Pharrell Williams is an American musician and producer. Since his debut as a music producer with The Neptunes, he has worked with many artists in the contemporary music industry, such as Beyoncé, Madonna, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Calvin Harris, Gwen Stefani, Ariana Grande, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Janelle Monáe, Mariah Carey, Solange Knowles, Snoop Dogg and Britney Spears. Williams has also collaborated in some of the best-selling singles worldwide, such as "Get Lucky", "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" and "Blurred Lines". He started his solo career with two albums In My Mind (2006) and G.I.R.L. (2014). The latter album produced the lead single "Happy", which has sold almost 14 million copies worldwide.
Williams has received numerous accolades and nominations; he has won 13 Grammy Awards from 42 nominations, including three as Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one came as a part of The Neptunes in 2004). He has also won four BET Awards, six Billboard Music Award, one MTV Video Music Award, one Brit Award and four NAACP Image Awards. In 2012 Williams was honored with the ASCAP Golden Note Award for his "extraordinary career milestones records achieved as a songwriter, composer and artist".
In 2014, Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards for his song "Happy", part of Despicable Me 2's soundtrack. In 2017, he received a nomination for Best Picture for co-producing the film Hidden Figures. The film also gave Williams a nomination at the Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Score. Williams has received three nominations at the Satellite Awards and four at the Black Reel Awards.
Academy Awards
American Music Awards
Annie Award
Antville Music Video Awards
The Antville Music Video Awards are online awards for the best music video and music video directors of the year. They were first awarded in 2005.
ARIA Music Awards
ASCAP Music Awards
ASCAP Film & Tv Music Awards
BBC Music Awards
Berlin Music Video Awards
BET Hip Hop Awards
BET Awards
Billboard Music Awards
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
Black Reel Awards
Brit Awards
Daytime Emmy Awards
Denver Film Critics Society
GAFFA Awards
GAFFA Awards (Denmark)
Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.
Gold Derby Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Grammy Awards
Hollywood Film Awards
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Houston Film Critics Society
iHeartRadio Music Awards
International Dance Music Awards
Kid's Choice Awards
Latin American Music Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
Los Premios 40 Principales
Los Premios 40 Principales América
MOBO Awards
MTV Africa Music Awards
MTV Australian Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Millennial Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Much Music Video Awards
NAACP Image Awards
Neox Fan Awards
People's Choice Awards
Premio Lo Nuestro
Producers Guild of America Awards
Radio Disney Music Awards
Satellite Awards
Soul Train Music Awards
Teen Choice Awards
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