This is a comprehensive list of major music awards received by U2, an Irish rock band that formed in 1976, and whose members are Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. U2 have been one of the most popular acts in the world since the mid-1980s. The band has sold more than 170 million albums worldwide and has won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band.GRAMMY Winners List grammy.com. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
U2 formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for its anthemic sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's textural guitar playing. Their success as a live act was greater than their success as a record-selling act until their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, which brought them mega-stardom.
Academy Awards The Academy Awards is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film industry as assessed by the academy's voting membership. Year Song Film Award Result 2003 "The Hands That Built America" Gangs of New York Best Original Song 2014 "Ordinary Love" Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
American Music Awards The American Music Awards is an annual American music awards show.
| rowspan="2" | 1988 || The Joshua Tree || Favorite Pop/Rock Album || |- |U2 || Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group || |- | rowspan="2" |1993 || Achtung Baby || Favorite Pop/Rock Album || |- | rowspan="3" | U2 ||rowspan="3"| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group || |- |1994 || |- | 1998 || |- | rowspan="2" | 2002 || rowspan="2" | U2 || Artist of the Year || |- | Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group || |- | 2017 || The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 || rowspan="2" | Tour of the Year || |- | 2018 || Experience + Innocence Tour ||
Billboard Music Award The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and are held annually in December. The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. U2 has nine awards from sixteen nominations.McGee (2008), p. 155
| rowspan="5" | 1992 || rowspan="3"| U2 || No. 1 Album Rock Tracks Artist || |- | No. 1 Modern Rock Tracks Artist || |- | No. 1 Boxscore Tour || |- | "Mysterious Ways" || No. 1 Album Rock Track || |- | "One" || No. 1 Modern Rock Track || |- | 2005 || rowspan="9" | U2 || Century Award || |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 || Top Duo/Group || |- | rowspan="3" | Top Touring Artist || |- | 2012 || |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 || |- | Top Duo/Group || |- | rowspan="4" | 2018 || Top Touring Artist || |- | Top Rock Tour || |- | Top Duo/Group || |- | Songs of Experience || Top Rock Album || |- | 2019 | Experience + Innocence Tour | Top Rock Tour
Billboard Touring Awards The Billboard Touring Awards is an annual meeting sponsored by Billboard magazine which also honors the top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals. It was established in 2004. In 1992, U2 won No. 1 Album Tracks Artist at the Billboard Music Award for "Mysterious Ways".
| rowspan="3" | 2005 || rowspan="3" | Vertigo Tour|| Top Tour || |- | Top Draw || |- | Top Boxscore || |- | 2009 || U2 360° Tour || Top Boxscore || |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 || rowspan="2" | U2 360° Tour || Top Tour || |- | Top Draw || |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 || rowspan="2" | U2 360° Tour || Top Tour || |- | Top Draw || |- | 2015 || Innocence + Experience Tour || Top Boxscore || |- | rowspan="3" | 2017 || rowspan="3" | The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 || Top Boxscore || |- | Top Tour || |- | Top Draw ||
Brit Awards The Brit Awards are awarded annually by the British Phonographic Industry.
| rowspan="2" | 1985 || The Unforgettable Fire || British Album of the Year || |- | rowspan="4" | U2 || rowspan="2" | British Group || |- | 1986 || |- | 1988 || rowspan="2" | International Group || |- | rowspan="2" | 1989 || |- | Rattle and Hum || Soundtrack/Cast Recording || |- | 1990 || rowspan="8" | U2 || rowspan="3" | International Group || |- | 1992 || |- | rowspan="2" | 1993 || |- | Most Successful Live Act || |- | 1994 || rowspan="3" | International Group || |- | 1998 || |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 || |- | Outstanding Contribution to Music || |- | rowspan="3" | 2005 || "Take Me to the Clouds Above" || British Single of the Year || |- | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb || International Album || |- | U2 || International Group || |- | rowspan="2" | 2006 || How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb || International Album || |- | rowspan="2" | U2 || rowspan="2" | International Group || |- | 2016 ||
Craig Awards
| 2010 || U2 360° Tour || Best Tour ||
Critics' Choice Movie Awards The Critics' Choice Movie Awards is an awards show presented annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.
| 2004 || "Time Enough for Tears" || rowspan="2" | Best Song || |- | 2014 || "Ordinary Love" ||
GAFFA Awards GAFFA Awards (Denmark) Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.
! |- | rowspan="3"| 1991 | Achtung Baby | Album of the Year | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="24"| |- | "The Fly" | Song of the Year
| rowspan="2"| U2 | rowspan="2"| Band
| rowspan="3"| 1992
| rowspan="2"| "One" | Song of the Year
| Music Video of the Year
| rowspan="4"| 1993 | U2 | Concert of the Year
| Zooropa | Album of the Year
| rowspan="2"| U2 | Most Underrated
| Band
| rowspan="3"| 1997 | Bono (U2) | Best Foreign Male Act
| rowspan="4"| U2 | Concert of the Year
| rowspan="3"| Band
| 1998
| rowspan="4"| 2000
| All That You Can't Leave Behind | Album of the Year
| Bono (U2) | Best Foreign Male Act
| "Beautiful Day" | Best Foreign Song
| 2001 | rowspan="2"| U2 | Foreign Live Act
| rowspan="3"| 2004 | Best Foreign Band
| How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb | Best Foreign Album
| "Vertigo" | Best Foreign Song
| 2005 | Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago | rowspan="2"| Best Foreign DVD
| 2006 | Zoo TV: Live From Sydney
| 2018 | U2 | Best Foreign Band | | style="text-align:center;" |
GAFFA Awards (Sweden) Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.
! |- | 2018 | U2 | Best Foreign Band | | style="text-align:center;" |
Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards are awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. U2 was nominated five times for Best Original Song: Their song "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" from the Wim Wenders film Faraway, So Close! was nominated in 1994, but lost against Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia". For "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" from Batman Forever, they were nominated again in 1996, but lost to "Colors of the Wind" by Vanessa L. Williams. In 2003, they received the award for "The Hands That Built America", which appeared in the film Gangs of New York. In 2010 their song "Winter" for the film Brothers was also nominated but lost to "The Weary Kind" by Ryan Bingham for the film Crazy Heart. The Edge of U2 described how the band plans to celebrate the nomination. "I think we might have a pint of Guinness in honor of (director) Jim (Sheridan) and his great piece of work. In 2014, "Ordinary Love" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
Year Award Work Film Result 1994 Best Original Song "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" Faraway, So Close! 1996 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" Batman Forever 2003 "The Hands That Built America" Gangs of New York 2010 "Winter" Brothers 2014 "Ordinary Love" Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards are parody awards honoring the worst achievements in cinema. U2 was nominated for one Golden Raspberry Award.
Year Award Work Film Result 1996 Worst Original Song "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" Batman Forever
Grammy Awards They have won 22 awards from 46 nominations. The Grammy Award are awarded annually by the Recording Academy in the United States. They have won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group seven times, while winning Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Rock Album all twice.
Year Work Award Result1988 "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Record of the Year Song of the Year The Joshua Tree Album of the Year Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 1989 "Desire" "Where the Streets Have No Name" Best Performance Music Video 1990 Rattle and Hum Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "When Love Comes to Town" "Angel of Harlem" Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television 1993 Achtung Baby Album of the Year Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 1994 Zooropa Best Alternative Music Performance 1995 Zoo TV: Live from Sydney Best Music Video, Long Form 1996 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Best Rock Song 1998 Pop Best Rock Album 2000 PopMart: Live from Mexico City Best Long Form Music Video 2001 "Beautiful Day" Record of the Year Song of the Year Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 2002 "Elevation" Best Rock Song All That You Can't Leave Behind Album of the Year Best Rock Album "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" Song of The Year Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals "Walk On" Record of the Year Best Rock Song 2003 Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 2004 "The Hands That Built America" Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media 2005 "Vertigo" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Best Rock Song Best Short Form Music Video 2006 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Album of the Year Best Rock Album "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" Song of the Year Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "City of Blinding Lights" Best Rock Song 2007 "One" Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "The Saints Are Coming" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 2008 "Window in the Skies" Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals "Instant Karma!" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 2010"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" Best Rock Song Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal No Line on the Horizon Best Rock Album 2013 From the Sky Down Best Long Form Music Video 2015 Songs of Innocence Best Rock Album
iHeartRadio Music Awards The iHeartRadio Music Awards are sponsored by iHeartMedia. Year Award Work Result 2016 U2 Innovator Award Innocence + Experience Tour Best Tour 2018 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
International Dance Music Awards The International Dance Music Award was established in 1985. It is a part of the Winter Music Conference, a weeklong electronic music event held annually.
| 2005 | "Vertigo" | Best Alternative / Rock Dance Track
Italian Music Awards The Italian Music Awards were an accolade established in 2001 by the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana to recognize the achievements in the Italian music business both by domestic and international artists.
| 2001 || rowspan="2" | U2 || rowspan="2" | Best International Group || |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 || |- | All That You Can't Leave Behind || Best International Album || |- | 2001 || U2 || Best International Group ||
Ivor Novello Awards The Ivor Novello Awards are awarded for songwriting and composing. The awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA). U2 have won four awards from six nominations.
!Ref |- | 1994 | U2 | Special Award for International Achievement
| 2001 | "Beautiful Day" | Best Contemporary Song
| 2002 | "Walk On" | Best Song Musically and Lyrically
| rowspan="2" | 2003 | "Electrical Storm" | International Hit of the Year
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