List of awards and nominations received by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan awards and nominations
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, author and visual artist. He began recording with Columbia Records in 1961 and, in 2016, became the first musician to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Awards and honors at a glance
- Grammy Awards: 10 wins, 38 nominations (plus a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992). Notable wins include Album of the Year for The Concert for Bangladesh (1973) and Time Out of Mind (1997); Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Gotta Serve Somebody" (1980); and additional wins for Folk albums World Gone Wrong (1995), Love and Theft (2001), and Modern Times (2006), as well as songs "Cold Irons Bound" (1998) and "Someday Baby" (2006).
- Academy Awards and Golden Globes: 1 win and 1 nomination for Best Original Song for "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys (2000); Golden Globes also awarded Best Original Song for the same track.
- BAFTA: 0 wins, 1 nomination for Best Original Music for Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973).
- Other major honors: National Medal of Arts (2009) and Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012); Kennedy Center Honors (1997); Pulitzer Prize Citation (2008); Nobel Prize in Literature (2016); Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1990); Officier de la Legion d'honneur (2013).
- Hall of Fame: Songwriters Hall of Fame (1982) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1988).
- Influence: Five of Dylan’s songs are listed among the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.
Totals: 15 wins, 49 nominations across all awards.
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