List of awards and nominations received by Gorillaz

Gorillaz are a British virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. While watching MTV, Hewlett came up with the idea to create the band, and later commented, "If you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell – there's nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that."[1] Gorillaz is a virtual band consisting of four cartoon characters: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel. They are used in promotional material such as album covers, posters, and in concerts, during which holographic versions of the characters are used. The band's music is usually a collaboration between various musicians; Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor.[2] Gorillaz have released seven studio albums, all on the Parlophone and Virgin record labels: Gorillaz (2001), Demon Days (2005),[3] Plastic Beach (2010), The Fall (digital in 2010, physical in 2011), Humanz (2017), The Now Now (2018) and Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (2020).

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Gorillaz awards and nominations
Damon Albarn at the Eurockéennes in 2007
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins26
Nominations79
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize 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.

Gorillaz have received eleven BRIT Award nominations: six in 2002, two in 2006, one in 2011, one in 2018 and one in 2019. In 2006, Gorillaz received their only Grammy Award, the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals award for the song "Feel Good Inc." The band has received fourteen nominations from the MTV Europe Music Awards, winning three of them: Best Dance Act and Best Song for "Clint Eastwood" in 2001, and Best Group in 2005. At the MTV Video Music Awards, Gorillaz received both the Best Special Effects and Breakthrough Video awards for "Feel Good Inc." in 2005. Overall, Gorillaz have received 26 awards from 79 nominations.

Mercury Prize Award

The Mercury Prize are the annual awards by the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers. In 2001, their debut album, Gorillaz, was nominated for an Mercury Prize, but it was later withdrawn at the band's request. Murdoc Niccals, the virtual bassist of the band, described the nomination as, "It's like carrying a dead albatross round your neck for eternity".[4] This is the only time that Gorillaz has ever withdrawn for an award nomination.

Billboard Video Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001"Clint Eastwood"Maximum Vision AwardWon
Best Modern Rock New Artist ClipWon
Best Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist ClipWon
Jamie Hewlett/Pete CandelandDirector of the Year (for "Clint Eastwood")Nominated

Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Gorillaz have received one award from ten nominations.[7][8][9]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2002GorillazBritish GroupNominated
British Dance ActNominated
British Breakthrough ActNominated
"Clint Eastwood"British Single of the YearNominated
British Video of the YearNominated
GorillazBritish Album of the YearNominated
2006Demon DaysNominated
GorillazBritish GroupNominated
2011Nominated
2018Won
2019Nominated[10]

GAFFA Awards

Denmark GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2001 Gorillaz Best Foreign New Act Nominated [11]
2010 "Stylo" Best Foreign Video Won [12]
2019 Gorillaz Best Foreign Band Nominated [13]

Sweden GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2018 Gorillaz Best Foreign Band Nominated [14]

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Gorillaz have received one award from nine nominations.[15][16]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2002"Clint Eastwood"Best Rap Performance by a Duo or GroupNominated
2004Phase One: Celebrity Take DownBest Music Video, Long FormNominated
2006"Feel Good Inc." (with De La Soul)Best Pop Collaboration with VocalsWon
Record of the YearNominated
Best Music Video, Short FormNominated
"Dirty Harry"Best Urban/Alternative PerformanceNominated
2007Demon Days LiveBest Music Video, Long FormNominated
2011"Orchestral Intro"Best Pop Instrumental PerformanceNominated
"Stylo" (with Mos Def & Bobby Womack)Best Music Video, Short FormNominated
2018HumanzBest Alternative Music AlbumNominated
"Andromeda"Best Dance RecordingNominated

GQ Awards

The GQ Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded by the men's magazine GQ. Gorillaz have received one award from one nomination.[17]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010GorillazBand of the YearWon

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by MTV Europe. Gorillaz have received three awards from fourteen nominations.[15]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001GorillazBest GroupNominated
Best New ActNominated
Best DanceWon
Web AwardNominated
Best UK and Ireland ActNominated
"Clint Eastwood"Best SongWon
Best VideoNominated
2005GorillazBest GroupWon
Best PopNominated
Best UK and Ireland ActNominated
"Feel Good Inc."Best SongNominated
Best VideoNominated
2010GorillazBest AlternativeNominated
Best World Stage PerformanceNominated

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Gorillaz have received two awards from six nominations.[15][18]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001"Clint Eastwood"Breakthrough VideoNominated
Best Art DirectionNominated
MTV2 AwardNominated
2005"Feel Good Inc."Best Special EffectsWon
Breakthrough VideoWon
2010"Stylo"Breakthrough VideoNominated

NME Awards

The NME Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded by the music magazine NME. Gorillaz have received one award from two nominations.[19][20]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006GorillazJohn Peel Award for InnovationWon
"Dare"Best VideoNominated
2011"Stylo"Best TrackNominated
Best VideoNominated
"Plastic Beach"Best Album ArtworkNominated

Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize

The Popjustice £20 Music Prize, also known as the Popjustice Twenty Quid Prize, is an annual prize awarded by music website Popjustice to recognise the best British pop single of the previous year. The prize was conceived by Popjustice founder Peter Robinson in 2003 as a reaction to what he perceived as the pompous and elitist nature of the existing Mercury Prize, which recognises the best album of the previous year, and in particular its exclusion of pop music acts in favour of those from more esoteric genres. The shortlist for the Popjustice prize is announced in September of each year and the winner named the following month, to coincide with the presentation of the Mercury Prize. Popjustice gives a token prize of £20 to the winner of its award, in contrast to the £20,000 given to the winner of the Mercury Prize.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 "Dare" Best British Pop Single Nominated

Q Awards

The Q Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded by the music magazine Q. Gorillaz have received four awards from seven nominations.[21]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001"Clint Eastwood"Best VideoWon
GorillazBest Producer (Dan Nakamura)Nominated
2005"Feel Good Inc."Best VideoWon
GorillazBest Producer (Gorillaz/Danger Mouse)Won
2010Plastic BeachBest AlbumNominated
"Stylo"Best VideoNominated
2017HumanzBest AlbumWon

BT Music Digital Awards

The BT Digital Music Awards were created in the UK in 2001 and are held annually. Gorillaz have received four awards from seven nominations.[22]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005GorillazArtist of the YearWon
Best Dance ArtistWon
2010GorillazArtist of the YearWon
Gorillaz "Plastic Beach App"Best Music AppNominated
Gorillaz "Escape to Plastic Beach" GameBest Music AppNominated
Best Artist PromotionWon
Gorillaz "Plastic Beach" iTunes albumBest Artist PromotionNominated

UK Music Video Awards

The UK Music Video Awards is an annual award ceremony founded in 2008 to recognise creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music videos and moving images for music.[23] Gorillaz has received one award from three nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 "On Melancholy Hill" Best Animation Won
2012 "DoYaThing" Nominated
2017 "Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)" 360 Best Interactive Video Nominated

Webby Awards

A Webby Award is an award for excellence on the Internet presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Gorillaz Special Achievement - Artist of the Year Won
2018 GORILLAZ X E.ON: A SOLAR COLLABORATION Online Film & Video - Music (Branded) Won
2019 Gorillaz - #FreeMurdoc chatbot Games & Entertainment - Apps, Mobile, and Voice Won

Electronic Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref
2017 Humanz Album of the Year Nominated [24]

Jim Henson Honors

The Jim Henson Honors is an awards program founded by The Jim Henson Company in 2005. Gorillaz have received one award from one nomination.[25]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Gorillaz The Jim Henson Creativity Honor Won

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