George Michael (1963–2016)^[1] was an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He sold an estimated 125 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time, and had ten albums reach the Billboard 200.^[2] During his career as a solo musician, Michael released five studio albums: Faith (1987), Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), Older (1996), Songs from the Last Century (1999), and Patience (2004).

Michael received recognition in the United Kingdom, winning 5 awards from 24 nominations at the BRIT Awards; two of those awards were for "Best British Male" in 1988 and again in 1997. He also found success at the MTV Video Music Awards, receiving 4 awards from 16 nominations, including "Best Direction in a Video" for the song "Father Figure" in 1988. Michael's debut album Faith won multiple awards, including "Favorite Album (Soul/R&B)" from the American Music Awards and "Album of the Year" from the Grammy Awards.

On 20 October 2016, it was announced that Michael was nominated for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017.^[3] In 2023 Michael was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^[4][5] He is also an inductee of the UK Music Hall of Fame.

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a not-for-profit performance rights organization that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them accordingly.

The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Michael received four awards from seven nominations.^[12]

The Billboard Music Awards honor artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard.^[13] The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.^[14] The award ceremony was held from 1990 to 2007, until its reintroduction in 2011.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Michael received five awards from twenty four nominations.^{[20][21][22][23][24]}

Camerimage is a Polish film festival dedicated to the celebration of cinematography.^[25]

Design and Art Direction (D&AD) is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising.

The Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen ("IFPI-Award") until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy ("Danish Grammy"). The current name was given in 2001, after the American Grammy Awards registered the name Grammy as their trademark. In 2011 IFPI joined together with TV2 (Denmark) and KODA to present the awards ceremony.^[26]

Michael received three awards in 1997.

The ECHO Award is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies.^[27] Michael has two nominations.

Delivered since 1991. The GAFFA Awards (Danish: GAFFA Prisen) are a Danish award that rewards popular music, awarded by the GAFFA magazine.

The GLAAD Media Awards were formed in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Michael received one nomination.^[28]

The Golden Raspberry Awards are parody awards honoring the worst of cinematic under-achievements. Michael won one award.

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Michael received two awards from eight nominations.^{[12][29][30][31][32]}

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

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

The International Dance Music Award was established in 1985. It is a part of the Winter Music Conference, a weeklong electronic music event held annually.^[33]

The International Rock Awards (1989–91) was a music award ceremony broadcast on ABC Television, to honor the top musicians in the genre of rock music.^[34]

The Ivor Novello Awards are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Michael received six awards.^[35]

The Juno Awards is a Canadian awards ceremony presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Michael received six nominations.^[36]

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by MTV Europe. Michael received one award from six nominations.^[37]

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Michael received four awards from sixteen nominations.^[12][38]

The Music Week Awards are the UK's only music awards that recognise labels, publishing, live, retail, A&R, radio, marketing and PR.^[39][40]

The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.^[41]

The NME Awards are annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME.^[42][43][44]

The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.^[45]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to the recording history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have influenced the music industry.

The Silver Clef Awards are an annual British music awards lunch which has been running since 1976. Michael has received one award.

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.^{[48][49][50][51]}

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.^[52][53]