Awards
Whitney Houston holds the Guinness World Record as the most awarded female artist of all time, with more than 400 career awards. Whitney won 6 GRAMMY Awards, and she holds the record for most American Music Awards won by a female artist. This list details a majority of Whitney’s awards.
1985
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Billboard Number One Awards | December 1985 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | New Pop Artist | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | New Black Artist | Won | |||
| The 17th NAACP Image Awards | December 1985 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Outstanding New Artist | Won |
1986
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 13th American Music Awards | 01/27/1986 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |||
| *Whitney Houston* Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |||
| "You Give Good Love" Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Single | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Video Artist | Nominated | |||
| "Saving All My Love for You" Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Video | Won | |||
| The 28th GRAMMY Awards | 02/25/1986 | *Whitney Houston* Toggle Information | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Saving All My Love For You" Toggle Information | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Won | |||
| "You Give Good Love" Toggle Information | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||
| The NARM 1985-1986 Best Seller Awards | 03/10/1986 | *Whitney Houston* Toggle Information | Best-selling Album by a New Artist | Won | |
| *Whitney Houston* Toggle Information | Best-selling Black Music Album by a Female Artist | Won | |||
| The 3rd MTV Video Music Awards | 09/05/1986 | "How Will I Know" Toggle Information | Best Female Video | Won | |
| "How Will I Know" Toggle Information | Best New Artist in a Video | Nominated | |||
| The 38th Emmy Awards | 09/21/1986 | The 28th Annual Grammy Awards Toggle Information | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Won | |
| 1986 Billboard The Year in Music & Video | December 1986 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Pop Artist of the Year | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Pop Album | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Pop Album Artist | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Pop Album Artist - Female | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Black Album | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Black Album Artist | Won | |||
| The 18th NAACP Image Awards | December 1986 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Outstanding Female Recording Artist | Won | |
| The 8th American Black Achievement Awards | December 1986 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Music Award | Won |
1987
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 14th American Music Awards | 01/26/1987 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Won | |
| *Whitney Houston* Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist | Nominated | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Won | |||
| *Whitney Houston* Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist | Nominated | |||
| "Greatest Love Of All" Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Video Single | Won | |||
| 1987 BRIT Awards | 02/09/1987 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best International Solo Artist | Won | |
| The 29th GRAMMY Awards | 02/24/1987 | "Greatest Love Of All" Toggle Information | Record of the Year | Nominated | |
| The 13th People's Choice Awards | 03/14/1987 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won | |
| The 1st Soul Train Music Awards | 03/23/1987 | *Whitney Houston* Toggle Information | Best Album of the Year, Female | Nominated | |
| "Greatest Love Of All" Toggle Information | Best Single, Female | Nominated | |||
| 1987 Billboard The Year in Music & Video | December 1987 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Pop Album Artist - Female | Won | |
| The 9th American Black Achievement Awards | December 1987 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Music Award | Won | |
| The 19th NAACP Image Awards | 12/13/1987 | *Whitney* Toggle Information | Outstanding Female Recording Artist | Nominated |
1988
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennbahn-Express Magazine's Starwahl | 1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Goldener Pinguin Award - Best Female Singer | Won | |
| National Urban Coalition | 1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Distinguished Artist/Humanitarian Award | Won | |
| The 15th American Music Awards | 01/25/1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Won | |
| "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Single | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |||
| 1988 BRIT Awards | 02/08/1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best International Solo Artist | Nominated | |
| The 30th GRAMMY Awards | 03/02/1988 | *Whitney* Toggle Information | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Toggle Information | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Won | |||
| "For The Love Of You" Toggle Information | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||
| The 14th People's Choice Awards | 03/13/1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won | |
| The 2nd Soul Train Music Awards | 03/30/1988 | *Whitney* Toggle Information | Best R&B Album of the Year, Female | Won | |
| "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Toggle Information | Best Music Video | Nominated | |||
| Grambling State University | 07/21/1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Won | |
| American Dental Hygienists' Association | 10/16/1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | America's Greatest Smiles | Won | |
| The 1st Garden State Music Awards | 11/19/1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best Female Vocalist, Rock/Pop | Won | |
| *Whitney* Toggle Information | Best Album, Rock/Pop | Won | |||
| "So Emotional" Toggle Information | Best Single, Rock/Pop | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best Female Vocalist, R&B/Dance | Won | |||
| *Whitney* Toggle Information | Best Album, R&B/Dance | Won | |||
| "So Emotional" Toggle Information | Best Single, R&B/Dance | Won | |||
| "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Toggle Information | Best Music Video | Won | |||
| 1988 Billboard The Year in Music & Video | December 1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Pop Singles Artist - Female | Won | |
| BRAVO Magazine's Bravo Otto | December 1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best Female Singer - Silver Otto Award | Won | |
| The 10th American Black Achievement Awards | December 1988 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Music Award | Won |
1989
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 16th American Music Awards | 01/30/1989 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Won | |||
| The 31st GRAMMY Awards | 02/22/1989 | "One Moment In Time" Toggle Information | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |
| The 3rd Soul Train Music Awards | 04/13/1989 | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" Toggle Information | Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female | Nominated | |
| The 2nd Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 06/25/1989 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Singer | Nominated | |
| The 15th People's Choice Awards | 08/23/1989 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won |
1990
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 32nd GRAMMY Awards | 02/21/1990 | "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (Duet with Aretha Franklin) Toggle Information | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated | |
| The 46th United Negro College Fund Awards | 03/08/1990 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Frederick D. Patterson Award | Won | |
| Points of Light | 05/02/1990 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Points of Light Contributing Leader | Won | |
| The 21st Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction & Awards | 05/30/1990 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award | Won | |
| The 4th Essence Awards | 10/19/1990 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Essence Award for the Performing Arts | Won |
1991
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 8th American Cinema Awards | 01/12/1991 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Musical Performer of the Year | Won | |
| 1991 BRIT Awards | 02/10/1991 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best International Female Artist | Nominated | |
| The 33rd GRAMMY Awards | 02/20/1991 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Toggle Information | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |
| The 13th American Black Achievement Awards | 10/23/1991 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Music Award | Won | |
| The 2nd Billboard Music Awards | 12/09/1991 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Album Artists - Female | Nominated | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Pop Singles Artist | Nominated | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top Pop Singles Artist - Female | Nominated | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top R&B Artist | Won | |||
| *I'm Your Baby Tonight* Toggle Information | Top R&B Album | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top R&B Album Artist | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top R&B Singles Artist | Won | |||
| "All The Man That I Need" Toggle Information | Top Adult Contemporary Single | Nominated |
1992
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 24th NAACP Image Awards | 01/11/1992 | HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston Toggle Information | Outstanding Variety Series or Special | Nominated | |
| "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Toggle Information | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated | |||
| The 13th CableACE Awards | 01/12/1992 | HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston Toggle Information | Performance in a Music Special or Series | Won | |
| HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston Toggle Information | Music Special | Nominated | |||
| The 19th American Music Awards | 01/27/1992 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |||
| *I'm Your Baby Tonight* Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Nominated | |||
| *I'm Your Baby Tonight* Toggle Information | Favorite Adult Contemporary Album | Nominated | |||
| The 34th GRAMMY Awards | 02/25/1992 | "All The Man That I Need" Toggle Information | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |
| The 6th Soul Train Music Awards | 03/10/1992 | *I'm Your Baby Tonight* Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Album, Female | Nominated | |
| "All The Man That I Need" Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female | Nominated | |||
| The 8th Carousel of Hope Ball | 10/02/1992 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Brass Ring Award | Won |
1993
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 7th Japan Gold Disc Awards | 1993 | *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Grand Prix Album Award, International | Won | |
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Compilation Album Prize, International | Won | |||
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Grand Prix Single Award, International | Won | |||
| Smash Hits Poll Winners Party | 1993 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best Female Artist | Won | |
| The 35th GRAMMY Awards | 02/24/1993 | "I Belong To You" Toggle Information | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |
| The 7th Soul Train Music Awards | 03/09/1993 | "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female | Won | |
| The 19th People's Choice Awards | 03/17/1993 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Favorite New Music Video | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard* Toggle Information | Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| The 2nd MTV Movie Awards | 06/09/1993 | *The Bodyguard* Toggle Information | Best Movie | Nominated | |
| *The Bodyguard* Toggle Information | Best Female Performance | Nominated | |||
| *The Bodyguard* Toggle Information | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | |||
| *The Bodyguard* Toggle Information | Best On-Screen Duo (with Kevin Costner) | Nominated | |||
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Best Song From A Movie | Won | |||
| BRAVO Magazine's Bravo Otto | December 1993 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best Actress - Silver Otto Award | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best Female Singer - Silver Otto Award | Won | |||
| The 5th Billboard Music Awards | 12/08/1993 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Hot 100 Singles Artist | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Hot 100 Single | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Hot R&B Singles Artist | Won | |||
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Hot R&B Single | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Top Billboard 200 Album (Top Album of the Year) | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Top R&B Album | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Top Soundtrack Album | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Album Most Weeks at #1 for 20 weeks (Special Award) | Won | |||
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Single Most Weeks at #1 for 14 weeks (Special Award) | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | #1 World Artist | Won | |||
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | #1 World Single | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Hot Adult Contemporary Artist | Nominated |
1994
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 8th Japan Gold Disc Awards | 1994 | *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Special Award, International | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Special Award, International | Won | |||
| The 26th NAACP Image Awards | 01/05/1994 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Entertainer of the Year | Won | |
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Outstanding Female Artist | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Outstanding Album | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Outstanding Soundtrack Album, Film or TV | Won | |||
| "I'm Every Woman" Toggle Information | Outstanding Music Video | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard* Toggle Information | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| The 21st American Music Awards | 02/07/1994 | *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Single | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Won | |||
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Single | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Won | |||
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Favorite Adult Contemporary Album | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Nominated | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Award of Merit (Special Award) | Won | |||
| 1994 BRIT Awards | 02/14/1994 | *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Best Soundtrack/Cast Recording | Won | |
| The 36th GRAMMY Awards | 03/01/1994 | *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Album of the Year | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Record of the Year | Won | |||
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Won | |||
| "I'm Every Woman" Toggle Information | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||
| The 8th Soul Train Music Awards | 03/15/1994 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Sammy Davis, Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Best R&B Song of the Year | Won | |||
| "I Have Nothing" Toggle Information | Best R&B Single, Female | Nominated | |||
| The 24th Juno Awards | 03/20/1994 | *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic | Won | |
| The NARM 1993-1994 Best Seller Awards | 03/20/1994 | *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Best-selling Soundtrack | Won | |
| The NABOB 10th Communications Awards | 03/24/1994 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Entertainer of the Year | Won | |
| The 15th American Black Achievement Awards | April 1994 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Music Award | Won | |
| The 6th World Music Awards | 05/04/1994 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | World's Best Selling R&B Artist of the Year | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | World's Best Selling American Recording Artist of the Year | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | World's Best Selling Female Recording Artist of the Era | Won | |||
| Harris Poll (Harris Interactive) | 12/12/1994 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | #1 Favorite Singer/Musician or Musical Group | Won |
1995
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 21st People's Choice Awards | 03/05/1995 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Nominated | |
| The 2nd VH1 Honors | 06/12/1995 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | VH1 Honors Award | Won | |
| Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall Of Fame | 11/02/1995 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Inductee | Won | |
| The 17th CableACE Awards | 12/02/1995 | Whitney: The Concert For A New South Africa Toggle Information | Performance in a Music Special or Series | Nominated | |
| VH-1 Honors With CeCe Winans Toggle Information | Performance in a Music Special or Series | Nominated | |||
| The 2nd International Achievement in Arts Awards | 12/02/1995 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Distinguished Achievement in Music and Film/Video | Won |
1996
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 22nd People's Choice Awards | 03/10/1996 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Nominated | |
| The 10th Soul Train Music Awards | 03/29/1996 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female | Won | |
| "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| The NARM 1995-1996 Best Seller Awards | April 1996 | *Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Best-selling Soundtrack Recording | Won | |
| The 27th NAACP Image Awards | 04/06/1996 | *Waiting To Exhale* Toggle Information | Outstanding Motion Picture | Won | |
| *Waiting To Exhale* Toggle Information | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| VH1 Honors with CeCe Winans Toggle Information | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special | Nominated | |||
| Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Toggle Information | Outstanding Performance in an Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special | Nominated | |||
| "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Toggle Information | Outstanding Female Artist | Won | |||
| "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Toggle Information | Outstanding Song | Won | |||
| *Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Outstanding Soundtrack Album | Won | |||
| *Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Outstanding Album | Won | |||
| The 9th Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 05/11/1996 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Kids' Choice Hall of Fame | Nominated | |
| The 5th MTV Movie Awards | 06/08/1996 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Toggle Information | Best Song From A Movie | Won | |
| The 2nd BET Walk of Fame | 09/13/1996 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Inductee | Won | |
| The 12th Carousel of Hope Ball | 10/25/1996 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | High Hopes Award | Won |
1997
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 23rd People's Choice Awards | 01/12/1997 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Nominated | |
| The 24th American Music Awards | 01/27/1997 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Won | |
| *Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Favorite Soundtrack Album | Won | |||
| The 28th NAACP Image Awards | 02/08/1997 | *The Preacher's Wife* Toggle Information | Outstanding Motion Picture | Nominated | |
| *The Preacher's Wife* Toggle Information | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture | Won | |||
| *The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Outstanding Gospel Artist | Won | |||
| *The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Outstanding Album | Won | |||
| The 39th GRAMMY Awards | 02/26/1997 | *Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Count On Me" (Duet with CeCe Winans) Toggle Information | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated | |||
| "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Toggle Information | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | |||
| "Count On Me" Toggle Information | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Nominated | |||
| The NARM 1996-1997 Best Seller Awards | 03/08/1997 | *The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Best-selling Gospel Recording | Won | |
| The 3rd Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 03/11/1997 | *The Preacher's Wife* Toggle Information | Favorite Female, Comedy/Romance | Nominated | |
| *The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Favorite Female, R&B | Won | |||
| The 28th Dove Awards | April 1997 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Outstanding Mainstream Contribution to Gospel Music | Won | |
| The 10th Essence Awards | 04/04/1997 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Triumphant Spirit Award | Won | |
| The 10th Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 04/19/1997 | *The Preacher's Wife* Toggle Information | Favorite Movie Actress | Nominated | |
| The 12th ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards | 04/29/1997 | "Count On Me" Toggle Information | Most Performed Songs, Motion Pictures | Won | |
| The 14th ASCAP Pop Awards | 05/19/1997 | "Count On Me" Toggle Information | ASCAP Pop Award | Won | |
| The Franklin School | 06/12/1997 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Whitney's former grammar school in East Orange, NJ, renamed The Whitney E. Houston Academy For Creative And Performing Arts | Won |
1998
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 24th People's Choice Awards | 01/11/1998 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won | |
| The 6th Trumpet Awards | 01/12/1998 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Pinnacle Award | Won | |
| The 25th American Music Awards | 01/26/1998 | *The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Favorite Soundtrack | Nominated | |
| The 29th NAACP Image Awards | 02/14/1998 | "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" Toggle Information | Outstanding Television Movie/Mini-Series | Nominated | |
| "Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C." Toggle Information | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special | Nominated | |||
| The 40th GRAMMY Awards | 02/25/1998 | *The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Best R&B Album | Nominated | |
| "I Believe In You And Me" Toggle Information | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | |||
| The 12th Soul Train Music Awards | 02/27/1998 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievement | Won | |
| The 4th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 03/10/1998 | *The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Favorite Soundtrack | Nominated | |
| The 29th Dove Awards | 04/23/1998 | "I Go To The Rock" Toggle Information | Best Traditional Gospel Recorded Song | Won | |
| The 50th Emmy Awards | 09/13/1998 | "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" Toggle Information | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Nominated |
1999
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 30th NAACP Image Awards | 02/14/1999 | *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated | |
| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) Toggle Information | Outstanding Duo or Group | Won | |||
| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) Toggle Information | Outstanding Music Video | Nominated | |||
| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) Toggle Information | Outstanding Song | Nominated | |||
| *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | Outstanding Album | Nominated | |||
| 1999 NCLR ALMA Awards | 04/11/1999 | "When You Believe"(Duet with Mariah Carey) Toggle Information | Outstanding Performance Of A Song For A Feature Film | Nominated | |
| "When You Believe"(Duet with Mariah Carey) Toggle Information | Outstanding Music Video | Nominated | |||
| Deirdre O'Brien Child Advocacy Center | 04/18/1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Child Advocate of the Year | Won | |
| The 5th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 06/16/1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Female Artist, R&B | Nominated | |
| The 5th Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards | 09/03/1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price) Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Single (Group, Band Or Duo) | Nominated | |
| *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Album Of The Year (Solo) | Nominated | |||
| The 16th MTV Video Music Awards | 09/09/1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price) Toggle Information | Best R&B Video | Nominated | |
| 1999 MOBO Awards | 10/06/1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best International Act | Nominated | |
| Recording Industry Association of America | 11/10/1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Top-selling R&B Female Artist of the Century | Won | |
| *The Bodyguard Soundtrack* Toggle Information | Top-selling Soundtrack Album of the Century | Won | |||
| 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards | 11/11/1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best Female | Nominated | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best R&B | Won | |||
| 1999 Bambi Verleihung | 11/13/1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Pop International | Won |
2000
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 1st HMV Harlem Walk of Fame | 2000 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Inductee | Won | |
| 2000 Edison Music Awards | 2000 | *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | Best Singer, International | Won | |
| The 15th International Dance Music Awards | 2000 | "It's Not Right But It's Okay" Toggle Information | Best Pop 12" Dance Record | Won | |
| The 27th American Music Awards | 01/17/2000 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |||
| *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Artist of the Decade ― 1980s (Internet poll) | Nominated | |||
| The 1st NRJ Music Awards | 01/22/2000 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | International Female Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | International Album of the Year | Won | |||
| The 31st NAACP Image Awards | 02/12/2000 | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) Toggle Information | Outstanding Female Artist | Won | |
| "My Love Is Your Love" Toggle Information | Outstanding Song | Nominated | |||
| The 42nd GRAMMY Awards | 02/23/2000 | "When You Believe"(Duet with Mariah Carey) Toggle Information | Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Nominated | |
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" Toggle Information | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Won | |||
| "Heartbreak Hotel" (Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) Toggle Information | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Nominated | |||
| *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | Best R&B Album | Nominated | |||
| 2000 BRIT Awards | 03/03/2000 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best International Female Artist | Nominated | |
| The 14th Soul Train Music Awards | 03/04/2000 | "My Love Is Your Love" Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female | Nominated | |
| *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Album, Female | Nominated | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Artist of the Decade - Female, for extraordinary artistic contributions during the 1990s | Won | |||
| The 9th Echo Awards | 03/09/2000 | *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | Artist of the Year, International | Nominated | |
| The 6th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 05/09/2000 | *My Love Is Your Love* Toggle Information | Favorite Female Artist - R&B | Nominated | |
| "Heartbreak Hotel" (Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) Toggle Information | Favorite Single (Internet Only) | Nominated | |||
| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) Toggle Information | Favorite Song from a Movie (Internet Only) | Nominated | |||
| The 3rd DiVi Awards | 08/23/2000 | *Whitney: The Greatest Hits* (DVD) Toggle Information | Best Music Release | Nominated | |
| M6 Awards 2000 | 11/17/2000 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | International Female Artist of the Year | Nominated |
2001
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 16th Japan Gold Disc Awards | 2001 | *Whitney: The Greatest Hits* Toggle Information | Pop Album of the Year (International) | Won | |
| The 28th American Music Awards | 01/08/2001 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |
| The 15th Soul Train Music Awards | 02/28/2001 | "Same Script, Different Cast" (Duet with Deborah Cox) Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo | Nominated | |
| The 10th Echo Awards | 03/15/2001 | *Whitney: The Greatest Hits* Toggle Information | Artist of the Year, International | Nominated | |
| 2001 Meteor Ireland Music Awards | 03/18/2001 | *Whitney: The Greatest Hits* Toggle Information | Best International Female | Won | |
| The 7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 04/10/2001 | *Whitney: The Greatest Hits* Toggle Information | Favorite Female Artist - R&B | Nominated | |
| The 1st BET Awards | 06/19/2001 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | BET Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
2003
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 8th Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards | 08/23/2003 | *Just Whitney* Toggle Information | R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Solo | Nominated | |
| The 1st Capital Gold Legends Awards | 09/26/2003 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Legendary Female | Nominated |
2004
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 1st Women's World Awards | 06/09/2004 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | World Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement | Won | |
| The 6th CCTV-MTV Music Honors | 07/24/2004 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | International Outstanding Achievement | Won |
2006
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinness World Records | 2006 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Most Consecutive U.S. No. 1 Singles | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Most Awarded/Popular Female Artist of All Time | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The First Female artist to debut No. 1 at Billboard 200 and UK album chart | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Best Selling Album by a Female Artist of All Time | Won | |||
| Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The Best Selling Single by a Female Artist of All Time | Won | |||
| The New Jersey Walk of Fame | 05/18/2006 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Inductee | Won |
2009
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 37th American Music Awards | 11/22/2009 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | International Artist Award | Won | |
| The 22nd Soul Train Music Awards | 11/29/2009 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best R&B/Soul Artist - Female | Nominated |
2010
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 3rd BET Honors | 01/16/2010 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | The BET Honor for Entertainment | Won | |
| The 41st NAACP Image Awards | 02/26/2010 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated | |
| "I Look To You" Toggle Information | Outstanding Music Video | Won | |||
| 2010 Echo Awards | 03/04/2010 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Best International Rock/Pop Artist | Nominated |
2012
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Billboard Music Awards | 05/20/2012 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Billboard Millennium Award | Won | |
| Guinness World Records | 09/07/2012 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Most Simultaneous Hits on U.K. Singles Chart by a Solo Female | Won | |
| 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards | 11/11/2012 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Global Icon Award | Won | |
| GRAMMY Hall of Fame | 11/21/2012 | *Whitney Houston* Toggle Information | Inductee | Won | |
| 2012 Soul Train Music Awards | 11/25/2012 | "Celebrate" (Duet with Jordin Sparks) Toggle Information | Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance | Won |
2013
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Barbados Music Awards | 01/13/2013 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | International Icon Award | Won | |
| The 44th NAACP Image Awards | 02/01/2013 | "I Look To You" (Duet with R. Kelly) Toggle Information | Oustanding Song | Won | |
| *I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston* Toggle Information | Outstanding Album | Won | |||
| 2013 R&B Music Hall of Fame | 05/05/2013 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Inductee | Won | |
| Georgia Music Hall of Fame | 10/05/2013 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Inductee | Won | |
| New Jersey Hall of Fame | 10/21/2013 | Whitney Houston (herself) Toggle Information | Inductee | Won |
2018
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAMMY Hall of Fame | 01/16/2018 | "I Will Always Love You" Toggle Information | Inductee | Won |
2020
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Awards | 03/05/2020 | Toggle Information | |||
| National Recording Registry | 03/25/2020 | Toggle Information | |||
| 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards | 03/29/2020 | Toggle Information | |||
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| 2020 Billboard Music Awards | 10/14/2020 | Toggle Information | |||
| Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame | 11/07/2020 | Toggle Information |
2023
| Awards | Date | Nomination | Category | Result | Photo/Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIT Billion Award | 05/04/2023 | Toggle Information | |||
| 2023 Billboard Music Awards | 11/19/2023 | Toggle Information | |||
| New Jersey Garden State Parkway Service Area | 12/14/2023 | Toggle Information |