Awards & Winners

U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr.. U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have maintained a sound built on melodic instrumentals, highlighted by The Edge's timbrally varied guitar sounds and Bono's expressive vocals. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns. U2 formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album Boy. By the mid-1980s, U2 became a top international act. They were more successful as a touring act than they were at selling records until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars". Reacting to musical stagnation and criticism of their earnest image and musical direction in the late-1980s, U2 reinvented themselves with their 1991 album, Achtung Baby, and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour; they integrated dance, industrial, and alternative rock influences into their sound, and embraced a more ironic and self-deprecating image. Similar experimentation continued for the remainder of the 1990s with varying levels of success. U2 regained critical and commercial favour in the 2000s with the records All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, which established a more conventional, mainstream sound for the group. Their U2 360° Tour from 2009–2011 was the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history.

Awards by U2

Check all the awards nominated and won by U2.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Music Award for World’s Best Live Act
World Music Award for World’s Best Group
World Music Award for World’s Best Video Ordinary Love
World Music Award for World’s Best Song Invisible
World Music Award for World’s Best Song Ordinary Love

2013


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : The Joshua Tree

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Song Ordinary Love
from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Ordinary Love
from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2012


Billboard Music Award for Top Touring Artist

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Billboard Music Award for Top Touring Artist
People's Choice Award for Favorite Tour Headliner U2 360° Tour
Grammy Award for Best Music Film From the Sky Down

2011


Billboard Music Award for Top Touring Artist
Honored for : U2 360° Tour

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Billboard Music Award for Top Touring Artist U2 360° Tour
Billboard Music Award for Top Duo/Group

2010


World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Irish Artist
World Music Award for World’s Best Rock Artist

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Music Award for World’s Best Rock Artist
World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Irish Artist
NME Awards for Worst Album No Line on the Horizon
Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Group No Line on the Horizon
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Winter
from Brothers

2009


MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Track from: No Line On The Horizon
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman) Where The Streets Have No Name
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Track from: No Line On The Horizon
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album No Line on the Horizon

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Act Ever

2007


World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Irish Artist

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Irish Artist
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Window in the Skies
MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration The Saints Are Coming
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Instant Karma

2006


People's Choice Award for Favorite Tour Headliner
Honored for : Vertigo Tour

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals One
Brit Award for International Group
Brit Award for International Album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal The Saints Are Coming
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects Original of the Species
Special Effects: John Leamy and Lawrence Nimrichter
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing Original of the Species
Editor: Olivier Wicki
People's Choice Award for Favorite Tour Headliner Vertigo Tour

2005


Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
(Artists)
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
Honored for : How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
(Producer, Engineer, Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
Honored for : City of Blinding Lights
(Songwriter)
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Honored for : Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
(Songwriters)
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Honored for : How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
(Engineers/mixers, Producers, Artists)
People's Choice Award for Favorite Band
World Music Award for World’s Best Rock Artist

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Music Award for World’s Best Rock Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video Vertigo
Juno Award for International Album of the Year How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Group How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
NME Awards for Best Track Vertigo
NME Awards for Best International Band
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Brit Award for International Album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Brit Award for International Group
MTV Video Music Award Best Breakthrough Video Vertigo
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction Vertigo
Directors: Alex and Martin
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects Vertigo
Special Effects: Jam Abelenet
Billboard Music Award for 200 Album Group of the Year
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography Vertigo
Director of Photography: Omer Ganai
People's Choice Award for Favorite Band
Grammy Award for Song of the Year Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song City of Blinding Lights
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Grammy Award for Album of the Year How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

2004


Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : Vertigo
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Honored for : Vertigo
(Video Producer, Artists, Video Directors)
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
Honored for : Vertigo
(Songwriter)

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Vertigo
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Vertigo
Grammy Award for Best Music Video Vertigo

2003


Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Honored for : The Hands That Built America
(from Gangs of New York)

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song The Hands That Built America
from Gangs of New York
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media The Hands That Built America

2002


NME Awards for Best Live Band
American Music Award for Internet Artist of the Year

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NME Awards for Best Live Band
NME Awards for Best Video Elevation (Tomb Raider Remix)
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock
Juno Award for International Album of the Year All That You Can't Leave Behind
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
American Music Award for Internet Artist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Walk On

2001


Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music
Brit Award for International Group
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
Honored for : All That You Can't Leave Behind
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : Elevation
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Honored for : Walk On
MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year Beautiful Day
Grammy Award for Song of the Year Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video Elevation (Tomb Raider Remix)
Grammy Award for Album of the Year All That You Can't Leave Behind
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock
Brit Award for International Group
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film Elevation (Tomb Raider Remix)
from the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Elevation
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Walk On
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects Elevation (Tomb Raider Remix)
Special Effects: Pixel Envy and Chris Watts
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing Elevation (Tomb Raider Remix)
Editor: Joseph Kahn
Grammy Award for Record of the Year Walk On
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Elevation
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album All That You Can't Leave Behind

2000


Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : Beautiful Day
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Honored for : Beautiful Day
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Honored for : Beautiful Day

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Record of the Year Beautiful Day
Grammy Award for Song of the Year Beautiful Day
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Beautiful Day

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Music Film U2: Popmart: Live from Mexico City

1998


World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Irish Artist
Brit Award for International Group

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Irish Artist
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
Brit Award for International Group

1997


Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album Pop

1996


Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
from Batman Forever

1995


International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe
Honored for : Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Razzie Award for Worst Original Song Batman Forever
For the song \"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me\".
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
from Batman Forever
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

1994


Grammy Award for Best Music Film
Honored for : U2: Zoo TV: Live from Sydney

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
Brit Award for International Group
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
Grammy Award for Best Music Film U2: Zoo TV: Live from Sydney

1993


World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Irish Artist
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
Honored for : Zooropa
(Artist)
Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Irish Artist
Juno Award for International Album of the Year Achtung Baby
Brit Award for International Group
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album Achtung Baby
Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album Zooropa
1994 Best Alternative Music Album

1992


MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects
Honored for : Even Better Than the Real Thing
(Special Effects: Simon Taylor)
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video
Honored for : Even Better Than the Real Thing
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song
Honored for : Mysterious Ways
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : Achtung Baby

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Album of the Year Achtung Baby
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song Mysterious Ways
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video Even Better Than the Real Thing
Brit Award for International Group
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects Even Better Than the Real Thing
Special Effects: Simon Taylor
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing Even Better Than the Real Thing
Editor: Jerry Chater
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Achtung Baby

1990


Brit Award for International Group

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for International Group

1989


Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year
Brit Award for International Group
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film
Honored for : When Love Comes to Town
(from the film Rattle and Hum)

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for International Group
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film When Love Comes to Town
from the film Rattle and Hum
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal When Love Comes to Town
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Rattle and Hum
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Angel of Harlem
Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year

1988


Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : Desire
(Artist)
Brit Award for International Group
Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video
Honored for : Where the Streets Have No Name
(Video director, Video Producer, Artist)

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year Where The Streets Have No Name
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video Where The Streets Have No Name
MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice Where The Streets Have No Name
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album The Joshua Tree
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance Where The Streets Have No Name
Brit Award for International Group
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Desire
Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video Where the Streets Have No Name

1987


MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice
Honored for : With or Without You
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : The Joshua Tree
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Honored for : The Joshua Tree

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Record of the Year I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Juno Award for International Album of the Year The Joshua Tree
Grammy Award for Song of the Year I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year With or Without You
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video With or Without You
MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice With or Without You
Grammy Award for Album of the Year The Joshua Tree
MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance With or Without You
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction With or Without You
Director: Meiert Avis
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing With or Without You
Editor: Meiert Avis
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography With or Without You
Director of Photography: Daniel Pearl and Matt Mahurin
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal The Joshua Tree

1986


Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for British Group

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Brit Award for British Group
Brit Award for British Album of the Year The Unforgettable Fire