Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician and actor.

General

Sting and his wife Trudie received the Courage of Conscience Award for their commitment to the environment through the establishment of the Rainforest Foundation; to human rights in China through the documentary film on Tiananmen Square; and to peace and social justice through the powerful gift of song. In 2000, Sting had a star unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2003 Sting was appointed a

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''For services to the Music Industry''. In 2007, the French government appointed Sting (along with

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bandmates

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and

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) a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Sting was honored by the

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team, Fambly, in the form of a 30-minute sketch comedy show devoted to the 1999 song "Brand New Day". He was formally invited to the encore performance of the show, held at the theatre on November 7, 2011, via the Twitter hashtag #StingUCB. He received the

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in 2017. In 2017, Sting received the Golden Plate Award of the

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, presented by Awards Council member President

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during the International Achievement Summit in London. In 2019, Sting was the recipient of the

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for Artist of the Year. In 2023, Sting was awarded a fellowship by

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Academy Awards

, - , 73rd Academy Awards, 2000 , "My Funny Friend and Me" (from ''The Emperor's New Groove'') , rowspan=4, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Best Original Song , , - , 74th Academy Awards, 2001 , "Until... (Sting song), Until..." (from ''Kate & Leopold'') , , - , 76th Academy Awards, 2003 , "You Will Be My Ain True Love" (from ''Cold Mountain (film), Cold Mountain'' with Alison Krauss) , , - , 89th Academy Awards, 2016 , "The Empty Chair (song), The Empty Chair" (from ''Jim: The James Foley Story'') ,

American Music Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2016 , Himself , Award of Merit ,

American Screenwriters Association

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2004 , Himself , David Angell Humanitarian Award ,

Annie Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2001 , Perfect World , Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production ,

BMI London Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2016 , Himself , Icon Award ,

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2001 , Himself , Favorite Male Artist , , - , -- , Himself , Favorite Pop Artist , , - , -- , Himself , Favorite Rock Artist ,

Brit Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1988 , Nothing Like the Sun , Best British Album , , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994 , Himself , British Male Solo Artist , , - , -- , Ten Summoner's Tales , MasterCard British Album , , - , -- , Fields of Gold , Best British Video , , - , style="text-align:left;", 1997 , Himself , Best British Male , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000 , Himself , Best British Male , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002 , Himself , Outstanding Contribution to Music ,

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2001 , My Funny Friend and Me , Best Song , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002 , Until... (Sting song), Until , Best Song ,

Billboard Music Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1993 , Himself , Top Adult Contemporary Artist , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003 , Himself , Century Award ,

CMT Music Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2007 , Always on Your Side (feat. Sheryl Crow) , Country Video of the Year , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012 , If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (feat. Vince Gill) , CMT Performance of the Year ,

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

!Ref. , - , rowspan=2, 2016 , ''Summer 2015 Tour'' , Tour of the Year , , rowspan=2, , - , ''57th & 9th'' , Album of the Year , , - , 2017 , ''Live at the Olympia Paris'' , Best New Live Album or Video , ,

Denmark GAFFA Awards

!Ref. , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994 , Himself , Best Foreign Solo Act , ,

Golden Globe Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1999 , The Mighty , Best Original Song , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001 , My Funny Friend and Me , Best Original Song , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002 , Until... (Sting song), Until , Best Original Song , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004 , You Will Be My Ain True Love , Best Original Song ,

Grammy Awards

, - , align="center", , "Reggatta de Blanc (instrumental), Reggatta de Blanc" , rowspan="2", Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Rock Instrumental Performance , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", , "Behind My Camel" , , - , "Don't Stand So Close to Me" , Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , , - , align="center" rowspan="6", , Synchronicity (The Police album), Synchronicity , Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year , , - , rowspan="3", "Every Breath You Take" , Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year , , - , Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year , , - , Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , , - , "Synchronicity II" , Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , , - , "Brimstone and Treacle" , Best Rock Instrumental Performance , , - , align="center" rowspan="5", , rowspan="4", ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' , Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, Best Engineered Recording , , - , Best Jazz Instrumental Performance , , - , Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year , , - , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , "Money for Nothing (song), Money for Nothing" , Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year , , - , align="center", , ''Bring On the Night (film), Bring On the Night'' , Best Music Video, Long Form , , - , align="center", , Bring on the Night , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", , rowspan="2", "Be Still My Beating Heart" , Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year , , - , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , ''...Nothing Like the Sun'' , Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year , , - , align="center", , "The Soul Cages" , Best Rock Song , , - , align="center" rowspan="7", , rowspan="3", "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" , Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year , , - , Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year , , - , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , rowspan="3", ''Ten Summoner's Tales'' , Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year , , - , Best Music Video, Long Form , , - , Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical , , - , ''Demolition Man (album), Demolition Man'' , Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance , , - , align="center" rowspan="1", , "All for Love (song), All For Love" (with Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart) , Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals , , - , align="center", , "When We Dance" , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", , ''Mercury Falling'' , Best Pop Vocal Album , , - , "Mercury Falling, Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , align="center", , "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (with Toby Keith) , Best Country Collaboration with Vocals , , - , align="center", , "You Were Meant for Me (1929 song), You Were Meant for Me" , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", , rowspan="2", ''Brand New Day (Sting album), Brand New Day'' , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , Best Pop Vocal Album , , , - , align="center", , "She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)" , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , align="center", , "Fragile (Sting song), Fragile (Live)" , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , align="center" rowspan="2", , "Whenever I Say Your Name" (with Mary J. Blige) , Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals , , - , "Sacred Love, Send Your Love" , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , , - , align="center", , "You Will Be My Ain True Love" (with Alison Krauss) , Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007 Grammy Awards, 2007 , Always on Your Side (feat. Sheryl Crow) , Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019 Grammy Awards, 2019 , 44/876 (with Shaggy (musician), Shaggy) , Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, Best Reggae Album ,

Hungarian Music Awards

, - , 1995 , ''Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994'' , rowspan=4, Best Foreign Album , , - , 2001 , ''Brand New Day (Sting album), Brand New Day'' , , - , 2002 , ''All This Time (Sting album), All This Time'' , , - , 2004 , ''Sacred Love'' , , - , 2012 , ''Symphonicities'' , rowspan=3, Pop-Rock Album of the Year , , - , 2014 , ''The Last Ship (album), The Last Ship'' , , - , 2017 , ''57th & 9th'' ,

Ivor Novello Awards

, - , align="center" rowspan="2", 1982 , rowspan="2", Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic , The Best Pop Song , , - , International Hit of the Year , , - , align="center" rowspan="4", 1984 , rowspan="4", Every Breath You Take , The Best Rock Song , , - , International Hit of the Year , , - , The Best Song Musically And Lyrically , , - , Most Performed Work , , - , style="text-align:left;", 1986 , Money for Nothing (song), Money For Nothing , Best Contemporary Song , , - , style="text-align:left;", 1989 , They Dance Alone , The Best Song Musically And Lyrically , , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994 , If I Ever Lose My Faith in You , The Best Song Musically And Lyrically , , - , align="center" rowspan="3", 1998 , rowspan="3", I'll Be Missing You , Most Performed Work , , - , International Hit of the Year , , - , Best Selling UK Single , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002 , Himself , International Achievement ,

Kennedy Center Honors

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1998 , The Mighty , Best Original Song , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000 , My Funny Friend and Me , Best Original Song ,

MTV Movie Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1993 , It's Probably Me , Best Song From a Movie , , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994 , All for Love (song), All For Love , Best Song From a Movie ,

MTV Video Music Awards

, - , rowspan="7" align="center", , rowspan="7", "Every Breath You Take" , MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, Video of the Year , , - , MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance, Best Overall Performance in a Video , , - , MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video, Best Group Video , , - , MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction, Best Direction , , - , MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice, Viewer's Choice , , - , MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction, Best Art Direction , , - , MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography in a Video , , - , rowspan="2" align="center", , rowspan="2", "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" , MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video, Best Male Video , , - , MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance, Best Overall Performance in a Video , , - , rowspan="2" align="center", , rowspan="2", "We'll Be Together (Sting song), We'll Be Together" , MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography, Best Choreography in a Video , , - , MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography in a Video , , - , rowspan="3" align="center", , rowspan="3", "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" , MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video, Best Male Video , , - , MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction, Best Art Direction in a Video , , - , MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography in a Video ,

MOJO Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2004 , Himself , Mondial Award ,

Mercury Prize

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1993 , Ten Summoner's Tales , Album of the Year ,

My VH1 Music Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000 , Himself , Legend in Action ,

NME Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1979 , Himself , Best Male Singer ,

NRJ Music Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015 , Himself , NRJ Award of Honor ,

Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000 , Himself , Best Bassist (Male) , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001 , Himself , Best Bassist (Male) ,

Polar Music Prize

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017 , Himself , Polar Music Prize ,

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

, - , 2000 , Tour , Small Hall Tour of the Year , , - , 2005 , Tour (w/Annie Lennox) , Major Tour of the Year ,

Primetime Emmy Awards

Q Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1993 , Ten Summoner's Tales , Best Album ,

Rock the Vote Patrick Lippert Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000 , Himself , Patrick Lippert Award ,

Satellite Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2001 , My Funny Friend and Me , Best Original Song ,

Songwriters Hall of Fame

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2002 , Himself , Inducted ,

Tony Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015 , The Last Ship (song), The Last Ship , Best Original Score ,

VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000 , Himself , Most Fashionable Artist (Male) ,

World Soundtrack Awards

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2002 , Until... (Sting song), Until , Best Original Song , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004 , You Will Be My Ain True Love , Best Original Song ,

References

{{Reflist Lists of awards received by British musician, Sting British music-related lists, Sting