The Academy Awards are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements, and are organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The annual Oscar presentation has been held since 1929. Adele has received 1 award from 1 nomination.
The AIM Independent Music Awards, hosted by the Association of Independent Music (AIM), were established in 2011 to recognise artists signed to independent record labels in the United Kingdom. Most of the categories and nominations are selected by an independent judging panel, though some are decided by the public. Adele has received 4 awards from 4 nominations.
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards is an annual award ceremony celebrating the success of the British commercial radio industry. Adele has received 1 award from 1 nomination.
The BBC Music Awards are the BBC's inaugural pop music awards, first held in December 2014, as a celebration of the musical achievements over the past 12 months. Adele has won four awards from five nominations.
The BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards is an award show by the British radio station BBC Radio 1 to honor the top artists in music and acting of the year. Adele has won one award.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
Ref.
2016
Adele
Best British Solo Artist
Won
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. Adele has been nominated once.
The Billboard Music Awards are held to honour artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard. In 2012, Adele won a record-breaking 12 awards for the night. Adele has won 18 awards from 40 nominations.
The Billboard Touring Awards is an annual meeting sponsored by Billboard magazine which also honors the top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
Ref.
2016
Adele
Breakthrough
Won
BMI Awards
The BMI Awards are held annually by Broadcast Music, Inc. to award songwriters in various genres, including pop music. Adele has received one BMI Film & TV Award, 10 BMI London Awards, and 4 BMI Pop Awards.
Established in 1957, the Bravo Otto is a German accolade presented by the magazine Bravo. The award is presented in gold, silver and bronze and, since 1996, an honorary platinum statuette presented for lifetime achievement. Adele has received one award.
The Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989 and was originally called IFPI-prisen ("IFPI-Award") until 1991 when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy ("Danish Grammy"). The current name was given in 2001, after the American Grammy Awards registered the name Grammy as their trademark. In 2011 IFPI joined with TV2 (Denmark) and KODA to present the awards ceremony. Adele has won one award from four nominations.
The ECHO Music Awards were organised in 1992 by German Phonoakademie, the cultural institute of the German Music Industry Association (BVMI), to recognise "outstanding and successful works of national and international music artists". Adele has won three awards from five nominations.
The Edinburgh International Television Festival also known as the Edinburgh International Television Festival brought to you by YouTube and BT through sponsorship rights, is an annual media event in the UK each August that brings together all parts of the television and digital world to debate the major issues facing the industry. Adele has received one award.
The Primetime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in Americanprimetimetelevision programming. Adele has won one award from two nominations.
The European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) were established in 2004 by the European Commission and several companies and organisations within the European music business. Awards are presented to musicians and bands with the best selling debut albums in the European Union, not counting their home country. Adele has received one award.
The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Officially created in 1994, awards are presented across three main sections – popular music, classical music, and jazz. Adele has received one award.
Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards (Danish: GAFFA Prisen) are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name. Adele has won six awards from eight nominations.
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. Adele has received five awards.
The Glamour Awards are presented annually by the Glamour magazine to women in a variety of fields. Adele has received two awards.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
Ref.
2009
Adele
UK Solo Artist of the Year
Won
2011
Won
Global Awards
The Global Awards is an annual awards ceremony established by Global Media & Entertainment. It brings together all of its radio stations to award the most recognised singers and bands in different categories. Adele has been nominated three times.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
Ref.
2022
Adele
Best Female
Nominated
Best British Act
Nominated
Best Mass Appeal Artist
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognising excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Adele has received one award.
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honour, the awards were established in 1958. In 2012, Adele became the second female artist to win six awards in one night. Adele was the second of three artists and first female, preceded by Christopher Cross & followed by Billie Eilish, to have won all four of the general field (Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year) awards throughout her career. In 2017, she became the only artist to, on two separate occasions, win the three general categories (Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year) in the same ceremony. Adele has received 16 awards from 25 nominations.
The Guinness World Records is a reference book published annually, listing world records and national records, both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Adele currently holds 18 world records.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
Ref.
2011
Adele
First female to have two singles and two albums in the UK top 5 simultaneously
Won
First British artist to sell one million digital copies of a single in UK
Most Brit awards won for Album of the Year by a solo artist
Won
Most Brit Awards won for Best British Single by a solo artist
Won
Most Brit Awards won by a female artist
Won
Helpmann Awards
The Helpmann Awards recognise distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia's live performing arts sectors. Adele has received one nomination.
The IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award honors the year's top artist across physical sales, downloads and streaming worldwide. Adele has received one award.
iHeartRadio Music Awards is a music awards show, founded by iHeartRadio in 2014, to recognise the most popular artists and music over the past year as determined by the network's listeners. Adele has received 5 awards out of 12 nominations.
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies. Adele has received 2 awards from 3 nominations.
Los 40 Music Awards, known as Los Premios 40 Principales before 2016, is an award show by the musical radio station Los 40, created in 2006 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of its founding. Adele has won 1 award from 8 nominations.
The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland. Adele has been nominated twice, without a win.
The Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO), first presented in 1996, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any race or nationality who perform black music and "recognise the outstanding achievements of artists who perform music in genres ranging from Gospel, Jazz, RnB, Soul, Reggae to Hip Hop". Adele has received 1 award from 5 nominations.
The MuchMusic Video Awards (also known as the MMVA or MMVAs) are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos. Adele has 4 nominations.
The Music Business Association, (Music Biz) a non-profit membership organization established in 1958, advances and promotes music commerce. Adele has received one honour.
The MTV Italian Music Awards, also known as the MTV Awards, were established in 2006 by MTV Italy, to celebrate the most popular videos and artists in Italy. Adele has received 3 nominations.
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Adele has received one award from twelve nominations.
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Adele has received three awards from seventeen nominations.
Established in 1995, the MTV Video Music Brazil awards, commonly known as VMB, are MTV Brasil's annual award ceremony. Many award winners are chosen by MTV viewers. Adele has been nominated once.
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers. Adele has been nominated twice.
mtvU, a division of MTV Networks owned by Viacom, broadcasts a 24-hour television channel available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States. Adele has been nominated once.
The New Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 2003 by New Music Weekly, honouring the achievements of established and independent artists, radio stations, record labels, and public relations. Adele has received one award.
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeoncable channel that honours the year's biggest television, film, and music acts, as voted by Nickelodeon viewers. Adele has won two awards from nine nominations.
The NME Awards were created by the NME magazine and was first held in 1953. Adele has received one award from seven nominations.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
Ref.
2012
Adele
Best Solo Artist
Nominated
2016
Best British Solo Artist
Nominated
Hero of the Year
Nominated
The Return Of Adele
Music Moment of the Year
Nominated
2017
Adele
Best British Female
Nominated
Best Festival Headliner
Won
Hero of the Year
Nominated
NRJ Music Awards
The NRJ Music Awards, created in 2000 by the French radio station NRJ in partnership with the French television network TF1. Adele has received three awards from four nominations.
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognising the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. Adele has won one award from twelve nominations.
Pollstar is a trade publication for the concert tour industry. It gets its information primarily from the agents, managers and promoters who produce concerts. Pollstar holds an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry. Adele has received one award from two nominations..
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
Ref.
2016
Adele
Major Tour of the Year
Won
Most Creative Stage Production
Nominated
Premios Juventud
Premios Juventud (Youthfulness Awards) is an awards show for Spanish-speaking celebrities in the areas of film, music, sports, fashion, and pop culture, presented by the television networkUnivision. Winners are determined by online vote at univision.com. Adele has won twice out of three nominations.
Premios Oye! are presented annually by the Academia Nacional de la Música en México for outstanding achievements in Mexican record industry. Adele has won two awards.
The Q Awards are the United Kingdom's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q to honour musical excellence. Winners are voted by readers of Q online, with others decided by a judging panel. Adele has received two awards from six nominations.
The Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA) is an annual awards show which is operated and governed by Radio Disney, an American radio network. Beginning in 2013, the ceremony began to be televised on Disney Channel. Adele has been nominated twice.
The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010, and by Sky Arts from 2012. Adele has been nominated once.
The Swiss Music Awards were established in 2008 and initially organised by IFPI to celebrate Swiss and international artists. Since 2022, it has been organised by CH Media. Adele has received four awards from four nominations.
The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox Network. The awards honour the year's biggest achievements in music, films, sports, television, fashion and other categories, voted by teenage viewers. Adele has been nominated six times.
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. Adele has received two awards from seven nominations.
The Urban Music Awards is a British awards ceremony launched in 2003 to recognise the achievement of urban-based artists, producers, nightclubs, DJs, radio stations, and record labels. Adele has received one award from four nominations.
Zvukovaya Dorozhka (Russian: Звуковая Дорожка, "sound track") is Russia's oldest hit parade in field of popular music. Since 2003 it is presented in a ceremony in concert halls. It's considered one of the major Russian music awards.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
Ref.
2015
Herself
Best Foreign Act
Nominated
Žebřík Music Awards
Žebřík Music Awards is a music award given to the best musicians and bands in the Czech Republic. It has been awarded annually since 1992 and organized and presented by iReport, a music and style magazine.
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