List of awards and nominations received by Carly Simon

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Carly Simon awards and nominations
Carly Simon (1989) 2.jpg

Simon at the 61st Academy Awards (March 1989)

Award Wins Nominations
Academy Awards
 1 1
British Academy Film Awards
 0 2
Golden Globe Awards
 1 1
Grammy Awards
 2 14

The following is a list of awards, honors, and nominations received by American musician and singer/songwriter Carly Simon. Among her numerous accolades, Simon is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, from 14 nominations, as well as an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Her discography consists of 23 studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums, one Christmas album, four soundtrack albums, one audiobook, and 41 singles. In the United States, she has five Platinum-certified albums, three Gold-certified albums, and four Gold-certified singles.[1] In the United Kingdom, she has three Gold-certified albums, two Silver-certified albums, as well as one Gold-certified single, and one Silver-certified single.[2] All but three of her studio albums have charted on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 12 charting in the Top 40, and five in the Top 10.[3] Two of her compilation albums have also charted in the Top 40. Apart from her album successes, she also has amassed 24 Billboard Hot 100 singles, with 13 of them hitting the Top 40, and 28 Billboard Adult Contemporary chart singles, all charting in the Top 40.[3]

Her debut album, Carly Simon, was released in 1971, and won her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1972, while the lead single "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" earned her a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the same ceremony. Her second album, Anticipation, earned her another Grammy nomination in the same category the following year. Her third album, No Secrets, was released in 1972 and spawned the worldwide hit "You're So Vain", which earned Simon three Grammy nominations in 1974; Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Simon's 1977 worldwide hit "Nobody Does It Better", the theme song to the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, garnered her another Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1978. Simon's seventh album, Boys in the Trees, was released later that year and spawned the hit single "You Belong to Me", which earned Simon another Grammy nomination in the same category in 1979. Simon's eighth album, Spy, was released in 1979 and its lead single, "Vengeance", earned Simon a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1980, the first year to feature this category.[4]

In 1986, Simon released her 13th album, Coming Around Again, which earned her two Grammy nominations; Best Recording for Children for "Itsy Bitsy Spider" in 1987, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in 1988. With her 1988 hit "Let the River Run", from the film Working Girl, Simon became the first artist to win a Grammy, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe for a song composed and written, as well as performed, entirely by a single artist.[5] For her musical work on the films Working Girl and Postcards from the Edge, Simon earned two consecutive British Academy Film Awards nominations for Best Film Music, in 1990 and 1991, respectively. Simon was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994.[6] In 1995 and 1998, respectively, she received the Boston Music Awards Lifetime Achievement and a Berklee College of Music Honorary Doctor of Music Degree.[7] Two more Grammy nominations followed, the first for Film Noir in 1998 and the second for Moonlight Serenade in 2006, both in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. She was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "You're So Vain" in 2004, and was nominated for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame the following year,[8] but she has yet to claim her star.[9] She was awarded the Founders Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 2012. Simon was set to be honored at Carnegie Hall with a tribute concert on March 19, 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandimic.[10] It is currently set to take place on March 23, 2022.[11] In 2022, Simon was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[12]

Major industry awards[]

Academy Awards[]

The Academy Awards, established in 1929 and organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements.[13] Simon has received one award, from one nomination.

Academy Awards
Year Nominated work From Award Result Ref
1989 "Let the River Run" Working Girl Best Original Song Won [14]

British Academy Film Awards[]

The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor the best British and international contributions to film.[16] Simon has received two nominations.

British Academy Film Awards
Year Nominated work Award Result Ref
1990 Working Girl Best Film Music Nominated [17]
1991 Postcards from the Edge Nominated [18]

Golden Globe Awards[]

The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievements in film and television, both domestic and foreign.[19] Simon has received one award, from one nomination.

Golden Globe Awards
Year Nominated work From Award Result Ref
1989 "Let the River Run" Working Girl Best Original Song Won [20]

Grammy Awards[]

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honour, the awards were established in 1958.[22] Simon has won two awards, from 14 nominations, and received one honorary award.

Grammy Awards
Year Work Award Result Ref
1972 "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Nominated [23]
- Best New Artist Won
1973 Anticipation Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Nominated [23]
1974 "You're So Vain" Record of the Year Nominated [23]
Song of the Year Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Nominated
1978 "Nobody Does It Better" Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Nominated [23]
1979 "You Belong to Me" Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Nominated [23]
1980 "Vengeance" Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female Nominated [23]
1987 "Itsy Bitsy Spider" Best Recording for Children Nominated [23]
1988 Coming Around Again Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Nominated [23]
1990 "Let the River Run" Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television Won [23]
1998 Film Noir Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance Nominated [23]
2004 "You're So Vain" Grammy Hall of Fame Inducted [23]
2006 Moonlight Serenade Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Nominated [23]

The following list represents Grammy Award nominations and wins connected to Simon's work, as well as work to which Simon contributed.

Grammy Awards
Year Work Award Recipient Result Ref
1974 No Secrets Best Engineered Recording Robin Geoffrey Cable and Bill Schnee Nominated [24]
1976 Playing Possum Best Album Package Gene ChristensenA Nominated [25]
1978 "Nobody Does It Better" Song of the Year Marvin Hamlisch, composer. Carole Bayer Sager, songwriter. Nominated [26]
1979 Boys in the Trees Best Album Package Johnny Lee and Tony LaneB Won [27]
1981 In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record Best Album for Children David Levine and Lucy SimonC Won [28]
1983 In Harmony 2 Won
1995 Duets Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance Frank SinatraD Nominated [29]

Notes

  • A The photographer was Norman Seeff.[30]
  • B The photo featured on the front cover of the album was expertly airbrushed to paint a Danskin top on what was a topless photo of Simon.[31]
  • C Simon was one of the various artists featured on each album.
  • D Simon was one of the various artists featured on the album.

Other industry awards[]

ASCAP Awards[]

The Founders Award is presented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The prestigious honor is given to songwriters and composers who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators.[32] Simon was honored with the award in 2012.

ASCAP Awards
Year Honoree Award Result Ref
2012 Carly Simon Founders Award Honored [33]

Boston Music Awards[]

The Boston Music Awards are a set of music awards given annually that showcase talent in the Boston, Massachusetts area.[34] Founded in 1987, Simon has received eight nominations, and won three awards, as well as one honorary award.

Boston Music Awards
Year Work Award Result Ref
1989 "Let the River Run" Outstanding Song/Songwriter Nominated [35]
- Outstanding Female Vocalist Nominated
1991 Have You Seen Me Lately Outstanding Pop Album Nominated [36]
- Outstanding Female Vocalist Nominated
1995 "Like a River" Outstanding Song/Songwriter Won [37]
- Outstanding Female Vocalist Won
- Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Honored
2002 "Our Affair" Song of the Year Nominated [27]
- Female Vocalist of the Year Won [38]

CableACE Awards[]

The CableACE Awards, earlier known as the ACE Awards, is a defunct award that was given by what was then the National Cable Television Association from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming.[39] Simon received three nominations and one win.

CableACE Awards
Year Work Award Result Ref
1988 Live from Martha's Vineyard Performance in a Music Special Nominated [40]
1995 Live at Grand Central Nominated [40]
"Touched by the Sun" Original Song Won

Hollywood Walk of Fame[]

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars to honor artists for their achievement in the entertainment industry.[41] Simon was selected for the honor in 2005, but a date was never set and she has yet to claim her star.[9]

Hollywood Walk of Fame
Year Honoree Award Result Ref
2005 Carly Simon Hollywood Walk of Fame Nominated [8]

Online Film & Television Association[]

The Online Film & Television Association is an organization based online in the United States and Canada. The awards were established in 1996 and are split in two branches, film and television. Simon received one nomination.

Online Film & Television Association
Year Work Award Recipients Result Ref
1999 Primary Colors Best Music, Original Comedy/Musical Score Ry Cooder and Carly Simon Nominated [42]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established on April 20, 1983, by Ahmet Ertegun, is museum and hall of fame located in Cleveland, Ohio. The museum documents the history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced its development. Simon is currently nominated for induction in 2022.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Year Honoree Award Result Ref
2022 Carly Simon Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Pending [12]

Songwriters Hall of Fame[]

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an American institution founded in 1969 to honor those whose work represents and maintains the heritage and legacy of a spectrum of the most beloved English language songs from the world's popular music songbook.[43] Simon was inducted in 1994.

Songwriters Hall of Fame
Year Honoree Award Result Ref
1994 Carly Simon Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducted [6]

Other honors and recognitions[]

See also[]

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