Remembering Dolly Parton: A look back at the multitude of awards the icon earned

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. ( WATE ) — Following the announcement of Dolly Parton’s death on Tuesday , Nexstar’s WATE took a look back at the numerous awards she earned for everything from her music to her philanthropy and even her acting career.

Parton won her first award at the 1966 BMI Awards for “Put It Off Until Tomorrow,” which was performed by Bill Phillips. Two years later, in 1968, she was named the most promising female artist at the Cashbox Awards and the CMT Music Awards. She also won Duet of the Year with Porter Wagoner at the 1968 CMT Awards.

Throughout her career, she would go on to win a total of 15 CMT Awards, 24 BMI Awards, 13 awards from the Academy of Country Music and 10 awards from the Country Music Association. She was also an 11-time Grammy winner. The icon has been a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame since 1999.

In 2022, Parton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The singer attempted to decline the honor , because she did not feel as if she earned it. Following her induction, she released a Rock album, “ Rockstar .”

She was also nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Song, once in 1980 for “9 to 5” and again in 2005 for “Travelin’ Thru” from Transamerica. In 1980, she lost the award to “Fame” from Fame, and in 2005, “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from Hustle & Flow took home the Oscar. In 2025, she was honored by the Academy with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

In 2021, she won her first Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie for Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square after being nominated three times in 1978, 2017, and 2020, respectively. She won two Midsouth Emmy Awards in 2018, the Governors’ Award for Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Community Service Program for Smoky Mountains Rise. While she never won a Golden Globe, Parton was nominated six times.

She was also nominated for Best Original Score at the 2009 Tony Awards for 9 to 5: The Musical .

Baby I’m Burnin’ – 1979 Country Award / 1979 Pop Award

Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man – 1971 Country Award

Everything’s Beautiful (In Its Own Way) – 1983 Country Award / 1983 Pop Award

Heartbreak Express – 1983 Country Award / 1982 Pop Award

It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right – 1979 Country Award

I Will Always Love You – 1975, 1983 Country Award / 1982 , 1993, 1994, 1995 Pop Award / Million-air [6 Million] / 1993 Pop Song Of The Year

Jolene – 1974 Country Award/ 1974 Pop Award / Million-air

The Last One To Touch Me – 1972 Country Award

Light Of A Clear Blue Morning – 1978 Country Award

Love Is Like A Butterfly – 1975 Country Award

9 To 5 – 1981, 1982 Country Award / 1981 Pop Award / Million-air [3 Million] / 1981 Pop And Country Song Of The Year

Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – 1975 Country Award

Put It Off Until Tomorrow – 1966 Country Award

Say Forever You’ll Be Mine – 1976 Country Award

Tennessee Homesick Blues – 1985 Country Award

Two Doors Down – 1978, 1979 Country Award / 1978 Pop Award / Million-air

Yellow Roses – 1990 Country Award / Million-air

Here You Come Again – 1979 Best Country Vocal Performance, Female

“9 to 5” – 1982 Best Country Vocal Performance, Female

Trio (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) – 1988 Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group

“After the Gold Rush” (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) – 2000 Best Country Vocal Collaboration

The Grass Is Blue- 2001 Best Bluegrass Album

“Shine” 2002 Best Female Country Vocal Performance

“Jolene” (with Pentatonix) – 2017 Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“God Only Knows” (with For King & Country) -2020 Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“There Was Jesus” (with Zach Williams) – 2021 Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton – 1968 Duet of the Year

Dolly Parton – 1968 Most Promising Female Artist

Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton – 1969 Duet of the Year

Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton – 1970 Duet of the Year

The Porter Wagoner Show – 1971 TV show of the Year

Trio (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) – 1988 Vocal Collaboration of the Year

Trio (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) – 1988 Album of the Year

“Rockin’ Years” (with Ricky Van Shelton) – 1992 Vocal Collaboration of the Year

“Rockin’ Years” (with Ricky Van Shelton) – 1992 Video of the Year

“Romeo” (with Billy Ray Cyrus and Friends) -1994 Vocal Event of the Year

“After the Gold Rush” (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) – 2000 Vocal Event of the Year

“When I Get Where I’m Going” (with Brad Paisley) – 2006 Most Inspiring Video of the Year

“Romeo” (with Billy Ray Cyrus and Friends) – 1994 Video Event of the Year

“After the Gold Rush” (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) – 1999 Video Event of the Year

Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton -1971 Top Vocal Group

“Islands in the Stream” (with Kenny Rogers) – 1984 Single Record of the Year – Artist

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton- 1984 Top Vocal Duet

Trio (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) -1988 Album of the Year – Artist

“When I Get Where I’m Going” (with Brad Paisley) – 2006 Video of the Year – Artist

“When I Get Where I’m Going” (with Brad Paisley) – 2006 Vocal Event of the Year – Artist

Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors -2016 Tex Ritter Film Award

“Forever Country” (among Artists of Then, Now & Forever) – 2017 Video of the Year – Artist

Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton – 1968 Vocal Group of the Year

Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton – 1970 Vocal Duo of the Year

Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton – 1971 Vocal Duo of the Year

Trio (Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) – 1988 Vocal Event of the Year

“I Will Always Love You” (with Vince Gill) – 1996 Vocal Event of the Year

“When I Get Where I’m Going” (with Brad Paisley) – 2006 Musical Event of the Year

2016 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award

New Harvest…First Gathering – 1978 Favorite Country Album

Here You Come Again – 1979 Favorite Country Album

“Here You Come Again” – 1979 Favorite Country Song

“Islands in the Stream” (with Kenny Rogers) – 1984 Favorite Country Song

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton – 1984 Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group

“Potential New Boyfriend” – 1984 Favorite Country Video

“Islands in the Stream” (with Kenny Rogers) – 1985 Favorite Country Song

1978 Bill Williams Memorial Artist of the Year

2020 Hitmaker Award (Billboard Women in Music

Other notable awards Parton has received include Recording Academy® and U.S. Department of State’s 2024 Peace Through Music Award and the Distinguished Achievement Award from Billboard in 1981. Billboard also named Parton the Greatest Country Artist of All Time in 2024, and she was featured in TIME100 List of World’s Most Influential People of 2021.

She died Tuesday at age 80 after a “ brief battle ” with cancer, according to a representative. They did not disclose the type of cancer. A bipartisan group of lawmakers and former presidents reacted to the news, remembering the country music star and offering condolences.

President Trump also ordered flags at half-staff for a week in her honor.