| Kid Cudi | |
| Wins: | 8 |
| Nominations: | 35 |
Kid Cudi (born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi) is a Grammy Award winning American recording artist from Shaker Heights, Ohio. After the release of his breakout mixtape A Kid Named Cudi in July 2008, he soon became the protégé of fellow rapper and music producer Kanye West. He released two studio albums on the Dream On, GOOD Music and Universal Motown record labels: (2009) and (2010).[1] [2] In February 2011, Cudi announced the dissolvement of Dream On, and would subsequently launch a new imprint, Wicked Awesome Records.[3]
Kid Cudi earned his first three Grammy Award nominations in 2010, two for his single "Day 'n' Nite" and one for the collaboration "Make Her Say." In 2012, he won two Grammy Awards for "All of the Lights," a collaboration with Kanye West, Rihanna and Fergie. The release of Cudi's debut album and its lead single "Day 'n' Nite, led to several more honors, including an MTV Video Music Award (VMA). During 2010, Cudi won a Beatport Music Award, as well as an Urban Music Award. In 2011, he was nominated for an additional four VMAs, which he shared with West and Rihanna, and has been nominated for a total of twenty accolades.
In 2021, Cudi appeared in the film Don't Look Up, directed and written by Adam McKay, playing the character DJ Chello. For his role in the film, as well as for his contributions to the film's song, "Just Look Up", written and performed by Cudi and Ariana Grande, he has received numerous nominations, including a Critics Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is an annual awards show created by Dick Clark in 1973. Kid Cudi has won one award from one nomination.
The American Music Awards are an annual awards show created by Dick Clark in 1973. Kid Cudi received one nomination.
Established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment, the awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET. Cudi has been nominated once.
The BET Hip Hop Awards for hip-hop performers, producers, and music video directors were established in 2006 and are hosted by the BET Hip-Hop network. Cudi has received one award from seven nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009[6] | Day 'n' Nite | BET Hip Hop Award for Track of the Year | |
| BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video | |||
| Kid Cudi | BET Hip Hop Award for Rookie of the Year | ||
| BET Hip Hop Award for Made-You-Look | |||
| Artist of the Year | |||
| 2011[7] | "All of the Lights" (Kanye West featuring Kid Cudi and Rihanna) | Best Hip-Hop Video | |
| Verizon People's Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice) |
With its nominees based solely on Beatport sales data, The Beatport Music Awards aim to recognize electronic music talent. Cudi has won one award from one nomination.
The Black Reel Awards, or BRAs, is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence of African Americans, as well as the cinematic achievements of the African diaspora, in the global film industry, as assessed by the foundation's voting membership. Kid Cudi has received one nomination.
The Black Reel TV Awards (TV BRA) is an annual American awards ceremony presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize artistic and technical merit of African-Americans and the African diaspora in the television industry.
The Celebration of Black Cinema and Television is an annual ceremony presented by the Canadian American Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the cinematic achievements of African American artists. From the event Kid Cudi has won one award.
The Critics' Choice Movie Awards is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Kid Cudi has been nominated three times.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "Just Look Up" (with Ariana Grande)[12] | Best Song | |
| "Guns Go Bang" (with Jay-Z) | |||
| Cast of Don't Look Up | Best Acting Ensemble | ||
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Cudi has been nominated six times and has won twice.[13]
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| 2010 | "Day 'n' Nite" | Best Rap Solo Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Rap Song | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Make Her Say" (featuring Common and Kanye West) | Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | "All of the Lights" (with Kanye West, Rihanna and Fergie) | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Rap Song | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Donda (as featured artist and songwriter) | Album of the Year | Hollywood Music in Media AwardsThe Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) is an award organization honoring original music (Song and Score) in all forms visual media including film, TV, video games, trailers, commercial advertisements, documentaries, music videos and special programs. Cudi has received one award from two nominations.
MTVMTV Movie & TV AwardsThe MTV Movie & TV Awards (formerly the MTV Movie Awards)[15] is a film and television awards show presented annually on MTV. The first MTV Movie Awards were presented in 1992. The ceremony was renamed the MTV Movie & TV Awards for its 26th edition in 2017 to also honor work in television as well as film.
MTV Video Music AwardsThe MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Cudi has been nominated six times.[16]
MTVU Woodie AwardsA division of Viacom's MTV Networks, the channel MTVU has hosted its own awards show named mtvU Woodie Awards since 2006. He has been nominated once.[19] NAACP Image AwardsThe NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022[20] | The Harder They Fall Soundtrack (as featured artist and songwriter) | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023[21] | Scott Mescudi, Ian Edelman, Maurice Williams – Entergalactic | Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entergalactic | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||