List of awards and nominations received by Melissa Etheridge
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The following is a list of awards, honors, and nominations received by American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist Melissa Etheridge.
She has received various accolades and honors throughout her career. Among her competitive awards, Etheridge has won two Grammy Awards (from 15 nominations) and an Academy Award. Among her honorary accolades, she has received the ASCAP Founders Award, an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for excellence of cinematic achievements.[1] Etheridge has received one award from one nomination.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Original Song | "I Need to Wake Up" (from An Inconvenient Truth) | Won | [2] |
Critics Choice Movie Awards
The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.[3]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Song | "I Need to Wake Up" (from An Inconvenient Truth) | Nominated | [4] |
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958.[5] Etheridge has won two awards from 15 nominations.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female | "Bring Me Some Water" | Nominated | [6] |
| 1990 | "Brave and Crazy" | Nominated | ||
| 1991 | "The Angels" | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | "Ain't It Heavy" | Won | ||
| 1995 | "Come to My Window" | Won | ||
| Best Rock Song | Nominated | |||
| "I'm the Only One" | Nominated | |||
| 2000 | "Angels Would Fall" | Nominated | ||
| Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||
| Best Rock Album | Breakdown | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female | "Enough of Me" | Nominated | |
| 2002 | "I Want to Be in Love" | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | "The Weakness in Me" | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo | "Breathe" | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "I Need to Wake Up" | Nominated |
Other industry awards
A2IM Libera Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Best Mainstream Rock Album | The Medicine Show | Nominated | [7] |
American Music Awards
The American Music Awards were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to honor popular musicians from various genres of music and to "put audiences in touch with the latest phenomena in American music".[8]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | [9] |
ASCAP Pop Music Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pop Songwriter of the Year | Herself | Won | [10] |
| Most Performed Songs | "Come to My Window" | Won | [11] | |
| "I'm the Only One" | Won | |||
| "If I Wanted To" | Won | |||
| 1997 | "I Want to Come Over" | Won | [12] | |
| 2007 | Herself | ASCAP Founders Award | Honoree | [13] |
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards are held to honour artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard.[14]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Top Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | |
| Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female | Nominated |
ECHO Awards
The ECHO Award is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies.[15]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Best International Female | Herself | Nominated |
GLAAD Media Awards
The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community.[16]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Outstanding Music Artist | Yes I Am | Won | [17] |
| 1995 | Outstanding Music Video | "I'm the Only One" | Won | [18] |
| 1999 | Stephen F. Kolzak Award | Herself | Won | [19] |
| 2000 | Outstanding Music Artist | Breakdown | Nominated | [20] |
| 2002 | Skin | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2005 | Lucky | Nominated | [22] | |
| 2006 | Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled | Won | [23] | |
| Stephen F. Kolzak Award | Herself | Won | ||
| 2008 | Outstanding Music Artist | The Awakening | Nominated | [24] |
| 2020 | The Medicine Show | Nominated | [25] | |
| 2022 | One Way Out | Nominated | [26] |
Gold Derby Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Original Song | "I Need to Wake Up" (from An Inconvenient Truth) | Nominated | [27] |
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars to honor artists for their achievement in the entertainment industry.[28] Etheridge received a star in September 2011. It is the 2,450th star that has been awarded.
| Year | Honoree | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Melissa Etheridge | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honoree | [29] |
Juno Awards
The Juno Awards are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | International Entertainer of the Year | Herself | Won | [30] |
Pollstar Concert Industry Awards
The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.[31][32]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Best Debut Tour | Tour | Nominated | |
| Club Tour of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Small Hall Tour of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 1995 | Won |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established on April 20, 1983, by Ahmet Ertegun, is museum and hall of fame located in Cleveland, Ohio. The museum documents the history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced its development. On February 25, 2026, Etheridge was announced as one of the 17 artists in the performer category nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
| Year | Honoree | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Melissa Etheridge | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Nominated | [33] |
Other accolades
- 1988 – Etheridge received the "Diamond Spotlight Award" at the Diamond Awards Show, Belgium.[34]
- 1999 – Ranked No. 49 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll.[35]
- 2001 – Etheridge won the Gibson Guitar Award for Best Rock Guitarist: Female.[36]
- 2006 – Etheridge received GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which honors openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professionals who have made a significant difference in promoting equal rights, at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards.[37] In addition, she was awarded as Outstanding Music Artist for Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled.[38]
- 2006 – Berklee College of Music's presented Etheridge with an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree. Etheridge delivered the commencement address in front of more than 800 graduating students and 4,000 guests.[39]
- 2007 – Rolling Stone ranked The Awakening at No. 20 on their list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[40]