Singer Aretha Franklin has been honored with many awards and nominations. These include 18 Grammy Awards and an additional 26 Grammy nominations for her recordings.
Grammy Awards Franklin was nominated for a Grammy Award 44 times and was the award winner 18 times. Eleven of her albums were nominated, winning four times.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1968 Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female "Respect" Best Rhythm & Blues Recording Best Vocal Performance, Female Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" 1969 Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female "I Say a Little Prayer" Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance, Female "Chain of Fools" 1970 Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female "Share Your Love with Me" 1971 "Don't Play That Song" 1972 "Bridge over Troubled Water" 1973Young, Gifted and Black Best Soul Gospel Performance Amazing Grace "Precious Memories" Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female "Day Dreaming" 1974 Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female "Master of Eyes" 1975 "Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing" 1977"Something He Can Feel" 1978 "Break It to Me Gently" 1979 Almighty Fire 1981 "Can't Turn You Loose" 1982 "Hold On I'm Comin'" 1983 Jump to It 1984 Get It Right 1986 "Freeway of Love" Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"(with Eurythmics) 1987 Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female "Jumpin' Jack Flash" 1988Aretha Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with George Michael) 1989 Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus "Oh Happy Day" 1990 Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female Through the Storm Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Gimme Your Love" (with James Brown) "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Whitney Houston) 1992 Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female What You See Is What You Sweat Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Doctor's Orders" (with Luther Vandross) 1994 Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female "Someday We'll All Be Free" 1995 "A Deeper Love" 1999 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance "A Rose Is Still a Rose" Best R&B Album A Rose Is Still a Rose 2000 Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Don't Waste Your Time" (with Mary J. Blige) 2004 Best R&B Album So Damn Happy Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance "Wonderful" 2006 "A House Is Not a Home" 2008 Best Gospel Performance "Never Gonna Break My Faith" (with Mary J. Blige) (tied with The Clark Sisters for "Blessed & Highly Favored") 2011 Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals "You've Got a Friend" (with Ronald Isley)
Grammy Special Awards Year Award Result Ref.1991Legend Award 1994Lifetime Achievement AwardLifetime Achievement Awards grammy.com2008MusiCares Person of the Year
American Music Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Favorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistHerselfFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistHerselfFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistHerselfFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistHerselfFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistHerselfFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistHerselfFavorite Soul/R&B AlbumJump to ItFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistHerselfFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistHerselfFavorite Soul/R&B Female Video ArtistHerselfFavorite Soul/R&B Female Video ArtistHerself
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result 2007Best Song"Never Gonna Break My Faith"
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006Best Original Song"Never Gonna Break My Faith"
GMA Dove Awards Year Category Work Result 1988 Traditional Black Gospel Album One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
MTV Video Music Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result 1986Best Female Video"Freeway of Love"1987Best Video from a Film"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
NAACP Image Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1983Outstanding Female ArtistAretha Franklin1997Hall of Fame Award2008Vanguard Award2015Outstanding Album"Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics"
Stellar Awards Year Category Work Result 1989 Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
TV Land Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Music IconAretha Franklin
Other honors
Year Association Category/Award Notes 1981 Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Hollywood Walk of Fame star This was postponed following the shooting of Aretha's father, Reverend C. L. Franklin 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction – Performer category The first woman to be inducted 1994 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Kennedy Center Honors At the time, the youngest to receive the honor (Stevie Wonder passed the record five years later) 1999 President of the United States National Arts Medal 2005 President of the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom 2005 UK Music Hall of Fame Induction 2012 GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame Induction 2015 Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame Induction 2019 Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards – Arts awards "For her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades." 2020 National Women's Hall of Fame Induction 2026 Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame Induction
See also List of best-selling music artists List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
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