List of awards and nominations received by Genesis

The following list includes some of the most significant awards and nominations received by the English rock band Genesis. This does not include any awards or nominations received for solo works or other group activities.

Awards and nominations

Key

†	Indicates non-competitive categories

Award	Year^[a]	Category	Recipient(s)/nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s).
American Music Awards	1987	Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Invisible Touch	Nominated	^[1]
	1993		We Can't Dance	Won	^[2]
		Favorite Adult Contemporary Album		Nominated
		Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist		Nominated
Brit Awards	1993	British Album of the Year		Nominated	^[3]^[4]
		British Video of the Year	"Jesus He Knows Me"	Nominated
Grammy Awards	1985	Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Genesis	Nominated	^[5]^[6]^[7]
		Best Rock Instrumental Performance	"Second Home by the Sea"	Nominated
	1987	Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)	"The Brazilian"	Nominated	^[8]^[9]
	1988	Best Concept Music Video	"Land of Confusion"	Won	^[10]^[11]
	1993	Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals	"I Can't Dance"	Nominated	^[12]^[13]
	2010	Best Surround Sound Album	Tony Cousins and Nick Davis for Genesis 1970–1975	Nominated	^[14]^[15]
Ivor Novello Awards	1983	Outstanding Contribution to British Music	Genesis	Won	^[16]
	1988	Best Song Musically and Lyrically	"Throwing It All Away"	Nominated	^[17]
MTV Video Music Awards	1987	Video of the Year	"Land of Confusion"	Nominated	^[18]
		Best Concept Video		Nominated
		Most Experimental Video		Nominated
		Best Direction in a Video	John Lloyd and Jim Yukich for "Land of Confusion"	Nominated
		Best Special Effects in a Video		Nominated
		Best Art Direction in a Video	Stephen Bendelach, John Lloyd and Jim Yukich for "Land of Confusion"	Nominated
		Viewer's Choice	"Land of Confusion"	Nominated
	1992	Best Cinematography in a Video	Daniel Pearl for "I Can't Dance"	Nominated	^[19]
		International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe	"I Can't Dance"	Nominated
Progressive Music Awards	2012	Lifetime Achievement †	Genesis	Won	^[20]

See also

• For Phil Collins’s solo career, see Awards and nominations received by Phil Collins.
• For Peter Gabriel’s solo career, see Awards and nominations received by Peter Gabriel.
• For Mike and the Mechanics, see Awards and nominations received by Mike and the Mechanics.

Notes

1. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

1. "14th Music Awards". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
2. "20th Music Awards". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
3. "Annie Lennox wins British Album presented by Ruby Wax". BRITs. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
4. "Shakespeare's Sister wins British Video presented by Naomi Campbell". BRITs. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
5. Graff, Gary (11 January 1985). "The Grammy Awards: Prince, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper take five nominations each". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved 26 July 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
6. "Genesis - Artist - grammy.com". Grammy Award. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
7. "Grammy Awards 1985". Awards & shows. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
8. Hunt, Dennis (9 January 1987). "Grammy Nominations: Highs and Lows". Los Angeles Times. p. 2. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
9. "Grammy Awards 1987". Awards & shows. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
10. "New, Old Musicians Win Awards at Grammys". The Press-Courier. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
11. "Grammy Awards 1988". Awards & shows. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
12. "Grammy nominees". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Company. 8 January 1993. p. 2.D.
13. "The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations: General Categories". Awards & shows. 8 January 1993. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
14. "Tony Cousins - Artist - grammy.com". Grammy Award. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
15. "Complete List of Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards". Awards & shows. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
16. . Ivor Novello Awards. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
17. . Ivor Novello Awards. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
18. "1987 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS". MTV Video Music Award. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
19. "1992 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS". MTV Video Music Award. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
20. "Genesis honoured at Progressive Music awards". BBC. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

External links

• Genesis - Artist - grammy.com
• Tony Cousins - Artist - grammy.com
• Grammy Awards
• Music Awards History
• The Ivor Novello Awards
• MTV Video Music Awards History
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame