List of awards and nominations received by Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton awards and nominations
	Eric Clapton performing in 2004.
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Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
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Wins	114
Nominations	47
	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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Wins114

Nominations47

This is a List of awards and nominations received by Eric Clapton.

[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/Award	Result	Ref.
1993	Himself	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Nominated	^[1]
1994			Won	^[2]
1997			Won	^[2]
1998			Nominated	^[1]
1999			Won	^[2]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1990	Himself	#1 Album Rock Tracks Artist	Won	^[5]
1994	Himself	Special Award for Artistic Excellence	Won	^[5]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1988	Lethal Weapon 1	BMI Film Music Award	Won	^[7]
1990	Lethal Weapon 2		Won	^[8]
1993	Lethal Weapon 3		Won	^[9]
1999	Lethal Weapon 4		Won	^[10]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1978	"Lay Down Sally"	1 Million Performances Award	Won	^[11]
1978	"Wonderful Tonight"	1 Million Performances Award	Won	^[12]
1979	"Wonderful Tonight"	2 Million Performances Award	Won	^[13]
1981	"I Can't Stand It"	1 Million Performances Award	Won	^[14]
2001	"Wonderful Tonight"	3 Million Performances Award	Won	^[15]
2002	"Layla" (All versions)	5 Million Performances Award	Won	^[15]
2004	"Lay Down Sally"	3 Million Performances Award	Won	^[16]
2005	"Layla" (All versions)	6 Million Performances Award	Won	^[17]
	"Tears in Heaven"	4 Million Performances Award	Won	^[18]
	"My Father's Eyes"	2 Million Performances Award	Won	^[19]
2006	"Wonderful Tonight"	4 Million Performances Award	Won	^[20]
2007	"Lay Down Sally"	4 Million Performances Award	Won	^[21]
2007	"Tears in Heaven"	5 Million Performances Award	Won	^[22]
2008	"Layla" (All versions)	7 Million Performances Award	Won	^[15]
2009	"Wonderful Tonight"	5 Million Performances Award	Won	^[23]
2009	"Layla" (All versions)	8 Million Performances Award	Won	^[24]
2010	"Wonderful Tonight"	6 Million Performances Award	Won	^[25]
2010	"Layla" (All versions)	9 Million Performances Award	Won	^[26]
2017	"Wonderful Tonight"	7 Million Performances Award	Won	^[27]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1989	The Second All-Star Rock Concert	Best Performance in a Music Special	Nominated	^[29]
1993	Unplugged (Concert film)	Best Performance in a Music Special or Series	Nominated	^[30]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1995	Himself (From the Cradle)	International Artist of the Year – Echo Pop	Nominated	^[32]
1999	Himself (Pilgrim)		Nominated	^[33]
2002	Himself (Reptile)		Nominated	^[33]
2012	Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center	Bestseller of the Year – Echo Jazz	Won	^[33]
2015	Himself (The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale)	International Artist Rock/Pop Music – Echo	Nominated	^[33]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1969	Cream	Best New Artist of the Year	Nominated	^[36]
1973	The Concert for Bangladesh	Album of the Year	Won	^[37]
1986	Back to the Future	Best Album of Original Score	Nominated	^[36]
1989	"After Midnight"	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated	^[36]
1991	"Bad Love"	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Won	^[38]
1992	24 Nights	Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated	^[36]
1993	"Layla"	Best Rock Song	Won	^[39]
	"Tears in Heaven"	Record of the Year	Won	^[39]
	Unplugged	Album of the Year	Won	^[39]
	"Tears in Heaven"	Song of the Year	Won	^[39]
	"Tears in Heaven"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Won	^[39]
	Unplugged	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Won	^[39]
	"It's Probably Me"	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture/Television	Nominated	^[36]
	"Tears in Heaven"	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture/Television	Nominated	^[36]
	Rush	Best Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture/Television	Nominated	^[36]
1994	"My Back Pages"	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Nominated	^[36]
1995	From the Cradle	Best Traditional Blues Album	Won	^[40]
1995	From the Cradle	Album of the Year	Nominated	^[36]
1997	"Change the World"	Record of the Year	Won	^[41]
	"Change the World"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Won	^[41]
	"SRV Shuffle"	Best Rock Instrumental Performance	Won	^[41]
	"Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love"	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated	^[36]
1999	"My Father's Eyes"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Won	^[42]
1999	Pilgrim	Best Pop Album	Nominated	^[36]
2000	"The Calling"	Best Rock Instrumental Performance	Won	^[43]
2001	Riding with the King	Best Traditional Blues Album	Won	^[44]
2002	"Reptile"	Best Pop Instrumental Performance	Won	^[45]
2002	"Superman Inside"	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated	^[36]
2005	"Something"	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Nominated	^[46]
2005	Me and Mr. Johnson	Best Traditional Blues Album	Nominated	^[36]
2006	"Revolution"	Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated	^[47]
2007	"You Are So Beautiful"	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated	^[48]
2008	The Road to Escondido	Best Contemporary Blues Album	Won	^[49]
2010	"Can't Find My Way Home"	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Nominated	^[50]
2010	Live from Madison Square Garden	Best Rock Album	Nominated	^[50]
2011	"Run Back to Your Side"	Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated	^[51]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1998	"Layla" (Derek and the Dominos)	Historical/Lasting Rock Single	Won	^[52]
1999	Disraeli Gears (Cream)	Historical/Lasting Rock Album	Won	^[52]
2000	Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Dominos)	Historical/Lasting Rock Album	Won	^[52]
2003	"I Shot the Sheriff" (Solo artist version)	Historical/Lasting Rock Single	Won	^[52]
2021	Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)	Historical/Lasting Rock Album	Nominated	^[52]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
2013	Lethal Weapon Soundtrack Collection	IFMCA Award	Won	^[54]
2014	Lethal Weapon Soundtrack Collection	IFMCA Award	Won	^[55]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1989	Himself	Best Guitarist Award	Won	^[35]
1990	Himself	Living Legend Award	Won	^[35]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1971	"Layla" (Derek and the Dominos)	Outstanding Contribution to Music	Won	^[56]
1986	Edge of Darkness	Best Theme from a Television or Radio Production	Won	^[57]
1990	"Travelling East"	Best Film Theme or Song	Nominated	^[58]
1992	Himself	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won	^[59]
1993	"Tears in Heaven"	Best Film Theme or Song	Won	^[60]
		Best Song Musically and Lyrically	Nominated	^[60]
		International Hit of the Year	Nominated	^[60]
1994	"Tears in Heaven"	PRS Most Performed Work	Nominated	^[61]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1992	"Tears in Heaven"	MTV Movie Award	Nominated	^[63]
1993	"It's Probably Me"	MTV Movie Award	Nominated	^[64]
1997	"Change the World"	MTV Movie Award	Nominated	^[65]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1987	"It's in the Way That You Use It"	Best Video from a Film	Nominated	^[66]
1992	"Tears in Heaven"	Best Male Video	Won	^[67]
		Best Video from a Film	Nominated	^[67]
		Best Cinematography in a Video	Nominated	^[67]
1996	"Change the World"	Best Cinematography in a Video	Nominated	^[68]
1998	"My Father's Eyes"	Best Male Video	Nominated	^[69]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1996	"Change the World"	Best Male Solo Song	Won	^[70]
		Song of the Year	Nominated	^[70]
		Best Adapted Song	Nominated	^[71]
1997		Best Adapted Song	Nominated	^[72]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1995	Nothing but the Blues	Outstanding Cultural Program	Nominated	^[73]
2005	Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004	Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special	Won	^[74]
		Outstanding Technical Direction	Nominated	^[74]
		Outstanding Sound Mixing	Nominated	^[74]
		Outstanding Lighting Direction	Nominated	^[74]
2008	Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007	Outstanding Special Class – Variety, Music, Comedy Program	Won	^[75]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1988	Himself	Honored by Prince Charles for 25 years in the music industry	Won	^[35]
1995		Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)		^[88]
2004		Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)		^[89]
2017		Commandeur de Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (COAL)		^[90]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1988	Himself	Concert award at the Palace of Auburn Hills	Won	^[91]
1990		Sold Out Award: Birmingham NEC, Royal Albert Hall	Won	^[92]
1990		Sold Out Award: Alpine Valley Music Theater	Won	^[93]
1991		Presented with a key to a box at the Royal Albert Hall	Won	^[35]
1992		Name engraved on the outside wall of The Cavern Club	Won	^[94]
1993		Sold Out Award: 12 sell-outs at the Royal Albert Hall	Won	^[95]
2002		Lunas del Auditorio Award – Best Live Act in Mexico	Won	^[96]
2009		Recognized by the Royal Albert Hall for 150 shows	Won	^[35]
2010		Star on road "Yaşayan Efsaneler" for Istanbul show	Won	^[97]
2014		Sold Out Award for a concert at the SAP Arena	Won	^[98]
2014		Plaque at The Downstairs Club (later Le Disque a Go! Go!)	Won	^[99]
2017		Award for over 175 shows at the Royal Albert Hall	Won	^[100]
2018		Honorary plaque at the Royal Albert Hall for over 200 shows	Won	^[101]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
2000	Unplugged	Best British Albums of All Time (Q Magazine)	#71	^[102]
2001	"Change the World"	Songs of the Century (RIAA)	#270	^[103]
2003	Slowhand	500 Greatest Albums of All Time (Rolling Stone)	#325	^[104]
2003	461 Ocean Boulevard	500 Greatest Albums of All Time (Rolling Stone)	#409	^[105]
2004	"Tears in Heaven"	500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone)	#353	^[106]
2011	Himself	100 Greatest Artists of All Time (Rolling Stone)	#53	^[107]
2011	Unplugged	Best Guitar Albums of 1992 (Guitar World)	#9	^[108]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1970	Himself	Music Life Magazine Award	Won	^[109]
1975	Himself	Music Life Popularity Award	Won	^[110]
1988	Crossroads	Highest-Ever Charting Box Set	Won	^[111]
		First-Ever Platinum-selling Box Set	Won	^[112]
		First-Ever Double Platinum-selling Box Set	Won	^[112]
1989		Grammy Participation – Best Historical Album	Won	^[113]
1989		Grammy Participation – Best Album Notes	Won	^[113]
1991	Himself	Music Therapy Awards	Won	^[114]
1993		Composer's Gold Award	Won	^[115]
1993		(unknown)	Won	^[116]
1995		Evian Health Award	Won	^[117]
2004		Statue at the "Crossroads" crossing	Won	^[118]
2006	Back Home	Grammy Participation – Best Engineered Album	Won	^[47]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1992	Himself (with The Yardbirds)	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Won	^[77]
1993	Himself (with Cream)	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Won	^[77]
2000	Himself (Solo career)	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Won	^[77]
2000	Himself	Star on Rock and Roll Walk	Won	^[78]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1998	Himself (with The Yardbirds)	Significant Contribution to the History of Music	Won	^[79]
2004	Himself (as a Solo artist)	Significant Contribution to the History of Music	Won	^[80]
2004	Himself (with Cream)	Significant Contribution to the History of Music	Won	^[81]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1995	Himself	Crossover Artist of the Year	Won	^[84]
2001	Riding with the King	Contemporary Album of the Year	Won	^[85]

Year	Nominee/Work	Category/Award	Result	Ref.
1993	Himself	Best-Selling British Recording Artist of the Year	Won	^[86]
1993		Best-Selling Rock Artist of the Year	Won	^[86]
1994		Best-Selling British Recording Artist of the Year	Won	^[87]

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