Pharrell Williams is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Since his debut as a music producer with The Neptunes, he has worked with many artists in the contemporary music industry, such as Beyoncé, Madonna, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Calvin Harris, Gwen Stefani, Ariana Grande, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Janelle Monáe, Mariah Carey, Solange Knowles, Snoop Dogg and Britney Spears.[1] Williams has also collaborated in some of the best-selling singles worldwide, such as "Get Lucky", "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" and "Blurred Lines". He started his solo career with two albums In My Mind (2006) and G.I.R.L. (2014). The latter album produced the lead single "Happy", which has sold almost 14 million copies worldwide.
Williams has received numerous accolades and nominations; he has won 13 Grammy Awards from 42 nominations, including three as Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one came as a part of The Neptunes in 2004). He has also won four BET Awards, six Billboard Music Award, one MTV Video Music Award, one Brit Award and four NAACP Image Awards. In 2012 Williams was honored with the ASCAP Golden Note Award for his "extraordinary career milestones records achieved as a songwriter, composer and artist".[2]
In 2014, Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards for his song "Happy", part of Despicable Me 2's soundtrack. In 2017, he received a nomination for Best Picture for co-producing the film Hidden Figures. The film also gave Williams a nomination at the Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Score. Williams has received three nominations at the Satellite Awards and four at the Black Reel Awards.
Academy Awards
American Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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2013
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Single of the Year
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"Blurred Lines"(with Robin Thicke and T.I)
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Nominated
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[3]
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2014
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Artist of the Year
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Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
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Nominated
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Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
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Nominated
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Favorite Soul/R&B Album
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Girl
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Nominated
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Single of the Year
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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Annie Award
Antville Music Video Awards
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.
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2013 [4]
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Most Fun Video
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Happy
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Won
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Best Interactive
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Won
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Best Choreography
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Nominated
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2014 [5]
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Best Animated
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It Girl
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Won
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ARIA Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2014
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International Artist of the Year
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Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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ASCAP Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2012
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ASCAP Golden Note Award
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Pharrell Williams
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Lost
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ASCAP Film & Tv Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2011
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Top Box Office Films
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"Despicable Me"
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Won
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BBC Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2014
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International Artist of the Year
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Pharrell Williams
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Won
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Song of the Year
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"Happy"
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Lost
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BET Hip Hop Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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2013
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Producer of the Year
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Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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2014
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Nominated
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[6]
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Best Hip Hop Video
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"Move That Dope" (with Future, Pusha T and Casino)
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Nominated
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Best Collabo, Duo or Group
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Nominated
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Best Club Banger
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Won
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People's Champ Award
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Nominated
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Sweet 16 (Best Featured Verse) (only Pharrell)
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"Move That Dope"
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Nominated
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2015
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Producer of the Year
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Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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[7]
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Song of the Year
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"Alright" (as a producer)
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Nominated
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2016
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Producer of the Year
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Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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[8]
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2017
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Nominated
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[9]
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2018
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Won
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[10]
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Song of the Year
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"Apes**t" (as a producer)
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Won
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BET Awards
Billboard Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2003
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R&B Songwriter of the year
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Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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2005
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Ringtone of the Year
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""Drop It Like It's Hot""(with Snoop Dogg)
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Nominated
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Rap Single of the Year
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Nominated
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2014
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Top Hot 100 Song
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"Blurred Lines"(with Robin Thicke and T.I)
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Won
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Top Radio Song
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Won
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Top Digital Song
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Won
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Top R&B Song
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Won
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Top Streaming Song (Audio)
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Nominated
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Top Streaming Song (Audio)
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"Get Lucky" (with Daft Punk)
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Nominated
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Top Dance/Electronic Song
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Nominated
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Top R&B Song
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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Top R&B Artist
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Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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2015
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Top R&B Song
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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Top Radio Song
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Nominated
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Top Digital Song
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Nominated
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Top Male Artist
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Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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Top R&B Artist
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Won
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Top R&B Album
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"G I R L"
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Won
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Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2005
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Hot Rap Track
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"Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
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Won
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Top R&B/Hip-hop Singles - Airplay
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Nominated
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Top R&B/Hip-hop Singles
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Nominated
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Black Reel Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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2003
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Best Original or Adapted Song
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"Work It Out" (with Beyoncé, as a writer)
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Nominated
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2014
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Outstanding Original Song
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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2017
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Outstanding Original Score
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"Hidden Figures'"
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Nominated
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[11]
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Outstanding Original Song
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"Surrender"
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Nominated
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Brit Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2015
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International Male Solo Artist
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Pharrell Williams
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Won
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2018
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British Single of the Year
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"Feels" (with Katy Perry and Calvin Harris)
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Nominated
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British Video of the Year
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Eliminated
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Daytime Emmy Awards
Denver Film Critics Society
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2017
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Best Original Score
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Hidden Figures
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Nominated
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GAFFA Awards
GAFFA Awards (Denmark)
Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.
Gold Derby Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2017
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Best Picture
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Hidden Figures
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Nominated
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Golden Globe Awards
Grammy Awards
Hollywood Film Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Houston Film Critics Society
iHeartRadio Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2014
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Innovator Award
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Pharrell Williams
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Won
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Hip-Hop/R&B Song of the Year
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"Blurred Lines"
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Nominated
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EDM Song of the Year
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"Get Lucky"
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Nominated
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2015
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Song of the Year
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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International Dance Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2005
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Best Rap/Hip-Hop Dance Track
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"Drop It Like It's Hot"
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Won
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2014
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Best Commercial / Pop Dance Track
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"Get Lucky"
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Won
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Best Featured Vocalist Performance
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Nominated
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Best Music Video
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Nominated
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Kid's Choice Awards
Latin American Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2018
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Favorite Urban Song
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"Safari" (ft J Balvin, BIA & Sky)
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Nominated
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Latin Grammy Awards
Los Premios 40 Principales
Los Premios 40 Principales América
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2014
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Best English Language Song
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"Get Lucky" (with Daft Punk)
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Nominated
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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"Blurred Lines" (with Robin Thicke and T.I.)
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Nominated
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MOBO Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2005
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Best Single
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"Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
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Nominated
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Best Video
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Won
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MTV Africa Music Awards
MTV Australian Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2006
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Best Hip Hop Video
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"Drop It Like It's Hot"
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Won
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MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Millennial Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2017
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Video of the Year
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"Safari" (ft. J Balvin BIA and Sky)
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Nominated
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Best Collaboration
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Nominated
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MTV Video Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2002
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Best Hip-Hop Video
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"Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"(with Busta Rhymes )
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Nominated
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2003
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Best Hip-Hop Video
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"Beautiful"(with Snoop Dogg)
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Nominated
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Best Video from a Film
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"Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)" (with Britney Spears)
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Nominated
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2005
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Video of the Year
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"Drop It Like It's Hot" (with Snoop Dogg)
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Nominated
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Best Hip-Hop Video
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Nominated
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Viewer's Choice
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Nominated
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2013
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Video of the Year
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"Blurred Lines" (with Robin Thicke)
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Nominated
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Best Male Video
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Nominated
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Best Collaboration
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Nominated
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Best Song of the Summer
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Nominated
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"Get Lucky" (with Daft Punk)
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Nominated
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2014
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Video of the Year
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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Best Male Video
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Nominated
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Best Pop Video
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Nominated
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2016
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Best Choreography
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"WTF (Where They From)" (with Missy Elliott)
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Nominated
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2017
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Best Collaboration
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"Feels" (with Katy Perry and Calvin Harris)
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Nominated
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2018
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Best Collaboration
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"Lemon" (with Rihanna and The Neptunes)
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Nominated
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Best Editing
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Won
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MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2004
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Best Male Video
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"Frontin" (with Jay-Z)
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Won
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Best Hip-Hop Video
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"Change Clothes" (with Jay-Z)
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Nominated
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2014
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Best Male Video
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"Blurred Lines"(with Robin Thicke)
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Nominated
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Best Collaboration
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Nominated
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Best R&B Video
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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Best Male Video
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"Lose Yourself to Dance" (with Daft Punk)
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Nominated
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2015
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Video of the Year
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"Freedom"
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Nominated
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Best Male Video - International
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Won
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Much Music Video Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2005
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International Video of the Year
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"Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
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Nominated
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2007
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"Money Maker" (featuring Ludacris)
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Nominated
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2014
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International Video of the Year - Solo Artist
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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International Video of the Year – Group
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"Lose Yourself to Dance" (featuring Daft Punk)
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Nominated
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NAACP Image Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2014
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Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
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"Blurred Lines" (with Robin Thicke)
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Won
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Outstanding Song
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Nominated
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2015
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Outstanding Male Artist
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Pharrell Williams
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Won
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Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
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"Brand New" (with Justin Timberlake)
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Nominated
|
“Gust of Wind” (with Daft Punk)
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Nominated
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Outstanding Album
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"G.I.R.L."
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Nominated
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2016
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Outstanding Male Artist
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Pharrell Williams
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Won
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Outstanding Music Video
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"Freedom"
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Nominated
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Outstanding Song, Contemporary
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Nominated
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2017
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Outstanding Song, Traditional
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"I See Victory" (with Kim Burrell)
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Won
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Neox Fan Awards
People's Choice Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
|
2015
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Favorite Male Artist
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Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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Favorite R&B Artist
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Won
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Favorite Album
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"G I R L"
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Nominated
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Premio Lo Nuestro
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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2017
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Video of the Year
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"Safari" (with J Balvin)
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Nominated
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Producers Guild of America Awards
Radio Disney Music Awards
Satellite Awards
Soul Train Music Awards
Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
|
2003
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Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video
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"Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
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Nominated
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2004
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Best R&B/Soul Single – Male
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"Frontin'" (featuring Jay Z)
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Nominated
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2005
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Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut
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"Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
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Won
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2013
|
Song of the Year
|
"Blurred Lines" (featuring Robin Thicke)
|
Won
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Video of the Year
|
Nominated
|
Best Dance Performance
|
Nominated
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Best Collaboration
|
Won
|
2014
|
Album of the Year
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"G.I.R.L."
|
Nominated
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Song of the Year
|
"Happy"
|
Won
|
Video of the Year
|
Won
|
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award
|
Nominated
|
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
|
Pharrell Williams
|
Nominated
|
Teen Choice Awards
Year
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Category
|
Nominated work
|
Result
|
2013
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Choice Music: Single by a Group
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"Get Lucky"
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Nominated
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Choice Summer Song
|
Nominated
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"Blurred Lines"
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Nominated
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Choice Music Single: Male
|
Nominated
|
2014
|
Choice Music – Male Artist
|
Pharrell Williams
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Nominated
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Choice Summer Music Star: Male
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Nominated
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Song: Male Artist
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"Happy"
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Nominated
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