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Will Smith awards and nominations
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, rapper and film producer Will Smith throughout his career.

As a rapper Smith won four Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance for "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1989), Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Summertime" (1992), and Best Rap Solo Performance for both "Men In Black" (1998), and "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (1999).

He received the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as Richard Williams in King Richard (2021). He received single nominations for both the Emmy Award and Tony Award for producing Cobra Kai (2021) and Fela! (2009) respectively.

Major associations edit

Academy Awards edit

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Best Actor	Ali	Nominated	^[1]
2007	Best Actor	The Pursuit of Happyness	Nominated	^[2]
2022	Best Picture	King Richard	Nominated	^[3]
2022	Best Actor	King Richard	Won	^[3]

BAFTA Awards edit

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2022	Best Actor in a Leading Role	King Richard	Won	^[4]

Emmy Awards edit

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2021	Outstanding Comedy Series	Cobra Kai	Nominated	^[5]

Grammy Awards edit

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Best Rap Performance	"Parents Just Don't Understand" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)	Won	^[6]
1990	Best Rap Performance	"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)	Nominated	^[7]
1991	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	"And in This Corner..."	Nominated	^[8]
1992	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	"Summertime"	Won	^[9]
1998	Best Rap Solo Performance	"Men In Black"
1999		"Gettin' Jiggy wit It"
2000		"Wild Wild West"	Nominated	^[10]
2001	Best Short Form Music Video	"Will 2K"	Nominated	^[11]

Golden Globe Awards edit

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1993	Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Nominated
1994	Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Nominated
2002	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Ali	Nominated
2007		The Pursuit of Happyness	Nominated
2016		Concussion	Nominated
2022	Best Motion Picture – Drama	King Richard	Nominated
2022	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	King Richard	Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards edit

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	The Pursuit of Happyness	Nominated
2022	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	King Richard	Nominated
2022	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	King Richard	Won

Tony Awards edit

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	Best Musical	Fela!	Nominated	^[12]

Music edit

American Music Awards edit


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Pop rock
1999	Will Smith	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Nominated	^[13]
	Will Smith	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Won
	Big Willie Style	Favorite Pop/Rock Album
	Big Willie Style	Favorite Soul/R&B Album
2000	"Wild Wild West"	Favorite Soundtrack
2000	Will Smith	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
2005	Will Smith	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist

MTV Video Music Awards edit


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1989	"Parents Just Don't Understand" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)	Best Rap Video	Won
1989	"Parents Just Don't Understand" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)	Best Direction in a Video	Nominated
1991	"Summertime"	Best Rap Video
1991	"Summertime"	Best Direction in a Video
1997	"Men in Black"	Best Male Video
		Best Video from a Film	Won
		Best Choreography in a Video	Nominated
		Best Special Effects in a Video	Nominated
1998	"Just the Two of Us"	Best Male Video	Won
	"Gettin' Jiggy wit It"	Video of the Year	Nominated
		Best Rap Video	Won
		Best Dance Video	Nominated
		Best Choreography in a Video
		Viewer's Choice
1999	"Wild Wild West"	Video of the Year
		Best Video from a Film
		Best Choreography in a Video
	"Miami"	Best Male Video	Won
		Best Special Effects in a Video	Nominated
		Best Cinematography in a Video
2002	"Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)"	Best Video from a Film
2002	"Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)"	Best Special Effects in a Video

NRJ Music Awards edit


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1999	Himself	International Male Artist of the Year	Won

Soul Train Music Awards edit

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref
2000	"Will 2K"	Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video	Nominated	^[14]

World Music Awards edit

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2000	Will Smith	World's Best-Selling Male Dance Artist	Won
		World's Best-Selling Male Pop Artist
		World's Best-Selling Male R&B Artist
		World's Best-Selling Male Rap Artist

Film and television edit

César Awards edit

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Honorary César		Honoured

Critics' Choice Awards edit

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2002	Best Actor	Ali	Nominated
2007	Best Actor	The Pursuit of Happyness	Nominated
2021	Best Actor in an Action Movie	Bad Boys for Life	Nominated
2022	Best Picture	King Richard	Nominated
2022	Best Actor	King Richard	Won

References edit

^ "2002 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "2007 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "2022 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners". BAFTA Awards. January 11, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "73rd Emmy Award Winners". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Awards Nominations & Winners". April 30, 2017.
^ "Rock On The Net: 32nd Annual Grammy Awards - 1990". www.rockonthenet.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
^ Pareles, Jon (January 11, 1991). "Grammy Nominees Announced". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
^ "Past Winners Search". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
^ "Rock On The Net: 42nd Annual Grammy Awards - 2000". www.rockonthenet.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
^ "Rock On The Net: 43rd Annual Grammy Awards - 2001". www.rockonthenet.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
^ "Will Tony Awards Info". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "Winners Database | American Music Awards". American Music Awards. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
^ "TLC Nominated For Three Soul Train Music Awards". MTV News. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[1] "2002 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[2] "2007 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[3] "2022 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[4] "2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners". BAFTA Awards. January 11, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[5] "73rd Emmy Award Winners". Emmy Awards. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[6] "Awards Nominations & Winners". April 30, 2017.

[7] "Rock On The Net: 32nd Annual Grammy Awards - 1990". www.rockonthenet.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[8] Pareles, Jon (January 11, 1991). "Grammy Nominees Announced". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[9] "Past Winners Search". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[10] "Rock On The Net: 42nd Annual Grammy Awards - 2000". www.rockonthenet.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[11] "Rock On The Net: 43rd Annual Grammy Awards - 2001". www.rockonthenet.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[12] "Will Tony Awards Info". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[13] "Winners Database | American Music Awards". American Music Awards. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[14] "TLC Nominated For Three Soul Train Music Awards". MTV News. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

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