List of awards and nominations received by Donna Summer
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| Award | Wins | Nominations |
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Academy Awards Academy Awards An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers... |
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American Music Awards American Music Awards -Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC... |
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Grammy Awards (USA)
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 1979 | "MacArthur Park MacArthur Park (song) "MacArthur Park" is a song by Jimmy Webb, originally composed as part of an intended cantata. The song was initially rejected by The Association. Richard Harris was the first to record it, in 1968; the song was subsequently covered by numerous artists. Among the best-known covers are Donna Summer's... " |
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | |
| "Last Dance Last Dance (song) "Last Dance" is a hit 1978 song by singer Donna Summer. The song appeared on the Thank God It's Friday movie soundtrack. It was written by Paul Jabara and was co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder, along with Bob Esty... " |
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | ||
| 1980 | Bad Girls Bad Girls (album) Bad Girls is the seventh studio album by American pop singer Donna Summer, released April 25, 1979 on Casablanca Records. Originally issued as a double album, it incorporates such musical styles as disco, soul, and rock... |
Album of the Year Grammy Award for Album of the Year The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer... |
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| "Bad Girls Bad Girls (song) "Bad Girls" is a 1979 single released by American singer Donna Summer, co-written by Summer and the Brooklyn Dreams. The inspiration for her to write the song came after one of her assistants was offended by a police officer who thought she was a street prostitute.A rough version of the song had... " |
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | ||
| "Dim All the Lights Dim All the Lights "Dim All the Lights" is a song by Donna Summer released as a single in the latter half of 1979. Taken from her Bad Girls album and produced by longtime collaborator Giorgio Moroder with Pete Bellotte, the track combines Summer's trademark disco beats with a more soulful/R&B-esque sound... " |
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | ||
| "Bad Girls" | Best Disco Recording | ||
| "Hot Stuff Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song) "Hot Stuff" is a hit single released by American singer Donna Summer in 1979 as the first single release from her Bad Girls album through Casablanca Records... " |
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | ||
| 1981 | "On the Radio" | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | |
| 1982 | "Cold Love" | Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | |
| "I Believe in Jesus" | Best Inspirational Performance | ||
| 1983 | "Protection" | Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | |
| "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | ||
| 1984 | "She Works Hard for the Money She Works Hard for the Money (song) "She Works Hard for the Money" is a 1983 hit single by singer Donna Summer. It was the first single released from the album of the same name.-Premise:The song, co-written by the singer, told a story of a woman who "works hard for [her] money"... " |
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | |
| "He's a Rebel" | Best Inspirational Performance | ||
| 1985 | "Forgive Me" | Best Inspirational Performance | |
| 1998 | "Carry On" | Best Dance Recording | |
| 2000 | "I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro) I Will Go with You (Con te partirò) "I Will Go with You " is a song recorded by American singer Donna Summer in 1999 for her album Live & More Encore, the track being one of two new studio recordings included on the live album.... " |
Best Dance Recording | |
Academy Awards (USA)
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 51st Academy Awards 51st Academy Awards The 51st Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1979 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson.... |
"Last Dance Last Dance (song) "Last Dance" is a hit 1978 song by singer Donna Summer. The song appeared on the Thank God It's Friday movie soundtrack. It was written by Paul Jabara and was co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder, along with Bob Esty... " |
Best Music, Original Song (Paul Jabara) | |
American Music Awards (USA)
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Donna Summer | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | |
| Donna Summer | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | ||
| Donna Summer | Favorite Disco Female Artist | ||
| Live and More Live and More Live and More was the seventh vinyl long-playing album recorded by Donna Summer, and it was her second double album. The live concert featured on the first three sides of this double LP album was recorded in the Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California in 1978... |
Favorite Disco Album | ||
| "Last Dance Last Dance (song) "Last Dance" is a hit 1978 song by singer Donna Summer. The song appeared on the Thank God It's Friday movie soundtrack. It was written by Paul Jabara and was co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder, along with Bob Esty... " |
Favorite Disco Single | ||
| 1980 | Donna Summer | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | |
| Bad Girls | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | ||
| "Bad Girls Bad Girls (song) "Bad Girls" is a 1979 single released by American singer Donna Summer, co-written by Summer and the Brooklyn Dreams. The inspiration for her to write the song came after one of her assistants was offended by a police officer who thought she was a street prostitute.A rough version of the song had... " |
Favorite Pop/Rock Single | ||
| Donna Summer | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | ||
| 1984 | Donna Summer | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | |
| Donna Summer | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | ||
Dance Music Hall of Fame
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 2004 | Donna Summer | Recording Artist | |
| "I Feel Love I Feel Love "I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday.The song constituted the "future" segment of the album, which represented a stylistic progress through time... " |
Influential Single | ||
NAACP Image Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 1980 | Donna Summer | Outstanding Recording Artist | |
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 1977 | "Theme Song from 'The Deep'" (John Barry) | Best Original Song | |
| 1979 | "Last Dance" (Paul Jabara) | Best Original Song | |
Juno Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 1977 | "I Feel Love I Feel Love "I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday.The song constituted the "future" segment of the album, which represented a stylistic progress through time... " |
Best Selling International Single | |
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 2008 | Donna Summer | Performer | |
| 2010 | Donna Summer | Performer | |
| 2011 | Donna Summer | Performer | |
| 2012 | Donna Summer | Performer | TBD |
MTV Video Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 1984 | "She Works Hard for the Money" | Best Female Video | |
| "She Works Hard for the Money" | Best Choreography in a Video | ||