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| Wins | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 139 | ||||||||||||||||
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American country music singer Vince Gill has won 22 Grammy Awards, eight Academy of Country Music awards, and 18 Country Music Association awards. His first award came in 1984, when the Academy of Country Music named him Top New Male Vocalist. Gill's total of 22 Grammy Awards is the highest among male country music singers. [1]
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result [2] [3] [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Academy of Country Music | Top New Male Vocalist | — | Won |
| 1990 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | "When I Call Your Name" | Nominated |
| Single of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Album of the Year | When I Call Your Name | Nominated | ||
| Top Vocal Duet | "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) | Nominated | ||
| Top Male Vocalist | — | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association | Single of the Year | "When I Call Your Name" | Won | |
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Vocal Event of the Year | "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) | Nominated | ||
| 1991 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | "Pocket Full of Gold" | Nominated |
| Top Male Vocalist | — | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Won | |
| Song of the Year | "When I Call Your Name" | Won | ||
| Vocal Event of the Year | "Restless" (among Mark O'Connor and the New Nashville Cats) [upper-alpha 1] | Won | ||
| Album of the Year | Pocket Full of Gold | Nominated | ||
| Entertainer of the Year | — | Nominated | ||
| Single of the Year | "Pocket Full of Gold" | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | "When I Call Your Name" | Won | |
| Best Country Song | Nominated | |||
| 1992 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | "I Still Believe in You" | Won |
| Top Male Vocalist | — | Won | ||
| Video of the Year | "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Won | |
| Song of the Year | "Look at Us" | Won | ||
| Single of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Music Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Entertainer of the Year | — | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | "Restless" (among Mark O'Connor and the New Nashville Cats) | Won | |
| Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Pocket Full of Gold | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Academy of Country Music | Top Male Vocalist | — | Won |
| Album of the Year | Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles (among various artists) | Nominated | ||
| I Still Believe in You | Nominated | |||
| Top Vocal Duet | "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association | Album of the Year | I Still Believe in You | Won | |
| Entertainer of the Year | — | Won | ||
| Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Won | ||
| Song of the Year | "I Still Believe in You" | Won | ||
| Vocal Event of the Year | "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" (among George Jones and friends) [upper-alpha 2] | Won | ||
| Music Video of the Year | "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" | Nominated | ||
| Single of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Vocal Event of the Year | "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "I Still Believe in You" | Won | |
| Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Won | |||
| 1994 | Academy of Country Music | Top Male Vocalist | — | Nominated |
| Album of the Year | When Love Finds You | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year | "When Love Finds You" | Nominated | ||
| Single of the Year | "Tryin' to Get Over You" | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association | Album of the Year | Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles (among various artists) | Won | |
| Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (among Asleep at the Wheel and various artists) | Nominated | |||
| Rhythm, Country and Blues (among various artists) | Nominated | |||
| Entertainer of the Year | — | Won | ||
| Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Won | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Instrumental Performance | "Red Wing" (among Asleep at the Wheel, Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Chet Atkins, Marty Stuart, and Lucky Oceans) | Won | |
| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | Academy of Country Music | Top Vocal Duet | "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) | Nominated |
| Top Male Vocalist | — | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Won | |
| Entertainer of the Year | — | Nominated | ||
| Album of the Year | When Love Finds You | Nominated | ||
| Music Video of the Year | "When Love Finds You" | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Won | ||
| Best Country Song | Nominated | |||
| Best Country Album | When Love Finds You | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | Academy of Country Music | Top Male Vocalist | — | Nominated |
| Country Music Association | Vocal Event of the Year | "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) | Won | |
| Song of the Year | "Go Rest High on That Mountain" | Won | ||
| Single of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Music Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Album of the Year | High Lonesome Sound | Nominated | ||
| Entertainer of the Year | — | Nominated | ||
| Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "Go Rest High on That Mountain" | Won | |
| Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Won | |||
| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | — | Nominated |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | "High Lonesome Sound" (with Alison Krauss & Union Station) | Won | |
| Best Male Country Vocal Performance | "Worlds Apart" | Won | ||
| Best Country Album | High Lonesome Sound | Nominated | ||
| Best Country Song | "High Lonesome Sound" | Nominated | ||
| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | "Hope: Country Music's Quest for a Cure" (among various artists [upper-alpha 3] ) | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Academy of Country Music | Top Male Vocalist | — | Nominated |
| Vocal Event of the Year | "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | — | Nominated | |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | "Pretty Little Adriana" | Won | |
| 1999 | Academy of Country Music | Guitarist of the Year | — | Nominated |
| Vocal Event of the Year | "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association | Won | |||
| "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) | Nominated | |||
| Album of the Year | The Key | Nominated | ||
| Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year | "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Instrumental Performance | "A Soldier's Joy" (with Randy Scruggs) | Won | |
| Best Male Country Vocal Performance | "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" | Won | ||
| Best Country Song | Nominated | |||
| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | — | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Instrumental Performance | "Bob's Breakdowns" (among Asleep at the Wheel, Tommy Allsup, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, and Steve Wariner) | Won | |
| Best Male Country Vocal Performance | "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | Best Country Album | Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye | Nominated | |
| Best Country Song | "Feels Like Love" | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated | |||
| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | "When I Look into Your Heart" (with Amy Grant) | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Best Country Instrumental Performance | "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" (among Glen Duncan, Earl Scruggs, Albert Lee, Steve Martin, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, and Marty Stuart) | Won | |
| 2003 | Academy of Country Music | Vocal Event of the Year | "Young Man's Town" (with Emmylou Harris) | Nominated |
| 2004 | Grammy Awards | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | "Next Big Thing" | Won |
| 2005 | Academy of Country Music | The Home Depot Humanitarian Award | — | Won |
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long" (among The Notorious Cherry Bombs) | Nominated | |
| Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated | |||
| Best Country Instrumental Performance | "Luxury Liner" (with Albert Lee and Brad Paisley) | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Academy of Country Music | Album of the Year | These Days | Nominated |
| Vocal Event of the Year | "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) | Won | ||
| Country Music Association | Musical Event of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album | Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith (with Amy Grant) | Won | |
| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Academy of Country Music | Vocal Event of the Year | "What You Give Away" (with Sheryl Crow) | Nominated |
| Country Music Association | Album of the Year | These Days | Nominated | |
| Musical Event of the Year | "The Reason Why" (with Alison Krauss) | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | "The Reason Why" | Won | |
| 2008 | Best Country Album | These Days | Won | |
| Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Best Country Instrumental Performance | "Cluster Pluck" (among Brad Paisley, James Burton, Albert Lee, John Jorgenson, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, and Steve Wariner) | Won | |
| 2011 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | "Threaten Me with Heaven" | Nominated |
| Career Achievement Award | — | Won | ||
| 2012 | Vocal Event of the Year | "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "Threaten Me with Heaven" | Won | |
| 2013 | Country Music Association | Musical Event of the Year | "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) | Nominated |
| 2014 | Country Music Association | Musical Event of the Year | Bakersfield (with Paul Franklin) | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Duo/Group Performance | "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Academy of Country Music | Video of the Year | "Forever Country" (among Artists of Then, Now, and Forever) | Won |
| Vocal Event of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | "Dear Hate" (with Maren Morris) | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best American Roots Song | "Kid Sister" (among The Time Jumpers) | Won | |
| Best Americana Album | Kid Sister (among The Time Jumpers) | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Country Music Association | Musical Event of the Year | "Dear Hate" (with Maren Morris) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Duo/Group Performance | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Best American Roots Song | "I Don't Wanna Ride the Rails No More" | Won | |
| 2021 | Best Country Solo Performance | "When My Amy Prays" | Won | |
| 2024 | Best Country Duo/Group Performance | "Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold)" (with Paul Franklin) | Nominated |
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