List of awards and nominations received by Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie awards and nominations

Richie in 2019
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 1 3 American Music Awards 10 17 BET Awards 1 1 Billboard Music Awards 0 1 Brit Awards 0 3 Goldene Kamera 1 1 Golden Globe Awards 1 2 Grammy Awards 4 15 MTV Video Music Awards 0 1 Primetime Emmy Awards 0 1
Totals[a]
Wins	21
Nominations	48
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

American singer Lionel Richie has been honored with many awards and nominations. They include four Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Say You, Say Me".

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
1982	Best Original Song	Endless Love for the song "Endless Love"	Nominated	[1] ^[better source needed]
1986		White Nights for the song "Say You, Say Me"	Won
		The Color Purple for the song "Miss Celie's Blues" (shared with Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton)	Nominated

American Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
1984	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Himself	Nominated	[2]
	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist		Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Lionel Richie	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Single	"All Night Long (All Night)"	Won
1985	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Himself	Won	[3]
	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist		Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist		Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist		Won
	Favorite Pop/Rock Video	"Hello"	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Video		Won
	Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Can't Slow Down	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Album		Nominated
1987	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Himself	Won	[4]
	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist		Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist		Won
	Favorite Pop/Rock Video	"Dancing on the Ceiling"	Won
2012	Favorite Country Album	Tuskegee	Nominated	[5]

BET Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2014	Lifetime Achievement Award	Himself	Won	[1] ^[better source needed]

Billboard Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2013	Top Country Album	Tuskegee	Nominated

Brit Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
1984	Best International Solo Artist	Himself	Nominated
1985			Nominated
1986			Nominated

Goldene Kamera

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2007	Music International Lifetime Achievement	Himself	Won	[1] ^[better source needed]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
1982	Best Original Song	Endless Love for the song "Endless Love"	Nominated	[1] ^[better source needed]
1986		White Nights for the song "Say You, Say Me"	Won

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
1979	Song of the Year	"Three Times a Lady" (performed by Commodores)	Nominated	[6]
1981		"Lady" (performed by Kenny Rogers)	Nominated	[7]
1982		"Endless Love" (performed by Diana Ross and Richie)	Nominated	[8]
	Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Endless Love	Nominated	[1] ^[better source needed]
	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Himself	Nominated	[9]
1983	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	"Truly"	Won	[9]
1984	Song of the Year	"All Night Long (All Night)"	Nominated
	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Himself	Nominated	[9]
1985	Song of the Year	"Hello"	Nominated	[9]
	Album of the Year	Can't Slow Down	Won	[9]
	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Himself	Won
1986	Song of the Year	"We Are the World"	Won	[10]
2002	Best Dance Recording	"Angel"	Nominated	[11]
2007	Best R&B Album	Coming Home	Nominated	[12]
	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	"I Call It Love"	Nominated	[13]

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
1984	Best Male Video	"All Night Long (All Night)"	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
1989	Entertainer of the Year	Himself	Won	[1] ^[better source needed]

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2024	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special	The Greatest Night in Pop	Pending	[14]

TV Land Award

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2008	Music Icon	Himself	Won	[1] ^[better source needed]

Other honors

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
1985	Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Ray Charles	Himself	Won	[15][16]

References

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6. "Bee Gees Head Lists For 6 Grammy Awards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. The News-Journal Corporation. January 9, 1979.
7. "Newcomer Is Top Grammy Nominee". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The New York Times Company. January 20, 1981.
8. "Lennon, Jones lead Grammy nominees". The Milwaukee Journal. January 14, 1982. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
9. "David Foster Leading Grammy Nominations". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The New York Times Company. January 12, 1985.
10. "Best new artist category causes Grammys' only stir". The Gazette. Canwest. February 26, 1986.
11. "Complete List of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002.
12. "Winners and Nominees: Major Categories". People. February 9, 2007.
13. "Grammy Awards: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male". Rock on the Net.
14. "Lionel Richie". Television Academy. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
15. "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
16. "Whiz kids rub elbows with right stuff" (PDF). Rocky Mountain News. June 30, 1985.