The American pop group the Carpenters, featuring siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter have received several awards and nominations, both in their active career and posthumously.
Throughout the 1970s, Karen and Richard were nominated numerous times for Grammy Awards. Richard Carpenter was also nominated for a Grammy Award for their instrumental song, "Flat Baroque".[1] They won three Grammy Awards, and had two songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Carpenters | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Album of the Year | Close to You | Nominated |
| Best Engineered Album | Nominated | ||
| Best New Artist | Carpenters | Won | |
| Record of the Year | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | Nominated | |
| Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus | Won | ||
| Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year | "We've Only Just Begun" | Nominated | |
| Best Contemporary Song | Nominated | ||
| 1972 | Album of the Year | Carpenters | Nominated |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | Won | ||
| Best Engineered Recording | Nominated | ||
| Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "Superstar" | Nominated | |
| Best Album of Original Score, Written for a Motion Picture | "Bless the Beasts and Children" | Nominated | |
| 1973 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "Flat Baroque" | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Vocal | "Sing" | Nominated |
| Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | Nominated | ||
| 1975 | "We've Only Just Begun" | Nominated | |
| 1978 | "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" | Nominated |
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References
edit- ^ "Richard Carpenter". grammy.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". GRAMMY.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2014.