M.I.A is an English recording artist, songwriter, painter and director of Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of electronic, dance, alternative, hip hop and world music. She has been nominated for various awards including Academy Award, MOBO Award, MTV Video Music Award, MTV Europe Music Award, Grammy Award and the prestigious Mercury Prize. She is the only artist in history to be nominated for an Academy Award, Grammy Award, Brit Award, Mercury Prize and Alternative Turner Prize, and the first artist of Asian descent to be nominated for an Academy and Grammy Award in the same year. Her award-winning career spans 13 years. This is the list of awards and nominations received by her.
The Academy Awards, informally known as The Oscars, are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. M.I.A. has received one nomination for O...Saya from the motion picture Slumdog Millionaire.
M.I.A. has received 2 nominations in 2012.
The Antville Music Video Awards are online awards for the best music video and music video directors of the year. They were first awarded in 2005. M.I.A. has received six awards from seven nominations.
|- | rowspan="3" | 2010 | rowspan="3" | "Born Free" | Video of the Year | |- | Best Editing | |- | rowspan="2" | Best Cinematography | |- | rowspan="3" | 2012 | rowspan="3" | "Bad Girls" | |- | Best Performance | |- | rowspan="2" | Video of the Year | |- | 2015 | "Borders" |
The BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music was an award given to world music artists between 2002 and 2008, sponsored by BBC Radio 3.
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. M.I.A. has received 1 award from 2 nominations.
!Ref. |- | rowspan=2|2007 | M.I.A. | Top Electronic Artist | |rowspan=2| |- | Kala | Top Electronic Album | |- | rowspan=4|2008 | rowspan=2|M.I.A. | Top Hot Dance Singles Sales Artist | |rowspan=4| |- | Top Electronic Artist | |- | Kala | Top Electronic Album | |- | "Paper Planes" | Top Hot Dance Single Sales |
The BT Digital Music Awards (DMA) were created in the UK in 2001 and are held annually. M.I.A. has received one nomination.
The Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVAs) are an annual festival that puts filmmakers and the art behind music videos in the spotlight.
|- | 2015 | "Double Bubble Trouble" | Best Concept |
The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's (BPI) annual pop music awards.
|- | 2009 | Herself | British Female Solo Artist | |
The Canadian Independent Music Awards, also known as the Independent Music Awards or Indies, are presented annually to musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. M.I.A. has received 1 award from 4 nominations.
Design and Art Direction (D&AD) is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising.
|- | rowspan=2|2011 | rowspan=2|"Born Free" | Music Video | |- | Cinematography |
The Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a Danish award show. M.I.A. has received one nomination.
|- | 2006 | Herself | Best International Newcomer |
A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) â or Grammy â is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. M.I.A. received 3 nominations.