Hurts has received one MTV Europe Music Awards nominations. Hurts has received Germany Musikexpress Style Award (October 18, 2010) in the Best Performer International category – it was the first award.

Awards and nominations BT Digital Music Awards

| 2011 | Don’t Let Go: An Interactive Novel on Spotify | Best Artist Promotion

Bambi Awards

| 2010 | Themselves | Shooting-Star

Berlin Music Video Awards

| 2016 | "Lights" | Best Cinematography

| 2018 | "Beautiful Ones" | Best Narrative

Camerimage

!Ref. |- |2017 |"Beautiful Ones" | Best Music Video

ECHO Awards

| rowspan="2"| 2011 | rowspan="2"| Themselves | Best International Newcomer

| Best International Band

Fonogram Awards

!Ref. |- | 2011 | Happiness | Best International Album

| 2014 | Exile | Alternative Music Album of the Year

| 2026 | "Wonderful Life '25" (with Purple Disco Machine) | Foreign Electronic Recording of the Year | | https://fonogram.hu/jeloltek

Gay Music Chart Awards

!Ref. |- | 2017 | "Beautiful Ones" | Best Drag Queen Music Video

Ibiza Music Video Festival

| 2016 | "Lights" | Best DOP

MTV Germany Movie Awards

| 2011 | Stay (film Kokowääh) | Best Soundtrack for German Film

MTV Europe Music Awards

| 2010 | Themselves | Best Push Act

MVPA Awards

| 2013 | "Miracle" | Best International Video

Musikexpress Style Award

| 18.10.2010 | Themselves | Best Performer International

NME Awards

| rowspan="2"| 2011 | rowspan="2"| Themselves | Best New Band

| Best Band Blog or Twitter

| rowspan="4"| 2012 | rowspan="2"|Sunday | Best Video

| Best Track

| rowspan="5"| Themselves | Best Band Blog or Twitter

| rowspan="2"| Most Dedicated Fans

| rowspan="2"| 2014

| Best Band Blog or Twitter

| 2016 | Best Fan Community

Popjustice £20 Music Prize

| rowspan="2"|2010 | Wonderful Life | rowspan="2"|Best British Pop Single

| Stay

Q Awards

| 2011 | Wonderful Life | Best Video

RTHK International Pop Poll Awards

!Ref. |- | 2011 | Themselves | Top New Act | | https://web.archive.org/web/20201205075414/https://app3.rthk.hk/press/main.php?id=551

Swiss Music Awards

| 2011 | Themselves | Best Breaking Act International

UK Music Video Awards

| 2010 | Better Than Love | Best Pop Video

| 2013 | Exile | Best Music AD

| rowspan="4"|2016 | rowspan="4"|Lights | Best Pop Video - UK

| Best Styling in a Video

| Best Cinematography

| Best Editing

Ultra-Music Awards

| 2011 | Wonderful Life | Best International Song of the Year

Virgin Media Music Awards

| 2011 | Themselves | Best Group

Xfm New Music Awards

| 2011 | Happiness | Best British Debut Album of 2010

Žebřík Music Awards

!Ref. |- | 2010 | Themselves | Best International Discovery

Miscellaneous awards and honours

Year Award/honor Nominator 2009 Sound of 2010 poll (#4) BBC 2010 50 best new bands of 2010 (#18) A-ONE Performer of the year (#2) Moskva.FM Band of the year (#3) Love Radio Awards 18 NME's new music tips for 2010 (#7) NME 50 best new bands of 2010 (#14) NME Debut of the year (#1) Look at Me Best new act to properly get going in 2010 (readers' choice) #1) Popjustice 2011 Best performance of Glastonbury Festival 2011 (#1) NME Best performance at T in the Park 2011 (#1) NME Top albums of the last year (readers' Top 20) (#1) NME Bands of summer 2011 (readers' Top 20) (#1) NME Best Albums Of The Past 15 Years (readers' choice) (#) NME

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