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U2 awards and nominations

U2 at the Joshua Tree Tour 2017
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 0 2 Billboard Music Awards 10 16 Billboard Touring Awards 9 12 Brit Awards 8 12 Golden Globe Awards 2 5 Grammy Awards 22 46 iHeartRadio Music Awards 2 3 Ivor Novello Awards 4 6 Juno Awards 2 6 MTV Europe Music Awards 7 23 MTV Video Music Awards 6 39 NME Awards 10 10 NRJ Music Awards 1 1 Q Awards 15 15 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee 1
Totals
Wins	149
Nominations	312
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

This is a comprehensive list of major music awards received by U2, an Irish rock band that formed in 1976, and whose members are Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. U2 have been one of the most popular acts in the world since the mid-1980s. The band has sold more than 170 million albums worldwide and has won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band.

U2 formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for its anthemic sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's textural guitar playing. Their success as a live act was greater than their success as a record-selling act until their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, which brought them mega-stardom.

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film industry as assessed by the academy's voting membership.

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is an annual American music awards show.

Billboard Music Award

The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and are held annually in December. The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. U2 has nine awards from sixteen nominations.

Billboard Touring Awards

The Billboard Touring Awards is an annual meeting sponsored by Billboard magazine which also honors the top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals. It was established in 2004. In 1992, U2 won No. 1 Album Tracks Artist at the Billboard Music Award for "Mysterious Ways".

Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are awarded annually by the British Phonographic Industry.

Craig Awards

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards is an awards show presented annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.

GAFFA Awards

GAFFA Awards (Denmark)

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.

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.

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Awards are awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. U2 was nominated five times for Best Original Song: Their song "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" from the Wim Wenders film Faraway, So Close! was nominated in 1994, but lost against Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia". For "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" from Batman Forever, they were nominated again in 1996, but lost to "Colors of the Wind" by Vanessa L. Williams. In 2003, they received the award for "The Hands That Built America", which appeared in the film Gangs of New York. In 2010 their song "Winter" for the film Brothers was also nominated but lost to "The Weary Kind" by Ryan Bingham for the film Crazy Heart. The Edge of U2 described how the band plans to celebrate the nomination. "I think we might have a pint of Guinness in honor of (director) Jim (Sheridan) and his great piece of work. In 2014, "Ordinary Love" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

Golden Raspberry Awards

The Golden Raspberry Awards are parody awards honoring the worst achievements in cinema. U2 was nominated for one Golden Raspberry Award.

Grammy Awards

They have won 22 awards from 46 nominations. The Grammy Award are awarded annually by the Recording Academy in the United States. They have won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group seven times, while winning Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Rock Album all twice.

iHeartRadio Music Awards

The iHeartRadio Music Awards are sponsored by iHeartMedia.

International Dance Music Awards

The International Dance Music Award was established in 1985. It is a part of the Winter Music Conference, a weeklong electronic music event held annually.

Italian Music Awards

The Italian Music Awards were an accolade established in 2001 by the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana to recognize the achievements in the Italian music business both by domestic and international artists.

Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello Awards are awarded for songwriting and composing. The awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA). U2 have won four awards from six nominations.

Juno Award

The Juno Award are presented annually to Canadians musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. In 1989 and 1993, U2 won International Entertainer of the Year, and subsequently, producer Daniel Lanois won the Jack Richardson Best Producer Award for the production of "Beautiful Day" and "Elevation".

Kennedy Center Honors

In December 2022, U2 received Kennedy Center Honors for their contributions to performing arts. They were just the fifth group out of 244 musicians recognised by the Kennedy Center.

Las Vegas Film Critics Society

LOS40 Music Awards

The LOS40 Music Awards is an award show by the musical radio station Los 40.

MTV Video Music Award

The MTV Video Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

MTV Europe Music Award

The MTV Europe Music Award is an award presented by Viacom International Media Networks Europe to honour artists and music in pop culture.

MTV Immies

MTVU Woodie Awards

The MTVU Woodie Awards is an annual music show presented by MTVU with awards voted on by fans.

Mercury Prize

The Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland.

Meteor Music Awards

The Meteor Ireland Music Awards was an accolade bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland and further afield.

Music Video Production Awards

The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.

NME Awards

The NME Awards were created by the NME magazine and was first held in 1953. In 2001, they received both the NME Award for "Godlike Genius" and "Best Rock Act". The following year, they received the award for "Best Live Act".

NRJ Music Award

The NRJ Music Award is an award presented by the French radio station NRJ to honor the best in the French and worldwide music industry.

People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show. The following year they won Favorite Group at the People's Choice Awards.

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

Q Awards

The Q Awards are the United Kingdom annual music awards run by the music magazine Q.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Sports Emmy Awards

The Sports Emmy Awards are presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in recognition of excellence in American sports television programming, including sports-related series, live coverage of sporting events, and best sports announcers.

UK Music Video Awards

The UK Music Video Awards is an annual award ceremony founded in 2008 to recognise creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music videos and moving images for music.

World Soundtrack Academy

The World Soundtrack Academy launched in 2001 by the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent

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• McGee, Matt (2008). U2: A Diary. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84772-108-2.

• U2
• Lists of awards received by Irish musician
• Lists of awards received by musical group