Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States. McCartney has been nominated 18 and has won all of them Except for 1987's Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video where he lost "Rupert and the Frog Song" to Dire Straits's Brothers in Arms.
In addition to his 17 Grammy wins, McCartney was honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990. McCartney received the academy's MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 10, 2012, two nights prior to the 54th Grammy Awards.
Year | Award | Work | With | Result |
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1965 | Best New Artist | - | The Beatles | Won |
Best Performance By A Vocal Group | "A Hard Day's Night" | The Beatles | Won | |
1967 | Best Contemporary Solo Vocal Performance | "Eleanor Rigby" | The Beatles | Won |
Song of the Year | "Michelle" | The Beatles | Won | |
1968 | Best Contemporary Album | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | Won |
Album of the Year | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | Won | |
1971 | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture | Let It Be | The Beatles | Won |
1972 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) | "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | Wings | Won |
1975 | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Band on the Run" | Wings | Won |
1980 | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | "Rockestra Theme" | Wings | Won |
1987 | Best Short Form Music Video | "Rupert and the Frog Song" | Solo | Nominated |
1990 | Lifetime Achievement Award | - | Solo | Won |
1997 | Best Long Form Music Video | The Beatles Anthology | The Beatles | Won |
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Free as a Bird" | The Beatles | Won | |
Best Short Form Music Video | "Free as a Bird" | The Beatles | Won | |
2011 | Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance | Helter Skelter (from Good Evening New York City) | Solo | Won |
2012 | Best Historical Album | Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection — Deluxe Edition) | Solo/Compilation Producer | Won |
2013 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Kisses on the Bottom | Solo | Won |
Read more about this topic: List Of Awards Received By Paul Mc Cartney