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===Recognition=== {{main|List of awards and nominations received by Carly Simon}} Simon has received various accolades and honors throughout her career, including two [[Grammy Awards]] (from 14 nominations),<ref name="Gram"/> an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database β Carly Simon |url=http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/061-15/ |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829022417/http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/061-15/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners and Nominees β Carly Simon |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/carly-simon |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829022407/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/carly-simon |url-status=live}}</ref> She received two consecutive [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]] nominations for [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Film Score]], in [[43rd British Academy Film Awards|1990]] and [[44th British Academy Film Awards|1991]], respectively.<ref name=bafta1990/><ref name=bafta1991/> She has received eight [[Boston Music Awards|Boston Music Award]] nominations and three wins, as well as the Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Music Awards 1989 |url=https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-1989/ |publisher=[[Boston Music Awards]] |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030193640/https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-1989/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Music Awards 1991 |url=https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-1991/ |publisher=Boston Music Awards |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104053128/https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-1991/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=boston1995/><ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Music Awards 2002 |url=https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-2002/ |publisher=Boston Music Awards |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104053630/https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-2002/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1994, Simon was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref name=swhof/> In 1998, she received the [[Berklee College of Music]] Honorary Doctor of Music Degree.<ref name=berklee1998>{{cite web |title=Doctors of Songwriting Commencement 1998 |url=https://www.berklee.edu/commencement/past/1998.html |publisher=Berklee College of Music |access-date=April 25, 2015 |archive-date=February 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211074913/https://college.berklee.edu/commencement/past/1998 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, Simon ranked at No. 28 on [[VH1]]'s [[The Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll]].<ref>{{cite web |title=VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/vh1women.htm |publisher=Rock on the Net |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227050821/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/vh1women.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Simon was nominated for a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], but a date was never set for the ceremony and she has yet to claim her star.<ref name=wof/><ref name=cbs/> In 2012, she was honored with the Founders Award from the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] (ASCAP).<ref name=ASCAP/> In 2017, ''Billboard'' ranked Simon at No. 50 on their list of the Greatest of All-Time Hot 100 Women Artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-women-artists/ |title=Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Women Artists |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117164512/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-women-artists/ |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Simon was set to be honored at [[Carnegie Hall]] with a tribute concert on March 19, 2020, but it was postponed due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref name=carnegietribute/> It was rescheduled to take place on March 23, 2022, before being cancelled altogether due to COVID-19βrelated challenges.<ref name=carnegietributetwo/><ref name=carnegiehall.org/> In 2022, Simon was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref name=rock&rollhall/> In 2023, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked Simon at No. 31 on their list of the greatest [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] artists of all time.<ref name=billboard/> In 2000, ''[[No Secrets (Carly Simon album)|No Secrets]]'' ranked No. 997 in ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (3rd. edition).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm |title=The Virgin All-Time Album Top 1000 List - 2000 |website=Rocklist |access-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322174440/https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> In 2001, "[[You're So Vain]]" ranked No. 216 in [[RIAA]]'s [[Songs of the Century]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Songs of the Century |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/07/list.top.365.songs/ |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=March 9, 2013 |date=March 7, 2001 |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211082620/https://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/07/list.top.365.songs/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, "You're So Vain" was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Gram"/> That same year, "[[Nobody Does It Better]]" ranked at No. 67 and "[[Let the River Run]]" ranked at No. 91 on [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]], a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema of the 20th century.<ref name=afi100songs/> In 2008, ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] 50th Anniversary Charts named the All-Time Top 100 Songs which included "You're So Vain" at No. 72.<ref name=billboardalltime/> "Nobody Does It Better" ranked No. 3 on ''Rolling Stone's'' list, and No. 2 on ''Billboard's'' list, of the Top 10 ''[[James Bond]]'' Theme Songs in 2012.<ref name="rollingstone.com"/><ref name="billboard/jamesbondthemesongs.com"/> The following year, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 55th Anniversary Charts: The All-Time Top 100 Songs, updated its ranking and placed "You're So Vain" at No. 82.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bronson |first=Fred |title=The Hot 100 All-Time Songs |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/2155531/the-hot-100-all-time-top-songs?list_page=1 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=August 2, 2013 |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829145509/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/2155531/the-hot-100-all-time-top-songs?list_page=1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, [[Official Charts Company|UK Official Charts Company]] crowned "You're So Vain" the ultimate song of the 1970s.<ref name=officialcharts/> In 2015, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ranked "[[Why (Carly Simon song)|Why]]" at No. 188 on their list of the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s.<ref name=pitchfork/> In 2016, Simon's memoir ''[[Boys in the Trees (memoir)|Boys in the Trees]]'' ranked No. 50 on ''Billboard's'' list of the 100 Greatest Music Books of All Time.<ref name="billboard2016"/> In 2021, [[USA Today]] crowned "Nobody Does it Better" the greatest ''James Bond'' Theme Song,<ref name="usabond"/> and "You're So Vain" ranked No. 495 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|''Rolling Stone's'' 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref name=rollingstone500/>
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