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This is a list of awards and nominations received by Metallica. The American heavy metal band formed in 1981, and currently consists of vocalist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo. One of the most commercially successful heavy metal bands, Metallica has sold over 100 million albums, and has won seven Grammy Awards.
[edit] American Music Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 1992 |
Metallica |
Favorite Artist: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock: Metallica |
Nominated |
| Metallica |
Favorite Album: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
Nominated |
| 1993 |
Live Shit: Binge & Purge |
Favorite Artist: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock: Metallica |
Won |
| 1994 |
Live Shit: Binge & Purge |
Favorite Artist: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock: Metallica |
Nominated |
| 1997 |
Load |
Favorite Artist: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock: Metallica |
Won |
| "Until it Sleeps" |
Favorite Metal/Hard Rock Song |
Won |
| 2003 (November) |
St. Anger |
Favorite Alternative Artist: Metallica |
Nominated |
[edit] Bammies
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 1996 |
Lars Ulrich |
Outstanding Drummer |
Won |
| 1997 |
ReLoad |
Outstanding Hard Rock Album |
Won |
[edit] Billboard Music Award
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 1997 |
Metallica |
Billboard Rock and Roll Artist of the Year |
Won |
| 1999 |
Metallica |
Catalogue Artist of the Year |
Won |
| Metallica |
Catalogue Album of the Year |
Won |
[edit] Governor's Award
- 2004: Governor's Award – Metallica
[edit] Grammy Awards
[edit] Kerrang! Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2003 |
Metallica |
Best International band |
Nominated |
| Metallica |
Kerrang! Hall of Fame |
Won |
| 2004 |
Metallica |
Best Band on the Planet |
Won |
[edit] MTV Europe Music Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2003 |
Metallica |
Best Group |
Nominated |
| Metallica |
Best Rock |
Nominated |
[edit] MTV Video Music Awards
Metallica was ranked by MTV as the third "Greatest Heavy Metal Band in History",[3] was listed number 5 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock",[4] and was number 1 on VH1's "20 Greatest Metal Bands" list.[5] In 2006, Kerrang! magazine ranked Metallica as the third most important band in the past 25 years, and three of Metallica's albums were included in Kerrang!'s "100 Greatest Rock Albums Ever" list: Ride the Lightning (number 80), Metallica (number 15), and Master of Puppets (number 2). Master of Puppets was ranked number 167 on Rolling Stone's "500 Great Albums of all time", and Metallica was number 252.[6] Master of Puppets was named in Q Magazine's "50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time",[7] ranked number 1 on IGN's "Top 25 Metal Albums",[8] and number 1 on the Metal-rules.com "Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums" list.[9] The song "Enter Sandman" was number 399 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[10]
Metallica was awarded the MTV icon award in 2003, and a concert was held paying tribute to the band with artists performing cover versions of the band's songs. Performances included Sum 41 with a medley of "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Enter Sandman", and "Master of Puppets". Staind covered "Nothing Else Matters", Avril Lavigne played "Fuel", rap artist Snoop Dogg sang "Sad But True", Korn played "One", with Limp Bizkit performing a rendition of "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)".[11] On March 7, 1999, Metallica was inducted into the San Francisco Walk of Fame. The mayor of San Francisco, Willie Brown, proclaimed the day "Official Metallica Day" in San Francisco.
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