List of awards and nominations received by Garbage

This is a complete listing of awards and nominations received by Scottish-American alternative rock band Garbage. Since forming in 1993, the band have released seven studio albums – Garbage (1995), Version 2.0 (1998), Beautiful Garbage (2001), Bleed Like Me (2005), Not Your Kind of People (2012), Strange Little Birds (2016) and No Gods No Masters (2021) – selling a combined total of 17 million records internationally.

Over the course of their career, Garbage have received 57 nominations, winning 17 awards. In 1997 they were nominated for three Grammy Awards – the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (for "Stupid Girl") and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (again for "Stupid Girl"). Their second studio album, Version 2.0, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1999. The bands single "Special" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, as well as the award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group in 2000. In 1996, they were nominated for two BRIT Awards – Best International Band and Best International Newcomer.

In 1996, they were named Breakthrough Artist at the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards, and were nominated for a further two awards on the night – Best Group and Best Song for "Stupid Girl". Their 1998 single "Push It" received eight nominations at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Best Alternative Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Special Effect. In 1999, they won the award for Best Special Effects for the music video for the single "Special" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

Billboard Music Video Awards
!Ref.
 * 1999
 * "Special"
 * Best Modern Rock Clip
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

D&AD Awards

 * D&AD Awards


 * 1999
 * "Special"
 * Best Direction in Pop Promo Video (Silver)
 * Won
 * Won

Danish Music Awards

 * Danish Music Awards


 * 1996
 * "Stupid Girl"
 * Best Rock Song
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

GAFFA Awards

 * Gaffa (magazine)

!Ref.
 * 1995
 * rowspan=4|Themselves
 * rowspan=2|Best Foreign New Act
 * Won
 * rowspan=5|
 * 1996
 * Won
 * rowspan=3|1998
 * Best Foreign Group
 * Nominated
 * Best Foreign Live Act
 * Nominated
 * Version 2.0
 * Best Foreign Album
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * Version 2.0
 * Best Foreign Album
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

Grammy Awards

 * Grammy Awards:

BRIT Awards

 * BRIT Awards:

Hungarian Music Awards

 * Hungarian Music Awards

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 * 2002
 * Best Foreign Rock Album
 * Beautifulgarbage
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

International Dance Music Awards

 * International Dance Music Awards


 * 1999
 * "Push It"
 * Best Alternative 12'
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

Kerrang! Awards
!Ref.
 * 1996
 * Butch Vig
 * Kerrang! Creativity Award
 * Won
 * Won

Lunas del Auditorio

 * 2003
 * rowspan=2|Themselves
 * rowspan=2|Best Foreign Rock Artist
 * Nominated
 * 2006
 * Nominated
 * 2006
 * Nominated

MM Music Awards
MM Music Awards


 * 2002
 * "Cherry Lips"
 * Best International Video
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards

 * MTV Europe Music Awards:

MTV Video Music Awards

 * MTV Video Music Awards:

MTV Movie Awards

 * MTV Movie Awards:

MVPA Awards

 * rowspan="5" | 1999
 * rowspan="4" | "Push It"
 * Best Make-Up
 * Won
 * Best Hair
 * Nominated
 * Best Styling
 * Nominated
 * Best Alternative Video
 * Nominated
 * "Special"
 * Best Special Effects
 * Nominated
 * 2006
 * "Bleed Like Me"
 * Director of the Year
 * Nominated
 * 2008
 * "Tell Me Where It Hurts"
 * Director of the Year
 * Nominated
 * Director of the Year
 * Nominated
 * 2008
 * "Tell Me Where It Hurts"
 * Director of the Year
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

Music Television Awards

 * rowspan="6" | 1996
 * rowspan="3" | Garbage
 * Best Breakthrough
 * Won
 * Best Alternative
 * Won
 * Best Group
 * Nominated
 * Garbage
 * Best Album
 * Nominated
 * "Stupid Girl"
 * Best Song
 * Nominated
 * "Queer"
 * rowspan="2" | Best Video
 * Nominated
 * rowspan="3" | 1998
 * "Push It"
 * Won
 * rowspan="2" | Garbage
 * Best Group
 * Nominated
 * Best Rock Act
 * Nominated
 * "Push It"
 * Won
 * rowspan="2" | Garbage
 * Best Group
 * Nominated
 * Best Rock Act
 * Nominated
 * Best Rock Act
 * Nominated

Music Week Awards

 * Music Week Awards


 * 1999
 * "Special"
 * Best Special Effects
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

NME Awards

 * NME Awards


 * 1996
 * rowspan=2|Themselves
 * Best New Band
 * Nominated
 * rowspan=3|1999
 * Best Band
 * Nominated
 * Version 2.0
 * Best Album
 * Nominated
 * "I Think I'm Paranoid"
 * Best Single
 * Nominated
 * "I Think I'm Paranoid"
 * Best Single
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

Online Film & Television Association
!Ref.
 * 1999
 * "The World Is Not Enough"
 * Best Original Song
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

 * Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

!Ref.
 * 1997
 * rowspan=2|Garbage
 * Best New Artist Tour
 * Nominated
 * 2022
 * Best Support/Special Guest Act and Tour
 * Won
 * Best Support/Special Guest Act and Tour
 * Won

BMI Awards

 * BMI Awards:

VH1 Fashion Awards

 * VH1 Fashion Awards


 * 1999
 * "Special"
 * Visionary Award
 * Won
 * Won

WAMI Awards

 * Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards:

Žebřík Music Awards
!Ref.
 * 1998
 * rowspan=4|Shirley Manson
 * rowspan=4|Best International Female
 * Nominated
 * rowspan=3|
 * 1999
 * Nominated
 * 2001
 * Nominated
 * rowspan=2|2005
 * Nominated
 * rowspan=2|
 * Garbage
 * Best International Group
 * Nominated
 * rowspan=2|
 * Garbage
 * Best International Group
 * Nominated
 * Nominated