Awards & Winners

Common

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., better known by his stage name Common, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Common debuted in 1992, with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint and in the past has released music under various other labels such as Relativity, Geffen and GOOD Music, among others. Common's first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate, received widespread critical acclaim and tremendous commercial success. His first Grammy Award was in 2003, winning Best R&B Song for "Love of My Life", with Erykah Badu. Its popularity was matched by May 2005's Be, which was nominated for Best Rap Album, at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common was awarded his second Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for "Southside", from his July 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released on November 27, 2007.

Awards by Common

Check all the awards nominated and won by Common.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Impact Track Kingdom

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Actor The Odd Life of Timothy Green","Hell on Wheels","Learning Uncle Vincent

2012


BET Centric Award

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Centric Award
BET Hip Hop Award for CD of the Year The Dreamer/The Believer
BET Award for Best Actor Happy Feet Two","New Year's Eve","Hell on Wheels
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Just Wright

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Wake Up Everybody

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Make Her Say
BET Award for Best Actor Wanted","Street Kings
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Universal Mind Control

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video I Want You
BET Award for Best Hip-Hop Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist

2007


BET Hip Hop Award for CD of the Year
Honored for : Finding Forever
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Lyricist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Honored for : Southside (feat. Kanye West)

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video The People
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Southside (feat. Kanye West)
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Lyricist of the Year
BET Hip Hop Award for CD of the Year Finding Forever
BET Hip Hop Award for MVP of the Year
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Live Performer
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance The People
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Finding Forever
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Children's I Like You But I Love Me

2006


BET Hip Hop Award for Best Lyricist of the Year

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video Testify
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Lyricist of the Year
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video Testify
BET Award for Best Hip-Hop Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo Supastar
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video Testify
MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction Testify
Art Direction by David Ross
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction Testify
Directed by Anthony Mandler
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video Testify
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song Testify

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video Go
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance Testify
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group The Corner
Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration They Say
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Be

2003


BET Award for Video of the Year
Honored for : Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
BET Award for Viewer's Choice Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
BET Award for Best Collaboration Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
BET Award for Video of the Year Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
MTV Video Music Award – MTV2 Award Come Close
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)

2002


Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
Honored for : Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)

2001


Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award Best Breakthrough Video Geto Heaven

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance The Light