List of awards and nominations received by Donna Summer
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This is a list of awards and nominations that American singer Donna Summer (1948–2012) has received throughout her career.
Major associations
[edit]The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show produced by Dick Clark Productions since 1974.[1] Nominees are selected on commercial performance, such as sales and airplay. Summer won six AMAs out of twelve nominations.
| 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 |
The Grammy Awards are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Summer won five in her lifetime.[2] The Grammy Hall of Fame is a hall of fame to honor musical recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance. Inductees are selected annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts. It is compiled by The Recording Academy in the United States, and was established in 1973. Recordings (singles and albums) in all genres are eligible for selection, and must be over 25 years old to be considered. Additions to the list are chosen annually by a committee of recording arts professionals.[3] As of 2025, one of Summer's recordings have received the award.
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| 1979 | "MacArthur Park" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| "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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Honored | ||||||||||||||||
| Grammy Hall of Fame Award | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Grammy Hall of Fame | "I Feel Love" | Inducted | |||||||||||||||
The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry. The Grammy Awards are the United States' equivalent of the Juno Awards.[4] Summer was nominated for one award.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "I Feel Love" | Best Selling International Single | Nominated |
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the Super Bowl for youth, an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year.[5] Summer received one nomination, with an additional award nomination for the choreographer.
| 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[a] | Nominated |
The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and inform or reflect life in the United States."[6] The registry was established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000,[7] which created the National Recording Preservation Board, whose members are appointed by the Librarian of Congress. The recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry form a registry of recordings selected yearly by the National Recording Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress.[7] Summer's recording of "I Feel Love" was included in the registry in 2011.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "I Feel Love" | National Recording Registry | Inducted |
The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Summer received one award from the association.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Donna Summer | Outstanding Recording Artist | Won |
The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame is an independent organization whose mission is to educate and to celebrate, preserve, promote, and present rhythm and blues music globally.[8] Summer was inducted in 2021.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Donna Summer | National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame | Inducted |
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), also simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie. The museum documents the history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures and personnel who have influenced its development.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established on April 20, 1983, by Ahmet Ertegun, founder and chairman of Atlantic Records. After a long search for the right city, Cleveland was chosen in 1986 as the Hall of Fame's permanent home. Architect I. M. Pei designed the new museum, and it was dedicated on September 1, 1995. Summer was nominated in four ballots and was inducted on her fifth in 2012.
| 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 | Inducted |
Other honors
[edit]The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) (/ˈæskæp/) is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadcasters, and digital streaming services (music stores).[9] Summer has received one ASCAP award.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "This Time I Know It's for Real" | Most Performed Song | Won | [10] |
The Dance Music Hall of Fame was an organization established in 2003 to honor and remember significant contributors to the genre of dance music. It had its first inductions in 2004 but went inactive after the 2005 induction ceremony. Summer was inducted in its inaugural ceremony while "I Feel Love" was several recipients of the "Influential Single" award.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Donna Summer | Recording Artist | Inducted |
| "I Feel Love" | Influential Single | Won |
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Welsh entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy, formerly called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, since 1956.[11]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "This Time I Know It's for Real" | Most Performed Work | Won | [12] |
The "Songs of the Century" list is part of an education project by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic Inc. that aims to "promote a better understanding of America's musical and cultural heritage" in American schools. Hundreds of voters, who included elected officials, people from the music industry and from the media, teachers, and students, were asked in 2001 by the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) to choose the top 365 songs (not necessarily by Americans) of the 20th century with historical significance in mind. RIAA selected the voters, and about 15% (200) of the 1,300 selected voters responded.[13][14]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "She Works Hard for the Money" | Songs of the Century | Inducted | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ Perebinossoff, Philippe; et al. (2005). Programming for TV, radio, and the Internet. Elsevier. p. 42.
- ^ "Donna Summer". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". grammy.org. Santa Monica, California: The Recording Academy. 18 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died at 84 -CBC". Reuters. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ Elliot, Stuart (August 20, 2004). "MTV's sponsors hope the Video Music Awards can draw a crowd, without wardrobe malfunctions". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "How do I nominate a recording to the National Recording Registry? - Ask a Librarian". ask.loc.gov. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Current Registry". The Library of Congress. November 3, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
- ^ "About Us | R&B HOF".
- ^ "Statement of the Department of Justice on the Closing of the Antitrust Division's Review of the ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees". Department of Justice: 2. August 4, 2016.
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1990/CB-1990-06-23.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Ivor Novello award found in scrapyard". BBC News. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Archive | the Ivors | the Ivors Academy | Champions of Music Creators".
- ^ "Best Songs Of The Century?". Cbsnews.com. CBS News. February 11, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "New song list puts 'Rainbow' way up high". CNN. March 7, 2001. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ "Songs of the Century". CNN. March 7, 2001. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
Notes
[edit]- ^ This award was for the choreographer, in this case, Arlene Phillips.