List of awards and nominations received by Garbage

Garbage's awards and nominations
	Garbage performing live in 2016.
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Award	Wins
Grammy Awards	0
BRIT Awards	0
MTV Europe Music Awards	1
MTV Video Music Awards	1
MTV Movie Awards	0
BMI Awards	2
Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards	2
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Wins	17
Nominations	57
	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.;

This is a complete listing of awards and nominations received by American rock band Garbage. Since forming in 1993, the band have sold a combined total of 17 million records internationally.

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Over the course of their career, Garbage have received 57 nominations, winning 17 awards. In 1997 they were nominated for three Grammy Awards – the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (for "Stupid Girl") and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (again for "Stupid Girl"). Their second studio album, Version 2.0, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1999. The bands single "Special" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, as well as the award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group in 2000.^[1] In 1996, they were nominated for two BRIT Awards – Best International Band and Best International Newcomer.

In 1996, they were named Breakthrough Artist at the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards, and were nominated for a further two awards on the night – Best Group and Best Song for "Stupid Girl". Their 1998 single "Push It" received eight nominations at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Best Alternative Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Special Effect.^[2] In 1999, they won the award for Best Special Effects for the music video for the single "Special" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

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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	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1995	Themselves	Best Foreign New Act	Won	^[4]
1996		Best Foreign New Act	Won
1998		Best Foreign Group	Nominated
		Best Foreign Live Act	Nominated
	Version 2.0	Best Foreign Album	Nominated

Year	Category	Recipient/Work	Result	Winner
1996	Best International Band	Garbage	Nominated	Bon Jovi
1996	Best International Newcomer	Garbage	Nominated	Alanis Morissette

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2003	Themselves	Best Foreign Rock Artist	Nominated
2006	Themselves	Best Foreign Rock Artist	Nominated

Year	Category	Recipient/Work	Result	Winner
1996	Breakthrough	Garbage	Won	Garbage
	Best Group	Garbage	Nominated	Oasis
	Best Song	"Stupid Girl"	Nominated	Oasis "Wonderwall"
1998	Best Group	Garbage	Nominated	Spice Girls
	Best Rock Act	Garbage	Nominated	Aerosmith
	Best Video	"Push It"	Nominated	Massive Attack "Teardrop"
2013	Best World Stage Performance	Garbage	Nominated	Linkin Park - WS Monterrey, Mexico 2012

Year	Category	Recipient/Work	Result	Winner
1996	Breakthrough Video	"Queer"	Nominated	The Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight"
1996	Best New Artist in a Video	"Stupid Girl"	Nominated	Alanis Morissette "Ironic"
1998	Best Group Video	"Push It"	Nominated	Backstreet Boys "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
	Best Alternative Video		Nominated	Green Day "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
	Breakthrough Video		Nominated	The Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up"
	Best Direction		Nominated	Madonna "Ray of Light"
	Best Editing		Nominated	Madonna "Ray of Light"
	Best Art Direction		Nominated	Björk "Bachelorette"
	Best Cinematography		Nominated	Fiona Apple "Criminal"
	Best Special Effects		Nominated	Madonna "Frozen"
1999	Best Special Effects	"Special"	Won	Garbage "Special"^[6]

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Year	Category	Recipient/Work	Result	Winner
1997	Best New Artist	Garbage	Nominated	LeAnn Rimes
	Best Rock Song	"Stupid Girl"	Nominated	Tracy Chapman "Give Me One Reason"
	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group	"Stupid Girl"	Nominated	Dave Matthews Band "So Much to Say"
1999	Album of the Year	Version 2.0	Nominated	Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1999	Best Rock Album	Version 2.0	Nominated	Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions
2000	Best Rock Song	"Special"	Nominated	Red Hot Chili Peppers "Scar Tissue"
2000	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group	"Special"	Nominated	Santana and Everlast "Put Your Lights On"

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1999	"Push It"	Best Make-Up	Won
		Best Hair	Nominated
		Best Styling	Nominated
		Best Alternative Video	Nominated
	"Special"	Best Special Effects	Nominated
2006	"Bleed Like Me"	Director of the Year	Nominated
2008	"Tell Me Where It Hurts"	Director of the Year	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	Garbage	Best Breakthrough	Won
		Best Alternative	Won
		Best Group	Nominated
	Garbage	Best Album	Nominated
	"Stupid Girl"	Best Song	Nominated
	"Queer"	Best Video	Nominated
1998	"Push It"	Best Video	Won
	Garbage	Best Group	Nominated
	Garbage	Best Rock Act	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996^[7]	Themselves	Best New Band	Nominated
1999^[8]	Themselves	Best Band	Nominated
	Version 2.0	Best Album	Nominated
	"I Think I'm Paranoid"	Best Single	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1997	Garbage	Best New Artist Tour	Nominated
2022	Garbage	Best Support/Special Guest Act and Tour	Won	^[10]

Year	Category	Recipient/Work	Result
1997	Citation of Achievement - Best Pop Award^[11]	"Stupid Girl"	Won
1999	Citation of Achievement - Best Pop Award^[11]	"Special"	Won

Year	Category	Recipient/Work	Result	Winner
1997	Song of the Year	"Stupid Girl"	Won	-
1999		"Special"	Won	-
2000		"The World Is Not Enough"	Nominated	Citizen King "Better Days"
2002	Best Rock/Alternative/Metal	Garbage	Won	-

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1998	Shirley Manson	Best International Female	Nominated	^[12]
1999			Nominated
2001			Nominated
2005			Nominated	^[13]
2005	Garbage	Best International Group	Nominated	^[13]