List of awards and nominations received by Donna Summer
| Awards and nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Award | Wins | Nominations | |
Grammy Awards | 5 | 18 | |
American Music Awards | 6 | 12 | |
This is a list of awards and nominations (incomplete) that American singer Donna Summer (1948–2012) has received throughout her career.
Incomplete overview
- NAACP Image Award
- One time Juno Award nomination for Best Selling International Single, "I Feel Love"
- Three Multi-Platinum albums in the United States
- Eleven of her albums went Gold in the United States
- Twelve Gold singles
- Six American Music Awards
- She was the first female African American to receive an MTV Video Music Awards nomination ("Best Female Video" and "Best Choreography" for "She Works Hard for the Money")
- Summer has received five Grammy Awards[1][2]
- 1978 – Best R&B Vocal Performance (Female), "Last Dance"
- 1979 – Best Rock Vocal Performance (Female), "Hot Stuff"
- 1983 – Best Inspirational Performance, "He's a Rebel"
- 1984 – Best Inspirational Performance, "Forgive Me"
- 1997 – Best Dance Recording, "Carry On"
- Thirteen other Grammy Award nominations (total of eighteen)
- 1978 – Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), "MacArthur Park"
- 1979 – Album of the Year, Bad Girls
- 1979 – Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), "Bad Girls"
- 1979 – Best R&B Vocal Performance (Female), "Dim All the Lights"
- 1979 – Best Disco Recording, "Bad Girls"
- 1980 – Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), "On the Radio"
- 1981 – Best Rock Vocal Performance (Female), "Cold Love"
- 1981 – Best Inspirational Performance, "I Believe in Jesus"
- 1982 – Best Rock Vocal Performance (Female), "Protection"
- 1982 – Best R&B Vocal Performance (Female), "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"
- 1983 – Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female), "She Works Hard for the Money"
- 1983 - Album of the Year, "Flashdance," Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - "Romeo"
- 1999 – Best Dance Recording, "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)"
- Summer placed a Top Forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in every year from 1975 ("Love to Love You Baby") to 1984 ("There Goes My Baby")
- Summer is Billboard's top charting Hot 100 artist from 1976 to 1982 (pre MTV era), with 12 top 10 singles.
- Summer was the first artist to score three consecutive number-one double albums
- Summer was twice honored by the Dance Music Hall of Fame; once with her induction as a recording artist and again with the induction for her influential single "I Feel Love"[3]
- Summer's Billboard number-one Disco/Club Play hits spans from 1975's "Love to Love You Baby" through 2010's "To Paris with Love"
- In 2013, Summer was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[4]
- Summer was nominated for Best Original Song – Motion Picture of 35th Golden Globe Awards (1978) with John Barry
ASCAP Pop Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "This Time I Know It's for Real" | Most Performed Song | Won | [5] |
Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "MacArthur Park" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | [6] |
| "Last Dance" | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Won | ||
| 1980 | Bad Girls | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||
| "Bad Girls" | Best Disco Recording | Nominated | ||
| "Dim All the Lights" | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | ||
| "Hot Stuff" | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female | Won | ||
| 1981 | "On the Radio" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |
| 1982 | "Cold Love" | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |
| "I Believe in Jesus" | Best Inspirational Performance | Nominated | ||
| 1983 | "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |
| "Protection" | Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | ||
| 1984 | Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "She Works Hard for the Money" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | ||
| "He's a Rebel" | Best Inspirational Performance | Won | ||
| 1985 | "Forgive Me" | Won | ||
| 1998 | "Carry On" (with Giorgio Moroder) | Best Dance Recording | Won | |
| 2000 | "I Will Go with You (Con te partiró)" | Nominated |
American Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | I Feel Love | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated |
| 1979 | Donna Summer | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated |
| Donna Summer | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |
| Donna Summer | Favorite Disco Female Artist | Won | |
| Live and More | Favorite Disco Album | Won | |
| "Last Dance" | Favorite Disco Single | Won | |
| 1980 | Donna Summer | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Won |
| Bad Girls | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Nominated | |
| "Bad Girls" | Favorite Pop/Rock Single | Won | |
| Bad Girls | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Won | |
| 1984 | She Works Hard for the Money | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated |
| She Works Hard for the Money | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated |
Dance Music Hall of Fame
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Donna Summer | Recording Artist | Won |
| "I Feel Love" | Influential Single | Won |
NAACP Image Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Donna Summer | Outstanding Recording Artist | Won |
Ivor Novello Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "This Time I Know It's for Real" | Most Performed Work | Won | [7] |
Juno Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "I Feel Love" | Best Selling International Single | Nominated |
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Donna Summer | Performer | Nominated |
| 2010 | Donna Summer | Performer | Nominated |
| 2011 | Donna Summer | Performer | Nominated |
| 2012 | Donna Summer | Performer | Nominated |
| 2013 | Donna Summer | Performer | Won |
MTV Video Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "She Works Hard for the Money" | Best Female Video | Nominated |
| "She Works Hard for the Money" | Best Choreography in a Video | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Donna Summer past awards search". grammy.com.
- ^ 'Nightline' Playlist: Donna Summer. ABC News (2008-06-13). Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ "Dance Music Hall Of Fame Announces Induction Ceremony". Remixmag.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ "Randy Newman, Heart, Donna Summer Among 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees". Foxnews.com. December 11, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1990/CB-1990-06-23.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Donna Summer". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "Archive | the Ivors | the Ivors Academy | Champions of Music Creators".
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- Lady of the Night (1974)
- Love to Love You Baby (1975)
- A Love Trilogy (1976)
- Four Seasons of Love (1976)
- I Remember Yesterday (1977)
- Once Upon a Time (1977)
- Bad Girls (1979)
- The Wanderer (1980)
- I'm a Rainbow (rec. 1981, rel. 1996)
- Donna Summer (1982)
- She Works Hard for the Money (1983)
- Cats Without Claws (1984)
- All Systems Go (1987)
- Another Place and Time (1989)
- Mistaken Identity (1991)
- Christmas Spirit (1994)
- Crayons (2008)
- Live and More (1978)
- Live & More Encore (1999)
- On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II (1979)
- Walk Away: Collector's Edition (The Best of 1977–1980) (1980)
- The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits (1985)
- The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles (1987)
- The Donna Summer Anthology (1993)
- Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits (1994)
- The Ultimate Collection (2003)
- The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer (2003)
- Gold (2005)
- Singles... Driven by the Music (2015)
- The Ultimate Collection (2016)
Love to Love You Donna (2013)
- "The Hostage" (1974)
- "Lady of the Night" (1974)
- "Virgin Mary" (1975)
- "Love to Love You Baby" (1975)
- "Could It Be Magic (1976)
- "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It (1976)
- "Spring Affair (1976)
- "Winter Melody (1977)
- "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" (1977)
- "I Feel Love" (1977)
- "Shut Out" (1977)
- "Down Deep Inside" (1977)
- "I Remember Yesterday" (1977)
- "Love's Unkind" (1977)
- "I Love You" (1977)
- "Rumour Has It" (1978)
- "Last Dance" (1978)
- "Back in Love Again" (1978)
- "Back in Love Again" (1978)
- "MacArthur Park" (1978)
- "Heaven Knows" (1978)
- "Hot Stuff" (1979)
- "Bad Girls" (1979)
- "Dim All the Lights" (1979)
- "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (1979)
- "On the Radio" (1979)
- "Sunset People" (1980)
- "Walk Away" (1980)
- "The Wanderer" (1980)
- "Cold Love" (1980)
- "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" (1981)
- "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (1982)
- "State of Independence" (1982)
- "I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)" (1982)
- "The Woman in Me" (1983)
- "Protection" (1983)
- "She Works Hard for the Money" (1983)
- "Unconditional Love" (1983)
- "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (1984)
- "There Goes My Baby" (1984)
- "Supernatural Love" (1984)
- "Eyes" (1984)
- "Dinner with Gershwin" (1987)
- "Only the Fool Survives" (1987)
- "This Time I Know It's for Real" (1989)
- "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (1989)
- "Love's About to Change My Heart" (1989)
- "Breakaway" (1989)
- "When Love Takes Over You" (1989)
- "State of Independence (New Bass Remix)" (1990)
- "When Love Cries" (1991)
- "Work That Magic" (1991)
- "Carry On" (1992)
- "La Vie en rose" (1994)
- "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" (1994)
- "Any Way at All" (1994)
- "I Feel Love (Remix)" (1995)
- "Whenever There Is Love" (1996)
- "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" (1999)
- "Love Is the Healer" (1999)
- "The Power of One" (2000)
- "You're So Beautiful" (2003)
- "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" (2004)
- "I Got Your Love" (2005)
- "I'm a Fire" (2008)
- "Stamp Your Feet" (2008)
- "It's Only Love" (2008)
- "Fame (The Game)" (2008)
- "To Paris with Love" (2010)
- Brooklyn Dreams
- Pete Bellotte
- Joe "Bean" Esposito
- Giorgio Moroder
- Bruce Sudano
- Neil Bogart
- Paul Jabara
- Sunshine
- "Down Deep Inside"
- Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)
