This is a list of awards and nominations received by American singer Cyndi Lauper. Among her numerous accolades, Lauper has won two Grammys (1985, 2014) an Emmy (1995) and a Tony (2013), which are three of the four major annual American entertainment awards (EGOT).
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards are held to honour artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard.
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| Top Female Artist
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| Top New Artist
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| Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female
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| Top Hot 100 Artist – Female
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| Top Hot 100 Artist
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| Top Disco Artist
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| Top Disco Artist – Female
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| Top Adult Contemporary Artist – Female
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| "Time After Time" | Top Adult Contemporary Single | |- | rowspan=8|1985 | rowspan=5|Cyndi Lauper | Top Artist | |- | Top Billboard 200 Artist | |- | Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female | |- | Top Hot 100 Artist | |- | Top Hot 100 Artist – Female | |- | She's So Unusual | Top Billboard 200 Album | |- | rowspan=2|"All Through the Night" | Top Hot 100 Song | |- | Top Adult Contemporary Single | |- | rowspan=8|1986 | rowspan=5|Cyndi Lauper | Top Artist | |- | Top Billboard 200 Artist | |- | Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female | |- | Top Hot 100 Artist | |- | Top Hot 100 Artist – Female | |- | True Colors | Top Billboard 200 Album | |- | rowspan=2|"Change of Heart" | Top Hot 100 Song | |- | Top Dance Club Play Single |
Cashbox Awards
Awards from Cashbox magazine.
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| Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Vocalist
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| Pop Singles Awards: Top New Female Vocalist
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| Pop Album Awards: Top Female Vocalist
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| Pop Album Awards: Top New Female Vocalist
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| Black Contemporary Singles: Top Pop Crossover Vocalist
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| 12" Singles: Top Female Vocalist
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| 12" Singles: Top New Female Vocalist
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| Music Video & Videocassette Awards: Top Female Vocalist
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| Music Video & Videocassette Awards: Top New Female Vocalist
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Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Lauper won two awards from 16 nominations.
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|Best New Artist
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|She's So Unusual
|Album of the Year
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|"Time After Time" |Song of the Year | |- |rowspan="2"|"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" |Record of the Year | |- |Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | |- |1986 |"What A Thrill" |Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | |- |rowspan="2"|1987 |"True Colors" |Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | |- |"911" |Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | |- |1988 |"Cyndi Lauper in Paris" |Best Performance Music Video | |- |1990 |"I Drove All Night" |Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | |- |1999 |"Disco Inferno" |Best Dance Recording | |- |2005 |"Unchained Melody" |Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) | |- |2009 |Bring Ya To The Brink |Best Electronic/Dance Album | |- |2011 |Memphis Blues |Best Traditional Blues Album | |- |2014 |Kinky Boots |Best Musical Theater Album | |- |2017 |Kinky Boots |Best Musical Theater Album | |}
MTV Video Music Award
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Lauper won three awards from 16 nominations, being the first win in the category Best Female Video.
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|rowspan="6"|"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" |Video of the Year | |- |Best New Artist | |- |Best Female Video | |- |Best Concept Video | |- |Viewer's Choice | |- |Best Overall Performance | |- |rowspan="3"|"Time After Time" |Best New Artist | |- |Best Female Video | |- |Best Direction | |- |rowspan="5"|1985 |rowspan="4"|"We Are the World" |Video of the Year | |- |Best Group Video | |- |Viewer's Choice | |- |Best Overall Performance | |- |"She Bop" |Best Female Video | |- |rowspan="2"|1987 |"True Colors" |Best Female Video | |- |"What's Going On" |Best Cinematography |
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony held annually by British magazine Smash Hits, and broadcast on BBC One.