Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

has received a total of 88 awards from 235 nominations for her music and acting career. She was recognized with nine awards from thirty-eight nominations at the Grammy Awards. She was honored with the ''Legend Award'' for ''Outstanding Contribution to R&B Music'' at the

World Music Awards The World Music Awards is an international award show founded in 1989 under the patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and co-founder/executive producer John Martinotti. The event is based in Monte Carlo. Awards are presented to the world' ...

and received the ''Voice of Music Award'' by ASCAP in 2007. She has won six

BET Awards The BET Awards is an American award show that was established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy. The awards, which are presented annua ...

, including the ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' in 2019 and the ''Icon of the Year'' by

Billboard Women in Music ''Billboard'' Women in Music is an annual event held by ''Billboard''. Its main award is titled Woman of the Year, established to recognize "women in the music industry who have made significant contributions to the business and who, through thei ...

in 2017. In 2006, she won nine Billboard Music Awards in one night and has earned 11 overall. This included the

Billboard Icon Award The ''Billboard'' Icon Award was established at the 2011 ''Billboard'' Music Awards to recognize music singers and contribution. The recipient of the award also performs during the ceremony. In 2021, the Icon Award was included on the Billboard Lat ...

that she was bestowed in 2022. Blige has been recognized by ''Billboard'' as "the most successful female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the past 25 years". She also won six

Soul Train Music Awards The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual music awards show which previously aired in national broadcast syndication, and honors the best in African-American culture, music and entertainment. It is produced by the makers of '' Soul Train'', the p ...

, ten NAACP Image Award and won a

MTV Video Music Award The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honour the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video categor ...

. During her acting career, she has recorded for multiple soundtracks such as, ''The Living Proof'' from the film ''

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'' (2011), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination as ''Best Original Song - Motion Picture'', and won a

Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards, or BRAs, is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence of African Americans, as well as the cinematic achievements of the Afr ...

and a Critics' Choice Award for ''Best Original or Adapted Song''. She also won a Critics Choice Award for ''Never Gonna Break My Faith'' with Aretha Franklin in 2007. Blige received many nominations and accolades for her performance in ''

Mudbound ''Mudbound'' (2008) is the debut novel by American author Hillary Jordan. It has been translated into French, Italian, Serbian, Norwegian, Swedish, and Turkish and has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide. The novel took Jordan seven years t ...

'' (2017), in which she plays the role of Florence Jackson and sings the song "Mighty River", both earning her

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

nominations for Best Supporting Actress and

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categories. She also received nominations for two Critics' Choice Awards, two Golden Globe, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Satellite Awards for both acting and music.

Major awards

Academy Awards

The

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, or Oscars, is an annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry, and is organised by the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motio ...

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Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Awards were established in 1944 by the

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to celebrate the best in film and television. Mary J. Blige has received three nominations. ! , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2011 , align="center" rowspan="1", "The Living Proof" , align="center" rowspan="2", Best Original Song - Motion Picture , , align="center" rowspan="3", , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2018 , align="center" rowspan="1", "Mighty River" , , - , align="center", ''

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Grammy Awards

The

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...

s are awarded annually by the

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy Aw ...

. Blige has received thirty-eight nominations, including for Album of the Year,

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...

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Best R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre. Honors ...

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I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" is a duet song by the American recording artists, rapper Method Man and singer Mary J. Blige who sings the intro, the choruses, and backing vocals. The song is a remix of Method Man's "All I Nee ...

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Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was awarded between 1991 and 2011, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance. The award was discontin ...

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Best Female R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards ...

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Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...

R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses. During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwi ...

Crystal Lewis Crystal Lynn Lewis (born September 11, 1969) is an American contemporary Christian and jazz singer, songwriter and actress. Lewis has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, and has won multiple GMA Dove Awards. Additionally, she has released ...

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Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, a ...

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Family Affair ''Family Affair'' is an American sitcom starring Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966, to March 4, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do engineer and bachelor Bill Davis (Keith) as he attempte ...

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Whenever I Say Your Name "Whenever I Say Your Name" is a duet by English musician Sting and American singer Mary J. Blige. It serves as the second single from Sting's seventh studio album ''Sacred Love'' (2003). It was not originally included on Blige's sixth studio alb ...

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Ooh! "Ooh!" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige, taken from her sixth studio album, '' Love & Life'' (2003). It was written by Blige, Sean Combs, Dimitri Christo, and Hamilton Bohannon, while production was helmed by Combs and D-Nat ...

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Best Contemporary R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the contemporary ...

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Be Without You "Be Without You" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was written by Johnta Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, Jason Perry, and Blige for her seventh studio album, '' The Breakthrough'' (2005). Production was helmed by Cox and Young ...

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Best R&B Song The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song. Beyoncé has won it a record four times, while Bab ...

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Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film ''Ray'', for which he won the A ...

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Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq (; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! In addition to his solo and group ...

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Just Fine "Just Fine" is a song by the American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Jazze Pha and Tricky Stewart for her eighth studio album, ''Growing Pains'' (2007), while production was helmed by Pha and Stewart. It ...

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Musiq Soulchild Taalib Hassan Johnson (born September 16, 1977), better known by the stage name Musiq Soulchild or simply Musiq (pronounced "music") is an American singer and songwriter whose style blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and gospel influences fused w ...

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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration The Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (awarded as Best Rap/Sung Collaboration until 2017, and Best Rap/Sung Performance from 2018 to 2020) is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and original ...

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good kid, m.A.A.d city ''Good Kid, M.A.A.D City'' (stylized as ''good kid, m.A.A.d city'') is the second studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on October 22, 2012, through Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Record ...

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F For You "F for You" is a song by British electronic music duo Disclosure. The track is the fourth single from the duo's debut studio album, ''Settle''. It is the first single from the album not to feature a guest vocalist, and features vocals from Howa ...

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Best Dance Recording The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...

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Primetime Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Awards are bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), in recognition of excellence in U.S. American primetime television programming. ! , - , align="center",

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Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Music awards

ARC

Top Pop Artists of The Past 25 Years

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American Music Awards

The

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is an annual music awards ceremony and one of several major annual American music awards shows. Mary has won four American Music Awards out of ten nominations. , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 1998 , align="center" rowspan="1", Share My World , align="center" rowspan="1", Favorite Soul/R&B Album , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2002 , align="center" rowspan="4", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", Favorite Soul/R&B Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2003 , align="center" rowspan="1", Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Female Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 2006 , align="center" rowspan="1", Favorite Soul/R&B Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Artist of The Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="1",

The Breakthrough ''The Breakthrough'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Mary J. Blige, released on December 20, 2005, by Geffen Records. Blige recorded the album with a host of songwriters and record producers, including 9th Wonder, Rodney Jerkins, ...

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ASCAP

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

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ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards

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Black Girls Rock!

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BET Awards The BET Awards is an American award show that was established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy. The awards, which are presented annua ...

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 over the past year. Mary has won five awards out of eighteen nominations. , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2001 , align="center" rowspan="3", Herself , align="center" rowspan="3", Best Female R&B Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2002 , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2004 , , - , align="center" rowspan="5", 2006 , align="center" rowspan="1",

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Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, alongside childhood friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. After th ...

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Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

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Billboard

Billboard Music Awards

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Billboard Women in Music ''Billboard'' Women in Music is an annual event held by ''Billboard''. Its main award is titled Woman of the Year, established to recognize "women in the music industry who have made significant contributions to the business and who, through thei ...

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Fonogram Awards

Fonogram Awards is the national music awards of Hungary, held every year since 1992 and promoted by Mahasz. , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2018 , align="center" rowspan="1", "Strength Of A Woman" , align="center" rowspan="1", Rap or Hip Hop Album of the Year , , -

GAFFA Awards

Danish Gaffa Awards

Delivered since 1991. The GAFFA Awards (Danish: GAFFA Prisen) are a Danish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name. , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2018 , align="center" rowspan="1", Strength Of A Woman , align="center" rowspan="1", International Album of the Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", International Solo Artist of the Year , , -

Hollywood Music in Media Awards

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

, align="center" rowspan="1", "Mighty River" , align="center" rowspan="1", Original Song – Feature Film , , - , align="center" rowspan="1",

, align="center" rowspan="1", "Stronger Than I Ever Was" , align="center" rowspan="1", Original Song — Animated Film , , - , align="center" rowspan="2",

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

, align="center" rowspan="1", "See What You've Done" , align="center" rowspan="1", Original Song — Documentary , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", "Just Sing" , align="center" rowspan="1", Original Song — Animated Film , , -

International Dance Music Awards The International Dance Music Awards or IDMAs is an annual awards ceremony held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States as a major part of the Winter Music Conference. The awards have been held every year since the conference's creation in 1985 e ...

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, align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Urban Dance Track , , -

MOBO Awards The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in " music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and ...

, - , align="center" rowspan="3", 2006 , align="center" rowspan="1", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", Best Internationale Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Be Without You , align="center" rowspan="1", Best Song , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B Artist , , -

MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an a ...

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MTV Video Music Awards

, - , align="center" rowspan="2", 1993 , align="center" rowspan="2", Real Love , align="center" rowspan="1", Best Choreography , , - , align="center" rowspan="2",

Best R&B Video The MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B was first awarded in 1993 under the name of Best R&B Video, and it was given every year until 2006, as the following year MTV revamped the VMAs and eliminated all the genre categories. The following year, thou ...

, , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2002 , align="center" rowspan="1", No More Drama , , - , align="center" rowspan="1",

, align="center" rowspan="1", Best Choreography , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2006 , align="center" rowspan="1",

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, align="center" rowspan="1", Best Hip-Hop Video ,

MTV Video Music Awards Japan The MTV Video Music Awards Japan (MTV VMAJ for short) 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 votin ...

NAACP Image Award

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, align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Album , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2007 , align="center" rowspan="1", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Female Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="1",

, align="center" rowspan="2", Outstanding Music Video , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2008 , align="center" rowspan="1",

, , - , align="center" rowspan="2", Herself , align="center" rowspan="2", Outstanding Female Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2010 , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Stronger with Each Tear , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Album , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2011 , align="center" rowspan="2", Herself , align="center" rowspan="2", Outstanding Female Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 2012 , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Mr. Wrong , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 25/8 , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Music Video , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2014 , align="center" rowspan="2", Herself , align="center" rowspan="2", Outstanding Female Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 2015 , , - , Stay with Me ft.

, align="center" rowspan="2", Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration , , - , Being with You ft. Snokey Robinson , , - , align="center" rowspan="4", 2017 , align="center" rowspan="1", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Female Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", "Love Yourself" ft.

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

, align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", " Strength of a Woman" , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Music Video , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Album , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2021 , align="center" rowspan="2", '' Power Book II: Ghost'' , align="center" rowspan="2", Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2022 ,

People's Choice Awards The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans. The show has been held annually since 1975, with the winners originally determined using Gallup Polls until ...

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Pop Awards

The Pop Awards are presented annually by Pop Magazine, honoring the best in popular music. Mary J. Blige has been nominated two times. ! , - , 2018 ,

, Lifetime Achievement Award , , style="text-align:center;", , - , 2022 , "Hourglass" , Song of the Year Award , , style="text-align:center;",

Lady of Soul Awards

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Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

, align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Album , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", R&B/Soul Or Rap Album Of The Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year-Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2001 , align="center" rowspan="1", Your Child , align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Single, Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2003 , align="center" rowspan="1", No More Drama , align="center" rowspan="3", Best R&B/Soul Album - Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2004 , align="center" rowspan="1", Love & Life , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2007 , align="center" rowspan="1",

, , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Take Me as I Am , align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Single - Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2010 , align="center" rowspan="2", Herself , align="center" rowspan="2", Best Female R&B/Soul Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2012 , , -

Soul Train Music Awards The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual music awards show which previously aired in national broadcast syndication, and honors the best in African-American culture, music and entertainment. It is produced by the makers of '' Soul Train'', the p ...

, - , align="center" rowspan="3", 1993 , align="center" rowspan="1", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Real Love , align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Single Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1",

What's the 411? ''What's the 411?'' is the debut album by American R&B singer Mary J. Blige. It was released on July 28, 1992, by Uptown Records and MCA Records. After signing a record contract with Uptown, Blige began working on the album with producer Sean " ...

, align="center" rowspan="2", Best R&B/Soul Album Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 1996 , align="center" rowspan="1",

, , - , align="center" rowspan="1", I'm Goin' Down , align="center" rowspan="2", Best R&B/Soul Single Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 1997 , align="center" rowspan="1", Not Gon' Cry , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 1998 , align="center" rowspan="2", Share My World , align="center" rowspan="1", Album of the Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Album Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1",

Everything Everything, every-thing, or every thing is all that exists; the opposite of nothing, or its complement. It is the totality of things relevant to some subject matter. Without expressed or implied limits, it may refer to anything. The univers ...

, align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Single Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 2000 , align="center" rowspan="1", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="2",

, align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Album Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2001 , align="center" rowspan="1", Your Child , align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Single Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2003 , align="center" rowspan="1", No More Drama , align="center" rowspan="2", Best R&B/Soul Album Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2004 , align="center" rowspan="1", Love & Life , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", 2007 , align="center" rowspan="1",

, align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Album - Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Take Me as I Am , align="center" rowspan="1", Best R&B/Soul Single - Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2010 , align="center" rowspan="2", Herself , align="center" rowspan="2", Best Female R&B/Soul Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 2017 , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Strength Of A Woman , align="center" rowspan="1", Album/ Mixtape Of The Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="1",

Love Yourself "Love Yourself" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album ''Purpose'' (2015). The song was released as a promotional single on November 9, 2015, and as the album's third official single on December 7, 2015. ...

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, align="center" rowspan="1", Best Collaboration , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2019 , align="center" rowspan="3", Herself , align="center" rowspan="2", Best Female R&B/Soul Artist , , - , align="center" rowspan="8", 2022 , , - , align="center", Soul Train Certified Award , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Good Morning Gorgeous , align="center" rowspan="1", Album/ Mixtape Of The Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", "Good Morning Gorgeous" , align="center" rowspan="1", Song Of The Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Video Of The Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", "Amazing" ft.

DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper. Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz, a ...

, align="center" rowspan="1", Best Collaboration , , -

Source Awards ''The Source'' is an American hip hop and entertainment website, and a magazine that publishes annually or . It is the world's longest-running rap periodical, being founded as a newsletter in 1988 by Jonathan Shecter. David Mays was the ma ...

, - , align="center" rowspan="1", 1994 , align="center" rowspan="3", Herself , align="center" rowspan="3", R&B Artist of the Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 1995 , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2000 ,

UK Music Video Awards The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music. The awards began in 2008. There is a wide range of opportunities for UK individuals and companies to ...

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

, align="center" rowspan="2", "Always" (with Waze & Odyssey & George Michael) , align="center", Best Dance/Electronic Video - UK , , - , align="center", Best Choreography in a Video ,

World Soundtrack Awards

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Film and television awards

AACTA International Awards

The AACTA International Awards is presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television. ! , - , rowspan="1",

, rowspan="1", Mudbound , Best Supporting Actress ,

Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards, or BRAs, is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence of African Americans, as well as the cinematic achievements of the Afr ...

, - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2010 , align="center" rowspan="1", ''I Can Do Bad'' (I Can Do Bad by Myself) , align="center" rowspan="2", Best Original or Adapted Song , , - , align="center" rowspan="1",

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

, align="center" rowspan="1", ''Living Proof'' (The Help) , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2015 , align="center" rowspan="3", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 2018 , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Supporting Actress , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", ''Mighty River'' (Mudbound) , align="center" rowspan="1", Outstanding Original Song ,

Critics' Choice Movie Awards The Critics' Choice Movie Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Writ ...

, - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2007 , align="center" rowspan="1", "Never Gonna Break My Faith" (with Aretha Franklin) , align="center" rowspan="2", Best Song , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2012 , align="center" rowspan="1", "The Living Proof" , , - , align="center" rowspan="2",

, align="center" rowspan="2", Mudbound , align="center" rowspan="1", Best Supporting Actress , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", Best Acting Ensemble , , -

Gotham Independent Film Awards

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Hollywood Film Awards

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

, align="center" rowspan="1", Mudbound , align="center" rowspan="1", Breakthrough Ensemble , , - , align="center" rowspan="1",

, align="center" rowspan="1", Herself , align="center" rowspan="1", Breakout Performance Actress , , -

Independent Spirit Awards

, - , align="center" rowspan="1", 2018 , align="center" rowspan="1", ''Mudbound'' , align="center" rowspan="1",

Robert Altman Award The Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award is presented to the ensemble cast, director and casting director of a film by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It is named after dire ...

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Premios Sag

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Satellite Awards

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, align="center" rowspan="1", Mudbound , align="center" rowspan="1", Best Supporting Actress , , -

Critics awards

Fashion and entrepreneur awards

FiFi Awards The FiFi Awards are an annual event sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation which honor the fragrance industry's creative achievements. Known as the "Oscars of the fragrance industry", the awards ceremony was conceived by the former president of ...

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Vibe Awards ''Vibe'' is an American music and entertainment magazine founded by producers David Salzman and Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down production in ...

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References

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