List of awards and nominations received by Will Smith
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, rapper and film producer Will Smith throughout his career.
As a rapper Smith won four Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance for "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1989), Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Summertime" (1992), and Best Rap Solo Performance for both "Men In Black" (1998), and "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (1999).
He received the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as Richard Williams in King Richard (2021).
He has been nominated for an Emmy Award for producing Cobra Kai (2021) and a Tony Award for producing Fela! (2009).
Major associations
[edit]Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | Best Actor | Ali | Nominated | [1] |
2007 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Nominated | [2] | |
2022 | Best Picture | King Richard | Nominated | [3] |
Best Actor | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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British Academy Film Awards | ||||
2022 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | King Richard | Won | [4] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2021 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Cobra Kai | Nominated | [5] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Best Rap Performance | "Parents Just Don't Understand" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff) | Won | [6] |
1990 | "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff) | Nominated | [7] | |
1991 | Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | "And in This Corner..." | [8] | |
1992 | "Summertime" | Won | [9] | |
1998 | Best Rap Solo Performance | "Men In Black" | ||
1999 | "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" | |||
2000 | "Wild Wild West" | Nominated | [10] | |
2001 | Best Short Form Music Video | "Will 2K" | [11] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1993 | Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nominated |
1994 | Nominated | ||
2002 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ali | Nominated |
2007 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Nominated | |
2016 | Concussion | Nominated | |
2022 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | King Richard | Nominated |
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2007 | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | The Pursuit of Happyness | Nominated |
2022 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | King Richard | Nominated |
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Best Musical | Fela! | Nominated | [12] |
Music
[edit]American Music Awards
[edit]Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref |
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1999 | Will Smith | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Nominated | [13] |
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Won | |||
Big Willie Style | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | |||
Favorite Soul/R&B Album | ||||
2000 | "Wild Wild West" | Favorite Soundtrack | ||
Will Smith | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | |||
2005 |
MTV Video Music Awards
[edit]Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1989 | "Parents Just Don't Understand" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff) | Best Rap Video | Won |
Best Direction in a Video | Nominated | ||
1991 | "Summertime" | Best Rap Video | |
Best Direction in a Video | |||
1997 | "Men in Black" | Best Male Video | |
Best Video from a Film | Won | ||
Best Choreography in a Video | Nominated | ||
Best Special Effects in a Video | |||
1998 | "Just the Two of Us" | Best Male Video | Won |
"Gettin' Jiggy wit It" | Video of the Year | Nominated | |
Best Rap Video | Won | ||
Best Dance Video | Nominated | ||
Best Choreography in a Video | |||
Viewer's Choice | |||
1999 | "Wild Wild West" | Video of the Year | |
Best Video from a Film | |||
Best Choreography in a Video | |||
"Miami" | Best Male Video | Won | |
Best Special Effects in a Video | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematography in a Video | |||
2002 | "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" | Best Video from a Film | |
Best Special Effects in a Video |
NRJ Music Awards
[edit]Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1999 | Himself | International Male Artist of the Year | Won |
Soul Train Music Awards
[edit]Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
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2000 | "Will 2K" | Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video | Nominated | [14] |
World Music Awards
[edit]Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2000 | Will Smith | World's Best-Selling Male Dance Artist | Won |
World's Best-Selling Male Pop Artist | |||
World's Best-Selling Male R&B Artist | |||
World's Best-Selling Male Rap Artist |
Film and television
[edit]Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2005 | Honorary César | Honoured |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2002 | Best Actor | Ali | Nominated |
2007 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Nominated | |
2021 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Bad Boys for Life | Nominated |
2022 | Best Picture | King Richard | Nominated |
Best Actor | Won |
Social media
[edit]Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2019 | Breakout YouTuber of the Year [15] | Will Smith YouTube Channel | Nominated |
2019 | Best Use of Facebook [16] | Red Table Talk Social Media Campaign | Nominated |
2019 | Best Use of Live Streaming [17] | Will Smith Calls the International Space Station (Instagram)
Video |
Nominated |
2020 | Instagram of the Year[18] | Will Smith Getting to 50 Million Followers (Instagram) | Nominated |
2021 | Best Use of Branded Content [19] | Bad Boys for Life - Couples Therapy (YouTube) | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "Past Winners Search". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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- ^ "Will Tony Awards Info". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Winners Database | American Music Awards". American Music Awards. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "TLC Nominated For Three Soul Train Music Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Breakout YouTuber of the Year in Social Media - Shorty Awards".
- ^ "Best use of Facebook in Social Media - Shorty Awards".
- ^ "Best use of Live Streaming Video in Social Media - Shorty Awards".
- ^ "Instagram of the Year in Social Media - Shorty Awards".
- ^ "Best use of Branded Content in Social Media - Shorty Awards".