This is a list of awards and nominations received by Stormzy, a British singer, songwriter and music producer. Three times Brit Awards winner, he was recognized with the AIM Independent Music Diversity Champion Award and the 2023 Silver Clef Award for his outstanding contributions in the british music industry.
After his solo debout single "Know Me From", Stormzy won three MOBO Awards and the BET Awards for Best International Act. In 2017 he won his first MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act and was nominated for the British Breakthrough Act at the 2017 BRIT Awards.
In 2018, his debut album Gang Signs & Prayer became the first rap album to win the Brit Award for British Album of the Year; at the same award ceremony he won the British Male Solo Artist Award. The album also won an Ivor Novello Award, an AIM Independent Music Award and was nominated at the Mercury Prize. The same year he collaborated on Little Mix song "Power", winning two Global Awards.
His second studio album Heavy Is the Head (2019) was promoted by the single "Vossi Bop", which won two UK Music Video Awards. At the 2020 Brit Awards the song was nominated for British Song of the Year, while Stormzy won for the second time the British Male Solo Artist Award. The same year he won his first BET Hip Hop Awards. In 2023 he published his third studio album This is What I Mean receiving nominations at the Brit Awards and MOBO Awards. The accomplished music video of the single "Mel Made Me Do It" won the MOBO Award for Best Music Video and received a nominations at the UK Music Video Awards and MTV Europe Music Award for Best Longform Video.
Awards and nominations Award Year Work Category Result AIM Independent Music Awards 2016 Himself Independent Breakthrough of the Year Innovator Award 2017 Most Played New Independent Act Gang Signs & Prayer Independent Album of the Year "Big for Your Boots" Independent Track of the Year 2022 Himself Diversity Champion Award BBC Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Gang Signs & Prayer Album of the Year Berlin Music Video Awards2020"Sounds of the Skeng"Best EditorBET Awards 2015 Himself Best International Act: UK 2016 2017 Best International Act: Europe 2018 Best International Act 2020 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards 2020 Best International Flow Brit Awards 2017 British Breakthrough Act 2018 British Male Solo Artist Gang Signs & Prayer British Album of the Year 2020 Himself British Male Solo Artist "Vossi Bop" British Song of the Year 2023 Himself British Artist of the Year Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act This Is What I Mean British Album of the Year 2025 Himself Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act "Backbone" (with Chase & Status) British Song of the Year Electronic Dance Music Awards 2025 "Backbone" (with Chase & Status) Drum and Bass Song of the Year Global Awards 2018 "Power" (with Little Mix) Best Song Himself Best RnB, Hip Hop or Grime 2020 Best Male Best RnB, Hip Hop or Grime Best British Act 2023 Best Male Best RnB, Hip Hop or Grime Best British Act 2024 Best Male GQ Men of the Year Awards 2017 Solo Artist of the Year 2019 Ivor Novello Awards 2018 "Don’t Cry For Me" Best Contemporary Song Gang Signs & Prayer Album Award 2020 "Crown" Best Song Musically and Lyrically 2023 "Hide & Seek" Best Contemporary Song Mercury Prize 2017 Gang Signs & Prayer Album of the Year MOBO Awards 2014 Himself Best Grime 2015 Best Male "Know Me From" Best Video 2016 Himself Best Male Best Grime 2017 Best Male Gang Signs & Prayer Best Album "Big for Your Boots" Best Video Best Song 2020 Himself Best Male Heavy Is the Head Best Album "I Dunno" Song of the Year 2021 "Clash" Song of the Year 2023 Himself Best Male This is What I Mean Best Album "Hide & Seek" Song of the Year "Mel Made Me Do It" Video of the Year 2025 "Backbone" Song of the Year MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 Himself Best Worldwide Act Best UK & Ireland Act 2018 2020 2022 "Mel Made Me Do It" Best Longform Video NME Awards 2018 Himself Best British Solo Artist Best Live Artist 2020 Best Festival Headliner "Vossi Bop" Best Music Video Q Awards 2017 Gang Signs & Prayer Best Album Himself Best Live Act Best Solo Artist 2019 "Vossi Bop" Best Track Stormzy - Glastonbury Best Live Performance Rated Awards 2015 "Know Me From" Best Track Best Video Himself Artist of the Year 2016 2017 "Big for Your Boots" Best Video Best Track Gang Signs & Prayer Best Album Silver Clef Award 2017 Himself Best Live Act 2018 2023 Silver Clef Award South Bank Sky Arts Award 2016 The Times Breakthrough Award 2018 Gang Signs & Prayer Best Pop Album UK Music Video Awards 2018 Best Urban Video 2019 "Vossi Bop" Video of the Year Best Cinematography 2020 "Audacity" Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video - UK 2023 "The Weekend" Best R&B/Soul Video – UK "Mel Made Me Do It" Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – UK "Toxic Trait" Best Visual Effects in a Video
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