List of awards and nominations received by Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan awards and nominations
	Gloria Estefan (left) receiving the 2018 Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	387
Nominations	585
	Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-American singer-songwriter who has achieved various nominations and awards in her multi-decades career. With 100 million records sold, she was the all-time best-selling Latina singer and remains as one of the best-selling music artists of all-time.

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She has won four Grammy Awards from 12 nominations, four Latin Grammy Awards from 7 nominations, several BMI Awards and Billboard Latin Music Awards among others. Gloria became the first Latin women to receive Songwriter of the Year by BMI Awards in 1991.^[1] Her contributions and success have been recognized by various organizations, including an Icon Award by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2023.^[2]

Some awards were bestowed to both Emilio and Gloria Estefan. The Estefans have worked together since 1975 when they formed Miami Sound Machine, with Gloria as lead vocalist and Emilio handling the production. Since that time their scope has broadened, including Gloria's solo career.^[3] They received highest honors for civilians including a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019—highest U.S. civil award—becoming the first couple to receive the award.^[4] They also became the first marriage and first Hispanics to receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2019.^[5] The inaugural Variety's Miami Entertainment Town Gala in 2022, honored the couple with The Legends and Groundbreakers Award recognizing them as Miami's "most notable musical pioneers" who "helped put Miami on the map with the revolutionary stylings of their Miami Sound Machine".^[6]

Gloria has been recognized for her charitable endeavours, winning the inaugurals Spirit of Love Award in 1991 (Ronald MacDonald),^[7] Alexis de Tocqueville Award in 1993 (United Way),^[8] and the Spirit of Hope Award in 1996 (Billboard Latin Music Awards). She is also the first women to be named Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy in 2008.^[9] In addition, Gloria has been admitted into multiple Halls and Walk of Fames, including being the first Latina inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.^[10] She has also obtained a number of honorary degrees in various institutions, including the University of Miami, Barry University and Berklee College of Music.

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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Country	City/Gov./Entity	Year	Description	Status	Ref.
United States	Conference of Mayors	2005	National Artistic Achievement Award	Honoree	^[180]
Panama	City of Panama/Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro	2006	Keys to the City	Honoree	^[181]
United States	City of Las Vegas/Mayor Oscar Goodman	2010	Keys to the City	Honoree	^[182]
United States	President Barack Obama	2015	Presidential Medal of Freedom	Honoree	^[183]
United States/Spain	Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United States [es]	2015	Ponce de León Award	Honoree	^[184]
Spain	Ministry of Culture	2018	Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts	Honoree	^[185]
United States	Miami Beach County	2019	Keys to the City	Honoree	^[186]
United States	City of Miami		Keys to the City	Honoree	^[186]

University	Year	Description	Status	Ref.
University of Miami	1993	Honorary Doctoral degree in Music	Honoree	^[187]^[177]
Barry University	2002	Honorary Law degree	Honoree	^[177]
Berklee College of Music	2007	Honorary Doctor of Music	Honoree	^[188]
University School of Music	2017	Honorary Sigma Alpha Iota Member	Honoree	^[189]

Walk/Hall of Fame	Year	Description	Status	Ref.
Little Havana/Calle 8 Walk of Fame	1989	Walk of Star	Won	^[190]
Amsterdam Walk of Stars	1989	Footprints	Won	^[191]
Movieland Star Hall of Fame	1991	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[146]
Hollywood Walk of Fame	1993	Walk of Star	Won	^[192]
VH1 Hall of Fame	1993	"Live for Loving You"	Inducted	^[193]
National Academy of Popular Music Hall of Fame	1996	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[170]
International Women's Forum Hall of Fame	2000	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[194]
Florida Women's Hall of Fame	2003	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[195]
Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame	2011	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[196]
Miami Children's Hospital Pediatric Hall of Fame	2011	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[197]
Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame	2014	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[198]
Goldmine Hall of Fame	2017	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[199]
Miami Beach Hall of Fame	2019	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[200]
Songwriters Hall of Fame	2023	Hall of Fame inductee	Inducted	^[10]

Award/organization^[a]	Year	Nominee/work	Category	Result	Ref.
American Music Awards	1989	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Won	^[203]
Amauta de Oro (Peru)	1986	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Most Popular International Artist	Won	^[204]
Billboard Number One Awards^[b]	1977	"Renacer"	Latin Pop National	Nominated	^[205]
	1977	"Renacer"	Miami Pop	Nominated	^[205]
	1986	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Top New Artists	Won	^[42]
			Top Dance Sales Artist	Nominated
			Top Pop Latin Artist	Nominated
		Primitive Love	Top Pop Album	Nominated
		Primitive Love	Top Pop Latin Album	Nominated
		"Words Get in the Way"	Top Pop Single	Nominated
	1987	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Top Pop Singles Artists Duos/Group	Nominated	^[206]
			Top Pop Album Artist	Nominated
			Top Pop Singles Artist	Nominated
			Top Pop Artists — Combined Singles and Albums	Nominated
		Let It Loose	Top Pop Album	Nominated
	1988	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Top Adult Contemporary Artist	Nominated	^[42]
			Top Hot Crossover Artist	Nominated
			Top Pop Crossover Group	Won
		"Can't Stay Away from You"	Top Adult Contemporary Single	Won
		"Anything for You"	Top Adult Contemporary Single	Nominated
CableACE Award	1990	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine Showtime	Best Music Special	Won	^[207]
			Best Editing	Won
			Best Direction	Won
CBS International	1990	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Crystal Globe Awards	Won	^[208]^[202]
Grammy Awards	1989	"Anything for You"	Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	Nominated	^[1]
Latin Stars Walk of Fame	1989	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Miami Walk of Stars	Inducted	^[201]
Lo Nuestro Awards	1989	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Pop Group or Duo of the Year	Won	^[114]
Tokyo Music Fair	1986	"Conga"	Contest Winner	Won	^[208]^[146]
Pollstar Awards	1991	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Most Creative Stage Production	Nominated	^[209]

List of awards and nominations received by Gloria Estefan

Awards and nominations

Other honors

Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

See also

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