List of awards and nominations received by Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire awards and nominations
Arcade Fire performing live on March 15, 2005 at Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden
Totals[a]
Wins26
Nominations72
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge 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.

Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. The band was formed by the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne in 2003, and released its first studio album Funeral on Merge Records in September 2004. The album produced five singles: "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" (2004), "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" (2005), "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" (2005), "Rebellion (Lies)" (2005), and "Wake Up" (2005). Funeral earned the band a nomination at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. The album has sold over 320,000 copies in the United States and over 100,000 copies in Canada.[1][2][3] Funeral peaked at number 23 in Canada and number 131 in the United States.[4]

The band's second album, Neon Bible, was released on March 5, 2007, to favourable reviews.[5] The album produced four singles: "Black Mirror" (2007), "Keep the Car Running" (2007), "Intervention" (2007), and "No Cars Go" (2007). Neon Bible was nominated at the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album,[6] and it won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year.[7] The album also sold 142,000 copies as of May 2008,[2][8] peaking at number one in Canada and number two in the United States.[4] Arcade Fire has received five awards from 21 nominations, including two Juno Awards from six nominations, one Meteor Music Awards from three nominations, and two PLUG Independent Music Awards from three nominations.

Antville Music Video Awards

The Antville Music Video Awards are online awards for the best music video and music video directors of the year. They were first awarded in 2005. Arcade Fire has received seven nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" Worst Video Nominated
Best Video Nominated
2007 "My Body Is a Cage" Best Editing Nominated
2013 "Afterlife" Best Performance Nominated
Best Choreography Nominated
"Reflektor" Best Interactive Video Nominated
Arcade Fire Best Commissioning Artist Nominated

Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Arcade Fire has received eight nominations and two won.[9][10]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Funeral International Album Nominated
Arcade Fire International Breakthrough Act Nominated
International Group Nominated
2008 Neon Bible International Album Nominated
Arcade Fire International Group Nominated
2011 The Suburbs International Album Won
Arcade Fire International Group Won
2014 Arcade Fire International Group Nominated
2018 Arcade Fire International Group Nominated

CASBY Awards

The CASBY Awards are a Canadian awards ceremony for independent and alternative music, presented annually by Toronto, Ontario radio station CFNY-FM, currently branded as 102.1 The Edge. CASBY is an acronym for Canadian Artists Selected By You.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Funeral Favorite New Album Won
Arcade Fire Favorite New Artist Won

GAFFA Awards

Denmark GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2007 Neon Bible Best Foreign Album Won [11]
Arcada Fire Best Foreign Band Won

Sweden GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2018 "Everything Now" Best Foreign Song Nominated [12]

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of the United States. Arcade Fire has received ten nominations and has won once.[6][13][14]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 "Cold Wind" (from Six Feet Under) Best Song Written for Visual Media Nominated
Funeral Best Alternative Music Album Nominated
2008 Neon Bible Nominated
2011 "Ready to Start" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Nominated
The Suburbs Album of the Year Won
Best Alternative Music Album Nominated
2013 "Abraham's Daughter" (from The Hunger Games) Best Song Written for Visual Media Nominated
2015 "We Exist" Best Music Video (Director: David Wilson) Nominated
Reflektor Best Alternative Music Album Nominated
2018 Everything Now Nominated
2023 WE Nominated

iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards

The iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian television channel Much to honour the year's best music video. Arcade Fire has won one award from twelve nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 "Rebellion (Lies)" Best Independent Video Nominated
2006 "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" Best Post-Production Nominated
2011 "The Suburbs" International Video of the Year by a Canadian Nominated
UR Fave: Artist Nominated
2012 "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" MuchFACT Indie Video of the Year Nominated
2014 "Afterlife" Video of the Year Nominated
Director of the Year (Director: Emily Kai Bock) Nominated
"Reflektor" Rock/Alternative Video of the Year Nominated
Your Fave Video Nominated
2015 "We Exist" Video of the Year Nominated
Best Director (Director: David Wilson) Nominated
Best Rock/Alternative Video Won
2018 Arcade Fire Best Rock/Alternative Artist or Group Nominated

Juno Award

The Juno Award are presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Arcade Fire has won ten awards from eighteen nominations.[7][15]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Funeral Alternative Album of the Year Nominated
Best Album Design Nominated
2006 "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" Video of the Year Nominated
Arcade Fire Songwriter of the Year Won
2008 Neon Bible Video of the Year Nominated
Alternative Album of the Year Won
CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year Won
Arcade Fire Group of the Year Nominated
2011 The Suburbs Album of the Year Won
Alternative Album of the Year Won
Arcade Fire Group of the Year Won
Songwriter of the Year Won
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Nominated
2014 Reflektor Album of the Year Won
Alternative Album of the Year Won
"Reflektor" Single of the Year Nominated
Arcade Fire Group of the Year Nominated
Songwriter of the Year Nominated
Fan Choice Award Nominated
2016 Arcade Fire Allan Waters Humanitarian Award Won
2018 Everything Now Album of the Year Won
Alternative Album of the Year Nominated
Album Artwork of the Year Nominated
"Everything Now" Single of the Year Nominated
Arcade Fire Group of the Year Nominated
Songwriter of the Year
  • 2006: "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)", "Wake Up" and "Rebellion (Lies)"
  • 2011: "Ready to Start", "We Used to Wait" and "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
  • 2014: "Reflektor", "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Afterlife"
Video of the Year
  • 2006: "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" (Producer: Plates Animation)
  • 2008: Neon Bible (Producer: Vincent Morriset)
CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year
  • 2008: Neon Bible (Album Design and Graphics: Tracy Maurice and François Miron)

Meteor Music Awards

The Meteor Music Awards are distributed by MCD Productions. Arcade Fire has won one award from five nominations.[16]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Funeral Best International Album Nominated
Arcade Fire Best International Band Nominated
2008 Neon Bible Best International Album Won
Arcade Fire Best International Band Nominated
Best International Live Performance Nominated

Mojo Awards

The Mojo Awards was an awards ceremony that began in 2004 and ended in 2010 by Mojo, a popular music magazine published monthly by Bauer Media Group in the United Kingdom. Arcade Fire has won one award from two nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Arcade Fire Best New Act Nominated
2007 Arcade Fire Best Live Act Won

MTV Europe Music Award

The MTV Europe Music Award is an event presented by Viacom International Media Networks Europe which awards prizes to musicians and performers. Arcade Fire nominated seven awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Arcade Fire Best Alternative Nominated
2011 Arcade Fire Best Alternative Nominated
Best World Stage Performance Nominated
2012 Arcade Fire Best World Stage Performance Nominated
2014 "We Exist" Best Song with a Social Message Nominated
Arcade Fire Best Canadian Act Nominated
2018 Arcade Fire Best Canadian Act Nominated

MTV Video Music Award

The MTV Video Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Arcade Fire has won one award from two nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 "Reflektor" Best Art Direction (Art Director: Anastasia Masaro) Won
"Afterlife" Best Cinematography (Cinematographer: Darren Lew and Jackson Hunt) Nominated

MTVU Woodie Awards

The MTVU Woodie Awards is an annual music show presented by MTVU with awards voted on by fans.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" Best Video Woodie - Animated Nominated
Arcade Fire Woodie of the Year Nominated
Left Field Woodie Nominated
International Woodie Nominated
2011 "The Suburbs" Woodie of the Year Nominated
2014 "Afterlife" Best Video Woodie Nominated
Arcade Fire Performing Woodie Nominated
Did It My Way Woodie Nominated

NME Awards

The NME Awards are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME. Arcade Fire has been nominated 15 times, and won 3 awards.[17][18][19]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Arcade Fire Best International Band Nominated
2008 Arcade Fire Best International Band Nominated
2008
(US)		 Neon Bible Best International Alternative/Indie Album Nominated
"Intervention" Best International Alternative/Indie Track Nominated
Arcade Fire Best International Alternative/Indie Band Won
Best International Alternative/Indie Live Act Won
2011 The Suburbs Best Album Won
"We Used to Wait" Best Music Video Nominated
Arcade Fire Best International Band Nominated
Best Live Band Nominated
2012 Arcade Fire Best International Band Nominated
2014 "Reflektor" Best Music Video Nominated
Best Track Nominated
Arcade Fire Best International Band Nominated
2015 Arcade Fire Best International Band Nominated

PLUG Independent Music Awards

The PLUG Independent Music Awards are given in support of independent musician. Arcade Fire has won five awards from ten nominations.[20]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Funeral Indie Rock Album of the Year Nominated
Album Art/Packaging of the Year Won
Arcade Fire New Artist of the Year Won
2006 Arcade Fire Live Act of the Year Won
2008 Neon Bible Album of the Year Won
Indie Rock Album of the Year Nominated
Album Art/Packaging of the Year Nominated
"Keep the Car Running" Song of the Year Nominated
Arcade Fire Artist of the Year Nominated
Live Act of the Year Won

Polaris Music Prize

The Polaris Music Prize is awarded annually to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit. Arcade Fire has won two award from five nominations.[21]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 Neon Bible Polaris Music Prize Nominated
2011 The Suburbs Polaris Music Prize Won
2014 Reflektor Polaris Music Prize Shortlisted
2018 Everything Now Polaris Music Prize Longlisted
Polaris Heritage Prize
2015 Funeral Polaris Heritage Prize (2000~2005) Nominated
2016 Funeral Polaris Heritage Prize (1996~2005) Won

Prism Prize

The Prism Prize is a national juried award recognizing the artistry of the modern music video in Canada. Arcade Fire has won two awards from three nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" Audience Award (Director: Vincent Morisset) Won
2014 "Afterlife" Prism Prize (Director: Emily Kai Bock) Won
"Reflektor" Prism Prize (Director: Anton Corbijn) Nominated

Q Awards

The Q Awards are the United Kingdom annual music awards run by the music magazine Q. Arcade Fire has been nominated for nine awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 Neon Bible Best Album Nominated
Arcade Fire Best Live Act Nominated
2010 The Suburbs Best Album Nominated
"We Used to Wait" Best Video Nominated
Arcade Fire Best Act in the World Nominated
2011 Arcade Fire Best Act in the World Nominated
Greatest Act of the Last 25 Years Nominated
2014 Arcade Fire Best Act in the World Nominated
Best Live Act Nominated

Shortlist Music Prize

The Shortlist Music Prize was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination. Arcade Fire was nominated for two awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Funeral Shortlist Music Prize Nominated
2007 Neon Bible Shortlist Music Prize Nominated

Silver Clef Award

The Silver Clef Award is an annual United Kingdom music awards lunch which has been running since 1976.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Arcade Fire Ambassadors of Rock Award Won

SOCAN Songwriting Prize

The SOCAN Songwriting Prize (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) is an annual competition recognizing the best in Canadian emerging music, both anglophone and francophone.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 "We Used to Wait" Anglophone Songwriting Prize Nominated

Other

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Stereogum Band to Watch Won
2005 ASCAP Vanguard Award Won
2010 Best Art Vinyl The Suburbs Nominated
2013 Consequence of Sound Band of the Year Won

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