List of awards and nominations received by Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe is an American singer, songwriter, producer, model and actress currently signed to her own imprint Wondaland Records in connection with Epic Records and Atlantic Records. Since re-releasing her EP Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) in 2008 on Bad Boy Records, Monáe has received numerous award nominations and has won multiple awards for her music. In 2016, Monáe ventured into acting and received critical acclaim for her roles as Teresa and Mary Jackson in the films Moonlight and Hidden Figures, respectively. Her first two acting roles have garnered her additional award nominations and wins.

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Janelle Monáe awards and nominations

Monáe performing in concert in 2009
Major Awards & Nominations	Wins	Nominations
BET Awards	0	4
Billboard Music Awards	0	4
Black Reel Awards	2	8
Brit Awards	0	2
Critics' Choice Awards	1	2
Grammy Awards	0	8
MTV Video Music Awards	1	6
NAACP Image Awards	1	10
Satellite Awards	1	1
Screen Actors Guild Awards	1	2
Soul Train Music Awards	2	11
Teen Choice Awards	1	2
Totals
Awards won	46
Nominations	136

Music

ASCAP Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	Janelle Monáe	Vanguard Award	Won
2019	"I Like That"	Top R&B/Hip-hop songs	Won

AICP Post Award

The Association of Independent Creative Editors (AICE) honors the best post production work of the year. Artists are recognized for their contributions in specific crafts within the overall categories of editorial, audio mixing, sound design, color grading, graphic design, and visual effects.[1]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	"I Like That"	Best Color Grading Music Video	Nominated

BET Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Janelle Monáe	Best Female R&B/Pop Artist	Nominated
2015			Nominated
2018[2]	"Django Jane"	Bet Her Award	Nominated
2019	"PYNK"	Bet Her Award	Nominated

Billboard Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2013	"We Are Young (with Fun)	Top Streaming Song (Audio)	Nominated
		Top Streaming Song (Video)	Nominated
		Top Digital Song	Nominated
		Top Rock Song	Nominated

Billboard Women in Music

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2013	Janelle Monáe	Rising Star Award[3]	Won
2018		Trailblazer of the Year[4]	Won

Black Girls Rock! Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	Janelle Monáe	Who Got Next Award [5]	Won
2012		Young, Gifted & Black Award[6]	Won

BreakTudo Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	"Unbreakable" (with Kelly Clarkson)	Best Soundtrack Song	Nominated

Brit Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Janelle Monáe	International Female Solo Artist	Nominated
2019			Nominated

The Daily Californian Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018[7]	"Dirty Computer"	Best Album	Won
	"Pynk"	Best Song (Non-Billboard)	runner-up
	Janelle Monáe	Best Artist	runner-up

Edison Jazz-World Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	"Dirty Computer"	Soul, Funk, R&B Award	Won

Essence Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	Janelle Monáe	Black Women in Music Award	Won

GAFFA Awards

GAFFA Awards (Norway)

Delivered since 2012. The GAFFA Awards (Norwegian: GAFFA Prisen) are a Norwegian award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.[8]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Janelle Monáe	International Artist of the Year	Nominated
	"Dirty Computer"	International Album of the Year	Nominated

GAFFA Awards (Sweden)

Delivered since 2010. The GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.[9]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	Janelle Monáe	International Artist of the Year	Nominated
	"Dirty Computer"	International Album of the Year	Nominated

GLAAD Media Award

is an accolade bestowed by the GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	Janelle Monáe	Outstanding Music Artist	Won

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	"Many Moons"	Best Urban/Alternative Performance	Nominated
2011	The ArchAndroid	Best Contemporary R&B Album	Nominated
	"Tightrope"	Best Urban/Alternative Performance	Nominated
2013
	Some Nights[10]	Album of the Year (as a featured artist)	Nominated
	"We Are Young"	Record of the Year	Nominated
	Best Pop Duo/Group Performance	Nominated
2019	Dirty Computer	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Pynk"	Best Music Video	Nominated

International Dance Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	Janelle Monáe	Best Breakthrough Artist[11]	Nominated

MOBO Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	Janelle Monáe	Best International Act[12]	Nominated

MTV Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	"We Are Young" (with Fun)	Best Song	Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	"Tightrope"	Best Choreography	Nominated
2012	"We Are Young" (with Fun)	Best Pop Video	Nominated
2013	"Q.U.E.E.N."	Best Art Direction	Won
2018	"Pynk"	Best Video with a Message	Nominated
	"Make Me Feel"	Best Art Direction	Nominated
		Best Editing	Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2013	"We Are Young"	Best Group Video	Nominated
		Best New Artist	Nominated
		Best Rock Video	Nominated

MTV Video Music Brazil Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	Janelle Monáe	Aposta Internacional (International Bet)	Nominated

Much Music Video Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	"Venus Fly" (ft. Grimes)	Best EDM/Dance Video	Won
		Best Director	Nominated
		Best Pop Video	Nominated
		Fan Fave Video	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Janelle Monáe	Outstanding Female Artist	Nominated
	"Q.U.E.E.N."	Outstanding Music Video	Won
		Outstanding Song	Nominated
	The Electric Lady	Outstanding Album	Nominated
2019	Janelle Monáe	Outstanding Female Artist	Nominated
	Dirty Computer	Outstanding Album	Nominated

NME Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	"Tightrope"	Best Track[13]	Won

O Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	The ArchAndroid	Best iTunes LP[14]	Nominated

People's Choice Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2013	We Are Young (with Fun)	Favorite Song of the Year	Nominated

Q Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	We Are Young	Best Trak	Nominated
2018 [15]	Make Me Feel		Nominated
	Janelle Monáe	Best Solo Artist	Nominated

Queerty Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018 [16]	"Pynk"	Queer anthem	Won
	Janelle Monáe	Badass	Won

Soul Train Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	Janelle Monáe	Centric Award	Won
	"Tightrope"	Best Dance Performance	Nominated
2013	Janelle Monáe	Best R&B/Soul Artist	Nominated
	"Q.U.E.E.N." (with Erykah Badu)	The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter's Award	Nominated
		Best Dance Performance	Nominated
		Video of the Year[17]	Won
		Best Collaboration	Nominated
2014	Janelle Monáe	Best R&B/Soul Female Artist	Nominated
	The Electric Lady	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Electric Lady" (with Solange Knowles)	Best Dance Performance	Nominated
	"PrimeTime" (with Miguel)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
2015	Janelle Monáe	Best R&B/Soul Female Artist	Nominated
	"Yoga"	Best Dance Performance	Nominated

Shorty Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Janelle Monáe	Music - Arts & Entertainment	Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	"We Are Young" (with Fun)	Choice Rock Song	Nominated
		Choice Single by a Group	Won

UK Music Video Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Janelle Monáe	Best Artist	Nominated

Variety Breakthrough of the Year Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Janelle Monáe	Breakthrough in Music Award[18]	Won

Film and television

Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Janelle Monáe	Best Breakthrough Performance (for both Hidden Figures & Moonlight)[19][20]	Nominated

BET Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Janelle Monáe	Best Actress	Nominated

Black Reel Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	Janelle Monáe	Outstanding Original Song (for What is Love) [21]	Nominated
2017		Outstanding Supporting Actress (for Hidden Figures) [22]	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress (for Moonlight)	Nominated
		Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female (for Hidden Figures)	Won
	Hidden Figures	Outstanding Ensemble	Nominated
	Moonlight	Outstanding Ensemble	Won
2019[23]	Janelle Monáe	Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series (for Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams)	Nominated
2020[24]		Outstanding Supporting Actress (for Harriet)	Nominated

Black Reel TV Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Janelle Monáe	Outstanding Actress, Drama Series (for Electric Dreams)[25]	Nominated
2020		Outstanding Actress, Drama Series (for Homecoming)[26]	Pending

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Hidden Figures	Best Supporting Actress[27]	Nominated
		Best Acting Ensemble	Nominated
	Moonlight		Won

Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Janelle Monáe	Breakthrough Award[28]	Won

Gold Derby Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017[29]	"Moonlight"	Best Ensemble Cast	Won
	"Hidden Figures"		Nominated
	Janelle Monáe	Best Supporting Actress (for Hidden Figures)	Nominated
		Best Breakthrough Performer	Won

Golden Reel Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019[30]	Dirty Computer	Broadcast Media: Single Presentation	Nominated

Hollywood Film Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	"What Is Love?"	Hollywood Song[31]	Won
2016	Janelle Monáe (for Hidden Figures)	Hollywood Spotlight Award[32]	Won

Independent Spirit Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Moonlight	Robert Altman Award[33]	Won

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2020	Harriet	Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated

National Board of Review

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Hidden Figures	Best Cast[34]	Won

New York Film Critics Online Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Moonlight	Best Ensemble Cast[35]	Won

Online Film & Television Association Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Janelle Monáe (for Hidden Figures)	Best Breakthrough Performance: Female	Nominated

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Hidden Figures	Ensemble Performance Award[36]	Won

Queerties Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2020	Harriet	Best Film Performance[37]	Nominated

Satellite Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Hidden Figures	Best Cast – Motion Picture[38]	Won

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	Dirty Computer	Bradbury Award	Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Hidden Figures	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Won
	Moonlight		Nominated

Hugo Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	Dirty Computer	Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)[39]	Nominated

Critics awards

Critics' Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2016	"Moonlight"	Best Cast Ensemble	Won	[40]
	"Hidden Figures"		Nominated
		Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated
African-American Film Critics Association Awards
2017	Hidden Figures	Best Ensemble	Won	[41]
	Janelle Monáe	Breakout Performance	Won
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
2016	Moonlight	Special Honorary Award (for excellence as an ensemble)	Won	[42]
Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards
2016	Moonlight	Best Ensemble	Won	[43]
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2016	Moonlight	Best Cast	Won	[44]
Chicago Film Critics Awards
2016	'Hidden Figures	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[45]
	Janelle Monáe	Most Promising Performer	Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2016	Moonlight	Best Ensemble	Runner-up	[46]
New York Film Critics Online Awards
2016	Moonlight	Best Ensemble	Won	[35]
Online Film & Television Association Awards
2017	Hidden Figures	Best Breakthrough Performance: Female	Nominated	[35]
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2017	Hidden Figures	Ensemble Performance Award	Won	[47]
Queerty Awards
2020	Harriet	Best Film Performance	Nominated	[48]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2016	Moonlight	Best Ensemble	Nominated	[49][50]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2016	Janelle Monáe	Virtuosos Award	Won	[51]
Seattle Film Critics Society
2016	Moonlight	Best Ensemble	Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2016	Moonlight	Best Ensemble	Won
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2019	Harriet	Invisible Woman Award	Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2016	Moonlight	Best Ensemble	Nominated	[52]

Miscellaneous

Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Janelle Monáe	Board of Directors’ Tribute[53][54]	Won
2018	Janelle Monáe	American Ingenuity Award[55]	Won

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