+ List of Within Temptation awards and nominations Within Temptation at the Bevrijdingsfestival, Netherlands, 2008. Awards and nominations Award Won Nominated3FM Award 3 6Buma Export Award 5 5Buma Music in Motion 1 1Echo Awards 0 1Edison Award 3 4Golden Harp 2 2IMPALA Awards 0 1Loudwire Music Awards 4 4MTV Europe Music Awards 1 2Metal Hammer Golden Gods 0 2Netherlands Film Festival 0 5Revolver Golden Gods 1 1Silver Harp 1 1TMF Awards 6 6World Music Awards 2 2 Totals
Within Temptation is a Dutch Edison Award-winning symphonic metal band from the Netherlands formed in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt.
The band's first release, Enter, came in 1997 and made the band a prominent act in the Dutch underground scene, allowing them to play in metal festivals such as Dynamo Open Air. At the end of 2000 the band released their second album, entitled Mother Earth. The album did not reach commercial success until 2001 with the release of the album second single, "Ice Queen", which reached No. 2 on the Dutch charts. The album lead the band to both public and critic recognition earning them platinum status in the Netherlands and also two TMF Awards for "Best Rock" and "Most Promising Act". Since then, the band won the Conamus Exportprijs four years in a row. Their next albums The Silent Force and The Heart of Everything debuted at No. 1 on the Dutch charts, as the 2014 release Hydra, while also providing the band nominations in several national and international alwards such as the Edison Awards, Echo Awards, Revolver Golden Gods and MTV European Music Awards.
Awards 3FM Awards The 3FM Awards are arranged by NPO 3FM and are decided by public vote. Within Temptation has won three awards from six nominations. Awards Year Category Work Result2006 Best Rock ArtistWithin Temptation2007Within Temptation 2009Within TemptationBest Live ActWithin Temptation2011 Best Rock ArtistWithin Temptation2012Within Temptation
AIM Awards The AIM Independent Music Awards are hosted by the Association of Independent Music (AIM) and were established in 2011 to recognize artists signed to independent record labels in the United Kingdom. Within Temptation has received one nomination. Awards Year Category Work Result2014Independent Album of the YearHydra
Buma Cultuur Awards The Buma Cultuur is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes Dutch music. Within Temptation has received the best-selling award on five years and the Buma Music in Motion, in which award new forms of delivering music, one. Awards Year Category Work Result2003 Buma Export AwardWithin Temptation2004Within Temptation2005Within Temptation2006Within Temptation2011Buma Music in MotionThe Unforgiving2016Buma Export AwardWithin Temptation2024Lifetime Achievement AwardWithin Temptation
A Previously known as Conamus Export Award.
Echo Awards The ECHO Music Awards were organized in 1992 by German Phonoakademie, the cultural institute of the German Music Industry Association (BVMI) to recognize national and international successful works, and winners are determined by representatives of record companies, music publishers, artists, critics and other professionals within the German music industry. Within Temptation received one nomination. Awards Year Category Work Result2008Best International Rock GroupWithin Temptation
Edison Awards The Edison Awards are an annual Dutch music prize awarded by NVPI, being the Dutch equivalent of the Grammy Awards. Within Temptation has won three awards out of four nominations. Awards Year Category Work Result2003Best Live DVDMother Earth Tour2005Best National GroupWithin Temptation2019Best VideoThe Reckoning2024Best Rock AlbumBleed Out
Independent Music Companies Association Awards The Independent Music Companies Association Awards (or IMPALA Awards) recognizes the best European independent musical releases of the year. The winners are defined by a jury based on artistic merit alone. Within Temptation has received one nomination. Awards Year Category Work Result2015European Independent Album of the YearHydra
Loudwire Music Awards The Loudwire Music Awards are annually held by the online magazine Loudwire, in which covers hard rock and heavy metal music. The nominated works are selected by the editors and the winners by public vote. Within Temptation has won two awards and lead vocalist Sharon den Adel as well. Awards Year Category Work Result 2011Rock Album of the YearThe UnforgivingArtist of the YearWithin TemptationRock Goddess of the YearSharon den Adel2014Rock Goddess of the YearSharon den Adel
Metal Hammer Awards (GER) The Metal Hammer Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the German issue of Metal Hammer, a British heavy metal magazine. Within Temptation has won one award from two nominations. Awards Year Category Work Result 2014 Best Album Hydra Best Live Band Within Temptation
Metal Hammer Golden Gods (UK) The Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by Metal Hammer, a British heavy metal magazine. Within Temptation has received two nominations. Awards Year Category Work Result 2005 Best Breakthrough Artist Within Temptation 2014 Best International Band Within Temptation
MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Within Temptation has won one time from two nominations. Awards Year Category Work Result2005 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dutch & Belgian ActWithin Temptation2007Within Temptation
Netherlands Film Festival The Netherlands Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the Dutch city of Utrecht. Within Temptation has received five nominations for their short films released alongside The Unforgiving. Awards Year Category Work Result2011Best Fictie Mother Maiden Sinéad Triplets Best Video Faster Sinéad
The Rocks Awards The Rocks is an annual awards ceremony held by Planet Rock, a British rock music radio station. The nominees are selected by the radio station and the winner by public vote Within Temptation has been nominated once. Awards Year Category Work Result 2021 Best International Band Within Temptation
Revolver Golden Gods The Revolver Golden Gods Awards are an annual awards ceremony held by Revolver, an American hard rock and heavy metal magazine. Within Temptation has won one time. Awards Year Category Work Result 2005 Best Video Angels
TMF Awards The TMF Awards were arranged by now inoperative international television channel The Music Factory and had both Belgian and Dutch ceremonies. Within Temptation received two awards from the Belgian ceremonies and four awards from the Dutch. Belgian Awards Year Category Work Result 2002 Best International Rock Artist Within Temptation 2007 Best International Live Act Within Temptation Dutch Awards Year Category Work Result 2002 Most Promising Act Within Temptation 2005 Best National Rock Artist Within Temptation 2007 Best Video What Have You Done Best Live Act Within Temptation
World Music Awards The World Music Awards was an annual international awards show founded in 1989 that honoured recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Awards Year Category Work Result 2005 Best-Selling Dutch Artist Within Temptation 2007 Within Temptation
References
External links Within Temptation Official Website