American Music Award Nominations For Whitney Houston - 1997

1997

Ceremony Subcategory Nominations Results Note(s)
24th
 Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
Whitney Houston ★		 Won
  • Houston didn't attend the show. Favorite Adult Contemporary award was accepted by the presenters Brooks & Dunn, and Favorite Soundtrack award was taken by Chaka Khan and Toni Braxton.
  • Added two more awards, which made her to break Kenny Rogers' then all-time record (19) for the most AMAs won by any artist with 21.
  • Houston also was honored as an important figure in the "Year of the Woman" in the American Music Awards. Garth Brooks chronicled the "Year of the Woman" and said that the year began with a bang with Houston, the movie Waiting To Exhale and its successful soundtrack, and ended with and The Preacher's Wife film and its soundtrack.
Favorite Soundtrack Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album ★
The Nutty Professor Soundtrack
The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack		 Won

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