This is a list of major awards won by Johnny Cash.
Wins
Academy of Country Music 1969 Television Personality of the Year 1970 Television Personality of the Year 1985 Single of the Year as part of The Highwaymen – "Highwayman" 1990 Pioneer Award
American Music Awards 1986 Favorite Country Video "Highwayman" with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson
Americana Music Association 2002 "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award 2003 Album of the Year – American IV: The Man Comes Around 2003 Artist of the Year 2003 Song of the Year - "Hurt"
Country Music Association 1968 Album of the Year – "At Folsom Prison" 1969 Album of the Year – "At San Quentin" 1969 Entertainer of the Year 1969 Male Vocalist of the Year 1969 Single of the Year – "A Boy Named Sue" 1969 Vocal Group of the Year with June Carter Cash 2003 Album of the Year – "American IV: The Man Comes Around" 2003 Single of the Year – "Hurt" 2003 Music Video of the Year – "Hurt"
Grammy Awards 1968 Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group with June Carter Cash – "Jackson" 1969 Best Album Notes – "At Folsom Prison" 1969 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – "Folsom Prison Blues" 1970 Best Album Notes – "Nashville Skyline" 1970 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – "A Boy Named Sue" 1971 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with June Carter Cash – "If I Were A Carpenter" 1987 Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album with Carl Perkins, Chips Moman. Jerry Lee Lewis, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Sam Philips – "Interviews from the Class of '55 Recording Sessions" 1995 Best Contemporary Folk Album – "American Recordings" 1998 Best Country Album – "Unchained" 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award – "I Walk The Line" 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award – "Ring of Fire" 1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2001 Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Solitary Man" 2001 Grammy Hall of Fame Award – "Folsom Prison Blues" 2002 Best Country Album – Awarded to various artists for contributions to Timeless, a Hank Williams Tribute album. 2003 Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Give My Love To Rose" 2004 Best Country Album – Awarded to various artists for contributions to Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers. 2004 Grammy Hall of Fame Award – At San Quentin 2004 Best Short Form Video – "Hurt" 2008 Best Short Form Video – "God's Gonna Cut You Down" 2018 Grammy Hall of Fame Award – At Folsom Prison
Hall of fame inductions
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Inducted in 1980
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inducted in 2003
Gospel Music Hall of Fame Inducted in 2011
Memphis Music Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducted in 1977
Rockabilly Hall of Fame 115th Inductee
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducted in 1992
Other awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960
Horatio Alger Award Awarded in 1977
Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement Awarded in 1988
Kennedy Center Honors Awarded in 1996
MTV Video Music Awards 2003 Best Cinematography – "Hurt"
National Medal of Arts
NME Greatest music video of all time – "Hurt"
Nominations
Academy of Country Music 1965 Top Male Vocalist 1969 Album of the Year At Folsom Prison 1969 Single Record of the Year A Boy Named Sue 1969 Song of the Year A Boy Named Sue 1969 Specialty Instrument of the Year - Harmonica 1969 Television Personality of the Year 1969 Top Male Vocalist 1970 Entertainer of the Year 1970 Song of the Year Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down 1970 Television Personality of the Year 1971 Television Personality of the Year 1985 Album of the Year as part of The Highwaymen for the album Highwayman 1985 Video of the Year for the video for the single "Highwayman" 2000 Album of the Year American III: Solitary Man
Country Music Association Awardshttp://www.cmaworld.com/cma-awards/nominees/past-winners/?appSession=136139520835527 1967 Vocal Group of the Year with June Carter Cash 1968 Entertainer of the Year 1968 Male Vocalist of the Year 1968 Single of the Year Folsom Prison Blues 1968 Vocal Group of the Year with June Carter Cash 1969 Single of the Year Daddy Sang Bass 1970 Album of the Year Hello, I'm Johnny Cash 1970 Entertainer of the Year 1970 Male Vocalist of the Year 1970 Vocal Duo of the Year with June Carter Cash 1971 Vocal Duo of the Year with June Carter Cash 1985 Music Video of the Year "Highwayman" 1985 Single of the Year "Highwayman" 1989 Vocal Event of the Year "That Old Wheel" with Hank Williams, Jr. 1989 Vocal Event of the Year "Ballad of a Teenage Queen with Rosanne Cash and The Everly Brothers 1990 Vocal Event of the Year "Highwayman 2 with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson 1991 Vocal Event of the Year "Highwayman 2 with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson 1994 Vocal Event of the Year "The Devil Comes Back To Georgia" with Mark O'Connor, Marty Stuart, Charlie Daniels and Travis Tritt 2003 Vocal Event of the Year "Tears in the Holston River" with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Grammy Awards 1969 Album of the Year - At San Quentin 1969 Record of the Year - A Boy Named Sue 1970 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down 1972 Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with June Carter Cash - "If I Had a Hammer" 1986 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal as part of The Highwaymen for the song Highwayman 1987 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with Carl Perkins, Chips Moman. Jerry Lee Lewis, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Sam Philips – "Interviews from the Class of '55 Recording Sessions" 1990 Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Roy Acuff, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Ricky Skaggs - "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" 1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson - "Highwayman 2" 1995 Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Mark O'Connor, Marty Stuart, Charlie Daniels and Travis Tritt - "The Devil Comes Back To Georgia" 1998 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Rusty Cage" 2001 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "I Dreamed About Mama Last Night" 2002 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals with Fiona Apple - "Bridge Over Troubled Water" 2003 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals with June Carter Cash - "Temptation" 2004 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals with Joe Strummer - "Redemption Song" 2005 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Engine One-Forty-Three"
MTV Video Music Awards 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
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