Academy of Country Music
1985 Single of the Year as part of The Highwaymen – "Highwayman"
Academy of Achievement
1988 Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award
Americana Music Association
2002 "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award
2003 Album of the Year – "American IV: The Man Comes Around"
2003 Artist of the Year
Country Music Association
1968 Album of the Year – "At Folsom Prison"
1969 Album of the Year – "At San Quentin"
1969 Entertainer of the Year
1969 Male Vocalist of the Year
1969 Single of the Year – "A Boy Named Sue"
1969 Vocal Group of the Year with June Carter Cash
2003 Album of the Year – "American IV: The Man Comes Around"
2003 Single of the Year – "Hurt"
2003 Music Video of the Year – "Hurt"
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Inducted in 1980
Grammy Awards
1968 Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group with June Carter Cash – "Jackson"
1969 Best Album Notes – "At Folsom Prison"
1969 Best Male Country Vocal – "Folsom Prison Blues"
1970 Best Album Notes – "Nashville Skyline"
1970 Best Male Country Vocal – "A Boy Named Sue"
1971 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with June Carter Cash – "If I Were A Carpenter"
1987 Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album with Carl Perkins, Chips Moman. Jerry Lee Lewis, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Sam Philips – "Interviews from the Class of 55 Recording Sessions"
1995 Best Contemporary Folk Album – "American Recordings"
1998 Best Country Album – "Unchained"
1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award – "I Walk The Line"
1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award – "Ring of Fire"
1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2001 Best Country Male Vocal – "Solitary Man"
2002 Best Country Album – Awarded to various artists for contributions to Timeless, a Hank Williams Tribute album.
2003 Best Country Male Vocal – "Give My Love To Rose"
2004 Best Country Album – Awarded to various artists for contributions to Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers.
2004 Best Short Form Video – "Hurt"
2006 Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package – "The Legend"
2008 Best Short Form Video – "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
Kennedy Center Honors
Awarded in 1996
MTV Video Music Awards
2003 Best Cinematography – "Hurt"
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1977
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1992
Rockabilly Hall of Fame
115th Inductee
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1977
Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2011
National Medal of Arts
Awarded in 2001
Hollywood Walk of Fame
on February 8, 1960
NME
Greatest music video of all time – "Hurt"
