List of awards and nominations received by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen awards and nominations

Springsteen at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations American Music Awards 4 8 Grammy 20 50 MTV VMA 5 20 Emmy Awards 0 3 Academy Awards 1 2 Brit Awards 1 10 Golden Globe 2 2 Juno Awards 1 2 Tony Awards 1 1

Bruce Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is both a solo artist and the leader of the E Street Band. During a career that has spanned five decades, Springsteen has become known for his poetic and socially conscious lyrics and lengthy, energetic stage performances, earning the nickname "The Boss".^[1]

Springsteen has sold more than 135 million records worldwide and more than 64 million records in the United States, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award (for Springsteen on Broadway). Springsteen was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, was named MusiCares person of the year in 2013, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016.

Academy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1994	"Streets of Philadelphia"	Academy Award for Best Original Song	Won
1996	"Dead Man Walkin'"	Academy Award for Best Original Song	Nominated

American Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	Himself	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Nominated
1985	"Dancing in the Dark"	Favorite Pop/Rock Song	Won
1985	Himself	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist	Nominated
1986	Himself	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Won
1986	Born in the U.S.A.	Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Won
1986	Himself	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist	Won
2016	The River Tour 2016	Tour of the Year	Nominated

Audie Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Born to Run	Best Autobiography/Memoir	Won

Brit Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	Himself	International Artist	Nominated
1986	Himself	International Solo Artist	Won
1987	Himself	International Solo Artist	Nominated
2003	Himself	International Male Solo Artist	Nominated
2006	Himself	International Male Solo Artist	Nominated
2008	Himself	International Male Solo Artist	Nominated
2010	Himself	International Male Solo Artist	Nominated
2011	Himself	International Male Solo Artist	Nominated
2013	Himself	International Male Solo Artist	Nominated
2020	Himself	International Male Solo Artist	Nominated

Emmy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	Nominated
2009	Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Super Bowl Halftime Show	Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program	Nominated
2019	Springsteen on Broadway	Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1994	"Streets of Philadelphia"	Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song	Won
2009	"The Wrestler"	Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song	Won

Grammy Awards

Springsteen has won 20 Grammy Awards out of 51 nominations.

Year	Work	Award	Result
1981	"Devil with the Blue Dress"/ "Good Golly Miss Molly" / "Jenny Take a Ride"	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated
1982	The River
1985	"Dancing in the Dark"	Record of the Year
		Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male	Won
	Born in the U.S.A.	Album of the Year	Nominated
1986	"Born in the U.S.A."	Record of the Year
1988	"Tunnel of Love"	Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance	Won
	"Brilliant Disguise"	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated
	"Paradise By The "C""	Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
1993	"Human Touch"	Best Rock Song
	Human Touch[2]	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
1995	"Streets of Philadelphia" (from the film Philadelphia)	Best Rock Song	Won
		Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
		Song of the Year
		Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
		Record of the Year	Nominated
1997	"Dead Man Walkin'"	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
	Blood Brothers	Best Music Video, Long Form
	The Ghost of Tom Joad	Best Contemporary Folk Album	Won
1998	"Thunder Road"	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated
2000	"The Promise"	Best Rock Song
		Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
2003	The Rising	Album of the Year
		Best Rock Album	Won
	"The Rising"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Won
		Best Rock Song
2004	"Disorder in The House" (with Warren Zevon)	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
2005	"Code of Silence"	Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance
2006	Devils & Dust	Best Contemporary Folk Album	Nominated
		Best Long Form Music Video
	"Devils & Dust"	Song of the Year
		Best Rock Song
		Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance	Won
2007	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions	Best Traditional Folk Album
	"Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run"	Best Long Form Music Video
2008	Magic	Best Rock Album	Nominated
	"Radio Nowhere"	Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Won
		Best Rock Song
	"Once Upon a Time in the West"	Best Rock Instrumental Performance
2009	"Girls in Their Summer Clothes"	Best Rock Song
		Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated
2010	"The Wrestler" (from the film 'The Wrestler')	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
	"Sea of Heartbreak" (with Rosanne Cash)	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
	"Working on a Dream"	Best Rock Song
		Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Won
2013	"We Take Care of Our Own"	Best Rock Performance	Nominated
		Best Rock Song
	Wrecking Ball	Best Rock Album
2018	Born to Run	Best Spoken Word Album[3]	Nominated
2023	Only the Strong Survive	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Nominated

Note: "We Are the World" (which featured Bruce Springsteen as a vocalist) also won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Music Video, Short Form, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1986. Song of the Year is credited to the songwriters and not the performer, The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.^[4] Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group were presented to the producer in 1986, the song was produced by Quincy Jones.^[5][6] Best Music Video, Short Form is presented to the director and producer, Tom Trbovich directed the video while Quincy Jones served as producer.^[7]

Ivor Novello Awards

Year	Nominee/ work	Award	Result
2024	Himself	Academy Fellowship [8]	Won

Juno Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	Born in the U.S.A.	International Album of the Year	Won
1993	Himself	International Entertainer of the Year	Nominated

Grammy Hall of Fame

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2003	Born to Run	Grammy Hall of Fame	Won
2012	Born in the U.S.A.	Grammy Hall of Fame	Won
2021	Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.[9]	Grammy Hall of Fame	Won

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	"I'm on Fire"	Best Male Video	Won
1985	"Dancing in the Dark"	Best Stage Performance	Won
1985	"Dancing in the Dark"	Best Overall Performance	Nominated
1985	"We Are the World"	Viewer's Choice	Won
1986	"Glory Days"	Best Male Video	Nominated
1986	"Glory Days"	Best Overall Performance	Nominated
1987	"Born to Run"	Best Stage Performance	Nominated
1987	"War"	Best Stage Performance	Nominated
1988	"Tunnel of Love"	Video of the Year	Nominated
1988	"Tunnel of Love"	Best Male Video	Nominated
1988	"Tunnel of Love"	Viewer's Choice	Nominated
1992	"Human Touch"	Best Male Video	Nominated
1994	"Streets of Philadelphia"	Best Male Video	Nominated
1994	"Streets of Philadelphia"	Best Video from a Film	Won
1997	"Secret Garden"	Best Video from a Film	Nominated

Tony Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Himself	Special Tony Award	Received

Other recognition

• Polar Music Prize in 1997^[10]
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1999^[11]
• Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1999^[12]
• Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, 2007^[13]
• "Born to Run" named "The unofficial youth anthem of New Jersey" by the New Jersey state legislature,^[14] something Springsteen always found to be ironic, considering that the song "is about leaving New Jersey"^{[citation needed]}
• The minor planet 23990, discovered September 4, 1999, by I. P. Griffin at Auckland, New Zealand, was named in his honor.^[15]
• Ranked No. 23 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time^[16]
• Made Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of the Year 2008 list^[17]
• Won Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song with "The Wrestler" in 2009^[18]
• 2009 Kennedy Center Honors recipient
• Forbes magazine ranked him 6th in The Celebrity 100 in 2009^[19]
• 2010 Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation Ellis Island Family Heritage Award (since renamed Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Awards)^[20]
• Named 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year^[21]
• 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient^[22]
• Monmouth University has held academic symposia in which scholars present on Springsteen's work, and the university houses the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music^[23][24]
• 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize^[25]
• 2021 National Medal of Arts, awarded in 2023^[26]
• September 23, his birthday, recognized as Bruce Springsteen Day in New Jersey starting in 2023^[27]
• In 2024 Springsteen was named an Academy Fellow by The Ivors Academy. Springsteen will be the first-ever international songwriter that the Academy has inducted into the Fellowship in its 80-year history.^[28]

References

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8. Brown, Anna (2024-05-23). "Winners of The Ivors with Amazon Music announced". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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13. Kreps, Daniel. "Bruce Springsteen Inducted into New Jersey Hall of Fame". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
14. "A Brunch O' Bruce". E!. Archived from the original on November 28, 1999.
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17. Penn, Sean (May 12, 2008). "The 2008 TIME 100 – Bruce Springsteen". Time. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
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19. "The Celebrity 100". Forbes. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016.
20. Lockett, Dee (2017-01-30). "Bruce Springsteen Speaks Out Against 'Anti-Democratic and Fundamentally Un-American' Muslim Ban". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-12-03. joined the throngs of celebrities and protesters across the country in denouncing Trump's Muslim and refugee ban, calling the executive order "anti-democratic and fundamentally un-American." ... In 2010, Springsteen accepted his Ellis Island Family Heritage Award on behalf of his family of immigrants, which included his grandparents, and offered "God's grace, safe passage, and good fortune to those who are crossing our borders today."
21. "Springsteen Named 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year". Rolling Stone. June 28, 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
22. "The Presidential Medal of Freedom". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2016 – via National Archives.
23. Monmouth University. "The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University | Monmouth University". The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University.
24. Monmouth University (December 2017). "Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town: An International Symposium | Bruce Springsteen Symposium | Monmouth University".
25. "Bruce Springsteen wins 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize". Billboard. May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
26. "Bruce Springsteen to get National Medal of Arts from Biden". CBS News. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
27. "Governor Murphy Declares September 23rd as Bruce Springsteen Day" (Press release). Office of the Governor of New Jersey. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023. Proclamation
28. "BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TO BECOME A FELLOW OF THE IVORS ACADEMY". brucespringsteen.net. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.