Gorillaz are a British virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. While watching MTV, Hewlett came up with the idea to create the band, and later commented, "If you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell – there's nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that." Gorillaz is a virtual band consisting of four cartoon characters: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel. They are used in promotional material such as album covers, posters, and in concerts, during which holographic versions of the characters are used. The band's music is usually a collaboration between various musicians; Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor. Gorillaz have released eight studio albums, all on the Parlophone and Virgin record labels: Gorillaz (2001), Demon Days (2005), Plastic Beach (2010), The Fall (digital in 2010, physical in 2011), Humanz (2017), The Now Now (2018), Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (2020), and Cracker Island (2023).

Gorillaz have received eleven BRIT Award nominations: six in 2002, two in 2006, one in 2011, one in 2018 and one in 2019. In 2006, Gorillaz received their only Grammy Award, the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals award for the song "Feel Good Inc." The band has received fifteen nominations from the MTV Europe Music Awards, winning four of them: Best Dance Act and Best Song for "Clint Eastwood" in 2001, and Best Group in 2005. At the MTV Video Music Awards, Gorillaz received both the Best Special Effects and Breakthrough Video awards for "Feel Good Inc." in 2005. Overall, Gorillaz have received 27 awards from 80 nominations.

Mercury Prize Award

The Mercury Prize are the annual awards by the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers. In 2001, their debut album, Gorillaz, was nominated for an Mercury Prize, but it was later withdrawn at the band's request. Murdoc Niccals, the virtual bassist of the band, described the nomination as, "It's like carrying a dead albatross round your neck for eternity". This is the only time that Gorillaz has ever withdrawn for an award nomination.

Billboard Video Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	"Clint Eastwood"	Maximum Vision Award	Won
		Best Modern Rock New Artist Clip	Won
		Best Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist Clip	Won
	Jamie Hewlett/Pete Candeland	Director of the Year (for "Clint Eastwood")	Nominated

Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Gorillaz have received one award from ten nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	Gorillaz	British Group	Nominated
		British Dance Act	Nominated
		British Breakthrough Act	Nominated
	"Clint Eastwood"	British Single of the Year	Nominated
		British Video of the Year	Nominated
	Gorillaz	British Album of the Year	Nominated
2006	Demon Days		Nominated
	Gorillaz	British Group	Nominated
2011			Nominated
2018			Won
2019			Nominated

GAFFA Awards

Denmark GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2001	Gorillaz	Best Foreign New Act	Nominated
2010	"Stylo"	Best Foreign Video	Won
2019	Gorillaz	Best Foreign Band	Nominated

Sweden GAFFA Awards

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.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2018	Gorillaz	Best Foreign Band	Nominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Gorillaz have received one award from nine nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	"Clint Eastwood"	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	Nominated
2004	Phase One: Celebrity Take Down	Best Music Video, Long Form	Nominated
2006	"Feel Good Inc." (with De La Soul)	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Won
		Record of the Year	Nominated
		Best Music Video, Short Form	Nominated
	"Dirty Harry"	Best Urban/Alternative Performance	Nominated
2007	Demon Days Live	Best Music Video, Long Form	Nominated
2011	"Orchestral Intro"	Best Pop Instrumental Performance	Nominated
	"Stylo" (with Mos Def & Bobby Womack)	Best Music Video, Short Form	Nominated
2018	Humanz	Best Alternative Music Album	Nominated
	"Andromeda"	Best Dance Recording	Nominated
2024	Cracker Island	Best Alternative Music Album	Nominated

GQ Awards

The GQ Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded by the men's magazine GQ. Gorillaz have received one award from one nomination.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	Gorillaz	Band of the Year	Won

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by MTV Europe. Gorillaz have received four awards from fifteen nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	Gorillaz	Best Group	Nominated
		Best New Act	Nominated
		Best Dance	Won
		Web Award	Nominated
		Best UK and Ireland Act	Nominated
	"Clint Eastwood"	Best Song	Won
		Best Video	Nominated
2005	Gorillaz	Best Group	Won
		Best Pop	Nominated
		Best UK and Ireland Act	Nominated
	"Feel Good Inc."	Best Song	Nominated
		Best Video	Nominated
2010	Gorillaz	Best Alternative	Nominated
		Best World Stage Performance	Nominated
2022		Best Alternative	Won

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Gorillaz have received two awards from six nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	"Clint Eastwood"	Breakthrough Video	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Nominated
		MTV2 Award	Nominated
2005	"Feel Good Inc."	Best Special Effects	Won
		Breakthrough Video	Won
2010	"Stylo"	Breakthrough Video	Nominated

NME Awards

The NME Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded by the music magazine NME. Gorillaz have received one award from five nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	Gorillaz	John Peel Award for Innovation	Won
	"Dare"	Best Video	Nominated
2011	"Stylo"	Best Track	Nominated
		Best Video	Nominated
	"Plastic Beach"	Best Album Artwork	Nominated

Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize

The Popjustice £20 Music Prize, also known as the Popjustice Twenty Quid Prize, is an annual prize awarded by music website Popjustice to recognise the best British pop single of the previous year. The prize was conceived by Popjustice founder Peter Robinson in 2003 as a reaction to what he perceived as the pompous and elitist nature of the existing Mercury Prize, which recognises the best album of the previous year, and in particular its exclusion of pop music acts in favour of those from more esoteric genres. The shortlist for the Popjustice prize is announced in September of each year and the winner named the following month, to coincide with the presentation of the Mercury Prize. Popjustice gives a token prize of £20 to the winner of its award, in contrast to the £20,000 given to the winner of the Mercury Prize.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	"Dare"	Best British Pop Single	Nominated

Q Awards

The Q Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded by the music magazine Q. Gorillaz have received four awards from seven nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	"Clint Eastwood"	Best Video	Won
	Gorillaz	Best Producer (Dan Nakamura)	Nominated
2005	"Feel Good Inc."	Best Video	Won
	Gorillaz	Best Producer (Gorillaz/Danger Mouse)	Won
2010	Plastic Beach	Best Album	Nominated
	"Stylo"	Best Video	Nominated
2017	Humanz	Best Album	Won

BT Music Digital Awards

The BT Digital Music Awards were created in the UK in 2001 and are held annually. Gorillaz have received four awards from seven nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Gorillaz	Artist of the Year	Won
		Best Dance Artist	Won
2010	Gorillaz	Artist of the Year	Won
	Gorillaz "Plastic Beach App"	Best Music App	Nominated
	Gorillaz "Escape to Plastic Beach" Game	Best Music App	Nominated
		Best Artist Promotion	Won
	Gorillaz "Plastic Beach" iTunes album	Best Artist Promotion	Nominated

UK Music Video Awards

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. Gorillaz has received one award from three nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	"On Melancholy Hill"	Best Animation	Won
2012	"DoYaThing"		Nominated
2017	"Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)" 360	Best Interactive Video	Nominated

Webby Awards

A Webby Award is an award for excellence on the Internet presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	Gorillaz	Special Achievement - Artist of the Year	Won
2018	GORILLAZ X E.ON: A SOLAR COLLABORATION	Online Film & Video - Music (Branded)	Won
2019	Gorillaz - #FreeMurdoc chatbot	Games & Entertainment - Apps, Mobile, and Voice	Won

Electronic Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref
2017	Humanz	Album of the Year	Nominated

Jim Henson Honors

The Jim Henson Honors is an awards program founded by The Jim Henson Company in 2005. Gorillaz have received one award from one nomination.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Gorillaz	The Jim Henson Creativity Honor	Won