^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.
Metallica is an American Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band formed in 1981 from Los Angeles, California. Metallica consists the lineup of lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter James Hetfield who is also co-founder of the band along with the drummer Lars Ulrich, while Kirk Hammett is lead guitarist and Robert Trujillo is bassist.[1] Before this lineup Metallica consisted Ron McGovney as the original bassist from 1981 until he left the band in 1982 and then Cliff Burton joined the band as a bassist in 1982 and played until his death in 1986. After his death, Jason Newsted worked as a bassist from 1986 until his departure from Metallica in 2001 and he was replaced by Robert Trujillo in 2003. The other American heavy metal band Megadeth's front man Dave Mustaine, actually was the first lead guitarist and a co-songwriter of Metallica until he was fired from the band in 1983 and was replaced by present lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.
Metallica has received nine Grammy Awards; seven were for Best Metal Performance in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2024. The song "Enter Sandman" has been particularly successful for the band; it was nominated for Best Rock Song at the Grammy Awards, and it won Best Metal Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1992. The group also won Best Rock Video in 1996 for "Until it Sleeps". Metallica has been nominated four times for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist at the American Music Awards, winning it in 1993 and 1997. They have also received ten nominations from the Billboard Music Awards, winning all five. The band has also been nominated for three Juno Awards. Overall, Metallica has received 104 awards from 187 nominations.
The Billboard Touring Awards is an annual meeting sponsored by Billboard magazine which also honors the top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals.
Beginning in 1978 and continuing until the magazine ceased publication in 1999, BAM magazine presented the Bay Area Music Awards, also known as the Bammies, in an annual awards ceremony honoring accomplishments of the Bay Area music community. The awards ceremony continued for a couple more years with its name changed to the California Music Awards and absent its prior focus on the music of the Bay Area.
The Classic Rock Roll Of Honour is an annual awards program established in 2005 by Classic Rock magazine. Winners of the awards are chosen by the awards team and voted on by readers of the magazine. Winners are announced at an annual awards show and featured in the magazine.
Echo Music Prize (stylised as ECHO) is an accolade by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie an association of recording companies of Germany to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2017
Metallica – Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
International Band
Won
Emma Gaala
Emma-gaala is a Finnish music gala arranged yearly by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland, awarding the Emma Muuvi or Emma Awards to the most distinguished artists and music professionals of the year. It has been arranged annually since 1983.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2009
Death Magnetic
Top-Selling Album Of The Year
Won
ESPN Action Sports & Music Awards
In April 2001, ESPN held its Action Sports and Music Awards ceremony where "celebrities in the fields of extreme sports and popular music" were honored.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2001
Metallica
Artist Contribution
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. Metallica has received one award out of seventeen nominations.
The Hungarian Music Awards have been given to artists in the field of Hungarian music since 1992. The awards were known as the Golden Giraffe Awards until 2003. The award is presented by Mahasz, the Hungarian music industry association. The current official name is Fonogram – Hungarian Music Awards.
The MTV Asia Awards is an annual Asian awards ceremony established in 2002 by the MTV television network.[18]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2004
Metallica
Favorite International Rock Act
Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Metallica has received two awards from fourteen nominations.[5][19][20]
The My VH1 Music Awards was a short-lived annual awards ceremony established by the VH1 music channel. Metallica has received two awards from two nominations.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2000
Metallica
Gods of Thunder
Won
Best Stage Spectacle
Won
NME Awards
The NME Awards are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME. Metallica has received one award from one nomination.
The PRISM Awards is a nationally televised awards show recognizing the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction in movies, television, video, music, interactive and comic book entertainment.
The Guys Choice (formerly known as Spike Guys Choice Awards) is an awards show produced by the Viacom cable channel Spike and held since 2007. The winners were originally chosen based on voting by fans and viewers of the channel until 2015, when the show started presenting the honorees.
Zvukovaya Dorozhka (Russian: Звуковая Дорожка, "sound track") is Russia's oldest hit parade in field of popular music. Since 2003 it is presented in a ceremony in concert halls. It's considered one of the major Russian music awards.
