List of awards and nominations received by Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo has received numerous awards and honors, including:

Grammy Award

 * 1971: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Verdi: Aida
 * 1974: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for G. Puccini: La bohème
 * 1983: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Verdi: La traviata
 * 1984: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Bizet: Carmen
 * 1984: Best Latin Pop Performance for Always in My Heart (Siempre en mi corazon)
 * 1988: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Wagner: Lohengrin
 * 1990: Best Classical Vocal Performance for Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert
 * 1992: Principal Soloist for Best Opera Recording for Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten
 * 2000: Best Mexican-American Performance for 100 Years of Mariachi

Latin Grammy Award

 * 2000: Best Classical Album for T. Breton: La Dolores
 * 2001: Best Classical Album for I. Albéniz: Merlin
 * 2008: Best Classical Album for various composers: Pasión Española
 * 2010: Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
 * 2014: Best Classical Album for Verdi: Baritone Arias

Government and organization honors

 * Austria
 * Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (1992)
 * Kammersänger und Ehrenmitglied der Wiener Staatsoper
 * Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien – 2007
 * Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)


 * France
 * Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
 * Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
 * Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris
 * Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur – March 2002


 * Italy
 * Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – 3 April 1991
 * Knight Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – 2 April 1997


 * Japan
 * Praemium Imperiale - 2013


 * Mexico
 * Orden del Águila Azteca, (Mexico).


 * Monaco
 * Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (November 1999)


 * Spain
 * Premio Príncipe de Asturias – 18 October 1991
 * Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit – 20 September 2002
 * Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Arts and Letters of Spain – 14 January 2011
 * Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic – 20 January 2011
 * Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise – 7 October 2016


 * Sweden
 * Birgit Nilsson Prize, inaugural recipient (20 February 2009)


 * Portugal
 * Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry – 1 July 1998
 * Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Public Instruction – 31 August 2018


 * United Kingdom
 * Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) – October 2002


 * USA
 * Kennedy Center Honors – 3 December 2000
 * The Presidential Medal of Freedom – 9 July 2002


 * Venezuela
 * Keys to the city of Caracas - September 2009


 * Other countries
 * Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italy) – 2 April 1997
 * Cavalliere di Malta (Malta)
 * Order of the Cedars (Lebanon) (2004)
 * Medal of Honour (Oman) - October 2011


 * NPO
 * UNICEF Socio de Honor (UNICEF)

Honorary Doctorates

 * Royal Northern College of Music, England (1982)
 * Philadelphia College of Performing Arts, USA (1982)
 * Oklahoma City University, USA (1984)
 * Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (1989)
 * New York University, USA (1990)
 * Georgetown University, USA (1992)
 * Washington College of Chestertown, USA (2000)
 * Anáhuac University, Mexico (2001)
 * Chopin Music Academy, Poland (2003)
 * Oxford University, England (2003)
 * California State University, Stanislaus, USA (2010)
 * Harvard University, USA (2011)
 * Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain (2013)
 * University of Murcia, Spain (2014)
 * Berklee College of Music, USA (2014)
 * University of Salamanca, Spain (2015)
 * Manhattan School of Music, USA (2018)

Other entertainment awards and appreciation

 * In the 1980s, a Sesame Street muppet was named in his honor: Placido Flamingo.
 * A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – 1993 (Location: Domingo, Placido LT 7000 Hollywood Blvd)
 * The Excellence Award at the 1991 Lo Nuestro Awards.
 * A star on the Kunstmeile (Art Mile) in Vienna (2008)
 * Sociedad General de Autores Española (Best Lyric Singer of the Year 1997) for his role in the world premiere of "Divinas Palabras" (1997)
 * Association of Argentinian Music Critics (Best Male Singer in 1997) for “Samson and Dalila" (1997)
 * Baltika Grand Prix for Outstanding Achievement (June 1998)
 * American Latina Media Arts (ALMA) Awards (Outstanding Performances By An Individual or Act in A Variety) (1998)
 * Hispanic Heritage Award for Arts (September 1999)
 * Great Prize of the International Music Press (September 2000)
 * The Ella Award, the Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
 * Opera News Award for distinguished achievement, inaugural recipient, 2005
 * Classical BRIT Awards (2006) (Critics' Award for Tristan und Isolde and Lifetime Achievement Award
 * Domingo was named "The King of singers" in BBC Music Magazine for April 2008 issue. He was voted as the greatest tenor in history by 16 renowned opera critics in a quest to find the world top 20 operatic tenors. The headline of the page stated: "The king of the singers – The critics number 1 choice. Domingo is that rarest vocal phenomena, a tenor who uses his voice in the service of re-creating great art, and not as a thrilling end in itself."
 * BAMBI award in 1985 and 2008
 * In 2009 Domingo was appointed the inaugural Washington Ambassador to the Arts by Guide for the Arts.
 * Plácido Domingo is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music (Hon Ram) since 2000.
 * The King of Sweden awarded Plácido Domingo with the first Birgit Nilsson Prize in October 2009. With one million dollars, it is the biggest prize in classical music.
 * Also in October 2009, he received the German Echo Award for Lifetime Achievement.
 * Anton Coppola Excellence in the Arts Award (2011 recipient)