List of awards and nominations received by Will Smith

Will Smith awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 1 4 Emmy Awards 0 2 Grammy Awards 4 8 Tony Awards 0 1 BAFTA Awards 1 1 Golden Globe Awards 1 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 3

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, rapper, and film producer Will Smith throughout his career.

As a rapper Smith won four Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance for "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1989), Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Summertime" (1992), and Best Rap Solo Performance for both "Men In Black" (1998), and "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (1999).

He received the Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Richard Williams in the sports drama King Richard (2021). He was previously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor his portrayals of boxer Muhammad Ali in the sports drama Ali (2001) and struggling father Chris Gardner in the biographical drama The Pursuit of Happyness (2005).

He has been nominated for an Emmy Award for producing Cobra Kai (2021) and a Tony Award for producing Fela! (2009).

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Actor	Ali	Nominated	[1]
2006		The Pursuit of Happyness	Nominated	[2]
2021		King Richard	Won	[3]
	Best Picture		Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2022	Best Actor in a Leading Role	King Richard	Won	[4]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2021	Outstanding Comedy Series (as a producer)	Cobra Kai	Nominated	[5]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Best Rap Performance	"Parents Just Don't Understand" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)	Won	[6]
1990		"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)	Nominated	[7]
1991	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	"And in This Corner..." (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)	Nominated	[8]
1992		"Summertime" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)	Won	[9]
1998	Best Rap Solo Performance	"Men In Black"	Won
1999		"Gettin' Jiggy wit It"	Won
2000		"Wild Wild West"	Nominated	[10]
2001	Best Short Form Music Video	"Will 2K"	Nominated	[11]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1992	Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Nominated	[12]
1994			Nominated	[12]
2001	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Ali	Nominated	[12]
2006		The Pursuit of Happyness	Nominated	[12]
2015		Concussion	Nominated	[12]
2021		King Richard	Won	[12]
	Best Motion Picture – Drama		Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2007	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	The Pursuit of Happyness	Nominated
2022		King Richard	Won
	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Best Musical	Fela!	Nominated	[13]

Music

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
American Music Awards	1999	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Will Smith	Nominated	[14]
		Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist		Won
		Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Big Willie Style	Won
		Favorite Soul/R&B Album		Won
	2000	Favorite Soundtrack	"Wild Wild West"	Won
		Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Will Smith	Won
	2005			Won
MTV Video Music Awards	1989	Best Rap Video	"Parents Just Don't Understand" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)	Won
		Best Direction in a Video		Nominated
	1991	Best Rap Video	"Summertime"	Nominated
		Best Direction in a Video		Nominated
	1997	Best Male Video	"Men in Black"	Nominated
		Best Video from a Film		Won
		Best Choreography in a Video		Nominated
		Best Special Effects in a Video		Nominated
	1998	Best Male Video	"Just the Two of Us"	Won
		Video of the Year	"Gettin' Jiggy wit It"	Nominated
		Best Rap Video		Won
		Best Dance Video		Nominated
		Best Choreography in a Video		Nominated
		Viewer's Choice		Nominated
	1999	Video of the Year	"Wild Wild West"	Nominated
		Best Video from a Film		Nominated
		Best Choreography in a Video		Nominated
		Best Male Video	"Miami"	Won
		Best Special Effects in a Video		Nominated
		Best Cinematography in a Video		Nominated
	2002	Best Video from a Film	"Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)"	Nominated
		Best Special Effects in a Video		Nominated
NRJ Music Awards	1999	International Male Artist of the Year	Himself	Won
Soul Train Music Awards	2000	Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video	"Will 2K"	Nominated	[15]
World Music Awards	2000	World's Best-Selling Male Dance Artist	Will Smith	Nominated
		World's Best-Selling Male Pop Artist		Nominated
		World's Best-Selling Male R&B Artist		Nominated
		World's Best-Selling Male Rap Artist		Nominated

Film and television

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
César Awards	2005	Honorary César		Honoured
Critics' Choice Awards	2002	Best Actor	Ali	Nominated
	2007		The Pursuit of Happyness	Nominated
	2021	Best Actor in an Action Movie	Bad Boys for Life	Nominated
	2022	Best Picture	King Richard	Nominated
		Best Actor		Won
Golden Raspberry Award	2000	Worst Screen Couple (with Kevin Kline)	Wild Wild West	Won
	2014	Worst Supporting Actor	After Earth	Won
		Worst Screenplay (with M. Night Shyamalan and Gary Whitta)		Nominated
		Worst Screen Combo (with Jaden Smith)		Won
Shorty Awards	2019	Breakout YouTuber of the Year [16]	Will Smith YouTube Channel	Nominated
		Best Use of Facebook [17]	Red Table Talk Social Media Campaign	Nominated
		Best Use of Live Streaming [18]	Will Smith Calls the International Space Station (Instagram)	Nominated
	2020	Instagram of the Year [19]	Will Smith Getting to 50 Million Followers (Instagram)	Nominated
	2021	Best Use of Branded Content [20]	Bad Boys for Life - Couples Therapy (YouTube)	Nominated

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