Ludacris is a three-time Grammy Award-winning American rapper and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. He has released eight studio albums, all which have been released on the Def Jam Recordings record label: Back for the First Time (2000), Word of Mouf (2001), Chicken-n-Beer (2003), The Red Light District (2004), Release Therapy (2006), Theater of the Mind (2008), Battle of the Sexes (2010) and Ludaversal (2015). His first five albums have all achieved multi-platinum status, and his next 2 albums achieved gold status. In addition, he has 4 albums that peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 charts.
Ludacris has received twenty Grammy Award nominations, and has won three: "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" for the song "Yeah!" in 2005, and both "Best Rap Song" for "Money Maker" and "Best Rap Album" for the album Release Therapy in 2007. He has also received twelve nominations from the BET Awards, winning two: "Viewer's Choice" for "Yeah!" in 2004 and "Best Collaboration" for "Runaway Love" in 2007. Ludacris has also acted in several films; the Screen Actors Guild presented him the award for "Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture" for his performance in the film Crash. Overall, Ludacris has received 12 awards from 41 nominations.
The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Ludacris has received two nominations.
|- | || Word of Mouf || Favorite Album â R&B/Hip-Hop || |- | || Ludacris || Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist ||
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network. Ludacris has received nine awards from twelve nominations.
|- | rowspan="2"| 2002 || "One Minute Man" || Video of the Year || |- | Ludacris || Best Male Hip-Hop Artist || |- | 2003 || "Gossip Folks" || Best Collaboration || |- |rowspan="4"| 2004 ||rowspan="3"| "Yeah!" || Viewer's Choice || |- | Best Collaboration || |- | Video of the Year || |- | Ludacris || Best Male Hip-Hop Artist || |- | 2005 || Ludacris || Best Male Hip-Hop Artist || |- | rowspan="2"| 2006 || "Unpredictable" || Best Collaboration || |- | Ludacris || Best Actor || |- | rowspan="2"| 2007 || Ludacris || Best Male Hip-Hop Artist || |- | "Runaway Love" || Best Collaboration || |- | rowspan="1"| 2008 || "I'm So Hood" || Best Collaboration || |-
|- | rowspan="2"| 2008 | rowspan="2"|"I'm So Hood (Remix)" <small>(with DJ Khaled, Young Jeezy, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman & Rick Ross)</small> | Best Hip Hop Video | |- | Best Hip Hop Collaboration | |- | 2010 | "All I Do Is Win" <small>(with DJ Khaled, T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg)</small> | Best Club Banger | |- | 2011 | "Country Sh*t (Remix)" <small>(with Big K.R.I.T. & Bun B)</small> | Reese's Perfect Combo Award | |- | 2012 | "Same Damn Time (Remix)" | Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse |
The CMT Music Awards is an annual ceremony held in Nashville, Tennessee, dedicated exclusively to honor country music videos. It was established in 1967, and had several names throughout the years. In 2002, it was moved to Country Music Television and, in 2005, was renamed CMT Music Awards. Ludacris has received three nominations and one win.