Mary J. Blige has received a total of 88 awards from 235 nominations for her music and acting career. She was recognized with nine awards from thirty-eight nominations at the Grammy Awards. She was honored with the Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to R&B Music at the World Music Awards and received the Voice of Music Award by ASCAP in 2007. She has won six BET Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 and the Icon of the Year by Billboard Women in Music in 2017. In 2006, she won nine Billboard Music Awards in one night and has earned 11 overall. This included the Billboard Icon Award that she was bestowed in 2022. Blige was also acknowledged by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first being nominated in 2021 and inducted on her second ballot in the 2024 class, 32 years after releasing her debut album. Blige has been recognized by Billboard as "the most successful female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the past 25 years". She also won six Soul Train Music Awards, ten NAACP Image Award and won a MTV Video Music Award.

During her acting career, she has recorded for multiple soundtracks such as, The Living Proof from the film The Help (2011), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination as Best Original Song - Motion Picture, and won a Black Reel Awards and a Critics' Choice Award for Best Original or Adapted Song. She also won a Critics Choice Award for Never Gonna Break My Faith with Aretha Franklin in 2007. Blige received many nominations and accolades for her performance in Mudbound (2017), in which she plays the role of Florence Jackson and sings the song "Mighty River", both earning her Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song categories. She also received nominations for two Critics' Choice Awards, two Golden Globe, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Satellite Awards for both acting and music.

Major awards

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, or Oscars, is an annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry, and is organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Mary J. Blige has received two nominations.

! |- |rowspan="2"|2018 |rowspan="2"|Mudbound |Best Supporting Actress | |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | |- |Best Original Song (for "Mighty River") |

Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards were established in 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to celebrate the best in film and television. Mary J. Blige has received three nominations.

! |- | align="center" rowspan="1"|2011 | align="center" rowspan="1"| "The Living Proof" | align="center" rowspan="2"|Best Original Song - Motion Picture | | align="center" rowspan="3"| |- | align="center" rowspan="2"|2018 | align="center" rowspan="1"|"Mighty River"

| align="center"|Mudbound | align="center"|Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Blige has received thirty-eight nominations, including for Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year, being awarded nine of them.

| align="center" rowspan="2"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|My Life | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="1"|"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (w/ Method Man) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

| align="center" rowspan="2"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"Not Gon' Cry" | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

| align="center" rowspan="1"|Waiting to Exhale (featured artist) | align="center" rowspan+"1"|Album of the Year

| align="center" rowspan="1"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|Share My World | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="1"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"Lean On Me" (w/ Kirk Franklin, R. Kelly, Crystal Lewis, & Bono) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group

| align="center" rowspan="3"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"All That I Can Say" | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

| align="center" rowspan="1"|"Don't Waste Your Time" (w/ Aretha Franklin) | align="center" rowspan="1"| Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group

| align="center" rowspan="1"|Mary | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="1"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"911" (w/ Wyclef Jean) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group

| align="center" rowspan="2"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"Family Affair" | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

| align="center" rowspan="1"|No More Drama | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="1"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"He Think I Don't Know" | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

| align="center" rowspan="3"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"Whenever I Say Your Name" (w/ Sting) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

| align="center" rowspan="1"|"Ooh!" | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

| align="center" rowspan="1"|Love & Life | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Contemporary R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="8"| | align="center" rowspan="4"|"Be Without You" | align="center" rowspan="1"|Record of the Year

| align="center" rowspan="1"|Song of the Year

| align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

| align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Song

| align="center" rowspan="1"|"One" (w/ U2) | align="center" rowspan="1"| Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

| align="center" rowspan="1"|"Love Changes" (w/ Jamie Foxx) | align="center" rowspan="1"| Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group

| align="center" rowspan="1"|"I Found My Everything" (w/ Raphael Saadiq) | align="center" rowspan="1"| Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

| align="center" rowspan="1"|The Breakthrough | align="center" rowspan="1"| Best R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="3"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"Just Fine" | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

| align="center" rowspan="1"|"Disrespectful" (w/ Chaka Khan) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group

| align="center" rowspan="1"|"Never Gonna Break My Faith" (w/ Aretha Franklin) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Gospel Performance

| align="center" rowspan="1"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|Growing Pains | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Contemporary R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="1"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"IfULeave" (w/ Musiq Soulchild) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group

| align="center" rowspan="2"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|"Now or Never" (w/ Kendrick Lamar) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

| align="center" rowspan="1"|good kid, m.A.A.d city (featured artist) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Album of the Year

| align="center" rowspan="1"| | align="center" rowspan="1"|F For You (w/ Disclosure) | align="center" rowspan="1"|Best Dance Recording

| align="center" rowspan="6"|2023 | align="center" rowspan=2|Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) | align="center"|Album of the Year

| align="center"|Best R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan=3|"Good Morning Gorgeous" | align="center"|Record of the Year

| align="center"|Best Traditional R&B Performance

| align="center"|Best R&B Song

| align="center"|"Here With Me" (featuring Anderson .Paak) | align="center"|Best R&B Performance |

Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards are bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), in recognition of excellence in U.S. American primetime television programming.

! |- | align="center"| 2022 | align="center"| The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show | align="center"| Outstanding Variety Special (Live) | | align="center"|

Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), in which was founded in 1952 to recognize outstanding performances in film and prime time television. Mary J. Blige has received two nominations.

! |- | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2018 |rowspan="2" align="center"| Mudbound | align="center"| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | |rowspan="2" align="center"| |- | align="center"| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Music awards

ARC

Top Pop Artists of The Past 25 Years

| align="center" rowspan="1"|2004 | align="center" rowspan="1"|Herself | align="center" rowspan="1"|34

American Music Awards The American Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony and one of several major annual American music awards shows. Mary has won four American Music Awards out of ten nominations.

| align="center" rowspan="1"| 1998 | align="center" rowspan="1"| Share My World | align="center" rowspan="1"| Favorite Soul/R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="1"|2002 | align="center" rowspan="4"|Herself | align="center" rowspan="1"|Favorite Soul/R&B Artist

| align="center" rowspan="1"|2003 | align="center" rowspan="1"|Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Female Artist

| align="center" rowspan="3"|2006 | align="center" rowspan="1"|Favorite Soul/R&B Artist

| align="center" rowspan="1"|Artist of The Year

| align="center" rowspan="1"|The Breakthrough | align="center" rowspan="1"|Favorite Soul/R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="2"|2008 | align="center" rowspan="1"|Herself | align="center" rowspan="1"|Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Female Artist

| align="center" rowspan="1"| Growing Pains | align="center" rowspan="1"| Favorite Soul/R&B Album

| align="center" rowspan="1"|2012 | align="center" rowspan="3"| Herself | align="center" rowspan="3"| Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist

| align="center" rowspan="1"|2014

| align="center" rowspan="1"|2015

ASCAP

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

| align="center" rowspan="1"| 2003 | align="center" rowspan="1"| Family Affair | align="center" rowspan="2"| Most Performed Songs

| align="center" rowspan="5"|2007 | align="center" rowspan="3"| Be Without You

| align="center" rowspan="1"| Pop Music Award

| align="center" rowspan="1"|Song of The Year

| align="center" rowspan="2"|Herself | align="center" rowspan="1"|Songwriter of The Year

| align="center" rowspan="1"|Voice of Music Award

ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards

|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|1996 |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|Be Happy | align="center" rowspan="1"| Most Performed Songs

|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1998 |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|I Can Love You (with Lil' Kim) |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|Award Winning R&B/Rap Songs

|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|Love Is All We Need

|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|2008 |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|Take Me as I Am

|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2018 |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|Thick of It |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Award Winning R&B/Hip Hop Songs

|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|U + Me (Love Lesson)

Black Girls Rock! Black Girls Rock! is an annual award show that honors and promotes Black women in different fields involving music, entertainment, medicine, entrepreneurship and visionary aspects.

| align="center" rowspan="1"|2009 | align="center" rowspan="1"|Mary J. Blige | align="center" rowspan="1"|Icon Award

| align="center" rowspan="1"|2018 | align="center" rowspan="1"|Mary J. Blige | align="center" rowspan="1"|Icon Award

BET Awards The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Mary has won five awards out of eighteen nominations.

| align="center" rowspan="1"|2001 | align="center" rowspan="3"|Herself | align="center" rowspan="3"|Best Female R&B Artist