M.I.A. awards and nominations
M.I.A. at the Time 100 Gala in New York City on 5 May 2009 |
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| Totals |
| Awards won |
10 |
| Nominations |
49 |
M.I.A is an English recording artist, songwriter, painter and director of Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of electronic, dance, alternative, hip hop and world music. She has been nominated for various awards including Academy Award, MOBO Award, MTV Video Music Award, MTV Europe Music Award, Grammy Award and the prestigious Mercury Prize. She is the only artist in history to be nominated for an Academy Award, Grammy Award, Brit Award, Mercury Prize and Alternative Turner Prize, and the first artist of Asian descent to be nominated for an Academy and Grammy Award in the same year. Her award-winning career spans 13 years. This is the list of awards and nominations received by her.
Art
Alternative Prize
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2002 | M.I.A.'s Visual Art | Alternative Turner Prize | Nominated |
Music
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, informally known as The Oscars, are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. M.I.A. has received one nomination for O...Saya from the motion picture Slumdog Millionaire.[1]
ASCAP
Asian Music Awards
M.I.A. has received 2 nominations in 2012.[2]
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | Best Video | Won |
| Herself | Best Female | Nominated |
BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music
The BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music was an award given to world music artists between 2002 and 2008, sponsored by BBC Radio 3.
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2006 | Herself | Club Global | Nominated |
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 over the past year. M.I.A. has received 1 award from 2 nominations.[3]
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2009 | Herself | Best Female Hip-Hop Artist | Won |
| Best New Artist | Nominated |
Billboard Awards
Billboard Mid Year Awards
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | "2012 Super Bowl M.I.A. Controversy" | Most Shocking Moment | Nominated |
BT Digital Music Awards
The BT Digital Music Awards (DMA) were created in the UK in 2001 and are held annually. M.I.A. has received one nomination.
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2008 | Herself | Best Urban Artist | Nominated |
Canadian Independent Music Awards
The Canadian Independent Music Awards, also known as the Independent Music Awards or Indies, are presented annually to musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. M.I.A. has received 1 award from 4 nominations.
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2006 | Herself | International Artist/ Group of the Year | Nominated |
| 2008 | International Group/Duo/Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| "Kala (album)" | International Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2009 | "Paper Planes" | Indie Award for Favorite International Single | Won |
Grammy Awards
A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) – or Grammy – is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. M.I.A. received 3 nominations.[4]
Groovelot Music and Fashion Awards
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | "Arular" | Album of The Year | Nominated |
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. M.I.A. has received 1 nomination in 2005.[5]
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | "Arular" | Album of The Year | Nominated |
MTV Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards ("EMAs") were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe.[6]
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | Best Video | Nominated |
MTV Video Music Awards
An MTV Video Music Award (commonly abbreviated as a VMA) is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos. M.I.A. has received 2 awards from 3 nominations.[7]
MTV O Music Awards
M.I.A. received one nomination in 2012.[8]
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | "M.I.A. flips the bird at Super Bowl" | Most F***ed up Performance Gone Viral | Nominated |
mtvU Woodie Awards
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | Herself | Left Field Woodie (Most Original Artist) | Nominated |
| 2007 | "Boyz" | Viral Woodie | Nominated |
MOBO Awards
The Music of Black Origin Awards, established in 1996 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music.
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2008 | Herself | Best UK Female | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best UK Act | Nominated |
| 2016 | "Borders" Directed & Performed by M.I.A. | Best Video | Nominated |
NME Awards
The NME Awards are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME.[9]
Q Awards
The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q.
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | Herself | Best New Act | Nominated |
| 2016 | Herself | Innovation In Sound | Won |
Shortlist Music Prize
The Shortlist Music Prize, stylized as (shôrt–lĭst), was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination.
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | "Arular" | Best Album | Nominated |
| 2010 | "Kala" | Best Album | Nominated |
South Bank Show Awards
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | Herself | Breakthrough Award | Nominated |
UK Asian Music Awards
The UK Asian Music Awards, also known by the abbreviation UK AMA, is an awards show that is held annually in the United Kingdom since 2002. M.I.A. has received 3 nominations.
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2009 | Herself | Best Female Act | Won |
| Best Urban Act | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Urban Act | Nominated |
| Best Female Act | Nominated |
| "XXXO" | Best Video | Nominated |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | Best Video | Won |
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