Honorary
1995 - Kalaimamani
Contributions to music awarded by the Government of Tamil Nadu
1995 - Mauritius National Award
Contributions to music awarded by Mauritius
1995 - Malaysian Award
Contributions to music awarded by Malaysia
2000 - Padma Shri
Fourth highest civilian award awarded by Government of India
2004 - National Lata Mangeshkar Award
Contributions to music awarded by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
2005 - Mahavir-Mahatma Award
2006 - Swaralaya Yesudas Award
Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in the music field
2006 - Honorary Award from Stanford University
2008 - Rotary Club of Madras
Lifetime Achievement Award
2009 - Honorary Doctorate from Anna University
National
Film awards
National Film Awards
1993 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Roja
1997 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
2002 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Lagaan
2003 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Kannathil Muthamittal
Filmfare Awards
1995 - Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
1996 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rangeela
1999 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Dil Se
2000 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Taal
2002 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Lagaan
2003 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Saathiya
2003 - Filmfare Best Background Score - The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2005 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Swades
2007 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rang de Basanti
2008 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Guru
2008 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Guru
2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
2009 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar
Filmfare Awards South
1992 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Roja
1993 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Gentleman
1994 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Kadhalan
1995 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Bombay
1996 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Kadhal Desam
1997 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
1998 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Jeans
1999 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Mudhalvan
2000 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Alaipayuthey
2002 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Kannathil Muthamittal
2006 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Sillunu Oru Kadhal
2007 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Sivaji: The Boss
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
1992 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Roja
1993 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Gentleman
1994 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Kadhalan
1995 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Bombay
1997 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
1999 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Sangamam
Bollywood Movie Awards
2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
2003 - Best Music Direction - Saathiya
Dinakaran Cine Awards
1998 - Minsara Kanavu
1999 - Jeans
2000 - Kadhalar Dhinam / Mudhalvan
Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
2007 - GIFA Award for Best Music - Rang De Basanti
2007 - GIFA Award for Best Background Music - Rang De Basanti
International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)
2000 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Taal
2002 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Lagaan
2003 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Saathiya
2007 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Rang De Basanti
2008 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Guru
2008 - IIFA Best Background Music - Guru
2008 - Outstanding contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
Sangeet Awards
2004 - Best Music Direction (Critics Award) - Yuva
2004 - Best Music Arrangement (Critics Award) - Yeh Rishta - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
Screen-Videocon Awards / Star Screen Awards
1997 - Best Music - Kadhal Desam (South awards edition - Tamil)
1997 - Best Music Direction - Minsara Kanavu (South awards edition - Tamil)
1998 - Best Non-film Album - Vande Mataram (Non-film category)
2000 - Best Music Direction - Taal
2007 - Best Background Music- Rang De Basanti
2008 - Best Music Direction - Guru
2008 - Best Background Music - Guru
2009 - Best Music Direction - Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na
2009 - Best Background Music - Jodhaa Akbar
Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards
2008 - Best Music Composer of the Year - Sivaji: The Boss [5]
Vijay TV Awards
2006 - Best Music Direction- Sillunu Oru Kaadhal , Varalaru - The History of the Godfather
2007 - Best Music Direction - Sivaji: The Boss
Zee Cine Awards
2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Taal
2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Lagaan
2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Saathiya
2007 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Rang De Basanti
2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Guru
2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Background Music - Guru
Other awards
Channel [V] Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award
1998 - Channel [V] Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award [1]
Planet-Bollywood People's Choice Awards
2006 - People's Choice Best Music Award - Rang De Basanti
2006 - People's Choice Best Background Music Award - Rang De Basanti
V. Shantaram Award
2007 - Best Music - Guru
2008 - Best Music - Jodhaa Akbar
International
Film awards
Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
2009 - Best Original Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire
2009 - Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Golden Globe Awards (United States)
2009 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) (United Kingdom)
2009 - Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film Music - Slumdog Millionaire
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer - Slumdog Millionaire
Black Reel Awards
2008 - Best Original Soundtrack - Slumdog Millionaire
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
2008 - Best Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire
New York Film Critics Online Awards (United States)
2008 - NYFCO Best Score Award - Slumdog Millionaire
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2008 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (United States)
2008 - Best Score - Slumdog Millionaire
Satellite Awards (United States)
2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
Other awards
MTV Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
1999 - International Viewer's Choice Awards (MTV India) - "Dil Se Re" - Dil Se
MTV Asia Awards
2003 - MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India
MTV Immies
2003 - Best Music Composer (Film Category) - "Saathiya" - Saathiya
Nominations
National
International Indian Film Academy Awards
2001 - Best Music Direction - Fiza
Filmfare Awards
2005 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Swades
2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Ghajini
2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jodhaa Akbar
Screen Weekly Awards
2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
2002 - Best Background Score - Lagaan
Zee Cine Awards
2005 - Best Music Direction - Swades
2005 - Best Background Score - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
MTV Awards
2006 - MTV Youth Icon of the Year
International
Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
2009 - Best Original Song - "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
2009 - Best Composer - Jodhaa Akbar
Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)
2006 - General Theatre Division - Outstanding Musical Direction - The Lord of the Rings (along with Värttinä)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008 - CFCA Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
Laurence Olivier Awards (United Kingdom)
2003 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical - Bombay Dreams
Satellite Awards (United States)
2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Longlisted
This section refers to awards where Rahman was being considered for a nomination but was not nominated.
1995 - Kalaimamani
Contributions to music awarded by the Government of Tamil Nadu
1995 - Mauritius National Award
Contributions to music awarded by Mauritius
1995 - Malaysian Award
Contributions to music awarded by Malaysia
2000 - Padma Shri
Fourth highest civilian award awarded by Government of India
2004 - National Lata Mangeshkar Award
Contributions to music awarded by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
2005 - Mahavir-Mahatma Award
2006 - Swaralaya Yesudas Award
Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in the music field
2006 - Honorary Award from Stanford University
2008 - Rotary Club of Madras
Lifetime Achievement Award
2009 - Honorary Doctorate from Anna University
National
Film awards
National Film Awards
1993 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Roja
1997 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
2002 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Lagaan
2003 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Kannathil Muthamittal
Filmfare Awards
1995 - Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
1996 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rangeela
1999 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Dil Se
2000 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Taal
2002 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Lagaan
2003 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Saathiya
2003 - Filmfare Best Background Score - The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2005 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Swades
2007 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rang de Basanti
2008 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Guru
2008 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Guru
2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
2009 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar
Filmfare Awards South
1992 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Roja
1993 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Gentleman
1994 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Kadhalan
1995 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Bombay
1996 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Kadhal Desam
1997 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
1998 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Jeans
1999 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Mudhalvan
2000 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Alaipayuthey
2002 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Kannathil Muthamittal
2006 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Sillunu Oru Kadhal
2007 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Sivaji: The Boss
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
1992 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Roja
1993 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Gentleman
1994 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Kadhalan
1995 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Bombay
1997 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
1999 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Sangamam
Bollywood Movie Awards
2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
2003 - Best Music Direction - Saathiya
Dinakaran Cine Awards
1998 - Minsara Kanavu
1999 - Jeans
2000 - Kadhalar Dhinam / Mudhalvan
Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
2007 - GIFA Award for Best Music - Rang De Basanti
2007 - GIFA Award for Best Background Music - Rang De Basanti
International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)
2000 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Taal
2002 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Lagaan
2003 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Saathiya
2007 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Rang De Basanti
2008 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Guru
2008 - IIFA Best Background Music - Guru
2008 - Outstanding contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
Sangeet Awards
2004 - Best Music Direction (Critics Award) - Yuva
2004 - Best Music Arrangement (Critics Award) - Yeh Rishta - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
Screen-Videocon Awards / Star Screen Awards
1997 - Best Music - Kadhal Desam (South awards edition - Tamil)
1997 - Best Music Direction - Minsara Kanavu (South awards edition - Tamil)
1998 - Best Non-film Album - Vande Mataram (Non-film category)
2000 - Best Music Direction - Taal
2007 - Best Background Music- Rang De Basanti
2008 - Best Music Direction - Guru
2008 - Best Background Music - Guru
2009 - Best Music Direction - Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na
2009 - Best Background Music - Jodhaa Akbar
Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards
2008 - Best Music Composer of the Year - Sivaji: The Boss [5]
Vijay TV Awards
2006 - Best Music Direction- Sillunu Oru Kaadhal , Varalaru - The History of the Godfather
2007 - Best Music Direction - Sivaji: The Boss
Zee Cine Awards
2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Taal
2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Lagaan
2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Saathiya
2007 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Rang De Basanti
2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Guru
2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Background Music - Guru
Other awards
Channel [V] Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award
1998 - Channel [V] Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award [1]
Planet-Bollywood People's Choice Awards
2006 - People's Choice Best Music Award - Rang De Basanti
2006 - People's Choice Best Background Music Award - Rang De Basanti
V. Shantaram Award
2007 - Best Music - Guru
2008 - Best Music - Jodhaa Akbar
International
Film awards
Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
2009 - Best Original Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire
2009 - Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Golden Globe Awards (United States)
2009 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) (United Kingdom)
2009 - Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film Music - Slumdog Millionaire
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer - Slumdog Millionaire
Black Reel Awards
2008 - Best Original Soundtrack - Slumdog Millionaire
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
2008 - Best Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire
New York Film Critics Online Awards (United States)
2008 - NYFCO Best Score Award - Slumdog Millionaire
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2008 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (United States)
2008 - Best Score - Slumdog Millionaire
Satellite Awards (United States)
2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
Other awards
MTV Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
1999 - International Viewer's Choice Awards (MTV India) - "Dil Se Re" - Dil Se
MTV Asia Awards
2003 - MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India
MTV Immies
2003 - Best Music Composer (Film Category) - "Saathiya" - Saathiya
Nominations
National
International Indian Film Academy Awards
2001 - Best Music Direction - Fiza
Filmfare Awards
2005 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Swades
2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Ghajini
2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jodhaa Akbar
Screen Weekly Awards
2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
2002 - Best Background Score - Lagaan
Zee Cine Awards
2005 - Best Music Direction - Swades
2005 - Best Background Score - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
MTV Awards
2006 - MTV Youth Icon of the Year
International
Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
2009 - Best Original Song - "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
2009 - Best Composer - Jodhaa Akbar
Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)
2006 - General Theatre Division - Outstanding Musical Direction - The Lord of the Rings (along with Värttinä)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008 - CFCA Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
Laurence Olivier Awards (United Kingdom)
2003 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical - Bombay Dreams
Satellite Awards (United States)
2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
Longlisted
This section refers to awards where Rahman was being considered for a nomination but was not nominated.
Academy Awards
2007 - Best Original Song - "Lukka Chuppi" - Rang De Basanti
2007 - Best Original Song - "Khalbali" - Rang De Basanti
2007 - Best Original Song - "Chan Chan" - Water
Top ten lists
Rahman's songs and soundtracks have been included in the following top ten lists:
2003 - In a BBC World Service poll across 155 countries, Rahman's "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from Dil Se was voted 9th in the top ten songs of all time.
2005 - Rahman's debut soundtrack for Roja was listed in TIME's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time
by film critic Richard Corliss.
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Totals
Awards won.. 96
Nominations.. 114
P.S. A R Rahman in a career spanning over a decade, has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores nd soundtracks worldwide, nd sold over 200 million cassettes.. Making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists!!
