Me"	Nominated
2002		"I Want to Be in Love"	Nominated
2003		"The Weakness in Me"	Nominated
2005	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo	"Breathe"	Nominated
2007	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media	"I Need to Wake Up"	Nominated

Other industry awards

A2IM Libera Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2020	Best Mainstream Rock Album	The Medicine Show	Nominated	[5]

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to honor popular musicians from various genres of music and to "put audiences in touch with the latest phenomena in American music". ^[6]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1996	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Herself	Nominated	[7]

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1996	Pop Songwriter of the Year	Herself	Won	[8]
	Most Performed Songs	"Come to My Window"	Won	[9]
		"I'm the Only One"	Won
		"If I Wanted To"	Won
1997		"I Want to Come Over"	Won	[10]
2007	Herself	ASCAP Founders Award	Honoree	[11]

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are held to honour artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard . ^[12]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1995	Top Female Artist	Herself	Nominated
	Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female		Nominated

Critics Choice Movie Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. ^[13]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2007	Best Song	"I Need to Wake Up" (from An Inconvenient Truth )	Nominated	[14]

ECHO Awards

The ECHO Award is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies. ^[15]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1993	Best International Female	Herself	Nominated

GLAAD Media Awards

The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community. ^[16]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1994	Outstanding Music Artist	Yes I Am	Won	[17]
1995	Outstanding Music Video	"I'm the Only One"	Won	[18]
1999	Stephen F. Kolzak Award	Herself	Won	[19]
2000	Outstanding Music Artist	Breakdown	Nominated	[20]
2002		Skin	Nominated	[21]
2005		Lucky	Nominated	[22]
2006		Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled	Won	[23]
	Stephen F. Kolzak Award	Herself	Won
2008	Outstanding Music Artist	The Awakening	Nominated	[24]
2020		The Medicine Show	Nominated	[25]
2022		One Way Out	Nominated	[26]

Gold Derby Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2007	Original Song	"I Need to Wake Up" (from An Inconvenient Truth )	Nominated	[27]

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1990	International Entertainer of the Year	Herself	Won	[28]

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry. ^{[29] [30]}

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1990	Best Debut Tour	Tour	Nominated
	Club Tour of the Year		Nominated
	Small Hall Tour of the Year		Nominated
1995			Won

Other accolades

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Etheridge shared her personal experiences of advocating for the LGBT community at a United States Department of Justice Event

• 1988 – Etheridge received the "Diamond Spotlight Award" at the Diamond Awards Show, Belgium. ^[31]
• 1999 – Ranked No. 49 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll. ^[32]
• 2001 – Etheridge won the Gibson Guitar Award for Best Rock Guitarist: Female. ^[33]
• 2006 – Etheridge received GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which honors openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professionals who have made a significant difference in promoting equal rights, at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards. ^[34] In addition, she was awarded as Outstanding Music Artist for Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled . ^[35]
• 2006 – Berklee College of Music's presented Etheridge with an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree. Etheridge delivered the commencement address in front of more than 800 graduating students and 4,000 guests. ^[36]
• 2007 – Rolling Stone ranked The Awakening at No. 20 on their list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. ^[37]
• 2011 – Etheridge received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is the 2,450th star that has been awarded. ^[38]

See also

• Melissa Etheridge discography

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External links

• Melissa Etheridge's Official Website