Awards, Nominations, and Honors
Connie Smith has won two awards from both Billboard Magazine and Cash Box. Besides her nominations from music magazines, Smith has been nominated for eleven Grammy Awards, one award from the Academy of Country Music, and three awards from the Country Music Association, as well as several nominations from the fan-voted Music City News awards including one win.
| Year | Awards | Award | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Billboard Magazine | Most Promising Female Country Artist | Won |
| 1965 | Grammy Awards | Best Country and Western Single — "Once a Day" | Nominated |
| Best New Country and Western Artist | Nominated | ||
| Best Country & Western Vocal Performance, Female — "Once a Day" | Nominated | ||
| Billboard Magazine | Most Promising Female Country Artist | Won | |
| Billboard Magazine | Favorite Female Country Performer | Nominated | |
| Favorite Album (1964–1965) — "Connie Smith" | Nominated | ||
| Cash Box | Most Promising Female Country Vocalist | Won | |
| Country Music Review | Most Promising Female Singer | Won | |
| 1966 | Grammy Awards | Best Sacred Recording — "Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs" | Nominated |
| Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female — "Ain't Had No Lovin'" | Nominated | ||
| Billboard Magazine | Favorite Female Country Performer | Nominated | |
| Favorite Country Album — "Cute 'n' Country" | Nominated | ||
| Cash Box | Most Programmed Female Artist | Won | |
| Country Music Life Award | Favorite Female Artist | Won | |
| Record World | Top Female Vocalist | Won | |
| Most Outstanding Female Country and Western Vocalist | Won | ||
| 1967 | Billboard Magazine | Top Country Artist, Female Vocalist | Nominated |
| Cash Box | Most Programmed Female Artist | Nominated | |
| Record World | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated | |
| Country Music Association Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 1968 | Grammy Awards | Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female — "Cincinnati, Ohio" | Nominated |
| 1969 | Academy of Country Music | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Vocal Performance, Female — "Ribbon of Darkness" | Nominated | |
| 1970 | Country Music Association Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| 1971 | Grammy Awards | Best Sacred Performance — "Whispering Hope" (with Nat Stuckey) | Nominated |
| 1972 | Music City News Awards | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated |
| Country Music Association Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 1974 | Grammy Awards | Best Inspirational Performance — "All the Praises" | Nominated |
| Music City News Awards | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Music City News Awards | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated |
| 1976 | Grammy Awards | Best Gospel Performance — "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel" | Nominated |
| 1979 | Music City News Awards | Gospel Group/Act of the Year | Won |
| 2002 | Country Music Television | 40 Greatest Women of Country Music — Rank (#9) | Won |
| 2007 | Country Universe | 100 Greatest Women — Rank (#24) | Won |
| 2010 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Run to You" (with Marty Stuart) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Country Music Association | Country Music Hall of Fame induction | Won |
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