2008

  • Grammy Award: Best Long Form Music Video, The Confessions Tour
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

 2007

  • Grammy Award: Best Electronic/Dance Album, Confessions on a Dance Floor
  • Arion Music Award (Greece): Best Selling Single, Hung Up
  • Arion Music Award (Greece): Best Selling Album, Confessions on a Dance Floor
  • Ivor Novello Award: International Hit of the Year, Sorry
  • International Dance Music Award: Best Dance Music Video (Jump)
  • International Dance Music Award: Best Dance Solo Artist
  • MTV Latin America: Best Video of All Time, Like A Virgin
  • Rolling Stone Latin American Music Award: Best Female Artist
  • Pollstar Concert Industry Award: Most Creative Stage Production: Madonna, The Confessions Tour
  • ELLE Style Award: Top Style Icon
  • Virgin. Net Music Award: Best Solo Artist

 2006

  • NME Award: Sexiest Female Artist
  • ECHO Award (Germany): Best Rock/Pop International Female Artist
  • NRJ Music Award (France): Best International Artist
  • TRL Award: Lifetime Achievement Award
  • TRL Award: Retired Video Award for Hung Up
  • BRIT Award: Best International Female Artist
  • Billboard Touring Award: Top Boxscore Award
  • Wembley Arena’s Female Artist of the Year Award 2006: The Confessions Tour
  • Rockbjörnen (Sweden): Best International Album, Confessions on a Dance Floor
  • Pink Paper Award: Best Album, Confessions on a Dance Floor
  • Pink Paper Award: Best Single, Hung Up
  • Pink Paper Award: Best Musical Artist
  • Pink Paper Award: Best Live Event, KoKo Club Mini-Show
  • Virgin. Net Music Award: Best Solo Female Artist
  • Virgin. Net Music Award: Best Song, Hung Up
  • Arion Music Award (Greece): Best Selling Single, Hung Up
  • Arion Music Award (Greece): Best Selling Album, Confessions on a Dance Floor
  • Shangay Award (Spain): Best International Album, Confessions on a Dance Floor
  • Shangay Award (Spain): Best International Artist
  • Amadeus Music Award (Austria): Best International Hit Single, Hung Up
  • Popcorn Award (Hungary): Best International Hit Single, Hung Up
  • World Music Award: World’s Best Pop Artist
  • World Music Award: Best Selling U.S. Artist
  • International Dance Music Award: Best Pop Dance Track, Hung Up
  • International Dance Music Award: Best Dance Video, Hung Up
  • International Dance Music Award: Best Dance Artist Solo
  • Salut! d’Or Award (France): Best International Female Singer
  • Salut! d’Or Award (France): Best Song, Hung Up
  • Salut! d’Or Award (France): Best Video, Hung Up

 2005

  • Billboard Backstage Pass Award: Top Tour, Re-Invention Tour

 2004

  • Nominated for Meteor Music Awards (Ireland): Best Live Performance Visiting Act
  • Wembley Arena’s Female Artist of the Year Award: The Re-Invention Tour
  • Billboard Year-End Chart: Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist
  • Billboard Year-End Chart: Top Hot Dance Singles Sales Artist
  • Billboard Music Award: Best Selling Dance Single, Me Against the Music
  • Dancestar Award: Best Chart Act
  • NRJ Music Award (France): Life Achievement Award
  • UK Music Hall of Fame: Founding Member

 2003

  • American Music Award Winner: International Artist of The Year Award
  • Nominated for Latin American Video Music Award as Best International Pop Artist
  • Nominated for MTV Video Music Award: Best Video From A Film, Die Another Day
  • Nominated for MTV Europe Music Award: Best Female
  • Nominated for MTV Europe Music Award: Best Web Award (Madonna.com)
  • Nominated for Grammy: Best Dance Song (Die Another Day)
  • Nominated for Grammy: Best Short Form Music Video (Die Another Day)
  • Billboard Year-End Chart: Top Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artist
  • Billboard Year-End Chart: Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales, Die Another Day
  • MVPA Award: Soundtrack Video Of The Year, Die Another Day
  • Golden Raspberry Award: Worst Actress (Swept Away)

 2002

  • Golden Satellite Award Nomination: Die Another Day
  • International Dance Music Award: Best Solo Dance Artist
  • Billboard Year-End Chart: Top Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artist
  • Billboard Year-End Chart: Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales, Die Another Day
  • ASCAP Pop Music Award: Most Performed Song, Don’t Tell Me
  • AOL Viewers Choice Award: Best TV Concert of the Year, Drowned World Tour
  • “Don’t Tell Me” nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Short Form Music Video

 2001

  • Nominated for Shammy Award for “Music” (Record of the Year)
  • Nominated for Shammy Award for “Music” (Pop Album)
  • Grammy Award for “Music” in the category of Best Recording Package
  • MVPA Award for Video Of The Year, “Don’t Tell Me”
  • International Dance Music Award: Best Solo Dance Artist
  • Nominatations for Top Of The Pops, Best Pop Act, Top Tour (Drowned World Tour)
  • International Dance Music Award for “Music”, Best Pop Dance 12″ Record
  • International Dance Music Award for “Music”, Best Dance Video
  • Golden Giraffe Award (Hungary) for Best International Album Of The Year, “Music”
  • Nominated for Major Tour Of THe Year, Concert Industry Awards
  • Brit Award in the category of Best International Female Artist
  • Golden Raspberry Award for “The Next Best Thing”, Worst Actress
  • Danish Music Award for Best International Album, “Music”
  • Danish Music Awards for “Music”, Best International Hit
  • Nominations for Italian Music Awards in the categories of: Best International Female, Best International Album (“Music”), Best International Song (“Don’t Tell Me”)
  • Nominated for MTV Asia Music Award in the category of Best Female
  • Edison Award (Holland) for Best International Female Artist
  • Capital FM Award for Favorite International Solo Artist
  • Nominated for My VH-1 Awards in the categories of My Favorite Female, and Hottest Live Show (Drowned World Tour)

2000

  • Billboard Award for Best Video-Clip Of The Year, “Music”
  • MTV Europe Music Award for Best Female Artist
  • MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dance Video, “Music”
  • Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress of the Century
  • Madonna won a Premios Amigo Award for Best International Female Artist
  • “Music” nominated at the VH-1 Fashion Music Awards in the “Visionary Video” category
  • “American Pie” is nominated for Best Cinematography In A Video at the MTV Music Video Awards
  • Madonna has been put into the 2000 Guiness Book of Records for the most costume changes in a movie for Evita.
    Madonna changed her costume 85 times and wore altogether
    39 hats, 45 pairs of shoes, and even 56 pairs of earrings.
  • Grammy Wins: Best Original Song from a Motion Picture (Beautiful Stranger)
  • Grammy Nominations:
    • Best Original Song from a Motion Picture (Beautiful Stranger)
    • Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Beautiful Stranger)

1999

  • Madonna won the Best International Female award in Holland on March 4th.
  • Two nominations at the Billboard Awards: Best Clip of the Year and Best Director (Brett Ratner) for Beautiful Stranger
  • Nominated in the new ‘solo artist of the decade’ category for the 1999 Billboard Music Awards. Other candidates include: Michael Bolton, Toni Braxton, Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey,
    Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, R. Kelly, Madonna and Shania Twain.
  • Madonna has been nominated for the 1999 European VMA’s in the
    following catagories: Best Female, and Best Song (Beautiful Stranger).
  • In the Much Music Century’s Greatest Video List, Madonna scored 3 times with Express
    Yourself (#3), Ray Of Light (#8), and Like A Prayer (#47).
  • Fryderyk Music Awards (Warsaw, Poland) – Best Foreign Album of the Year
  • Best International Female Vocalist at the Danish Grammy Awards
  • Pop/Rock Album of the Year – Playboy
  • At the ARTISTdirect Online Music Awards, Madonna was given the award for Favorite Female Artist
  • Grammy Nominations in six categories:
    • Album of the Year (Ray Of Light)
    • Best Pop Album (Ray Of Light)
    • Record of the Year (Ray Of Light, single)
    • Best Dance Recording (Ray Of Light, single)
    • Best Short Form Music Video (Ray Of Light, video)
    • Best Recording Package for Art Director Kevin Reagen (Ray Of Light)
  • Grammy Wins:
    • Best Pop Album (Ray Of Light)
    • Best Short Form Music Video (Ray Of Light, video)
    • Best Recording Package for Art Director Kevin Reagen (Ray Of Light)
    • Best Dance Recording (Ray Of Light, single)
  • Nominated for Best Female International Artist in the Brit Awards (U.K.)
  • Nominated for Best Female International Artist in the Edison Awards (the
    Netherlands)
  • Madonna presented at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, but lost in both categories
    in which she was nominated.

1999

  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Soundtrack (Evita)
  • Much Music Video Awards: Best International Video Ray Of Light, Jonas Akerlund
  • MTV Video Music Award: Ray Of Light Video of the Year, Jonas Akerlund
  • MTV Video Music Award: Ray Of Light Best Female Video, Jonas Akerlund
  • MTV Video Music Award: Ray Of Light Best Direction, Jonas Akerlund
  • MTV Video Music Award: Ray Of Light Best Editing, Jonas Akerlund
  • MTV Video Music Award: Ray Of Light Choreography, Madonna
  • MTV Video Music Award: Frozen Special Effects, Steve Murgatroyd
  • MTV Video Music Award Nomination: Ray Of Light Best Dance Video
  • MTV Video Music Award Nomination: Ray Of Light Breakthrough Video
  • VH-1 Fashion Awards: Most Fashionable Artist
  • VH-1 Fashon Awards: The Versace Award
  • VH-1 Fashion Awards: Most Stylish Music Artist
  • MTV Europe Music Awards : WINNER – Best Female
  • MTV Europe Music Awards : WINNER – Best Album
  • MTV Europe Music Awards : Nominee – Best Dance Artist (lost to Prodigy)
  • Nominated: Echo Award (Germany) for Best Selling Female Artist
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Award – Best Song [Don't Cry For Me
    Argentina]
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Award Nominations – Best Actress(in Drama),
    Best Soundtrack
    Comet Award (Germany) – International Act Award – Madonna
  • MuchMusic Video Award Nomination: Favorite International Artist -
    Madonna

1997

  • Golden Globe: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy, EVITA
  • Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, EVITA
  • Golden Globe: You Must Love Me – Best Original Song – Motion Picture Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice
  • Oscar: Best Original Song, You Must Love Me
  • Oscar Nominations:
    • Best Cinematography
    • Best Art Direction
    • Best Song
    • Best Film Editing
    • Best Sound
  • Nominated: Echo Award (Germany) for Best Selling Female Artist
  • Golden Satellite Awards: Best Picture (Evita), Best Original Song
    [You Must Love Me], Best Costume Design: Penny Rose
  • EVITA won the Critics Union Award
  • ECHO Award [Germany] – Best International Female Artist – Madonna
  • Brit. Award Nomination – Best Soundtrack – Evita
  • MTV Europe Music Award Nomination – Best Female Artist
  • MTV Movie Awards Nominations – Best Female Actress [Madonna] , Best
    Song [Don't Cry For Me Argentina]
  • American Moviegoers’ Award: Most Outstanding Performance by a female
    Actress Madonna [Evita]
  • American Moviegoers’ Award: Most Outstanding Direction – Alan Parker [Evita]
    American Moviegoers’ Award Nomination: Best Film “Evita”1996
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Cinematography (for “You’ll See”, lost to Smashing
    Pumpkins, “Tonight, Tonight”).
  • Billboard: Artist Achievement Award
  • Echo Award (Germany) for Best Selling Female Artist
  • MTV Europe Music Award Nomination – Best Amour with I Want You
  • ASCAP Pop Award – for You’ll See

1995

  • MTV Video Music Award: Best Female Video, “Take A Bow”
  • MTV Video Music Award Nomination: Human Nature (Best Choreography, lost
    to Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson for “Scream”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Dance Video (for “Human Nature”, lost to Michael
    and Janet Jackson for “Scream”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Art Direction in a video (for “Take A Bow”, lost
    to Michael & Janet Jackson for “Scream”).
  • VH1 Music Fashion Awards: Most Fashionable Artist
  • Grammy Nomination: Bedtime Stories, Pop Album
  • Brit Award Nomination – Best International Female Artist1994
  • MTV Video Music Award Nomination: Best Video From A Film (for “I’ll Remember” theme from With Honors, lost to
    Bruce Springsteen for “Streets of Philadelphia”).
  • CabelACE Award Nominations:
    • Music Special: Madonna Live Down Under – The Girlie Show: DeMann Entertainment
    • Musical Special or Series: Madonna Live Down Under – The Girlie Whos: Christopher Ciccone and Mark “Aldo” Miceli

 1993

  • American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Film and
    Television Music Award: Best Songwriting, “This Used To Be My Playground”
  • MTV Video Music Award:
    • Best Art Direction In A Video: Jan Peter Flack, “Rain”
    • Best Cinematography In A Video: Harris Savides, “Rain”
  • Golden Raspberry Award: Worst Actress in Body Of Evidence
  • Rolling Stones’ Readers Poll Awards – Best Dressed Female Artist,
    Worst Album Cover for Erotica
  • Rolling Stones’ Critics Pick – Hype of the Year
  • Rolling Stones’ Pick for the Top 100 Music Video Of All Time (14/10/1993). 6 of
    Madonna’s videos were rated at the
    top 100 which is more than any other artist or band.
    #10. Express Yourself , #20. Like A Prayer , #24. Borderline, #28.
    Vogue , #43. Justify My Love, #66. Oh Father

1992

  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Dance Artist
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Female Video (for “Holiday” Truth or Dare version, lost to
    Annie Lennox for “Why”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Dance Video (for “Holiday” Truth or Dare version, lost to
    Prince & The New Power Generation for “Cream”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Choreography in a Video (for “Holiday” Truth or Dare version,
    lost to En Vogue, “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Cinematography in a Video (for “Holiday” Truth or Dare version, lost
    to Guns N’ Roses, “November Rain”).
  • Golden Globe Nomination, “This Used To Be My Playground” for “Original Song – Music & Lyrics”
  • Rolling Stones’ Readers Poll Awards – Best Dressed Female Artist

1991

  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Pop/Rock Single (Vogue)
  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Dance Artist
  • Academy Award: Best Original Song, “Sooner Or Later”
  • Grammy – Best Long Form Music Video, Blond Ambition World Tour: Live!
  • American Music Award: Favorite Dance Single, “Vogue”
  • Juno Award (Canada): Best International Single, Vogue
  • People’s Choice, Hard Rock Cafe Foundation, International Rock Awards
  • MTV Video Music Award: Best Long-Form Video, The Immaculate Collection
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Female Video (for “Like A Virgin” Truth or Dare
    version, lost to Janet Jackson “Love Will Never Do (Without You)”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Choreography in a Video (for “Like A Virgin” Truth
    or Dare version, lost to C&C Music Factory, “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”).
  • AmFAR’s Award of Courage
  • Rolling Stones’ Readers Poll Awards – Best Single for Vogue, Best Video for Vogue, Best Dressed Female Artist,
    and Sexiest Female Singer
  • Rolling Stones’ Critics Award – Best Video for Justify My Love – Hype of
    the Year
  • Rolling Stones’ Critics Award – Best Tour [The Blonde Ambition Tour]

1990

  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Dance Single (Like A Prayer)
  • Grammy Nomination for best shortform video, Oh Father
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Video of the Year (for “Vogue”, lost
    to Sinead O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Female Video (for “Vogue”, lost
    to Sinead O’Connor for “Nothing Compares 2 U”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Dance Video (for “Vogue”, lost to
    M.C. Hammer, “U Can’t Touch This”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Choreography in a Video (for “Vogue”,
    lost to Janet Jackson for “Rhythm Nation”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Art Direction in a Video (for “Vogue”, lost
    to B-52′s “Love Shack”).
  • MTV Video Award Winner!: Best Editing in a Video for “Vogue”.
  • MTV Video Award Winner!: Best Cinematography in a Video for “Vogue”.
  • MTV Video Award Winner!: Best Direction in a Video for “Vogue”.
  • Rolling Stones’ Readers Poll Award – Worst Female Singer & Worst Video
    for Like A Prayer
  • Rolling Stones’ Readers Poll Award – Worst Female Singer & Worst Video
    - Like A Prayer

1989

  • International Music Award: Best Female Singer, “Like A Prayer”
  • MTV Video Music Award: “Artist of the Decade,” career achievement
  • MTV Video Music Award: Viewers Choice Award for “Like A Prayer”
  • MTV Video Music Award: Best Direction for “Express Yourself”
  • MTV Video Music Award: Best Art Direction for “Express Yourself”
  • MTV Video Music Award: Best Cinematography for “Express Yourself”
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Video of the Year (for “Like A Prayer” lost
    to Neil Young for “This Note’s For You”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Female Video (for “Express
    Yourself”, lost to Paula Abdul for “Straight Up”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Editing in a Video (for “Express Yourself”,
    lost to Paula Abdul for “Straight Up”).

1988

  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist

1987

  • Grammy Songwriting Nomination for best song
    written specifically for a motion picture or television category, Who’s That Girl
  • American Music Award: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist
  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Pop/Rock Single (Live To Tell)
  • MTV Video Music Award: Best Female Video, “Papa Don’t Preach”
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Female Video (for “Open Your Heart”, as well as “Papa Don’t Preach” which won!)
  • MTV Award Nomination: Overall Performance in a Video (for “Papa
    Don’t Preach”, lost to Peter Gabriel for “Sledgehammer”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Choreography in a Video (for “Open Your
    Heart”, lost to Janet Jackson for “Nasty”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Art Direction in a Video (for “Open Your
    Heart”, lost to Peter Gabriel for “Sledgehammer”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Editing in a Video (for “Open Your Heart”, lost
    to Peter Gabriel for “Sledgehammer”).
  • MTV Award Nomination: Best Cinematography in a Video (for BOTH “Papa Don’t
    Preach” and “Open Your Heart”, lost to Robbie Nevil, “C’est La Vie”).
  • Golden Raspberry Award: Worst Actress in Who’s That Girl

1986

  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Like A Virgin)
  • American Music Award Nomination: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist
  • Grammy Nomination for Outstanding Pop Vocal Performance, Papa Don’t Preach
  • MTV Video Music Award: “Video Vanguard,” career achievement
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Choreography in a video (for “Dress
    You Up”, lost to Prince for “Raspberry Beret”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Editing in a video (for “Dress You Up”, lost
    to a-ha for “Take On Me”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Cinematography in a video (for
    “Dress You Up”, lost to a-ha for “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.”).
  • Juno Award (Canada): Best International Album, True Blue
  • People’s Choice Award – Favorite Female Musical Performer
  • Golden Raspberry Award: Worst Actress in Shanghai Surprise

1985

  • Grammy Nomination for Outstanding Pop Vocal Performance, Crazy For You
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Female Video (“Material Girl”, lost to Tina Turner “What’s Love Got To Do With It”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Choreography in a video (for “Like A Virgin, lost to Elton John for “Sad Songs (say so much)”.)
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Art Direction in a video (for
    “Like A Virgin”, lost to Don Henley, “The Boys of Summer”).
  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best Cinematography in a video (for
    “Like A Virgin”, lost to Don Henley, “The Boys of Summer”).
  • American Music Award: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist

1984

  • MTV Video Award Nomination: Best New Artist in a Video (for “Like A Virgin”, lost to Eurythmics, “Sweet Dreams)