List of awards and nominations received by Johnny Cash
# List of awards and nominations received by Johnny Cash

This is a list of major awards won by Johnny Cash.

## Wins

Academy of Country Music

* 1969 Television Personality of the Year
* 1970 Television Personality of the Year
* 1985 Single of the Year as part of The Highwaymen – "Highwayman"
* 1990 Pioneer Award

American Music Awards

* 1986 Favorite Country Video "Highwayman" with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson

Americana Music Association

* 2002 "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award
* 2003 Album of the Year – American IV: The Man Comes Around
* 2003 Artist of the Year
* 2003 Song of the Year - "Hurt"

Country Music Association

* 1968 Album of the Year – "At Folsom Prison"
* 1969 Album of the Year – "At San Quentin"
* 1969 Entertainer of the Year
* 1969 Male Vocalist of the Year
* 1969 Single of the Year – "A Boy Named Sue"
* 1969 Vocal Group of the Year with June Carter Cash
* 2003 Album of the Year – "American IV: The Man Comes Around"
* 2003 Single of the Year – "Hurt"
* 2003 Music Video of the Year – "Hurt"

Grammy Awards

* 1968 Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group with June Carter Cash – "Jackson"
* 1969 Best Album Notes – "At Folsom Prison"
* 1969 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – "Folsom Prison Blues"
* 1970 Best Album Notes – "Nashville Skyline"
* 1970 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male – "A Boy Named Sue"
* 1971 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with June Carter Cash – "If I Were A Carpenter"
* 1987 Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album with Carl Perkins, Chips Moman. Jerry Lee Lewis, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Sam Philips – "Interviews from the Class of '55 Recording Sessions"
* 1995 Best Contemporary Folk Album – "American Recordings"
* 1998 Best Country Album – "Unchained"
* 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award – "I Walk The Line"
* 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award – "Ring of Fire"
* 1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
* 2001 Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Solitary Man"
* 2002 Best Country Album – Awarded to various artists for contributions to Timeless, a Hank Williams Tribute album.
* 2003 Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Give My Love To Rose"
* 2004 Best Country Album – Awarded to various artists for contributions to Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers.
* 2004 Best Short Form Video – "Hurt"
* 2008 Best Short Form Video – "God's Gonna Cut You Down"

## Hall of fame inductions

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

* Inducted in 1980

Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum

* Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inducted in 2003

Gospel Music Hall of Fame

* Inducted in 2011

Memphis Music Hall of Fame

* Inducted in 2013

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

* Inducted in 1977

Rockabilly Hall of Fame

* 115th Inductee

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

* Inducted in 1992

## Other awards

Hollywood Walk of Fame

* on February 8, 1960

Horatio Alger Award

* Awarded in 1977

Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement

* Awarded in 1988

Kennedy Center Honors

* Awarded in 1996

MTV Video Music Awards

* 2003 Best Cinematography – "Hurt"

National Medal of Arts

* Awarded in 2001

NME

* Greatest music video of all time – "Hurt"

## Nominations

Academy of Country Music

* 1965 Top Male Vocalist
* 1969 Album of the Year At Folsom Prison
* 1969 Single Record of the Year A Boy Named Sue
* 1969 Song of the Year A Boy Named Sue
* 1969 Specialty Instrument of the Year - Harmonica
* 1969 Television Personality of the Year
* 1969 Top Male Vocalist
* 1970 Entertainer of the Year
* 1970 Song of the Year Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
* 1970 Television Personality of the Year
* 1971 Television Personality of the Year
* 1985 Album of the Year as part of The Highwaymen for the album Highwayman
* 1985 Video of the Year for the video for the single "Highwayman"
* 2000 Album of the Year American III: Solitary Man

Country Music Association Awards

* 1967 Vocal Group of the Year with June Carter Cash
* 1968 Entertainer of the Year
* 1968 Male Vocalist of the Year
* 1968 Single of the Year Folsom Prison Blues
* 1968 Vocal Group of the Year with June Carter Cash
* 1969 Single of the Year Daddy Sang Bass
* 1970 Album of the Year Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
* 1970 Entertainer of the Year
* 1970 Male Vocalist of the Year
* 1970 Vocal Duo of the Year with June Carter Cash
* 1971 Vocal Duo of the Year with June Carter Cash
* 1985 Music Video of the Year "Highwayman"
* 1985 Single of the Year "Highwayman"
* 1989 Vocal Event of the Year "That Old Wheel" with Hank Williams, Jr.
* 1989 Vocal Event of the Year "Ballad of a Teenage Queen with Rosanne Cash and The Everly Brothers
* 1990 Vocal Event of the Year "Highwayman 2 with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson
* 1991 Vocal Event of the Year "Highwayman 2 with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson
* 1994 Vocal Event of the Year "The Devil Comes Back To Georgia" with Mark O'Connor, Marty Stuart, Charlie Daniels and Travis Tritt
* 2003 Vocal Event of the Year "Tears in the Holston River" with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Grammy Awards

* 1969 Album of the Year - At San Quentin
* 1969 Record of the Year - A Boy Named Sue
* 1970 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
* 1972 Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with June Carter Cash - "If I Had a Hammer"
* 1986 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal as part of The Highwaymen for the song Highwayman
* 1987 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with Carl Perkins, Chips Moman. Jerry Lee Lewis, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Sam Philips – "Interviews from the Class of '55 Recording Sessions"
* 1990 Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Roy Acuff, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Ricky Skaggs - "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
* 1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson - "Highwayman 2"
* 1995 Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Mark O'Connor, Marty Stuart, Charlie Daniels and Travis Tritt - "The Devil Comes Back To Georgia"
* 1998 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Rusty Cage"
* 2001 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "I Dreamed About Mama Last Night"
* 2002 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals with Fiona Apple - "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
* 2003 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals with June Carter Cash - "Temptation"
* 2004 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals with Joe Strummer - "Redemption Song"
* 2005 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Engine One-Forty-Three"

MTV Video Music Awards

* 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction
* 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
* 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing
* 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
* 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
