List of awards and nominations received by Paul Simon

Paul Simon awards and nominations

Simon performing in 1982
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 0 1 Emmy Awards 1 3 Golden Globes 0 1 Grammy Awards 12 28
Totals [a]
Wins	18
Nominations	42
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.

Paul Simon is an American musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He has received various accolades including twelve Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Over his career he has received various honors an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001 and the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize in 2007. ^{[1] [2]} Two of his works, Sounds of Silence (1966) (as part of Simon & Garfunkel) and Graceland, were inducted into the National Recording Registry for their cultural significance.

For his breakout song, "Mrs. Robinson", used in the coming-of-age dramedy The Graduate (1967), he won three Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Best Soundtrack for Visual Media. For his fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) he won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. For the song, "Bridge over Troubled Water" he won four Grammy Awards (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals, and Best Contemporary Song). For his fourth solo album, Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) he won two Grammys (Album of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance). For his seventh solo album, Graceland (1986) he won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. For the song "Graceland" he won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

On television, he won the Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special for The Paul Simon Special (1978). For his song, "Father and Daughter" written for the animated family adventure film The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Best Original Song	"Father and Daughter" (from The Wild Thornberrys Movie )	Nominated	[3]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1976	Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special	The Paul Simon Special	Won	[4]
Daytime Emmy Awards
1996	Outstanding Original Song	The Oprah Winfrey Show	Nominated
New York Emmy Awards
2016	Arts: Program/Special	The Game 365	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Best Original Song	"Father and Daughter" (from The Wild Thornberrys Movie )	Nominated	[5]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1969	Album of the Year	Bookends	Nominated	[6]
	Record of the Year	"Mrs. Robinson"	Won
	Song of the Year		Nominated
	Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals		Won
	Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	The Graduate	Won
1971	Album of the Year	Bridge over Troubled Water	Won	[7]
	Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals		Nominated
	Record of the Year	"Bridge over Troubled Water"	Won
	Song of the Year		Won
	Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals		Won
	Best Contemporary Song		Won
1974	Album of the Year	There Goes Rhymin' Simon	Nominated	[8]
	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance		Nominated
1976	Album of the Year	Still Crazy After All These Years	Won	[9]
	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance		Won
	Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	"My Little Town"	Nominated
1977	Record of the Year	"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"	Nominated	[10]
1981	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	"Late in the Evening"	Nominated	[11]
	Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	One-Trick Pony	Nominated
1987	Album of the Year	Graceland	Won	[12]
	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance		Nominated
	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Himself	Nominated
	Song of the Year	"Graceland"	Nominated
1988	Record of the Year		Won	[13]
1992	Album of the Year	The Rhythm of the Saints	Nominated	[14]
	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Himself	Nominated
2001	Album of the Year	You're the One	Nominated	[15]
2024	Best Folk Album	Seven Psalms	Nominated	[16]

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
American Music Awards	1988	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Himself	Won
	Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Won
Brit Awards	1977	International Album	Bridge over Troubled Water	Won
	1987	International Solo Artist	Paul Simon	Won
	1991	International Male Solo Artist		Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2002	Best Song	"Father and Daughter" (from The Wild Thornberrys Movie )	Honored
MTV Video Music Awards	1987	Best Male Video	Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al	Nominated
	Video of the Year	Paul Simon: The Boy in the Bubble	Nominated
	Most Experimental Video		Nominated
	Viewer's Choice		Nominated
TV Land Awards	2008	Most Memorable SNL Musical Guest	Saturday Night Live	Won

Honorary awards

Organization	Year	Honor	Result	Ref.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	1990	Induction as part of Simon & Garfunkel	Honored	[17]
	2001	Induction as a solo performer	Honored
MusiCares	2001	Person of the Year	Honored
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts	2002	Kennedy Center Honors	Honored
BMI Pop Awards	2005	BMI Pop Icon [a]	Honored	[18]
Time Magazine	2006	"100 People Who Shaped the World"	Honored	[19]
Library of Congress	2007	Gershwin Prize [b]	Honored	[2]
Stig Anderson Music Award Foundation	2012	Polar Music Prize	Honored	[20]
Rolling Stone	2011	Named him one of the 100 greatest guitarists	Honored	[21]
	2015	Simon was ranked 8th out of the 100 Greatest Songwriters	Honored	[22]
	2023	Simon was ranked the 246th greatest guitarist of all time	Honored	[23]

References

1. "Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song". PBS. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
2. "Paul Simon". Library of Congress.
3. "75th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved August 18, 2025.
4. "1976 Primetime Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards . Retrieved August 18, 2025.
5. "Paul Simon - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards . Retrieved August 18, 2025.
6. "11th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
7. "13th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
8. "16th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
9. "18th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
10. "19th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
11. "23rd Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
12. "29th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
13. "30th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
14. "34th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
15. "43rd Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
16. "66th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
17. "Biography and Timeline: Paul Simon". Inductees. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
18. "3 Doors Down, Lil Jon, EMI Top BMI Pop Awards; Paul Simon Honored as Icon". bmi.com. May 17, 2005. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
19. Tyrangiel, Josh (May 8, 2006). "Paul Simon". Time . Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
20. "Paul Simon : Polar Music Prize". Polar Music Prize. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
21. "100 Greatest Guitarists – 93: Paul Simon". Rolling Stone . November 23, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
22. "8: Paul Simon". Rolling Stone . August 2015.
23. "The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Rolling Stone. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

1. His songwriting catalog had earned 39 BMI Awards, including numerous citations for "Bridge over Troubled Water", "Mrs. Robinson", "Scarborough Fair" and "The Sound of Silence". By 2005, he had amassed nearly 75 million broadcast airplays, according to BMI surveys
2. George and Ira Gershwin, this award recognized the profound and positive effect of popular music on the world's culture. Simon said, "I am grateful to be the recipient of the Gershwin Prize and doubly honored to be the first. I look forward to spending an evening in the company of artists I admire at the award ceremony in May. I can think of a few [artists] who have expressed my words and music far better than I [have]. I'm excited at the prospect of that happening again. It's a songwriter's dream come true."