List of awards and nominations received by Paul McCartney

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List of Paul McCartney awards
McCartney receiving the Gershwin Prize from US President Barack Obama in June 2010.
Award Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
1
NME awards
22
Classical Brit Awards
1
Academy Awards
1
BRIT Awards
8
MTV Video Music Awards
1
Grammy Awards
18
Q Awards
2
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
1st
100 Greatest Artists of All-Time
1st
American Music Awards
2
MTV Europe Music Awards
1
100 Greatest Singers of All Time
11th
Yale University
Doctor of Music
Polar Music Prize
Inductee
University of Sussex
Doctor of Music
Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Recipient
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inductee
Order of Merit (Chile)
Inductee
Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
Order of the British Empire
MBE

Paul McCartney's awards include BRIT Awards, Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Classical Brit Awards and the UK's Q Awards. As a member of The Beatles, his songwriting partnership with John Lennon produced "some of the most popular music in rock and roll history".[1]

In the United Kingdom, he has been knighted[2][3] and received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.[4]

In the United States, McCartney received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and Kennedy Center Honors in 2010.

In Peru, he received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun, La Orden del Arbol de la Quina for his environmental protection work, and the Medal of Honor from the National Library of Peru.[5][6]

On 8 September 2012, McCartney was awarded the Legion of Honour for services to music by French President Francois Hollande at Elysee Palace.[7]

NME awards

Year Award Recipient Result
1963 World Vocal Group The Beatles Won
British Vocal Group The Beatles Won
Best British Disc Of The Year - ‘She Loves You’ The Beatles Won
1964 Outstanding Vocal Group The Beatles Won
British Vocal Group The Beatles Won
1965 British Vocal Group The Beatles Won
World Vocal Group The Beatles Won
1966 British Vocal Group The Beatles Won
Best British Disc This Year - ‘Eleanor Rigby’ The Beatles Won
1968 World Vocal Group The Beatles Won
British Vocal Group The Beatles Won
Best British Disc This Year - ‘Hey Jude’ The Beatles Won
1970 Top British Group The Beatles Won
1970's Best British LP - ’Let It Be’ The Beatles Won
1971 Top British Group The Beatles Won
Best British LP - ‘Let It Be’ The Beatles Won
1974 Best bass guitarist Paul McCartney Won
1976 Best bass guitarist Paul McCartney Won
1980 For Outstanding Services to Music Paul McCartney Won
2000 Best Band Ever The Beatles Won
2005 Best Event Paul McCartney Won
2014 The Songwriter’s Songwriter Paul McCartney Won

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Paul McCartney has won once Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards in the category of Best Song (from movie "Vanilla Sky" (2001)) for "Vanilla Sky" in 2002.

BMI Latin Awards

The BMI Latin Awards are awarded annually by Broadcast Music, Inc. for the best-performing Latin songs. McCartney has received one award for Manny Manuel's cover "I Want to Hold Your Hand".

Year Nominated work Award Result
1997 "Dame Tu Mano Ven (I Want to Hold Your Hand)" Award-winning song[8] Won

Classical Brit Awards

The Classical Brit Awards are awarded annually. Paul has won one award for Ecce cor Meum in the category of "NS&I Album of the Year".

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are awarded annually. Paul McCartney has won once with the Beatles, and has been nominated for two more awards.

Year Award Work Film With Result
1970 Best Original or Adaptation Score Let It Be Let It Be The Beatles Won
1973 Best Original Song "Live and Let Die" Live and Let Die Linda McCartney Nominated
2001 Best Original Song "Vanilla Sky" Vanilla Sky Nominated

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards are awarded annually. Paul McCartney won two awards and has been nominated for two.

Year Award[9][10][11] Work With Result
1993 Award of Merit Solo Won
1997 Favorite Pop/Rock Album The Beatles Anthology The Beatles Won
2015 Best Collaboration "FourFiveSeconds" Rihanna and Kanye West Nominated

BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards are awarded annually by the British Phonographic Industry. McCartney has won 7 BRIT awards and 1 Classic Brit Awards.

Year Award[12] With
1977 Best British album (of the past 25 years) The Beatles
1977 Outstanding Contribution (of the past 25 years) The Beatles
1977 Best British Band (of the past 25 years) The Beatles
1983 Best British Male Solo Artist Solo
1983 Sony Trophy Solo
1983 Outstanding Contribution The Beatles
2007 Album of the Year (Ecce Cor Meum) Solo
2008 Outstanding Contribution Solo

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States.

In addition to his 21 Grammy wins, McCartney received the academy's MusiCares Person of the Year award in 2012. McCartney was honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award twice. The first in 1990 for his solo work and then with The Beatles in 2014. The Beatles were also, honoured with a Grammy Trustees Award in 1972.[13]

Year Award[14][15] Work With Result
1965 Record of the Year "I Want to Hold Your Hand" The Beatles Nominated
Song of the Year "A Hard Day's Night" John Lennon Nominated
Best New Artist - The Beatles Won
Best Performance By A Vocal Group A Hard Day's Night The Beatles Won
Rock and Roll Recording A Hard Day's Night The Beatles Nominated
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show A Hard Day's Night John Lennon Nominated
1966 Album of the Year Help! The Beatles Nominated
Record of the Year "Yesterday" The Beatles Nominated
Song of the Year "Yesterday" John Lennon Nominated
Vocal Group Performance Help! The Beatles Nominated
Best Male Vocal Performance "Yesterday" Solo Nominated
Best Contemporary (R&R) Single "Yesterday" Solo Nominated
Best Contemporary (R&R) Group Vocal Performance Help! The Beatles Nominated
Best Contemporary (R&R) Male Vocal Performance "Yesterday" Solo Nominated
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show Help! John Lennon, George Harrison, Ken Thorne Nominated
1967 Album of the Year Revolver The Beatles Nominated
Song of the Year "Michelle" John Lennon Won
Best Male Vocal Performance "Eleanor Rigby" Solo Nominated
Best Contemporary Solo Vocal Performance "Eleanor Rigby" Solo Won
Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording "Eleanor Rigby" Solo Nominated
1968 Album of the Year Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles Won
Best Contemporary Album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles Won
Best Group Vocal Performance Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles Nominated
Best Contemporary Group Vocal or Instrumental Performance Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles Nominated
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s) "A Day in the Life" The Beatles, George Martin Nominated
1969 Album of the Year Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles Nominated
Record of the Year "Hey Jude" The Beatles Nominated
Song of the Year John Lennon Nominated
Contemporary Pop Vocal Group The Beatles Nominated
1970 Album of the Year Abbey Road The Beatles Nominated
Contemporary Vocal Group Abbey Road The Beatles Nominated
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show Yellow Submarine John Lennon, George Harrison, George Martin Nominated
1971 Record of the Year "Let It Be" The Beatles Nominated
Song of the Year "Let It Be" John Lennon Nominated
Best Contemporary Vocal Group Let It Be The Beatles Nominated
Best Contemporary Song "Let It Be" John Lennon Nominated
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture Let It Be The Beatles Won
1972 Grammy Trustees Award - The Beatles Honoured
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" Linda McCartney Won
1974 Best Pop Duo or Group Vocal Performance "Live and Let Die" Wings Nominated
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists Wings, George Martin Won
Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture Live and Let Die Linda McCartney, George Martin Nominated
1975 Album of the Year Band on the Run Wings Nominated
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Band on the Run" Wings Won
1977 Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists "Let 'Em In" Wings Nominated
1980 Best Rock Instrumental Performance "Rockestra Theme" Wings Won
1981 Best Male Rock Vocal Performance "Coming Up" (live at Glasgow) Solo Nominated
1982 Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording The McCartney Interview Solo Nominated
1983 Album of the Year Tug of War Solo Nominated
Record of the Year "Ebony and Ivory" Stevie Wonder, George Martin Nominated
Best Performance By a Duo Or Group With Vocal Stevie Wonder, George Martin Nominated
1984 Best Pop Performance By a Duo Or Group With Vocal "The Girl Is Mine" Michael Jackson Nominated
1986 Best Music Video, Long Form Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid Nominated
1987 Best Music Video, Short Form "Rupert and the Frog Song" Solo Nominated
1990 Lifetime Achievement Award - Solo Honoured
1993 Grammy Hall of Fame Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles Honoured
1995 Grammy Hall of Fame Abbey Road The Beatles Honoured
1996 Best Historical Album Live at the BBC The Beatles Nominated
1997 Best Long Form Music Video The Beatles Anthology The Beatles Won
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Free as a Bird" The Beatles Won
Best Short Form Music Video The Beatles Won
Grammy Hall of Fame "Yesterday" The Beatles Honoured
1998 Album of the Year Flaming Pie Solo Nominated
Grammy Hall of Fame "I Want to Hold Your Hand" The Beatles Honoured
1999 Grammy Hall of Fame Revolver The Beatles Honoured
Grammy Hall of Fame "Strawberry Fields Forever" The Beatles Honoured
2000 Grammy Hall of Fame Rubber Soul The Beatles Honoured
Grammy Hall of Fame A Hard Day's Night The Beatles Honoured
Grammy Hall of Fame The Beatles (White Album) The Beatles Honoured
2001 Best Alternative Music Album Liverpool Sound Collage Solo Nominated
Grammy Hall of Fame "Hey Jude" The Beatles Honoured
Grammy Hall of Fame Meet the Beatles The Beatles Honoured
2002 Grammy Hall of Fame "Eleanor Rigby" The Beatles Honoured
2003 Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media "Vanilla Sky"
(from Vanilla Sky)
Solo Nominated
2004 Grammy Hall of Fame "Let It Be" The Beatles Honoured
2005 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "Something"
(from Concert for George)
Eric Clapton Nominated
2006 Album of the Year Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Solo Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Album Solo Nominated
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "Fine Line"
(from Chaos and Creation in the Backyard)
Solo Nominated
2007 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "Jenny Wren"
(from Chaos and Creation in the Backyard)
Solo Nominated
2008 Best Pop Vocal Album Memory Almost Full Solo Nominated
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "Dance Tonight"
(from Memory Almost Full)
Solo Nominated
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance "Only Mama Knows"
(from Memory Almost Full)
Solo Nominated
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Love The Beatles Won
Grammy Hall of Fame "Help!" The Beatles Honoured
2009 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "That Was Me"
(from Memory Almost Full)
Solo Nominated
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance "I Saw Her Standing There" (live) Solo Nominated
2011 Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance "Helter Skelter" (live)
(from Good Evening New York City)
Solo Won
Grammy Hall of Fame "Penny Lane" The Beatles Honoured
2012 Best Historical Album Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection — Deluxe Edition) Sam Okell, Steve Rooke Won
2013 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Kisses on the Bottom Solo Won
Grammy Hall of Fame Band on the Run Wings Honoured
2014 Best Rock Song "Cut Me Some Slack" Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, and Krist Novoselic Won
Best Music Film Live Kisses Solo Won
Best Historical Album Ram (Paul McCartney Archive Collection — Deluxe Edition) Simon Gibson, Guy Massey, Steve Rooke Nominated
Lifetime Achievement Award - The Beatles Honoured
2016 Best Rap Performance "All Day" Kanye West, Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom Pending
Best Rap Song Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kingdom, Kendrick Lamar, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans, Cydel Young Pending

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards are awarded annually by MTV. McCartney has won 1.

Year Award Work
1984 Video Vanguard Award The Beatles

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards are awarded annually by MTV. McCartney has one.

Year Award Work
2008 Ultimate Legend Award Paul McCartney

Q Awards

The Q Awards are awarded annually by Q magazine.

Year Award[16]
2007 Q Icon
2010 Classic Album: Band on the Run, Wings

Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

The The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song,[17] created in 2007, is awarded annually. On 2 June 2010, in a White House ceremony, McCartney received this prize from President Obama. The Gershwin Prize is the highest award a musician can receive in the United States; McCartney is the first non-American recipient of the award, the previous recipients were Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.[18]

Orders, awards and honours

Date Country Ribbon Award
8 Sep 2012  FRA Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg Officer of Legion of Honour – for services to music by French President Francois Hollande at Elysee Palace[7]
Jun 1965  Cmnwlth Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire[4]
31 Dec 1996  Cmnwlth Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png In the 1997 New Year Honours McCartney was knighted for his services to music.[2][3]
5 May 2011  PER PER Order of the Sun of Peru - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun, the highest award bestowed by the nation of Peru to commend notable civil and military merit, in a private ceremony while visiting the country for a concert in the city of Lima.[5]
9 May 2011  PER La Orden del Árbol de la Quina, an order that is given to celebrities who fight for the protection of environment by the Ministry of Environment of Peru.[6]
9 May 2011  PER Medal of Honor of the National Library of Peru.[6]
Dec 1993  CHL CHL Order of Merit of Chile - Knight BAR.png Order of Merit (Chile) (unknown grade)[citation needed]
5 Dec 2010  USA Kennedy Center Ribbon.svg Kennedy Center Honors[19]

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