Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara has won 20 awards out of 73 nominations. Cara signed a record deal with EP Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings in 2014, and released her debut single "Here" the following year, which earned her six nominations at the 2016 iHeartRadio MMVAs and a nomination for Single of the Year at the Juno Awards. In 2017, she released "Stay" alongside Russian-German producer Zedd, which won for Best Dance Video at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, and received a nomination for Top Dance/Electronic Song at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. That same year, she released "1-800-273-8255" in collaboration with American rapper Logic and singer Khalid, which received nominations for Best Collaboration and Best Video with a Social Message at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards and won for Best Video at the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs. Awarded 1 iHeartRadio Music Awards along with the accomplishment of reaching 1 Billion Total Audience Spins for “Stay” ft Zedd.

At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, "1-800-273-8255" received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Music Video, "Stay" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Cara won for Best New Artist. In 2018, the "Growing Pains" music video earned nominations for Fan Fave Video and Best Cinematography at the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs and 2018 MTV Video Music Awards respectively.

Alessia Cara was set to host the 49th Annual Juno Awards, but the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. She was the most nominated artist of that year, leading with six nominations. She won Album of The Year, Songwriter of The Year and Pop Album of The Year.

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref(s)
American Music Awards	2016	Herself	New Artist of the Year	Nominated
	2017		Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Nominated
ASCAP Pop Music Awards	2016	"Here"	Most Performed Songs	Won
	2018	"Stay" (with Zedd)	Award Winning Song	Lost
		"1-800-273-8255" (with Logic and Khalid)		Won
Sound of...	2016	Herself	Sound of 2016	Second
BBC Music Awards	2016	"Here"	Song of the Year	Nominated
BET Awards	2016	Herself	Best New Artist	Nominated
Billboard Music Awards	2017		Top New Artist	Nominated
	2018	"Stay" (with Zedd)	Top Dance/Electronic Song	Nominated
Canadian Radio Music Awards	2016	Herself	Best New Group or Solo Artist: CHR	Won
	2017		Fan Choice Award	Won
		"Wild Things"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		"Here"	Best New Group or Solo Artist: Mainstream AC	Won
Canadian Screen Awards	2017	"Here" and "Wild Things" at the Juno Awards of 2016	Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series	Nominated
Grammy Awards	2018	Herself	Best New Artist	Won
		"1-800-273-8255" (with Logic and Khalid)	Song of the Year	Nominated
			Best Music Video	Nominated
		"Stay" (with Zedd)	Best Pop Duo/Group Performance	Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards	2019	"Querer Mejor"	Song of the Year	Nominated
			Record of the Year	Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards	2016	"Bad Blood" – Covering	Best Cover Song	Nominated
	2017	"Scars to Your Beautiful"	Best Lyrics	Nominated
		Herself	Best New Pop Artist	Nominated
	2018		Female Artist of the Year	Nominated
		"Stay" (with Zedd)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
			Dance Song of the Year	Won
iHeartRadio Titanium Award	2017	"Stay" (with Zedd)	1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations	Won
iHeartRadio MMVAs	2016	"Here"	Video of the Year	Nominated
			Best Pop Video	Nominated
			Most Buzzworthy Canadian	Nominated
			Best New Canadian Artist	Won
			iHeartRadio Canadian Single of the Year	Nominated
			Fan Fave Video	Nominated
		Herself	Fan Fave Artist or Group	Nominated
	2017			Nominated
			Most Buzzworthy Canadian	Nominated
		"Scars to Your Beautiful"	Canadian Single of the Year	Nominated
	2018	"1-800-273-8255" (with Logic and Khalid)	Video of the Year	Won
		"Growing Pains"	Fan Fave Video	Nominated
		Herself	Best Pop Artist or Group	Nominated
			Fan Fave Artist	Nominated
Juno Awards	2016	Herself	Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Won
			Fan Choice Award	Nominated
		"Here"	Single of the Year	Nominated
		Four Pink Walls	R&B/Soul Recording of the Year	Nominated
	2017	Herself	Artist of the Year	Nominated
			Fan Choice Award	Nominated
		"Wild Things"	Single of the Year	Nominated
		Know-It-All	Pop Album of the Year	Won
	2018	"How Far I'll Go"	Single of the Year	Nominated
		Herself	Fan Choice Award	Nominated
	2019		Artist of the Year	Nominated
			Fan Choice Award	Nominated
	2020	"Out of Love"	Single of the Year	Nominated
		The Pains of Growing	Pop Album of the Year	Won
			Album of the Year	Won
		Herself	Songwriter of the Year	Won
			Artist of the Year	Nominated
			Fan Choice Award	Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards	2016	Herself	Best Push Act	Nominated
			Best Canadian Act	Nominated
	2017			Nominated
	2018		Best World Stage	Won
			Best Canadian Act	Nominated
	2019	Herself	Best Canadian Act	Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards	2016	"Wild Things"	Best Pop Video	Nominated
	2017	"Scars to Your Beautiful"	Video of the Year	Nominated
			Best Fight Against The System	Won
			Best Direction	Nominated
		"Stay" (with Zedd)	Best Dance Video	Won
	2018	"1-800-273-8255"(with Logic and Khalid)	Best Collaboration	Nominated
			Best Video with a Message	Nominated
		"Growing Pains"	Best Cinematography	Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Japan	2016	"Here"	Best R&B Video	Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards		Herself	Favorite New Artist	Nominated
	2018			Nominated
People's Choice Awards	2017		Favorite Breakout Artist	Nominated
Radio Disney Music Awards	2016	Herself	Breakout Artist of the Year	Nominated
	2017			Won
		"Wild" (with Troye Sivan)	Best Crush Song	Nominated
SOCAN Awards	2016	Herself	Breakout Artist	Won
Soundie Music Video Awards	2018	"Growing Pains"	Best Art Direction	Won
Streamy Awards	2015	"Here"	Original Song	Won
Teen Choice Awards	2017	Herself	Choice Female Artist	Nominated
		"Scars to Your Beautiful"	Choice Song: Female Artist	Nominated
		"Stay" (with Zedd)	Choice Collaboration	Nominated