American singer, songwriter, and actress Ariana Grande has won many accolades and awards throughout her career. Her debut album Yours Truly was released in 2013, which debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album spawned three singles "The Way", "Baby I" and "Right There", all which entered the Hot 100. That same year, she won New Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards. She played the titular role of Cat in the teen sitcom Sam & Cat (2013–14), for which she won a Favorite TV Actress award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
In 2014, Grande released her second studio album, My Everything, preceded by its lead single "Problem". At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, "Problem" won the Best Pop Video award, and garnered three nominations, including Best Female Video. The single also won Best Song at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. She won the Favorite Breakout Artist award at the 40th ceremony of the People's Choice Awards. At the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards, Grande earned four nominations, including Hottest Music Artist. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, Grande was nominated for two awards. In 2015, she won another American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and an iHeartRadio Music Award for Best Collaboration for "Bang Bang". She has won a total of ten Teen Choice Awards and six Radio Disney Music Awards.
In 2016, Grande released her third studio album, Dangerous Woman. She was nominated for five awards at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, which included Best Pop Video and Best Female Video for her second single "Into You". She won the American Music Award for Artist of the Year. At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Grande was nominated for two more awards, for Best Pop Solo Performance for her single "Dangerous Woman" as well as Best Pop Vocal Album, her second nomination in that category. In 2017, she was nominated for Artist of the Year at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.
In 2018, Grande released her fourth studio album, Sweetener, releasing lead single "No Tears Left to Cry". Grande was nominated for five awards at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Video of the Year for "No Tears Left to Cry", but ultimately won Best Pop Video for the latter song. In December 2018, Grande was named Billboards Woman of the Year. In 2019, Grande released her fifth studio album, Thank U, Next, which includes the lead single "Thank U, Next". Grande was nominated for two awards at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, winning her first award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Sweetener. She was also nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance for Sweeteners second single, "God is a Woman". Grande also won the award for International Female Solo Artist at the 2019 Brit Awards. Grande was nominated for nine awards at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, including Top Artist; she won two awards, for Billboard Chart Achievement and Top Female Artist. Grande was also nominated for 12 awards at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year for "Thank U, Next". She won three awards, including Artist of the Year. Grande was also nominated for five Grammy awards at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Thank U, Next and Record of the Year for "7 Rings".
Grande was nominated for nine VMAs at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year for "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga. Grande would go on to win a Grammy Award at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga, making it the first female-collaboration to win the award. As of 2026, Grande has broken a total of 41 Guinness World Records. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, Grande was nominated for three awards, for Best Pop Vocal Album for her sixth studio album, Positions, which became her fifth consecutive nomination in this category, tied for the most by any artist, and Best Pop Solo Performance for the single, "Positions", where she also tied for the most nominations in this category with four total. Furthermore, for her work on Doja Cat's third studio album, Planet Her, as a collaborator and songwriter on the track, "I Don't Do Drugs", she was nominated for Album of the Year for the second time. In 2021, Grande starred in the film Don't Look Up, directed and written by Adam McKay, playing the character Riley Bina. For her role in the film - as well as for her contributions to the film's song, "Just Look Up", written and performed by Grande, she has received numerous nominations, including a Critics Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
In 2024, Grande released her seventh album, Eternal Sunshine. She was nominated for seven awards at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year for the album's single "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)". She also received five nominations at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards and won Best Pop. At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, she earned three nominations, including Best Pop/Duo Group Performance, Best Dance Pop Recording and her sixth nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, tying with Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift for the most nominations in the category.
Grande starred as Galinda Upland in Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025), a two part film adaptation of the stage musical. Her performance drew widespread acclaim and earned her nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, one BAFTA Award, and one Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as her second Grammy award in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category for "Defying Gravity" from the film's soundtrack.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2025Best Supporting ActressWicked
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2022Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Don't Look Up 2025 Wicked Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2026 Wicked: For Good
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2025Best Actress in a Supporting RoleWicked British Academy Television Awards 2018Virgin TV's Must-See MomentOne Love Manchester – Ariana Grande sings "One Last Time"
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2026 Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2025 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Wicked 2026Wicked: For Good
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2015 Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "Bang Bang" Best Pop Vocal Album My Everything 2017 Best Pop Solo Performance "Dangerous Woman" Best Pop Vocal Album Dangerous Woman 2019 Best Pop Solo Performance "God Is a Woman" Best Pop Vocal Album Sweetener 2020 Record of the Year "7 Rings" Best Pop Solo Performance Album of the Year Thank U, Next Best Pop Vocal Album Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "Boyfriend" 2021 "Rain on Me" 2022 Album of the Year Planet Her Best Pop Solo Performance "Positions" Best Pop Vocal Album Positions 2025 Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "The Boy Is Mine" Best Pop Vocal Album Eternal Sunshine Best Dance Pop Recording "Yes, And?" 2026 Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "Defying Gravity" Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Wicked: The Soundtrack
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