List of awards and nominations received by Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston awards and nominations

Major Awards	Wins	Nominations
American Music Awards	22	37
Billboard Music Awards	30	—
Emmy Awards	1	3
Grammy Awards	6	26
NAACP Image Awards	16	32
People's Choice Awards	6	9
Soul Train Music Awards	7	15
RIAA Awards	99	—
Totals
Awards won	415
Nominations	562

Whitney Houston has been honored with several awards and accolades recognizing her worldwide success through the music and movie industries. With total career awards in excess of 400, she is the most awarded female artist of all time.

Contents 1 1985 2 1986 3 1987 4 1988 5 1989 6 1990 7 1991 8 1992 9 1993 10 1994 11 1995 12 1996 13 1997 14 1998 15 1999 16 2000 17 2001 18 2003 19 2004 20 2006 21 2009 22 2010 23 Grammy Awards History 23.1 Performances 24 American Music Awards History 24.1 Performances 25 Certification awards 25.1 Recording Industry Association of America, U.S.A. 25.1.1 1980s 25.1.2 1990s 25.1.3 2000s 25.2 British Phonographic Industry, United Kingdom 25.2.1 1980s 25.2.2 1990s 25.2.3 2000s 25.3 Bundesverband Musikindustrie, Germany 25.4 International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Austria 25.5 International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Europe 25.6 International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Finland 25.7 International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Switzerland 25.8 Recording Industry Association of Japan 26 References

1985

Awards show	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 18th NAACP Image Awards[1][2]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Outstanding New Artist	Won
Billboard Year-End Charts[A]	Whitney Houston (herself)[B]	Top Black Artist of the Year[3]	Nominated[C]
		New Pop Artist[4]	Won
		New Black Artist[4]	Won
		Top Pop Album Artist - Female[5]	Nominated[C]
		Top Pop Singles Artist - Female[5]	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston	Top Black Album[6]	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston (herself)[B]	Top Black Album Artist[6]	Nominated[C]
		Top Black Singles Artist[7]	Nominated[C]
	"You Give Good Love" "Saving All My Love for You"	Top Black Single[7]	Nominated[C]

Note:

• A^ The Billboard Music Awards, based on Billboard magazine's year-end charts, was not held before 1990.
• B^ In R&B/Hip-Hop (formerly Black) categories, Houston won or was nominated for one charted album(Whitney Houston) and three charted singles—"You Give Good Love", "Saving All My Love for You" and "Thinking About You"—but in Pop categories, for one charted album and two charted singles except "Thinking About You".
• C^ Nominated categories were those of which were ranked in Top 5 on the year-end charts. This is based on general numbers of nomination at the Billboard Music Awards.

1986

Awards show	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 13th American Music Awards[8][D]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Nominated
	Whitney Houston	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
	"You Give Good Love"	Favorite Soul/R&B Single	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Soul/R&B Video Artist	Nominated
	"Saving All My Love for You"	Favorite Soul/R&B Video	Won
The 28th Grammy Awards[9]	Whitney Houston	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Saving All My Love for You"	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female	Won
	"You Give Good Love"	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	Nominated
		Best R&B Song[X]	Nominated
The NARM 1985-1986 Best Seller Awards[10] (The National Association of Recording Merchandisers)	Whitney Houston	Best-selling Album by a New Artist	Won
		Best-selling Black Music Album by a Female Artist	Won
The 3rd MTV Video Music Awards[11]	"How Will I Know"	Best Female Video	Won
		Best New Artist in a Video	Nominated
The 38th Emmy Awards	The 28th Annual Grammy Awards	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program[12]	Won
The 8th American Black Achievement Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	The Music Award[13]	Nominated
The 19th NAACP Image Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	Outstanding Female Recording Artist[14]	Nominated
Billboard Year-End Charts[A]	Whitney Houston (herself)[E]	Top Pop Artist of the Year [15]	Won
		Top Black Artist of the Year[15]	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston	Top Pop Album[16][F]	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)[E]	Top Pop Album Artist[17]	Won
		Top Pop Album Artist - Female[18]	Won
		Top Pop Singles Artist - Female[18]	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston	Top Black Album[19][F]	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)[E]	Top Black Album Artist[19]	Won
		Top Adult Contemporary Artist[20]	Nominated[C]
	The #1 Video Hits	Top Music Videocassette[21]	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston	Top Pop Compact Disc[22]	Nominated[C]

Note:

• D^ Houston got the most nominations of any artist in that year.^[23]
• E^ In Pop categories, Houston won or was nominated for one charted album(Whitney Houston) and three charted singles—"Saving All My Love for You", "How WillI Know" and "Greatest Love of All". However, in Black (later "R&B/Hip-Hop") categories, for one charted album and four charted singles, added "Thinking About You".
• F^ Whitney Houston was the first album by a female artist and the first debut album to earn those distinctions in single year.^[24]

1987

Awards show	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 14th American Music Awards[25][26][G]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Won
	Whitney Houston	Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Won
	Whitney Houston	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist	Nominated
	"Greatest Love of All"	Favorite Soul/R&B Video Single	Won
1987 BRIT Awards (formerly "BPI Awards")	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best International Solo Artist[27]	Nominated
The 29th Grammy Awards	"Greatest Love of All"	Record of the Year[28]	Nominated
The 13th People's Choice Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Female Musical Performer (tied with Madonna)[29]	Won
The 1st Soul Train Music Awards[30]	Whitney Houston	Best Album of the Year, Female	Nominated
	"Greatest Love of All"	Best Single of the Year, Female	Nominated
The 9th American Black Achievement Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	The Music Award (shared with Luther Vandross)[31]	Won
The 20th NAACP Image Awards	Whitney	Outstanding Female Recording Artist[32]	Nominated
Billboard Year-End Charts[A]	Whitney Houston (herself)[H]	Top Pop Artist of the Year[33]	Nominated[C]
		Top Pop Album Artist[34]	Nominated[C]
		Top Pop Singles Artist[34]	Nominated[C]
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Top Pop Single[35]	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston (herself)[H]	Top Pop Album Artist - Female[36]	Won
		Top Pop Singles Artist - Female[36]	Nominated[C]
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Top Hot Crossover Single[37]	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston (herself)[H]	Top Hot Crossover Artist[37]	Nominated[C]
		Top Adult Contemporary Artist[38]	Nominated[C]

Note:

• G^ Houston holds the record for the most nominations from one album, thirteen nominations, six in 1986, and seven in 1987 respectively for her debut album Whitney Houston.
• H^ In Pop & R&B/Hip-Hop (formerly Black) categories, Houston won or was nominated for two charted album(Whitney Houston and Whitney) and three charted singles, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and "So Emotional".

1988

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 15th American Music Awards[39][40]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Won
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Favorite Pop/Rock Single	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Nominated
1988 BRIT Awards (formerly "BPI Awards")	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best International Solo Artist[41]	Nominated
The 30th Grammy Awards[42][43]	Whitney	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	Song of the Year[X]	Nominated
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female	Won
	"For the Love of You"	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	Nominated
The 14th People's Choice Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Female Musical Performer[44][45]	Won
The 2nd Soul Train Music Awards	Whitney	Best Album of the Year, Female[46]	Won
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Best Music Video[47]	Nominated
National Urban Coalition	—[I]	Distinguished Artist/Humanitarian Award[48]	Won
Grambling State University	—[J]	Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters[49]	Won
American Dental Hygienists' Association	—	America's Greatest Smiles[50]	Won
The 1st Garden State Music Awards[51]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best Female Vocalist, Rock/Pop	Won
	Whitney	Best Album, Rock/Pop	Won
	"So Emotional"	Best Single, Rock/Pop	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best Female Vocalist, R&B/Dance	Won
	Whitney	Best Album, R&B/Dance	Won
	"So Emotional"	Best Single, R&B/Dance	Won
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Best Music Video	Won
The 10th American Black Achievement Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	The Music Award[52]	Nominated
BRAVO Magazine's Bravo Otto[K]	—[K]	Female Singer - Silver Otto Award[53][54]	Won
Billboard Year-End Charts[A]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Black Artist of the Year	Nominated[C]
		Top Pop Singles Artist	Nominated[C]
		Top Pop Album Artist - Female	Nominated[C]
		Top Pop Singles Artist - Female	Won
	Whitney	Top Black Album	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Black Album Artist	Nominated[C]
	"So Emotional" (Remix)	Top Dance Club Play Single	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Dance Club Play Artist	Nominated[C]
	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Top Adult Contemporary Single	Nominated[C]
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Adult Contemporary Artists	Nominated[C]
		Top Hot Crossover Artists	Nominated[C]

• Goldener RE Pinguin Germany
  • Best female Artist

Note:

• I^ Houston earned the award for her dedication to helping others. Among her many humanitarian acts are a public service announcement, "Say Yes To A Yooungster's Future," urging Black and other minority youth to study the sciences and math, and participation on an Arista Records artists album, The Door to Their Dreams/Arista's 1988 Black Music Month Collection, its proceeds went to the United Negro College Fund to help Black students.^[48]
• J^ She received the honorary doctorate degree for her contribution to the arts through music.^[55]
• K^ BRAVO is the largest teen magazine within the German-language sphere. Since 1957, the magazine has distributed its "Bravo Otto" awards based on the readers' vote in different categories each year.

1989

Awards show	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 16th American Music Awards[56]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Won
		Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Won
The 31st Grammy Awards	"One Moment in Time"	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[57]	Nominated
The 15th People's Choice Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Female Musical Performer[58]	Won
The 3rd Soul Train Music Awards	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female	Nominated

1990

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 46th United Negro College Fund Awards (The United Negro College Fund)	—[L]	The Frederick D. Patterson Award[59][L]	Won
The Points of Light Institute (George Bush)	—	Appointed by George Bush as the first Points of Light Contributing Leader[60][61][M]	Won
The 32nd Grammy Awards	"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Ever Gonna Be (with Aretha Franklin)"	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[62]	Nominated
The 21st Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction & Awards (The National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame)	—[N]	Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award[63][N]	Won
The 4th Essence Awards	—	The Essence Award for the Performing Arts[64]	Won

Note:

• L^ Houston was honored for her long-standing dedication to Black higher education.^[59]
• M^ It was a role in which she assisted the President(George H. W. Bush) in calling all Americans to become active in community problem-solving, as well as recognized exemplary public service projects and challenged other artists to advance the Points of Light community service movement.^[60]
• N^ This award is specifically tailored for artists or "star makers" in the music industry who have been responsible for a substantial number of hit songs for an extended period of time, and who recognize the importance of songs and their writers.^[65]

1991

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 8th American Cinema Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	The Musical Performer of the Year[66]	Won
The 33rd Grammy Awards	"I'm Your Baby Tonight"	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[67]	Nominated
1991 BRIT Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best International Female Artist[68]	Nominated
The 13th American Black Achievement Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	The Music Award[69][O]	Won
The 2nd Billboard Music Awards[70][71]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Album Artists - Female	Nominated
		Top Pop Singles Artist	Nominated
		Top Pop Singles Artist - Female	Nominated
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top R&B Artist #1	Won
	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Top R&B Album #1	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top R&B Album Artist #1	Won
		Top R&B Singles Artist #1	Won
	"All the Man That I Need"	Top Adult Contemporary Single	Nominated

Note:

• O^ The award is for the most creative and enduring contribution by a performer in live appearances or as a recording artist. Houston was presented this award for her achievements as an award-winning recording, performing and video artist, for her successful I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour, for her best-selling video and single of "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed at Super Bowl XXV and for her her multi platinum album, I'm Your Baby Tonight.^[69]

1992

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 26th NAACP Image Awards	HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston	Outstanding Variety Series or Special[72]	Nominated
	"I'm Your Baby Tonight"	Outstanding Female Artist[73]	Nominated
The 13th CableACE Awards[74]	HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston	Performance in a Music Special or Series	Won
		Music Special	Nominated
The 19th American Music Awards[75]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Nominated
	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Nominated
	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Favorite Adult Contemporary Album	Nominated
The 34th Grammy Awards[76]	"All the Man That I Need"	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female	Nominated
The 6th Soul Train Music Awards[77]	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Best R&B/Soul Album, Female	Nominated
	"All the Man That I Need"	Best R&B/Soul Single, Female	Nominated
The 8th Carousel of Hope Ball (The Children's Diabetes Foundation)	—	Brass Ring Award[78]	Won

1993

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 35th Grammy Awards[79]	"I Belong to You"	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	Nominated
The 7th Soul Train Music Awards[80]	"I Will Always Love You"	Best R&B/Soul Single, Female	Won
The 19th People's Choice Awards[81]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Female Musical Performer	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	Favorite New Music Video	Won
	The Bodyguard	Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture	Nominated
The 65th Academy Awards[82]	"I Have Nothing"	Best Original Song[X]	Nominated
	"Run to You"	Best Original Song[X]	Nominated
The 2nd MTV Movie Awards[83][84]	The Bodyguard	Best Movie	Nominated
		Best Female Performance	Nominated
		Best Breakthrough Performance	Nominated
		Best On-Screen Duo (with Kevin Costner)	Nominated
	"I Will Always Love You"	Best Song From A Movie	Won
The 4th Billboard Music Awards[85][86][P]	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	★Top Billboard 200 Album #1 (Top Album of the Year)	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	★Hot 100 Singles Artist #1	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	★Hot 100 Single #1	Won
	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	★Top R&B Album #1	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	★Hot R&B Singles Artist #1	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	★Hot R&B Single #1	Won
	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	★Top Soundtrack Album #1	Won
	The Bodyguard Soundtrack (Special Award)	★Album Most Weeks at #1 (20 weeks)	Won
	"I Will Always Love You" (Special Award)	★Single Most Weeks at #1 (14 weeks)	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	★World Artist #1	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	★World Single #1	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Hot Adult Contemporary Artist	Nominated
	—[Q]	Hot 100 Singles Artist - Female (Whitney Houston)	Won
	—[Q]	Hot 100 Singles Sales #1 ("I Will Always Love You")	Won
	—[Q]	Hot R&B Singles Sales #1 ("I Will Always Love You")	Won
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best Female Artist	Won
BRAVO Magazine's Bravo Otto[87]	—[K]	Favorite Actress - Silver Otto Award[88]	Won
	—[K]	Favorite Female Singer - Silver Otto Award[89]	Won
The 7th Japan Gold Disc Awards[90]	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Album of the Year (International)	Won
		Compilation Album of the Year (International)	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	Song of the Year (International )	Won

Note:

• P^:
  • Houston is the co-holder of the record for the most Billboard Music Awards (11 awards) won in a single year since the award show has been held from 1990.^[86]
  • She became the only artist to grab the top spots of "Top Billboard 200 Album", "Top R&B Album", "Hot 100 Single" and "Hot R&B Single" simultaneously in the history of Billboard Year-End Charts.
  • She is the only artist to win "Top R&B Album" three times in the history of Billboard Year-End Charts to date, after Whitney Houston in 1986 and I'm Your Baby Tonight in 1991.
  • In addition, the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two "Top Billboard 200 Album of the Year" awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on Billboard Year-End Charts.
• Q^ The awards with ★ marks were honored on the show and without ★ marks were her extra #1-ranked-categories on Billboard magazine's Year-End Charts.

1994

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 26th NAACP Image Awards[91][92][93]	—	Entertainer of the Year	Won
	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Outstanding Female Artist	Won
		Outstanding Album	Won
		Outstanding Soundtrack Album, Film or TV	Won
	"I'm Every Woman"	Outstanding Music Video	Won
	The Bodyguard	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated
The 21st American Music Awards[94][R]	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	Favorite Pop/Rock Single	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Won
	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	Favorite Soul/R&B Single	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Won
	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Favorite Adult Contemporary Album	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Nominated
	—[S]	Award of Merit[S] (Special Award)	Won
1994 BRIT Awards[95]	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Best Soundtrack/Cast Recording	Won
The 36th Grammy Awards[96]	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Album of the Year	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	Record of the Year	Won
		Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female	Won
	"I'm Every Woman"	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female	Nominated
The 8th Soul Train Music Awards[97][98]	—[T]	Sammy Davis, Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year[T]	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	Best R&B Song of the Year	Won
	"I Have Nothing"	Best R&B Single, Female	Nominated
The 24th Juno Awards[99]	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Best Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic	Won
The 10th Communications Awards Dinner[100] (The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, NABOB)	—	Entertainer of the Year	Won
The NARM 1993-1994 Best Seller Awards[101] (The National Association of Recording Merchandisers)	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Best-selling Soundtrack	Won
The 15th American Black Achievement Awards[102][103]	Whitney Houston (herself)	The Music Award	Nominated
The 6th World Music Awards[104][U]	—	World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist	Won
		World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year	Won
		World's Best Selling R&B Artist of the Year	Won
		World's Best Selling American Recording Artist of the Year	Won
		World's Best Selling Female Recording Artist of the Era	Won
The 8th Japan Gold Disc Awards[90]	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Album of the Year (International) - Special Award[Y]	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	Song of the Year (International) - Special Award[Y]	Won

Note:

• R^ Houston's eight wins tied her with 1984's Michael Jackson for the most AMAs ever won in a single year. At that time, she also tied Kenny Rogers on the all-time list with 19 total AMAs.^[105]
• S^ She was presented the award "in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the musical entertainment of the American public."
• T^ She received that award for outstanding achievements in the field of entertainment during 1993.
• U^ Houston holds the record for the most World Music Awards (5 Awards) won in a single year (tied with Michael Jackson).
• Y^ Special Award - this award is presented to the product which released before that year, sales over one million units or sales higher than product get award on same category.

1995

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 2nd VH1 Honors[106]	—[V]	VH1 Honors Award[V]	Won
Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall Of Fame Special[107]	Inductee	"Soul Train" Hall of Fame	Won
The 2nd International Achievement in Arts Awards	—	Distinguished Achievement in Music and Film/Video[108]	Won
The 17th CableACE Awards[109][110]	Whitney, The Concert For A New South Africa	Performance in a Music Special or Series	Nominated
	VH-1 Honors With CeCe Winans	Performance in a Music Special or Series	Nominated

Note:

• V^ Whitney Houston was honored with the award for her charitable work with the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, Inc., created by her.

1996

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 22nd People's Choice Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Female Musical Performer[111]	Nominated
The 10th Soul Train Music Awards[112]	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Best R&B/Soul Single, Female[112]	Won
		Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year[113]	Nominated
The NARM 1995-1996 Best Seller Awards[114] (The National Association of Recording Merchandisers)	Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack	Best-selling Soundtrack Recording	Won
The 27th NAACP Image Awards[115][116][117]	Waiting to Exhale	Outstanding Motion Picture	Won
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated
	VH1 Honors with CeCe Winans	Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special	Nominated
	Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards	Outstanding Performance in an Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special	Nominated
	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Outstanding Female Artist	Won
		Outstanding Song	Won
	Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack	Outstanding Soundtrack Album	Won
		Outstanding Album	Won
The 5th MTV Movie Awards[118]	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Best Song From A Movie	Nominated
The 2nd BET Walk of Fame (BET's United Negro College Fund Gala Benefit)[119]	Inductee	Walk of Fame[W]	Won
The 12th Carousel of Hope Ball[120]	—	The Davises' High Hopes Award	Won
The 7th Billboard Music Awards	Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack	Soundtrack Album of the Year[121]	Won

• Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
  • Hall of Fame Inductee

Note:

• W^ The award was created to "recognize the significant contribution of African-Americans in the entertainment industry."^[119]

1997

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 23rd People's Choice Awards[122]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Female Musical Performer[123]	Nominated
The 24th American Music Awards[124]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Won
	Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack	Favorite Soundtrack Album	Won
The 28th NAACP Image Awards[125][126][127]	The Preacher's Wife	Outstanding Motion Picture	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture	Won
	The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack	Outstanding Gospel Artist (with Georgia Mass Choir)	Won
		Outstanding Album	Won
The 39th Grammy Awards[128]	Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Song of the Year[X]	Nominated
	"Count on Me"	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (with CeCe Winans)	Nominated
	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Best R&B Song[X]	Won
		Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
		Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media[X]	Nominated
	"Count on Me"	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (with Babyface and Michael Houston)	Nominated
The NARM 1996-1997 Best Seller Awards[129] (The National Association of Recording Merchandisers)	The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack	Best-selling Gospel Recording	Won
The 3rd Blockbuster Entertainment Awards[130]	The Preacher's Wife	Favorite Female, Comedy/Romance	Nominated
	The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack	Favorite Female, R&B	Won
The 10th Essence Awards[131][132]	—	The Triumphant Spirit Award	Won
The 10th Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards[133]	The Preacher's Wife	Favorite Movie Actress	Nominated
The 28th Dove Awards[134] (The Gospel Music Association)	—	Outstanding Mainstream Contribution to Gospel Music	Won
The 12th ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards[135][136]	"Count on Me"	Most Performed Songs, Motion Pictures (with Michael Houston)	Won
The 14th ASCAP Pop Awards[137]	"Count on Me"	ASCAP Pop Award (with Michael Houston)	Won
The Franklin School in East Orange[138]	—	Houston's former grammar school was renamed The Whitney E. Houston Academy For Creative And Performing Arts.	Won
The 8th Billboard Music Awards[139]	The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack	Top Gospel Album #1	Won

Note:

• X^ These awards are presented to the songwriter(s), not performer(s). Thus the writer(s)—LaLa for "You Give Good Love", Michael Masser and Will Jennings for "Didn't We Almost Have It All", David Foster and Linda Thompson for "I Have Nothing", Jud Friedman and Allan Rich for "Run to You", Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", Stephen Schwartz for "When You Believe", Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage and Carsten Schack for "Heartbreak Hotel", LaShawn Daniels, Tony Estes, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, and Isaac Phillips for "It's Not Right But It's Okay"—, was(were) nominated for those of categories.

1998

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 24th People's Choice Awards[140][141]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Female Musical Performer (tied with Reba McEntire)	Won
The 6th Trumpet Awards[142][143]	—[Z]	The Pinnacle Award[Z]	Won
The 25th American Music Awards[144]	The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack	Favorite Soundtrack	Nominated
The 29th NAACP Image Awards[145]	"Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" (ABC)	Outstanding Television Movie/Mini-Series	Nominated
	"Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C."	Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special	Nominated
The 40th Grammy Awards[146]	The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack	Best R&B Album	Nominated
	"I Believe in You and Me"	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
The 12th Soul Train Music Awards[147][148]	—	The 1998 Quincy Jones Award — for Outstanding Career Achievements in the field of entertainment	Won
The 4th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards[149]	The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack	Favorite Soundtrack	Nominated
The 29th Dove Awards[150][151] (The Gospel Music Association)	"I Go to the Rock"	Best Traditional Gospel Recorded Song	Won
The 50th Primetime Emmy Awards[152]	"Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella"	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special	Nominated

Note:

• Z^ Trumpet Awards — the awards are intended to honor blacks who, through consistency and longevity, have inspired others and have achieved success in their chosen professions or careers.^[143]

1999

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 56th Golden Globe Awards[153]	"When You Believe"	Best Original Song - Motion Picture[X]	Nominated
The 71st Academy Awards	"When You Believe"	Best Original Song[154][X]	Won
The 30th NAACP Image Awards[155][156]	My Love Is Your Love	Outstanding Female Artist	Nominated
	"When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey)	Outstanding Duo or Group	Won
		Outstanding Music Video	Nominated
		Outstanding Song	Nominated
	My Love Is Your Love	Outstanding Album	Nominated
1999 NCLR ALMA Awards[157][158] (National Council of La Raza)	"When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey)	Outstanding Performance Of A Song For A Feature Film	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Video	Nominated
The 5th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	Faverite Female Artist, R&B	Nominated
The 5th Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards[159]	"Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price	Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band Or Duo	Nominated
	My Love Is Your Love	Best R&B/Soul Album Of The Year, Solo	Nominated
The 16th MTV Video Music Awards[160]	"Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price	Best R&B Video[AA]	Nominated
1999 MOBO Awards[161]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best International Act	Nominated
Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA)[162]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top-selling R&B Female Artist of the Century	Won
	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Top-selling Soundtrack Album of the Century	Won
1999 MTV Europe Music Awards[163][164][165]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best Female	Nominated
		Best R&B	Won
1999 Bambi Verleihung[166]	—[AB]	Pop International	Won

• Brazil Dance Music Award
  • Best International Female

• Deidre O´Brien Child Advocacy Center honor Whitney Houston

Note:

• AA^ It was her first nomination in thirteen years at VMAs since she has won the "Best Female Video" for "How Will I Know" at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.^[167]
• AB^ Whitney Houston was honord with the award for her 20 years outstanding career as a musical artist.^[166]

2000

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 27th American Music Awards[168]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Nominated
		Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Nominated
	My Love Is Your Love	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
The 1st NRJ Music Awards	Whitney Houston (herself)	Artiste féminine internationale de l'année (International Female Artist of the Year)	Nominated
	My Love Is Your Love	Album international de l'année (International Album of the Year)	Won
The 42nd Grammy Awards[169]	"When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey)	Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals	Nominated
	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Won
	"Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Nominated
	"Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price	Best R&B Song[X]	Nominated
	"It Not Right But It's Okay"	Best R&B Song[X]	Nominated
	My Love Is Your Love	Best R&B Album	Nominated
	"When You Believe"	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media[X]	Nominated
2000 BRIT Awards[170]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best International Female Artist	Nominated
The 31st NAACP Image Awards[171]	"Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price	Outstanding Female Artist	Won
	"My Love Is Your Love"	Outstanding Song	Nominated
The 14th Soul Train Music Awards[172][173]	"My Love Is Your Love"	Best R&B/Soul Single, Female	Nominated
	My Love Is Your Love	Best R&B/Soul Album, Female	Nominated
	—	The Artist of the Decade — Female, for extraordinary artistic contributions during the 1990s	Won
The 6th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards[174][175]	My Love Is Your Love	Favorite Female Artist — R&B	Nominated
	"Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price	Favorite Single	Nominated
	"When You Believe (with Mariah Carey)	Favorite Song from a Movie	Nominated
The 1st HMV Harlem Walk of Fame[176]	Inductee	Walk of Fame	Won

2001

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 28th American Music Awards[177]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Nominated
2001 Meteor Ireland Music Awards[178]	"Whitney: The Greatest Hits"	Best International Female	Won
The 7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards[179]	"Whitney: The Greatest Hits"	Favorite Female Artist — R&B	Nominated
The 1st BET Awards[180][181]	—	BET Lifetime Achievement Award	Won
The 16th Japan Gold Disc Awards[182]	"Whitney: The Greatest Hits"	Pop Album of the Year (International)	Won

2003

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 8th Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards[183]	Just Whitney	R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Solo	Nominated
The 1st Capital Gold Legends Awards[184]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Legendary Female	Nominated

2004

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 1st Women's World Awards[185][186][AC]	—	World Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement	Won
The 6th CCTV-MTV Music Honors[187]	—	International Outstanding Achievement	Won

Note:

• AC^ The prize was designed "for women whose unique achievements have contributed to a better, more peaceful and humane society."^[185]

2006

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The New Jersey Walk of Fame[188]	Inductee	Walk of Fame[AD]	Won
Guinness World Records	—	The Most Awarded/Popular Female Artist of All Time[189]	Won

Note:

• AD^ The New Jersey Walk of Fame honored the lives and achievements of extraordinary performing artists who are associated with the Garden State and/or its institutions.^[188]

2009

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 22nd Soul Train Music Awards[190]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best R&B/Soul Artist — Female	Nominated
The 37th American Music Awards[191]	—[AE]	International Artist Award[AE]	Won

Note:

• AE^ The award was given "in recognition of her worldwide success exemplified by her international record sales, radio airplay in countries all over the world, live performances that span the globe, and popularity that knows no borders or boundaries."^[191]

2010

Awards show/Organization	Nomination(s)	Categories	Result(s)
The 3rd BET Honors[192][193]	—	The BET Honor for Entertainment	Won
The 41st NAACP Image Awards[194]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Outstanding Female Artist	Nominated
	"I Look to You"	Outstanding Music Video	Won
2010 ECHO Awards[195][196]	Whitney Houston (herself)	Künstlerin International Rock/Pop (Female Artist International Rock/Pop)	Nominated

Grammy Awards History

Whitney Houston received 6 grammy awards from 26 nominations.

Year	Categories	Nominations	Results
1986 (28th)	Album of the Year	Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms Phil Collins - No Jacket Required ★ Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles USA For Africa - We Are The World	Nominated
	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Pat Benatar - "We Belong" Madonna - "Crazy for You" Whitney Houston - "Saving All My Love for You" ★ Linda Ronstadt - Lush Life (Album) Tina Turner - "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"	Won
	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Aretha Franklin - "Freeway of Love" ★ Whitney Houston - "You Give Good Love" Chaka Khan - "I Feel for You" Patti LaBelle - "New Attitude" Teena Marie - "Lovergirl"	Nominated
1987 (29th)	Record of the Year	Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer" Steve Winwood - "Higher Love" ★ Whitney Houston - "Greatest Love of All" Robert Palmer - "Addicted to Love" Dionne Warwick & Friends - "That's What Friends Are For"	Nominated
1988 (30th)	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Belinda Carlisle - "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Carly Simon - "Coming Around Again" Whitney Houston - "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" ★ Barbra Streisand - One Voice (Album) Suzanne Vega - "Luka"	Won
	Album of the Year	Whitney Houston - Whitney Michael Jackson - Bad U2 - The Joshua Tree ★ Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - Trio Prince - Sign ‘O' the Times	Nominated
	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Aretha Franklin - Aretha (Album) ★ Natalie Cole - Everlasting (Album) Whitney Houston - "For the Love of You" Jody Watley - "Looking for a New Love" Nancy Wilson - "Forbidden Lover"	Nominated
1989 (31st)	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Taylor Dayne - "Tell It to My Heart" Joni Mitchell - Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm (Album) Tracy Chapman - "Fast Car" ★ Brenda Russell - "Get Here" Whitney Houston - "One Moment in Time"	Nominated
1990 (32nd)	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Aretha Franklin & James Brown - "Gimme Your Love" Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston - "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" Deniece Williams & Natalie Cole - "We Sing Praises" BeBe & CeCe Winans - "Celebrate New Life" Soul II Soul - "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" ★	Nominated
1991 (33rd)	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Bette Midler - "From a Distance" Mariah Carey - "Vision of Love" ★ Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U" Lisa Stansfield - "All Around the World" Whitney Houston - "I'm Your Baby Tonight"	Nominated
1992 (34th)	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Oleta Adams - "Get Here" Mariah Carey - "Emotions" Amy Grant - "Baby Baby" Whitney Houston - "All the Man That I Need" Bonnie Raitt - "Something to Talk About" ★	Nominated
1993 (35th)	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Chaka Khan - The Woman I Am ★ Oleta Adams - "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Whitney Houston - "I Belong to You" Shanice - "I Love Your Smile" Vanessa Williams - "The Comfort Zone"	Nominated
1994 (36th)	Album of the Year	Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad Billy Joel - River of Dreams Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album ★ R.E.M. - Automatic For The People Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales	Won
	Record of the Year	Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" ★ Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - "A Whole New World" Billy Joel - "The River of Dreams" Sting - "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" Neil Young - "Harvest Moon"	Won
	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Mariah Carey - "Dreamlover" Shawn Colvin - "I Don't Know Why" Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" ★ k.d. lang - "Miss Chatelaine" Tina Turner - "I Don't Wanna Fight"	Won
	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Aretha Franklin - "Someday We'll All Be Free" Whitney Houston - "I'm Every Woman" Janet Jackson - "That's the Way Love Goes" Patti LaBelle - "All Right Now (Live)" Toni Braxton - "Another Sad Love Song" ★	Nominated
1997 (39th)	Album of the Year	Beck - Odelay The Fugees - The Score The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness Various Artists - Waiting To Exhale Original Soundtrack Album Celine Dion - Falling Into You ★	Nominated
	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello - "God Give Me Strength" Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan - "Missing You" Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole - "When I Fall In Love" ★ Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans - "Count on Me" Frank Sinatra & Luciano Pavarotti - "My Way" Sting, John McLaughlin, Dominic Miller & Vinnie Colaiuta - "The Wind Cries Mary"	Nominated
	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Mary J. Blige - "Not Gon' Cry" Brandy - "Sittin' Up in My Room" Toni Braxton - "You're Makin' Me High" ★ Whitney Houston - "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Tamia - "You Put a Move on My Heart"	Nominated
	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media	"Count on Me" - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Michael Houston & Whitney Houston "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds "It Hurts Like Hell" - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds "Moonlight" - Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and John Williams "Because You Loved Me" - Diane Warren ★	Nominated
1998 (40th)	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Erykah Badu - "On & On" ★ Whitney Houston - "I Believe in You And Me" Mariah Carey - "Honey" Chaka Khan - "Summertime" Patti LaBelle - "When You Talk About Love"	Nominated
	Best R&B Album	Babyface - The Day Erykah Badu - Baduizm ★ Mary J. Blige - Share My World Boyz II Men - Evolution Whitney Houston - The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack Album Patti LaBelle - Flame	Nominated
2000 (42nd)	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Mary J. Blige - "All That I Can Say" Brandy - "Almost Doesn't Count" Faith Evans - "Love Like This" Macy Gray - "Do Something" Whitney Houston - "It's Not Right But It's Okay" ★	Won
	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Eric Benet Featuring Tamia - "Spend My Life with You" Mary J. Blige & Aretha Franklin - "Don't Waste Your Time" Destiny's Child - "Bills, Bills, Bills" Whitney Houston Featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price - "Heartbreak Hotel" TLC - "No Scrubs" ★	Nominated
	Best R&B Album	Mary J. Blige - Mary Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love R. Kelly - R. Brian McKnight - Back At One TLC - FanMail ★	Nominated
	Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals	Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion - "The Prayer" Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey - "When You Believe" 'N Sync & Gloria Estefan - "Music of My Heart" Santana Featuring Dave Matthews - "Love of My Life" Santana Featuring Rob Thomas - "Smooth" ★	Nominated

Performances

Date	City	Venue	Performance
February 25, 1986 (28th)	Los Angeles	Shrine Auditorium	"Saving All My Love for You"
February 24, 1987 (29th)			"Greatest Love of All"
March 2, 1988 (30th)	New York City	Radio City Music Hall	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Opening)
February 22, 1989 (31st)	Los Angeles	Shrine Auditorium	"One Moment in Time" (Opening)
March 1, 1994 (36th)	New York City	Radio City Music Hall	"I Will Always Love You" (Opening)
February 28, 1996 (38th)	Los Angeles	Shrine Auditorium	Gospel Meldley: "I Surrender All"(performed by CeCe Winans) "Count on Me"(performed by Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans) "Heaven"(performed by Shirley Caesar, Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans)
February 26, 1997 (39th)	New York City	Madison Square Garden	Waiting To Exhale Meldley: "Sittin' Up in My Room"(performed by Brandy) "Not Gon' Cry"(performd by Mary J. Blige) "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"(performed by Whitney Houston) "Count on Me"(performed by Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans, with Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige & Brandy)
February 23, 2000 (42nd)	Los Angeles	Staples Center	"It's Not Right But It's Okay" & "I Learned from the Best" Medley

American Music Awards History

Whitney Houston has been nominated 37 times and has won 22 of them in her career, 20 of them are from nominations and 2 of them is special award(Award of Merit & International Artist Award). Currently, Houston is the female artist with the most wins at AMA. Following is a list of American Music Awards wins and nominations Whitney has achieved since then.

Year	Subcategory	Nominations	Results
1986 (13th)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Madonna Tina Turner ★ Whitney Houston	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Single	The Commodores - "Nightshift" Whitney Houston - "You Give Good Love" ★ Freddie Jackson - "You Are My Lady"	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston Luther Vandross - The Night I Fell in Love Kool & The Gang - Emergency ★	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Aretha Franklin ★ Whitney Houston Diana Ross	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Video	Whitney Houston - "Saving All My Love For You" ★ Aretha Franklin - "Freeway of Love" Ready For The World - "Oh Sheila"	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Video Artist	Whitney Houston Aretha Franklin ★ Sade	Nominated
1987 (14th)	Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Janet Jackson - Control Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston ★ Top Gun Original Soundtrack Album Van Halen - 5150	Won
	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Janet Jackson Madonna Whitney Houston ★ Tina Turner	Won
	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist	Belinda Carlisle Madonna ★ Whitney Houston Janet Jackson	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Anita Baker - Rapture Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston ★ Janet Jackson - Control Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Anita Baker Whitney Houston ★ Janet Jackson Patti LaBelle	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Video	Janet Jackson - "When I Think of You" Whitney Houston - "Greatest Love of All" ★ Billy Ocean - "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Run-D.M.C. - "Walk This Way"	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist	Janet Jackson ★ Aretha Franklin Whitney Houston Tina Turner	Nominated
1988 (15th)	Favorite Pop/Rock Single	Whitney Houston - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" ★ Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer" Bob Seger - "Shakedown"	Won
	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Janet Jackson Madonna Whitney Houston ★	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Whitney Houston Anita Baker ★ Janet Jackson	Nominated
1989 (16th)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Tracy Chapman Whitney Houston ★ Debbie Gibson	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Whitney Houston ★ Natalie Cole Sade	Won
1992 (19th)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Mariah Carey Paula Abdul ★ Whitney Houston	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight Boyz II Men - Cooleyhighharmony Luther Vandross - Power of Love ★ New Jack City Soundtrack Album	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Mariah Carey ★ Natalie Cole Whitney Houston	Nominated
	Favorite Adult Contemporary Album	Natalie Cole - Unforgettable...With Love ★ Paula Abdul - Spellbound Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight	Nominated
	Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Natalie Cole ★ Paula Abdul Whitney Houston	Nominated
1994 (21st)	Favorite Pop/Rock Single	Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" ★ UB40 - "Can't Help Falling In Love" Tag Team - "Whoomp! (There It Is)"	Won
	Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Janet Jackson - janet. Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album ★ Spin Doctors - Pocket Full Of Kryptonite	Won
	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Mariah Carey Gloria Estefan Whitney Houston ★ Janet Jackson	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Single	Mariah Carey - "Dreamlover" Janet Jackson - "That's the Way Love Goes" Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" ★	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album ★ Janet Jackson - janet. SWV - It's About Time Silk - Lose Control	Won
	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Toni Braxton Whitney Houston ★ Mariah Carey Janet Jackson	Won
	Favorite Adult Contemporary Album	Kenny G - Breathless Billy Joel - River of Dreams Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album ★ Rod Stewart - Unplugged...and Seated	Won
	Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Kenny G ★ Whitney Houston Michael Bolton	Nominated
	Special Award: Award of Merit
1997 (24th)	Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Mariah Carey Celine Dion Whitney Houston ★	Won
	Favorite Soundtrack Album	Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album ★ The Nutty Professor Soundtrack The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack	Won
1998 (25th)	Favorite Soundtrack Album	Evita: The Motion Picture Music Soundtrack Men in Black: The Album ★ Whitney Houston - The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album	Nominated
2000 (27th)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Shania Twain ★ Britney Spears Whitney Houston	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ★ TLC - FanMail	Nominated
	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Lauryn Hill ★ Brandy Whitney Houston	Nominated
2001 (28th)	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Toni Braxton ★ Whitney Houston Kelly Price	Nominated
2009 (37th)	Special Award: International Artist Award

Performances

Date	City	Venue	Performances
January 27, 1986 (13th)	Los Angeles	Shrine Auditorium	"How Will I Know"
January 26, 1987 (14th)			"All at Once"
January 25, 1988 (15th)			"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" "Wonderful Counselor" (with Cissy Houston and Gary Houston)
January 27, 1992 (19th)			I'm Your Baby Tonight Remix Medley: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" "My Name Is Not Susan" "Who Do You Love"
February 7, 1994 (21st)			Love Song Medley: "I Love You Porgy" "And I Am Telling You, I'm Not Going" "I Have Nothing"
January 11, 1999 (26th)			Medley: "Until You Come Back" "My Love Is Your Love" (with Babyface & Wyclef Jean)
November 22, 2009 (37th)		Nokia Theatre	"I Didn't Know My Own Strength"

Certification awards

Recording Industry Association of America, U.S.A.

1980s

Year	Date	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1985 [197]	June 24	Whitney Houston	Album	Gold	Won
	August 26	Whitney Houston	Album	Platinum	Won
	November 1	Whitney Houston	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
1986 [197]	February 14	Whitney Houston	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
	March 24	Whitney Houston	Album	4× Multi-Platinum	Won
	May 1	Whitney Houston	Album	5× Multi-Platinum	Won
	June 12	Whitney Houston	Album	6× Multi-Platinum	Won
	July 15	The #1 Video Hits	Video Longform	Gold	Won
		The #1 Video Hits	Video Longform	Platinum	Won
	September 18	Whitney Houston	Album	7× Multi-Platinum	Won
1987 [197]	February 24	Whitney Houston	Album	8× Multi-Platinum	Won
	July 28	Whitney	Album	Gold	Won
		Whitney	Album	Platinum	Won
		Whitney	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
		"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Single	Gold	Won
	August 4	Whitney	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
	September 30	Whitney	Album	4× Multi-Platinum	Won
	November 20	Whitney	Album	5× Multi-Platinum	Won
1988 [197]	April 18	Whitney	Album	6× Multi-Platinum	Won
	October 6	Whitney Houston	Album	9× Multi-Platinum	Won
1989 [197]	February 13	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Single	Platinum	Won

1990s

Year	Date	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1990 [198]	November 27	"I'm Your Baby Tonight"	Single	Gold	Won
1991 [198] [199]	January 15	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Gold	Won
		I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Platinum	Won
		I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
	March 21	"All the Man That I Need"	Single	Gold	Won
	April 11	"The Star Spangled Banner"	Single	Gold	Won
		The Star Spangled Banner	Video Single	Gold	Won
		The Star Spangled Banner	Video Single	Platinum	Won
		The Star Spangled Banner	Video Single	Multi-Platinum	Won
	May 2	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
	July 24	Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston	Video Longform	Gold	Won
1992 [199]	December 29	"I Will Always Love You"	Single	Gold	Won
		"I Will Always Love You"	Single	Platinum	Won
		"I Will Always Love You"	Single	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
1993 [199]	January 12	"I Will Always Love You"	Single	4× Multi-Platinum	Won
	January 18	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Gold	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	6× Multi-Platinum	Won
	March 3	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	7× Multi-Platinum	Won
	April 13	"I'm Every Woman"	Single	Gold	Won
	May 4	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	8× Multi-Platinum	Won
	June 1	"I Have Nothing"	Single	Gold	Won
	June 23	Whitney	Album	7× Multi-Platinum	Won
	August 4	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	9× Multi-Platinum	Won
	November 3	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	10× Multi-Platinum	Won
1994 [199] [200]	January 25	Whitney Houston	Album	10× Multi-Platinum	Won
	February 22	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	11× Multi-Platinum	Won
	November 29	Whitney Houston	Album	11× Multi-Platinum	Won
		Whitney	Album	8× Multi-Platinum	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	13× Multi-Platinum	Won
1995 [200]	April 5	Whitney Houston	Album	12× Multi-Platinum	Won
		I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	4× Multi-Platinum	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	14× Multi-Platinum	Won
	July 31	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	15× Multi-Platinum	Won
	November 29	Whitney	Album	9× Multi-Platinum	Won
	December 6	"You Give Good Love"	Single	Gold	Won
		"Saving All My Love for You"	Single	Gold	Won
		"How Will I Know"	Single	Gold	Won
		"Greatest Love of All"	Single	Gold	Won
		"So Emotional"	Single	Gold	Won
1996 [200] [201]	January 3	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Single	Gold	Won
		"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)	Single	Platinum	Won
	May 1	"Count on Me"	Single	Gold	Won
	December 3	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	16× Multi-Platinum	Won
1997 [200]	January 28	The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Gold	Won
		The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
		The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
	February 4	"I Believe in You and Me"	Single	Gold	Won
		"I Believe in You and Me"	Single	Platinum	Won
	April 22	"Step by Step"	Single	Gold	Won
1998 [200]	June 30	The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
	December 18	My Love Is Your Love	Album	Gold	Won
		My Love Is Your Love	Album	Platinum	Won
1999 [200] [201] [202] [203]	January 15	My Love Is Your Love	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
	February 17	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Single	Gold	Won
	March 2	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Single	Platinum	Won
	March 16	The Bodyguard Oiginal Soundtrack Album	Album	Diamond	Won
		Whitney Houston	Album	Diamond	Won
	March 24	"When You Believe"	Single	Gold	Won
	June 29	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Single	Gold	Won
	July 29	Whitney Houston	Album	13× Multi-Platinum	Won
	September 30	"My Love Is Your Love"	Single	Gold	Won
	October 15	My Love Is Your Love	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
	November 1	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	17× Multi-Platinum	Won
	December 14	"My Love Is Your Love"	Single	Platinum	Won

2000s

Year	Date	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
2000 [204]	May 15	My Love Is Your Love	Album	4× Multi-Platinum	Won
	June 20	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	Gold	Won
		Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	Platinum	Won
		Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
	August 17	The Greatest Hits	Video Longform	Gold	Won
	August 21	The Greatest Hits	Video Longform	Platinum	Won
2001 [204]	October 3	"The Star Spangled Banner"	Single	Platinum	Won
2002 [204]	November 12	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
2003 [204]	January 10	Just Whitney	Album	Gold	Won
		Just Whitney	Album	Platinum	Won
	September 22	Try It on My Own	Video Single	Gold	Won
2009 [204]	October 1	I Look to You	Album	Gold	Won
	December 1	I Look to You	Album	Platinum	Won

British Phonographic Industry, United Kingdom

1980s

Year	Date	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1985	December 20	Whitney Houston	Album	Silver	Won
		Whitney Houston	Album	Gold	Won
		"Saving All My Love for You"	Single	Silver	Won
1986	April 1	Whitney Houston	Album	Platinum	Won
	May 1	"How Will I Know"	Single	Silver	Won
	May 27	Whitney Houston	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
	October 16	Whitney Houston	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
1987	June 1	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Single	Silver	Won
	June 5	Whitney	Album	Silver	Won
		Whitney	Album	Gold	Won
	June 15	Whitney	Album	Platinum	Won
	July 13	Whitney	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
	August 1	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Single	Gold	Won
	November 12	Whitney	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
1988	January 8	Whitney	Album	4× Multi-Platinum	Won
	May 11	Whitney	Album	5× Multi-Platinum	Won
	October 1	"One Moment in Time"	Single	Silver	Won
	October 31	Whitney	Album	6× Multi-Platinum	Won
1989	January 25	Whitney Houston	Album	4× Multi-Platinum	Won

1990s

Year	Date	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1990	November 1	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Silver	Won
		I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Gold	Won
		I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Platinum	Won
1992	December 1	"I Will Always Love You"	Single	Silver	Won
		"I Will Always Love You"	Single	Gold	Won
		"I Will Always Love You"	Single	Platinum	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Silver	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Gold	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
1993	January 1	"I Will Always Love You"	Single	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
	February 1	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
	May 1	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	4× Multi-Platinum	Won
1994	January 1	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	5× Multi-Platinum	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	6× Multi-Platinum	Won
		The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	7× Multi-Platinum	Won
1997	February 1	"Step by Step"	Single	Silver	Won
1998	November 27	My Love Is Your Love	Album	Silver	Won
		My Love Is Your Love	Album	Gold	Won
1999	March 19	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Single	Silver	Won
		"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Single	Gold	Won
	June 18	My Love Is Your Love	Album	Platinum	Won

2000s

Year	Date	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
2000	January 28	My Love Is Your Love	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
		My Love Is Your Love	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
	June 2	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	Silver	Won
		Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	Gold	Won
		Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	Platinum	Won
	August 25	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
	November 24	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
	December 8	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	4× Multi-Platinum	Won
2007	December 21	The Ultimate Collection	Album	Silver	Won
		The Ultimate Collection	Album	Gold	Won
		The Ultimate Collection	Album	Platinum	Won
2009	October 19	I Look to You	Album	Gold	Won

Bundesverband Musikindustrie, Germany

Year	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1986	Whitney Houston	Album	Gold	Won
	Whitney Houston	Album	Platinum	Won
1987	Whitney	Album	Gold	Won
	Whitney	Album	Platinum	Won
1988	"One Moment in Time"	Single	Gold	Won
1990	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Gold	Won
1991	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Platinum	Won
1993	"I Will Always Love You"	Single	Gold	Won
	"I Will Always Love You"	Single	Platinum	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Gold	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	2× Multi-Platinum	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	3× Multi-Platinum	Won
1997	"Step by Step"	Single	Gold	Won
1999	"When You Believe" (from the Prince of Egypt Soundtrack)	Single	Gold	Won
	"My Love Is Your Love"	Single	Gold	Won
	"My Love Is Your Love"	Single	Platinum	Won
2000	"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias)	Single	Gold	Won
	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	Gold	Won
	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	Platinum	Won
2009	I Look to You	Album	Gold	Won

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Austria

Year	Date	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1990	October 10	Whitney	Album	2× Platinum	Won
	November 26	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Gold	Won
1991	January 17	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Platinum	Won
1992	November 2	Whitney Houston	Album	Platinum	Won
1993	January 11	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Gold	Won
	January 20	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
	March 3	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	2× Platinum	Won
	March 11	"I Will Always Love You"	Single	Gold	Won
	July 20	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	3× Platinum	Won
1998	December 23	My Love Is Your Love	Album	Gold	Won
1999	August 3	"My Love Is Your Love"	Single	Gold	Won
	August 13	My Love Is Your Love	Album	Platinum	Won
	October 7	"My Love Is Your Love"	Single	Platinum	Won
2002	September 26	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	4× Platinum	Won
2009	August 27	I Look to You	Album	Gold	Won

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Europe

Year	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1996	Waiting to Exhale Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
1997	The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
1999	My Love Is Your Love	Album	3× Platinum	Won
2000	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	3× Platinum	Won
2002	My Love Is Your Love	Album	4× Platinum	Won

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Finland

Year	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1987	Whitney Houston	Album	Gold	Won
	Whitney	Album	Gold	Won
1988	Whitney	Album	Platinum	Won
1991	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Gold	Won
1993	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Gold	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
1999	My Love Is Your Love	Album	Gold	Won
2000	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	Gold	Won

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Switzerland

Year	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1990	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Gold	Won
	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	Platinum	Won
1992	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Gold	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
1993	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	2× Platinum	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	3× Platinum	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	4× Platinum	Won
1994	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	2× Platinum	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	5× Platinum	Won
1996	The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Gold	Won
1998	"When You Believe" (From The Prince of Egypt Soundtrack)	Single	Gold	Won
	Whitney	Album	2× Platinum	Won
	My Love Is Your Love	Album	Platinum	Won
1999	My Love Is Your Love	Album	3× Platinum	Won
	"My Love Is Your Love"	Single	Gold	Won
2000	"My Love Is Your Love"	Single	Platinum	Won
	"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias)	Single	Gold	Won
	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	Platinum	Won
2002	Just Whitney	Album	Platinum	Won
2009	I Look to You	Album	Gold	Won

Recording Industry Association of Japan

Year	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1991	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Album	2× Platinum	Won
1994	"I Will Always Love You"	Single	5× Platinum	Won
	The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album	Album	2× Million	Won
1996	"All at Once"	Single	Gold	Won
	Waiting to Exhale Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
1997	The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album	Album	Platinum	Won
1999	My Love Is Your Love	Album	Platinum	Won
2000	Whitney: The Greatest Hits	Album	3× Platinum	Won
2001	Love, Whitney	Album	Gold	Won
2002	Just Whitney...	Album	Gold	Won

References

Whitney Houston Discography Tours and concerts Awards and nominations Studio albums Whitney Houston (1985) Whitney (1987) I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990) My Love Is Your Love (1998) Just Whitney (2002) One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003) I Look to You (2009) Soundtrack albums The Bodyguard (1992) Waiting to Exhale (1995) The Preacher's Wife (1996) Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) Compilations Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2000) Love, Whitney (2001) The Ultimate Collection (2007) Tours The Greatest Love World Tour (1986) Moment of Truth World Tour (1987-88) Feels So Right Tour (1990) I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour (1991) The Bodyguard World Tour (1993-94) The Pacific Rim Tour (1997) The European Tour (1998) My Love Is Your Love World Tour (1999) Soul Divas Tour (2004) Nothing but Love World Tour (2010) Notable concerts & appearances Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Celebration (1988) Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston (1991) The Concert for a New South Africa (1994) Classic Whitney Live from Washington, D.C. (1997) VH1 Divas Live '99 VH1 Divas Duets: A Concert to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation (2003) Motion pictures The Bodyguard (1992) Waiting to Exhale (1995) The Preacher's Wife (1996) Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) Sparkle (2012) Related articles Super Bowl XXV Arista Records Chart records and achievements Grammy awards history American Music Awards history Soul Train Music Awards Book Category