1988
NAACP Image Award for
Best New R&B Vocalist, Female
Two Grammy nominations for
Best New Artist, Best R&B Vocalist, Female for "The
Right Stuff"
Two Soul Train Music Awards
nominations for Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single Female
"The Right Stuff" and Best R&B Album of the
Year, Female "The Right Stuff"
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1989
New York Music Awards Rising Star Award
Jack The Rapper, Bixie Crawford
Award
Million Dollar Record Pool
Ltd., "New Female Artist of the Year"
Grammy nomination for Best
R&B Vocalist, Female for "Dreamin'"
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1990
Revlon 13th Annual Kizzy Award New
York Music Award for Best Female R&B Vocalist
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1991
Three New York Music Awards for Best Pop Album, Best R&B
Album and Best Female R&B Vocalist for "The Comfort
Zone"
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1992
New York Music Awards for "Artist of the Year,"
Best R&B Single "Save The Best For Last" &
Single of the Year "Save The Best For Last"
Two NAACP Image Award nominations
for "Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series" for
"Stompin' at the Savoy" and "Outstanding Female
Artist" for "Save The Best For Last"
New York Music Award nomination
for Best Female Pop Vocalist, Best Female R&B Vocalist
and Best Video for "Save The Best For Last"
Jack The Rapper, Florence
Ballard Award
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1993
Three Grammy nominations for Record of the Year for "The
Comfort Zone," Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for
"Save The Best For Last" & Best R&B Vocal
Performance, Female for "The Comfort Zone"
B'Nai Brith Creative Achievement
Award
MTV Music Video Awards Nomination
for Best Female Artist, "Save The Best For Last"
Soul Train Music Award nomination
for "Love Is," Best R&B Single, Group, Duo or
Band
Three American Music Award
nominations for Pop Rock Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B
Favorite Female Artist, and Adult Contemporary Favorite Album
"The Comfort Zone"
Billboard Music Award for
#1 Adult Contemporary Single for "Love Is"
Playboy Magazine Award for
Best Female Vocalist, R&B
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1994
Grammy nomination for Best Performance Pop by a Duo or a Group
with a Vocal for "Love Is"
Green Chimneys Group Homes
Spring Luncheon Honoree
Glamour "Woman of the
Year" Award
Police Athletic League "Woman
of the Year" Award
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1995
Grammy nomination for Best female vocalist for "You Can't
Run"
NAACP Award nomination for
best album by a female vocalist for "The Sweetest Days"
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1996
Academy Award for "Colors of the Wind" for best
orginal song
Grammy Award for "Colors
of the Wind" for best song from a film
Soul Train Lady of the Year
Achievement Award
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1997
Blockbuster Video Awards nomination for Best Actress in an
action film for "Eraser"
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1998
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama for "Soul
Food"
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1999
ALMA Award nomination for Outstanding Performance of a Song
for a Feature Film (for: Dance with Me - 1998)
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2000
NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress
in a Motion Picture (for: Light It Up - 1999)
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2001
NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a
Motion Picture (for: Shaft - 2000)
Blockbuster Video Awards nomination for Favorite Actress -
Action (for: Shaft - 2000)
