American singer, songwriter and musician Emmylou Harris has been awarded on numerous occasions for her work. She received 14 accolades from the Grammy Awards, beginning in 1977 for her album Elite Hotel. She also won awards from the Grammy's for her work with other artists, including one with Roy Orbison and another for the Trio album with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt. She has been nominated by the Grammy Awards a total of 34 times. Harris also received multiple awards and nominations from the Country Music Association. In 1980, she won the Female Vocalist of the Year award. This was followed in 1988 for the Vocal Event of the Year award for her work with Parton and Ronstadt. Along with various artists, Harris won the Album of the Year award in 2000 for her contributions to the soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
Harris has also been nominated ten times by the Academy of Country Music. Her first accolade from the ACM's came with the 1987 Trio album. In 2011, she won the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award. She was also nominated multiple times for Top Female Vocalist and Vocal Event of the Year. Harris also received four awards from the Americana Music Honors & Awards. This included two wins for Duo/Group of the Year for her work with Rodney Crowell. Music magazines Cashbox and Record World gave Harris nominations for Top Female Vocalist. Other honors include receiving an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music, being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Billboard Century Award.
American Academy of Achievement
! |- | 2004 | Emmylou Harris | Golden Plate Award | | align="center"| |- |}
American Academy of Arts and Science
! |- | 2009 | Emmylou Harris | American Academy of Arts and Science | | align="center"| |- |}
Academy of Country Music Awards
! |- | 1975 | rowspan="3"| Emmylou Harris | Most Promising Female Vocalist | | align="center" rowspan="12"| |- | 1976 | rowspan="2"| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | |- | 1977 | |- | 1979 | Blue Kentucky Girl | Album of the Year | |- | 1980 | Emmylou Harris | Top Female Vocalist | |- | rowspan="2"| 1981 | Don Williams and Emmylou Harris | Top Vocal Duet | |- | rowspan="2"| Emmylou Harris | rowspan="2"| Top Female Vocalist | |- | 1984 | |- | 1987 | Trio | Album of the Year | |- | 1998 | "Same Old Train" | Vocal Event of the Year | |- | 2003 | "Young Man's Town" | Vocal Event of the Year | |- | 2011 | Emmylou Harris | Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award | |- |}
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
! |- | 2003 | Emmylou Harris | Alabama Music Hall of Fame | | align="center"| |- |}
Americana Music Honors & Awards
! |- | 2002 | Emmylou Harris | Lifetime Achievement for Performance | | align="center"| |- | rowspan="3"| 2013 | Old Yellow Moon | Album of the Year | | align="center" rowspan="3"| |- | Emmylou Harris | Artist of the Year | |- | rowspan="2"| Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell | rowspan="2"| Duo/Group of the Year | |- | 2016 | | align="center"| |- |}
American Music Awards
! |- | 1982 | rowspan="2"| Emmylou Harris | rowspan="2"| Favorite Female Country Artist | | align="center" rowspan="2"| |- | 1983 | |- |}
Berklee College of Music
! |- | 2009 | Emmylou Harris | Honorary Doctorate of Music | | align="center"| |- |}
Billboard Music Awards
! |- | 1999 | Emmylou Harris | Billboard Century Award | | align="center"| |- |}
Cashbox Awards
! |- | 1976 | rowspan="2"| Emmylou Harris | Top Female Vocalist – Singles | | align="center"| |- | rowspan="2"| 1980 | Top Female Vocalist – Singles | | align="center" rowspan="2"| |- | Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison | Top New Duo | |- | 1981 | Emmylou Harris | Top Female Vocalist – Singles | | align="center"| |- | 1982 | Emmylou Harris and Don Williams | Top New Country Duo | | align="center"| |- | 1989 | Emmylou Harris | Female Vocalist of the Year | | align="center"| |- |}