List of awards and nominations received by Sting

List of Sting awards and nominations
Hollywood Walk Of Fame	Inducted
	Totals
Awards won	47
Nominations	111

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician and actor.

General

Sting and his wife Trudie received the Courage of Conscience Award for their commitment to the environment through the establishment of the Rainforest Foundation; to human rights in China through the documentary film on Tiananmen Square; and to peace and social justice through the powerful gift of song. In 2000, Sting had a star unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[1]

In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2003 Sting was appointed a Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the Music Industry.^[2]^[3]

In 2007, the French government awarded Sting (along with Police bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland) as Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres).^[4]

Sting was honored by the Upright Citizens Brigade team, Fambly, in the form of a 30-minute sketch comedy show devoted to the 1999 song "Brand New Day". He was formally invited to the encore performance of the show, held at the theatre on November 7, 2011, via the Twitter hashtag #StingUCB.^[5]

He received the Polar Music Prize in 2017. In the same year, Sting received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, presented by Awards Council member President Bill Clinton during the International Achievement Summit in London.^[6]^[7]

In 2019, Sting was the recipient of the Global Citizen Prize for Artist of the Year.^[8]

In 2023, Sting was awarded a fellowship by the Ivors Academy.^[9] Also in that year he was awarded the Freedom of the Borough by the North Tyneside Council.^[10]

Academy Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	"My Funny Friend and Me" (from The Emperor's New Groove)	Best Original Song	Nominated
2001	"Until..." (from Kate & Leopold)		Nominated
2003	"You Will Be My Ain True Love" (from Cold Mountain with Alison Krauss)		Nominated
2016	"The Empty Chair" (from Jim: The James Foley Story)		Nominated

American Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Himself	Award of Merit	Won

American Screenwriters Association


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Himself	David Angell Humanitarian Award	Won

Annie Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	Perfect World	Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production	Won

BMI London Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Himself	Icon Award	Won

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	Himself	Favorite Male Artist	Nominated
--	Himself	Favorite Pop Artist	Nominated
--	Himself	Favorite Rock Artist	Nominated

Brit Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Nothing Like the Sun	Best British Album	Won^[11]
1994	Himself	British Male Solo Artist	Won^[12]
--	Ten Summoner's Tales	MasterCard British Album	Nominated
--	Fields of Gold	Best British Video	Nominated
1997	Himself	Best British Male	Nominated
2000	Himself	Best British Male	Nominated
2002	Himself	Outstanding Contribution to Music	Won^[13]

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	My Funny Friend and Me	Best Song	Won
2002	Until	Best Song	Nominated

Billboard Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1993	Himself	Top Adult Contemporary Artist	Nominated
2003	Himself	Century Award	Won

CMT Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	Always on Your Side (feat. Sheryl Crow)	Country Video of the Year	Nominated
2012	If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (feat. Vince Gill)	CMT Performance of the Year	Nominated

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2016	Summer 2015 Tour	Tour of the Year	Nominated	^[14]
2016	57th & 9th	Album of the Year	Nominated	^[14]
2017	Live at the Olympia Paris	Best New Live Album or Video	Nominated	^[15]

Denmark GAFFA Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1994	Himself	Best Foreign Solo Act	Nominated	^[16]

Golden Globe Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1999	The Mighty	Best Original Song	Nominated
2001	My Funny Friend and Me	Best Original Song	Nominated
2002	Until	Best Original Song	Won
2004	You Will Be My Ain True Love	Best Original Song	Nominated

Grammy Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1981	"Reggatta de Blanc"	Best Rock Instrumental Performance	Won
1982	"Behind My Camel"	Best Rock Instrumental Performance	Won
1982	"Don't Stand So Close to Me"	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Won
1984	Synchronicity	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Every Breath You Take"	Song of the Year	Won
		Record of the Year	Nominated
		Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Won
	"Synchronicity II"	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Won
	"Brimstone and Treacle"	Best Rock Instrumental Performance	Won
1986	The Dream of the Blue Turtles	Best Engineered Recording	Nominated
		Best Jazz Instrumental Performance	Nominated
		Album of the Year	Nominated
		Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
	"Money for Nothing"	Song of the Year	Nominated
1987	Bring On the Night	Best Music Video, Long Form	Won
1988	Bring on the Night	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Won
1989	"Be Still My Beating Heart"	Song of the Year	Nominated
	"Be Still My Beating Heart"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
	...Nothing Like the Sun	Album of the Year	Nominated
1992	"The Soul Cages"	Best Rock Song	Won
1994	"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Record of the Year	Nominated
		Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Won
	Ten Summoner's Tales	Album of the Year	Nominated
		Best Music Video, Long Form	Won
		Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Won
	Demolition Man	Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance	Nominated
1995	"All For Love" (with Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart)	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Nominated
1996	"When We Dance"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
1997	Mercury Falling	Best Pop Vocal Album	Nominated
1997	"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
1998	"I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (with Toby Keith)	Best Country Collaboration with Vocals	Nominated
1999	"You Were Meant for Me"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
2000	Brand New Day	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Won
2000	Brand New Day	Best Pop Vocal Album	Won
2001	"She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Won
2003	"Fragile (Live)"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
2004	"Whenever I Say Your Name" (with Mary J. Blige)	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Won
2004	"Send Your Love"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated
2005	"You Will Be My Ain True Love" (with Alison Krauss)	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media	Nominated
2007	Always on Your Side (feat. Sheryl Crow)	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Nominated
2019	44/876 (with Shaggy)	Best Reggae Album	Won

Hungarian Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1995	Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994	Best Foreign Album	Won
2001	Brand New Day		Nominated
2002	All This Time		Nominated
2004	Sacred Love		Nominated
2012	Symphonicities	Pop-Rock Album of the Year	Nominated
2014	The Last Ship		Nominated
2017	57th & 9th		Nominated

Ivor Novello Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1982	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic	The Best Pop Song	Won
1982	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic	International Hit of the Year	Nominated
1984	Every Breath You Take	The Best Rock Song	Nominated
		International Hit of the Year	Nominated
		The Best Song Musically And Lyrically	Won
		Most Performed Work	Won
1986	Money For Nothing	Best Contemporary Song	Nominated
1989	They Dance Alone	The Best Song Musically And Lyrically	Won
1994	If I Ever Lose My Faith in You	The Best Song Musically And Lyrically	Won
1998	I'll Be Missing You	Most Performed Work	Won
		International Hit of the Year	Nominated
		Best Selling UK Single	Nominated
2002	Himself	International Achievement	Won

Kennedy Center Honors

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2014	Himself	Lifetime Contribution	Won

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	The Mighty	Best Original Song	Nominated
2000	My Funny Friend and Me	Best Original Song	Nominated

MTV Movie Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1993	It's Probably Me	Best Song From a Movie	Nominated
1994	All For Love	Best Song From a Movie	Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	"Every Breath You Take"	Video of the Year	Nominated
		Best Overall Performance in a Video	Nominated
		Best Group Video	Nominated
		Best Direction	Nominated
		Viewer's Choice	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Nominated
		Best Cinematography in a Video	Won
1986	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"	Best Male Video	Nominated
1986	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"	Best Overall Performance in a Video	Nominated
1988	"We'll Be Together"	Best Choreography in a Video	Nominated
1988	"We'll Be Together"	Best Cinematography in a Video	Won
1993	"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"	Best Male Video	Nominated
		Best Art Direction in a Video	Nominated
		Best Cinematography in a Video	Nominated

MOJO Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Himself	Mondial Award	Won

Mercury Prize


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1993	Ten Summoner's Tales	Album of the Year	Nominated

My VH1 Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	Himself	Legend in Action	Won

NME Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1979	Himself	Best Male Singer	Won

NRJ Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	Himself	NRJ Award of Honor	Won

Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	Himself	Best Bassist (Male)	Nominated
2001	Himself	Best Bassist (Male)	Nominated

Polar Music Prize


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Himself	Polar Music Prize	Won

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	Tour	Small Hall Tour of the Year	Won
2005	Tour (w/Annie Lennox)	Major Tour of the Year	Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2002	A&E In Concert: Sting in Tuscany...All This Time	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	Won

Q Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1993	Ten Summoner's Tales	Best Album	Won

Rock the Vote Patrick Lippert Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	Himself	Patrick Lippert Award	Won

Satellite Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	My Funny Friend and Me	Best Original Song	Nominated

Songwriters Hall of Fame


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	Himself	Inducted	Won

Tony Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	The Last Ship	Best Original Score	Nominated

VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	Himself	Most Fashionable Artist (Male)	Nominated

World Soundtrack Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	Until	Best Original Song	Nominated
2004	You Will Be My Ain True Love	Best Original Song	Nominated

References

^ "Sting". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "No. 56963". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 14 June 2003. p. 9.
^ Rachel F. Elson; Lindsey Ann Whistler (9 October 2003). "Moore, Sting Get the Royal Treatment". People. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "Cérémonie de remise des insignes de Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres à Sting, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, du groupe The Police". 1 October 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "Fambly Presents: Sting's "Brand New Day"". Retrieved 8 October 2014.
^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
^ "2017 Summit Highlights Photo: President Bill Clinton presents the Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award to singer and songwriter Sting". American Academy of Achievement.
^ Shaffer, Claire (2019-12-10). "Sting, Jennifer Hudson to Perform at Global Citizen Prize Ceremony". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
^ Simpson, Dave (15 May 2023). "'I used to do tarot readings but it got too scary': Sting on making Shape of My Heart". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ Sting is given the Freedom of the Borough - website of the North Tyneside Council.
^ "1988". Brit Awards.
^ "1994". Brit Awards.
^ "2002". Brit Awards.
^ "Tour of the Year: 2016 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards". 12 December 2016.
^ "2017's Best New Live Album / Video: UCR Fan Choice Awards". 9 December 2017.
^ "GAFFA-prisen 1991-2006 – se vinderne".

[1] "Sting". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[2] "No. 56963". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 14 June 2003. p. 9.

[3] Rachel F. Elson; Lindsey Ann Whistler (9 October 2003). "Moore, Sting Get the Royal Treatment". People. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[4] "Cérémonie de remise des insignes de Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres à Sting, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, du groupe The Police". 1 October 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[5] "Fambly Presents: Sting's "Brand New Day"". Retrieved 8 October 2014.

[6] "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.

[7] "2017 Summit Highlights Photo: President Bill Clinton presents the Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award to singer and songwriter Sting". American Academy of Achievement.

[8] Shaffer, Claire (2019-12-10). "Sting, Jennifer Hudson to Perform at Global Citizen Prize Ceremony". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

[9] Simpson, Dave (15 May 2023). "'I used to do tarot readings but it got too scary': Sting on making Shape of My Heart". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[10] Sting is given the Freedom of the Borough - website of the North Tyneside Council.

[11] "1988". Brit Awards.

[12] "1994". Brit Awards.

[13] "2002". Brit Awards.

[14] "Tour of the Year: 2016 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards". 12 December 2016.

[15] "2017's Best New Live Album / Video: UCR Fan Choice Awards". 9 December 2017.

[16] "GAFFA-prisen 1991-2006 – se vinderne".

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Award	Wins	Nominations
American Music Awards	25	37

Grammy Awards	17	38

MTV Video Music Awards	2	14
Hollywood Walk Of Fame	Inducted

Totals
Awards won	47
Nominations	111