ALMA Awards
2002 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Performance in a Music, Variety or Comedy Special for: America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV)
1999 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Performance by Individual in a Music Series or Special for: Mariah Carey: Around the World (1998) (TV)
1999 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film for: The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Shared with:Whitney Houston For the song "When You Believe".
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2000 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Song from a Movie (Internet Only) for: The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Shared with:Whitney Houston For the song "When You Believe".
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2009 Won BSFC Award Best Ensemble Cast for: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Shared with:Mo'Nique,Paula Patton,Sherri Shepherd,Lenny Kravitz,Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe,Chyna Layne,Amina Robinson,Stephanie Andujar,Angelic Zambrana
Tied with Star Trek (2009).
Image Awards
1996 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special for: Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden (1995) (TV)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2010 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Shared with:Lenny Kravitz,Mo'Nique,Paula Patton,Sherri Shepherd,Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2009 Nominated WAFCA Award Best Ensemble for: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Shared with:Mo'Nique,Lenny Kravitz,Paula Patton,Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe,Sherri Shepherd,Stephanie Andujar,Chyna Layne,Amina Robinson,Xosha Roquemore
1990 BMI Songwriters Award Best Song- "Vision of Love" Best Song- "Love Takes Time"
1990 Soul Train Music Awards R&B Urban Contemporary New Artist, R&B Urban Contemporary Single, Female for "Vision of Love", R&B Urban Contemporary Album, Female for Mariah Carey
1991 Billboard Music Award Top Pop Artist,Top Album Artist,Top Pop Album Artist,Top Single Artist,Top Female Singles Artist,Top Female Album Artist
1991 BMI Pop Award for "Love Takes Time" (Song Of The Year), for "Vision of Love", for "Someday", for "I Don't Wanna Cry"
1991 Grammy Award Best New Artist Best Pop Vocal Performance,Female for "Vision Of Love"
1991 New York City Music Award Best Female Pop Vocalist
1991 Rolling Stone Award Best New Female Singer
1992 American Music Award Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1992 Billboard Music Award Top Female Album Artist for Emotions, Top Female Single Artist, Hot 100 Singles Female Artist
1992 BMI Pop Award Songwriter of the Year
1993 American Music Award Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Adult Contemporary Album- ("MTV Unplugged")
1993 BMI Pop Award for "Emotions" , for "Emotions Vocal High Notes", for "Can't Let Go", for "Make It Happen"
1994 Australian Recording Industry Association Music Award Most Popular Album for Music Box, Best Chart Album Performance for Music Box, Most Popular International Solo Singer
1994 Billboard Music Award Female Artist of the Year
1994 Bravo Magazine Award Gold Otto for Best Female Artist
1994 BMI Pop Award for "Dreamlover"
1994 MTV Europe Music Award Best Female
1994 Rockefeller Center Award for over twenty million sales: "Music Box", for sales of fifty-five million records worldwide since 1990
1994 Smash Hits Award (UK) Best Female Solo Singer
1995 American Music Award Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
1995 Archer Awards Best Artist, Best Album with Daydream,Best Single with "Fantasy", Best Female Singer
1995 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Top Pop Female
1995 BMI Pop Award for "Anytime You Need a Friend", for "Hero", for "Dreamlover" (second award)
1995 Echo Preis Awards Best Artist International
1995 Smash Hits Award (UK) Best Female Solo Singer
1995 Top 10 Magazine Awards (Australia) Supertip Singer
1995 World Music Award World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year,Best Selling American Recording Artist of the Year,World's Overall Best Selling Performing Artist of the Year
1996 American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1996 Billboard Music Award Hot 100 Single Artist Of The Year,Special Award for the record sixteen weeks at number one with "One Sweet Day",Hot 100 Airplay for "Always Be My Baby",Hot Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year
1996 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Single for "Fantasy", Favorite Adult Contemporary Single Female for "One Sweet Day"
1996 BMI Pop Award for "Anytime You Need a Friend" (second award)
1996 Gold Disc Awards (Japan) International Artist of the Year International Pop Album of the Year (Daydream)
1996 IFPI Platinum Europe Awards "Merry Christmas" "Daydream" (three awards)
1996 National Dance Music Award Dance Artist of the Year Dance Record of the Year for "Fantasy"
1996 TMF Awards (Holland) Best International Female Singer
1996 Winter Music Conference National Dance Music Awards Favorite Single ("Fantasy"),Favorite Female Contemporary Single ("One Sweet Day"),Dance Artist of the Year,Dance Record of the Year ("Fantasy")
1996 World Music Award World's Best Selling R&B Female Artist of the Year,World's Best Selling Overall Recording Female Artist,World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year.World's Best Selling American Female Artist of the Year
1997 ASCAP Pop Award for "One Sweet Day", for "Fantasy", for "Forever", for "Always Be My Baby"
1997 BMI Pop Award for "Always Be My Baby", for "Fantasy", for "One Sweet Day", for "Forever"
1997 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Top Female Artist for Butterfly
1997 IFPI Platinum Europe Awards for "Butterfly"
1997 VH1 Award Artist of the Year
1998 American Music Award Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1998 Billboard Music Awards Special Billboard Hot 100 Award for the most number-one singles ever by a female solo artist
1998 BMI Pop Award for "Always Be My Baby" (second award)
1998 Entertainer of the Year Award For Distinguished Achievement in Music
1998 International Achievement in Arts Award Entertainer of the Year
1998 Japan Gold Disc Awards Best International Pop Album of the Year (Butterfly)
1998 Long Island Music Award Best Female Singer
1998 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Aretha Franklin Award for Entertainer of the Year
1998 World Music Award World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist, Legend Award for World's Best Selling Recording Artist of the 90s
1999 Billboard Music Award Artist of the Decade
1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Pop Female for #1's
1999 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Film song for "When You Believe"
1999 BMI Pop Award Pop Songwriter Of The Year for "Butterfly", for "My All", for "Honey"
1999 Congressional Award Foundation Howard Humanitarian Award,Horizon Award
1999 IFPI Platinum Europe Awards Rainbow
1999 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Duo or Group "When You Believe" (duet with Whitney Houston)
1999 NABOB Awards Entertainer of the Year
2000 American Music Award Special Award in recognition of extraordinary, rare, and, distinguished achievements
2000 NRJ Music Award Best International Female Artist
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Female R&B Artist
2000 DMX Music Award Ultimate Diva
2000 VH1 Awards Artist of the Year
2000 World Music Award World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist, Special Award for World's Best-Selling Female Artist of the Millennium
2001 BMI Urban Songwriter Award for "Thank God I Found You"
2001 Make-A-Wish Foundation's 2000 Chris Grecius Award for Celebrity Wish Granter of the Year
2001 Radio Music Award Most Requested Artist (1993-2001)
2002 Billboard Music Award Top R&B/Hip-Hop single — Sales for "Loverboy"
2003 Recording Industry Association of America commemorative award ("Blue Diamond Award") for more than 100 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications throughout her professional career..
2003 Special NRJ Radio Award (Sweden) Most Played Artist (1993–2003)
2003 MTV TRL Award Free Ride Award
2003 "Wild Writings" Online-Magazine, Wild Awards Best Unreleased Album Track — 'My Saving Grace'
2003 IFPI Platinum Europe Awards for #1s (two awards/first award was given in 1998)
2003 Voted as having the greatest voice on MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music
2003 Soul Train Music Awards Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements in the Field of Entertainment (female)
2003 Z100 Achievement in New York Music Award
2003 The Fresh Air Fund's Salute to American Heroes Awards American Heroes Award for ongoing contribution to the Fresh Air Fund
2003 World Music Award Chopard Diamond Award
2003 Cove Magazine placed No. 2 on 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists chart
2004 Female First Poll Best Dressed Celebrity of 2004
2004 Groovevolt Music Award Best Album Female for Charmbracelet Best Pop Song Performance — Female ("Through the Rain"), Best Pop Deep Cut (unreleased album track) for "My Saving Grace", Best Hip-Hop Collaboration for "I Know What You Want" with Busta Rhymes
2004 MTV Asia Award Lifetime Achievement Award
2005 Recording Academy Honors Outstanding achievements
2005 American Heroes Award for ongoing contribution to the Fresh Air Fund
2005 American Music Awards Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
2005 Billboard Music Awards Billboard 200 album artist of the year —Female, R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year —Female, Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year: "We Belong Together",Hot 100 song of the Year for "We Belong Together", Hot 100 Airplay of the Year for "We Belong Together"
2005 BAMBI Best Pop International Artist
2005 Shangay Music Awards (España) International Artist Of The Year
2005 Capital FM Awards London's Outstanding Contribution to Music (Biggest-Selling Female Artist of All Time)
2005 Groovevolt Music Awards Best Song Collaboration Duo or Group for "U Make Me Wanna" with Jadakiss
2005 KISS 100 Best Female Artist
2005 MTV India Award Best International Female Pop Act
2005 MTV Video Music Awards Japan International Video Icon
2005 Radio Music Awards Artist of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio, Song of the Year/Mainstream Hit Radio: "We Belong Together", Song of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio: "We Belong Together", Radio Legend Award
2005 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo for "We Belong Together", Best R&B/Soul Album, Solo for The Emancipation of Mimi
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Music R&B Artist Choice Love Song for "We Belong Together"
2005 Teen People Awards Artist of the Year
2005 The Reign Award Outstanding Achievement Award
2005 Vibe Awards Artist of the Year Album of the Year for The Emancipation of Mimi Best R&B Song for "We Belong Together" , R&B Voice of the Year
2005 World Music Awards, World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist, World's Best-Selling R&B Artist,World's Most-played Single for "We Belong Together"
2005 Female Entertainer Of The Year
2005 IFPI Platinum Europe Award for The Emancipation Of Mimi
2005 XM Nation Music Award Comeback of the Year
2006 ASCAP Awards "Song of the Year" for "We Belong Together" (tied with "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day)
2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album: Mariah Carey, "The Emancipation Of Mimi" , Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist: Mariah Carey , Top R&B/Hip-Hop Female Artist: Mariah Carey , Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist: Mariah Carey , Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist: Mariah Carey
2006 BMI Urban Awards Song of the Year: "We Belong Together", Songwriter of the Year, Songwriter of the Year for placing three songs on the 'most-performed' list: "Don't Forget About Us," "Shake It Off" and "We Belong Together". Number-one Billboard song: "We Belong Together"
2006 CHV Thailand Video Music Awards Best International Female Artist
2006 Gillette Venus Awards Celebrity Legs of A Goddess
2006 WPGC Music Awards Best Female Vocal,Best Slow Song (We Belong Together),Best Album (The Emancipation Of Mimi),Best Song (We Belong Together)
2006 Groovevolt Music Awards Album of the Year: The Emancipation of Mimi, Song of the Year: "We Belong Together", Best Pop Female Album: The Emancipation of Mimi, Best Pop Female, Song Performance: "We Belong Together", Best Pop Unreleased Album Track: "Circles", Best R&B/Soul Female Song Performance: "We Belong Together"
2006 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Album: The Emancipation of Mimi
2006 TRL Awards First Lady of TRL.
2006 Retired Videos Award for "We Belong Together", "Shake It Off", & "Don't Forget About Us".
2006 Soul Train Music Awards Best R&B/Soul Album; Female for The Emancipation of Mimi, Best R&B/Soul Single; Female for "We Belong Together.
2006 Make-a-Wish Foundation Award Wish Icon Award for her "extraordinary generosity and her many wish granting achievements".
2007 BMI Pop Award for "Shake It Off", for "Don't Forget About Us"
2007 VH1 Awards Award for her Contribution to VH1 Save The Music Foundation
2007 Operation Smile Award 2007 Smile Ambassador
2007 Hollywood Walk Of Fame Awards Recording Stars
2008 Basenotes Award Best Celebrity Women's Fragrance for M by Mariah Carey
2008 BET Awards Best Comedic Video "Touch My Body"
2008 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Video Vanguard
2008 Bet Awards Beautiful Healthy Smile ,Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame
2008 World Music Awards Special Achievement Award for most # 1 singles (18) achieved by any female solo recording artist
2009 VIRGIN MEDIA RECORDS Comeback of the year "E=MC²"
2009 MTV Cribs Awards Best Closet Awards
2009 Mtv Video Music Video Japan Best Karaoke Song — "Touch My Body" Nominated
2009 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award - Precious
2010 Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actress- Precious, Best Ensemble- Precious
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Cast in a Motion Picture: Precious
The Grammy Awards
1991 Best New Artist – won.
1991 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Vision of Love") – won.
1991 Album of the Year Nominated
1991 Record of the Year ("Vision of Love") Nominated
1991 Song of the Year ("Vision of Love") Nominated
1992 Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Nominated
1992 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Emotions") Nominated
1993 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (MTV Unplugged) Nominated
1993 Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("I'll Be There" with Trey Lorenz) Nominated
1994 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Dreamlover") Nominated
1995 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Hero") Nominated
1995 Best Pop Collaboration with vocals ("Endless Love" with Luther Vandross) Nominated
1996 Album of the Year (Daydream) Nominated
1996 Record of the Year ("One Sweet Day" with Boyz II Men) Nominated
1996 Best Pop Vocal Album (Daydream) Nominated
1996 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Fantasy") Nominated
1996 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("One Sweet Day" with Boyz II Men) Nominated
1996 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Always Be My Baby") Nominated
1998 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Butterfly") Nominated
1998 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Honey") Nominated
1998 Best R&B song ("Honey") Nominated
1999 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("When You Believe" with Whitney Houston) Nominated
2001 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Thank God I Found You" with Joe & 98 Degrees) Nominated
2006 Best R&B Song ("We Belong Together") – won.
2006 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("We Belong Together") – won.
2006 Best Contemporary R&B Album (The Emancipation of Mimi) – won.
2006 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("It's Like That") Nominated
2006 Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Mine Again") Nominated
2006 Record of the Year ("We Belong Together") Nominated
2006 Album of the Year (The Emancipation of Mimi) Nominated
2006 Song of the Year ("We Belong Together") Nominated
2007 Best R&B Song ("Don't Forget About Us") Nominated
2007 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Don't Forget About Us")
American Music Awards and nominations
1991 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated
1991 Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist Nominated
1991 Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Nominated
1992 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated
1992 Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Won
1992 "Someday" Favorite Dance Single Nominated
1993 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Won
1993Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Nominated
1993Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Nominated
1993"MTV Unplugged" Favorite Soul/R&B Album Nominated
1993Favorite Adult Contemporary Album Won
1994 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated
1994Favorite Pop/Rock Artist Nominated
1994"Dreamlover" Favorite Soul/R&B Single Nominated
1995 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Won
1995Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Nominated
1995"Music Box" Favorite Pop/Rock Album Nominated
1995Favorite Soul/R&B Album Nominated
1996 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Won
1996Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Won
1997 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated
1997Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Nominated
1997Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Nominated
1997"Daydream" Favorite Pop/Rock Album Nominated
1997Favorite Soul/R&B Album Nominated
1998 Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Won
2000 Achievement Awards Won
2003 Special Blue Diamond Awards Won
2005 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated
2005 Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Won
2005 Favorite Artist of the year Nominated
2005 "The Emancipation of Mimi" Favorite Pop/Rock Album Nominated
2005 Favorite Soul/R&B Album Nominated
2006 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated
2006 Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Nominated
2006 "The Emancipation of Mimi" Favorite Soul/R&B Album Nominated
2008 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated
2008 "E=MC2" Favorite Soul/R&B Album Nominated
2008 Honorary Awards Won