This is a list of awards and nominations received by Willie Nelson. Willie Nelson is an American country musician whose critical success with the albums Shotgun Willie, Phases and Stages, and the commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust made him one of the most recognized artists in country music.
Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in music, and are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards in the music industry worldwide. Nelson has won 12 awards from 57 nominations, in addition to the Grammy Legend Award in 1990 and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
|1975 |"After the Fire Is Gone" with Tracy Nelson |Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
|1976 |"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" |rowspan=2|Best Male Country Vocal Performance
|rowspan=2|1977 |"I'd Have to be Crazy"
|"Amazing Grace" |Best Inspirational Performance
|rowspan=2|1979 |"Georgia on My Mind" |Best Male Country Vocal Performance
|"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" with Waylon Jennings |rowspan=2|Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
|rowspan=3|1980 |"Heartbreak Hotel" with Leon Russell
|"I Saw the Light" |Best Inspirational Performance
|"Whiskey River" |rowspan=2|Best Male Country Vocal Performance
|rowspan=3|1981 |rowspan=2|"On the Road Again"
|Best Country Song
|Family Bible |Best Inspirational Performance
|1982 |"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" |rowspan=2|Best Male Country Vocal Performance
|rowspan=3|1983 |rowspan=2|"Always on My Mind"
|Record of the Year
|"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Waylon Jennings |rowspan=4|Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
|rowspan=2|1984 |"Pancho and Lefty" with Waylon Jennings
|Take It to the Limit with Waylon Jennings
|rowspan=2|1985 |"As Time Goes By" with Julio Iglesias
|"City of New Orleans" |rowspan=2|Best Male Country Vocal Performance
|rowspan=2|1986 |"Forgiving You Was Easy"
|"Highwayman" with The Highwaymen |Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
|1990 |colspan=2|Legend Award
|1991 |Highwayman 2 with The Highwaymen |Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
|1995 |Moonlight Becomes You |Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
|1997 |How Great Thou Art |Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
|1998 |"Peach Pickin' Time Down In Georgia" |Best Male Country Vocal Performance
|rowspan=3|2000 |"Going Away Party" with Asleep at the Wheel] and The Manhattan Transfer |Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
|"Night and Day" |Best Pop Instrumental Performance
|colspan=2|Lifetime Achievement Award
|rowspan=2|2001 |"Teatro" |Best Long Form Music Video
|Milk Cow Blues |Best Traditional Blues Album
|rowspan=2|2002 |"Maria" |Best Male Country Vocal Performance
|Rainbow Connection |rowspan=2|Best Country Album
|rowspan=2|2003 |The Great Divide
|"Mendocino County Line" with Lee Ann Womack |rowspan=3|Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
|rowspan=4|2004 |"Beer for My Horses" with Toby Keith
|"The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)" with Waylon Jennings
|Live and Kickin' |rowspan=2|Best Country Album
|Run That by Me One More Time with Ray Price
|rowspan=2|2005 |"Pancho and Lefty" with Merle Haggard and Toby Keith |Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
|"You Are My Flower" |rowspan=2|Best Male Country Vocal Performance
|rowspan=2|2006 |"Good Ol' Boys"
|"Dreams Come True" with Norah Jones |Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
|2007 |You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker |Best Country Album
|2008 |"Lost Highway" with Merle Haggard and Ray Price |Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
|rowspan=3|2010 |American Classic |Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
|"Baby, It's Cold Outside" with Norah Jones |Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
|Willie and the Wheel with Asleep at the Wheel |rowspan=2|Best Americana Album
|2011 |Country Music
|2017 |Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin |rowspan=2|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
|rowspan=2|2019 |My Way
|"Last Man Standing" |Best American Roots Performance
|2020 |"Ride Me Back Home" |Best Country Solo Performance
|2022 |That's Life |Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
|rowspan=3|2023 |A Beautiful Time |Best Country Album
|"Live Forever" |Best Country Solo Performance
|Best Roots Gospel Album |The Willie Nelson Family
|2024 |Bluegrass |Best Bluegrass Album
|rowspan=2|2026 |Last Leaf on the Tree |Best Americana Album
|Oh What a Beautiful World |Best Traditional Country Album
Country Music Association Awards The Country Music Association Awards are held annually by the Country Music Association and celebrate excellence and achievements in the country genre. Nelson has won 11 awards from 48 nominations.
Academy of Country Music Awards The Academy of Country Music Awards are held annually by the Academy of Country Music to honor yearly accomplishments in country music. Nelson has won 12 awards from 43 nominations.
American Music Awards The American Music Awards are held annually to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. Nelson has won 12 awards.
Honors Nelson became a member of the Grand Ole Opry on November 28, 1964. Nelson was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973. Nelson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993. Nelson became a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1998. Nelson was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001. He had previously received their Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 1983. Nelson received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting at the Americana Music Honors & Awards in 2007. Nelson received the Gershwin Prize from the Library of Congress in 2015. Nelson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. Nelson was ranked #54 on Rolling Stones "200 Greatest Singers of All Time" list in 2023. He was previously featured at #88 on the 2008 iteration of the list.
Awards
Year Organization Award 1975 Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance 1976 CMA Awards Vocal Duo of the Year 1976 CMA Awards Single of the Year 1976 CMA Awards Album of the Year 1977 American Music Awards Favorite Single 1978 Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance 1978 Grammy Best Country Performance by Duo/Group W/Vocals 1979 CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year 1979 ACM Entertainer of the Year 1980 Grammy Best Country Song 1982 Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance 1982 CMA Awards Single of the Year 1982 CMA Awards Album of the Year 1982 American Music Awards Favorite Male Artist 1982 ACM Single of the Year 1982 ACM Album of the Year 1983 CMA Awards Vocal Duo of the Year 1983 American Music Awards Favorite Album 1984 CMA Awards Vocal Duo of the Year 1984 American Music Awards Favorite Male Artistr 1984 ACM Single of the Year 1985 ACM Single of the Year 1986 American Music Awards Favorite Singler 1986 American Music Awards Favorite Male Artistr 1986 American Music Awards Award of Appreciation 1987 American Music Awards Favorite Male Artistr 1990 Grammy Legend Awards 1995 TNN/Music City News Minnie Pearl Awardr 1995 TNN/Music City News Living Legendr 1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2001 BMI 49th Annual Country Awards President's Award 2002 Grammy Best Country Collaboration With Vocals 2002 CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards Video Collaboration of the Year 2002 CMA Awards Vocal Event of the Year (with Lee Ann Womack) 2003 CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music #4 ranking 2003 Grammy Best Country Collaboration With Vocals 2004 CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards Video Collaboration of the Year 2007 BMI 55th Annual Country Awards BMI Icon 2008 Grammy Best Country Collaboration With Vocals 2008 Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers Of All Time - No. 88 2012 CMA Awards Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 Gershwin Prize Library of Congress Gershwin Prize 2017 Grammy Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 2017 ACM Awards Poet's Award 2017 CMA Awards Vocal Event of the Year (with Glen Campbell) 2019 Grammy Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 2020 Grammy Best Country Solo Performance 2023 Grammy Best Country Solo Performance Best Country Album 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
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