List of awards and nominations received by Big Sean

Big Sean awards and nominations
	Sean performing in 2015
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MTV VMA	2
Detroit Music Awards	0
iHeartRadio Music Awards	0
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Wins	12
Nominations	55
	Note ↑ 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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Sean Michael Leonard "Big Sean" Anderson, is an American hip-hop recording artist. Over the years he has received or been nominated for numerous awards, starting with his debut album Finally Famous.

[1] 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	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Himself	Best Male Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated	^[2]
	Himself	Best New Artist	Won
	"Marvin & Chardonnay" (with Kanye West & Roscoe Dash)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
2015	Himself	Best Male Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated	^[3]
	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Video of the Year	Nominated
2017	Himself	Best Male Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated	^[4]
2017	"Bounce Back"	Video of the Year	Nominated	^[4]

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2011	Himself	Rookie of the year	Nominated	^[5]
	Finally Famous	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"My Last" (with Chris Brown)	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated
2012	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated	^[6]
		Best Club Banger	Nominated
		Reese's Perfect Combo Award	Won
	Himself	Made You Look Award	Nominated
2013	Detroit	Best Mixtape	Won	^[7]
2015	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Club Banger	Won	^[8]
	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Collabo, Duo or Group	Nominated
	"Blessings" (with Drake & Kanye West)	Best Collabo, Duo or Group	Won
		People's Champ Award	Won
		Best Hip Hop Video	Nominated
	"Play No Games" (with Chris Brown & Ty Dolla Sign)	Best Hip Hop Video	Nominated
	Himself	Lyricist of the Year	Nominated
	Himself	MVP of the Year	Nominated
	Dark Sky Paradise	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Impact Track	Won
2018	“Big Bank” (with Yg, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj)	Sweet 16: Best Featured Artist	Nominated
2020	Big Sean	Best Live Performer	Nominated
2020	Big Sean	Lyricist of the Year	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Himself	Top New Artist	Nominated	^[9]
2013	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Top Rap Song	Nominated	^[10]
2015	"I Don't Fuck With You" (with E-40)	Top Rap Song	Nominated	^[11]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2017	Twenty88 (with Jhené Aiko)	Detroit Music Award for Outstanding National Major Label Recording	Nominated	^[12]
	"Bounce Back"	Detroit Music Award for Outstanding National Single	Nominated
	"No More Interviews"	Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Video / Major Budget	Nominated
2018	"Bounce Back"	Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Video / Major Budget	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2013	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Best Rap Song	Nominated	^[13]
2013	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Best Rap Performance	Nominated	^[13]
2016	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Nominated	^[14]
2017	Purpose (as a featured artist)	Album of the Year	Nominated	^[15]
2018	"Bounce Back"	Best Rap Performance	Nominated
2021	"Deep Reverence" (with Nipsey Hussle)	Best Rap Performance	Nominated	^[16]

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Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	"Blessings" (with Drake & Kanye West)	Hip Hop Song of the Year	Nominated	^[17]
2016	Himself	Hip Hop Artist of the Year	Nominated	^[17]

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2011	"My Last"	Best New Artist Video	Nominated	^[18]
2015	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated	^[19]
2015	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Best Video with a Social Message	Won	^[19]
2017	"Bounce Back"	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated
	"Feels" (with Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
	"Light"	Best Fight Against the System	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Rhythm & Bars Award	Won	^[21]
2015	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)		Nominated	^[22]
	"Blessing" (with Drake & Kanye West)		Nominated
	"Blessing" (with Drake & Kanye West)	Best Collaboration	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration	Nominated	^[23]
2021	Himself	Outstanding Male Artist	Nominated	^[24]
	"Deep Reverence" (with Nipsey Hussle)	Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)	Nominated
	"Deep Reverence" (with Nipsey Hussle)	Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song	Nominated

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Finally Famous (2011) Hall of Fame (2013) Dark Sky Paradise (2015) I Decided. (2017) Double or Nothing (with Metro Boomin) (2017) Detroit 2 (2020) Better Me Than You (2024)
EPs	What You Expect (with Hit-Boy) (2021)
Mixtapes	Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big (2010) Detroit (2012)
Singles	"My Last" "Marvin & Chardonnay" "Dance (Ass)" "Mercy" "Clique" "Guap" "Switch Up" "Beware" "Fire" "I Don't Fuck with You" "Paradise" "Blessings" "One Man Can Change the World" "Play No Games" "Champions" "Bounce Back" "Moves" "Jump Out the Window" "Pull Up N Wreck" "So Good" "Single Again" "Bezerk" "Deep Reverence" "Wolves" "Hate Our Love" "Precision"
Featured singles	"What Yo Name Iz? (Remix)" "Lay It on Me" "Till I Die" "Naked" "My Homies Still" "As Long as You Love Me" "Burn" "Show Out" "All That (Lady)" "Wild" "Right There" "Sorry" "All Me" "Detroit vs. Everybody" "Open Wide" "B Boy" "How Many Times" "Back Up" "Workin" "Holy Key" "Feels" "Alone" "Big Bank" "None of Your Concern" "I Do It" "Way Out" "Easy Lover" "Tobey"
Promotional singles	"See Me Now" "I Do It" "Control" "Best Mistake" "Miracles (Someone Special)" "Alright"
Other songs	"Cooler than Me" "Paper, Scissors, Rock" "Oh My (Remix)" "Don't Like.1" "Sanctified" "All Your Fault" "Research" "No Favors" "Sacrifices" "Go Legend" "Sharks"
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