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PJ Harvey awards and nominations
A female musician performing live onstage. She is wearing a white Victorian-style dress and performing a song on an electric guitar. A microphone is in front of the musician.

PJ Harvey performing live in 2008

Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 18 70
References

PJ Harvey is an English musician and singer-songwriter. She has released ten studio albums—Dry (1992), Rid of Me (1993), To Bring You My Love (1995), Is This Desire? (1998), Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000), Uh Huh Her (2004), White Chalk (2007), Let England Shake (2011), The Hope Six Demolition Project (2016), and I Inside the Old Year Dying (2023) —and two collaboration albums with John Parish. In addition, she has released three compilation albums and three video albums. Several of Harvey's singles have appeared on the UK Singles Chart, including "Down by the Water" which peaked at number 38, "A Perfect Day Elise" which peaked at number 25, and "The Letter" which peaked at number 28.[1]

Since the release of Dry, Harvey has received widespread critical acclaim. In 1992, Rolling Stone named her Best New Female Singer[2] and Best Songwriter.[2][3] Among the accolades she has received are the 2001 and 2011 Mercury Prize for Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea and Let England Shake respectively—the only artist to have been awarded the prize twice[4]—eight BRIT Award nominations, seven Grammy Award nominations, and the Outstanding Contribution To Music at the NME Awards. Two of her albums—Rid of Me and Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea—have been listed on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list[5][6] and her third studio album To Bring You My Love was named album of the year by Hot Press,[7] People,[8] Rolling Stone[9] and The Village Voice.[10]

Harvey's eighth studio album, Let England Shake, was released in 2011 to "universal acclaim".[11] It was nominated for best album at the BRIT Awards,[12] NME Awards,[13] Q Awards[14] and the South Bank Sky Arts Awards.[15] In addition to winning album of the year at the Ivor Novello Awards[16] and the Mercury Prize,[17] Let England Shake was named best album of 2011 by 16 international publications and was featured on 34 other publications' year-end lists.[18] Overall, Harvey has received 6 awards from 29 nominations.

A2IM Libera Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Let England Shake Independent Album of the Year Nominated

Billboard Music Video Awards

The Billboard Music Video Awards, which celebrate achievements of the music video industry, are sponsored by Billboard magazine.[19]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1995 "Down by the Water" Best Alternative/Modern Rock Video Nominated

Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's (BPI) annual pop music awards. Harvey has been nominated eight times

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1994 PJ Harvey British Female Solo Artist Nominated [20]
1996 Nominated [21]
1999 Nominated [22]
2001 Nominated [23]
2002 Nominated [24]
2005 Nominated [25]
2008 Nominated [26]
2012 Let England Shake British Album of the Year Nominated [12]

Danish Music Awards

The Danish Music Awards is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989.[27]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1999 PJ Harvey Best Foreign Female Artist Nominated

European Festival Awards

The European Festivals Awards were established in 2009. They are voted for by the public via the European Festival Awards website and receive hundreds of thousands of votes annually.[28]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2016 PJ Harvey Best Headliner Nominated [29]

GAFFA Awards

Denmark GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1996 Herself Best Foreign Female Act Nominated [30]
1999 Nominated
2001 Nominated
2005 Nominated [31]

Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Uh Huh Her Best Rock Album – Female Nominated

Grammis

The Grammis Awards is the Swedish music awards. The awards are considered by many in Sweden as the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards. The awards ceremony is generally held each year in February in Stockholm. The awards were established in 1969 and awarded until 1972 when they were cancelled, but subsequently revived in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Let England Shake Best International Album Nominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958 and first presented in 1959.[32] Harvey has received eight nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1996 "Down by the Water" Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated [33]
To Bring You My Love Best Alternative Music Album Nominated
1999 Is This Desire? Nominated [34]
2002 "This is Love" Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated [35]
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea Best Rock Album Nominated
2005 Uh Huh Her Best Alternative Music Album Nominated [36]
2017 The Hope Six Demolition Project Nominated [37]
2024 I Inside the Old Year Dying Nominated [38]

Helpmann Awards

The Helpmann Awards recognise distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia's live performing arts sectors.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 PJ Harvey Best International Contemporary Concert Nominated

Hungarian Music Awards

The Hungarian Music Awards is the national music awards of Hungary, held every year since 1992 and promoted by Mahasz.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 The Hope Six Demolition Project Alternative Music Album of the Year Nominated

Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello Awards are awards for songwriting and composing, presented annually by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA). Harvey has received one award from two nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Let England Shake[16] Album of the Year Won
2023 Bad Sisters[39] Best Television Soundtrack Nominated

Lunas del Auditorio

Lunas del Auditorio are sponsored by The National Auditorium in Mexico to honor the best live shows in the country.[40]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Herself Espectaculo Alternativo Nominated

MOJO Awards

MOJO Awards are awarded by the popular British music magazine, Mojo, published monthly by Bauer. Harvey received one nomination.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 A Woman A Man Walked By Best Album Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year.[41]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1995 "Down by the Water" Best Female Video Nominated

Mercury Prize

The Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland, established by the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992. Harvey has received two awards from four nominations and is the only artist in its history to have received the award twice.[4]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1993 Rid of Me[42] Album of the Year Nominated
1995 To Bring You My Love[43] Nominated
2001 Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea[44] Won
2011 Let England Shake[17] Won

Meteor Music Awards

The Meteor Music Awards are the national music awards of Ireland, distributed by MCD Productions. Harvey has received one award from three nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 PJ Harvey[45] Best International Female Won
2008 Nominated
White Chalk Best International Album Nominated

NME Awards

The NME Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express). Harvey has received three nominations. In addition, she received the Outstanding Contribution to Music award in 2011.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1996 PJ Harvey[46] Best Solo Artist Nominated
1997 Nominated
2001 PJ Harvey[47] Nominated
2002 PJ Harvey[48] Nominated
2012 Let England Shake[13] Best Album Nominated

Outstanding Contribution Award

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 PJ Harvey[49] Outstanding Contribution to Music Honour

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards aim to reward the best in the business of shows and concerts.[50]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1993 Herself Best New Rock Artist Nominated
1996 Tour (w/Live) Most Creative Stage Production Nominated

Q Awards

The Q Awards is the United Kingdom's annual music awards show, organised by the music magazine Q. Harvey has been nominated three times.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001 Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea[51] Album of the Year Nominated
2011 PJ Harvey[14] Best Female Artist Nominated
Let England Shake[14] Album of the Year Nominated
2016 PJ Harvey[14] Best Solo Artist Nominated
"The Community of Hope"[14] Best Video Won

Rober Awards Music poll

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007[52] Herself Best Live Act Won
2008[53] Best Pop Act Won
Best Female Artist Won
2011[54] Won
Best Rock Artist Won
Best Live Artist Won
Let England Shake Album of the Year Won
Let England Shake: 12 Short Films by Seamus Murphy Best Promo Video Won
"The Glorious Land" Song of the Year Won
2016[55] "The Wheel" Nominated
The Hope Six Demolition Project Album of the Year Nominated
Herself Best Rock Artist Nominated
Best Female Artist Won
Best Live Artist Won
2018[56] "An Acre of Land" (with Harry Escott) Best Cover Version Nominated

Shortlist Music Prize

The Shortlist Music Prize is a music award given annually to an album released in the United States within the last year. PJ Harvey has received one nomination.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001 Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea Album of the Year Nominated

South Bank Sky Arts Awards

The South Bank Sky Arts Awards is an arts award show, based on The South Bank Show and organised by Sky Arts. Harvey has received one award from two nominations..

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2002 Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea[57] Best Pop Music Album Won
2012 Let England Shake[15] Best Pop Music Album Nominated

UK Music Video Awards

The UK Music Video Awards is an annual award ceremony founded in 2008 to recognise creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music videos and moving images for music.[58]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 "The Community of Hope" Best Rock/Indie Video Nominated

Žebřík Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2004 PJ Harvey Best International Female Nominated [59]
2009 Nominated

Other recognitions

Year Publication Accolade Album Rank
1992 Rolling Stone Best New Female Singer[2] — —
Best Songwriter[3] — —
1993 NME Top 100 Greatest Albums of All Time[60] Dry 71
1995 Hot Press Album of the Year[7][8] To Bring You My Love 1
People
Rolling Stone Artist of the Year[61] — —
Albums of the Year[9] To Bring You My Love 1
The Village Voice Pazz & Jop Critics' List[10]
2000 Melody Maker 100 Greatest Albums of All Time[62] Dry 79
2002 Q 100 Women Who Rock The World[63] Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea 1
Rolling Stone Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time[64] 31
2003 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[5][6] Rid of Me 405
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea 431
2005 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die[65] — Dry, Rid of Me, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, Let England Shake —
Spin The Greatest Albums of 1985–2005[66] To Bring You My Love 56
The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s[67] 3
2006 Time All–Time 100 Albums[68] Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea —
2009 NME The Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade[69] 6
Pitchfork Media The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s[70] 124
Rolling Stone 100 Best Albums of the 2000s[71] 35
2011 BBC Music Top 25 Albums of 2011[72] Let England Shake 1
The Guardian Best Albums of 2011[73]
Hot Press Top 30 Albums of 2011[74]
Los Angeles Times Best Album of 2011[75]
Mojo Top 50 Albums of 2011[76]
NME 50 Best Albums of 2011[77]
Q Top 50 Albums of 2011[78] 2
The Quietus Albums of the Year 2011[79] 1
Slant Magazine The 25 Best Albums of 2011[80]
Uncut Top 50 Albums of 2011[81]

See also

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External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_PJ_Harvey

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