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Whitney ist laut Guinness Buch der Weltrekorde mit über 400 Preisen der meistausgezeichnete weibliche Star aller Zeiten. Hier findest du eine kleine Auswahl:




1985
Billboard Award
- Top Pop New Artist
- Top Black New Artist
Emmy Award
- Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program | The 28th Annual Grammy Awards
1986
Grammy Award
- Best Pop Vocal Performance Female | Saving All My Love For You
American Music Award
- Favorite Soul/R&B Single | You Give Good Love
- Favorite Soul/R&B Video | Saving All My Love For You
Billboard Award
- Top Pop Artist
- Top Pop Album Artist #1
- Top Black Album Artist #1
- Top Pop Album #1 | Whitney Houston
- Top Black Album #1 | Whitney Houston
Rolling Stones Music Award
- Best Album Of The Year | Whitney Houston
1987
American Music Award
- Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
- Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Whitney Houston
- Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
- Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Whitney Houston
- Favorite Soul/R&B Video | Greatest Love Of All
Billboard Music Award
- Top Pop Album Artist Female
People’s Choice Award
- Favorite Female Musical Performer
MTV Video Music Award
- Best Female Video | How Will I Know
1988
Grammy Award
- Best Pop Vocal Performance Female | I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Emmy Award
- Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program
American Music Award
- Favorite Pop/Rock Single | I Wanna Dance With Somebody
- Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Billboard Music Award
- Top Pop Singles Artist Female
People’s Choice Award
- Favorite Female Musical Performer
Soul Train Award
- Album Of The Year | Whitney
First Annual Garden State Music Award, New Jersey
- Best Female Vocalist, Rock/Pop
- Best Female Vocalist, R&B/Dance
- Best LP Rock/Pop | Whitney
- Best LP R&B/Dance | Whitney
- Best Single Rock/Pop | So Emotional
- Best Single R&B/Dance | So Emotional
- Best Music Video | I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Boston Herald Award
Goldener RE Pinguin Germany
- Best Female Artist
Bravo Otto Silber
- Beste Sängerin
1989
American Music Award
- Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
- Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
People’s Choice Award
- Favorite Female Musical Performer




1990
Appointed By George Bush Points Of Light Contributing Leadership Award
The United Negro College Fund Founder Award
Hitmakers Award
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
The 1990 Essence Award For The Performing Arts
1991
Billboard Music Award
- Top R&B Artist
- Top R&B Album Artist
- Top R&B Album | I’m Your Baby Tonight
- Top R&B Singles Artist
Cable Ace Award
- Top Performance In A Musical Special Or Series | “HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes” (Concert)
The American Cinema Performer Of The Year Award
- American Black Achievement Award
1992
The Children Diabetes Foundation Brass Ring Award
1993
Billboard Music Award
- Top Pop Singles Artist
- Top Pop Female Singles Artist
- Top Pop Single | I Will Always Love You
- Top Pop Album | The Bodyguard
- Top R&B Singles Artist
- Top R&B Single | I Will Always Love You
- Top R&B Sales Single | I Will Always Love You
- Top R&B Album | The Bodyguard
- Top Hot 100 Sales Single | I Will Always Love You
People’s Choice Award
- Favorite Female Musical Performer
- Favorite New Music Video | I Will Always Love You
Soul Train Award
- Best R&B Single Female | I Will Always Love You
MTV Movie Award
- Best Song From A Movie | I Will Always Love You
Brit Award
- Best Soundtrack | The Bodyguard
Smash Hit UK Award
- Best Female Artist
Bravo Otto Silber
- Beste Sängerin
- Bester Weiblicher Filmstar
1994
Grammy Award
- Record Of The Year | I Will Always Love You
- Best Pop Vocal Performance Female | I Will Always Love You
- Album Of The Year | The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
American Music Award
- Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
- Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
- Favorite Pop/Rock Album | The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
- Favorite Soul/R&B Album | The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
- Favorite Adult Contemporary Album | The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
- Favorite Pop/Rock Single | I Will Always Love You
- Favorite Soul/R&B Single | I Will Always Love You
- Award Of Merit
Soul Train Award
- The Sammy Davis Jr. Award | Entertainer Of The Year | Outstanding Achievements In The Field Of Entertainment
- Song Of The Year | I Will Always Love You
NAACP Image Award
- Entertainer Of The Year
- Oustanding Female Artist
- Outstanding Album | The Bodyguard
- Outstanding Soundtrack | The Bodyguard
- Outstanding Music Video | I’m Every Woman
World Music Award
- World’s Best Selling Overall Recording Artist
- World’s Best Selling Pop Artist
- World’s Best Selling R&B Artist
- Best Selling American Recording Artist Of The Year
- Special Award For Being Named “World’s Best Selling Recording Artist Of The Era”
JUNO Music Award
- Best Selling Album Of The Year | The Bodyguard
NABOB Award
- Entertainer Of The Year
1995
Soul Train Music Award
- Hall Of Fame Award
VH-1 Honor For “Whitney Houston Foundation For Children”
- The 2nd Annual International Achievement In Arts Award
1996
NAACP Image Award
- Oustanding Female Artist | Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
- Outstanding Song | Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
- Outstanding Album | Waiting To Exhale O.S.T.
- Outstanding Soundtrack | Waiting To Exhale O.S.T.
Soul Train Award
- Best R&B/Soul Singe Female | Exhale (Shoop, Shoop)
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award
- Hall Of Fame Inductee
BET Award
- Walk Of Fame
Carousel Of Hope Award
1997
American Music Award
- Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
- Favorite Soundtrack Album | Waiting To Exhale
NAACP Image Award
- Outstanding Gospel Artist | The Preacher’s Wife (Soundtrack)
- Outstanding Album | The Preacher’s Wife (Soundtrack)
- Outstanding Actress In Motion Picture | The Preacher’s Wife
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
- Favorite Female R&B | The Preacher’s Wife (Soundtrack)
Essence Award
- The Triumphant Spirit Award
ASCAP Pop Award
- Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | Count On Me (Waiting To Exhale)
1998
Soul Train Award
- Quincy Jones Award | Outstanding Career Achievements In The Field Of Entertainment
Dove Award
- Traditional Gospel Recorded Song | I Go To The Rock (The Preacher’s Wife) (Soundtrack)
People’s Choice Award
- Favorite Female Musical Performer
Trumpet Pinnacle Award
- For Inspiring Others In Her Chosen Profession Or Career
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award
- Best Female Singer
1999
MTV Europe Music Award
- Best R&B Artist
Bambi
- Best Pop International
NAACP Image Award
- Outstanding Duo/Group Collaboration | When You Believe (Duet With Mariah Carey)
Brazil Dance Music Award
- Best International Female
Deidre O´Brien Child Advocacy Center Honor
2000
Grammy Award
- Best R&B Vocal Performance Female | It’s Not Right But It’s Okay
Soul Train Award
- Artist Of The Decade
NAACP Image Award
- Oustanding Female Artist | Heartbreak Hotel
HMV Walk Of Fame Inductee
Blockbuster Award
- Favorite Single (Internet Only) | Heartbreak Hotel
- Favorite Song From A Movie (Internet Only) | When You Believe (Duet With Mariah Carey)
NRJ Music Award
- International Album Of The Year | My Love Is Your Love
2001
BET Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Japan Gold Disc Award
- International Pop Album | Whitney: The Greatest Hits
Meteor Ireland Music Award
- Best International Female
2004
Women’s World Award
- World Artist Award For Lifetime Achievement
2005
Silberner Kabel 1 Stern Germany
- Best Filmsong Of All Time
2006
Guinness Book Of World Records
- Most Awarded/Popular Female Artist Of All Time
N.J. Walk of Fame Inductee
2009
American Music Award
- International Artist Award
2010
The Third Annual BET Honors
- The BET Honor for Entertainment
41st NAACP Image Awards
- Outstanding Music Video “I Look To You”
Stand: 28.Februar 2010





