List of awards and nominations received by Peter Gabriel

The following list includes some of the most significant awards and nominations received by pop musician Peter Gabriel as a solo artist.

Grammy Awards

Year Awarded	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
1983	"Shock the Monkey"	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated	[1][2]
1985	Against All Odds Soundtrack	Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special	Nominated	[3][4]
1987	So	Album of the Year (shared with Daniel Lanois)	Nominated	[5][6]
	"Sledgehammer"	Record of the Year (shared with Daniel Lanois)	Nominated
		Song of the Year	Nominated
		Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated
1990	Passion	Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special	Nominated	[7][8][9]
		Best New Age Performance	Won
1992	P.O.V.	Best Music Video, Long Form	Nominated	[10][11]
1993	Us	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated	[12][13][14]
	"Digging in the Dirt"	Best Rock Song	Nominated
		Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated
		Best Music Video, Short Form	Won
1994	"Steam"	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated	[15][16][17]
		Best Music Video, Short Form	Won
1995	"Red Rain (live)"	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated	[18][16]
1996	Secret World Live	Best Music Video, Long Form	Won	[19]
2003	"The Barry Williams Show"	Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated	[20][21]
2009	"Down to Earth" (from WALL-E)	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television (shared with Thomas Newman)	Won	[22]
	"Define Dancing" (performed by Thomas Newman)	Best Instrumental Arrangement (shared with Thomas Newman)	Won
2017	"The Veil" (from Snowden)	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television	Nominated	[23][24]
2025	"i/o"	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Won	[25]
	"i/o" (In-Side Mix)	Best Immersive Audio Album	Won	[25]

American Music Awards

Year Awarded	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
1987	Himself	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Nominated	[26]
		Favorite Male Pop/Rock Video Artist	Nominated
1988	"Sledgehammer"	Favorite Pop/Rock Video	Nominated	[27]

BT Digital Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2006	Himself	Pioneer Award	Won	[28]

BMI London Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2006	"In Your Eyes"	3 Million Award	Won
2007	Himself	Icon Award	Won
2012	"Sledgehammer"	3 Million Award	Won
2020		4 Million Award	Won	[29]
	"In Your Eyes"	6 Million Award	Won

Billboard Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1986	Himself	Top Artist	Nominated	[30]
		Top Billboard 200 Artist	Nominated
		Top Billboard 200 Artist - Male	Nominated
		Top Hot 100 Artist	Nominated
		Top Hot 100 Artist - Male	Nominated
	So	Top Billboard 200 Album	Nominated
		Top Compact Disk	Nominated
	"Sledgehammer"	Top Hot 100 Song	Nominated
		Top Dance Club Play Single	Nominated
		Top Dance Sales Single	Nominated
		Top Rock Song	Nominated
	"In Your Eyes"		Nominated
1987	Himself	Top Artist	Nominated	[31]
		Top Billboard 200 Artist - Male	Nominated
		Top Hot 100 Artist - Male	Nominated
		Top Hot 100 Artist	Nominated
	So	Top Billboard 200 Album	Nominated
		Top Compact Disk	Nominated
	"Big Time"	Top Hot 100 Song	Nominated

Brit Awards

Year Awarded	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
1987	So	British Album	Nominated	[32][33][34]
	"Sledgehammer"	British Single	Nominated
		British Video	Won
	Himself	British Male Artist	Won
1990		British Producer	Nominated	[35]
1993			Won	[36][37]
	"Digging in the Dirt"	British Video	Nominated
1994	"Steam"		Nominated

CASBY Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1986	So	International Album of the Year	Won	[38]

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2012	So (25th Anniversary Immersion Box Set)	Best Box Set	Nominated	[39]
2016	Growing Up Live + Still Growing Up Live & Unwrapped	Best Archival Live Album or Video	Nominated	[40]
	Rock Paper Scissors Tour	Tour of the Year	Nominated

Danish Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1993	So	Best International Album	Nominated	[41]

Denmark GAFFA Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
1992	Himself	Best Foreign Solo Act	Nominated	[42]
	Us	Best Foreign Album	Nominated
	"Digging in the Dirt"	Music Video of the Year	Won

IM&MC Music Video Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1986	"Sledgehammer"	Best Effects	Won	[43]

Ivor Novello Awards

Year Awarded	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
1987	"Don't Give Up"	Best Song Musically and Lyrically	Won	[44]
	"Sledgehammer"	Best Contemporary Song	Nominated
2003	Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence	Best Original Film Score	Nominated
2007	Himself	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won	[45]
2022		Academy Fellowship	Won	[46]

MTV Video Music Awards

Year Awarded	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
1987	Himself	Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award	Won	[47]
	"Sledgehammer"	Video of the Year	Won
		Best Male Video	Won
		Best Concept Video	Won
		Most Experimental Video	Won
		Best Overall Performance in a Video	Won
		Best Direction in a Video (for Stephen R. Johnson)	Won
		Best Special Effects in a Video (for Peter Lord)	Won
		Best Art Direction in a Video (for Stephen Quay & Timothy Quay)	Won
		Best Editing in a Video (for Colin Green)	Won
		Viewer's Choice	Nominated
	"Big Time"	Best Concept Video	Nominated
		Best Special Effects in a Video (for Peter Wallach)	Nominated
1988	"Biko" (from Cry Freedom)	Best Video from a Film	Nominated	[48]
1991	P.O.V.	Best Long Form Video	Nominated	[49]
1993	"Digging in the Dirt"	Video of the Year	Nominated	[50]
		Viewer's Choice	Nominated
		International Viewer's Choice (Europe)	Nominated
	"Steam"	Best Male Video	Nominated
		Best Editing in a Video (for Douglas Jines)	Won
		Best Special Effects in a Video (for Real World Productions & Colossal Pictures)	Won
1994	"Kiss That Frog"	Best Editing in a Video (for Craig Wood)	Nominated	[51]
		Best Special Effects in a Video (for Brett Leonard & Angel Studios)	Won

Academy Awards

Year Awarded	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
2009	"Down to Earth" (from WALL-E)	Best Original Song (shared with Thomas Newman)	Nominated	[52]

Golden Globe Awards

Year Awarded	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
1989	The Last Temptation of Christ	Best Original Score	Nominated	[53]
2003	Rabbit-Proof Fence		Nominated	[54]
2009	"Down to Earth" (from WALL-E)	Best Original Song (shared with Thomas Newman)	Nominated	[55]

Q Awards

Year Awarded	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
1992	Himself	Best Producer (shared with Daniel Lanois & The Orb)	Won	[56]
2006		Q Lifetime Achievement Award	Won

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	Himself	Comeback of the Year	Nominated
1988	Tour	Most Creative Stage Production	Nominated
1994	Secret World Tour		Won
		Major Tour of the Year	Nominated
1995		Most Creative Stage Production	Nominated

Top of the Pops Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2003	Himself	Singer of the Year	Nominated	[57]

British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors

Year Awarded	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Himself	Gold Badge Award	Won	[58]

Žebřík Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2005	Himself	Best International Male	Nominated	[59]

See also

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Genesis