List of awards and nominations received by Cyndi Lauper

This is a list of awards and nominations received by Cyndi Lauper. Among her numerous accolades, Lauper has won two Grammys (1985, 2014) an Emmy (1995) and a Tony (2013), which are three of the four major annual American entertainment awards (EGOT).

Cyndi Lauper awards and nominations
Awards and nominations
Award Wins Nominations
Grammy Awards
2 15
Billboard Awards
21 39
MTV Video Music Award
10 26
American Music Awards
2 3
Emmy Award
1 2
BMI Awards
10 10
Tony Award
1 1
Totals
Awards won 46
Nominations 79

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Lauper won two awards from 16 nominations.

Year Nominee/work Award Result
1984 Cyndi Lauper Best New Artist Won
She's So Unusual Album of the Year Nominated
"Time After Time" Song of the Year Nominated
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" Record of the Year Nominated
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
1986 "What A Thrill" Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated
1987 "True Colors" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
"911" Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated
1988 "Cyndi Lauper in Paris" Best Performance Music Video Nominated
1990 "I Drove All Night" Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated
1999 "Disco Inferno" Best Dance Recording Nominated
2005 "Unchained Melody" Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Nominated
2009 "Bring Ya To The Brink" Best Electronic/Dance Album Nominated
2011 Memphis Blues Best Traditional Blues Album Nominated
2014 Kinky Boots Best Musical Theater Album Won
2017 Kinky Boots Best Musical Theater Album Nominated

MTV Video Music Award

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Lauper won three awards from 16 nominations, being the first win in the category Best Female Video.

Year Nominee/work Award Result
1984 "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Video of the Year Nominated
Best New Artist Nominated
Best Female Video Won
Best Concept Video Nominated
Viewer's Choice Nominated
Best Overall Performance Nominated
"Time After Time" Best New Artist Nominated
Best Female Video Nominated
Best Direction Nominated
1985 "We Are the World" Video of the Year Nominated
Best Group Video Won
Viewer's Choice Won
Best Overall Performance Nominated
"She Bop" Best Female Video Nominated
1987 "True Colors" Best Female Video Nominated
"What's Going On" Best Cinematography Nominated

Other Awards

YearAwardsWorkCategoryResult
1983 American Video Awards "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Best Female Performance Won
Performance Magazine Awards Herself Most Promising Female Vocalist Won
1984 Pop Breakout of the Year Won
NARM Awards She's So Unusual Best Selling Album by a New Artist Won
Best Selling Album by a Female Artist Won
Juno Awards "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Best Selling Single Nominated
Ms. Magazine Herself Woman of the Year Won
Billboard Music Awards Top New Artist Won
"Time After Time" Best Female Performance Won
American Video Awards Won
Best Pop Video Won
1985 Pro Canada Awards Most Performed Foreign Song Won
Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Herself Favorite New Headliner of the Year Nominated
Rolling Stone Awards Best New Artist Won
Best Female Video Artist Won
Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards New Directions Award Won
American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Won
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist Won
1986 "We Are The World" Song of the Year Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite New Song Won
Slammy Awards Herself Best Producer Won
1988 New York Music Awards Best Female Rock Vocalist Won
Photography Awards "What's Going On" Best Art Direction Won
Art Directors' Club 67th Annual Exhibition Merit Award Won
1989 FM Tokyo Pop Best 10 "I Drove All Night" Song of the Year Won
1993 Ms. Magazine Herself Woman of the Year Won
1994 Emmy Awards Mad About You Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
1995 Won
1996 Apex Awards "Unhook the Stars"[1] Original Song Comedy Nominated
2000 "I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever" Nominated
Fennecus Awards Original Song Nominated
Song Performance Nominated
2005 PFLAG Awards Herself Celebrity Leadership Award Won
2007 HRC Awards National Equality Award Won
2009 Black Tie Awards Media Award Won
Out 100 Awards Ally of the Year Won
2010 GLSEN The Respect Awards Inspiration Award Won
NARM Awards Chairman's Award Won
2011 OUTMUSIC Awards Person of the Year Won
Ride of Fame[2] Inductee Won
2013 Tony Awards Kinky Boots Best Original Score Won
Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Score Won
2015 Songwriters Hall of Fame Herself Inductee Won
Annie Awards Henry & Me Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in a Animated Feature Production Nominated
2016 Laurence Olivier Awards Kinky Boots Outstanding Achievement in Music Nominated
Hollywood Walk of Fame Herself Recording Won
2017 VH1 Trailblazer Honor Honoree[3] Won

BMI Awards

The Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI) Awards is an annual award show hosted for the purpose of giving awards to songwriters. Songwriters are selected each year from the entire BMI catalog, based on the amount of performances during the award period.

  • 1984 - Pop Award for "Time After Time" (Won)
  • 1985 - Pop Award for "She Bop" (Won)
  • 1988 - Pop Award for "Change Of Heart" (Won)
  • 2008 - BMI Millionaire Award for 5 Million Spins on US radio for "Time After Time" (Won)
  • 2009 - Pop Award for "Time After Time" (Won)

Other recognitions

Year By List Work Ranked
1993 Rolling Stone The 100 Top Music Videos[4] "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" #22
1999 VH1 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll[5] Cyndi Lauper #58
MTV 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made[6] "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" #39
Rolling Stone 100 Best Albums of the '80s[7] She's So Unusual #75
2000 Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Pop Songs[8] "Time After Time" #66
MTV
2001 VH1 100 Greatest Videos[9] "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" #45
2002 Rolling Stone 50 Essential "Women In Rock" Albums[10] She's So Unusual #41
2003 VH1 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years[11] "Time After Time" #22
Rolling Stone The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[12] She's So Unusual #494
2006 VH1 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's[13] "Time After Time" #19
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" #23

References

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  2. Gray Line New York's Ride Of Fame Honors Cyndi Lauper Getty Images. January 27, 2011.
  3. Crowley, Patrick (2017-06-23). "Logo's Trailblazer Honors: Hayley Kiyoko, Alex Newell & Wrabel Tribute Cyndi Lauper With 'True Colors' Performance". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
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