List of awards and nominations received by Big Sean explained

Big Sean
Wins:	12
Nominations:	55
Betw:	2
Betn:	8
Billboardw:	0
Billboardn:	3
Award1:	Detroit Music Awards
Award1w:	0
Award1n:	4
Grammyw:	0
Grammyn:	6
Award2:	iHeartRadio Music Awards
Award2w:	0
Award2n:	2
Mtvvideow:	2
Mtvvideon:	6

Sean Michael Leonard "Big Sean" Anderson, is an American hip hop recording artist. Over the years he has received or been nominated for numerous awards, starting with his debut album Finally Famous.

ASCAP

ASCAP Pop Awards

BET

BET Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result
2012	Himself	Best Male Hip-Hop Artist		^[2]
		Best New Artist
	"Marvin & Chardonnay" (with Kanye West & Roscoe Dash)	Best Collaboration
2015	Himself	Best Male Hip-Hop Artist		^[3]
	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Collaboration
		Video of the Year
2017	Himself	Best Male Hip-Hop Artist		^[4]
"Bounce Back"	Video of the Year

BET Hip Hop Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result
2011	Himself	Rookie of the year		^[5]
	Finally Famous	Album of the Year
	"My Last" (with Chris Brown)	Best Hip-Hop Video
2012	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Best Hip-Hop Video		^[6]
		Best Club Banger
		Reese's Perfect Combo Award
	Himself	Made You Look Award
2013	Detroit	Best Mixtape		^[7]
2015	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Club Banger		^[8]
		Best Collabo, Duo or Group
	"Blessings" (with Drake & Kanye West)
		People's Champ Award
		Best Hip Hop Video
	"Play No Games" (with Chris Brown & Ty Dolla Sign)
	Himself	Lyricist of the Year
		MVP of the Year
	Dark Sky Paradise	Album of the Year
	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Impact Track
2018	“Big Bank” (with Yg, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj)	Sweet 16: Best Featured Artist
2020	Big Sean	Best Live Performer
		Lyricist of the Year

Billboard Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result
2012	Himself	Top New Artist		^[9]
2013	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Top Rap Song		^[10]
2015	"I Don't Fuck With You" (with E-40)			^[11]

Detroit Music Awards

!|-|rowspan="3"| 2017|Twenty88 (with Jhené Aiko)|Detroit Music Award for Outstanding National Major Label Recording||rowspan="4"| ^[12] |-|"Bounce Back"|Detroit Music Award for Outstanding National Single||-|"No More Interviews"|rowspan="2"| Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Video / Major Budget||-|align=center|2018|"Bounce Back"||-

Grammy Awards

To date, Big Sean has received six Grammy Award nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result
2013	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Best Rap Song		^[13]
		Best Rap Performance
2016	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration		^[14]
2017	Purpose (as a featured artist)	Album of the Year		^[15]
2018	"Bounce Back"	Best Rap Performance
2021	"Deep Reverence" (with Nipsey Hussle)			^[16]

iHeartRadio Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result
2016	"Blessings" (with Drake & Kanye West)	Hip Hop Song of the Year		^[17]
	Himself	Hip Hop Artist of the Year

MTV

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result
2011	"My Last"	Best New Artist Video		^[18]
2015	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)	Best Hip-Hop Video		^[19]
	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Best Video with a Social Message
2017	"Bounce Back"	Best Hip-Hop Video
	"Feels" (with Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry)	Best Collaboration
	"Light"	Best Fight Against the System

Soul Train Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result
2012	"Mercy" (with Kanye West, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)	Rhythm & Bars Award		^[21]
2015	"I Don't Fuck with You" (with E-40)			^[22]
	"Blessing" (with Drake & Kanye West)
		Best Collaboration

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Category	Result
2016	"One Man Can Change the World" (with Kanye West & John Legend)	Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration		^[23]
2021	Himself	Outstanding Male Artist		^[24]
	"Deep Reverence" (with Nipsey Hussle)	Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
		Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song

Notes and References

1. Web site: ASCAP Pop Awards. ASCAP. April 23, 2018. April 24, 2018.
2. Web site: BET Awards 2012: The winners in full. Digital Spy. July 2, 2012. June 7, 2017.
3. BET Awards 2015 Nominations: Chris Brown & Nicki Minaj Lead. Billboard. May 18, 2015. June 7, 2017.
4. Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate. Billboard. May 15, 2017. June 7, 2017.
5. Web site: Lil Wayne Leads BET Hip-Hop Awards '11 Nominations. Rap-Up. September 7, 2011. June 7, 2017.
6. BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012: Chris Lighty Tribute, Cyphers & Winners. Billboard. October 10, 2012. June 7, 2017.
7. Web site: These Are The 2013 BET Hip-Hop Award Winners. Complex. October 15, 2013. June 7, 2017.
8. BET Hip Hop Awards Winners 2015 List: Kendrick Lamar & Big Sean Win Big. Billboard. October 13, 2015. June 7, 2017.
9. 2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Complete List. Billboard. April 19, 2012. June 7, 2017.
10. Web site: Billboard Music Award Nominees: Taylor Swift & More — Full List. Hollywood Life. April 22, 2013. June 7, 2017.
11. Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full List of Finalists. Billboard. April 7, 2015. June 7, 2017.
12. Web site: Detroit Music Awards Foundation - Nominees. June 5, 2020. www.detroitmusicawards.net. June 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190620081201/https://www.detroitmusicawards.net/nominees. dead.
13. Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List. Billboard. December 5, 2012. June 7, 2017.
14. Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees. Billboard. December 7, 2015. June 7, 2017.
15. Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys. Billboard. December 6, 2016. June 7, 2017.
16. Web site: GRAMMY Award Results for Big Sean. Recording Academy. March 16, 2021.
17. Drake, The Chainsmokers Lead 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees. Billboard. January 4, 2017. June 7, 2017.
18. Katy Perry Leads MTV Video Music Award 2011 Nominations. Rolling Stone. July 20, 2011. June 7, 2017.
19. MTV VMAs 2015: The Complete Winners List. Rolling Stone. August 30, 2015. June 7, 2017.
20. He Earned It: The Weeknd Dominates People's Choice Awards Music Nominations. Billboard. November 3, 2015. June 7, 2017.
21. Web site: Soul Train Awards 2012: Beyonce, Frank Ocean & Miguel Win Big, Ne-Yo & John Legend Perform. Idolator. November 26, 2011. June 7, 2017.
22. Web site: The Weeknd, Bruno Mars Lead Soul Train Awards Nominations. Rap-Up. October 16, 2015. June 7, 2017.
23. Web site: 'Creed,' 'Empire' Top NAACP Image Award Nominations; Full List. The Hollywood Reporter. February 4, 2016. June 7, 2017.
24. Web site: Viola Davis, Tyler Perry and Regina King Up for Entertainer of the Year at 2021 NAACP Image Awards. Davis. Clayton. Variety. February 2, 2021. March 1, 2021.
25. Web site: YouTube Music Awards 2015 Winners Unveiled, Picked by Big Data. Variety. March 2, 2015. June 7, 2017.