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===Industry recognition=== Other awards include an [[Ivor Novello Award]] for Lifetime Achievement in 1995,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1gsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71|title=Elvis, Presley are top winners at Ivor award|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=71|date=3 June 1995|access-date=13 November 2010|last1=Pride|first1=Dominic}}</ref> the [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] ICON award in October 2004 for Morrison's "enduring influence on generations of music makers",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234191|date=22 September 2004|title=Morrison to be honored as BMI ICON|website=Bmi.com news|access-date=8 September 2008}}</ref> and an ''Oscar Wilde: Honouring Irish Writing in Film'' award in 2007 for his contribution to over fifty films, presented by [[Al Pacino]], who compared Morrison to [[Oscar Wilde]] β both "visionaries who push boundaries".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=622 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070726170439/http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=622 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 July 2007|title=Van Morrison, Terry George and Bill Monahan honored in LA|publisher=US-Irish Alliance|access-date=30 March 2007}}</ref> He was voted the Best International Male Singer of 2007 at the inaugural International Awards in [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club]], London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=61639|title=Van Morrison receives jazz award|website=4NI.co.uk|access-date=9 May 2007}}</ref> In 2010, Morrison was given a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seeing-stars.com/immortalized/walkoffame.shtml|title=The Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=Seeing-stars.com|access-date=31 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101123842/http://www.seeing-stars.com/Immortalized/WalkOfFame.shtml|archive-date=1 November 2010}}</ref> On 2 September 2014, Morrison was presented with the ''Legend'' award at the ''[[GQ]]'' Men of the Year ceremony at [[Royal Opera House]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/home/moty-2014/van-morrison-legend-gq-awards-2014|title=Men of the Year Home / MOTY 2014 Legend: Van Morrison|date=2 September 2014|author=Jones, Matt|work=[[GQ]]|access-date=4 September 2014}}</ref> On 13 October 2014, Morrison received his fifth [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] Million-Air Award for 11 million radio plays of the song "Brown Eyed Girl", making it one of the Top 10 Songs of all time on US radio and television. Morrison has also received Million-Air awards for "Have I Told You Lately".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/sir_tim_rice_and_top_songwriters_honored_at_2014_bmi_london_awards|title=Sir Tim Rice and Top Songwriters Honored at 2014 BMI London Awards |website=BMI.com|date=13 October 2014|access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> In 2017, the [[Americana Music Association]] gave Van Morrison the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McKenna|first=Brittney|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/van-morrison-to-receive-americana-lifetime-achievement-honor-w482030|title=Van Morrison to Receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Honor|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=12 May 2017|access-date=30 May 2017|archive-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525135516/http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/van-morrison-to-receive-americana-lifetime-achievement-honor-w482030|url-status=dead}}</ref> Morrison was chosen to be honoured by Michael Dorf at his annual charity concert at [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Greenblatt|first=Jeffrey|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/the-music-of-van-morrison-carnegie-hall-2019|title=The Music of Van Morrison To Be Celebrated at Carnegie Hall With All-Star Concert|publisher=jambase.com|date=4 November 2018|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> The Music of Van Morrison was performed on 21 March 2019 by twenty musical acts including [[Glen Hansard]], [[Patti Smith]] and [[Bettye LaVette]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bernstein|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/van-morrison-carnegie-hall-tribute-patti-smith-bettye-lavette-811716/|title=Van Morrison's Vast Catalog Shines at All-Star Carnegie Hall Tribute|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=22 March 2019|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Morrison received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] presented by [[Jimmy Page]] during the International Achievement Summit in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Summit Highlights|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/summit/2019/}}</ref> In 2022, Morrison and his song "Down to Joy" for "[[Belfast (film)|Belfast]]" were nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] at the [[94th Academy Awards]].
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