| Kendrick Lamar | |
| Wins: | 196 |
| Nominations: | 452 |
| Pending: | Unsupported parameter; updated May 16, 2024 ---> |
Throughout his career, American rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar has received several awards, nominations, and cultural honors. He signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005 and released his debut studio album, Section.80, in 2011. At the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards, the album received a nomination for Best Mixtape. Lamar's second album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), earned him seven nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, including for Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Rap Album. His third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), was preceded by the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance-winning single "I". For his work on the album and additional collaborations from that year, Lamar received the most Grammy Award nominations by a rapper in a single night, with 11.[1] [2]
At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, To Pimp a Butterfly was awarded Best Rap Album, while tracks from the album won Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Lamar was declared a generational icon by the California State Senate for his music and philanthropic contributions, and was given the key to his hometown of Compton.[3] [4] His fourth studio album, Damn (2017), went on to win five awards at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album. The album became the first musical composition outside of the classical and jazz genres to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music.[5] For his work on the soundtrack album for the superhero film Black Panther (2018), which he curated and executive produced, Lamar won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance and was nominated for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song. He won another Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 2022 for the single "Family Ties" with Baby Keem, and won three Grammy Awards in 2023 for his fifth studio album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022).
Lamar is the most awarded artist in BET Hip Hop Awards history, with 29 wins. He has won eleven MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year for "Bad Blood" with Taylor Swift and "Humble". With the latter video, he became the first artist to win Video of the Year for a music video he co-directed. As a headliner of the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, Lamar won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).
| Award | Year | Recipient(s) | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "All the Stars" | Best Original Song | |||
| African-American Film Critics Association | 2018 | Best Original Song | [6] | ||
| 2023 | We Cry Together – A Short Film | Best Live Action Short | |||
| AICE Awards | 2016 | Kendrick Lamar - Compton: Witness Greatness | Best Montage | [7] | |
| Digital Content (over 90) | |||||
| 2018 | "Humble" | Best Music Video | [8] | ||
| Best Color Grading – Music Video | |||||
| "Element" | |||||
| American Music Awards | 2013 | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album | [9] | |
| 2015 | "Bad Blood" | Collaboration of the Year | [10] | ||
| 2017 | "Don't Wanna Know" | [11] | |||
| Kendrick Lamar | Artist of the Year | ||||
| Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist | |||||
| "Humble" | Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song | ||||
| Damn | Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album | ||||
| 2018 | Black Panther: The Album | ||||
| 2022 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Favorite Hip Hop Album | [12] | ||
| Lamar | Favorite Male Hip Hop Artist | ||||
| ARIA Music Awards | 2017 | Best International Artist | [13] | ||
| "The Greatest" | Song of the Year | ||||
| ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards | 2013 | Lamar | Vanguard Award | [14] | |
| 2014 | "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" | Award Winning R&B/Hip Hop Songs | [15] | ||
| "Fuckin' Problems" | |||||
| "Give It 2 U" | |||||
| "Poetic Justice" | |||||
| "Swimming Pools (Drank)" | |||||
| "Fuckin' Problems" | Award Winning Rap Songs | [16] | |||
| "Swimming Pools (Drank)" | |||||
| 2016 | "All Day" | Award Winning R&B/Hip Hop and Rap Songs | [17] | ||
| 2018 | "Goosebumps" | Award Winning R&B/Hip Hop Songs | [18] | ||
| "Humble" | |||||
| "Loyalty" | |||||
| Award Winning Rap Songs | |||||
| "Goosebumps" | |||||
| "Humble" | Top Rap Song | ||||
| ASCAP Pop Music Awards | 2016 | "Bad Blood" | Most Performed Songs | [19] | |
| 2018 | "Don't Wanna Know" | Most Performed Songs | [20] | ||
| "The Greatest" | |||||
| "Humble" | |||||
| 2017 | Lamar | Artist of the Year | [21] | ||
| Berlin Music Video Awards | 2016 | "Alright" | Best Director | [22] | |
| BET Awards | 2013 | Lamar | Best New Artist | [23] | |
| Best Male Hip Hop Artist | |||||
| "Fuckin' Problems" | Best Collaboration | ||||
| Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award | |||||
| Video of the Year | |||||
| "Poetic Justice" | |||||
| Best Collaboration | |||||
| "Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award | ||||
| 2014 | Lamar | Best Male Hip Hop Artist | [24] | ||
| 2015 | [25] | ||||
| "I" | Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award | ||||
| 2016 | "Alright" | Video of the Year | |||
| Lamar | Best Male Hip Hop Artist | ||||
| 2017 | "Freedom" | Best Collaboration | [26] | ||
| Lamar | Best Male Hip Hop Artist | ||||
| 2018 | |||||
| Black Panther: The Album | Album of the Year | ||||
| Damn | |||||
| "Humble" | Video of the Year | ||||
| Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award | |||||
| "Loyalty" | Best Collaboration | ||||
| 2022 | "Family Ties" | Video of the Year | [27] | ||
| Best Collaboration | |||||
| Lamar | Best Male Hip Hop Artist | ||||
| 2023 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Album of the Year | [28] | ||
| Lamar | Best Male Hip Hop Artist | ||||
| Lamar and Dave Free | Video Director of the Year | ||||
| 2024 | Lamar | Best Male Hip Hop Artist | [29] | ||
| "America Has a Problem (Remix)" | Best Collaboration | ||||
| BET Hip Hop Awards | 2011 | Section.80 | Best Mixtape | ||
| 2012 | Lamar | Lyricist of the Year | |||
| 2013 | |||||
| Best Hip Hop Style | |||||
| Best Live Performer | |||||
| Hustler of the Year | |||||
| MVP of the Year | |||||
| Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Hip Hop Album of the Year | ||||
| "Poetic Justice" | Best Collaboration, Duo or Group | ||||
| "Fuckin' Problems" | |||||
| Best Hip Hop Video | |||||
| Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | |||||
| People's Champ Award | |||||
| "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" | |||||
| Best Hip Hop Video | |||||
| 2014 | "Control" | Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | |||
| Lamar | Best Live Performer | ||||
| Lyricist of the Year | |||||
| 2015 | |||||
| Best Live Performer | |||||
| MVP of the Year | |||||
| To Pimp a Butterfly | Hip Hop Album of the Year | ||||
| "Alright" | Best Hip Hop Video | ||||
| Impact Track | |||||
| "I" | People's Champ Award | ||||
| "Classic Man" | Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | ||||
| 2016 | "Freedom" | ||||
| Lamar | Best Live Performer | ||||
| Lyricist of the Year | |||||
| MVP of the Year | |||||
| 2017 | Hot Ticket Performer | ||||
| Lyricist of the Year | |||||
| MVP of the Year | |||||
| Hustler of the Year | |||||
| "Humble" | Best Hip Hop Video | ||||
| Impact Track | |||||
| "DNA" | |||||
| Damn | Hip Hop Album of the Year | ||||
| 2018 | Lamar | Hot Ticket Performer | |||
| Lyricist of the Year | |||||
| Hustler of the Year | |||||
| "Loyalty" | Best Hip Hop Video | ||||
| "New Freezer" | Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | ||||
| 2022 | "Family Ties" | Best Hip Hop Video | |||
| Best Collaboration | |||||
| Impact Track | |||||
| "The Heart Part 5" | |||||
| Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Hip Hop Album of the Year | ||||
| Lamar | Hip Hop Artist of the Year | ||||
| Lyricist of the Year | |||||
| Best Live Performer | |||||
| Lamar and Dave Free | Video Director of the Year | ||||
| 2023 | Lamar | Hip Hop Artist of the Year | [30] | ||
| Lyricist of the Year | |||||
| Best Live Performer | |||||
| Lamar and Dave Free | Video Director of the Year | ||||
| Billboard Music Awards | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Top Rap Album | [31] | ||
| To Pimp a Butterfly | Top Rap Album | [32] | |||
| Lamar | Top Artist | [33] | |||
| Top Male Artist | |||||
| Top Billboard 200 Artist | |||||
| Top Hot 100 Artist | |||||
| Top Song Sales Artist | |||||
| Top Streaming Songs Artist | |||||
| Top Rap Artist | |||||
| Top Rap Male Artist | |||||
| Top Rap Tour | |||||
| "Humble" | Top Hot 100 Song | ||||
| Top Streaming Song (Audio) | |||||
| Top Rap Song | |||||
| Damn | Top Billboard 200 Album | ||||
| Top Selling Album | |||||
| Top Rap Album | |||||
| Black Panther: The Album | Top Soundtrack/Cast Album | ||||
| Black Reel Awards | 2015 | "It's On Again" | Best Original or Adapted Song | ||
| 2019 | "All the Stars" | Outstanding Original Song | [34] | ||
| "Pray for Me" | |||||
| Brit Awards | 2016 | Lamar | International Male Solo Artist | [35] | |
| 2018 | |||||
| BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards | 2019 | "All the Stars" | 35 Most Performed R&B/Hip Hop Songs | [36] | |
| "Pray for Me" | |||||
| BMI Pop Awards | 2019 | Award Winning Songs | [37] | ||
| 2015 | "Alright" | Best Music Video | [38] | ||
| Best Cinematography in a Music Video | |||||
| 2017 | "Humble" | Best Music Video | |||
| Best Cinematography in a Music Video | |||||
| Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity | 2018 | Excellence in Music Video | [39] | ||
| 2023 | "The Heart Part 5" | Film Craft Lion for Visual Effects | [40] | ||
| "Balcony" | Entertainment Lion for Partnerships with Talent | ||||
| Film Craft Lion for Direction | |||||
| We Cry Together – A Short Film | |||||
| Film Craft Lion for Cinematography | |||||
| Clio Awards | 2017 | "Element" | Best Music Video | [41] | |
| 2018 | "All the Stars" | [42] | |||
| "Humble" | |||||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2018 | "All the Stars" | Best Song | ||
| D&AD Awards | 2018 | "Humble" | Music Video | [43] | |
| "Element" | Music Video | ||||
| Cinematography for Music Videos | |||||
| Direction for Music Videos | |||||
| Editing for Music Videos | |||||
| 2013 | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | International Album of the Year | [44] | ||
| 2015 | To Pimp a Butterfly | [45] | |||
| 2017 | Damn | [46] | |||
| Fonogram Awards | 2016 | To Pimp a Butterfly | Best Foreign Rap or Hip Hop Album of the Year | [47] | |
| 2017 | Untitled Unmastered | [48] | |||
| 2018 | Damn | [49] | |||
| 2019 | Black Panther: The Album | [50] | |||
| GAFFA Awards (Denmark) | 2015 | Lamar | International Male Artist of the Year | [51] | |
| To Pimp a Butterfly | International Album of the Year | ||||
| 2018 | Lamar | International Artist of the Year | [52] | ||
| Damn | International Album of the Year | ||||
| GAFFA Awards (Norway) | 2017 | Himself | International Artist of the Year | [53] | |
| Damn | International Album of the Year | ||||
| "Humble" | International Song of the Year | ||||
| GAFFA Awards (Sweden) | 2018 | Himself | International Artist of the Year | [54] | |
| Damn | International Album of the Year | ||||
| "Humble" | International Song of the Year | ||||
| 2019 | "All the Stars" | ||||
| Gaon Chart Awards | 2016 | "Don't Wanna Know" | International Song of the Year | ||
| Global Awards | 2018 | Lamar | Best R&B, Hip Hop or Grime | [55] | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2018 | "All the Stars" | Best Original Song | [56] | |
| Grammy Awards | Lamar | [57] | |||
| Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | |||||
| "How Many Drinks?" | |||||
| "Now or Never" | |||||
| "Swimming Pools (Drank)" | |||||
| "Fuckin' Problems" | |||||
| "I" | [58] | ||||
| Best Rap Performance | |||||
| "Alright" | [59] | ||||
| Best Rap Song | |||||
| "All Day" | |||||
| "These Walls" | Best Rap/Sung Performance | ||||
| "Never Catch Me" | |||||
| "Bad Blood" | |||||
| Best Music Video | |||||
| To Pimp a Butterfly | Best Rap Album | ||||
| Album of the Year | |||||
| 2017 | Lemonade | [60] | |||
| "Freedom" | Best Rap/Sung Performance | ||||
| 2018 | Damn | Album of the Year | [61] | ||
| Best Rap Album | |||||
| "Humble" | Record of the Year | ||||
| Best Rap Performance | |||||
| Best Rap Song | |||||
| Best Music Video | |||||
| "Loyalty" | Best Rap/Sung Performance | ||||
| 2019 | Black Panther: The Album | Album of the Year | [62] | ||
| "All the Stars" | Record of the Year | ||||
| Song of the Year | |||||
| Best Rap/Sung Performance | |||||
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | |||||
| "King's Dead" | Best Rap Performance | ||||
| Best Rap Song | |||||
| "Win" | |||||
| 2022 | "Family Ties" | [63] | |||
| Best Rap Performance | |||||
| 2023 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Album of the Year | [64] | ||
| Best Rap Album | |||||
| "The Heart Part 5" | Record of the Year | ||||
| Song of the Year | |||||
| Best Rap Performance | |||||
| Best Rap Song | |||||
| Best Music Video | |||||
| "Die Hard" | Best Melodic Rap Performance | ||||
| 2024 | "The Hillbillies" | Best Rap Performance | [65] | ||
| "Count Me Out" | Best Music Video | ||||
| Live from Paris, The Big Steppers Tour | Best Music Film | ||||
| 2011 | "HiiiPower" | Verse of the Year | [66] | ||
| Section.80 | Album of the Year | ||||
| 2012 | Lamar | Emcee of the Year | [67] | ||
| Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Album of the Year | ||||
| Readers' Choice Album of the Year | |||||
| 2013 | Lamar | Emcee of the Year | [68] | ||
| "Control" | Verse of the Year | ||||
| "Kendrick Lamar Restores Friendly Competition With Control" | Story of the Year | ||||
| "BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher" | Freestyle of the Year | ||||
| "U.O.E.N.O" | Collaboration of the Year | ||||
| 2014 | "I" | Video of the Year | |||
| 2015 | To Pimp a Butterfly | Album of the Year | [69] | ||
| Lamar | Emcee of the Year | ||||
| "Alright" | Video of the Year | ||||
| 2017 | Damn | Rap Album of the Year | [70] | ||
| Lamar | Rapper of the Year | ||||
| "Duckworth" | Best Song of the Year | ||||
| "Humble" | Video of the Year | ||||
| 2022 | "The Heart Part 5" | Rap & Hip Hop Music Video of the Year | [71] | ||
| "We Cry Together" | |||||
| Lamar | Rapper of the Year | ||||
| Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Hip Hop Album of the Year | ||||
| "Count Me Out" | Hip Hop Song of the Year | ||||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2018 | "All the Stars" | Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film | ||
| Black Panther: The Album | Soundtrack Album | ||||
| Houston Film Critics Society | 2018 | "All the Stars" | Best Original Song | ||
| 2016 | "Bad Blood" | Best Collaboration | [72] | ||
| 2018 | "Don't Wanna Know" | [73] | |||
| "Humble" | Hip Hop Song of the Year | ||||
| Lamar | Hip Hop Artist of the Year | ||||
| Damn | Hip Hop Album of the Year | [74] | |||
| 2019 | Lamar | Male Artist of the Year | |||
| Hip Hop Artist of the Year | |||||
| 2020 | "Love" | Titanium Award | [75] | ||
| 2018 | Damn | International Album of the Year | |||
| 2019 | "Pray for Me" | Single of the Year | |||
| London International Awards | 2018 | "All the Stars" | Music Video: Visual Effects | [76] | |
| Music Video: Best Music Video | |||||
| Music Video: Cinematography | |||||
| 2013 | Lamar | International Artist | |||
| 2015 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Best International Album | |||
| 2017 | Lamar | International Artist | [77] | ||
| 2022 | [78] | ||||
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2013 | "Fuckin' Problems" | Best Hip Hop Video | [79] | |
| "Swimming Pools (Drank)" | |||||
| Best Male Video | |||||
| "Alright" | Video of the Year | [80] [81] [82] | |||
| Best Male Video | |||||
| Best Hip Hop Video | |||||
| Best Direction | |||||
| "Bad Blood" | Video of the Year | ||||
| Best Collaboration | |||||
| Best Direction | |||||
| Best Visual Effects | |||||
| Best Art Direction | |||||
| Best Editing | |||||
| Best Cinematography | |||||
| "Never Catch Me" | |||||
| Best Choreography | |||||
| 2016 | "Freedom" | Best Collaboration | [83] | ||
| 2017 | "Humble" | Video of the Year | [84] | ||
| Best Hip Hop Video | |||||
| Best Cinematography | |||||
| Best Direction | |||||
| Best Art Direction | |||||
| Best Visual Effects | |||||
| Best Choreography | |||||
| Lamar | Artist of the Year | ||||
| "All the Stars" | Best Visual Effects | [85] | |||
| "Tints" | Best Editing | [86] | |||
| Best Cinematography | |||||
| 2022 | "N95" | Best Hip Hop | [87] | ||
| Best Cinematography | |||||
| "Family Ties" | |||||
| Best Direction | |||||
| Best Editing | |||||
| "The Heart Part 5" | Video for Good | ||||
| Best Visual Effects | |||||
| 2023 | "Rich Spirit" | Best Editing | [88] | ||
| "Count Me Out" | Best Direction | ||||
| Best Cinematography | |||||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2015 | "Bad Blood" | Best Song | [89] | |
| Best Video | |||||
| Best Collaboration | |||||
| "Alright" | Best Video | ||||
| Lamar | Best Hip Hop | ||||
| Best US Act | |||||
| 2017 | Best Artist | [90] | |||
| Best Hip Hop | |||||
| Best US Act | |||||
| "Humble" | Best Video | ||||
| 2022 | "The Heart Part 5" | [91] | |||
| Video for Good | |||||
| Himself | Best Hip Hop | ||||
| Best Live | |||||
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | 2013 | "Fuckin' Problems" | Best Hip Hop Video | [92] | |
| "Swimming Pools (Drank)" | |||||
| MTVU Woodie Awards | 2012 | "Y.H.N.I.C" | Breaking Woodie | ||
| 2013 | Lamar | Woodie of the Year | |||
| Much Music Video Awards | 2015 | "I" | Best International Video | ||
| 2017 | Lamar | International Artist of The Year | |||
| Most Buzzworthy International Artist or Group | |||||
| 2018 | Best Hip Hop Artist or Group | [93] | |||
| "Pray For Me" | Best Collaboration | ||||
| "All The Stars" | |||||
| Myx Music Awards | 2016 | "Bad Blood" | Favorite International Video | ||
| 2015 | Lamar | Outstanding Male Artist | [94] | ||
| "I" | Outstanding Music Video | ||||
| Outstanding Song | |||||
| 2016 | Lamar | Outstanding Male Artist | [95] | ||
| 2017 | "Freedom" | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration | [96] | ||
| Outstanding Song, Contemporary | |||||
| Untitled Unmastered | Outstanding Album | ||||
| Lamar | Outstanding Male Artist | ||||
| 2018 | [97] | ||||
| "Loyalty" | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration | ||||
| "Humble" | Outstanding Song, Contemporary | ||||
| Damn | Outstanding Album | ||||
| 2019 | Power | Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series | |||
| "All The Stars" | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration | ||||
| Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album | |||||
| Black Panther: The Album | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation | ||||
| 2023 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Outstanding Album | [98] | ||
| Lamar | Outstanding Male Artist | ||||
| "Die Hard" | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) | ||||
| "The Heart Part 5" | Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album | ||||
| Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song | |||||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2016 | "Bad Blood" | Favorite Song of the Year | [99] | |
| Favorite Collaboration | |||||
| 2018 | Lamar | Favorite Male Artist | [100] | ||
| "Humble" | Favorite Song | ||||
| NME Awards | 2016 | Lamar | Best International Solo Artist | [101] | |
| To Pimp a Butterfly | Best Album | ||||
| 2018 | Lamar | Best International Solo Artist | [102] | ||
| "Humble" | Best Track | ||||
| NRJ Music Awards | 2015 | "Bad Blood" | Video of the Year | [103] | |
| 2019 | "All the Stars" | Best International Song | [104] | ||
| Lamar | Best International Artist | ||||
| People's Choice Awards | 2016 | Lamar | Favorite Hip Hop Artist | [105] | |
| "Bad Blood" | Favorite Song | ||||
| 2017 | Lamar | Favorite Hip Hop Artist | [106] | ||
| 2022 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | The Album of 2022 | [107] | ||
| Lamar | The Male Artist of 2022 | ||||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 | The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show | Outstanding Variety Special (Live) | [108] | |
| Pulitzer Prize | 2018 | Damn | Pulitzer Prize for Music | [109] | |
| 2017 | "Humble" | Best Track | [110] | ||
| Damn | Best Album | ||||
| 2018 | Lamar | Best Act in the World Today | [111] | ||
| RTHK International Pop Poll Awards | 2017 | "The Greatest" | Top Ten International Gold Songs | ||
| 2019 | "All the Stars" | Best Original Song | [112] | ||
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2013 | Lamar | Best New Artist | [113] | |
| Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Album of the Year | ||||
| "How Many Drinks?" | Best Collaboration | ||||
| "Poetic Justice" | Best Hip Hop Song of the Year | ||||
| Song of the Year | |||||
| Video of the Year | |||||
| 2015 | "Alright" | Best Hip Hop Song of the Year | [114] | ||
| Video of the Year | |||||
| 2016 | "Freedom" | Best Collaboration | [115] | ||
| 2017 | "Humble" | Rhythm & Bars Award | |||
| 2018 | “Doves in the Wind” | Best Collaboration | [116] | ||
| 2023 | "America Has a Problem" | Best Collaboration | sty;e="text-align:center;" | [117] | |
| Spike Video Game Awards | 2013 | "A.D.H.D." | Best Song in a Game | [118] | |
| 2017 | Damn | Outstanding Creative Achievement: Record Production/Album | [119] | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2015 | "Bad Blood" | Choice Music: Break-Up Song | [120] | |
| Choice Music: Summer Song | |||||
| Choice Music: Collaboration | |||||
| 2017 | Lamar | Choice Music: R&B/Hip Hop Artist | [121] | ||
| "Don't Wanna Know" | Choice Pop Song | ||||
| 2018 | "All the Stars" | Choice Music: R&B/Hip Hop Song | |||
| "Love" | Choice Song: Male Artist | ||||
| "Pray for Me" | Choice Music: Collaboration | ||||
| Choice Music: Summer Tour | |||||
| Telehit Awards | 2015 | "Bad Blood" | Video of the Year | [122] | |
| 2015 | "Alright" | Video Of The Year | [123] | ||
| Best Urban Video - International | |||||
| Best Cinematography | |||||
| "Never Catch Me" | Best Alternative Video | ||||
| Best Choreography in a Video | |||||
| Lamar | Best Artist | ||||
| 2017 | |||||
| "Humble" | Best Urban Video - International | ||||
| Vevo MUST SEE Award | |||||
| Best Production Design in a Video | |||||
| "Element" | Best Urban Video - International | ||||
| Best Styling in a Video | |||||
| Best Cinematography in a Video | |||||
| 2018 | "All the Stars" | Best Urban Video - International | |||
| 2022 | "The Heart Part 5" | Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video - International | [124] | ||
| Best Performance in a Video | |||||
| Best Visual Effects in a Video | |||||
| 2023 | "Count Me Out" | Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video - International | [125] | ||
| "We Cry Together" | Best Special Video Project | ||||
| 2017 | Lamar | Hitmaker of the Year | [126] | ||
| 2017 | "Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Best Video Remixes/Mashups | [127] | ||
| World Soundtrack Awards | 2018 | "Black Panther" | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | [128] | |
| 2013 | Lamar | Rapper of the Year | [129] | ||
| Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Album of the Year | ||||
| Lamar | Breakout Artist of the Year | ||||
| "The Recipe" | Best Remix | ||||
| Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Best Debut Album | ||||
| "Power Circle" | Best Posse Cut | ||||
| "Fuckin' Problems" | |||||
| Lamar | YouTube Breakthrough | ||||
| 50 Artists to Watch | |||||
| "Blessed" | Best Guest Verse on a Hip Hop Record | ||||
| 2022 | "Family Ties" | Song of the Year | [130] | ||
| Video of the Year | |||||
| 2023 | Lamar | Artist of the Year | [131] | ||
| Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Album of the Year | ||||
| "The Heart Part 5" | Song of the Year | ||||
| Lamar | Male Rapper of the Year | ||||
| Lyricist of the Year | |||||
| Performer of the Year | |||||
| "The Heart Part 5" | Video of the Year | ||||
| Lamar | The People's Champ |
| +Year the record was awarded, title of the record, and the record holder | Year | Record | Record holder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Most Best Male Hip Hop Artist awards won at the BET Awards | Lamar | [132] |
| Publisher | Listicle | Year(s) | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard | The 10 Best Rappers of All Time | 2015 | 9th | [133] | |
| The 100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time | 2020 | 12th | [134] | ||
| 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time | 2023 | 2nd | [135] | ||
| CNN | The 10 Artists Who Transformed Music in the 2010s | 2019 | Placed | [136] | |
| Consequence | The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time | 2022 | 7th (To Pimp a Butterfly) | [137] | |
| Forbes | Forbes 30 Under 30 | 2017 | Placed | [138] | |
| Insider | The 20 Most Important Artists from the Past 10 Years | 2019 | Placed | [139] | |
| People | Sexiest Men Alive | 2022 | Finalist | [140] | |
| Pitchfork | The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years | 2021 | Placed | [141] | |
| Rolling Stone | 500 Greatest Albums of All Time | 2020 | 19th (To Pimp a Butterfly) 115th (Good Kid, M.A.A.D City) 175th (Damn) | [142] | |
| 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time | 2021 | 73rd ("Humble") | [143] | ||
| 200 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time | 2022 | 5th (To Pimp a Butterfly) 38th (Good Kid, M.A.A.D City) 60th (Damn) | [144] | ||
| 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time | 1st (Good Kid, M.A.A.D City) | [145] | |||
| Time | 2016 | Placed | [146] | ||
| Variety | Variety500: The 500 Most Important People in Global Media | 2018 | Placed | [147] | |
| Hollywood's New Leaders | 2016 | Placed | [148] | ||
| Wired | The 10 Best Artists of a Decade That Atomized Music | 2019 | Placed | [149] |
| Country | Year | Honor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2015 | California State Senate's Generational Icon Award | [150] |
| 2016 | Key to the City of Compton, California | [151] |