The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller film directed by Mick Jackson. It starred Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs and Ralph Waite. The film follows a former United States Secret Service agent turned bodyguard who is hired to protect a famous actress and singer from an unknown stalker.
Academy Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1992 Best Original Song "I Have Nothing" Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Linda Thompson "Run to You" Music by Jud Friedman; Lyrics by Allan Rich
All Def Movie Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 2016 Most Helpful White Person Kevin Costner
American Black Achievement Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 The Music Award Whitney Houston
American Music Awards Houston's eight wins tied her with Michael Jackson for the most AMAs ever won in a single year. At that time, she also tied Kenny Rogers on the all-time list with 19 total AMAs. She won her fourth "Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist" award and tied with Olivia Newton-John for the most AMAs won in this category.
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 American Music Award of Merit Whitney Houston Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Favorite Adult Contemporary Album The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album Favorite Pop/Rock Album Favorite Soul/R&B Album Favorite Pop/Rock Song "I Will Always Love You" Favorite Soul/R&B Song
ASCAP Pop Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 The Most-Performed Song "I'm Every Woman" Music and Lyrics by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Billboard Music Awards Houston is the co-holder of the record for the most Billboard Music Awards (11 awards) won in a single year since the award show has been held in 1990 - the awards with ★ marks were honored to her on the show and without ★ marks were not, but her extra #1-ranked-categories on Billboard year-end charts. She became the only artist to grab the top spots of Top Billboard 200 Album, Top R&B Album, Hot 100 Single and Hot R&B Single simultaneously in the history of the charts. She is the only artist to win Top R&B Album three times in the history of Billboard Year-End Charts to date, after Whitney Houston in 1986 and I'm Your Baby Tonight in 1991. In addition, Houston is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Top Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on Billboard magazine year-end charts.
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1993 ★Top Billboard 200 Album The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album ★Top Hot 100 Singles Artist Whitney Houston ★Top Hot 100 Single "I Will Always Love You" ★Top Hot R&B Singles Artist Whitney Houston ★Top R&B Album The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album ★Top Hot R&B Single "I Will Always Love You" ★Top Soundtrack The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album ★Special Award: Top Album Most Weeks at #1 (20 weeks) ★Special Award: Top Single Most Weeks at #1 (14 weeks) "I Will Always Love You" ★Top World Artist Whitney Houston ★Top World Single "I Will Always Love You" Top Hot Adult Contemporary Artist Whitney Houston Top Hot 100 Singles Artist – Female Top Hot 100 Singles Sales #1 "I Will Always Love You" Top Hot R&B Singles Sales #1
BRAVO Magazine's Bravo Otto Awards The BRAVO Otto Awards were determined by the readers' poll on BRAVO, the largest teen magazine within the German-language sphere. The 1993's poll began from the issue #45 (November 4) in 1993 and the results were released in the issue No. 1 (January 6) in 1994.
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1993 Best Female Singer – Silver Otto Award Whitney Houston Best Actress – Silver Otto Award Whitney Houston
BMI Film & Television Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 Film Music Award Alan Silvestri – The Bodyguard Most-performed Song from a Film "I Have Nothing" Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Linda Thompson
Brit Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 Soundtrack/Cast Recording The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
Golden Raspberry Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1992 Worst Picture Lawrence Kasdan, Jim Wilson, and Kevin Costner Worst Actor Kevin Costner Worst Actress Whitney Houston Worst Screenplay Lawrence Kasdan Worst New Star Kevin Costner's crew cut Whitney Houston Worst Original Song "Queen of the Night" Music and Lyrics by Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons
Grammy Awards Houston won her third "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female" award, which is the second record behind Ella Fitzgerald and Barbra Streisand; each received the award five times.
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 Album of the Year The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston Record of the Year "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female "I'm Every Woman" – Whitney Houston Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television "I Have Nothing" – David Foster and Linda Thompson "Run to You" – Jud Friedman and Allan Rich
Japan Academy Film Prize Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1992 Outstanding Foreign Language Film The Bodyguard
Japan Gold Disc Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1993 Album of the Year (International) The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album Compilation Album of the Year (International) Single of the Year (International) "I Will Always Love You" 1994 Special Award The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album "I Will Always Love You"
Juno Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston
MTV Movie Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1993 Best Movie The Bodyguard Best Male Performance Kevin Costner Most Desirable Male Best Female Performance Whitney Houston Best Breakthrough Performance Best On-Screen Duo Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston Best Song from a Movie "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
NAACP Image Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1993 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Whitney Houston Entertainer of the Year Outstanding Female Artist Outstanding Album The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album Outstanding Soundtrack Album (Film or Television) Outstanding Music Video "I'm Every Woman" – Whitney Houston
The NARM Best Seller Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 Best-selling Soundtrack The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
NABOB Communications Awards Houston was the recipient of an Entertainer of the Year award from the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) in 1994.
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 Entertainer of the Year Whitney Houston
People's Choice Awards Houston won her fourth "Favorite Female Musical Performer" award. She didn't attend the show due to being nine months pregnant. Instead, she was given two awards at her home by her mother, Cissy Houston, and made an acceptance speech.
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1993 Favorite Motion Picture Actor Kevin Costner Favorite Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture Whitney Houston Favorite Female Musical Performer Favorite New Music Video "I Will Always Love You"
Smash Hits Magazine's Smash Hits Poll Winners Party The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony which ran from 1988 to 2005. Each award winner was voted by readers of the Smash Hits magazine.
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1993 Best Female Artist Whitney Houston
Soul Train Music Awards At the 8th Soul Train Music Awards, Houston received Sammy Davis Jr. Award for her outstanding achievements in the field of entertainment during 1993.
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1993 Best R&B/Soul Single – Female Whitney Houston – "I Will Always Love You" 1994 Whitney Houston – "I Have Nothing" Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year Whitney Houston – "I Will Always Love You" Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year Whitney Houston
World Music Awards Houston holds the record for the most World Music Awards (five) won in a single year (tied with Michael Jackson).
Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1994 World's Best Selling American Recording Artist of the Year Whitney Houston World's Best Selling Female Recording Artist of the Era World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year World's Best Selling R&B Artist of the Year
Yoga Awards Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 1992 Worst Foreign Actor Kevin Costner
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