^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
The
Attitude Awards showcase the very best of the global LGBTQ community and give a platform to role models while supporting the Attitude Magazine Foundation, which raises money for LGBT causes.
Goulding has been honored with the Ally Award at the 2022 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards.[6][7]
The
BBC Sound of... is an annual poll by music critics and industry figures with the purpose to find the most promising new music talent. A 10-strong longlist is published at the end of the year, with a ranked shortlist and annual winner announced the following January.
Ellie Goulding was named the
Sound of 2010, coming in first place. She made history as the second artist to won the BBC Sound of... and
Critics' Choice Award at the
2010 Brit Awards, both in the same year, with the first being
Adele.[10][11]
The
Brit Awards (sometimes stylised as the BRIT Awards; often simply called the Brits) are the
British Phonographic Industry's annual
pop music awards, and the British equivalent of the American
Grammy Awards. Ellie Goulding has won twice out of 12 nominations and received a special award in 2023.
The
BT Digital Music Awards (DMA) was a British music award ceremony held annually for 10 years from 2002 to 2011 (with no ceremony in 2009).
Music industry professionals nominated artists, venues and hardware into the Judge's Choice award categories. The rest of the awards were made up of People's Choice Awards, voted for by the public. Goulding has 3 nominations.
The
Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a
Danish award show. The show has been arranged by
IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen ("IFPI-Award") until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy ("Danish Grammy"). The current name was given in 2001, after the
American Grammy Awards registered the name Grammy as their trademark. Goulding has 1 Nominated.
Los 40 Music Awards is an award show by the musical radio station
Los 40. Created in
2006 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the worldwide station. Ellie has received two awards out of 3 nominations.
The
Global Awards celebrate the stars of music, news & entertainment across genres in the UK and from around the world. Ellie Goulding has received a total of 5 nominations with one win.
A
Grammy Award is an accolade by the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the
music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. Goulding has received two nominations.
The
MOBO Awards for "Music of Black Origin" were established in 1996 by
Kanya King and Andy Ruffell. The MOBO Award show is held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music. In 2009, the awards ceremony was held in
Glasgow for the first time. Prior to that, it had been held in
London. It was nominated once.
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2011
Herself
Best UK Act
Nominated
MP3 Music Awards
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2010
Ellie Goulding
The BNC Award
Nominated
MTV Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
An MTV Video Music Award (commonly abbreviated as a VMA) is an award presented by the cable channel
MTV to honor the best in the
music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the
Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the "
Super Bowl for youth", an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. Ellie was nominated three times.
The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs or EMA) are an event presented by
MTV Networks Europe which awards prizes to musicians and performers. Ellie was nominated five times.
The
Playing For Change Foundation is a
non-profit organization, which builds music and art schools for children around the world. At the 2024 ceremony Goulding has been named one of the honorees of the Impact Award for her work as an artist and philanthropist.[43]
In March 2022, Ellie was the recipient of a
TIME 100 Impact Award in recognition of her longstanding work toward advancing climate change awareness.[46]
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2022
Ellie Goulding
Impact Award
Won
United Nations Foundation
During the year of 2017, Goulding has been recognized by the United Nations Foundation with a
Global Leadership Award for her environmental and social justice activism.[47]
In October 2022, she was awarded with the Humanitarian of the Year Award by the
United Nations Foundation in
New York. Goulding was recognized for her work raising the profile of fossil fuel-funded conflicts, including in
Ukraine, and her support for
refugees from
conflict zones and the frontline of the
climate crisis.[48]
The
Variety Hitmakers Awards recognizes the writers, producers, publishers, managers and executives who helped make — and break — the most consumed songs of the year.
At the 2019 ceremony, Ellie Goulding has been named the recipient of
Variety’s Decade Award.[50]
^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
The
Attitude Awards showcase the very best of the global LGBTQ community and give a platform to role models while supporting the Attitude Magazine Foundation, which raises money for LGBT causes.
Goulding has been honored with the Ally Award at the 2022 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards.[6][7]
The
BBC Sound of... is an annual poll by music critics and industry figures with the purpose to find the most promising new music talent. A 10-strong longlist is published at the end of the year, with a ranked shortlist and annual winner announced the following January.
Ellie Goulding was named the
Sound of 2010, coming in first place. She made history as the second artist to won the BBC Sound of... and
Critics' Choice Award at the
2010 Brit Awards, both in the same year, with the first being
Adele.[10][11]
The
Brit Awards (sometimes stylised as the BRIT Awards; often simply called the Brits) are the
British Phonographic Industry's annual
pop music awards, and the British equivalent of the American
Grammy Awards. Ellie Goulding has won twice out of 12 nominations and received a special award in 2023.
The
BT Digital Music Awards (DMA) was a British music award ceremony held annually for 10 years from 2002 to 2011 (with no ceremony in 2009).
Music industry professionals nominated artists, venues and hardware into the Judge's Choice award categories. The rest of the awards were made up of People's Choice Awards, voted for by the public. Goulding has 3 nominations.
The
Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a
Danish award show. The show has been arranged by
IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen ("IFPI-Award") until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy ("Danish Grammy"). The current name was given in 2001, after the
American Grammy Awards registered the name Grammy as their trademark. Goulding has 1 Nominated.
Los 40 Music Awards is an award show by the musical radio station
Los 40. Created in
2006 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the worldwide station. Ellie has received two awards out of 3 nominations.
The
Global Awards celebrate the stars of music, news & entertainment across genres in the UK and from around the world. Ellie Goulding has received a total of 5 nominations with one win.
A
Grammy Award is an accolade by the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the
music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. Goulding has received two nominations.
The
MOBO Awards for "Music of Black Origin" were established in 1996 by
Kanya King and Andy Ruffell. The MOBO Award show is held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music. In 2009, the awards ceremony was held in
Glasgow for the first time. Prior to that, it had been held in
London. It was nominated once.
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2011
Herself
Best UK Act
Nominated
MP3 Music Awards
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2010
Ellie Goulding
The BNC Award
Nominated
MTV Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
An MTV Video Music Award (commonly abbreviated as a VMA) is an award presented by the cable channel
MTV to honor the best in the
music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the
Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the "
Super Bowl for youth", an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. Ellie was nominated three times.
The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs or EMA) are an event presented by
MTV Networks Europe which awards prizes to musicians and performers. Ellie was nominated five times.
The
Playing For Change Foundation is a
non-profit organization, which builds music and art schools for children around the world. At the 2024 ceremony Goulding has been named one of the honorees of the Impact Award for her work as an artist and philanthropist.[43]
In March 2022, Ellie was the recipient of a
TIME 100 Impact Award in recognition of her longstanding work toward advancing climate change awareness.[46]
Year
Nominated work
Category
Result
2022
Ellie Goulding
Impact Award
Won
United Nations Foundation
During the year of 2017, Goulding has been recognized by the United Nations Foundation with a
Global Leadership Award for her environmental and social justice activism.[47]
In October 2022, she was awarded with the Humanitarian of the Year Award by the
United Nations Foundation in
New York. Goulding was recognized for her work raising the profile of fossil fuel-funded conflicts, including in
Ukraine, and her support for
refugees from
conflict zones and the frontline of the
climate crisis.[48]
The
Variety Hitmakers Awards recognizes the writers, producers, publishers, managers and executives who helped make — and break — the most consumed songs of the year.
At the 2019 ceremony, Ellie Goulding has been named the recipient of
Variety’s Decade Award.[50]