My Chemical Romance are an American rock band formed in New Jersey in September 2001. Their current lineup consists of Gerard Way on vocals, Ray Toro on lead guitar, Mikey Way on bass, and Frank Iero on rhythm guitar. They have received several accolades, including six Kerrang! Awards and three NME Awards. Overall, My Chemical Romance have won 23 awards from 72 nominations.
The band released their debut studio album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, in July 2002 to limited success. Their second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004), pushed the band into the mainstream, and won the category for Best Album at the 2005 Kerrang! Awards. Its success was supported by three singles, "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Helena", and "The Ghost of You". "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" and "Helena" were both nominated for Best Single and Best Video at the 2005 Kerrang! Awards, with the latter winning the category, while "The Ghost of You" won the Best Styling award at the Music Video Production Association Awards, and was nominated for Best Video at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2006.
My Chemical Romance's third studio album, The Black Parade, was released in October 2006, and contained the singles "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Teenagers". "Welcome to the Black Parade" won the award for Best Rock Video at the 2007 Japan MTV Video Music Awards, while "Teenagers" was nominated for Best Video at the NME Awards in 2008. The band received multiple Best Rock Band nominations, including one at the 2006 Kerrang! Awards, and won the People's Choice category for Favorite International Group at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards. The Black Parade was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package category in 2008, but lost to What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (2006). In 2009, their cover of "Desolation Row" was nominated at the 2009 Scream Awards for Scream Song of the Year.
My Chemical Romance released their fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, in November 2010. The lead single, "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)", won the awards for Best Video at the 2011 Kerrang! Awards and the 2011 NME Awards. The album's third single, "Planetary (Go!)", was nominated for Best Single, but lost to Thirty Seconds to Mars's "Hurricane". The second single, "Sing", was nominated at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards in the Choice Music: Rock Track category; while the charity single, "#SINGItForJapan", was nominated at the 2011 Do Something Awards.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category ResultAmerican Music Awards2007My Chemical RomanceFavorite Alternative ArtistDo Something Awards2011 Charity Song Grammy Awards2008Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition PackageKerrang! Awards2004My Chemical RomanceBest International Newcomer2005Best Band On The PlanetThree Cheers for Sweet RevengeBest AlbumBest Single Best Video2006My Chemical RomanceBest Band on the Planet2007Best International BandBest AlbumBest SingleBest Video 2008My Chemical RomanceBest International Band2011Best Live BandDanger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous KilljoysBest AlbumBest VideoBest Single2012My Chemical RomanceBest International BandBest Live BandMetal Hammer Golden Gods Awards2006 Best Video2007Album of the YearBest VideoMTV Latin America Awards2005My Chemical RomanceBest New Artist - International2006Best Rock Artist - InternationalMTV Asia Awards2006Favorite Rock ActFavorite Breakthrough ArtistFavorite VideoMTV Australia Awards2007Best Rock VideoVideo of the YearMTV Europe Music Awards2007My Chemical RomanceBest BandBest Inter ActRock Out2011Best Alternative BandBest World Stage PerformanceMTV Video Music Awards2005MTV2 AwardBest Rock VideoBest New Artist in a VideoBest Choreography in a VideoViewer's Choice2025My Chemical RomanceBest GroupMTV Video Music Awards Japan2007Best Rock VideoBest Group VideoMuchMusic Video Awards2005Best International Group Video2007My Chemical RomancePeople's Choice: Favorite International GroupBest International Group VideoMusic Video Production Association Awards2005Best AlternativeBest Direction of a New Artist2006Best Colorist/TelecineBest Styling2007Best Colorist/TelecineBest StylingNME Awards2007My Chemical RomanceBest International BandBest Live BandBest AlbumLife on the Murder SceneBest Music DVDWorst Album2008My Chemical RomanceBest International BandBest Live BandBest VideoMy Chemical RomanceWorst Band2011Best International BandDanger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous KilljoysBest AlbumBest Album ArtworkBest VideoDanger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous KilljoysWorst Album2012My Chemical Romance and Brian May at Reading Festival 2011Greatest Music Moment of the YearMy Chemical RomanceMost Dedicated FansScream Awards2009Scream Song of the YearTeen Choice Awards2011Choice Music: Rock TrackTRL Awards2006My Chemical RomanceBest Group that Actually Plays InstrumentsBest New ArtistUK Festival Awards2011Best Headline Performance
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