Absolute Madonna

 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)