American singer-songwriter SZA has won 83 awards, including seven Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, eight BET Awards, four American Music Awards, six Soul Train Music Awards, and one Brit Award. After beginning her career with two SoundCloud-exclusive EPs, SZA signed to the label Top Dawg Entertainment in 2013, under which she released her third EP and her debut studio album, Ctrl (2017). Due to her work on the album, she earned her first five Grammy nominations and landed herself many Best New Artist nods, winning the ones for the Soul Train Music Awards in 2017 and for the BET Awards in 2018. Highly acclaimed by critics, Ctrl has appeared in several lists of the best 2010s albums as well as the best debut albums of all time.
Before she released her second studio album, SOS (2022), SZA appeared in collaborations with several artists, including Kendrick Lamar with "All the Stars" in 2018. Their song, recorded for the soundtrack of the film Black Panther, introduced SZA to several film award nominations, such as an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Critics' Choice Award for Best Song, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. "All the Stars", and the soundtrack, placed on several lists of the best music made for films by publications like Little White Lies. Another of SZA's collaborations, "Kiss Me More" with Doja Cat (2021), earned SZA her first Grammy (Best Pop Duo/Group Performance).
In 2023, SOS received Album of the Year at the Soul Train Music Awards and the BET Awards, and it was placed alongside Ctrl at Rolling Stone list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. At the 2024 Grammy Awards, SZA was the musician with the most nominations, specifically nine. Increasing her Grammy wins to four, she won Best Progressive R&B Album for SOS alongside two other awards for two of its tracks. Rolling Stone ranked the album's fifth single "Kill Bill" as one of the 500 greatest songs of all time in 2024.
Awards and nominations
+ List of award nominations, with the year of ceremony, nominee or work, category, and resultAwardYearNominee/WorkCategoryResultAcademy Awards 2019 Best Original Song African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2019 Best Song American Music Awards2018 Ctrl Favorite R&B Album SZA Favorite Female R&B Artist 2021 Collaboration of the Year Favorite Pop Song 2022 Favorite R&B Song SZA Favorite Female R&B Artist 2025 Artist of the Year Lana Favorite R&B Album Favorite R&B Song Collaboration of the Year Favorite Hip-Hop Song 2026SZABest Female R&B Artist Grand National Tour Tour of the YearARIA Music Awards2023SOSBest International ArtistASCAP Pop Music Awards 2025 Winning Songs ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards 2024 R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap Song of the Year BET Awards 2018CtrlAlbum of the YearCoca-Cola Viewers' Choice AwardSZABest New ArtistBest Female R&B/Pop Artist20192021BET Her Award2022Video of the YearBest Collaboration2023SOSAlbum of the YearCoca-Cola Viewers' Choice AwardVideo of the YearSZABest Female R&B/Pop Artist2024 BET Her Award Best Collaboration Viewer's Choice Award Video of the Year 2025 SZA Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Viewer's Choice Award Best Collaboration 2026 SZA Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Video of the Year BET Her Award Billboard Music Awards2018CtrlTop R&B AlbumSZATop R&B ArtistTop R&B Female Artist2021 2022Top Hot 100 SongTop CollaborationTop Viral Song2023SZATop ArtistTop Female ArtistTop Billboard 200 ArtistTop Hot 100 ArtistTop Hot 100 SongwriterTop Streaming Songs ArtistTop Radio Songs ArtistTop Billboard Global 200 ArtistTop R&B ArtistTop R&B Female ArtistSOSTop Billboard 200 AlbumTop R&B AlbumTop Hot 100 SongTop Streaming SongTop Billboard Global 200 SongTop R&B Song2024SZATop Female ArtistTop Billboard 200 ArtistTop Radio Songs ArtistTop R&B ArtistTop R&B Female ArtistTop R&B SongBillboard Women in Music2018SZARulebreaker Award2023Woman of the YearBlack Reel Awards 2026Outstanding Breakthrough Performance BMI London Awards2018London Pop Award Songs BMI Pop Awards2019Award Winning Songs2022Most Performed Songs of the Year2024BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards2018 Most Performed Songs of the Year2019 202220232024 Song of the Year SZA BMI Champion Award R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriter of the Year Brit Awards2022International Song2024SZAInternational Artist Critics' Choice Awards 2019 Best Song Ebony Power 100 2024SZA Music Innovators Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026SZABest Breakthrough Performance Give Her FlowHERS Awards2023SZABig Femme Energy Global Awards2024SZABest Hip Hop or R&B Golden Globe Awards2019 Best Original SongGrammy Awards2018SZABest New ArtistCtrlBest Urban Contemporary AlbumBest R&B PerformanceBest R&B SongBest Rap/Sung Performance2019 Record of the YearSong of the Year Best Rap/Sung PerformanceBest Song Written for Visual Media2022Record of the YearSong of the YearBest Pop Duo/Group PerformancePlanet Her (deluxe) Album of the YearBest R&B Song2023 Best Melodic Rap Performance2024Record of the YearSong of the YearBest R&B PerformanceSOSAlbum of the YearBest Progressive R&B Album (with Phoebe Bridgers)Best Pop Duo/Group PerformanceBest Traditional R&B PerformanceBest R&B SongBest Melodic Rap Performance 2025 Best R&B Performance Best R&B Song 2026 (with Kendrick Lamar) Record of the Year Song of the Year Best Melodic Rap Performance (with Kendrick Lamar) Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Best Traditional R&B Performance Guild of Music Supervisors Awards2018Best Song/Recording Created for Television2019 Best Song/Recording Created for a Film Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2018Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film iHeartRadio Music Awards 2018SZABest New R&B ArtistR&B Song of the Year Best Remix2019SZAR&B Artist of the Year2022Song of the YearBest CollaborationBest Music VideoTikTok Bop of the YearR&B Song of the Year2023SZAR&B Artist of the YearR&B Song of the Year2024SZAArtist of the YearPop Artist of the YearR&B Artist of the YearFavorite Tour StyleSOSR&B Album of the YearSong of the YearPop Song of the YearBest Music VideoR&B Song of the Year2025SZA Artist of the Year R&B Artist of the Year Hip-Hop Song of the Year Best Lyrics 2026 SZA R&B Artist of the Year (with Kendrick Lamar) Song of the Year Best Collaboration Hip-Hop Song of the Year iHeartRadio Titanium Awards2022Titanium Award iHeartRadio MMVAs2018 Best Collaboration Ivor Novello Awards2022 Best Contemporary Song Juno Awards 2024SOSInternational Album of the YearMOBO Awards 2017SZABest International Act2024MTV Europe Music Awards2017SZABest Push Act2021Best SongBest VideoBest Collaboration2022SZABest R&B2023Best SongBest VideoSZABest ArtistBest R&BBest Live2024Best R&BMTV MIAW Awards2021Global Hit of the Year2023Viral AnthemMTV MIAW Awards Brazil2021International CollaborationMTV Video Music Awards2017SZABest New Artist2018Push Artist of the YearBest Art Direction Best Visual Effects2019 2021Video of the YearBest CollaborationBest R&B Video20222023Video of the YearSong of the YearBest DirectionBest EditingSong of SummerBest R&B VideoBest Art DirectionSOSAlbum of the Year2024 Video of the Year Best R&B SZA Artist of the Year Best Collaboration Best Hip Hop Song of Summer 2025 Best R&B Best Collaboration NAACP Image Awards 2018SZAOutstanding New ArtistOutstanding Female ArtistOutstanding Duo, Group or CollaborationOutstanding Song – Contemporary2019 Outstanding Duo, Group or CollaborationOutstanding Music Video/Visual AlbumBlack PantherOutstanding Soundtrack/Compilation2022Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)2023SZAOutstanding Female ArtistOutstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)2025Outstanding Soul/R&B Song 2026 One of Them DaysOutstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture SZA Outstanding Female Artist Outstanding Music Video Lana Outstanding Album Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards2025 SZA Favorite Female Artist Favorite Music Collaboration People's Choice Awards 2020The Soundtrack Song of 20202021The Collaboration Song of 20212024SZAThe R&B Artist of the YearPollstar Awards2024Hip-Hop Tour of the YearR&B Tour of the YearSatellite Awards 2019 Best Original SongShorty Awards2018SZABest in MusicSongwriters Hall of Fame2024Hal David Starlight AwardSoul Train Music Awards2017CtrlAlbum of the YearBest CollaborationSZABest New ArtistBest R&B/Soul Female Artist2018 Best CollaborationSong of the YearVideo of the YearThe Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award2021Best CollaborationSZABest R&B/Soul Female Artist2022The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award2023SZABest R&B/Soul Female ArtistSOSAlbum of the YearVideo of the YearSong of the YearBest Dance PerformanceThe Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's AwardBest CollaborationTeen Choice Awards 2018SZAChoice Breakout Artist Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song Choice Summer TourUK Music Video Awards 2018 Best Urban Video – International2023Best R&B/Soul Video – InternationalWebby Awards 2023SZAArtist of the YearXXL Awards 2026 Video of the Year
Listicles +Name of publisher, name of listicle, year(s) listed, and placement resultPublisherListicleYear(s)ResultAssociated PressTop Songs of the Decade2019Placed ()Billboard202342nd (SOS)201922nd (Ctrl)2024Placed (SOS)2023222nd ("Kill Bill")20244th ("Kill Bill")20232nd 2025 44thBusiness Insider49 Best Songs Made for Movies202042nd ("All the Stars")201951st ()ConsequenceTop 75 Albums of the Last 15 Years202221st (Ctrl)201920th (Ctrl)CosmopolitanBest Movie Soundtracks of All Time2023Placed (Black Panther)Elle2019Placed ()Essence2020Placed ("Broken Clocks")Forbes30 Under 30 in Music2018PlacedHarper's Bazaar50 of the Best Movie Soundtracks2023Placed (Black Panther)Little White Lies201942nd ("All the Stars")Marie Claire2021Placed (Black Panther)NME201997th (Ctrl)NPR Music201832nd ()Paste202352nd (Ctrl)20232nd (Ctrl)201976th ("Drew Barrymore")Pitchfork201924th (Ctrl)2021PlacedRefinery29Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time2021Placed (Black Panther)Rolling Stone2023472nd (Ctrl)351st (SOS)202228th (Ctrl)202426th (SOS)500 Greatest Songs of All Time 2024267th ("Kill Bill")100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century 202419th ("Snooze")200 Greatest Singers of All Time 2023180thThe 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far2025 212th ("Kiss Me More") 194th ("Drew Barrymore") 13th ("Snooze")Slant Magazine201934th (Ctrl)TimeTime 100 Next (with tribute written by Lizzo)2022PlacedUproxx2023Special mention (Ctrl)201919th (Ctrl)201941st ("Love Galore")
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