List of awards and nominations received by Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin is a contemporary gospel singer, author, and leader of urban contemporary choirs such as The Family, Nu Nation, God's Property, and 1NC (One Nation Crew). He has been honored with numerous awards and nominations for his work in music.

Kirk Franklin
Franklin in 1998
Background information
Genres	Urban contemporary gospel, Christian hip hop
Occupations	Songwriter record producer music director singer
Years active	1993–present
Website	www.kirkfranklin.us

American Music Awards

Year	Category	Result	Ref.
2006	Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist	Won
2021	Favorite Artist - Gospel	Nominated

Dove Awards

The Dove Awards are awarded annually by the Gospel Music Association.^[1]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1993	Traditional Gospel Album of the Year	Kirk Franklin & the Family	Won	[2]
	Traditional Gospel Song of the Year	"Why We Sing"	Won	[2]
1996	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	Whatcha Lookin' 4	Won	[2]
1998	Urban Album of the Year	God's Property	Won	[3]
	Urban Song of the Year	"Stomp" (shared with co-songwriters)	Won	[3]
1999	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	The Nu Nation Project	Won	[3]
2000	Urban Song of the Year	"Revolution"	Won	[4]
2001	Urban Gospel Album of the Year	"Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC"	Won	[5]
	Urban Song of the Year	"Nobody" (Kirk Franklin & 1NC)	Nominated	[5]
2002	Urban Recorded Song of the Year	"Thank You" (with Mary Mary)	Won	[6]
2003	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin	Won	[7]
2006	Urban Gospel Album of the Year	Hero	Won	[8]
	Urban Song of the Year	"Looking for You" (shared with co-songwriters)	Won	[8]
2007	Urban Recorded Song of the Year	"Imagine Me"	Won	[9]
	Song of the Year	"Imagine Me"	Nominated	[10]
2009	Urban Album of the Year	The Fight of My Life	Won	[11]
	Urban Recorded Song of the Year	"Declaration (This Is It)"	Nominated	[12]
2012	Male Vocalist of the Year	Himself	Nominated	[13]
	Song of the Year	"I Smile" (shared with co-songwriters)	Nominated	[2]
	Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year		Won	[2]
	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	Hello Fear	Won	[2]
2014	Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year	"Take Me To the King" (shared with Tamela Mann, performer)	Won	[2]
2016	Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year	Losing My Religion	Won	[2]
	Gospel Artist of the Year	Himself	Won	[2]
2017	Contemporary Gospel/Urban Recorded Song of the Year	"My World Needs You"	Won	[2]
2019	Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year	"Love Theory"	Won	[14]
	Gospel Artist of the Year	Himself	Won	[14]
2020			Nominated	[15] [16]
	Song of the Year	"Love Theory"	Nominated
	Songwriter of the Year (Artist)	Himself	Nominated
	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	Long Live Love	Won
2021	Song of the Year	"Together"	Nominated	[17]
	Songwriter of the Year	Himself	Nominated
	Gospel Artist of the Year		Nominated
	Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year	"Together" (with For King & Country and Tori Kelly)	Nominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).^[18]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1997	Whatcha Lookin' 4 (Kirk Franklin & The Family)	Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album	Won	[19]
1998	God's Property	Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album	Won	[20]
	"Stomp"	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	Nominated
		Best R&B Song	Nominated
	Himself	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Nominated
1999	The Nu Nation Project	Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album	Won	[21]
	"Lean on Me"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Best R&B Song	Nominated
		Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	Nominated
2006	"Looking For You"	Best Gospel Performance	Nominated
2007	"Imagine Me"	Best Gospel Song	Won	[22]
	Hero	Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album	Won	[22]
2009	The Fight of My Life		Won	[23]
	"Help Me Believe"	Best Gospel Song	Won	[23]
2012	"Hello Fear"		Won	[24]
	Hello Fear	Best Gospel Album	Won	[24]
2015	"Love on the Radio"	Best Gospel Performance/Song	Nominated
2016	"Wanna Be Happy?"		Won	[25]
2017	"God Provides"		Won
	"Ultralight Beam" (with Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, The-Dream and Kelly Price)	Best Rap Song	Nominated	[26]
		Best Rap/Sung Performance	Nominated
	Losing My Religion	Best Gospel Album	Won
2019	"Hiding Place"		Won		[27]
	"Never Alone" (shared with Tori Kelly)	Best Gospel Performance/Song	Won	[28]
2020	"Long Live Love"	Best Gospel Album	Won	[27]
	"Love Theory"	Best Gospel Performance/Song	Won	[29]
2023	"Kingdom" (with Maverick City Music)		Won	[30]
	"Fear Is Not My Future" (with Maverick City Music)	Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song	Won
	Kingdom Book One (with Maverick City Music)	Best Gospel Album	Won
2024	"All Things"	Best Gospel Performance/Song	Won	[31]

NAACP Image Awards

Main article: NAACP Image Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1996	Outstanding Gospel Artist	Kirk Franklin and the Family	Won
	Outstanding New Artist		Nominated
	Outstanding Duo or Group		Nominated
1997			Won
	Outstanding Gospel Artist		Nominated
1998	Outstanding Song	"Stomp" (with God's Property and Cheryl James)	Nominated
1999		"Lean on Me"	Won
	Outstanding Album	The Nu Nation Project	Nominated
	Outstanding Male Artist	Himself	Nominated
	Outstanding Gospel Artist	Kirk Franklin and the Family	Won
2001	Outstanding Duo or Group		Nominated
2002		Kirk Franklin and Jill Scott	Nominated
2003	Outstanding Album	The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin	Won
	Outstanding Song	"Brighter Day"	Won
	Outstanding Gospel Artist (Traditional or Contemporary)	Himself	Won
	Outstanding Gospel Artist		Won
2006			Nominated
2007			Won
2008			Won
2011	Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional	The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms	Nominated
2012	Outstanding Song	"I Smile"	Won
2016	Outstanding Gospel Album – Traditional or Contemporary	Losing My Religion	Nominated
2019	Outstanding Song	"Never Alone" (with Tori Kelly)	Nominated
2020	Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song – Traditional or Contemporary	Love Theory	Won
2021	Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song	"Strong God"	Nominated	[32]
2022		"Overcome 2021"	Nominated
2023	Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album	Kingdom Book One (with Maverick City Music)	Won
2024		Father's Day	Won
	Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song	"All Things"	Nominated
2025	Outstanding Duo or Group (Contemporary)	"Rain Down On Me" (with GloRilla and Maverick City Music)	Nominated

Stellar Awards

Main article: Stellar Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2000	Artist of the Year	Himself	Won	[33]
	Song of the Year	"Lean On Me"	Won	[33]
	Producer of the Year	The Nu Nation Project	Won	[33]
	CD of the Year		Won	[33]
	Contemporary CD of the Year		Won	[33]
	Contemporary Choir of the Year		Won	[33]
	Rap Hip-Hop Gospel CD of the Year		Won	[33]
	Music Video of the Year	"Lean On Me"	Won	[33]
	Urban/Inspirational Performance of the Year	"Thank You" (with Mary Mary)	Won	[33]
2002	Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year	Kingdom Come Soundtrack	Won	[34]
	Producer of the Year		Nominated	[34]
	Urban/Inspirational Performance of the Year	Kingdom Come Soundtrack (with Mary Mary)	Won	[34]
	Music Video of the Year	"Thank You" (with Mary Mary)	Nominated	[34]
2003	Artist of the Year	The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin	Won	[35]
	Producer of the Year		Won	[35]
	CD of the Year		Won	[35]
	Song of the Year	"Hosanna"	Won	[35]
	Music Video of the Year		Won	[35]
2007	CD of the Year	Hero	Won	[36]
	Artist of the Year		Nominated	[36]
	Producer of the Year		Nominated	[36]
	Contemporary CD of the Year		Nominated	[36]
	Song of the Year	"Looking For You"	Nominated	[36]
	Music Video of the Year		Nominated	[36]
2008	Artist of the Year	The Fight of My Life	Nominated	[37]
	CD of the Year		Nominated	[37]
	Producer of the Year		Nominated	[37]
	Urban/ Inspirational Single / Performance of the Year	"Declaration: (This Is It)"	Won	[37]
	Music Video of the Year		Nominated	[37]
2011	Special Event CD of the Year	Are You Listening	Nominated	[38]
2012	Artist of the Year	Hello Fear	Nominated	[39]
	CD of the Year		Won	[39]
	Producer of the Year		Won	[39]
	Contemporary CD of the Year		Won	[39]
	Song of the Year	"I Smile"	Won	[39]
	Urban/ Inspirational Single / Performance of the Year		Nominated	[39]
2014	Song of the Year	"Take Me To the King"	Won	[40]
	Producer of the Year	Best Days	Nominated	[40]

Urban Music Awards

Year	Category	Result	Ref.
2009	Best Gospel Act	Won	[41]

Soul Train Awards

Year	Category	Result	Ref.
1994	Best Gospel Album	Kirk Franklin & the Family	Nominated
1996		Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas	Nominated
1997		Whatcha Lookin' 4	Won
1998	Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo	God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation (with God's Property)	Nominated
	Best Gospel Album		Won
1999		The Nu Nation Project	Won
2003		The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin	Won
2006		Hero	Nominated
2007		Songs from the Storm, Volume I	Won
2011	Best Gospel Performance	"I Smile"	Nominated
2015	[[Best Gospel/Inspirational Song	"Wanna Be Happy?"	Nominated
2016		"123 Victory"	Won
2017	Best Gospel/Inspirational Award	Himself	Nominated
2018			Nominated
2019			Won	[42]
2020			Won
2021			Won
2022		Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin	Won
2023		"All Things"	Won
		"Try Love"	Nominated