Awards & Nominations of A R Rahman

National
Film awards

* National Film Awards
o 1993 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Roja
o 1997 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
o 2002 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2003 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Kannathil Muthamittal

* Filmfare Awards
o 1995 - Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
o 1996 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rangeela
o 1999 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Dil Se
o 2000 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Taal
o 2002 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Lagaan
o 2003 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Saathiya
o 2003 - Filmfare Best Background Score - The Legend of Bhagat Singh
o 2005 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Swades
o 2007 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rang de Basanti
o 2008 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Guru
o 2008 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Guru
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar

* Filmfare Awards South
o 1992 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Roja
o 1993 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Gentleman
o 1994 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Kadhalan
o 1995 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Bombay
o 1996 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Kadhal Desam
o 1997 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Minsaara Kanavu
o 1998 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Jeans
o 1999 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Mudhalvan
o 2000 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Alaipayuthey
o 2002 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Kannathil Muthamittal
o 2006 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Sillunu Oru Kadhal
o 2007 - Best Music Direction (Tamil) - Sivaji: The Boss

* Bollywood Movie Awards
o 2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2003 - Best Music Direction - Saathiya

* Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
o 2007 - GIFA Award for Best Music - Rang De Basanti
o 2007 - GIFA Award for Best Background Music - Rang De Basanti

* International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)
o 2000 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Taal
o 2002 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2003 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Saathiya
o 2007 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Rang De Basanti
o 2008 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Guru
o 2008 - IIFA Best Background Music - Guru
o 2008 - Outstanding contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
o 2009 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2009 - IIFA Best Background Music - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2009 - IIFA Music Director of the Decade

* Sangeet Awards
o 2004 - Best Music Direction (Critics Award) - Yuva
o 2004 - Best Music Arrangement (Critics Award) - Yeh Rishta - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

* Screen-Videocon Awards / Star Screen Awards
o 1998 - Best Non-film Album - Vande Mataram (Non-film category)
o 2000 - Best Music Direction - Taal
o 2007 - Best Background Music- Rang De Basanti
o 2008 - Best Music Direction - Guru
o 2008 - Best Background Music - Guru
o 2009 - Best Music Direction - Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Best Background Music - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2010 - Best Music Direction - Delhi-6

* Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
o 1992 - Best Music Direction - Roja
o 1993 - Best Music Direction - Gentleman
o 1994 - Best Music Direction - Kadhalan
o 1996 - Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
o 1999 - Best Music Direction - Sangamam

* Zee Cine Awards
o 2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Taal
o 2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Lagaan
o 2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Saathiya
o 2007 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Rang De Basanti
o 2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Guru
o 2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Background Music - Guru

* Vijay Awards
o 2007 - Vijay Award for Best Music Director - Sivaji

Other awards

* Planet-Bollywood People's Choice Awards
o 2006 - People's Choice Best Music Award - Rang De Basanti
o 2006 - People's Choice Best Background Music Award - Rang De Basanti

* Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards
o 2008 - Best Music Composer of the Year - Sivaji: The Boss

* Tata Indicom Mirchi Music Awards
o 2009 - Music Director Of The Year - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Technical Award For Film Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2009 - Album Of The Year - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Song Of The Year - "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
o 2009 - Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Album Of The Year - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

* V. Shantaram Award
o 2007 - Best Music - Guru
o 2008 - Best Music - Jodhaa Akbar

International
Film awards

* Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
o 2009 - Best Original Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2009 - Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Golden Globe Awards (United States)
o 2009 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) (United Kingdom)
o 2009 - Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film Music - Slumdog Millionaire

* Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer - Slumdog Millionaire

* Black Reel Awards
o 2008 - Best Original Soundtrack - Slumdog Millionaire

* Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Best Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* New York Film Critics Online Awards (United States)
o 2008 - NYFCO Best Score Award - Slumdog Millionaire

* Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
o 2008 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Best Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* Satellite Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

Other awards

* Grammy Awards
o 2009 - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2009 - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Just Plain Folks Music Awards
o 2009 - * Just Plain Folks Music Award For Best Music Album - Varalaru
* MTV Awards
o MTV Video Music Awards
+ 1999 - International Viewer's Choice Awards (MTV India) - "Dil Se Re" - Dil Se
o MTV Asia Awards
+ 2003 - MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India
o MTV Immies
+ 2003 - Best Music Composer (Film Category) - "Saathiya" - Saathiya
* UK Asian Music Awards (United Kingdom)
o 2009 - Outstanding Achievement by an Asian in music field
* World Soundtrack Awards
o 2009 - Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations
National

* International Indian Film Academy Awards
o 2001 - Best Music Direction - Fiza
o 2009 - Best Music Direction - Ghajini

* Filmfare Awards
o 2005 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Swades
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Ghajini
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2010 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Delhi-6

* Filmfare Awards South
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) - Sakkarakatti

* Screen Weekly Awards
o 2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2002 - Best Background Score - Lagaan

* Zee Cine Awards
o 2005 - Best Music Direction - Swades
o 2005 - Best Background Score - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

International

* Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
o 2009 - Best Original Song - "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
o 2009 - Best Composer - Jodhaa Akbar

* Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
o 2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)
o 2006 - General Theatre Division - Outstanding Musical Direction - The Lord of the Rings (along with Värttinä)

* Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
o 2008 - CFCA Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* Houston Film Critics Society Awards
o 2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar

* Laurence Olivier Awards (United Kingdom)
o 2003 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical - Bombay Dreams

* Satellite Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* MTV Awards
o MTV India
+ 2006 - MTV Youth Icon of the Year
o MTV Movie Awards
+ 2009 - Best Song From a Movie - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* World Soundtrack Awards
o 2009 - Best Original Score of the Year - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2009 - Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film - "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

Longlisted

This section refers to awards where Rahman has been considered for a nomination but has not been nominated.

* Academy Awards
o 2007 - Best Original Song - "Lukka Chuppi" - Rang De Basanti
o 2007 - Best Original Song - "Khalbali" - Rang De Basanti
o 2007 - Best Original Song - "Chan Chan" - Water
o 2010 - Best Original Song - "Nana" - Couples Retreat

Top ten lists

Rahman's songs and soundtracks have been included in the following top ten lists:

* 2003 - In a BBC World Service poll across 155 countries, Rahman's "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from Dil Se was voted 9th in "The World's Top Ten" songs of all time.
* 2005 - Rahman's debut soundtrack for Roja was listed in TIME's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time by film critic Richard Corliss.
* 2007 - Rahman's soundtrack for Bombay was included in The Guardian's "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" list.
* 2009 - The song "Kehna Hi Kya" from Rahman's soundtrack for Bombay was included in The Guardian's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear" list.
* 2009 - Rahman's soundtrack for Lagaan was ranked at #45 on Amazon.com's "The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time" list.