This is a list of awards and award nominations received by Common, the American hip hop recording artist, actor, film producer and poet.
Academy Awards
|2015 |"Glory" (with John Legend) |rowspan="2"|Best Original Song
|2018 |"Stand Up for Something" (with Diane Warren)
African-American Film Critics Association
|2014 |"Glory" (with John Legend) |Best Music
BET Awards
|rowspan="3"|2003 |rowspan="3"|"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (with Erykah Badu) |Video of the Year
|Viewer's Choice
|Best Collaboration
|2006 |rowspan="7"|Himself |rowspan="2"|Best Male Hip Hop Artist
|2008
|2009 |rowspan="2"|Best Actor
|rowspan="2"|2012
|Centric Award
|2013 |Best Actor
|rowspan="3"|2015 |Best Male Hip Hop Artist
|rowspan="2"|"Glory" (with John Legend) |Video of the Year
|Best Collaboration
BET Hip Hop Awards
| rowspan=2|2006 | "Testify" | Hip-Hop Video of the Year
| rowspan=4|Himself | rowspan=2|Lyricist of the Year
|rowspan=5| 2007
| MVP of the Year
| Best Live Performance
| "The People" | Best Hip Hop Video
| Finding Forever | CD of the Year
| 2012 | The Dreamer/The Believer | CD of the Year
| 2014 | "Kingdom" (featuring Vince Staples) | rowspan=2|Impact Track
| 2015 | "Glory" (From The Motion Picture Selma) (with John Legend)
Black Reel Awards
| 2003 | "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (with Erykah Badu) |rowspan="2"| Best Original or Adapted Song
| 2015 | "Glory" (with John Legend)
CMT Music Awards
| rowspan="1"| 2018 | "Stand Up for Something" | CMT Performance of the Year
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
| 2015 | "Glory" (with John Legend) | Best Song
Georgia Film Critics Association
| 2015 | "Glory" (with John Legend) | Best Original Song
Golden Globe Awards
| 2015 | "Glory" (with John Legend) | Best Original Song
Grammy Awards
! |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2001 | "The Light" | Best Rap Solo Performance
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| 2003 | rowspan=3 |"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (with Erykah Badu) | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
| Best R&B Song
| Best Urban/Alternative Performance
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4| 2006 | "They Say" (featuring Kanye West & John Legend) | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
| "Testify" | Best Rap Solo Performance
| "The Corner" (featuring The Last Poets) | Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
| Be | rowspan=2|Best Rap Album
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| 2008 | Finding Forever
| "The People" | Best Rap Solo Performance
| "Southside" (featuring Kanye West) | rowspan=2|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 2010 | "Make Her Say" (with Kid Cudi & Kanye West)
| Universal Mind Control | Best Rap Album
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011 | "Wake Up Everybody" (with John Legend, The Roots & Melanie Fiona) | rowspan=2|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2015 | "Blak Majik" (featuring Jhené Aiko)
| rowspan="2"|
| Nobody's Smiling | Best Rap Album
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2016 | rowspan="3"| "Glory" (with John Legend) | Best Rap Song
| rowspan="3"|
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
| rowspan="2"|Best Song Written for Visual Media
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018 | "Stand Up For Something"
Houston Film Critics Society
| 2015 | "Glory" (with John Legend) | Best Original Song
NAACP Image Awards
|rowspan=3| 2003 |rowspan=3| "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (with Erykah Badu) | Outstanding Duo or Group
| Outstanding Song
| Outstanding Music Video
|rowspan=3| 2006 | Himself | Outstanding Male Artist
|rowspan=2| "Testify" | Outstanding Music Video
| Outstanding Song
| 2008 | Himself | Outstanding Male Artist
| 2009 | Himself | Outstanding Male Artist
| 2012 | Himself | Outstanding Male Artist
| 2015 | Himself | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
MTV Video Music Awards
| 2001 | "The Sound of Illadelph (Geto Heaven Remix)" | Breakthrough Video
| 2003 | "Come Close" | MTV2 Award
| 2005 | "Go!" | rowspan=2| Best Hip-Hop Video
| rowspan=3|2006 | rowspan=3 | "Testify"
| Best Direction
| Best Art Direction
Primetime Emmy Awards
| 2017 | 13th ("Letter To The Free") | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Soul Train Music Awards
|2003 |"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" |Best R&B/Soul Single – Female
|rowspan="2"|2006 |"Supastar" |Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo
|"Testify" |Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video
|rowspan="3"|2015 |rowspan="3"|"Glory" |Best Song of the Year
|The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award
|Best Collaboration
Teen Choice Awards
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 (with Keanu Reeves) | Choice Movie: Fight
Vibe Awards
| 2005 | "The Corner" | Reelest Video
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