List of accolades received by The Bodyguard (soundtrack)
The Bodyguard is a 1992 soundtrack album released by Arista Records accompanying the film of the same name.
American Black Achievement Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Whitney Houston (herself) | The Music Award[1][2] | Won |
Academy Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "I Have Nothing" | Best Original Song (David Foster, Linda Thompson)[3] | Nominated |
| "Run to You" | Best Original Song (the songwriters: Jud Friedman, Allan Rich)[3] | Nominated |
American Music Awards
Houston's eight wins tied her with 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.[4] She won her fourth "Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist" award and tied with Olivia Newton-John for the most AMAs won in this category.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Favorite Pop/Rock Album[4] | Won |
| "I Will Always Love You" | Favorite Pop/Rock Single[4] | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist[4] | Won | |
| The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Favorite Soul/R&B Album[4] | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" | Favorite Soul/R&B Single[4] | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist[4] | Won | |
| The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Favorite Adult Contemporary Album[4] | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist[4] | Nominated | |
| Special Award | Award of Merit[4] | Won |
ASCAP Pop Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "I'm Every Woman" | The Most-Performed Song (Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson)[5] | Won |
Billboard Music Awards
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 in 1990 - the awards with ★ marks were honored to her on the show and without ★ marks were not, but her extra #1-ranked-categories on Billboard year-end charts. 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 the 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, Houston is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Top Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on Billboard magazine year-end charts.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | ★Top Billboard 200 Album #1 (Top Album of the Year)[6][7] | Won |
| Whitney Houston (herself) | ★Hot 100 Singles Artist #1[6][7] | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" | ★Hot 100 Single #1[6][7] | Won | |
| The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | ★Top R&B Album #1[6][7] | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) | ★Hot R&B Singles Artist #1[6][7] | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" | ★Hot R&B Single #1[6][7] | Won | |
| The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | ★Top Soundtrack Album #1[6][7] | Won | |
| The Bodyguard Soundtrack | ★Special Award: Album Most Weeks at #1 (20 weeks)[6][7] | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" | ★Special Award: Single Most Weeks at #1 (14 weeks)[6][7] | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) | ★World Artist #1[6][7] | Won | |
| "I Will Always Love You" | ★World Single #1[6][7] | Won | |
| Whitney Houston (herself) | Hot Adult Contemporary Artist[6] | Nominated | |
| Hot 100 Singles Artist – Female[6] | Won | ||
| "I Will Always Love You" | Hot 100 Singles Sales #1[6] | Won | |
| Hot R&B Singles Sales #1[6] | Won |
BRAVO Magazine's Bravo Otto Awards
The BRAVO Otto Awards were determined by the readers' poll on BRAVO, the largest teen magazine within the German-language sphere. The 1993's poll began from the issue #45 (November 4) in 1993 and the results were released in the issue No. 1 (January 6) in 1994.[8]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | — | Best Female Singer – Silver Otto Award[8] | Won |
BMI Film & Television Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "The Bodyguard" | Film Music Award (Alan Silvestri)[9] | Won |
| "I Have Nothing" | Most-performed Song from a Film (David Foster, Linda Thompson)[9] | Won |
Brit Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Soundtrack/Cast Recording[10] | Won |
Grammy Awards
Houston won her third "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female" award, which is the second record behind Ella Fitzgerald and Barbra Streisand; each received the award five times.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Album of the Year[11] | Won |
| "I Will Always Love You" | Record of the Year[11] | Won | |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[11] | Won | ||
| "I'm Every Woman" | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female[12] | Nominated |
Japan Gold Disc Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Album of the Year (International)[13] | Won |
| Compilation Album of the Year (International)[13] | Won | ||
| "I Will Always Love You" | Single of the Year (International)[13] | Won | |
| 1994 | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Special Award[13][A] | Won |
| "I Will Always Love You" | Special Award[13][A] | Won |
Note: A^ 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. The Bodyguard Soundtrack earned the award for sales of over 2 million copies and "I Will Always Love You" for 600,000 copies sold in 1993 only in Japan.[14]
Juno Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Best Selling Album – Foreign or Domestic[15] | Won |
MTV Movie Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "I Will Always Love You" | Best Song from a Movie[16][17] | Won |
NAACP Image Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Special Award | Entertainer of the Year[18][19][20] | Won |
| The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Outstanding Female Artist[18][19][20] | Won | |
| Outstanding Album[18][19][20] | Won | ||
| Outstanding Soundtrack Album, Film or TV[18][19][20] | Won | ||
| "I'm Every Woman" | Outstanding Music Video[18][19][20] | Won |
The NARM Best Seller Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | Best-selling Soundtrack[21] | Won |
NABOB Communications Awards
Houston was the recipient of an Entertainer of the Year award from the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) in 1994.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Entertainer of the Year[22] | Won |
People's Choice Awards
Houston won her fourth "Favorite Female Musical Performer" award. She didn't attend the show due of being nine months pregnant. Instead, she was given two awards at her home by her mother, Cissy Houston, and made an acceptance speech.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Favorite Female Musical Performer[23] | Won |
| "I Will Always Love You" | Favorite New Music Video[23] | Won |
Smash Hits Magazine's Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony which ran from 1988 to 2005. Each award winner was voted by readers of the Smash Hits magazine.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Best Female Artist | Won |
Soul Train Music Awards
At the 8th Soul Train Music Awards, Houston received Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for her outstanding achievements in the field of entertainment during 1993.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "I Will Always Love You" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female[24] | Won |
| 1994 | Special Award | Sammy Davis, Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year[25][26] | Won |
| "I Will Always Love You" | Best R&B Song of the Year[25] | Won | |
| "I Have Nothing" | Best R&B Single, Female[25] | Nominated |
World Music Awards
Houston holds the record for the most World Music Awards (five) won in a single year (tied with Michael Jackson).
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Whitney Houston (herself) | World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist[27] | Won |
| World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year[27] | Won | ||
| World's Best Selling R&B Artist of the Year[27] | Won | ||
| World's Best Selling American Recording Artist of the Year[27] | Won | ||
| World's Best Selling Female Recording Artist of the Era[27] | Won |
Billboard Magazine Year-End Charts
1993 & 1994 The Year in Music Year-End Charts
Categories in which Houston was ranked #1 were excluded. See the Billboard Music Awards list above for her #1-ranked-categories.
| Year | Category | Work | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 [28] |
Hot 100 Singles | "I Have Nothing" | #30 |
| "I'm Every Woman" | #39 | ||
| Hot 100 Singles Airplay | "I Will Always Love You" | #7 | |
| "I Have Nothing" | #17 | ||
| "I'm Every Woman" | #29 | ||
| Top R&B Artists | four charted albums and singles | #11 | |
| Hot R&B Singles | "I Have Nothing" | #32 | |
| "I'm Every Woman" | #35 | ||
| Hot R&B Singles Sales | "I Have Nothing" | #48 | |
| "I'm Every Woman" | #58 | ||
| Hot R&B Singles Airplay | "I Will Always Love You" | #18 | |
| "I Have Nothing" | #19 | ||
| "I'm Every Woman" | #24 | ||
| Hot Adult Contemporary Artists | four charted singles | #2 | |
| Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks | "I Have Nothing" | #17 | |
| "I Will Always Love You" | #18 | ||
| "Run to You" | #39 | ||
| Hot Dance Music Club Play Artists | one charted track | #23 | |
| Hot Dance Music Club Play Singles | "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" | #3 | |
| "I'm Every Woman" | #10 | ||
| Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales Artists | The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. for one charted single | #25 | |
| Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales | "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" | #12 | |
| "I'm Every Woman" | #25 | ||
| 1994 | Top Billboard 200 Albums[29] | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | #27 |
| Top R&B Albums[30] | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | #30 | |
| Top Soundtrack Albums[31] | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | #2 | |
| Hot Dance Music Club Play Singles[32] | "Queen of the Night" | #38 |
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