List of awards and nominations received by Psy

Psy awards and nominations

Psy at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations 4 Music Video Honours 0 1 American Music Awards 1 1 Asian Pop Music Awards 0 1 Capricho Awards 1 1 CICI Korea Awards 1 1 Cyworld Digital Music Awards 2 2 Gaon Chart Music Awards 4 6 Golden Disc Awards 4 4 Genie Music Awards 0 5 Hall of Game Awards 1 1 Korean Music Awards 2 2 Melon Music Awards 6 14 Mnet Asian Music Awards 10 25 MTV Europe Music Awards 1 1 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 0 1 Nickelodeon Korea 1 1 NME Awards 0 2 NRJ Awards 3 4 People's Choice Awards 0 1 SBS MTV Best of the Best 0 2 Seoul Music Awards 3 3 Style Icon Awards 0 1 VEVO Certified Award 4 4 World Music Awards 1 6
Totals [a]
Wins	45
Nominations	89
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.

These are the list of awards received by Psy, a South Korean entertainer and singer-songwriter.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, recipient of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
4Music Video Honours	2012	"Gangnam Style"	Best Video	Nominated	[1]
American Music Awards	2012		New Media Award	Won	[2]
Asian Pop Music Awards [a]	2020	"Flower Shower"	Best Lyricist (Overseas)	Nominated	[4]
Capricho Awards	2012	"Gangnam Style"	Viral Video of the Year	Won	[5]
CICI Korea Awards	2015	Psy	Star of the Year	Won	[6]
Cyworld Digital Music Awards	2012	"Gangnam Style"	Song of the Month (July)	Won	[7]
			Song of the Month (August)	Won
Gaon Chart Music Awards	2012		Song of the Year (August)	Won
	2013	"Gentleman"	Song of the Year (April)	Won
	2015	"Daddy" (feat. CL)	Song of the Year (December)	Won	[8]
		Psy	Popular Singer of the Year	Nominated	[9]
	2017	"I Luv It"	Song of the Year (May)	Won
		"New Face"		Nominated
Genie Music Awards	2022	"That That" (featuring Suga)	Song of the Year	Nominated	[10]
		Psy 9th	Album of the Year	Nominated
		Psy	Singer of the Year	Nominated
			Genie Music Popularity Award	Nominated
			Best Male Solo Artist	Nominated
Golden Disc Awards	2013	"Gangnam Style"	Digital Daesang (Grand Prize)	Won	[11]
			Digital Bonsang	Won
	2014	"Gentleman"	Digital Daesang (Grand Prize)	Won
			Digital Bonsang	Won
Hall of Game Awards	2013	"Gangnam Style"	Amped Up Anthem	Won
Korean Music Awards	2013		Musician of the Year	Won
			Song of the Year	Won
MAMA Awards	2001	"Bird"	Best New Male Artist	Nominated	[12]
	2005	"Delight"	Best Video Performer	Won	[13]
	2006	"Entertainer"	Best Music Video	Won	[14] [15]
			Best Male Artist	Nominated
	2010	"Cinderella" (by Seo In-young)	Producer Award	Won
		"Right Now"	Best Male Solo Artist	Nominated	[16]
	2012	"Gangnam Style"	Song of the Year	Won	[17] [18]
			Best Music Video	Won
			Best Dance Performance	Won
			Best Male Artist	Nominated
		Psy	Favorite International Artist	Won
			Artist of the Year	Nominated
	2013	"Gentleman"	Best Music Video	Nominated
			Song of the Year	Nominated
			Best Dance Performance – Male Solo	Nominated
		Psy	Best Male Artist	Nominated
			Artist of the Year	Nominated
	2017		Best Male Artist	Nominated
		"New Face"	Best Dance Performance – Male Solo	Nominated
			Song of the Year	Nominated
	2022	"That That"	Best Dance Performance – Solo	Won	[19]
		"That That" (featuring Suga)	Best Collaboration	Won
		Psy	Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10	Won
			Best Male Artist	Nominated	[20]
			Yogibo Worldwide Icon of the Year	Nominated
Melon Music Awards	2010	"Right Now"	Best Performance	Won
	2012	"Gangnam Style"	Song of the Year	Won
			Best Music Video	Won
			Top 10 Artists	Won
			Global Artist Award	Won
	2013	"Gentleman"	Global Artist Award	Won
			Hot Trend Award	Nominated
	2017	Psy	Top 10 Artists	Nominated	[21]
			Kakao Hot Star Award	Nominated
			Artist of the Year	Nominated
		4X2=8	Album of the Year	Nominated
	2022	Psy 9th	Album of the Year	Nominated	[22]
		"That That" (featuring Suga)	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Psy	Best Male Solo	Nominated
SBS MTV Best of the Best	2013	Psy	Artist of the Year	Nominated	[23]
			Best Male Solo	Nominated
Seoul Music Awards	2010		Best Performance	Won
	2011	Psy Five	Record of the Year	Won
	2012	"Gangnam Style"	Daesang Award	Won
Style Icon Awards	2012	Psy	Style Icon of the Year	Nominated	[24]
World Music Awards	2014	"Gangnam Style"	World's Best Video	Nominated
		"Gangnam Style" (Remix with Hyuna)		Nominated
		"Gangnam Style"	World's Best Song	Won
		Psy	World's Best Male Artist	Nominated
			World's Best Live Act	Nominated
			World's Best Artist Entertainer of The Year	Nominated

Other accolades

Recognitions

Year	From	Award	Result	Ref.
2009	Military	Military Grand Award	Won	[25]
2011	Department of Defense	Plaque of Appreciation	Won
	1st Korea Music Copyright Target Singer	Songwriter Award	Won
	1st Korea Music Copyright Target Singer (Hip-Hop sector)	Composition Award	Won

World records

Key

†	Indicates a formerly held world record [A]

List of world records received by Psy

Publication	Year	World record	Record holder	Ref.
Guinness World Records	2012	First video to be viewed 1 billion times on YouTube	"Gangnam Style"	[26]
		† Most viewed video online		[27]
		† Most liked video online		[28]
	2013	† Most viewed video online in 24 hours	"Gentleman"	[27]
	2014	First video to be viewed 2 billion times on YouTube	"Gangnam Style"	[29]

Listicles

Psy's appearances on selected listicles

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Forbes	2013	Korea Power Celebrity	1st	[30]
	2014		13th	[31]
IZM	2025	The 25 Greatest Musicians of the first 25 Years of the 21st Century	Placed	[32]
Korea Federation of Copyright Societies [b]	2023	Korea World Music Culture Hall of Fame ("Gangnam Style")	Inducted	[34]
Mnet	2013	Legend 100 Artists	Placed	[35]

Notes

1. Note that this does not indicate that Psy lost the record, only that the listed record holder (i.e. a music video) was eventually surpassed.

1. Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on the "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened in September 2019. ^[3]
2. The Korea Federation of Copyright Societies is an association that consists of 10 organizations, including the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA), the Korean Music Performers Association, the Korean Broadcasting Writers Association, and the Korea Press Foundation, and has a total of 300,000 members. ^[33]

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