Awards Received By Dr.AR Rahman

The music genius has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, and two Academy Awards among others.
Hereunder is the complete list of Awards Received by AR Rahman so far.

Honorary

1995 – Kalaimamani
Contributions to music awarded by the Government of Tamil Nadu
1995 – Mauritius National Award
Contributions to music awarded by Mauritius
1995 – Malaysian Award
Contributions to music awarded by Malaysia
2000 – Padma Shri
Fourth highest civilian award awarded by Government of India
2004 – National Lata Mangeshkar Award
Contributions to music awarded by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
2005 – Mahavir-Mahatma Award
2006 – Swaralaya Yesudas Award
Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in the music field
2006 – Honorary Award from Stanford University
2008 – Rotary Club of Madras

Lifetime Achievement Award

2009 – Honorary Doctorate from Anna University
2009 – Honorary Doctorate from Aligarh University
2009 – Honorary Doctorate from Middlesex University
2010 – Padma Bhushan
Third highest civilian award awarded by Government of India

National Film awards

1993 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction – Roja
1997 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction – Minsaara Kanavu
2002 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction – Lagaan
2003 – National Film Award for Best Music Direction – Kannathil Muthamittal

Filmfare Awards

1995 – Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
1996 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Rangeela
1999 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Dil Se
2000 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Taal
2002 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Lagaan
2003 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Saathiya
2003 – Filmfare Best Background Score – The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2005 – Filmfare Best Background Score – Swades
2007 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Rang de Basanti
2008 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Guru
2008 – Filmfare Best Background Score – Guru
2009 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
2009 – Filmfare Best Background Score – Jodhaa Akbar
2010 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Delhi 6

Filmfare Awards South

1992 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Roja
1993 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Gentleman
1994 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Kadhalan
1995 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Bombay
1996 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Kadhal Desam
1997 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Minsaara Kanavu
1998 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Jeans
1999 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Mudhalvan
2000 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Alaipayuthey
2006 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Sillunu Oru Kadhal
2007 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Sivaji: The Boss

Bollywood Movie Awards

2002 – Best Music Direction – Lagaan
2003 – Best Music Direction – Saathiya
Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
2007 – GIFA Award for Best Music – Rang De Basanti
2007 – GIFA Award for Best Background Music – Rang De Basanti

International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)

2000 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Taal
2002 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Lagaan
2003 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Saathiya
2007 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Rang De Basanti
2008 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Guru
2008 – IIFA Best Background Music – Guru
2008 – Outstanding contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
2009 – IIFA Best Music Direction – Jodhaa Akbar
2009 – IIFA Best Background Music – Jodhaa Akbar
2009 – IIFA Music Director of the Decade

Sangeet Awards

2004 – Best Music Direction (Critics Award) – Yuva
2004 – Best Music Arrangement (Critics Award) – Yeh Rishta – Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

Screen-Videocon Awards / Star Screen Awards

1998 – Best Non-film Album – Vande Mataram (Non-film category)
2000 – Best Music Direction – Taal
2007 – Best Background Music- Rang De Basanti
2008 – Best Music Direction – Guru
2008 – Best Background Music – Guru
2009 – Best Music Direction – Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na
2009 – Best Background Music – Jodhaa Akbar
2010 – Best Music Direction – Delhi-6

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

1992 – Best Music Direction – Roja
1993 – Best Music Direction – Gentleman
1994 – Best Music Direction – Kadhalan
1996 – Best Music Direction – Minsaara Kanavu
1999 – Best Music Direction – Sangamam

Zee Cine Awards

2000 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Taal
2002 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Lagaan
2003 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Saathiya
2007 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Rang De Basanti
2008 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Guru
2008 – Zee Cine Award Best Background Music – Guru

Vijay Awards

2007 – Vijay Award for Best Music Director – Sivaji

Other awards

Planet-Bollywood People’s Choice Awards
2006 – People’s Choice Best Music Award – Rang De Basanti
2006 – People’s Choice Best Background Music Award – Rang De Basanti

Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards

2008 – Best Music Composer of the Year – Sivaji: The Boss

Tata Indicom Mirchi Music Awards

2009 – Music Director Of The Year – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
2009 – Technical Award for Film Background Score – Jodhaa Akbar
2009 – Album Of The Year – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
2009 – Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Song Of The Year – “Kabhi Kabhi Aditi” (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
2009 – Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Album Of The Year – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

V. Shantaram Award

2007 – Best Music – Guru
2008 – Best Music – Jodhaa Akbar

International Film awards

Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
2009 – Best Original Music Score – Slumdog Millionaire
2009 – Best Original Song – “Jai Ho” – Slumdog Millionaire
Golden Globe Awards (United States)
2009 – Best Original Score – Slumdog Millionaire
British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) (United Kingdom)
2009 – Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film Music – Slumdog Millionaire
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
2008 – Critics’ Choice Award for Best Composer – Slumdog Millionaire

Black Reel Awards

2008 – Best Original Soundtrack – Slumdog Millionaire
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
2008 – Best Music Score – Slumdog Millionaire
New York Film Critics Online Awards (United States)
2008 – NYFCO Best Score Award – Slumdog Millionaire
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2008 – Best Original Score – Slumdog Millionaire
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (United States)
2008 – Best Score – Slumdog Millionaire
Satellite Awards (United States)
2008 – Satellite Award for Best Original Score – Slumdog Millionaire

Other awards

Grammy Awards

2009 – Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – Slumdog Millionaire
2009 – Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – “Jai Ho” – Slumdog Millionaire
Just Plain Folks Music Awards
2009 – * Just Plain Folks Music Award For Best Music Album – Varalaru

MTV Awards

MTV Video Music Awards
1999 – International Viewer’s Choice Awards (MTV India) – “Dil Se Re” – Dil Se
MTV Asia Awards
2003 – MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India
MTV Immies
2003 – Best Music Composer (Film Category) – “Saathiya” – Saathiya
UK Asian Music Awards (United Kingdom)
2009 – Outstanding Achievement by an Asian in music field
World Soundtrack Awards
2009 – Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film – “Jai Ho” – Slumdog Millionaire