List of awards and nominations received by Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur awards and nominations
	Tupac's graffiti on a wall in New York City
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
American Music Awards	1
Grammy	0
MTV VMA	0
NAACP	0
Soul Train	2
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards	1
Source Awards	0
Totals
Wins	7
Nominations	13
	Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. ;

This is a list of awards and nominations received by the late American rapper and actor Tupac Shakur.

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is an annual American music awards show.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1994	Tupac Shakur (as 2Pac)	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist	Nominated^[1]
1997	Tupac Shakur (as 2Pac)	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Won (posthumously)^[2]

ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Runnin' (Dying to Live) (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)	Top Soundtrack Song of the Year	Won (posthumously)^[3]

ECHO Awards

The ECHO Award was a German music award granted annually by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies.^[4]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	Himself	Best International Hip-Hop Act	Nominated (posthumously)^{[citation needed]}

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. The annual awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. Shakur was nominated seven times.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	"Dear Mama"	Best Rap Solo Performance	Nominated^[5]
1996	Me Against the World	Best Rap Album	Nominated^[5]
1997	All Eyez on Me	Best Rap Album	Nominated (posthumously)^[6]
	"How Do U Want It" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo)	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	Nominated (posthumously)^[6]
	"California Love" (featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman)	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	Nominated (posthumously)^[6]
2000	"Changes"	Best Rap Solo Performance	Nominated (posthumously)^[7]
2023	"Dear Mama"	Best Music Film	Nominated (posthumously)^{[citation needed]}

MOBO Awards

The MOBO Awards award in "Music of Black Origin", established in 1996 by Kanya King and Andy Ruffell. It is held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music. Shakur was nominated and won for Best Video in 1996 for California Love.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	California Love	Best Video	Won^{[citation needed]}

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Award or abbreviated as the VMA, is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos. Shakur was nominated 4 times – the first being in 1996 and the last in 2003 – for Best Rap Video.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	"California Love" (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman)	Best Rap Video	Nominated^{[citation needed]}
1999	"Changes"	Best Rap Video	Nominated^{[citation needed]}
1999	"Changes"	Best Editing in a Video	Nominated (posthumously)^{[citation needed]}
2003	"Thugz Mansion" (featuring Nas)	Best Rap Video	Nominated (posthumously)^{[citation needed]}

NAACP Image Award

The NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature. Shakur was nominated for this award in 1994.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1994	Tupac Shakur in Poetic Justice	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Nominated^{[citation needed]}

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie. The museum documents the history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced its development. Shakur was posthumously selected as one of the inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2017 during his first year of eligibility. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on April 7, 2017, making him the first solo rapper and the sixth hip hop artist to be inducted in the Hall of Fame's 30-year history.^[8]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Tupac Shakur	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Inducted (posthumously)^[8]

Soul Train Awards

The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which honors the best in Black music and entertainment. Shakur was nominated three times, first in 1996 for Best Rap Album and then in 1997 for R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year and Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video. He won two awards out of three nominations.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	Me Against the World	Best Rap Album	Won^{[citation needed]}
1997	All Eyez on Me	R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year	Won (posthumously)^{[citation needed]}
1997	"How Do You Want It" / "California Love"	Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video	Nominated (posthumously)^{[citation needed]}

Source Awards

The Source Awards is an annual award show created by The Source magazine which honors hip-hop and R&B performers for their contributions to hip-hop. Shakur was nominated in 2003 for Single of the Year (Male Solo Artist).


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2003	"Thugz Mansion" (Featuring Anthony Hamilton)	Single of the Year (Male Solo Artist)	Nominated (posthumously)^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "21st American Music Awards (presented in 1994)". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ "24th American Music Awards (presented in 1997)". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ "2005 Rhythm & Soul Awards". ASCAP. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ "Welcome/About". ECHO Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "List of Grammy Nominees". CNN. CBS Interactive. January 4, 1996. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "39th Annual Grammy Awards – 1997". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards – 2000". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Tupac Shakur". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

External links

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[1994AMAS-2] "21st American Music Awards (presented in 1994)". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[1997AMAS-3] "24th American Music Awards (presented in 1997)". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[2005ASCAP-4] "2005 Rhythm & Soul Awards". ASCAP. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[5] "Welcome/About". ECHO Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

[1996GRAMMY-6] "List of Grammy Nominees". CNN. CBS Interactive. January 4, 1996. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[1997GRAMMY-7] "39th Annual Grammy Awards – 1997". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[2000GRAMMY-8] "42nd Annual Grammy Awards – 2000". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[RRHF-9] "Tupac Shakur". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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Discography Songs Awards and nominations Death
Studio albums	2Pacalypse Now Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... Me Against the World All Eyez on Me
Posthumous albums	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory R U Still Down? (Remember Me) Still I Rise Until the End of Time Better Dayz Loyal to the Game Pac's Life
Live albums	2Pac Live Live at the House of Blues
Remix albums	Nu-Mixx Klazzics Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991 The Prophet: The Best of the Works Tupac: Resurrection The Prophet Returns Best of 2Pac
Related albums	Nothing but Trouble (soundtrack) Sons of the P Juice (soundtrack) Poetic Justice (soundtrack) Above the Rim (soundtrack) Gridlock'd (soundtrack) Gang Related (soundtrack) A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle The Rose That Grew from Concrete The Rose, Vol. 2
Extended plays	Don't Go 2 Sleep
Singles	"Brenda's Got a Baby" "If My Homie Calls" "Trapped" "Holler If Ya Hear Me" "I Get Around" "Keep Ya Head Up" "Papa'z Song" "Cradle to the Grave" "Dear Mama" "So Many Tears" "Temptations" "California Love" "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" "How Do U Want It" "I Ain't Mad at Cha" "Toss It Up" "To Live & Die in LA" "Hail Mary" "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Posthumous singles	"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" "Do for Love" "Changes" "Unconditional Love" "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" "Until the End of Time" "Letter 2 My Unborn" "Thugz Mansion" "Still Ballin'" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" "Thugs Get Lonely Too" "Ghetto Gospel" "Untouchable" "Pac's Life" "Playa Cardz Right"
Other songs	"I Don't Give a Fuck" "Runnin' from tha Police" "Ambitionz az a Ridah" "All Eyez on Me" "Hit 'Em Up" "Are U Still Down"
Featured singles	"Gotta Get Mine" "Smile" "Playa Cardz Right"
Books	The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Stage	Holler If Ya Hear Me
Documentaries	Biggie & Tupac Tupac: Resurrection Tupac: Assassination Dear Mama
Outlawz	Yaki Kadafi Kastro Napoleon E.D.I. Mean Hussein Fatal Mussolini Komani Young Noble
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