This is a complete listing of awards and nominations received by Scottish singer and humanitarian Annie Lennox, both as a solo artist and as part of the duo Eurythmics. With eight Brit Awards, which includes being named Best British Female Artist a record six times, Lennox has been named the "Brits Champion of Champions". She has also collected four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2002, Lennox received a Billboard Century Award; the highest accolade from Billboard. In 2004, she received the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Into the West", written for the soundtrack to the feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
She has been named "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by VH1 and one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. In 2012, she was rated No. 22 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music. In June 2013 the Official Charts Company called her "the most successful female British artist in UK music history". , including her work with Eurythmics, Lennox had sold over 80 million records worldwide.
A former member of the British duo Eurythmics, originally between 1980 until 1990, and again from 1999 until 2005 (with one off reunions in 2014, 2019 and 2020, Lennox has received awards and nominations for both her solo work and as a member of Eurthymics. Notable awards won by Eurthymics include the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 1984, the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1987, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1999. Lennox was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 as part of Eurthymics.
Awards and nominations For music, performance and humanitarian work
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Nominee(s) ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| |- !scope="row" rowspan=1|Academy Awards | 2004 | "Into the West" | Best Original Song
!scope="row" rowspan=1|American Music Awards | 2008 | Herself | AMA Award of Merit
!scope="row" rowspan=2|ASCAP Pop Music Awards | 1984 | "Here Comes the Rain Again" | rowspan=2|Most Performed Songs
| 1994 | "Walking on Broken Glass"
!scope="row" rowspan=16|Billboard Music Awards | 1983 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Top Hot 100 Song
| 1984 | rowspan=6|Eurythmics | Top Disco Artist – Duo/Group
| rowspan=9|1985 | Top Artist | | rowspan=9| |- | Top Billboard 200 Artist
| Top Hot 100 Artist
| Top Hot 100 Artist – Duo/Group
| Top Dance Club Play Artist
| rowspan=2|Be Yourself Tonight | Top Billboard 200 Album
| Top Compact Disk
| "Would I Lie to You?" | Top Hot 100 Song
| "Sexcrime" | Top Dance Play Single
| rowspan=2|1986 | rowspan=2|Eurythmics | Top Billboard 200 Artist | | rowspan=2| |- | Top Hot 100 Artist
| 2002 | rowspan=2|Herself | Century Award
| rowspan=2|2004 | Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist | | rowspan=2|"Billboard: 2004 Year-End Chart-Toppers". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 14 June 2019 |- | "A Thousand Beautiful Things" | Top Hot Dance Club Play Single
!scope="row"|Billboard Music Video Awards | 1992 | "Why" | Best Pop/Rock Female Video
!scope="row" rowspan=20|Brit Awards | rowspan=2|1984 | Eurythmics | British Group | | rowspan=2| |- | rowspan=3|Herself | rowspan=3|British Female Solo Artist
| 1985
| rowspan=3|1986 | | rowspan=3| |- | Eurythmics | British Group
| Be Yourself Tonight | British Album of the Year
| 1987 | Eurythmics | British Group
| 1989 | rowspan=2|Herself | rowspan=2|British Female Solo Artist
| rowspan=4|1990 | | rowspan=4| |- | Eurythmics | British Group
| We Too Are One | British Album of the Year
| "Don't Ask Me Why" | British Video of the Year
| 1992 | rowspan=2|Herself | rowspan=2|British Female Solo Artist
| rowspan=3|1993 | | rowspan=3| |- | Diva | British Album of the Year
| "Walking on Broken Glass" | British Video of the Year
| 1996 | rowspan=1|Herself | rowspan=1|British Female Solo Artist
| 1999 | Eurythmics | Outstanding Contribution to Music
| 2004 | rowspan=1|Herself | rowspan=1|British Female Solo Artist
| 2010 | "There Must Be an Angel" | Live Performance of 30 Years
!scope="row" rowspan=3|British LGBT Awards | 2015 | rowspan=3|Herself | Best Music Artist
| 2017 | rowspan=2|Celebrity Ally
| 2018
!scope="row" rowspan=3|ECHO Awards | 1992 | Eurythmics | Best International Group
| 1993 | rowspan=2|Herself | rowspan=2|Best International Female
| 1996
!scope="row"|Edison Awards | 1986 | Eurythmics | Best International Pop
!scope="row"|Emmy Awards | 2016 | "I Put a Spell on You" on The Talk | Outstanding Musical Performance in a Talk Show/Morning Program | | style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row" rowspan="2" | Golden Globe Awards | 2003 | "Into the West" | Best Original Song | | rowspan="2" | |- | 2019 | "Requiem for A Private War" | Best Original Song
!scope="row" rowspan=15|Grammy Awards |1984 |Eurythmics |Best New Artist | | rowspan=15| |- | 1985 |Eurythmics Sweet Dreams: The Video Album |Best Video Album
|rowspan="2"| 1986 |"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Aretha Franklin) |Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
|"Would I Lie to You?" |rowspan="2"|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
| 1987 |"Missionary Man"
| 1990 |Savage |rowspan="3"|Best Music Video – Long Form
| 1991 |We Two Are One Too
|rowspan="3"| 1993 |rowspan="3"|Diva
|Album of the Year
|rowspan="2"|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
|rowspan="2"| 1996 |"No More 'I Love You's
|Medusa |rowspan="2"|Best Pop Vocal Album
| 2004 |Bare
| 2005 |"Into the West" |Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
| 2015 |Nostalgia |Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
!scope="row" rowspan=2|Hungarian Music Awards | rowspan=2|1993 | rowspan=2|Diva | Best Foreign Album | | rowspan=2| |- | Best Foreign Video
!scope="row"|International Dance Music Awards | 2004 | "A Thousand Beautiful Things" | Best Progressive/Trance Track | | https://wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/nominees/2004.php |- !scope="row" rowspan=12|Ivor Novello Awards | rowspan=2|1984 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | The Best Pop Song | | rowspan=2| |- | rowspan=2|Eurythmics | rowspan=2|Songwriters of the Year
| rowspan=3|1987 | | rowspan=3| |- | "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" | Best Contemporary Song
| "The Miracle of Love" | rowspan=2|Best Song Musically & Lyrically
| rowspan=2|1993 | rowspan=2|"Why" | | rowspan=2| |- | International Hit of the Year
| 1994 | "Little Bird" | rowspan=2|Most Performed Work
| rowspan=3|1996 | rowspan=3|"No More 'I Love You's'" | | rowspan=3| |- | Best Song Musically & Lyrically
| International Hit of the Year
| 1998 | "Step by Step" | Best Original Song for a Film or Broadcast
!scope="row" rowspan=18|MTV Video Music Awards | 1984 |"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" |Best New Artist | | 1984 MTV Video Music Awards |- |rowspan=5|1985 |rowspan=5|"Would I Lie to You?" |Best Stage Performance | | rowspan=5|1985 MTV Video Music Awards |- |Best Overall Performance
|Best Choreography
|Best Editing
|rowspan=2|Best Group Video
|rowspan=5|1987 |rowspan=5|"Missionary Man" | | rowspan=5|1987 MTV Video Music Awards |- |Best Concept Video
|Most Experimental Video
|Best Special Effects
|Best Editing
|rowspan=2|1988 |"I Need a Man" |Best Group Video | | rowspan=2|1988 MTV Video Music Awards |- |"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" |Best Direction
| 1989 | "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | Best Video from a Film | | 1989 MTV Video Music Awards |- |rowspan="2"| 1992 | rowspan="2"|"Why" | International Viewer's Choice – MTV Europe | | rowspan=2|1992 MTV Video Music Awards |- |rowspan=3|Best Female Video
| 1993 | "Walking on Broken Glass" | | 1993 MTV Video Music Awards |- | 1995 | "No More 'I Love You's | | 1995 MTV Video Music Awards |- !scope="row" rowspan=2|Pollstar Concert Industry Awards | 1987 | Revenge Tour | Small Hall Tour of the Year
| 2005 | Sacred Love Tour (with Sting) | Most Creative Tour Package
!scope="row" rowspan=2|Rockbjörnen | rowspan=2|1986 | Eurythmics | Best Foreign Group | | rowspan=2| |- | Revenge | Best Foreign Album
Honorary degrees and awards
Lennox has received a number of honorary degrees and awards, including; 1986 – Associate – Royal Academy of Music London 1997 – Fellowship – Royal Academy of Music London 2006 – Honorary Doctor of Music – The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 2006 – Fellowship – Edinburgh College of Art 2009 – Honorary Doctorate at the University of Edinburgh (awarded 20 October 2009), in recognition of her work in the field of HIV/AIDS, and her success as a recording artist. 2011 – Honoured by the university for her International Humanitarian Efforts – Glasgow Caledonian University 2012 – Honorary Degree – Open University of Scotland 2013 – Honorary Degree – Williams College 2013 – Honorary Doctorate in Music – Berklee College of Music 2013 – Honorary Degree – University of Essex
Other awards, titles and ambassadorships
Lennox has received a number of other awards, titles and ambassadorships throughout her career, including; 2002 – Billboard Century Award by Billboard 2008 – OUT magazine honoured Lennox for her work in the HIV and AIDS field. The top 100 most influential people in Gay Culture. 2008 – The British Red Cross Services to Humanity Award 2008 – Glamour magazine Inspirational Woman of the Year Award 2008 – Honoured at the 2008 Youth AIDS Gala, for her contribution in helping the fight against HIV and AIDS 2008 – The German Sustainability "special achievement" award for her commitment in the fight against HIV and AIDS 2008 – Webby Award for official website www.annielennox.com 2009 – Save the Children "Amigo de los Niños" Award 2009 – Awarded the "Freedom of the City of London" by the British Red Cross for services to humanity in the field of HIV and AIDS 2009 – Nobel Peace Laureates for services to humanity 2010 – Patron of the Elton John AIDS Foundation 2010 – Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Scotland 2010 – Ambassador for HIV/AIDS in London 2010 – UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador 2010 – Barclays Women of the Year Award 2010 – International Service Award for Global Defence of Human Rights 2010 – GQ Charity Woman of the Year Award 2010 – Harper's Bazaar Lifetime Achievement Award 2010 – Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her work fighting AIDS and poverty in Africa 2013 – Music Industry Trust Award (MITS) for her creativity and work that inspires those who work within the music business and millions of others worldwide 2016 – Elle Style Awards – Outstanding Achievement Award 2016 – Awarded Livingstone Medal by Royal Scottish Geographical Society 2016 – Harper's Bazaar Philanthropy Award 2020 – Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee (with Dave Stewart) 2022 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Eurythmics)
See also
Annie Lennox; the recipient of the awards and nominations Eurythmics; of which Lennox was a member
References