The American pop group the Carpenters, featuring siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter, have received several awards and nominations, both in their active career and posthumously.
Throughout the 1970s, Karen and Richard were nominated numerous times for Grammy Awards. Richard Carpenter was also nominated for a Grammy Award for their instrumental song, "Flat Baroque". They won three Grammy Awards, and had two songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
American Music Awards Year Category Nominated work 1974 Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/GroupCarpenters
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work 1971 Album of the YearClose to You Best Engineered Album Best New Artist Carpenters Record of the Year"(They Long to Be) Close to You" Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals Song of the Year"We've Only Just Begun" Best Contemporary Song 1972 Album of the YearCarpenters Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Best Engineered Recording Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals "Superstar" Best Album of Original Score, Written for a Motion Picture"Bless the Beasts and Children" 1973 Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals"Flat Baroque" 1974 Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Vocal"Sing" Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals 1975 "We've Only Just Begun" 1978 "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
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