American country singer Carrie Underwood has received many awards and nominations for her work across music, film, television and fashion. She has released nine studio albums and one greatest hits collection — Some Hearts, Carnival Ride, Play On, Blown Away, Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1, Storyteller, Cry Pretty, My Gift, My Savior, and Denim & Rhinestones.
Among over 180 worldwide awards, Underwood has won eight Grammy Awards and became, in 2007, only the second country artist in history to win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
Academy of Country Music Awards The Academy of Country Music Awards is an annual country music awards show, the first ever created, established in 1964. In 2010, Underwood made history by becoming the first woman to ever receive the Entertainer of the Year Award twice, in addition to being the first to ever win the award consecutively. She broke her own record in September 2020, becoming the first and only woman in history to win the award three times. In 2014, she won the Gene Weed Special Achievement Award, for her widespread exposure through National Football League NBC Sunday Night Football, the NBC broadcast of The Sound of Music Live!, her Blown Away Tour and her charity work with the American Red Cross and her C.A.T.S. Foundation. She is also the first person to win the ACM Lifting Lives Gary Haber Award, which recognizes a country music artist or industry professional "who is committed to serving others, has a generosity of spirit and shows a dedication to helping those in need". Underwood is one of the most awarded women in the history of the ACM Awards. She has won a total of 16 ACM Awards.
Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2006"Jesus, Take the Wheel" Single Record of the Year Carrie Underwood Top New Female Vocalist of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year 2007 Some Hearts Album of the Year "Before He Cheats" Music Video of the Year Single Record of the Year 2008Carrie Underwood Female Vocalist of the Year 2009 Entertainer of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year Carnival Ride Album of the Year "Just A Dream" Music Video of the Year 2010Carrie Underwood Triple Crown Award Entertainer of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year "Cowboy Casanova" Song of the Year Play On Album of the Year "I Told You So" (feat. Randy Travis) Vocal Event of the Year 2011Carrie UnderwoodFemale Vocalist of the Year 2012 "Remind Me" Vocal Event of the Year 2013 Carrie Underwood Female Vocalist of the Year Blown AwayAlbum of the Year 2014 Carrie Underwood Female Vocalist of the Year Gene Weed Special Achievement Award "Two Black Cadillacs"Video of the Year 2015"Somethin' Bad" (with Miranda Lambert) Vocal Event of the Year Carrie UnderwoodFemale Vocalist of the Year 2016 ACM Lifting Lives Gary Haber Award 2017Entertainer of the YearFemale Vocalist of the Year "Forever Country"Video of the Year 2018 Carrie UnderwoodFemale Vocalist of the Year"The Fighter" (with Keith Urban)Vocal Event of the Year 2019Carrie UnderwoodFemale Artist of the Year2020Entertainer of the YearFemale Artist of the Year 2021 "Hallelujah"(with John Legend)Video of the Year2022 Carrie Underwood Entertainer of the Year"If I Didn't Love You"(with Jason Aldean) Single of the Year Video of the Year Musical Event of the Year 2023 Carrie Underwood Entertainer of the Year
American Country Awards The American Country Awards was a country music awards show, entirely voted on by fans. Created by the Fox Network, the awards honored country music artists in music, video, and touring categories. It lasted four years. Underwood won twelve awards, more than any other artist.
Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2010 Carrie Underwood Artist of the Year Female Artist of the Year Touring Artist of the Year (Play On Tour) "Cowboy Casanova" Female Single of the Year Female Music Video of the Year Play On Album of the Year 2011 Carrie Underwood Female Artist of the Year Touring Artist of the Year (Play On Tour) "Mama's Song"Female Single of the Year Female Music Video of the Year 2012 Carrie Underwood Female Artist of the Year"Good Girl"Female Single of the Year Female Music Video of the Year "Remind Me" Vocal Collaboration of the Year (with Brad Paisley) 2013 Carrie Underwood Female Artist of the Year Touring Artist of the Year (Blown Away Tour) "Two Black Cadillacs" Female Single of the Year "Blown Away" Female Music Video of the Year
American Country Countdown Awards The American Country Countdown Awards is an annual country music awards show that honors artists based on their album sales, touring data and the amount of their radio airplay. It is named after the long-running radio show American Country Countdown.
Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2014 Carrie Underwood Female Vocalist of the Year 2016 Storyteller Album of the Year Carrie Underwood Female Vocalist of the Year
American Music Awards The American Music Awards is an annual major American music award show by the American Broadcasting Company, presented since 1973. Underwood has won seventeen awards out of twenty-three nominations. She is the only artist in AMA history to have won Favorite Country Album for every studio album released.
Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2006 Carrie Underwood Favorite Breakthrough Artist 2007 Artist of the Year Favorite Female Country Artist Some Hearts Favorite Country Album 2008 Carrie Underwood Favorite Female Country Artist Carnival Ride Favorite Country Album 2009 Carrie Underwood Favorite Female Country Artist 2010 Play On Favorite Country Album 2012 Blown Away Carrie Underwood Favorite Female Country Artist 2013 2014 2015 2016 Artist of the Year Storyteller Favorite Country Album 2017 Carrie Underwood Favorite Female Country Artist 2018 2019 Carrie Underwood Favorite Female Country Artist Cry Pretty Favorite Country Album 2021 Carrie Underwood Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational Favorite Female Country Artist 2022 Denim & Rhinestones Favorite Country Album
Billboard Music Awards The Billboard Music Awards is an honor given by Billboard, the preeminent publication covering the music business. Finalists are based on United States year-end chart performance according to Nielsen data for sales, number of downloads and total airplay. Underwood has won 12 Billboard Music Awards out of 24 nominations.
Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2005 "Inside Your Heaven" Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year Top-Selling Country Single of the Year Country Single Sales Artist of the Year 2006Carrie Underwood Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year Country New Artist of the YearFemale Country Artist of the YearSome Hearts Album of the Year Country Album of the Year 2013Carrie Underwood Top Country Artist Blown Away Top Country Album 2014Carrie Underwood Milestone Award2015"Something in the Water" Top Christian Song2016Carrie UnderwoodTop Country ArtistStorytellerTop Country Album2019Carrie UnderwoodTop Female Country ArtistCry PrettyTop Country Album2021Carrie UnderwoodTop Female Country ArtistTop Christian Artist My GiftTop Country AlbumTop Christian Album2022Carrie UnderwoodTop Female Country ArtistTop Christian Artist My SaviorTop Christian Album "If I Didn't Love You"Top Country Song
BMI Awards The Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI) Awards is an annual award show hosted for the purpose of giving awards to songwriters. Songwriters are selected each year from the entire BMI catalog, based on the number of performances during the award period. Underwood has been honored with 14 BMI Country awards for songwriting. She has also won 14 BMI Million-Air Awards, which are acknowledgements of songs that have achieved one million or more spins on radio. Additionally, at the 69th annual BMI/NAB Dinner in 2017, Underwood received the BMI Board of Directors Award, for the impact her music has had on the broadcast industry, as well as her many contributions as a songwriter.
BMI Country Awards Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2008 "So Small" Songwriting award "All-American Girl" 2009 "Last Name" 2010 "Cowboy Casanova" 2011 "Temporary Home" "Undo It" "Mama's Song" 2013 "Good Girl" "Two Black Cadillacs 2014 "See You Again" 2015 "Something in the Water" 2016 "Little Toy Guns" "Smoke Break" "Heartbeat" 2019 "Cry Pretty"
BMI Million-Air Awards Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2013 "All-American Girl" "Million-Air" certificate rowspan="13" "Mama's Song" "Good Girl" 2017 "So Small" "Temporary Home" "Cowboy Casanova" "Last Name" "Undo It" "Heartbeat" "Little Toy Guns" "See You Again" "Smoke Break" "Something in the Water"
BMI/NAB Dinner Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2017 Carrie Underwood BMI Board of Directors Award
British Country Music Awards The British Country Music Awards (BCM Awards) are held annually by the British Country Music Association to honor national and international success for country music artists familiar to the United Kingdom. Underwood has won once.
Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2013 Carrie UnderwoodInternational Act of the Year Blown Away International Album of the Year 2016 Storyteller International Album of the Year "Smoke Break" International Song of the Year
Celebrity Fight Night Celebrity Fight Night Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization that was established to promote ongoing efforts to eliminate sickness and poverty. It annually holds the Muhammad Ali's "Celebrity Fight Night" charity event. The Foundation also established the "Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night Award", which acknowledges leaders in the sports, entertainment and business communities who best represent the qualities associated with the Alis' fight to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. Underwood received the award in 2016.
Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2016 Carrie Underwood Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night Award
Clio Awards The Clio Awards is an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design and communication, as judged by an international panel of advertising professionals. It has been held since 1960.
Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2016 CALIA by Carrie Underwood - Stay The Path Shortlist for Best Print
Country Music Association Awards The Country Music Association Awards is an annual country music awards show, established in 1967. Underwood has won nine awards, including both the Chairman's Award and International Artist Achievement award, which recognizes outstanding achievement by a U.S.-based artist who contributes to the awareness and development of country music worldwide. Underwoood has won nine awards out of forty-two nominations.