List of awards and nominations received by M.I.A.
is an English recording artist, songwriter, painter and director of Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of electronic, dance, alternative, hip hop and world music. She has been nominated for various awards including Academy Award, MOBO Award, MTV Video Music Award, MTV Europe Music Award, Grammy Award and the prestigious Mercury Prize. She is the only artist in history to be nominated for an Academy Award, Grammy Award, Brit Award, Mercury Prize and Alternative Turner Prize, and the first artist of Asian descent to be nominated for an Academy and Grammy Award in the same year. Her award-winning career spans 13 years. This is the list of awards and nominations received by her.
Art
Alternative Prize
Film
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Music
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, informally known as The Oscars, are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. M.I.A. has received one nomination for O...Saya from the motion picture Slumdog Millionaire.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2008 | "O... Saya" | Best Original Song |
ASCAP
Asian Music Awards
M.I.A. has received 2 nominations in 2012.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | Best Video | |
| 2012 | Herself | Best Female |
Antville Music Video Awards
The Antville Music Video Awards are online awards for the best music video and music video directors of the year. They were first awarded in 2005. M.I.A. has received six awards from seven nominations.BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music
The BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music was an award given to world music artists between 2002 and 2008, sponsored by BBC Radio 3.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2006 | Herself | Club Global |
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. M.I.A. has received 1 award from 2 nominations.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2009 | Herself | Best Female Hip-Hop Artist | |
| 2009 | Herself | Best New Artist |
Billboard Awards
Billboard Mid Year Awards
Billboard Music Awards
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The BT Digital Music Awards were created in the UK in 2001 and are held annually. M.I.A. has received one nomination.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2008 | Herself | Best Urban Artist |
Berlin Music Video Awards
The Berlin Music Video Awards are an annual festival that puts filmmakers and the art behind music videos in the spotlight.Canadian Independent Music Awards
The Canadian Independent Music Awards, also known as the Independent Music Awards or Indies, are presented annually to musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. M.I.A. has received 1 award from 4 nominations.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2006 | Herself | International Artist/ Group of the Year | |
| 2008 | Herself | International Group/Duo/Artist of the Year | |
| 2008 | "Kala " | International Album of the Year | |
| 2009 | "Paper Planes" | Indie Award for Favorite International Single |
D&AD Awards
is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising.Danish Music Awards
The Danish Music Awards is a Danish award show. M.I.A. has received one nomination.Grammy Awards
A Grammy Award – or Grammy – is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. M.I.A. received 3 nominations.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2009 | "Paper Planes" | Record of the Year | |
| 2009 | "Swagga Like Us" | Best Rap Song | Nominated |
| 2013 | "Bad Girls" | Best Short Form Music Video |
Groovelot Music and Fashion Awards
Ibiza Music Video Festiva
Ibiza Music Video Festival is the online music video competition. Rupert Bryan and Elizabeth Fear founded the event in 2013.International Dance Music Awards
The International Dance Music Award was established in 1985. It is a part of the Winter Music Conference, a weeklong electronic music event held annually.Ivor Novello Awards
The Ivor Novello Awards are awarded for songwriting and composing. The awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. M.I.A. has received 1 nomination in 2005.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | "Arular" | Album of The Year |
MTV Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | Best Video |
MTV Video Music Awards
An MTV Video Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos. M.I.A. has received 2 awards from 3 nominations.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | Video of the Year | |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | Best Direction | |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | Best Cinematography |
MTV O Music Awards
M.I.A. received one nomination in 2012.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | "M.I.A. flips the bird at Super Bowl" | Most F***ed up Performance Gone Viral |
mtvU Woodie Awards
MVPA Awards
MOBO Awards
The Music of Black Origin Awards, established in 1996 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2008 | Herself | Best UK Female | |
| 2010 | Herself | Best UK Act | |
| 2016 | "Borders" Directed & Performed by M.I.A. | Best Video |
NME Awards
The NME Awards are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME.Q Awards
The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | Herself | Best New Act | |
| 2016 | Herself | Innovation In Sound |
Rober Awards Music Prize
Shortlist Music Prize
The Shortlist Music Prize, stylized as, was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2005 | "Arular" | Best Album | |
| 2010 | "Kala" | Best Album |
South Bank Show Awards
UK Asian Music Awards
The UK Asian Music Awards, also known by the abbreviation UK AMA, is an awards show that is held annually in the United Kingdom since 2002. M.I.A. has received 3 nominations.| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
| 2009 | Herself | Best Female Act | |
| 2009 | Herself | Best Urban Act | |
| 2011 | Herself | Best Urban Act | |
| 2011 | Herself | Best Female Act | |
| 2011 | "XXXO" | Best Video | |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | Best Video |