Sarkodie Awards: see all the Awards & Nominations received by Sarkodie in his music career

Michael Owusu Addo popularly known in showbiz as Sarkodie is a multiple award-winning Ghanaian hip hop artiste, songwriter who has won many awards over the years in his music career.

The ‘Illuminati” hitmaker currently boasts of an incredible 94 solid awards from 165 nominations making him the most decorated rapper on the African continent.

Sarkodie, who has amassed 24 Ghana Music Awards, began his music journey with his debut studio album titled “Makye” in 2009 which won him three awards at both the 4syte TV Music Video Awards and Ghana Music Awards.

Yours Truly, BieGyaNation.Com presents to you all the awards and nominations received by Sarkodie in his music career.

BET Awards (2012 —> 2015)

2012 — Best International Act: Africa (BET) —– Winner!

2014 — Best International Act: Africa (BET) —– Nominated

2015 — Best International Act: Africa (BET) —– Nominated

BET Hip Hop Awards (2019)

2019 — Best International Flow (BET) ——– Winner!

MTV Europe Music Awards (2012)

2012 — Best Worldwide Act (MTV Europe) ——– Nominated

EMY Awards (2016)

2016 — Best Entertainer — Winner!

Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (2020)

• 2020 — Best Collaboration Of The Year (“Oofeetso ft. Bright (of Bukbak)”) — Winner!
• 2020 — Best International Collaboration Of The Year (“Lucky by Sarkodie ft. Rudebwoy”) — Winner!
• 2020 — Best Collaboration Of The Year (“Saara ft. Efya”) — Nominated
• 2020 — Artiste of the Year — #VGMA21 — Nominated!
• 2020 — Vodafone Most Popular Song of The Year (“Oofeetso ft. Bright”) — Nominated
• 2020 — Album Of The Year (Black Love) — #VGMA21 — Nominated
• 2020 — Hiplife Song Of The Year (“Oofeetso ft. Bright”) — #VGMA21 — Nominated
• 2020 — Highlife Song Of The Year (“Saara ft Efya”) — Nominated
• 2020 — Hip Hop Song Of The Year (Bleeding) — #VGMA21 — Nominated
• 2020 — Hiplife/Hip-Hop Artiste Of The Year — #VGMA21 — Nominated
• 2020 — Best Rapper Of The Year — #VGMA21 — Nominated

3Music Awards (2018 —> 2020)

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2018 — Hiplife/Hiphop Act Of The Year ————————- Winner!

2018 — Album Of The Year (Highest) ————————— Winner!

2018 — Best Video (Overdose) ———————————— Winner!

2018 — Best Collaboration (Fancy Gadam and Sarkodie) — Winner!

2020 — Hiplife/Hiphop Act Of The Year ————————- Winner!

2020 — Music Man Of The Year ———————————– Winner!

2020 — Best Rap Performance (Who Da Man) —————- Winner!

2020 — Best Collaboration (Sarkodie & Efya) —————— Winner!

2020 — Fan Army Of The Year (Sark Nation) ——————- Winner!

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Daf BAMA Awards (2017)

2017 — Best African Act ———————– Winner!

Ghana Events Awards (2017)

2017 — Ghana’s Favourite Event (Rapperholic concert) — Winner!

Ghana Entertainment Awards (2018)

2018 — Hiplife/Rap Act ——————————————- Winner!

2018 — Album Of The Year (Highest) ————————- Nominated

2018 — Best Male Act ———————————————— Winner!

2018 — Best Entertainer Of The Year ————————- Nominated

2018 — Best Collaboration ————————————— Nominated

MTV Africa Music Awards (2010 —> 2015)

2010 — Best Anglophone ——————– Nominated

2014 — Best Hip Hop ————————- Winner!

2015 — Best Male —————————— Nominated

All Africa Music Awards (2018)

2018 — Best Male Artist Inspirational Music ————–Winner!

YouTube Sub Sahara Africa Creator Awards (2016)

2016 — Top Subscribed Channel Ghana —————— Winner!

Ghana Music Honors (2015 —> 2017)

2015 — Artist Of The Year ————————————- Winner!

2017 — Best Male Artist Honour —————————– Winner!

Africa Entertainment Legend Awards (2016)

2016 — African Legend Artist Of The Year ————- Winner!

The Future Africa Awards (2014)

2014 — Prize in Entertainment ————————— Nominated

Ovation Red Carol & Awards (2012)

2012 — Non-Nigerian artist of the year ————— Winner!

African Entertainment Awards USA (2019)

2019 — Best Hiphop Artist ——————————-Winner!

HiPipo Music Awards (2019)

2019 — Africa HipHop Maestro ————————- Winner!

Ben Tv Awards (2014)

2014 — African Artist Of The Year ———————- Winner!

The Headies (2013—>2016)

2013 — Best African Artiste —————————————— N/A

2012 — African Artist of the Year ——————————- Winner!

2014 — African Artist of the Year ——————————- Winner!

2015 — African Artist of the Year ——————————- Winner!

2016 — Best African Artiste         —————————————- N/A

Caribbean American and African Nations Music Awards (2013)

2013 — Best West African Act ————————————— Winner!

National Youth Achievement Award (2012)

2012 — Award for achievement in music ————————- Winner!

Afrobeats Music Awards (2015)

2015 — Afrobeats Music Awards – Outstanding Contribution To The Growth & Development Of African Music Globally ———————– Winner!

Independent Music Awards (2014)

2014 — Rap/Hip-Hop Song (Illuminati) ——————— Winner!

Ghana Music Awards UK (2016 —> 2019)

2016 — Best Rapper ——————————————— Winner!

 2016 — Artist Of The Year ————————————– Nominated

2016 — Album Of The Year (Mary) —————————- Nominated

2026 — Best Dancehall Collaboration (Jupitar and Sarkodie) —- Winner!

2017 — Best Rapper ——————————————————- Winner!

 2017 — Hiplife/Hip Hop Artist Of The Year ————————— Winner!

2017 — Best Music Video (Pain Killer) ——————————— Winner!

2017 — Hiplife Song Of The Year (RNS) —————————————- Winner!

2018 — Best Rapper of the year (“Light it up” featuring Jay So) —— Nominated

2019 — Best Rapper —————————————————————– Nominated

2019 — Hiplife Artist Of The Year ————————————————– Nominated

2019 — Artist Of The Year ———————————————————– Nominated

2019 — Best Music Video Of The Year (Can’t Let You Go) —————— Winner!

2019 — Popular Song Of The Year (Can’t Let You Go) ———————– Nominated

2019 — Hiplife Song Of The Year (Can’t Let You Go) ————————- Nominated

Museke Online African Music Awards (2010)

2010 — New artist of the year ——————————— Winner!

SoundCity Music Video Awards (2010 —> 2018)

2018 — Best Hiphop ———————————————- Nominated

2018 — African Artist Of The Year —————————— Nominated

2018 — Best Male MVP ——————————————– Nominated

2018 — Best Collaboration (Pain Killer) ————————- Winner!

2010 — Best Collaboration In A Music Video (Lay Away) — Winner!

Bass Awards (2015)

2015 — Best Reggae Collaboration (Sarkodie and Samini) ———- Winner!

2015 — Best Dancehall Collaboration (Jupitar and Sarkodie) ——— Winner!

Ghana Music Awards (2010 —> 2019)

2019 — Artiste Of The Decade ——————————————— Winner!

2019 — Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year ——————————- Nominated

2019 — Best Rapper ———————————————————– Nominated

2019 — Artist of the year —————————————————— N/A

2019 — Hip hop song of the year (Bibii Ba) ———————————- Nominated

2019 — Music Video Of The Year ———————————————- Nominated

2019 — Song of the year (Cant Let You Go) ——————————— N/A

2019 — Hip life song of the year (Cant Let You Go) —————–Nominated

2019 — Best Collaboration of the year (Cant Let You Go) ——- Nominated

2018 — Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year ————————————- Winner!

2018 — Best Rapper —————————————————————— Winner!

2018 — Artist of the year ———————————————– Nominated

2018 — Hip hop song of the year (Light It Up) ———— Nominated

2018 — Song of the year (Pain Killer) ——————————————— Nominated

2018 — Hip life song of the year (Pain Killer) ———————————— Nominated

2018 — Best Collaboration of the year (Pain Killer) —————————- Nominated

2018 — Record of the year (Glory) ————————————————— Nominated

2017 — Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year —————————————– Winner!

2017 — Best Rapper ———————————————————— Nominated

2017 — Artist of the year ———————————————- Nominated

2017 — Hip hop song of the year (Trumpet) ——————- Nominated

2017 — Song of the year (RNS) ——————————————————— Nominated

2017 — Hip life song of the year (RNS) ———————— Nominated

2016 — Best rapper ————————————————————————- Winner!

2016 — Hip hop/Hip Life artist of the year ————————- Nominated

2016 — Artist of the year ——————————————- Nominated

2016 — Hip hop song of the year (Hand to mouth) —————Winner!

2016 — Record of the year (Bra) ———————————————————- Winner!

2016 — Album of the year (Mary) ————————————————- Nominated

2015 — Hiplife/Hip pop artist of the year ————————————– Winner!

2015 — Best collaboration of the year (Adonai) ——————————- Winner!

2015 — Vodafone song of the year (Adonai) ———————— Winner!

2014 — Artiste of the Year ———————————————————– Nominated

2014 — Hiplife/ Hip Hop Artiste of the Year —————————— Winner!

2014 — Best Rapper of the Year ————————————————— Winner!

2014 — Vodafone Song of the Year (“Tonga” Joey B ft Sarkodie) ——- Nominated

2014 — Best Collaboration of the Year (“Down On One” Sarkodie ft. Fuse ODG) ——- Nominated

2014 — Album of the Year (Sarkology) ———————————————– Winner!

2014 — Hip hop Song of the Year (Illuminati) ————————————— Winner!

2013 — Best Collaboration of the Year (“Azonto Fiesta” with Appietus & Kesse) —— Nominated

2013 — Song Of The Year (“Azonto Fiesta” with Appietus & Kesse) —- Nominated

2013 — Hip Life Song Of The Year (“Azonto Fiesta” with Appietus & Kesse) ———— Nominated

2013 — Hip Hop Song of the Year (“Pizza and Burger” with Jayso) ——- Nominated

2013 — Highlife Song Of The Year (‘Treat Her Royal’ Kesse ft. Sarkodie) Nominated

2012 — Artist of the Year ——————————————————– Winner!

2012 — Hiplife/Hiphop Artist Of The Year ————— Nominated

2012 — Best Rapper Of The Year ————————- Winner!

2012 — Hiplife Song of the Year (“U Go Kill Me” featuring EL) ————– Nominated

2012 — Best Collaboration Of The Year (‘Sweetieo’ Raquel ft. Sarkodie) Nominated

2012 — Best Collaboration Of The Year  (‘I’m In Love With You’ ft. Efya) Nominated

2012 — Best Collaboration Of The Year (“U Go Kill Me” featuring EL) — Nominated

2012 — Most Popular Song of the Year (“U Go Kill Me” featuring EL) — Winner!

2012 — Album of the Year (Rapperholic) ————————————— Nominated

2012 — Hip hop Song Of The Year (“I’m In Love With You” ft. Efya) — Nominated

2012 — Record of the Year (“I’m In Love With You” featuring Efya) — Nominated

2010 — Ghana Artiste of the Year —————————————- Winner!

2010 — Ghana Discovery of the Year —————————————– Winner!

2010 — Ghana Hiplife/Hiphop artiste of the Year ——————– Winner!

2010 — Album of the Year ————————————————————- Winner!

2010 — Ghana Best Rapper of the Year ————————————- Winner!

City People Entertainment Awards (2013 —> 2014)

2014 — Musician of the Year (Male) ——————————- Nominated

2013 — Musician of the Year (Male) ——————————- Nominated

MOBO Awards (2012 —> 2017)

2012 — Best African Act ————————————- Nominated

2017 — Best African Act ————————————– Nominated

MOGO Awards (2016)

2016 — Best Album (Mary) ————————————– Winner!

Nigeria Entertainment Awards (2012 —> 2018)

2012 — Pan African Artist or Group of the Year 

2013 — Western African Artist or Group of the Year       

2014 — African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian)             

2015 — African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian)             

2018 — Best African Male Artist (Non-Nigerian)               

World Music Awards (2014)

2014 — World’s Best Male Artist —————————– Nominated

2014 — World’s Best Live Act ——————————— Nominated

2014 — World’s Best Entertainer —————————– Nominated

2014 — World’s Best Album (Sarkology) ——————– Nominated

African Muzik Magazine Awards (2014 —> 2017)

2014 — Best Male West Africa ———————————– Nominated

2014 — Best Rap Act ———————————————— Winner!

2017 — Best Rap Act ————————————————— Winner!

4syte Music Video Awards (2010 —> 2019)

2019 — Life Time Achievement ——————————————— Winner!

2019 — Best Hip Hop Video (Bibiiba) ————————————— Winner!

2019 — Best Photography (Bibiiba) ————————————- Nominated

2019 — Best Directed Video (Bibiiba) ———————————– Nominated

2019 — Best Hiplife Video (“Can’t Let You Go” ft. “King Promise”) —- Nominated

2019 — Best Male Video (“Can’t Let You Go” featuring “King Promise”) —- Winner!

2019 — Most Influential (“Can’t Let You Go” ft. “King Promise”) —- Nominated

2017 — Overall Best Video (Overdose) ————————— Winner!

2017 — Best Photography (Overdose) ———————————– Nominated

2017 — Best Hip Hop Video (Overdose) ——————————— Nominated

2017 — Best Directed Video (Overdose) ——————————— Nominated

2017 — Best Collaboration Video (“Come To Me” ft. “Bobbi Lewis”) —- Winner!

2017 — Best Male Video (“Come To Me” featuring “Bobbi Lewis”) —- Nominated

2017 — Best Edited Video (“Come To Me” featuring “Bobbi Lewis”) — Nominated 

2017 — Most Popular Video (“Pain Killer” featuring “Runtown”) ——- Nominated

2015 — Best Collaboration Video (Special Someone) ————- Winner!

2014 — Best Hip Life Video (Adonai) —————————- Winner!

2014 — Most Influential Artist (Adonai) ———————— Winner!

2013 — Best Directed Video (Illuminati) ——————— Winner!

2013 — Most Popular Video (Illuminati) —————- Nominated           

2013 — Best Hip Hop Video (Illuminati) ————–Winner!               

2013 — Overall Best Video/ Most Influential Artiste (Illuminati) —–Winner! 

2013 — Best Male Video (Illuminati) —————- Nominated

2013 — Best Photography (Illuminati) ———– Nominated

2013 — Best Edited Video (Illuminati) ———— Nominated      

2013 — Best Collaboration Video (“I’m In Luv With Ur Girlfriend” Jayso feat. Efya & Sarkodie) Nominated

2013 — Best Story Line Video (“I’m In Luv With Ur Girlfriend” Jayso feat. Efya & Sarkodie) — Winner!

2013 — Best Collaboration Video (“Hallelujah” featuring Viviane Chidid) — N/A

2012 — Best Hiplife Video (“Saa Okodie No” featuring Obrafour) —– Winner!

2012 — Best Directed Video (“Saa Okodie No” feat. Obrafour) —– Nominated

2012 — Best Collaboration Video (“Saa Okodie No” feat. Obrafour) —Nominated

2012 — Best African Act Video (“Saa Okodie No” feat. Obrafour) — Nominated

2012 — Overall Best Video (“Saa Okodie No” feat. Obrafour) —- Nominated

2012 — Best Choreography Video (“U Go Kill Me” feat. E.L) —- Nominated

2012 — Best Gospel Video (“Bebree” Herty Borngreat ft. Sarkodie) — Nominated

2011 — Best Hip Hop Video (“Lay Away” featuring Sway and Jayso) —- Winner!

2011 — Best Editing (“Lay Away” featuring Sway and Jayso) —- Winner!

2011 — Best Directed Video (“Lay Away” feat. Sway and Jayso) —- Nominated

2011 — Best Collaboration Video (‘Ajiee’ R2Bees ft. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo) —-Winner!

2011 — Best Hip Life Video (“Sue” Stay J ft. Sarkodie & Dr. Cryme) — Nominated

2011 — Best Special Effects (“Ambulance” Wutah Kobby ft. Sarkodie) — Nominated

2010 — Best Editing (“Borga” featuring Jay Town) ———— Winner!

2010 — Best Hip Life Video (“Borga” featuring Jay Town) ———- Nominated

2010 — Best Collaboration Video (“Borga” featuring Jay Town) —– Nominated

2010 — Best Photography (“Babe” Sarkodie featuring Mugeez) — Winner!

Ghana Kids Choice Awards (2016)

2016 — Best Rapper —————————————————– Winner!

Channel O Music Video Awards (2012 —> 2014)

2012 — Most Gifted West African Video of the Year (“Saa Okodie No” featuring Obrafour) —— Nominated

2014 — Most Gifted Male (Illuminati) —————– Nominated

2014 — Most Gifted Video of the Year (Illuminati) ——– Nominated

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