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Awards won 130
Nominations 223

Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has won 20 Juno Awards among 61 nominations, including wins for Best Male Artist in 2000 and Male Vocalist of the Year in 1997 and every year from 1983 to 1987. Adams has also had 16 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television for "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" at the Grammy Awards in 1992. Adams also won 36 Socan Awards, some of which were in collaboration with his friend and partner Jim Vallance. Adams has also received awards and nominations at the American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and Golden Globe Awards.

In 1995, he collaborated with Sting and Rod Stewart for the single "All for Love", which received a Grammy nomination that same year.

Adams was appointed to the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia for his contribution to popular music and his philanthropic work. He was also inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame and Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame in 1998. In April 2006 he was inducted into the Music Hall of Fame at Canada's Juno Award, and in 2007 he was nominated for his fifth Golden Globe for the song "Never Gonna Break My Faith" which appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Bobby. In 2018, Billboard ranked Adams at number 45 of the top-selling 100 artists in the US. In 2020 he won his 20th Juno Awards of his career, with the album Shine a Light, joining her compatriot Celine Dion.

Honours

Year Nominated work Honour Result
1998 Bryan Adams Officer of the Order of Canada Won
Officer of the Order of British Columbia Won
Canada's Walk of Fame Won
Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame Won
2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal Won
2010 Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement Won
Allan Waters Humanitarian Award Won
2011 Hollywood Walk of Fame Won
2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Won

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is among the oldest, prestigious, and most watched film award ceremony in the world. Adams has been nominated three times but has never won.


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1992 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Best Original Song Nominated
1996 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" from Don Juan DeMarco Nominated
1997 "I Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces Nominated

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards (AMA) are awarded for achievements in the record industry. Adams has won one AMA, and been nominated for three.


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1992 Bryan Adams Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Favorite Pop/Rock Single Won
1997 Bryan Adams Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated

APRA Music Awards

The APRA Awards in Australia are annual awards to celebrate excellence in contemporary music, which honour the skills of member composers, songwriters, and publishers who have achieved outstanding success in sales and airplay performance.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1992 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Most Performed Foreign Work Won
1994 "Please Forgive Me" Most Performed Foreign Work Nominated

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

The Ascap Award its leading members a series of annual awards, divided into nine categories: "Pop", "Rhythm and Soul", "Film and Television", "Latina", "Country", "Christian", "Rock", "Metal", "Rap", "Concert Music". In addition, ASCAP includes jazz musicians in its Jazz Wall of Fame with an annual ceremony held at the company's New York headquarters.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1992 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures Won
1995 "All for Love" Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures Won
1996 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures Won
1998 "I Finally Found Someone" Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures Won
2003 "Here I Am" Top Box Office Films Won

BMI Songwriter Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1985 "Heaven" Citation of Achievement for significant U.S. radio airplay Won
"Summer of '69" Citation of Achievement for significant U.S. radio airplay Won
"Run to You" Citation of Achievement for significant U.S. radio airplay Won
1986 "When the Night Comes" Citation of Achievement for significant U.S. radio airplay Won

Bravo Otto

Bravo Otto an award established in Germany in 1957 and awarded annually to personalities from the world of entertainment. Three prizes are awarded for each category: a "Bravo Otto d'oro", a "Bravo Otto silver" and a "Bravo Otto di bronze".

Year Recipient Award Result1 Result2
1991 Bryan Adams Male singer Gold Won
1992 Male singer Bronze Won
1994 Male singer Bronze Won

Canadian Screen Awards

The Canadian Screen Awards are awards annually awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, which recognize excellence in Canadian film, English-language television and digital media production.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Bryan Adams Best Host in a Live Program or Series Won

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2022 Himself Hall of Fame Inducted

CMT Music Awards

In 2010 Adams received a CMT Music Awards nomination for his duet with Jason Aldean from CMT Crossroads.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Bryan Adams&Jason Aldean Collaborative Video of the Year – "Heaven" Nominated

Echo Music Prize

The Echo Music Prize (in German Echo Musikpreis) are prizes awarded since 1992 to the most important German and international artists by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1995 Bryan Adams Best International Rock/Pop Male Artist Won

Golden Globe Awards

This category of the Hollywood Foreign Press Associations Golden Globe Awards recognizes soundtrack achievements. Adams has been nominated for five Golden Globes.


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1992 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Best Original Song - Motion Picture Nominated
1996 "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" Nominated
1997 "I Finally Found Someone" Nominated
2003 "Here I Am" Nominated
2007 "Never Gonna Break My Faith" Nominated

Goldene Kamera

The Goldene Kamera is a German television-film award that has been awarded annually by the television magazine HÖRZU since 1965, for non-fixed categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Bryan Adams Best International Artist in der Kategorie Won

GMA Dove Award

The GMA Dove Award is a musical award assigned by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) and dedicated to the sacred music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 Bryan Adams Artist of the Year Won

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Adams has won one Grammy and has been nominated for another 14. Also, in 1992, Michael Kamen won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, performing some of Adams' work, and Adams received an American Paper Institute Environmental Award for environmental packaging for Waking Up the Neighbours.


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1986 Reckless Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Nominated
"It's Only Love" Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
1992 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Record of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Nominated
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Won
"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" Best Rock Solo Performance Nominated
Best Rock Song Nominated
1993 "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Nominated
1995 "All for Love" Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Nominated
1996 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Nominated
1997 "Let's Make a Night to Remember" Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
"The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Nominated
1998 "I Finally Found Someone" Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Nominated
2023 "So Happy It Hurts" Best Rock Performance Nominated

Kerrang!

Kerrang!, list of album category charts of the year and all time.

Year Recipient Award Result1 Result2
1985 Reckless Album of the Year
1
Won
1988 The Best AOR Albums Of All Time
16
Nominated
1989 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time
49
Nominated

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).


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1992 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Award in Recognition of the Exception Success of a Single Song Won
1996 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Best Song Included in a Film or Television Programme Won
2016 Bryan Adams PRS for Music Special International Award Won

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. Adams has won 18 awards out of 57 nominations.


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1980 Bryan Adams Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year Nominated
1981 Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year Nominated
1983 Male Vocalist of the Year Won
1984 Cuts Like a Knife Album of the Year Won
"Straight from the Heart" Single of the Year Nominated
"Cuts Like a Knife" Single of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Male Vocalist of the Year Won
"Straight from the Heart" Composer of the Year Nominated
"Cuts Like a Knife" Composer of the Year Won
Bryan Adams Producer of the Year Won
1985 Reckless Album of the Year Won
"Run to You" Single of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Male Vocalist of the Year Won
Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance Composer of the Year Won
Reckless Producer of the Year Nominated
1986 "Diana Single of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Male Vocalist of the Year Won
Composer of the Year Nominated
1987 "Heat of the Night" Single of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Male Vocalist of the Year Won
Composer of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams (Co-producer Bob Clearmountain) Producer of the Year Nominated
Into the Fire Album of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Canadian Entertainer of the Year Won
1989 Bryan Adams Canadian Entertainer of the Year Nominated
1992 Waking Up the Neighbours Album of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Canadian Entertainer of the Year Won
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Single of the Year Nominated
"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" Single of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Male Vocalist of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Songwriter of the Year Nominated
"Everything I Do (I Do It For You)"/"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" Producer of the Year Won
Bryan Adams International Achievement Award Won
1993 Bryan Adams Canadian Entertainer of the Year Nominated
Waking Up the Neighbors Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) Won
"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" Single of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Songwriter of the Year Nominated
1995 "Please Forgive Me" Single of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Songwriter of the Year Nominated
1996 Bryan Adams Levi's Entertainer of the Year Nominated
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Single of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Songwriter of the Year Nominated
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Producer of the Year Nominated
1997 18 til I Die Album of the Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Male Vocalist of the Year Won
Songwriter of the Year Nominated
"The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me is You"/"Let's Make A Night to Remember" Producer of the Year Nominated
1999 Bryan Adams Best Songwriter Won
"C'mon, C'mon, C'mon"/"How Do Ya Feel Tonight" Best Producer Nominated
2000 On a Day Like Today Best Album Nominated
Bryan Adams Best Male Artist Won
On a Day Like Today Best Pop/Adult Album Nominated
2001 "The Best of Me" Best Songwriter Nominated
2005 Bryan Adams Artist of the Year Nominated
Room Service CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year Nominated
2006 Bryan Adams Canadian Music Hall of Fame Won
2009 Bryan Adams Artist of the Year Nominated
2016 Get Up Rock Album of the Year Nominated
2020 Shine a Light Album Of The Year Nominated
Bryan Adams Best Male Artist Nominated
Shine a Light Adult Contemporary Album Of The Year Won

Lead Awards

The Lead Award is a German media award. The LeadAcademy für Medien e.V. annually awards the prize to the German press and online media.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Bryan Adams Porträtfotografie des Jahres Won
2012 Modefotografie des Jahres Won
2015 Porträtfotografie des Jahres Won

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Adams has been nominated eleven times and has received one award.


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1985 "Run to You" Best Art Direction Nominated
Best Cinematography Nominated
Best Editing Nominated
Best Visual Effects Nominated
"Heaven" Best Cinematography Nominated
1986 "It's Only Love" Best Stage Performance in a Video Won
"Summer of '69" Best Male Video Nominated
1991 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Best Video from a Film Nominated
1995 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Best Video from a Film Nominated
1996 "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" Best Male Video Nominated

NME Awards

The NME Awards were created by the NME magazine and was first held in 1953. Adams has received one award from one nomination.


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1991 "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" Worst Single Won

Silver Clef Award

The Silver Clef Award is a prestigious award that has been awarded annually since 1976 to artists of the UK rock music scene who have distinguished themselves for their outstanding contribution to music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1995 Bryan Adams International Award Won
2008 Bryan Adams Ambassadors of Rock Award Won

SOCAN Awards

The SOCAN Awards is an annual event, held in both Toronto and Montréal, which celebrates the achievements of songwriters, composers and musical publications of Anglophone and Francophone members. SOCAN is the result of a merger in 1990 between the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada (CAPAC) and the Performing Rights Organization of Canada (PROCAN).


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1979 "Let Me Take You Dancing" Canadian radio airplay Won
1982 "Coming Home" Canadian radio airplay Won
1983 "Cuts Like a Knife" Canadian radio airplay Won
"This Time" Canadian radio airplay Won
1984 "Run to You" Canadian radio airplay Won
"Heaven" Canadian radio airplay Won
"The Best Was Yet to Come" Canadian radio airplay Won
1985 "Edge of a Dream" Canadian radio airplay Won
"Summer of '69" Canadian radio airplay Won
"Somebody" Canadian radio airplay Won
"Tears Are Not Enough" Canadian radio airplay Won
1992 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" International Song Won
1993 "Do I Have to Say the Words?" Pop/Rock Music Won
1995 "Straight from the Heart" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"The Best Was Yet to Come" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"Heaven" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
1996 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" International Song Won
1999 "I'm Ready" Pop/Rock Music Won
2000 "On a Day Like Today" International Song Won
"Summer of '69" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
2004 "Run to You" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"Somebody" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
2007 "I'm Ready" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"It's Only Love" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"This Time" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"Cuts Like a Knife" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
2017 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"Edge of a Dream" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"When You're Gone (Bryan Adams song)" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"Lonely Nights" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"Kids Wanna Rock" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"Do I Have to Say the Words?" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"Heat of the Night" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
"Teacher Teacher" SOCAN Classics Award for over 100,000 airings in Canada Won
Bryan Adams e Jim Vallance Lifetime Achievement Won

Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) is a project of the National Academy of Popular Music (NAPM) which aims to create a museum dedicated to the most important songwriters of the US music industry.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 Bryan Adams Performing Songwriters Nominated
2023 Nominated
2024 Pending

World Music Awards

World Music Awards are annually assigned by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and are determined by worldwide albums sales. During her career, Adams has won two awards.


Year Nominee / work Award Result
1993 Bryan Adams Best Selling Canadian Artist of the Year Won
1994 Best Selling Canadian Artist of the Year Won

Other awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1984 Bryan Adams Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award Won
1985 William Harold Moon Award (with Jim Vallance) Won
Canadian Diamond Award (Reckless) Won
1986 Bob Geldof Humanitarian Award Won
1987 PROCAN Crystal Award Won
1991 List of Smash Hits Poll Winners Party Won
Billboard Music Awards Won
Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominated
Rockbjörnen The year's foreign artist Won
Rockbjörnen The year's foreign album Won
1992 MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment Won
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award Won
1992 MTV Movie Awards Won
Danish Music Awards Won
Brit Award for International Solo Artist Nominated
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Song Won
Canadian Diamond Award (Waking Up the Neighbours) Won
1993 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
1994 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male Won
MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment Nominated
1994 MTV Movie Awards Nominated
1995 Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist Nominated
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
1996 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Nominated
Favorite male classic rock Won
Favorite son for a movie Nominated
1997 Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist Nominated
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
Billboard Music Awards Nominated
1998 Bambi Award Won
2002 World Soundtrack Awards Nominated
World Soundtrack Awards Nominated
2003 Walk of Fame Europe Won
2006 Satellite Award Nominated
2007 Wembley Square of Fame Won
Munich Olympic Walk of Stars Won
Gold Derby Awards Nominated
2008 Emmy Award Nominated
2009 Goldene Feder Won
2012 20/20 Awards Nominated
2015 Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award Won
Music Express Awards - (Best Male Vocalist) Won
GQ Men of the Year Won
Honorary Fellowship Won

Recognition

  • In 2011, "Summer of '69" it ranked #1 in Ultimate Classic Rock's Top 10 Summer Songs.
  • In 2018, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" it ranked #21 in All-time charts Top 100 songs of all time (1958–2018) di Billboard Hot 100.

See also

  • List of best-selling music artists
  • List of best-selling singles
  • List of best-selling singles in the United States
  • List of Billboard number-one singles
  • List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (US)
  • List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
  • List of best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom
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