List of awards and nominations received by Melissa Etheridge
Etheridge in 2011 receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | ||
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The following is a list of awards, honors, and nominations received by American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist Melissa Etheridge.
She has received various accolades and honors throughout her career. Among her competitive awards, Etheridge has won two Grammy Awards (from 15 nominations) and an Academy Award. Among her honorary accolades, she has received the ASCAP Founders Award, an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Major industry awards
[edit]Academy Awards
[edit]The Academy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for excellence of cinematic achievements.[1] Etheridge has received one award from one nomination.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "I Need to Wake Up" from the documentary An Inconvenient Truth | Best Original Song | Won | [2] |
Grammy Awards
[edit]The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958.[3] Etheridge has won two awards from 15 nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Bring Me Some Water" | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | [4] |
| 1990 | "Brave and Crazy" | Nominated | ||
| 1991 | "The Angels" | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | "Ain't It Heavy" | Won | ||
| 1995 | "Come to My Window" | Won | ||
| Best Rock Song | Nominated | |||
| "I'm the Only One" | Nominated | |||
| 2000 | "Angels Would Fall" | Nominated | ||
| Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||
| Breakdown | Best Rock Album | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | "Enough of Me" | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |
| 2002 | "I Want to Be in Love" | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | "The Weakness in Me" | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | "Breathe" | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo | Nominated | |
| 2007 | "I Need to Wake Up" | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Nominated |
Other industry awards
[edit]A2IM Libera Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Medicine Show | Best Mainstream Rock Album | Nominated | [5] |
American Music Awards
[edit]The American Music Awards were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to honor popular musicians from various genres of music and to "put audiences in touch with the latest phenomena in American music".[6]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Herself | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated | [7] |
ASCAP Pop Music Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Herself | Pop Songwriter of the Year | Won | [8] |
| "Come to My Window" | Most Performed Songs | Won | [9] | |
| "I'm the Only One" | Won | |||
| "If I Wanted To" | Won | |||
| 1997 | "I Want to Come Over" | Won | [10] | |
| 2007 | Herself | ASCAP Founders Award | Honoree | [11] |
Billboard Music Awards
[edit]The Billboard Music Awards are held to honour artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard.[12]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Herself | Top Female Artist | Nominated |
| Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female | Nominated |
Critics Choice Movie Awards
[edit]The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.[13]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "I Need to Wake Up" from the documentary An Inconvenient Truth | Best Song | Nominated | [14] |
ECHO Awards
[edit]The ECHO Award is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies.[15]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Herself | Best International Female | Nominated |
GLAAD Media Awards
[edit]The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community.[16]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Yes I Am | Outstanding Music Artist | Won | [17] |
| 1995 | "I'm the Only One" | Outstanding Music Video | Won | [18] |
| 1999 | Herself | Stephen F. Kolzak Award | Won | [19] |
| 2005 | Lucky | Outstanding Music Artist | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled | Won | ||
| Herself | Stephen F. Kolzak Award | Won | ||
| 2008 | The Awakening | Outstanding Music Artist | Nominated | [20] |
| 2020 | The Medicine Show | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2022 | One Way Out | Nominated | [22] |
Gold Derby Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "I Need to Wake Up" from the documentary An Inconvenient Truth | Original Song | Nominated | [23] |
Juno Awards
[edit]The Juno Awards are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Herself | International Entertainer of the Year | Won | [24] |
Pollstar Concert Industry Awards
[edit]The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.[25][26]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tour | Best Debut Tour | Nominated |
| Club Tour of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Small Hall Tour of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | Won |
Other accolades
[edit]
- 1988 – Etheridge received the "Diamond Spotlight Award" at the Diamond Awards Show, Belgium.[27]
- 1999 – Ranked No. 49 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll.[28]
- 2001 – Etheridge won the Gibson Guitar Award for Best Rock Guitarist: Female.[29]
- 2006 – Etheridge received GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which honors openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professionals who have made a significant difference in promoting equal rights, at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards.[30] In addition, she was awarded as Outstanding Music Artist for Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled.[31]
- 2006 – Berklee College of Music's presented Etheridge with an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree. Etheridge delivered the commencement address in front of more than 800 graduating students and 4,000 guests.[32]
- 2011 – Etheridge received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is the 2,450th star that has been awarded.[33]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 7, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.
- ^ "Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database – Melissa Etheridge". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ O'Neill, Thomas (1999). The Grammys: The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Music's Highest Honor. Perigee Trade.
- ^ "Melissa Etheridge". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Nominees - Libera Awards". liberaawards.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "2008 American Music Awards Nominees Announced". American Music Awards. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- ^ "23rd American Music Awards". Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Perone, James E. (March 17, 2014). The Words and Music of Melissa Etheridge. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781440830082 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Billboard". Books.google.com. June 1996. p. 102.
- ^ "Billboard". Books.google.com. May 31, 1997. p. 9.
- ^ "ASCAP Founders Award". March 2, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Rock On The Net: Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers: 1995". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Critics' Choice Awards. May 23, 2015. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "The 12th Critics' Choice Movie Awards Winners And Nominees". Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Welcome/About". ECHO Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "Billy Crystal, Alan Cumming, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Bad Education, People en Español Honored at 16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented by Absolut Vodka". Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. March 29, 2005. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ "GLAAD Honors 'Philadelphia,' 'And the Band Played On' : Awards: The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation also recognizes NBC's 'Seinfeld' for its 'continued inclusion of gay and lesbian characters.'". Los Angeles Times. February 1994.
- ^ "GLAAD Honcho Blasts Talkers at Awards". March 20, 1995.
- ^ "Melissa Etheridge". IMDb.
- ^ "GLAAD: 19th ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS NOMINEES". www.glaad.org. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "The Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. January 8, 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". September 15, 2021.
- ^ "2006 GOLDDERBY FILM AWARDS". GoldDerby. 7 March 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "The Envelope – LA Times". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008.
- ^ "Pollstar Awards Archive - 1989". March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Pollstar Awards Archive - 1994". March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Diamond Awards" (PDF). Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll". Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "Gibson Guitar Awards: "And the Winner Is ..."". NY Rock. February 21, 2001. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ "GLAAD: Charlize Theron, Melissa Etheridge, "Transamerica", "The L Word", Honored at 17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented by Absolut Vodka in Los Angeles". October 8, 2008. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "GLAAD: LIST OF WINNERS: 17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented by Absolut Vodka Marriott Marquis in New York, March 27, 2006". Media Releases. June 15, 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "BERKLEE | Commencement 2006". Berklee.edu. May 13, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ "Melissa Etheridge Lands Hollywood Walk of Fame Star". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2014.