Elton John awards and nominations
Elton John at the 1975 Rock Music Awards
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John. Outside of music, John has also received several honourable awards, including a knighthood in 1998. His accolades won him the honor as an EGOT at the 75th Emmy awards in January 2024.

Elton John has sold over 300 million records worldwide during his six-decade career in music, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.[1][2][3][4] He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including nine number ones in the UK and US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US.[5][6] His 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and his 1974 Greatest Hits compilation album are among the best-selling albums worldwide.[7] His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", a rewritten version of his 1974 single in dedication to Princess Diana, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling chart single of all time.[8][9][10] In 2019, John was ranked by Billboard as the top solo artist in US chart history (third overall), and the top Adult Contemporary artist of all time.[11][12] In 2021, John became the first solo artist with UK Top 10 singles across six decades.[13][14][15]

John has received five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards; including for Outstanding Contribution to Music; two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, a Disney Legend Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 49th on its list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era.[16] He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and is a fellow of The Ivors Academy. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music and charitable services in 1998, and was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) in 2020.[17] John won an Emmy award in 2024 for his program Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium, completing the set of television (Emmy), music (Grammy), movie (Oscar) and stage (Tony) awards known as an EGOT.

John is also known for his work on the stage and film; he wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Lion King (1998), Aida (2000), and Billy Elliot the Musical (2009), and also wrote the songs for the Disney animated film The Lion King (1994). Over his six decade career in music, John has received 34 Grammy Award nominations receiving six wins. He also received the three Tony Award nominations winning for Best Original Score for his work on Broadway for The Lion King in 1998, Aida in 2000, and Billy Elliot the Musical in 2009. For his work on film he received four Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King (1994), and "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" for Rocketman (2019).

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1994 Best Original Song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", The Lion King Won [18]
"Circle of Life", The Lion King Nominated
"Hakuna Matata", The Lion King Nominated
2019 "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again", Rocketman Won [19]

Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2023 Outstanding Variety Special (Live) Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium Won [20]

Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1971 Best New Artist Himself Nominated [21]
Album of the Year Elton John
Best Contemporary Male Vocalist
1972 Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture Friends
1974 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "Daniel"
1975 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Record of the Year
Album of the Year Caribou
1976 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
1977 Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee
1980 Best R&B Vocal Performance – Male "Mama Can't Buy You Love"
1983 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "Blue Eyes"
1985 "Restless"
1987 Record of the Year "That's What Friends Are For"
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Won
1988 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "Candle in the Wind" (live) Nominated
1992 Best Instrumental Composition "Basque" Won
1993 Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael Nominated
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "The One"
1995 Song of the Year "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Won
Best Song Written for Visual Media Nominated
"Circle of Life"
Song of the Year
1996 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "Believe"
1998 "Candle in the Wind 1997" Won
1999 Grammy Legend Award Himself
2001 Best Musical Show Album Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida
2002 Best Pop Vocal Album Songs from the West Coast Nominated
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "I Want Love"
2003 "Original Sin"
2005 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" with Ray Charles
2011 "If It Wasn't for Bad" with Leon Russell
2021 Album of the Year Montero (as featured artist) Nominated

Tony Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1998 Best Original Score The Lion King Nominated [22]
2000 Aida Won [23]
2009 Billy Elliot the Musical Nominated [24]

Industry awards

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1987 "Nikita" Most Performed Songs Won [25]
1989 "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" Won [26]
1991 "Sacrifice" Won [27]
1994 Himself Songwriter of the Year Won [28]
"The One" Most Performed Songs Won
"The Last Song" Won
"Simple Life" Won
1996 "Believe" Won [29]
1999 "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" Won [30]

BMI Pop Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1996 "Circle of Life" Award-Winning Song Won [31]
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Won
1999 "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" Won [32]
"Candle in the Wind 1997" Won

Brit Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1977 Best British Male Himself Nominated
Best British Album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1984 Best British Male Himself
1986
Outstanding Contribution to Music Won
1991 Best British Male
Best British Album Sleeping with the Past Nominated
1993 The One
Best British Male Himself
1995 Outstanding Contribution to Music Won
1998 Freddie Mercury Award
Best British Male Nominated
"Candle in the Wind 1997" Best British Single
2002 "I Want Love" Best British Video
Best British Male Himself
2013 Brits Icon Won
2023 Song of the Year "Merry Christmas" Nominated

British LGBT Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2015 Himself Global Icon Nominated [33]
2017 Music Artist Nominated [34]
2020 Elton John AIDS Foundation Global Impact Won [35]

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2016 Wonderful Crazy Night Album of the Year Nominated [36]

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1994 Best Original Song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", with Tim Rice (from The Lion King) Won
2003 "The Heart of Every Girl" (from Mona Lisa Smile) Nominated
2011 "Hello, Hello", with Lady Gaga (from Gnomeo & Juliet) Nominated
2019 "I'm Gonna Love Me Again", with Bernie Taupin (from Rocketman) Won

Ivor Novello Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1974 Best Song Musically and Lyrically "Daniel" Won
1977 The Best Pop Song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
International Hit of the Year Nominated
Most Performed Work
1979 Best Instrumental or Popular Orchestral Work "Song for Guy" Won
1986 Outstanding Contribution to British Music Himself
International Hit of the Year "Nikita" Nominated
Best Song Musically and Lyrically Won
1991 "Sacrifice"
Best Selling A-Side
1995 Best Song Included in Film "Circle of Life"
1998 Best Selling UK Single "Candle in the Wind 1997"
2000 International Achievement in Musical Theater Himself
2007 Most Performed Work "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
International Hit of the Year Nominated

Juno Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1986 International Single of the Year "Nikita" Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1984 Best Choreography in a Video "I'm Still Standing" Nominated
Best Editing in a Video
1985 Best Choreography in a Video "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" Won
1987 Special Recognition Award Himself Won
1995 Best Male Video "Believe" Nominated
2002 Best Male Video "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
Best Direction in a Video
Best Art Direction in a Video
2022 Song of the Year "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" Nominated [37]
Best Collaboration Nominated

MVPA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2002 Best Hair "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" Won
2003 Best Adult Contemporary Video "Original Sin"

NRJ Music Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2003 International Song of the Year "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" with Blue Won

Žebřík Music Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2005 Best International Personality Himself Nominated [38]

Honorable awards

Sir Elton John's coat of arms. Granted to him in 1987, the shield includes piano keys and records. The Spanish motto, el tono es bueno, combines a pun on Elton John's name with the translation "the tone is good".[39] The black, red and gold colours are also those of Watford F.C. The steel helmet above the shield faced forwards and with its visor open indicates that John is a knight.

John was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1995.[40] For his charitable work, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 February 1998.[41][42] In the 2020 New Year Honours, he was appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) by King Charles III (then Prince Charles) for services to music and to charity.[43]

John was awarded Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.[44] He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2004 and a Disney Legends Award in 2006. In 2000, he was named the MusiCares Person of the Year for his artistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to philanthropy.[45] In 2010, he received the PRS for Music Heritage Award, which was erected on The Namaste Lounge Pub in Northwood, London, where John performed his first gig.[46]

In 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed John a chevalier of the Legion of Honour.[47] In 2019, John featured on a series of UK postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail.[48] In 2022, after performing at the White House, United States President Joe Biden surprised John by presenting him with the National Humanities Medal.[49]

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