# List of awards and nominations received by Lady Gaga
**Lady Gaga** (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress whose honors include 16 [Grammy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/grammy-awards) from 45 nominations, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and multiple Emmy Award nominations, along with 18 [MTV Video Music Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/mtv-video-music-awards) as of the count recorded in a 2021 legal filing.[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) • [2](https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91276207-OPP-1.pdf) A fan-maintained tally credits her with 438 awards from 986 nominations across music, film, and television.[3](https://ladygaga.fandom.com/wiki/Accolades_and_nominations)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Grammy record | 16 wins from 45 nominations, per the Recording Academy's artist page[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) |
| First Grammys | Best Dance Recording ("Poker Face") and Best Dance/Electronic Album (*The Fame*) at the 52nd Grammy Awards[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) |
| 2026 Grammys | Seven nominations, second only to Kendrick Lamar's nine; won Best Pop Vocal Album (*MAYHEM*) and Best Dance Pop Recording ("Abracadabra")[4](https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-revealed/) • [5](https://apnews.com/article/214630b4974d2d6d1f33bd98691bd6aa) |
| Academy Award | Best Original Song for "Shallow" from *A Star Is Born* (91st Oscars, 2019); also nominated for Best Actress for the film[6](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2019) • [7](https://time.com/5533720/lady-gaga-memes/) |
| Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV for *American Horror Story: Hotel* (2016)[7](https://time.com/5533720/lady-gaga-memes/) |
| Emmy recognition | Five prime-time nominations plus a 2025 Sports Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction for "Hold My Hand" at Super Bowl LIX[8](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/lady-gaga) |
| MTV VMAs | 18 wins recorded by 2021, including the first-ever Tricon Award in 2020[2](https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91276207-OPP-1.pdf) |
## Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are selected by the Recording Academy's Voting Membership, a body of artists, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers; the organization describes the Grammy as the only peer-voted music award.[4](https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-revealed/)
**Early wins.** Gaga won her first two Grammys at the 52nd ceremony, for Best Dance Recording with "Poker Face" and Best Dance/Electronic Album with *The Fame*, and made her Grammy stage debut the same year performing a medley that included "Poker Face," "Speechless," and "Your Song" in a duet with [Elton John](https://www.edgepedia.org/elton-john).[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) Her 2010 nominations, six in total, stood as her personal high for a single ceremony until 2026.[9](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/music/2026-grammys-how-to-watch/)
**Jazz and duets.** Her collaborations with [Tony Bennett](https://www.edgepedia.org/tony-bennett) produced the Grammy-winning albums *Cheek to Cheek* (2014) and *[Love for Sale](https://www.edgepedia.org/love-for-sale-tony-bennett-and-lady-gaga-album)* (2021); the latter was also nominated for Album of the Year, and their recording of "I Get a Kick Out of You" drew nominations for Record of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Music Video.[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) With Ariana Grande, "[Rain on Me](https://www.edgepedia.org/rain-on-me-lady-gaga-and-ariana-grande-song)" won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 2021 ceremony, and with that third win in the category Gaga holds the record for wins in Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) • [10](https://www.axios.com/2025/02/03/grammy-awards-2025-beyonce-lady-gaga-kendrick-lamar)
**2025 and 2026.** At the 67th ceremony, "Die with a Smile," her duet with [Bruno Mars](https://www.edgepedia.org/bruno-mars), won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and was nominated for Song of the Year.[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) For the 68th ceremony, honoring recordings released between August 31, 2024 and August 30, 2025, she received seven nominations, trailing only [Kendrick Lamar](https://www.edgepedia.org/kendrick-lamar)'s nine and tying producers Cirkut and [Jack Antonoff](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-antonoff): Record of the Year and Song of the Year ("Abracadabra"), Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album (*MAYHEM*), Best Pop Solo Performance ("Disease"), Best Dance Pop Recording ("Abracadabra"), and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (*Harlequin*).[4](https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-revealed/) • [11](https://www.grammy.com/news/lady-gaga-2026-grammys-performance/) She won Best Pop Vocal Album for *MAYHEM* and Best Dance Pop Recording for "Abracadabra," while Bad Bunny took Album of the Year and Kendrick Lamar and SZA took Record of the Year.[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) • [5](https://apnews.com/article/214630b4974d2d6d1f33bd98691bd6aa) She also performed at the February 1, 2026 telecast.[11](https://www.grammy.com/news/lady-gaga-2026-grammys-performance/)
## Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and BAFTA
Gaga's film breakthrough came with *A Star Is Born* (2018). At the 91st Academy Awards she was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Ally, and "Shallow," which she wrote with [Mark Ronson](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-ronson), Anthony Rossomando, and [Andrew Wyatt](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrew-wyatt), won Best Original Song.[6](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2019) • [1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) Earlier, "Til It Happens to You," co-written with [Diane Warren](https://www.edgepedia.org/diane-warren) for the documentary *The Hunting Ground*, was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2016 Oscars.[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) Her television acting brought the 2016 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV, for playing the Countess in *American Horror Story: Hotel*.[7](https://time.com/5533720/lady-gaga-memes/)
## Emmy Awards
The Television Academy lists five prime-time Emmy nominations for Gaga: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special (2011, for a Tony Bennett collaboration), Outstanding Variety Special as executive producer of *Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE!* (2015), Outstanding Special Class Program for the Super Bowl LI Halftime Show (2017), Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) as host of *One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga* (2022), and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "The Dead Dance" from *Wednesday* (2026).[8](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/lady-gaga) In addition, she received a Sports Emmy in 2025 for Outstanding Music Direction for "Hold My Hand," performed at [Super Bowl LIX](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl-lix).[8](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/lady-gaga)
## MTV Video Music Awards
Gaga has been a fixture at the MTV Video Music Awards since her 2010 appearance in the meat dress, one of the most-remembered looks in the show's history.[7](https://time.com/5533720/lady-gaga-memes/) In 2020 she received the first-ever Tricon Award, recognizing her contributions to fashion, music, and activism.[2](https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91276207-OPP-1.pdf) At the 2025 ceremony she was the night's top nominee and opened the show by winning artist of the year before performing "Abracadabra" and "The Dead Dance"; contemporary reporting credited her with four awards that night, the most of any artist.[12](https://apnews.com/article/b2524454395aceb8d0f8d4c3b4348d75) • [13](https://omni.se/a/bmEmjd) For the 2026 VMAs, "Runway," her collaboration with Doechii, appeared among the nominees.[14](https://apnews.com/article/e9ac1be3adfd613c3bc348e83543832e)
## Other honors
The Recording Academy has also honored Gaga outside its competitive categories: at the 2014 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to [Carole King](https://www.edgepedia.org/carole-king) she sang "[You've Got a Friend](https://www.edgepedia.org/youve-got-a-friend)", and in 2016 the Grammy Museum presented her with the Jane Ortner Artist Award in recognition of her advocacy for the arts and music education.[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/) In 2025, Doechii presented her with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award, and Rolling Stone featured her in its "Voices of the Year" cover story that November.[15](https://www.ladygaga.com/us-en)
## References
1. [Lady Gaga: Grammy Awards and Nominations, Recording Academy](https://www.grammy.com/artists/lady-gaga/3611/)
2. [TTAB Opposition Filing 91276207, United States Patent and Trademark Office](https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91276207-OPP-1.pdf)
3. [Accolades and nominations, Gagapedia (Fandom)](https://ladygaga.fandom.com/wiki/Accolades_and_nominations)
4. [2026 Grammy Awards Nominations Revealed, Recording Academy](https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-revealed/)
5. [List of Grammy Awards winners, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/214630b4974d2d6d1f33bd98691bd6aa)
6. [The 91st Academy Awards, Oscars.org](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2019)
7. [Lady Gaga's Reign as the Meme Queen of Awards Shows, Time](https://time.com/5533720/lady-gaga-memes/)
8. [Lady Gaga: Emmy Awards and Nominations, Television Academy](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/lady-gaga)
9. [Everything to Know About the 2026 Grammys, Marie Claire](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/music/2026-grammys-how-to-watch/)
10. [Milestones from the 2025 Grammy Awards, Axios](https://www.axios.com/2025/02/03/grammy-awards-2025-beyonce-lady-gaga-kendrick-lamar)
11. [Lady Gaga to Perform at the 2026 Grammy Awards, Recording Academy](https://www.grammy.com/news/lady-gaga-2026-grammys-performance/)
12. [Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga shine at the MTV VMAs, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/b2524454395aceb8d0f8d4c3b4348d75)
13. [Gaga snuvade Swift och Beyoncé på historisk chans, Omni](https://omni.se/a/bmEmjd)
14. [Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/e9ac1be3adfd613c3bc348e83543832e)
15. [Lady Gaga official site](https://www.ladygaga.com/us-en)
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