List of awards and nominations received by Ledisi

Ledisi awards and nominations
	Ledisi in 2024
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Grammy	1
Totals
Wins	5
Nominations	44
	Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. ;

Ledisi is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She began her career as the lead character Dorothy Gale in an Antioch Community Theater production of The Wiz in Antioch, California.^[1]^[2] Her performance earned a Shellie Award nomination for Best Actress in the same year.^[1] After forming her first independent record label LeSun Music, she released two albums Soulsinger (2000) and Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue (2002), the latter of which won a California Music Awards in 2003.

She secured two nominations at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008, including Best New Artist.^[3] Her albums Lost & Found (2007), Turn Me Loose (2009), Pieces of Me (2011), and Let Love Rule (2017) have all garnered Grammy Award nominations for Best R&B Album.^[3] In 2020, Ledisi released a single "Anything for You", which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.^[3] She received a nomination for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture at the 54th NAACP Image Awards in 2023.

As of 2024, Ledisi has accumulated a total of five competitive award wins out of forty-four nominations. She has also received a total of five honorary awards.

Music

BET Awards


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
BET Awards	2008	Cool Like Dat Award	—	Nominated
	2008	Virtual Awards Female Artist of the Year	—	Nominated
	2018	Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award	"If You Don't Mind"	Nominated	^[4]

California Music Awards


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
California Music Awards	2003	Outstanding Jazz Album	Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue	Won

Grammy Awards


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Grammy Awards	2008	Best New Artist	—	Nominated	^[3]
	2008	Best R&B Album	Lost & Found	Nominated
	2010	Best R&B Album	Turn Me Loose	Nominated
	2010	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	"Goin' Thru Changes"	Nominated
	2012	Best R&B Performance	"Pieces of Me"	Nominated
		Best R&B Song	"Pieces of Me"	Nominated
		Best R&B Album	Pieces of Me	Nominated
	2013	Best R&B Performance	"Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" (with Robert Glasper)	Nominated
	2015		"Like This"	Nominated
	2018		"High"	Nominated
		Best Traditional R&B Performance	"All the Way"	Nominated
		Best R&B Album	Let Love Rule	Nominated
	2021	Best Traditional R&B Performance	"Anything for You"	Won
	2022	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Ledisi Sings Nina	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
NAACP Image Awards	2012	Best Female Artist	—	Nominated	^[5]
	2014		—	Nominated	^[6]
	2015		—	Nominated	^[7]
	2018		—	Nominated	^[8]
		Outstanding Song	"High"	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Video	"High"	Nominated
	2021	Best Female Artist	—	Nominated	^[9]
		Outstanding Album	The Wild Card	Nominated
		Outstanding Soul/R&B Song	"Anything for You"	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Video	"Anything for You"	Nominated
		Outstanding Duo, Group, or Collaboration	"Anything for You" (featuring PJ Morton)	Nominated
	2022	Outstanding Jazz Album	Ledisi Sings Nina	Nominated	^[10]

Soul Train Music Awards


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Soul Train Music Awards	2009	Best R&B/Soul Female Artist	—	Nominated	^[11]
	2011	Centric Award	—	Nominated	^[12]
	2014	Best R&B/Soul Female Artist	—	Nominated	^[13]
	2017	Best R&B/Soul Female Artist	—	Nominated	^[14]
	2017	Soul Train Certified Award	—	Won	^[15]
	2018	Soul Train Certified Award	—	Won	^[16]
	2020	Soul Train Certified Award	—	Nominated	^[17]

Acting

Albuquerque Film & Music Experience


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Albuquerque Film & Music Experience	2022	Best Actress	Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story	Nominated	^[18]

Charlotte Black Film Festival


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Charlotte Black Film Festival	2022	Best Actress	Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story	Nominated	^[18]

Lavazza IncluCity Festival


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Lavazza IncluCity Festival	2022	Best Actress	Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story	Nominated	^[18]

Las Vegas Black Film Festival


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Las Vegas Black Film Festival	2022	Best Actress	Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story	Won	^[18]

NAACP Image Awards


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
NAACP Image Awards	2023	Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture	Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story	Nominated	^[19]

Ovation Awards


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Ovation Awards	2019	Featured Actress in a Musical	Witness Uganda	Nominated	^[20]

Shellie Awards


Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Shellie Awards	1990	Best Actress	The Wiz	Nominated	^[1]

Other accolades


Award	Year	Category	Ref.
NAACP Theatre Awards	2016	Spirit Award	^[21]
Americans for the Arts	2016	Music Honoree	^[22]
Black AIDS Institute	2018	Honoree	^[23]
EmpowHer	2020	Music Honoree	^[24]
Los Angeles Jazz Society	2022	Jazz Vocalist Honoree	^[25]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ledisi Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Beth Peerless, Where it's at: Ledisi returns to Jazz Fest lineup. Monterey Herald. Retrieved on June 8, 2024
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ledisi". Grammy.com. April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ Ledisi Tributes Anita Baker With Soulful ‘Sweet Love’ Cover at the 2018 BET Awards. Billboard. Retrieved on June 16, 2024
^ Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Dulé Hill Are NAACP Image Award Nominees. Playbill. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Complete list of nominees for the 45th NAACP Image Awards. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ NAACP Image Awards Nominations: ‘Selma,’ ‘Get On Up’ Land Top Film Nods. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ NAACP Image Awards: ‘Marshall,’ ‘Get Out,’ ‘Girls Trip’ Dominate Film Nominations. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Here Are the Nominees for the 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards. Women Wear Daily. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ NAACP Image Awards: ‘Harder They Fall,’ ‘Insecure’ Lead Nominations. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Beyoncé, Maxwell, Keri Hilson Lead Nominations For Soul Train Awards Return. Billboard. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ 2011 Soul Train Awards Nominees Revealed. Vibe. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Chris Brown & Beyonce Lead Soul Train Award Nominations. Billboard. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Solange, Bruno Mars Lead 2017 Soul Train Awards Nominations. Billboard. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Soul Train Awards 2017: The winners. CNN. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Soul Train Awards 2018: Here's the complete winners list. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ H.E.R. & Chris Brown Lead 2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Here’s the Complete List. Billboard. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. Cinando. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Abbott Elementary top NAACP Image Award nominations. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Ovation Awards Nominee List. About the Artists. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ NAACP THEATRE AWARDS SHOW 11/21/16. Hollywood Black Entertainment. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ ARTS ADVOCACY DAY 2016: LEDISI INTERVIEW. Americans for the Arts. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Billy Porter: George H.W. Bush 'was one of the worst culprits'. Out Magazine. Retrieved on June 18, 2024
^ PATHMAKER ICON AWARDS GALA PROGRAM JOURNAL (see page 12). Issuu. Retrieved on June 17, 2024
^ Los Angeles Jazz Society’s Annual Tribute Concert & Awards at The Montalbán. Broadway World. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[allmusic-2] Ledisi Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[montereyherald-3] Beth Peerless, Where it's at: Ledisi returns to Jazz Fest lineup. Monterey Herald. Retrieved on June 8, 2024

[grammy-4] "Ledisi". Grammy.com. April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[5] Ledisi Tributes Anita Baker With Soulful ‘Sweet Love’ Cover at the 2018 BET Awards. Billboard. Retrieved on June 16, 2024

[6] Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Dulé Hill Are NAACP Image Award Nominees. Playbill. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[7] Complete list of nominees for the 45th NAACP Image Awards. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[8] NAACP Image Awards Nominations: ‘Selma,’ ‘Get On Up’ Land Top Film Nods. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[9] NAACP Image Awards: ‘Marshall,’ ‘Get Out,’ ‘Girls Trip’ Dominate Film Nominations. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[10] Here Are the Nominees for the 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards. Women Wear Daily. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[11] NAACP Image Awards: ‘Harder They Fall,’ ‘Insecure’ Lead Nominations. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[12] Beyoncé, Maxwell, Keri Hilson Lead Nominations For Soul Train Awards Return. Billboard. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[13] 2011 Soul Train Awards Nominees Revealed. Vibe. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[14] Chris Brown & Beyonce Lead Soul Train Award Nominations. Billboard. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[15] Solange, Bruno Mars Lead 2017 Soul Train Awards Nominations. Billboard. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[16] Soul Train Awards 2017: The winners. CNN. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[17] Soul Train Awards 2018: Here's the complete winners list. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[18] H.E.R. & Chris Brown Lead 2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Here’s the Complete List. Billboard. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[cinando-19] Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. Cinando. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[20] Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Abbott Elementary top NAACP Image Award nominations. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[21] Ovation Awards Nominee List. About the Artists. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[22] NAACP THEATRE AWARDS SHOW 11/21/16. Hollywood Black Entertainment. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[23] ARTS ADVOCACY DAY 2016: LEDISI INTERVIEW. Americans for the Arts. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[24] Billy Porter: George H.W. Bush 'was one of the worst culprits'. Out Magazine. Retrieved on June 18, 2024

[25] PATHMAKER ICON AWARDS GALA PROGRAM JOURNAL (see page 12). Issuu. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

[26] Los Angeles Jazz Society’s Annual Tribute Concert & Awards at The Montalbán. Broadway World. Retrieved on June 17, 2024

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