This is a list of awards and nominations received by American rapper, songwriter and record producer J. Cole.
American Music Awards
! |- |rowspan=2|2012 |Himself |New Artist of the Year | |rowspan=2| |- |Cole World: The Sideline Story |rowspan=2|Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album | |- |2015 |2014 Forest Hills Drive | | |}
BET Awards
! |- |2011 |rowspan=2|Himself |Best New Artist | | |- |rowspan=2|2012 |Best Male Hip Hop Artist | |rowspan=2| |- |"Party (Remix)" (with Beyoncé) |Best Collaboration | |- |2014 |rowspan=3|Himself |rowspan=3|Best Male Hip Hop Artist | | |- |2016 | | |- |rowspan=2|2017 | |rowspan=2| |- |4 Your Eyez Only |Album of the Year | |- |2018 |Himself |Best Male Hip Hop Artist | | |- |rowspan=4|2019 |Himself |Best Male Hip Hop Artist | |rowspan=4| |- |rowspan=2|"A Lot" (with 21 Savage) |Video of the Year | |- |Best Collaboration | |- |"Middle Child" |Viewers' Choice Award | |- |rowspan=1|2021 |Himself |Best Male Hip Hop Artist | |rowspan=1| |- |}
BET Hip Hop Awards
! |- |2011 |Friday Night Lights |Best Mixtape | | |- |rowspan="6"|2012 |Cole World: The Sideline Story |CD of the Year | |rowspan="6"| |- |rowspan="4"|Himself |MVP of the Year | |- |Producer of the Year | |- |Lyricist of the Year | |- |Best Live Performer | |- |"Nobody's Perfect" |Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best collaboration) | |- |rowspan="10"|2013 |Born Sinner |Album of the Year | |rowspan="10"| |- |rowspan="4"|"Power Trip" |Best Collabo, Duo or Group | |- |Best Hip-Hop Video | |- |Track of the Year | |- |People's Champ Award | |- |rowspan="4"|Himself |MVP of the Year | |- |Producer of the Year | |- |Lyricist of the Year | |- |Best Live Performer | |- |rowspan="2"|"Crooked Smile" |Impact Track | |- |rowspan="2"|2014 |Best Hip Hop Video | |rowspan="2"| |- |rowspan="6"|Himself |rowspan="2"|Lyricist of the Year | |- |rowspan="8"|2015 | |rowspan="8"| |- |MVP of the Year | |- |Producer of the Year | |- |Best Live Performer | |- |Hustler of the Year | |- |2014 Forest Hills Drive |Album of the Year | |- |"Apparently" |rowspan="3"|Impact Track | |- |"Be Free" | |- |rowspan="3"|2016 |"Love Yourz" | |rowspan="3"| |- |rowspan="2"|Himself |Hot Ticket Performer | |- |Lyricist of the Year | |- |rowspan="3"|2017 |4 Your Eyez Only |Album of the Year | |rowspan="3"| |- |rowspan="2"|Himself |Hot Ticket Performer | |- |Lyricist of the Year | |- |rowspan="3"|2018 |KOD |Album of the Year | |rowspan="3"| |- |rowspan="4"|Himself |MVP of the Year | |- |rowspan="2"|Lyricist of the Year | |- |rowspan="8"|2019 | |rowspan="8"| |- |MVP of the Year | |- |Revenge of the Dreamers III |Album of the Year | |- |rowspan="4"|"A Lot" (with 21 Savage) |Best Hip Hop Video | |- |Best Collabo, Duo or Group | |- |Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | |- |rowspan="2"|Impact Track | |- |"Middle Child" | |- |rowspan="2"|2020 |Himself |Lyricist of the Year | |rowspan="2"| |- |"Snow on tha Bluff" |Impact Track | |- |rowspan="3"|2021 |rowspan="2"|Himself |Artist of the Year | |rowspan="3"| |- |Lyricist of the Year | |- |The Off-Season | Album of the Year | |- |rowspan="7"|2023 |rowspan="2"|Himself |Artist of the Year | |rowspan="7"| |- |Lyricist of the Year | |- |rowspan="4"|"All My Life" |Song of the Year | |- |Best Collaboration | |- |Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | |- |Impact Track | |- |}
Billboard Music Awards
! |- ||2014 |Born Sinner |rowspan="2"|Top Rap Album | | |- |rowspan="2"|2015 |2014 Forest Hills Drive | |rowspan="2"| |- |rowspan="2"|Himself |rowspan="2"|Top Rap Artist | |- |rowspan=2|2017 | |rowspan=2| |- |4 Your Eyez Only |Top Rap Album | |- |2018 |4 Your Eyez Only World Tour |rowspan=2|Top Rap Tour | | |- |2022 |The Off-Season Tour | | |}
Grammy Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
! |- |2018 |Wireless Festival |Best World Stage | | |- |2019 |Himself |Best Hip-Hop | | |}
MTV Video Music Awards
! |- |2013 |"Power Trip" |Best Hip Hop | | |- |2014 |"Crooked Smile" |Best Video with a Social Message | | |- |rowspan="2"|2018 |rowspan="2"|"ATM (Addicted to Money)" |Best Art Direction | |rowspan="2"| |- |rowspan="2"| Best Hip Hop | |- |rowspan="3"|2019 |rowspan="2"|"A Lot" (with 21 Savage) | |rowspan="3"| |- |Video of the Year | |- |"The London" (with Travis Scott and Young Thug) |Song of the Summer | |- |}
MTVU Woodie Awards
! |- |2012 |Himself |Woodie of the Year: Series of Popular Mixtapes | | |}