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| Nominations | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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Below is a list of awards, accolades, and recognitions that Smithsonian Folkways and its collection of labels have won throughout their existence.
| Year | Category | Title | Artist | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Best Album Created for Children | Folk Songs for Young People | Pete Seeger | Nominated | |
| 1960 | Best Performance—Folk | Songs of Robert Burns | Ewan MacColl | Nominated | |
| 1965 | Best Folk Recording | The High Lonesome Sound | Roscoe Holcomb | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Best Traditional Folk Album | There Ain't No Way Out | The New Lost City Ramblers | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Best Historical Album | Anthology of American Folk Music™ | Various Artists | Won | |
| 1997 | Best Album Notes | Anthology of American Folk Music™ | Various Artists | Won | |
| 2001 | Best Historical Album | The Best of Broadside 1962–1988 | Various Artists | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Best Liner Notes | The Best of Broadside 1962–1988 | Various Artists | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Capoeira Angola 2: Brincando na Roda | Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico by Ecos de Borinquen | Ecos de Borinquen | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Best Musical Album for Children | Sharing Cultures with Ella Jenkins | Ella Jenkins | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Best Traditional World Album | Abayudaya: Music from the Jewish People of Uganda | Various Artists | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Best Traditional World Album | Si, Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia | Grupo Cimarrón/Various | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Para Todos Ustedes | Los Pleneros de la 21 | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Best Traditional Folk Album | ...and the tin pan bended and the story ended... | Dave Van Ronk | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Best Musical Album for Children | cELLAbration | Various Artists | Won | |
| 2006 | Best Traditional World Album | Music of Central Asia vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved | Academy of Maqam | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album | ¡Llegaron Los Camperos!: Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos | Nati Cano | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best Traditional World Music Album | When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq | Rahim Alhaj with Souhail Kaspar | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda | Various Artists | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album | From Now On | Michael Doucet | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Best Regional Mexican Album | Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas: Música Ranchera | Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos | Won | |
| 2009 | Best Tejano Album | Borders y Bailes | Los Texmaniacs | Won | |
| 2012 | Best Album Notes | Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition | Stephen Wade | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Best Children's Album | Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie | Elizabeth Mitchell | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Best Historical Album | Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best Boxed Set or Limited Edition Package | Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection | Woody Guthrie | Won | |
| 2012 | Best Latin Rock, Urban, or Alternative Album | Imaginaries | Quetzal | Won | |
| Year | Category | Title | Artist | Result |
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| 2004 | Best Folk Album | Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico by Ecos de Borinquen | Ecos de Borinquen | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Folk Album | Un Fuego de Sangre Pura: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto from Colombia | Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto | Won |
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