List of Awards and Nominations Received By Green Day | List Awards Nominations Received Green Day

List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Green Day

Green Day is a Grammy Award-winning American rock trio formed in 1987 in East Bay, California. The band consists of Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, vocals), and Tré Cool (drums, percussion)and Jason White (Backing vocals Lead guitar. The band has released eleven studio albums: 39/Smooth (1990), Kerplunk (1992), Dookie (1994), Insomniac (1995), Nimrod (1997), Warning (2000), American Idiot (2004), 21st Century Breakdown (2009) and the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! trilogy (2012). The first two albums were released on the Lookout! Records record label, while the remaining albums were released on Reprise Records.

Green Day has found success at the MTV Video Music Awards, receiving nine nominations for "Basket Case", the second single from Dookie; and six awards for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", the second single from American Idiot. The band has also received 5 Grammy Awards out of 18 nominations. At the American Music Awards, the trio has received five nominations for the "Favorite Alternate Artist" award, finally winning it in 2005. The band was nominated for 9 Billboard Music Awards in 2005, winning 6 of them on the night of the show, including "Rock Artist of the Year" and "Rock Song of the Year."

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