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List of awards and nominations received by Cher

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Cher is an American singer and actress who has been recognized with numerous accolades for her work on music, film and television. She has won one Academy Award (out of two nominations), one Grammy Award (out of seven nominations), one Primetime Emmy Award (out of seven nominations), three Golden Globe Awards (out of six nominations) and a Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. She has also received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, three American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards. She received numerous honorary accolades including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (as a part of Sonny & Cher) in 1998, GLAAD Vanguard Award in 1998, World Music Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry in 1999,, Billboard Icon Award in 2017, iHeartRadio Icon Award in 2024 and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2026. In 2018, she was presented with Kennedy Center Honor. In 2024, she was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Indicates non-competitive categories

Major associations

[[Academy Awards]]

YearCategoryNominee / workResultRef.
1984Best Supporting ActressSilkwood
1988Best ActressMoonstruck

[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA Awards]]

YearCategoryNominee / workResultRef.British Academy Film Awards
1985Best Actress in a Supporting RoleSilkwood
1989Best Actress in a Leading RoleMoonstruck

[[Emmy Awards]]

YearCategoryNominee / workResultRef.News and Documentary Emmy AwardsPrimetime Emmy Awards
2018Outstanding Short DocumentaryEdith+Eddie
1972Outstanding Variety Series – MusicalThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Outstanding Single Program – Variety or Musical – Variety and Popular Music
1973Outstanding Variety Musical Series
1974Outstanding Music-Variety Series
1975Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music SeriesCher
2000Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music ProgramCher: Live in Concert – From the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
2003Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy SpecialCher: The Farewell Tour

[[Golden Globe Awards]]

YearCategoryNominee / workResultRef.
1974Best Actress – Television Series Musical or ComedyThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1983Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureCome Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1984Silkwood
1986Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaMask
1988Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyMoonstruck
1997Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmIf These Walls Could Talk

[[Grammy Awards]]

YearCategoryNominee / workResultRef.
1966Best New ArtistSonny & Cher
1972Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
2000Best Pop Vocal AlbumBelieve
Record of the Year
Best Dance Recording
2004
2026Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardCher

Miscellaneous awards

AwardYearCategoryNominee / workResultAlliance of Women Film JournalistsAmadeus Austrian Music AwardsAmerican Comedy AwardsAmerican Guild of Variety Artists AwardsAmerican Music AwardsamfARAnděl AwardsAttitude AwardsBambi AwardsBDSCertified Spin AwardsBillboard Music AwardsBillboard Music Video AwardsBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsBravo Otto (Germany)British LGBT AwardsCableACE AwardsCalifornia Music AwardsCannes Film FestivalCapital Gold Legends AwardsCFDA Fashion AwardsChita Rivera AwardsCritics' Choice Documentary AwardsCritics' Choice Movie AwardsDallas Times HeraldDanish Music AwardsDavid di DonatelloDrama League AwardsEchoExpodiscFragrance Foundation AwardsGLAAD Media AwardsGlamour Women of the Year AwardsGolden Apple AwardsGolden Raspberry AwardsHasty Pudding TheatricalsHollywood Music in Media AwardsHungarian Music AwardsiHeartRadio Music AwardsInternational Dance Music AwardsIRMA Music AwardsiVillage Entertainment AwardsKansas City Film Critics CircleKatharine Hepburn Cultural Arts CenterKRLA Beat International Pop Music AwardsLA Music AwardsLab School of WashingtonLas Vegas AwardsLos 40 Music AwardsLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsLunas del AuditorioMelody Maker Pop Poll AwardsMTV Australia AwardsMTV Video Music AwardsMusic & Media Year-End AwardsMusic ControlMusic Operators of America AwardsNastro d'ArgentoNational Society of Film CriticsNew York Festivals TV & Film AwardsNew York Film Critics CircleNRJ Music AwardsO Music AwardsPeople's Choice AwardsPollstar AwardsPremios OndasRockbjörnenSatellite AwardsShorty AwardsVideo AwardsVSDA AwardsWhite Party Palm SpringsWLS Radio's Hit Parade AwardsWomen in Film HonorsWomen's Image Network AwardsWorld AwardsWorld Music AwardsWorld Soundtrack AwardsXM Nation Music AwardsŽebřík Music Awards
2010Perseverance AwardCher
2000International Solo Pop/Rock ArtistCher
1988Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)Moonstruck
1972Musical GroupSonny & Cher
1973Vocal Act of the Year
1974
2000Favorite Adult Contemporary ArtistCher
2003
Michael Jackson International Artist of the Year
2015Award of InspirationCher
1999Special AwardCher
2013Legend AwardCher
2001International PopCher
2025Legend Award
2002400,000 Spins
1999Hot 100 Single of the Year
2002Dance/Club Play Artist of the YearCher
Artist Achievement Award
2017Billboard Icon Award
1999Dance: Best Clip
2000Favorite Female Artist – PopBelieve
Favorite Single (Internet Only)
1991Pop SingerCher
2016Global IconCher
1983Actress in a Variety ProgramCher... A Celebration at Caesars
2000Outstanding Female VocalistCher
1985Best ActressMask
2003Legendary FemaleCher
1999Influence on Fashion AwardCher
2019Ambassador for the Arts AwardCher
2017Best Song in a Documentary
2011Best Song
1972Special AwardSonny & Cher
1999Foreign Hit of the Year
1988Best Foreign ActressMoonstruck
2019Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
1992International Female ArtistCher
1993International Rock/Pop Female Artist
2000Believe
1973Superstar AwardCher
2020Consumer Choice – Women's PopularCher Eau de Couture
1998GLAAD Vanguard AwardCher
2010Lifetime Achievement AwardCher
1988Female Star of the YearCher
2011Worst Supporting ActressBurlesque
1985Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearCher
1999International Female Artist of the YearCher
Hit of the Year
2017Best Original Song in a Documentary
2000International Pop Album of the YearBelieve
2024iHeartRadio Icon AwardCher
1999Best Hi NRG 12"
Best Pop 12" Dance Record
1992International Female ArtistCher
2011Most Welcome Celebrity ComebackCher
1987Best ActressMoonstruck
2020Spirit of Katharine Hepburn AwardCher
1966Female VocalistCher
New Female Vocalist
DuoSonny & Cher
1992Artist of the YearCher
Best Female Pop Vocalist
1985Outstanding Learning Disabled Achiever AwardCher
1980Female Musical StarCher
2010Los Premios 40 Honorary AwardCher
1982Best Supporting ActressCome Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1983Silkwood
2005Best Foreign Language Pop ArtistCher
1967International: Girl SingerCher
2005VH1 Music First AwardCher
1988Best Female Video
1999Best Dance Video
1991Top 3 Female Artists (Albums)Cher
Top 3 Female Artists (Singles)
1999Music Control Airplay AwardCher
1972Artists of the YearSonny & Cher
1988Best Foreign ActressMoonstruck
1983Best Supporting ActressSilkwood
2022DocumentaryCher and the Loneliest Elephant
1983Best Supporting ActressSilkwood
2000International Female Artist of the YearCher
International Song of the Year
2011Must Follow Artist On TwitterCher
1976Favorite Female Television PerformerCher
Favorite All Around Female Entertainer
1988Favorite Motion Picture Actress
1989Favorite All-Around Female Star
1990Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer
1991
2019Favorite Concert TourHere We Go Again Tour
2000Most Creative Stage ProductionDo You Believe?
2003Living Proof: The Farewell Tour
2004
Major Tour of the Year
1999Best International Solo ArtistCher
Best International AlbumBelieve
2001Special Award for Musical CareerCher
1998
1998Foreign Song of the Year
1997Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmIf These Walls Could Talk
2010Best Original Song
2018
2016SingerCher
2017Celebrity
1992Best How-to InstructionalCherFitness: A New Attitude
1993CherFitness: Body Confidence
1992Health and Fitness HomerCherFitness: A New Attitude
2014Icon Award: ArtistCher
1968Best FemaleCher
Best DuetSonny & Cher
2000Lucy AwardIf These Walls Could Talk
2013Documentary FilmDear Mom, Love Cher
Show Produced by a Woman
2004World Arts AwardCher
1999Outstanding Contribution to the Music IndustryCher
2014World's Best Female Artist
World's Best Live Act
World's Best Entertainer of the Year
World's Best AlbumCloser to the Truth
World's Best Song
World's Best Video
2011Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
2005Most Likely to Have Another "Final" TourCher
1993SingerCher

Honors

OrganizationYearHonoree / workRefGrammy Hall of FameHollywood Walk of FameKennedy Center HonorsRock and Roll Hall of Fame
2017
1998Sonny & Cher
2018Cher
2024Cher

Notes

References

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