American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey has received many awards and honors throughout her career. Three of her major achievements include: Billboards Artist of the Decade (1990s), World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium and a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1991. Throughout her career, Carey has won a total of 6 Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Global Impact Award), 19 World Music Awards, 14 Billboard Music Awards and 10 American Music Awards. She is also an inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2014, she was the eighth most awarded recording artist.
Carey's fifth studio album, Daydream received critical acclaim and the music industry took note of her success. Most notably Carey won many awards at the Billboard Music Awards, including the Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year, Hot 100 Airplay ("Always Be My Baby"), Hot Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year and Special Award for 16 weeks at number-one for "One Sweet Day". Daydream went on to be one of the best-selling and most acclaimed albums of 1995. Despite this, Carey did not win any Grammy Awards at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2006, Carey's song "We Belong Together" was nominated for the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year but lost to U2. Vulture called it one of "the greatest Grammys snubs of all time" saying that the song "cemented a career resurgence for [Carey] and has aged flawlessly, becoming one of her best-known songs". The song won for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi received many award nominations including that for ten Grammy Awards. In 2024, the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective honored her with the Global Impact Award.
Throughout her career, Carey has been honoured several times for her musical and philanthropic work. In 1995, Carey was honoured as the Best-Selling World Recording Artist by the World Music Awards. In 1999, Carey was awarded a Congressional Award for her work with The Fresh Air Fund and the New York City Administration for Children's Services. In 2026, she was honored as Person of the Year by the Recording Academy's MusiCares. Towards the end of the '90s decade, Carey was named the Artist of the Decade by Billboard with Entertainment Tonight calling it one of her "biggest milestones". In August 2015, Carey was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, Carey was honoured at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors for her contributions to R&B and hip-hop genre. In 2019, Carey was honoured by Variety'''s Power of Women for her work with The Fresh Air Fund's Camp Mariah alongside Jennifer Aniston, Awkwafina, and numerous others. Dubbed the "Queen of Christmas" by the media, Carey and her popular song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" set four Guinness World Records in 2019. In 2021, Carey broke three more Guinness Word Records. One of these records was becoming the first solo artist in history to top the Billboard Hot 100 in four consecutive decades.
Despite music being her primary source of accomplishment, Carey has also received nominations and awards for other works in retail and film. In 2007, Carey released her own fragrance, "M", in which went on to win a Basenotes Fragrance Award for Best Celebrity Women's Fragrance as well as being nominated in three other categories. Carey's first step in acting, for her film Glitter, was received with negative reviews. Carey won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made. Conversely, in 2009, Carey starred in Precious, which went on to win numerous awards. Carey herself won the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for her work in Precious. In 2023, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical for producing the Broadway show Some Like It Hot.
Awards and nominations +Name of the award, year the award was awarded, recipient or nominee, category and result Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2009 Cast of Precious Best Ensemble Cast American Music Awards 1991 Herself Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist 1992 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist "Someday" Favorite Dance Single 1993 Herself Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist "I'll Be There" Favorite Pop/Rock Single MTV Unplugged EP Favorite Adult Contemporary Album Favorite Soul/R&B Album 1994 Herself Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist "Dreamlover" Favorite Soul/R&B Single 1995 Herself Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Music Box Favorite Pop/Rock Album Favorite Soul/R&B Album 1996 Herself Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist 1997 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Daydream Favorite Pop/Rock Album Favorite Soul/R&B Album 1998 Herself Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist 2005 Artist of the Year Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist The Emancipation Of Mimi Favorite Pop/Rock Album Favorite Soul/R&B Album 2006 Herself Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist The Emancipation Of Mimi Favorite Soul/R&B Album 2008 Herself Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist E=MC² Favorite Soul/R&B Album Amigo Awards 1997 Herself Best International Female Solo ArtistALMA Awards1999 Around the World Outstanding Performance by Individual in a Music Series or Special The Prince of Egypt Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film "When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston)Outstanding Music Video "Honey" 2000 "Heartbreaker" Outstanding Music Video Performers 2002 America: A Tribute to Heroes Outstanding Performance by Individual in a Music Series or Special 2006 Herself Favorite Female Music Artist Bambi Awards 2005 Herself Pop Artist of the Year Basenote Awards 2008 "M" by Mariah Carey Best Celebrity Women's Fragrance The 8th Annual Basenotes Awards – Basenotes Retrieved January 18, 2014: For Celebrity Women's Fragrance: For New Women's Fragrance: For Designer, Mainstream or Fine Fragrance: For Women's Fragrance for Day Wear: Best New Women's Fragrance Best Designer, Mainstream or Fine Fragrance Best Women's Fragrance for Day Wear BET Awards2005HerselfBest Female R&B Artist 2006 "Don't Forget About Us" Viewer's Choice 2008 Herself Best Female R&B Artist Billboard Music Awards 1991 Herself Top Pop Artist Sources: Top Adult Contemporary Artist Top Hot 100 Singles Artist Mariah Carey Album of the Year 1994 Herself Top Female Artist "Hero" Top Single 1996 Herself Top Hot 100 Singles Artist "One Sweet Day" Special Award Single of the Year 1998Herself Special Award 1999 Female Artist of the Year 2005 Herself Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Yea Hot 100 Artist of the Year R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year "We Belong Together" Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year Hot 100 Airplay of the Year Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song 2006 Herself Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year 2020 HerselfChart Achievement Award 2023 "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards 2002 "Loverboy" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single - Sales Sources:2006Herself Top R&B/Hip Hop Artists Top R&B/Hip Hop Female Artist Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist The Emancipation of Mimi Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album We Belong TogetherHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Songs Black Reel Awards 2010 Cast of Precious Best Ensemble Cast Sources: Best Supporting Actress Herself Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1995 Herself Favorite Pop Female Artist 1996 "Fantasy" Favorite Single "One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) Favorite Adult Contemporary Single 1998 Butterfly Favorite Album by a Female Artist 1999 Herself Favorite Pop Female Artist 2000 Favourite Female R&B Artist "When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston) Favorite Song from a Movie BMI Pop Music Awards 1991 "Love Takes Time" Song of the Year BMI Pop Music Awards – BMI Repertoire Search on Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2014: For "Always Be My Baby": For "Anytime You Need a Friend": For "Butterfly": For "Can't Let Go": For "Don't Forget About Us": For "Dreamlover": For "Emotions": For "Fantasy": For "Forever": For "Hero": For "Honey": For "I Don't Wanna Cry": For "Love Takes Time": For "Make It Happen": For "My All": For "One Sweet Day": For "Shake It Off": For "Someday": For "Touch My Body": For "Vision of Love": For "We Belong Together": Best Songwriter "I Don't Wanna Cry" "Someday" "Vision of Love" 1992 Herself Songwriter of The Year 1993 "Can't Let Go" Best Song "Emotions" "Make It Happen" 1994 "Dreamlover" Songwriter of the Year 1995 "Hero" "Anytime You Need a Friend" 1996 1997 "One Sweet Day" Song of the Year Best Pop Songwriter "Fantasy" "Forever" "Always Be My Baby" 1998 1999 Herself Songwriter of the Year "Butterfly" "Honey" "My All" 2006 "We Belong Together" Top Billboard Song Most Performed Song "Don't Forget About Us" "Shake It Off" 2007 Songwriter of the Year "Don't Forget About Us" 2008 "Touch My Body" Boston Society of Film Critics 2009 Cast of Precious Best Ensemble Cast Brit Awards 1991 Herself International Breakthrough Act Brit Awards Retrieved January 17, 2014: For the 1991 Awards: For the 1994 Awards: For the 1996 Awards: For the 2006 Awards: International Female Solo Artist 1994 1996 2006 2023 Brits Billion Award Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 Cast of The Butler Best Acting Ensemble Drama League Awards 2023 Some Like It Hot Outstanding Production of a Musical Echo Awards 1995 Herself International Rock/Pop Female Artist Fifi Awards 2011 "Lollipop Bling" by Mariah Carey Best Packaging of the Year GMA Dove Awards 2026 "Jesus I Do" (with Mariah Carey) Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year Golden Globe Awards2018"The Star" Best Original SongGolden Raspberry Awards2002 Herself in Glitter Worst ActressHerself and her cleavage in GlitterWorst Screen Couple Grammy Awards 1991 Mariah Carey Album of the Year The Grammy Award Past Winners Search, GRAMMY.com Retrieved January 16, 2014 For the 1991 Awards: For the 2006 Awards: