List of awards and nominations received by Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin awards and nominations
	Franklin at the White House after being honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, November 9, 2005 (alongside Robert Conquest, left, and Alan Greenspan)
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Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Golden Globe Award	0
American Music Award	5
Critics' Choice Movie Award	0
Grammy Awards	18
Grammy Special awards	3
MTV Video Music Award	0
NAACP Image Award	2
TV Land Award	1
Totals
Wins	28
Nominations	32
	Note [a] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

Singer Aretha Franklin has been honored with many awards and nominations. These include 18 Grammy Awards and an additional 26 Grammy nominations for her recordings.^[1]

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American Music Award 5

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Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1968	Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female	"Respect"	Won	^[2]^[1]
	Best Rhythm & Blues Recording		Won	^[1]
	Best Vocal Performance, Female		Nominated
	Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"	Nominated
1969	Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female	"I Say a Little Prayer"	Nominated	^[1]
1969	Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance, Female	"Chain of Fools"	Won	^[3]^[1]
1970	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	"Share Your Love with Me"	Won	^[4]^[1]
1971		"Don't Play That Song"	Won	^[5]^[1]
1972		"Bridge over Troubled Water"	Won	^[6]^[1]
1973		Young, Gifted and Black	Won	^[7]^[8]^[1]
	Best Soul Gospel Performance	Amazing Grace	Won	^[1]^[9]
	Best Soul Gospel Performance	"Precious Memories"	Nominated	^[1]
	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female	"Day Dreaming"	Nominated	^[1]
1974	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	"Master of Eyes"	Won	^[10]^[1]
1975		"Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing"	Won	^[3]^[1]
1977		"Something He Can Feel"	Nominated	^[11]^[1]
1978		"Break It to Me Gently"	Nominated	^[12]^[1]
1979		Almighty Fire	Nominated	^[13]^[1]
1981		"Can't Turn You Loose"	Nominated	^[14]^[1]
1982		"Hold On I'm Comin'"	Won	^[15]^[1]
1983		Jump to It	Nominated	^[16]^[1]
1984		Get It Right	Nominated	^[17]^[1]
1986		"Freeway of Love"	Won	^[18]^[1]
1986	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"(with Eurythmics)	Nominated	^[1]
1987	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	"Jumpin' Jack Flash"	Nominated	^[19]^[1]
1988	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	Aretha	Won	^[20]^[1]
1988	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with George Michael)	Won	^[1]
1989	Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female	One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism	Won	^[1]
1989	Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus	"Oh Happy Day"	Nominated	^[1]
1990	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	Through the Storm	Nominated	^[21]^[1]
	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	"Gimme Your Love" (with James Brown)	Nominated	^[1]
	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Whitney Houston)	Nominated	^[1]
1992	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	What You See Is What You Sweat	Nominated	^[22]^[1]
1992	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	"Doctor's Orders" (with Luther Vandross)	Nominated	^[1]
1994	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	"Someday We'll All Be Free"	Nominated	^[23]^[1]
1995	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	"A Deeper Love"	Nominated	^[24]^[1]
1999	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	"A Rose Is Still a Rose"	Nominated	^[25]^[1]
1999	Best R&B Album	A Rose Is Still a Rose	Nominated	^[26]^[1]
2000	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	"Don't Waste Your Time" (with Mary J. Blige)	Nominated	^[1]
2004	Best R&B Album	So Damn Happy	Nominated	^[1]
2004	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	"Wonderful"	Won	^[27]^[1]
2006	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	"A House Is Not a Home"	Won	^[28]^[1]
2008	Best Gospel Performance	"Never Gonna Break My Faith" (with Mary J. Blige) (tied with The Clark Sisters for "Blessed & Highly Favored")	Won	^[29]^[1]
2011	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	"You've Got a Friend" (with Ronald Isley)	Nominated	^[1]

Year	Award	Result	Ref.
1991	Legend Award	Honored	^[30]
1994	Lifetime Achievement Award	Honored	^[31]
2008	MusiCares Person of the Year	Honored	^[32]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1974	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Herself	Nominated
1975	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Herself	Nominated
1976	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Herself	Won
1977	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Herself	Nominated
1978	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Herself	Nominated
1983	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Herself	Nominated
1983	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Jump to It	Won
1984	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Herself	Won
1986	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Herself	Won
1986	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist	Herself	Won
1987	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist	Herself	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1986	Best Female Video	"Freeway of Love"	Nominated
1987	Best Video from a Film	"Jumpin' Jack Flash"	Nominated

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1983	Outstanding Female Artist	Aretha Franklin	Won
1997	Hall of Fame Award		Won
2008	Vanguard Award		Won	^[34]
2015	Outstanding Album	"Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics"	Won	^[35]

List of awards and nominations received by Aretha Franklin

Grammy Awards

American Music Awards

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Golden Globe Awards

GMA Dove Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

NAACP Image Awards

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Year	Association	Category/Award	Notes
1981	Hollywood Chamber of Commerce	Hollywood Walk of Fame star	This was postponed following the shooting of Aretha's father, Reverend C. L. Franklin
1987	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Induction – Performer category	The first woman to be inducted
1994	John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts	Kennedy Center Honors	At the time, the youngest to receive the honor (Stevie Wonder passed the record five years later)
1999	President of the United States	National Arts Medal
2005	President of the United States	Presidential Medal of Freedom
2005	UK Music Hall of Fame	Induction
2012	GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame	Induction
2015	Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame	Induction
2019	Pulitzer Prize	Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards – Arts awards	"For her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades."
2020	National Women's Hall of Fame	Induction
2026	Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame	Induction