Editing Beyoncé (section)

== Achievements ==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child}}
[[List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|Beyoncé has received numerous awards]] and is the most-awarded female artist of all time.<ref>{{Cite episode|series=The Queens of Pop: Viva La Diva|network=[[BBC Two]]|date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> Having sold over 200 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with [[Destiny's Child]]), Beyoncé is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]] of all time.<ref>She is one of the best-selling artists of all time:
*{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/taylor-swift-and-beyonce-reporters-wanted-by-biggest-newspaper-chain-in-us-12960828|title=Taylor Swift and Beyoncé reporters wanted by biggest newspaper chain in US|agency=[[Sky News]]|date=September 14, 2023|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
*{{cite magazine|url=https://parade.com/1083819/kaigreen/beyonce-quotes/|title=Bow Down to the Queen! 146 Best Beyoncé Quotes to Celebrate 'Queen Bey' in All Her Fierceness|magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|date=April 11, 2023|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/beyonces-style-evolution-see-photos-1235105288/|title=Beyoncé's Style Evolution: See Photos|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 24, 2022|access-date=September 11, 2022}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-beyonce-album-review-beyonce-self-titled-album-reviewed-20131214-column.html|title='Beyoncé' album review: More than the delivery is a surprise|date=December 14, 2013|access-date=March 7, 2015|newspaper=Chicago Tribune}}
* {{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/according-to-nielsen-soundscan-a-breakdown-of-beyonces_us_58288b10e4b02b1f5257a471|title=According to Nielsen SoundScan, A Breakdown of Beyoncé's US & Worldwide Album Sales|date=November 14, 2016|work=HuffPost|access-date=November 22, 2016}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6828205/beyonce-dangerously-in-love-surpasses-5-million-sold-us|title=Beyoncé's 'Dangerously in Love' Surpasses 5 Million Sold in U.S.|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=December 30, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 30, 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=http://qz.com/193390/theres-one-huge-difference-between-beyonce-and-madonna/|title=There's one huge difference between Madonna and Beyoncé|website=Quartz|date=March 31, 2014 |access-date=January 29, 2016}}
* {{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-oh-lorde-she-hot-211631968.html|title=Chart Watch: Oh Lorde Is She Hot|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=February 6, 2014|access-date=February 6, 2014}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/global-issues/2009/09/world-fashion-gay-india-church|title=The 50 people who matter today: 41–50|website=[[New Statesman]]|date=September 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928040553/http://www.newstatesman.com/global-issues/2009/09/world-fashion-gay-india-church|archive-date=September 28, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s decade, with a total of 64 [[RIAA certification|certifications]].<ref name="RIAADecade1">{{cite magazine|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3id4ade3d3e7f8db80b4071ff7aba918fc|title=Beyoncé Tops Decade's RIAA Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303204001/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3id4ade3d3e7f8db80b4071ff7aba918fc|archive-date=March 3, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RIAADecade2">{{cite web|last1=Lamy |first1=Johnathan |first2=Cara |last2=Duckworth |first3=Liz |last3=Kennedy|url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=C91C40E1-A65A-0F81-EBB3-8FE3B7C0ECEA|title=RIAA Tallies the Decade's Top Gold and Platinum Award Winners|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221175541/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=C91C40E1-A65A-0F81-EBB3-8FE3B7C0ECEA|archive-date=February 21, 2010}}</ref> 

[[File:BeyoncéKnowlesAAFeb09.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Beyoncé walking with a slight smile on her face|Beyoncé at the 2009 [[Academy Awards]]]]

Beyoncé has won 35 [[Grammy Award]]s—both as a solo artist and member of Destiny's Child and the Carters—making her the [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won|most honored individual by the award show]].<ref name="s213">{{cite web | last=Drury | first=Sharareh | title=Beyonce Breaks Grammys Record as Most Awarded Female Artist of All Time | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/beyonce-grammys-record-most-awards-female-artist-4149465/ | access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="GrammyTotal">{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=beyonce&title=&year=All&genre=All|title=Past Winners Search – Beyoncé|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> She is also the most nominated artist in Grammy Award history with a total of 99 nominations.<ref name="g408">{{cite magazine | last=Hannah Dailey | first=Andrew Unterberger | title=All 99 of Beyoncé's Grammy Nominations, From 2000 to Now | magazine=Billboard | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/all-beyonce-grammy-nominations/ | access-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref> She set the record for the most [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night|Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night]] in 2010 when she won six awards, breaking the tie she previously held with [[Alicia Keys]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Alison Krauss]], and [[Amy Winehouse]], with [[Adele]] equaling this in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=And The Grammy Went To&nbsp;... Adele|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/and-the-grammy-went-to-adele-0| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.grammy.com/news/and-the-grammy-went-to-adele-0| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States|access-date=April 30, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the [[2011 Billboard Music Awards|2011 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], Beyoncé received the inaugural [[Billboard Millennium Award|''Billboard'' Millennium Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramirez |first=Erika |date=May 23, 2011 |title=Beyonce Accepts Billboard Millennium Award, Delivers Show-Stopping Performance |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-accepts-billboard-millennium-award-delivers-show-stopping-performance-471535/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428103934/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-accepts-billboard-millennium-award-delivers-show-stopping-performance-471535/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

Beyoncé has won 30 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], making her the joint most-decorated artist in Video Music Award history.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Lisa |last=Richwine |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift wins seven VMAs, tying Beyonce for lifetime lead |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/taylor-swift-post-malone-win-best-collaboration-mtvs-video-music-awards-2024-09-12/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> She won 26 awards as a solo artist, two awards each with The Carters and Destiny's Child.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Ties Beyoncé as All-Time Top VMAs Winner |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-vmas-2024-passes-beyonce-top-winner-1235773005/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Beyoncé tied the record set by Lady Gaga in 2010 for the most VMAs won in one night for a female artist with eight in 2016.<ref name="VMAS Record" /> She is also the most-awarded and nominated artist in [[BET Awards|BET Award]] history,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Beyoncé Knowles: Queen of pop |work=Guinness World Records |url=https://kids.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/hall-of-fame/beyonce |access-date=September 18, 2024}}</ref> winning 36 awards (including [[List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child#BET Awards|two]] with Destiny's Child) from over 80 nominations,<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 9, 2024 |title=WWD x FN x Beauty Inc 50 Women in Power 2024 |url=https://wwd.com/lists/wwd-fn-beauty-inc-50-women-in-power-1236532409/margaret-kleveland-ceo-and-katherine-kleveland-chief-creative-officer-doen/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |magazine=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref> the most-awarded artist of the [[Soul Train Music Awards]] with [[Soul Train Music Awards#Most awarded artists|25 wins]] (21 as a soloist and [[List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child#Soul Train Music Awards|four]] with Destiny's Child),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Beyonce, Billie Eilish & More Women Who Hold Awards Show Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/women-awards-show-records-beyonce-billie-eilish-more/artist-with-the-most-bet-awards-beyonce-33/ |access-date=September 18, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and the most-decorated artist at the [[NAACP Image Awards]] with 27 wins as a solo artist and [[List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child#NAACP Image Awards|five]] with Destiny's Child.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first1=Angelique |last1=Jackson |first2=Julia |last2=MacCary |first3=Charna |last3=Flam |first4=Jazz |last4=Tangcay |date=February 23, 2023 |title=NAACP Image Awards: Scott 'Kid Cudi' Mescudi and Reginald Hudlin Win at Final Night of Virtual Ceremonies |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-2023-1235529625/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |magazine=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Beyonce |url=https://briefly.co.za/tags/beyonce/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |website=Briefly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=19 February 2025 |title=NAACP Image Awards: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' and 'The Six Triple Eight' Cast Win on Night 2 of Virtual Ceremonies |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/naacp-image-awards-2025-winners-list-1236312345/ |access-date=21 February 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

Following her role in ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'', Beyoncé was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "Listen" and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress]] at the [[Golden Globe Awards]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article754715.ece|title=Nominees for the 2007 Golden Globe Awards in full|newspaper=The Times|date=December 15, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311084922/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article754715.ece|archive-date=March 11, 2007|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking|first2=David|last2=Wighton}}</ref> and [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture]] at the [[NAACP Image Awards]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/president--celebrities-announce-38th-naacp-image-award-nominees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709025815/http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/president--celebrities-announce-38th-naacp-image-award-nominees/|archive-date=July 9, 2010|title=President, Celebrities Announce 38th NAACP Image Award Nominees|publisher=[[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] (NAACP)|date=January 9, 2007|access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> Beyoncé won two awards at the [[12th Critics' Choice Awards|Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2006]]; Best Song for "Listen" and Best Original Soundtrack for ''Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Film critics honour The Departed|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6258389.stm| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6258389.stm| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=BBC|access-date=May 20, 2013|date=January 13, 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film ''Lemonade'' won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2017.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/04/20/peabody-award-winners-entertainment-beyonce/?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter|title=Beyoncé's Lemonade among Peabody Award winners for Entertainment|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> In 2022, "[[Be Alive]]" was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]],<ref name="Oscar">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/oscar-nominations-list-of-nominees-1234928251/|title=Oscar Nominations: 'The Power Of The Dog', 'Dune' Top List; 'Drive My Car' Among Big Surprises|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=February 8, 2022|access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> the  [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=December 13, 2021|title=It's Beyonce vs. Jay-Z for Best Original Song at 2022 Critics Choice Awards — Will It Be the Same With Oscars?|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-vs-jay-z-critics-choice-awards-2022-nominations-1235009804/|access-date=December 14, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|title=Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson And Billie Eilish Lead The 2022 Golden Globes' Music Categories|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/12/13/beyonc-jennifer-hudson-and-billie-eilish-lead-the-2022-golden-globes-music-categories/|access-date=December 14, 2021|magazine=Forbes}}</ref>