John Legend is an American soul singer, songwriter and pianist. In 2005, Legend received fifteen nominations and won two, including Best New Artist at the Black Entertainment Television Awards (BET Awards) and Best R&B Act at the MOBO Awards. In 2006, Legend received ten nominations and won five, including Best R&B Male Vocal Performance for "Stay with You", Best R&B Album for Get Lifted, Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards; Best R&B/Soul Album Male for Get Lifted, Best R&B/Soul Single Male for "Ordinary People" at the Soul Train Music Awards. In 2007, Legend received six nominations and won three, including Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for "Family Affair", Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Heaven" at the Grammy Awards; Best R&B/Soul Single Male for "Save Room" at the Soul Train Music Awards.
In 2017, Legend was the recipient of Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Performing Arts. In 2018 Legend became the first Black man to officially achieve an EGOT with his Emmy win for "Jesus Christ Superstar". Overall, Legend has won 36 awards from 133 nominations.
Major awards Academy Awards {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Category ! Project ! Result |- |2014 |Best Original Song |"Glory" (with Common) |
Children's and Family Emmy Awards The Children's and Family Emmy Awards, or Children's and Family Emmys, are a part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Children's and Family Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American children's and family-oriented television programming. Year Category Project Result2023Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (as producer)1000% Me: Growing Up MixedDaytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Daytime television programming. Legend has received one award from two nominations for Crow: The Legend. Year Category Project Result2019Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program (as producer)Crow: The LegendOutstanding Special Class Special (as producer)2022Outstanding Daytime Special (as producer)Shelter Me: Soul AwakenedOutstanding Short Form Daytime Program (as producer)Cornerstones: Founding Voices of the Black ChurchDove Awards Year Category Project Result2026Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year"Church"Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Legend has received one award from two nominations for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. Year Category Project Result2018Outstanding Variety Special (Live) (as producer)Jesus Christ Superstar Live in ConcertOutstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or MovieGolden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards were established in 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to celebrate the best in film and television. John Legend has received one nomination and win.
Year Category Project Result 2014 Best Original Song "Glory" (with Common)
Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Legend has won thirteen awards from forty nominations.
Year Category Project Result2006Best New ArtistJohn LegendBest R&B AlbumGet LiftedBest R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals"So High" (featuring Lauryn Hill)Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance"Stay with You"Best Rap/Sung Collaboration"They Say" (with Common & Kanye West)Song of the Year"Ordinary People"Best R&B SongBest Male R&B Vocal Performance2007"Heaven"Best Male Pop Vocal Performance"Save Room"Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals"Family Affair" (with Joss Stone & Van Hunt)2009"Stay with Me (By the Sea)" (with Al Green)Song of the Year"American Boy" (as songwriter)Best Rap/Sung Collaboration"Green Light" (featuring André 3000 ) 2010Best Male Pop Vocal Performance"This Time"2011Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals"Shine"Best R&B SongBest Traditional R&B Vocal Performance"Hang On In There" (with The Roots)Best R&B AlbumWake Up! (with The Roots)Best Rap/Sung Collaboration"Wake Up Everybody" (with The Roots, featuring Common & Melanie Fiona)2013"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" (featuring Ludacris)2014Best R&B AlbumLove in the Future2015Best Pop Solo Performance"All of Me" (Live)Best Rap Song"Bound 2" (as songwriter)2016"Glory" (with Common)Best Song Written for Visual MediaBest Rap/Sung Collaboration"One Man Can Change the World" (with Big Sean and Kanye West)2019Best Musical Theater AlbumJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert2020Best Rap/Sung Performance"Higher" (with DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle)Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumA Legendary Christmas 2021Best R&B Performance"Lightning & Thunder" (with Jhené Aiko)Best R&B AlbumBigger Love 2023 Song of the Year"God Did" (with DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and Fridayy) Best Rap PerformanceBest Rap Song2025Best Children's Music AlbumMy Favorite DreamBest Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (with Jacob Collier and Tori Kelly)Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals"Always Come Back" (with Matt Jones)2026Best Gospel Performance/Song"Church" (with Tasha Cobbs Leonard)
Tony Award The Tony Award recognizes the excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. Legend has received one award from two nominations.
Year Category Project Result 2017 Best Revival of a Play Jitney 2018 Best Original Score SpongeBob SquarePants
Other awards Academy of Country Music Awards The Academy of Country Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by the Academy of Country Music in 1966. Legend has been nominated one time.2021"Hallelujah" (with Carrie Underwood)Video of the YearAmerican Music Awards The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Legend has been nominated five times, and received one award.2005John LegendFavorite Male R&B/Soul Artist2014Favorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistFavorite Soul/R&B Male ArtistLove in the FutureFavorite Soul/R&B Album"All of Me"Single of the Year2016"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" (with Meghan Trainor)Collaboration of the YearBET Awards The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET. Legend has won three awards from twelve nominations. 2005 "Ordinary People" Video of the Year John Legend Best Male R&B Artist Best New Artist 2007 Best Male R&B Artist 2014 Best Male R&B Artist 2015 "Glory" Video of the Year Best Collaboration John Legend Best Male R&B Artist 2016 "One Man Can Change the World" Best Collaboration 2019 John Legend Best Male R&B/Pop Artist 2020 "Higher" Best Collaboration Video of the Year 2026 "Church" Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Billboard Music Awards The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and is based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Legend received two of seven nominations.2015John LegendTop Radio Songs ArtistTop R&B Artist"All of Me"Top Hot 100 SongTop Radio SongTop Streaming Song (Audio)Top R&B SongLove in the FutureTop R&B Album
Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence of African-Americans, as well as the cinematic achievements of the African diaspora, in the global film industry, as assessed by the Foundation's voting membership.2011"Shine"Outstanding Original Song2013"Who Did That To You?""Tonight (Best You Ever Had)"2015"Glory"2017"Start"2021"Make It Work"
CMT Music Awards The CMT Music Awards was a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances from 1967 to 2024. Legend has been nominated twice, with the Video of the Year retroactively designated in 2025 as an MTV Video Music Award for Best Country.2021"Hallelujah" (with Carrie Underwood)Video of the YearCollaborative Video of the Year Film Independent Spirit Awards The Film Independent Spirit Awards is an annual awards show celebrating independent film and television founded by Film Independent.2021Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost ChildrenBest New Non-Scripted or Documentary SeriesGrammy Global Impact Award The Grammy Global Impact Award is a special Grammy Award that is awarded by The Recording Academy to "Black music creators whose dedication to the art form has greatly influenced the industry". The award was established by the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective, which was created with the goal of "amplifying Black voices within the Academy and the wider music community". Legend was the inaugural winner of the honor in 2022.2022HimselfGrammy Global Impact AwardiHeartRadio Music Awards iHeartRadio Music Awards is an international music awards show founded by iHeartRadio in 2014. Legend has been nominated twice.2015"All of Me"Song of the YearBest LyricsMnet Asian Music Awards Mnet Asian Music Awards, otherwise abbreviated as MAMA, is an award show held by Mnet annually that credits South Korean artists, as well as foreign artists who have had an impact in the South Korean Music industry.2014John LegendInternational Favorite Artist
MOBO Awards The MOBO Awards (an acronym for "Music of Black Origin") were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. Legend has won one award from three nominations.
|rowspan="3"|2005 |Get Lifted |Best Album
|John Legend |Best R&B Act
|"Ordinary People" |Best Video |
MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Legend has been nominated eight times and won twice, in addition to his 2021 CMT Award for Video of the Year for his collaboration with Carrie Underwood, which is now designated as the MTV Video Music Award for Best Country, which has retroactively been designated lineally as his third win in the category.
|rowspan="3"|2005 |rowspan="3"|"Ordinary People" |Best R&B Video
|Best New Artist
|Best Male Video
|2014 |"All of Me" |Best Male Video
|2015 |"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West and Big Sean) |Best Video with a Social Message
|rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|"Surefire" |Best Fight Against the System
|rowspan="2"|2019 |rowspan="1"|"Higher World" (with DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle ) |Best Hip-Hop Video
|rowspan="1"|"Preach" |Best Video for Good |
NAACP Image Awards The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. Legend has been nominated twice.
|rowspan="2"|2009 |John Legend |Outstanding Male Artist
|Greenlight |Outstanding Song
|rowspan="4"|2014 |John Legend |Outstanding Male Artist
|"All of Me" |Outstanding Song
|"Made to Love" |Outstanding Music Video
|Love in the Future |Outstanding Album
|rowspan="2"|2016 |John Legend |President Award
| "One Man Can Change The World" (with Big Sean & Kanye West) |Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
|rowspan="1"|2018 | "Surefire (Piano Version)" |Outstanding Song, Traditional
|rowspan="4"|2019 |rowspan=2|John Legend |Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special (for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert)
|Outstanding Male Artist
|rowspan=2|"A Good Night" (feat. BloodPop) |Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration