Auszeichnungen

Michael Jackson erhielt unter anderem folgende Auszeichnungen:^[76]

• American Cinema Awards (1990)
• American Dance Award (1989)
• American Music Awards (1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2009)
  • 2009 wurde Michael Jackson postum in folgenden Kategorien mit insgesamt 4 American Music Awards ausgezeichnet^[77]:
    • Rock/Pop: Bester männlicher Künstler und Bestes Album (Number Ones)
    • Soul/Rhythm&Blues: Bester männlicher Künstler und Bestes Album (Number Ones)
• American Video Awards (1984)
• Bambi (2002)
• Billboard Awards (1972, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989)
• Billboard Video Awards (1983)
• Black Gold Awards (1983)
• Blues & Soul (1988)
• Boy Scouts of America (1990)
• BMI Awards (1990, 1993)
• Bravo Magazin (1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1998)
• BRE Awards (1989)
• BRIT Awards (1984, 1988, 1989, 1996)
• British Academy of Music Awards (1989)
• British Phonographic Industry Awards (1981, 1989)
• Capital Children Museum (1990)
• Cashbox (1980, 1983, 1989)
• Congress (1972): Special Commendation for positive Role Models: The Jackson 5
• Crenshaw Community Youth and Arts Foundation (1994)
• Crystal Globe Awards (1984)
• Ebony Magazine Awards (1984)
• Ebony Magazine American Black Achievement Award (1988)
• Echo (1993)
• Emmy Nominee (1990)
• Entertainment Tonight (1989)
• Forbes Magazine (1988, 1989)
• Friday Night Video (1989)
• Gardener Street Elementary School (1989)
• Golden Globe Awards (1972)
• Grammy Awards (1971, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995) (18-mal)
• Guild Hall Party (1988)
• Guinness Book of World Records (1984, 1986, 1993, 2006)
• Hollywood Star (1984)
• Hotel Royal Plaza (1984)
• MTV Japan (2006)
• MTV Awards (1984, 1989, 1991)
• MTV Vanguard (1988)
• Music Connection (1990)
• NAACP Image Awards (1970, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1993)
• National Urban Coalition (1989)
• NARM (1984)
• Operation One to One Award (1992)
• Oscar-Nominierung für den Song „Ben“ 1973
• People’s Choice Awards (1984, 1986, 1989)
• Pop Rock Magazine (1994)
• Rolling Stone (1983, 1989)
  • Australien (1983): Album of the Year, Single of the Year
  • Brasilien (1983): International Artist of the Year
  • Griechenland (1983): Record of the Year
  • Großbritannien (1983, 1984): Album of the Year, Artist of the Year
  • Italien (1983): Artist of the Year
  • Japan (1983): Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist, Album of the Year
  • Niederlande (1983): Album of the Year
  • Spanien (1983): Most Important Foreign Album
• Sony Entertainment (CBS Records) (1990)
• Soul Train Awards (1988, 1989, 1990, 1993)
• UNCF (1988)
• Vanity Fair (1989, 1990)
• World Music Awards (1989 – u. a. Hall of Fame, 1993 – u. a. World’s Best Selling Artist of the Era, 2000 – Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium, 2006 – Diamond Award)
• Gabon, Africa (1992): National Honor of Merit Award
• Wembley-Stadion (1988): For Seven Sell Out Record Breaking Shows
• World Award (Wien, 2002): World Arts Award
• President of U.S. George Bush (1992): Point of Light Ambassador
• World Award (2009): Save the World Award, posthum im Kernkraftwerk Zwentendorf