Editing Paula Abdul (section)

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Nominated work
!Result
!Ref.
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| America's Dance Honors 
| 1990
| Choreographer of the Year
| Herself
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="Sondak 1990 k904">{{cite web | last=Sondak | first=Eileen | title='Dance Honors' Limps Through Its 1st Show : Dance: New National Academy of Dance changes honorees in midstream, leaving out those who didn't make it to the San Diego Convention Center. | website=Los Angeles Times | date=January 22, 1990 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-22-ca-421-story.html | access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8"|[[American Music Awards]]
| rowspan="4"|[[American Music Awards of 1990|1990]]
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist|Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist]]
| rowspan="3"|Herself
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1990/amas.htm|title=17th American Music Awards|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist|Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Favorite Dance Artist
| {{won}}
|-
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album|Favorite Pop/Rock Album]]
| ''[[Forever Your Girl]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|[[American Music Awards of 1991|1991]]
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist|Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist]]
| Herself
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[American Music Awards of 1992|1992]]
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist|Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist]]
| rowspan="2"|Herself
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite news|title=C + C Tops American Music Awards|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/01/28/c-c-tops-american-music-awards/d6043179-fe38-4408-8c82-dea0730fb0b9/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist|Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Album|Favorite Adult Contemporary Album]]
| ''[[Spellbound (Paula Abdul album)|Spellbound]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Billboard Music Awards]]
| [[1990 Billboard Music Awards|1990]]
| #1 World Album
| [[Forever Your Girl]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="6"|[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Music Video Awards]]
| rowspan="4"|1989
| Best Female Video
| rowspan="3"|"Straight Up"
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-12-02.pdf |title=Madonna, Abdul Top Billboard's Music Vid Awards |magazine=Billboard |date=December 2, 1989 |volume=101 |number=48 |page=1}}</ref>
|-
| Best New Artists Video
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Editing 
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Choreography 
| "Cold Hearted"
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|1990
| Best Female Video
| rowspan="2"|"Opposites Attract"
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-10-13.pdf |title=Janet Leads With 6 Billboard-Tanqueray Video Award Noms |last=Newman |first=Melinda |magazine=Billboard |date=October 13, 1990 |volume=102 |number=41 |pages=1, 43}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director 
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Brit Awards]]
| [[1990 Brit Awards|1990]]
| [[Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act|International Breakthrough Act]]
| Herself
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball|Choreographers Carnival]]
| 2013
| Lifetime Achievement 
| Herself 
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="The Official Website of Choreographers Carnival q219">{{cite web | title=The 14th Annual Choreographers Carnival Showcases Movie and Televisions Top Choreographers and Dancers. Honoring The Gene Kelly Legacy, Paula Abdul and Surprise Guest J-Lo! | website=The Official Website of Choreographers Carnival | url=http://www.choreographerscarnival.com/media/the-14th-annual-choreographers-carnival-showcases-movie-and-televisions-top-choreographers-and-dancers-honoring-the-gene-kelly-legacy-paula-abdul-and-surprise-guest-j-lo | access-date=2023-09-13}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ellis Island Medal of Honor]]
| 2019
| 
| Herself 
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="HOMBRE1 2019 v821">{{cite web | title=Paula Abdul, Montel Williams and More Honored at Ellis Island Medals of Honor Ceremony | website=HOMBRE1 | date=2019-05-13 | url=http://hombre1.com/paula-abdul-montel-williams-and-more-honored-at-ellis-island-medals-of-honor-ceremony/ | access-date=2023-09-12}}</ref>
|-
| [[GLAAD|GLAAD Gala]]
| 2019
| Ariadne Getty Ally
| Herself
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Extra 2019">{{cite web | title=Video! Paula Abdul's Heartfelt Speech as She Accepts GLAAD Award | website=Extra | date=2019-09-30 | url=https://extratv.com/videos/mtgaib7syym/ | access-date=2023-02-12}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Grammy Awards]]
| [[32nd Annual Grammy Awards|1990]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]
| "[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]"
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Paula Abdul|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/paula-abdul/419|work=[[The Recording Academy]]|date=November 19, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[33rd Annual Grammy Awards|1991]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]]
| "[[Opposites Attract]]"
| {{won}}
|-
| Hollywood Christmas Parade
| 2023
| Humanitarian of the Year
| Herself
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="Cordero 2023 g985">{{cite web | last=Cordero | first=Rosy | title=Paula Abdul To Be Honored As Humanitarian Of The Year At Hollywood Christmas Parade | website=Deadline | date=2023-11-20 | url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/paula-abdul-humanitarian-of-the-year-hollywood-christmas-parade-1235627585/ | access-date=2023-11-20}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
| 1991
| Herself
|  
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://walkoffame.com/paula-abdul/|title=Paula Abdul|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Impact Awards
| 2022
|
| Herself
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="Aventura Magazine. 2022 n234">{{cite web | title=Impact Awards Gala Returns to Miami | website=Aventura Magazine | date=2022-05-10 | url=https://aventuramagazine.com/impact-awards-gala-returns-to-miami/ | access-date=2023-09-10}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Industry Dance Awards
| 2014
| Icon
| Herself 
| {{won|Honored}}
|<ref name="PR) 2014 r793">{{cite press release | last=PR) | first=Company (EKC | title=2014 Industry Dance Awards Honoring Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Abdul and More, Rocked the House at Avalon Hollywood on Wednesday Night | website=GlobeNewswire News Room | date=2014-09-12 | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2014/09/12/1001782/0/en/2014-Industry-Dance-Awards-Honoring-Nigel-Lythgoe-Paula-Abdul-and-More-Rocked-the-House-at-Avalon-Hollywood-on-Wednesday-Night.html | access-date=2023-09-12}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| Paula Abdul Legacy Award
| Herself 
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="t876">{{cite web | title=Gala of the Stars Honors Dance Legends and Supports Cancer Fight | website=KTLA | date=October 7, 2024 | url=https://ktla.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/749540890/industry-dance-awards-gala-of-the-stars-honors-dance-legends-and-supports-cancer-fight/ | access-date=October 7, 2024 | archive-date=October 7, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007170410/https://ktla.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/749540890/industry-dance-awards-gala-of-the-stars-honors-dance-legends-and-supports-cancer-fight/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Juno Awards]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Juno Awards of 1990|1990]]
| [[Juno Award for International Album of the Year|International Album of the Year]]
| ''[[Forever Your Girl]]''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| [[Juno Award for Best Selling Single|International Single of the Year]]
| "[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Music Awards]]
| 1992
| Pop Album of the Year 
| Spellbound 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="17"|[[MTV Video Music Awards]]
| rowspan="2"|[[1987 MTV Video Music Awards|1987]]
| rowspan="2"|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography in a Video]]
| "[[Nasty (Janet Jackson song)|Nasty]]" <small>(by [[Janet Jackson]])</small>
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| "[[When I Think of You]]" <small>(by [[Janet Jackson]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6"|[[1989 MTV Video Music Awards|1989]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]]
| rowspan="6"|"[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]"
| {{won}}
| rowspan="6"|
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Push Best New Artist|Best New Artist in a Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video|Best Dance Video]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video|Breakthrough Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography in a Video]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing|Best Editing in a Video]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="6"|[[1990 MTV Video Music Awards|1990]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]]
| rowspan="6"|"[[Opposites Attract]]"
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="6"|
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video|Best Dance Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video|Breakthrough Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction|Best Direction in a Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography in a Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Special Effects in a Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[1991 MTV Video Music Awards|1991]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]]
| "[[Rush Rush (Paula Abdul song)|Rush Rush]]"
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[1995 MTV Video Music Awards|1995]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video|Best Dance Video]]
| rowspan="2"|"[[My Love Is for Real]]"
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography in a Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Music Business Association]] 
| 2017
| Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian  
| Herself
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Music Business Association 2017 t507">{{cite web | title=Paula Abdul to Receive Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award at Music Biz 2017 in Nashville | website=Music Business Association | date=2017-02-28 | url=https://musicbiz.org/news/paula-abdul-receive-harry-chapin-memorial-humanitarian-award-music-biz-2017-nashville/ | access-date=2023-09-10}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Eating Disorders Association]]
| 2005
| Profiles in Living 
| Herself 
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="Tulsa World 2023 z460">{{cite web | title=Prize fight | website=Tulsa World | date=2023-09-07 | url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/prize-fight/article_14830f3a-a3ef-540a-acc8-dca945a46598.html | access-date=2023-09-12}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nevada Ballet Theatre]]
| 2007
| Woman of the Year 
| Herself
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="Katsilometes 2018 u160">{{cite web | last=Katsilometes | first=John | title=Remembering our Woman of the Year moment with Paula Abdul | website=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=2018-11-07 | url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/remembering-our-woman-of-the-year-moment-with-paula-abdul-1521935/ | access-date=2023-08-22}}</ref>
|-
| Nevada Equality Awards
| 2019
| Ally Leadership 
| Herself 
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="Las Vegas Sun 2019 w148">{{cite web | title=Paula Abdul, David Parks lauded for their LGBTQ advocacy | website=Las Vegas Sun | date=2019-11-06 | url=https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2019/nov/06/paula-abdul-david-parks-lauded-for-lgbtq-advocacy/ | access-date=2023-09-10 | archive-date=October 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031211727/https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2019/nov/06/paula-abdul-david-parks-lauded-for-lgbtq-advocacy/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| NewNowNext Awards
| 2010
| Always Next, Forever Now Icon
| Herself 
| {{won|Honored}}
|<ref name="PR Newswire 2010 o915">{{cite press release | title=Paula Abdul to Receive Always Next, Forever Now Icon Award at Logo's Third Annual 'NewNowNext Awards' 2010 | via=PR Newswire | date=2010-06-01 | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paula-abdul-to-receive-always-next-forever-now-icon-award-at-logos-third-annual-newnownext-awards-2010-95300069.html | access-date=2023-09-12}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]
| [[1990 Kids' Choice Awards|1990]]
| Favorite Female Musician/Group
| Herself 
| {{won}}
| 
|-
| [[1991 Kids' Choice Awards|1991]]
| Hall of Fame 
| Herself 
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/989856/kids-choice-awards-best-moments-john-cena-britney-spears-nickelodeon/|title='Kids' Choice Awards' Best Moments, From John Cena and Britney Spears to Michelle Obama|work=[[TV Insider]]|date=12 March 2021|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[People's Choice Awards]]
| [[16th People's Choice Awards|1990]]
| rowspan="2"|[[People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Artist|Favorite Female Musical Performer]]
| rowspan="2"|Herself
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| [[17th People's Choice Awards|1991]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="8"|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[40th Primetime Emmy Awards|1988]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography|Outstanding Choreography]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="8"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Paula Abdul|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/paula-abdul|work=[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Choreography - 1990|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1990/outstanding-choreography|work=[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[41st Primetime Emmy Awards|1989]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[42nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1990]]
| ''[[American Music Awards of 1990|The 17th Annual American Music Awards]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[55th Primetime Emmy Awards|2003]]
| rowspan="5"|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program|Outstanding Reality-Competition Program]]
| rowspan="5"|''[[American Idol]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[56th Primetime Emmy Awards|2004]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[57th Primetime Emmy Awards|2005]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[58th Primetime Emmy Awards|2006]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards|2007]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Queerty|Queerties Awards]]
| 2024
| Straight Up Ally 
| Herself 
| {{won|Honored}}
| <ref name="Queerty 2024 u676">{{cite web | title=Paula Abdul's sleeper hit defied all expectations, saved her career & made her a "Straight Up" global superstar | website=Queerty | date=March 12, 2024 | url=https://www.queerty.com/paula-abduls-sleeper-hit-defied-all-expectations-saved-her-career-made-her-a-straight-up-global-superstar-20240312 | access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Revel Dance Convention 
| 2021
| Revelation Icon
| Herself 
| {{won|Honored}}
|
|-
| Shorty Awards
| 2020
| Best Celebrity 
| Herself 
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="Mamo 2020 a582">{{cite magazine | last=Mamo | first=Heran | title=Beyoncé, Zendaya, J Balvin & Lil Nas X Nominated for 2020 Shorty Awards | magazine=Billboard | date=2020-01-21 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2020-shorty-awards-nominations-8548580/ | access-date=2023-09-16}}</ref>
|-
| [[Soul Train Music Awards]]
| [[1990 Soul Train Music Awards|1990]]
| [[Soul Train Music Award for Best Song of the Year|Best Song of the Year]]
| "[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]"
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Teen Choice Awards]]
| [[2003 Teen Choice Awards|2003]]
| Choice TV: Reality Babe
| Herself
| {{won}}
| <ref name=Billboard>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70551/2003-teen-choice-awards-nominees|title=2003 Teen Choice Awards Nominees|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=June 18, 2003|access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[2004 Teen Choice Awards|2004]]
| Choice Reality/Variety TV Star - Female
| Herself 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[2005 Teen Choice Awards|2005]]
| Choice TV Personality - Female
| Herself 
| {{nom}}
| 
|-
| YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund AMY Awards
| 2006
| Leadership 
| Herself
| {{won}}
|<ref name="TODAY.com 2009 x283">{{cite web | title=Paula Abdul | website=Today.com | date=2009-08-05 | url=https://www.today.com/slideshow/amp/paula-abdul-32300337 | access-date=2023-09-10}}</ref>
|-
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