List of awards and nominations received by Adele


English singer-songwriter Adele has received various awards and nominations. She is the recipient of nine Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, fifteen Grammy Awards, eighteen Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, and two Ivor Novello Awards for Songwriter of the Year.
Adele signed a contract with the record label XL Recordings in September 2006. She won the BBC Sound of 2008, an annual poll awarded to recognise newcomers in the music industry. Later in the same year, she released her debut album 19, and won the Brit Awards for Critics' Choice. Several singles were released from the album, including the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance-winning song "Chasing Pavements", which also garnered an MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography nomination. Her 2007 song "Hometown Glory" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category. At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, she earned the Best New Artist award, with two additional nominations.
Adele's second studio album 21 was released in January 2011 and held the top position for 24 weeks in the United States. Three of its singles"Rolling in the Deep", "Someone like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain"reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The former won three Grammy Awards – Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video. 21 won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. "Someone like You" and "Set Fire to the Rain" won Best Pop Solo Performance at the 54th and 55th Annual Grammy Awards, respectively. Adele was awarded several other accolades, including the Echo Music Award for Album of the Year, and won in 12 Billboard Music Award categories. In 2012, she released "Skyfall", a song of the 2012 James Bond film of the same name. The song won a Brit Award for British Single of the Year; the Academy Award, and Golden Globe for Best Original Song; and a Grammy Award. Adele received five awards at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, including one for her third studio album 25. She also won the British Album of the Year at the 2016 Brit Awards, in addition to winning three other awards. The album also won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, and the single "Hello" received Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements, and are organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The annual Oscar presentation has been held since 1929. Adele has received 1 award from 1 nomination.
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American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is an annual music awards show created by Dick Clark in 1973. Adele has won 5 awards from 9 nominations.
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AIM Independent Music Awards

The AIM Independent Music Awards, hosted by the Association of Independent Music, were established in 2011 to recognise artists signed to independent record labels in the United Kingdom. Most of the categories and nominations are selected by an independent judging panel, though some are decided by the public. Adele has received 4 awards from 4 nominations.
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APRA Awards (Australia)

The APRA Awards are annually held by Australasian Performing Right Association to honor outstanding music artists and songwriters of the year. Adele has received 1 win from 2 nominations.
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Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards

The Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards is an annual award ceremony celebrating the success of the British commercial radio industry. Adele has received one award.
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ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards, hosted by the Australian Recording Industry Association, recognise "excellence and innovation across all genres" of music in Australia. Adele has been nominated 4 times.
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BET Awards

The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. Adele has been nominated once.
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Bravo Otto

Established in 1957, the Bravo Otto is a German accolade presented by the magazine Bravo. The award is presented in gold, silver and bronze and, since 1996, an honorary platinum statuette presented for lifetime achievement. Adele has received one award.
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British Academy Television Awards

The British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.They have been awarded annually since 1955. Adele has been nominated once.
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BBC Sound of...

is an annual BBC poll of music critics and industry figures to find the most promising new music talent. Adele has received one award.
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BBC Music Awards

The BBC Music Awards are the BBC's inaugural pop music awards, first held in December 2014, as a celebration of the musical achievements over the past 12 months. Adele has won four awards from five nominations.
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BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards

The BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards is an award show by the British radio station BBC Radio 1 to honor the top artists in music and acting of the year. Adele has won one award.
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''Billboard'' Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are held to honour artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard. In 2012, Adele won a record-breaking 12 awards for the night. Adele has won 18 awards from 36 nominations.
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''Billboard'' Touring Awards

The Billboard Touring Awards is an annual meeting sponsored by Billboard magazine which also honors the top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals.
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BMI Awards

The BMI Awards are held annually by Broadcast Music, Inc. to award songwriters in various genres, including pop music. Adele has received one BMI Film & TV Award, 10 BMI London Awards, and four BMI Pop Awards.

BMI Film & TV Awards

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BMI London Awards

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BMI Pop Awards

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Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Adele has received nine awards from fourteen nominations.
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British LGBT Awards

The British LGBT Awards celebrate the UK's most loved LGBT personalities, innovators and companies. Adele has received one nomination.
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BT Digital Music Awards

Launched in 2002, the BT Digital Music Awards were held annually in the United Kingdom. Adele has won one award from six nominations.
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CMT Music Awards

Launched in 1967, the CMT Music Awards are held annually in Nashville, Tennessee. Adele has been nominated once.
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are presented annually since 1995 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for outstanding achievements in the cinema industry. Adele has received one award.
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Danish Music Awards

The Danish Music Awards is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy. The current name was given in 2001, after the American Grammy Awards registered the name Grammy as their trademark. In 2011 IFPI joined together with TV2 and KODA to present the awards ceremony.
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ECHO Music Awards

The ECHO Music Awards were organised in 1992 by German Phonoakademie, the cultural institute of the German Music Industry Association, to recognise "outstanding and successful works of national and international music artists". Adele has won three awards from five nominations.
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Edinburgh TV Awards

The Edinburgh International Television Festival also known as the Edinburgh International Television Festival brought to you by YouTube and BT through sponsorship rights, is an annual media event in the UK each August which brings together all parts of the television and digital world to debate the major issues facing the industry. Adele has received one award.
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Emmy Awards

Daytime Emmy Awards

The Daytime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the New York City–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. Adele has been nominated once.
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Primetime Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Adele has been nominated once.
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European Border Breakers Awards

The European Border Breakers Awards were established in 2004 by the European Commission and several companies and organisations within the European music business. Awards are presented to musicians and bands with the best selling debut albums in the European Union, not counting their home country. Adele has received one award.
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Fryderyk

The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Officially created in 1994, awards are presented across three main sections – popular music, classical music, and jazz. Adele has received one award.
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''GAFFA'' Awards

''GAFFA'' Awards (Denmark)

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.

''GAFFA'' Awards (Sweden)

Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.

Gaygalan Awards

Since 1999, the Gaygalan Awards are a Swedish accolade presented by the QX magazine. Adele has received one nomination.

Glamour Women of the Year Awards

The Glamour Awards are presented annually by the Glamour magazine to women in a variety of fields. Adele has received two awards.
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Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognising excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Adele has received one award.
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Grammis Awards

The Grammis Awards are the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards, the awards were established in 1969. Adele has received one award.
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Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honour, the awards were established in 1958. In 2012, Adele became the second female artist to win six awards in one night. Adele was the second of three artists and first female, preceded by Christopher Cross & followed by Billie Eilish, to have won all four of the general field awards throughout her career. In 2017, she became the only artist to, on two separate occasions, win the three general categories in the same ceremony. Adele has received 15 awards from 18 nominations.
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Guinness World Records

The Guinness World Records is a reference book published annually, listing world records and national records, both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Adele currently holds eleven records.
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Helpmann Awards

The Helpmann Awards recognise distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia's live performing arts sectors. Adele has received one nomination.
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Houston Film Critics Society

The Houston Film Critics Society is a non-profit film critic organised in Houston, Texas. Adele has received one award.
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IFPI Global Recording Artist Award

The IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award honors the year's top artist across physical sales, downloads and streaming worldwide. Adele has received one award.
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iHeartRadio Music Awards

is a music awards show, founded by iHeartRadio in 2014, to recognize the most popular artists and music over the past year as determined by the network's listeners. Adele has received three awards out of eight nominations.
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Independent Music Companies Association

The Independent Music Companies Association is selected annually by the IMPALA Independent Music Companies Association based on artistic merit alone, regardless of sales figures and publicity, from a nomination shortlist from which a jury then selects a winner. Adele has received one award.
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Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello Awards are awarded for songwriting and composing. The awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. Adele has won three awards from seven nominations.
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Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies. Adele has received 3 awards from 3 nominations.
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Latin American Music Awards

The Latin American Music Awards is an annual American music award that is presented by Telemundo. It is the Spanish-language counterpart of the American Music Awards produced by the Dick Clark Productions. Adele has received 1 nomination.
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Los Premios 40 Principales

is an award show by the musical radio station Los 40 Principales, created in 2006 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of its founding. Adele has won one award from five nominations.
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Mercury Prize

The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland. Adele has been nominated twice.
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MOBO Awards

The Music of Black Origin Awards, first presented in 1996, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any race or nationality who perform black music and "recognise the outstanding achievements of artists who perform music in genres ranging from Gospel, Jazz, RnB, Soul, Reggae to Hip Hop". Adele has received one award from five nominations.
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MuchMusic Video Awards

The MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos. Adele has four nominations.
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Music Business Association

The Music Business Association, a non-profit membership organization established in 1958, advances and promotes music commerce. Adele has received one honour.
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MTV

MTV Africa Music Awards

The MTV Africa Music Awards were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa. Adele has been nominated once.

MTV Italy Awards

The MTV Italian Music Awards, also known as the MTV Awards, were established in 2006 by MTV Italy, to celebrate the most popular videos and artists in Italy. Adele has received three nominations.
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MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Adele has received one award from ten nominations.
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MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Adele has received three awards from seventeen nominations.
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MTV Video Music Brazil

Established in 1995, the MTV Video Music Brazil awards, commonly known as VMB, are MTV Brasil's annual award ceremony. Many award winners are chosen by MTV viewers. Adele has been nominated once.
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MTV Video Music Awards Japan

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers. Adele has been nominated twice.
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mtvU Woodie Awards

, a division of MTV Networks owned by Viacom, broadcasts a 24-hour television channel available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States. Adele has been nominated once.
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NAACP Image Awards

An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honour outstanding people of colour in film, television, music, and literature. Adele has been nominated twice.
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NRJ Music Awards

The NRJ Music Awards, created in 2000 by the French radio station NRJ in partnership with the French television network TF1. Adele has received three awards from four nominations.
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NME Awards

The NME Awards were created by the NME magazine and was first held in 1953. Adele has received one award from seven nominations.
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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel that honours the year's biggest television, film, and music acts, as voted by Nickelodeon viewers. Adele has one win from five nominations.
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Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show, similar to the American and Australian versions. Adele has won two awards from two nominations.
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People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognising the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. Adele has been nominated nine times.
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Pollstar Awards

is a trade publication for the concert tour industry. It gets its information primarily from the agents, managers and promoters who produce concerts. Pollstar holds an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry. Adele has received one award from two nominations..
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Premios Juventud

Premios Juventud is an awards show for Spanish-speaking celebrities in the areas of film, music, sports, fashion, and pop culture, presented by the television network Univision. Winners are determined by online vote at univision.com. Adele has won twice out of three nominations.
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Premios Oye!

are presented annually by the Academia Nacional de la Música en México for outstanding achievements in Mexican record industry. Adele has won two awards.
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Q Awards

The Q Awards are the United Kingdom's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q to honour musical excellence. Winners are voted by readers of Q online, with others decided by a judging panel. Adele has received two awards from six nominations.
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Radio Disney Music Awards

The Radio Disney Music Awards is an annual awards show which is operated and governed by Radio Disney, an American radio network. Beginning in 2013, the ceremony began to be televised on Disney Channel. Adele has been nominated twice.
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Satellite Awards

The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. Adele has been nominated once.
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Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media by recognizing the influencers, brands and organizations on social media. Adele has won once.
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Soul Train Music Awards

The Soul Train Music Awards are produced by the makers of Soul Train to honour entertainers. Adele has been nominated five times.
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South Bank Sky Arts Awards

is a television arts magazine show that was produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010, and by Sky Arts from 2012. Adele has been nominated once.
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Space Shower Music Awards

Space Shower Music Awards are an annual set of Japanese music awards sponsored by Space Shower TV.
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Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox Network. The awards honour the year's biggest achievements in music, films, sports, television, fashion and other categories, voted by teenage viewers. Adele has been nominated six times.
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UK Music Video Awards

The UK Music Video Awards is an annual award ceremony founded in 2008 to recognise creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music videos and moving images for music. Adele has received two awards from three nominations.
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Urban Music Awards

The Urban Music Awards is a British awards ceremony launched in 2003 to recognise the achievement of urban-based artists, producers, nightclubs, DJs, radio stations, and record labels. Adele has received one award from four nominations.
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ZD Awards

Zvukovaya Dorozhka is Russia's oldest hit parade in field of popular music. Since 2003 it is presented in a ceremony in concert halls. It's considered one of the major Russian music awards.

World Music Awards

The World Music Awards is an annual international awards show founded in 1989 that honours recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Adele has been nominated four times.
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World Soundtrack Awards

The World Soundtrack Awards are presented by World Soundtrack Academy to honour accomplishment in film music. Adele has received one award.
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