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List of awards and nominations received by Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen awards and nominations
Springsteen at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012

Bruce Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is both a solo artist and the leader of the E Street Band. During a career that has spanned five decades, Springsteen has become known for his poetic and socially conscious lyrics and lengthy, energetic stage performances, earning the nickname "The Boss".[1]

Springsteen has sold more than 135 million records worldwide and more than 64 million records in the United States, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award (for Springsteen on Broadway). Springsteen was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, was named MusiCares person of the year in 2013, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016.

Academy Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1994 "Streets of Philadelphia" Academy Award for Best Original Song Won
1996 "Dead Man Walkin'" Academy Award for Best Original Song Nominated

American Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1985 Himself Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
1985 "Dancing in the Dark" Favorite Pop/Rock Song Won
1985 Himself Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist Nominated
1986 Himself Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Won
1986 Born in the U.S.A. Favorite Pop/Rock Album Won
1986 Himself Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist Won
2016 The River Tour 2016 Tour of the Year Nominated

Audie Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Born to Run Best Autobiography/Memoir Won

Brit Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1985 Himself International Artist Nominated
1986 Himself International Solo Artist Won
1987 Himself International Solo Artist Nominated
2003 Himself International Male Solo Artist Nominated
2006 Himself International Male Solo Artist Nominated
2008 Himself International Male Solo Artist Nominated
2010 Himself International Male Solo Artist Nominated
2011 Himself International Male Solo Artist Nominated
2013 Himself International Male Solo Artist Nominated
2020 Himself International Male Solo Artist Nominated

Emmy Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special Nominated
2009 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Super Bowl Halftime Show Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program Nominated
2019 Springsteen on Broadway Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1994 "Streets of Philadelphia" Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Won
2009 "The Wrestler" Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Won

Grammy Awards

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Springsteen has won 20 Grammy Awards out of 51 nominations.

Year Work Award Result
1981 "Devil with the Blue Dress"/ "Good Golly Miss Molly" / "Jenny Take a Ride" Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male Nominated
1982 The River
1985 "Dancing in the Dark" Record of the Year
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male Won
Born in the U.S.A. Album of the Year Nominated
1986 "Born in the U.S.A." Record of the Year
1988 "Tunnel of Love" Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance Won
"Brilliant Disguise" Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male Nominated
"Paradise By The "C"" Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
1993 "Human Touch" Best Rock Song
Human Touch[2] Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
1995 "Streets of Philadelphia" (from the film Philadelphia) Best Rock Song Won
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
Song of the Year
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
Record of the Year Nominated
1997 "Dead Man Walkin'" Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Blood Brothers Best Music Video, Long Form
The Ghost of Tom Joad Best Contemporary Folk Album Won
1998 "Thunder Road" Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Nominated
2000 "The Promise" Best Rock Song
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
2003 The Rising Album of the Year
Best Rock Album Won
"The Rising" Song of the Year Nominated
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Won
Best Rock Song
2004 "Disorder in The House" (with Warren Zevon) Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
2005 "Code of Silence" Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance
2006 Devils & Dust Best Contemporary Folk Album Nominated
Best Long Form Music Video
"Devils & Dust" Song of the Year
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance Won
2007 We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions Best Traditional Folk Album
"Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run" Best Long Form Music Video
2008 Magic Best Rock Album Nominated
"Radio Nowhere" Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance Won
Best Rock Song
"Once Upon a Time in the West" Best Rock Instrumental Performance
2009 "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" Best Rock Song
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance Nominated
2010 "The Wrestler" (from the film 'The Wrestler') Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"Sea of Heartbreak" (with Rosanne Cash) Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Working on a Dream" Best Rock Song
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance Won
2013 "We Take Care of Our Own" Best Rock Performance Nominated
Best Rock Song
Wrecking Ball Best Rock Album
2018 Born to Run Best Spoken Word Album[3] Nominated
2023 Only the Strong Survive Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Nominated

Note: "We Are the World" (which featured Bruce Springsteen as a vocalist) also won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Music Video, Short Form, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1986. Song of the Year is credited to the songwriters and not the performer, The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.[4] Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group were presented to the producer in 1986, the song was produced by Quincy Jones.[5][6] Best Music Video, Short Form is presented to the director and producer, Tom Trbovich directed the video while Quincy Jones served as producer.[7]

Year Nominee/ work Award Result
2024 Himself Academy Fellowship [8] Won

Juno Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1985 Born in the U.S.A. International Album of the Year Won
1993 Himself International Entertainer of the Year Nominated

Grammy Hall of Fame

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2003 Born to Run Grammy Hall of Fame Won
2012 Born in the U.S.A. Grammy Hall of Fame Won
2021 Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.[9] Grammy Hall of Fame Won

MTV Video Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1985 "I'm on Fire" Best Male Video Won
1985 "Dancing in the Dark" Best Stage Performance Won
1985 "Dancing in the Dark" Best Overall Performance Nominated
1985 "We Are the World" Viewer's Choice Won
1986 "Glory Days" Best Male Video Nominated
1986 "Glory Days" Best Overall Performance Nominated
1987 "Born to Run" Best Stage Performance Nominated
1987 "War" Best Stage Performance Nominated
1988 "Tunnel of Love" Video of the Year Nominated
1988 "Tunnel of Love" Best Male Video Nominated
1988 "Tunnel of Love" Viewer's Choice Nominated
1992 "Human Touch" Best Male Video Nominated
1994 "Streets of Philadelphia" Best Male Video Nominated
1994 "Streets of Philadelphia" Best Video from a Film Won
1997 "Secret Garden" Best Video from a Film Nominated

Tony Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Himself Special Tony Award Received

Other recognition

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References

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  1. ^ "In a Culture War Over the Military, Bruce Springsteen Stands Alone". Time.
  2. ^ "Bruce Springsteen". Grammy.com. March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Rodman, Sarah (November 28, 2017). "Carrie Fisher nets Grammy nod in spoken-word category, faces off with Springsteen and Bernie Sanders". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Winners Song of the Year/New Song of the Year". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Winners Record of the Year". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Winners Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Winners Best Music Video, Short Form". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Brown, Anna (2024-05-23). "Winners of The Ivors with Amazon Music announced". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  9. ^ "GRAMMY Hall of Fame Welcomes 2021 Inductions: A Tribe Called Quest, Billie Holiday, Journey, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen and More".
  10. ^ "Bruce Springsteen". Polar Music Prize. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "Bruce Springsteen". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  12. ^ "Bruce Springsteen". Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  13. ^ Kreps, Daniel. "Bruce Springsteen Inducted into New Jersey Hall of Fame". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  14. ^ "A Brunch O' Bruce". E!. Archived from the original on November 28, 1999.
  15. ^ "(23990) Springsteen". Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  16. ^ Browne, Jackson (April 15, 2004). "The Immortals – The Greatest Artists of All Time: 23) Bruce Springsteen". Rolling Stone. No. 946. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008.
  17. ^ Penn, Sean (May 12, 2008). "The 2008 TIME 100 – Bruce Springsteen". Time. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  18. ^ "Bruce Springsteen wins Critics Choice Award for 'The Wrestler' song". NME. UK. January 9, 2009. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  19. ^ "The Celebrity 100". Forbes. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016.
  20. ^ Lockett, Dee (2017-01-30). "Bruce Springsteen Speaks Out Against 'Anti-Democratic and Fundamentally Un-American' Muslim Ban". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-12-03. joined the throngs of celebrities and protesters across the country in denouncing Trump's Muslim and refugee ban, calling the executive order "anti-democratic and fundamentally un-American." ... In 2010, Springsteen accepted his Ellis Island Family Heritage Award on behalf of his family of immigrants, which included his grandparents, and offered "God's grace, safe passage, and good fortune to those who are crossing our borders today."
  21. ^ "Springsteen Named 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year". Rolling Stone. June 28, 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  22. ^ "The Presidential Medal of Freedom". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2016 – via National Archives.
  23. ^ Monmouth University. "The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University | Monmouth University". The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University.
  24. ^ Monmouth University (December 2017). "Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town: An International Symposium | Bruce Springsteen Symposium | Monmouth University".
  25. ^ "Bruce Springsteen wins 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize". Billboard. May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  26. ^ "Bruce Springsteen to get National Medal of Arts from Biden". CBS News. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  27. ^ "Governor Murphy Declares September 23rd as Bruce Springsteen Day" (Press release). Office of the Governor of New Jersey. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023. Proclamation
  28. ^ "BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TO BECOME A FELLOW OF THE IVORS ACADEMY". brucespringsteen.net. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.