Award & Nomination                  

 ＊Winner    ★ Nomination

1988
 ★ Grammy nomination - Best New Artist - The Right Stuff

       （葛萊美獎最佳新人提名 "The Right Stuff"）

 ★ Grammy nomination- Best R&B vocal performance, female- The Right Stuff

       (葛萊美最佳R&B女歌手提名 "The Right Stuff")

＊ NAACP Image Award - Best New R&B Vocalist,female - The Right Stuff
       (NAACP形象獎 最佳R&B女歌手 "The Right Stuff")

 ★ Soul Train Award nomination - Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single, female  

       - The Right Stuff                    

       (靈魂列車音樂獎最佳R&B女歌手獎提名"The Right Stuff")
 ★ Soul Train Award nomination - Best R&B Album Of The Year, female - The Right Stuff

       (靈魂列車音樂獎最佳R&B專輯提名"The Right Stuff")

1989
 ★ Grammy nomination - Best R&B vocal performance, female - Dreamin´

      (葛萊美獎最佳R&B女歌手獎提名 " Dreamin' ")

＊MTV Video Music Award - The Right Stuff (video)

      (MTV音樂錄影帶獎 "The Right Stuff")
＊ASCAP Award - one of the most frequently played singles of 1989 - Dreamin´

      (1989播放率最高單曲" Dreamin' ")
＊"New York Music" Awards - The Rising Star Award

      (紐約音樂獎新星獎)
＊Million Dollar Record Pool- New Female Artist Of The Year

1990
＊New York Music Award - Best Female R&B Vocalist

     (紐約音樂獎最佳R&B歌手)

1991

＊New York Music Award - Best Pop Album - The Comfort Zone

      (紐約音樂獎最佳流行專輯「The Comfort Zone」)
＊New York Music Award - Best R&B Album- The Comfort Zone                        

       (紐約音樂獎最佳R&B專輯「The Comfort Zone」)
＊New York Music Award - Best Female R&B Vocalist - The Comfort Zone

      (紐約音樂獎最佳R&B女歌手"The Comfort Zone")

1992

★ Grammy nomination - Best R&B Pop vocal performance, female

      - Running Back To You

     (葛萊美獎最佳R&B女歌手提名"Running Back To You")
★ Billboard Music Award  nomination - Single of the year - Save The Best For Last

     (Billboard音樂獎年度單曲提名"Save The Best For Last")
★ MTV Video Music Award  nomination - Best video, female - Save The Best For Last

     (MTV音樂錄影帶最佳女歌手提名"Save The Best For Last")
★ MTV Video Music Award nomination - Best cinematography - Running Back To You

     (MTV音樂錄影帶攝影獎提名"Running Back To You")
★ New York Music Award nomination- Best Female Pop Vocalist  

      - Save The Best For Last

     (紐約音樂獎最佳流行女歌手提名"Save The Best For Last")
★ New York Music Award nomination - Best Female R&B Vocalist 

      - Save The Best For Last

     (紐約音樂獎最佳R&B女歌手提名"Save The Best For Last")

★ New York Music Award nomination - Best Video - Save The Best For Last

     (紐約音樂獎最佳音樂錄影帶提名"Save The Best For Last")
＊New York Music Award - Artist of the Year

     (紐約音樂獎年度最佳歌手)
＊New York Music Award - Best R&B Single - Save The Best For Last

     (紐約音樂獎最佳R&B單曲"Save The Best For Last")
＊New York Music Award - Best Single of the Year - Save The Best For Last

     (紐約音樂獎年度最佳單曲"Save The Best For Last")
＊NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series - Stompin' at the Savoy

     (NAACP印象獎最佳電視影集女演員 "Stompin' at Savoy")
★ NAACP Image Award nomination - Outstanding Female Artist

      - Save The Best For Last

     (NAACP印象獎最佳女歌手提名"Save The Best For Last")
＊"Jack The Rapper" Awards - Florence Ballard Award

1993
★ Grammy nomination - Record of the year - Save the Best for Last

       (葛萊美獎年度最佳唱片提名"Save The Best For Last" )
★ Grammy nomination - Song of the year - Save the Best for Last

       (葛萊美獎年度最佳歌曲提名 "Save The Best For Last" )
★ Grammy nomination - Best Pop vocal performance, female - Save the Best for Last

      (葛萊美獎最佳流行女歌手獎提名"Save The Best For Last" )
★ Grammy nomination - Best R&B vocal performance, female - The Comfort Zone

      (葛萊美獎最佳R&B女歌手獎提名 "The Comfort Zone")
★ American Music Award  nomination - Favorite Pop/Rock Soul female

      (美國音樂獎最喜愛的搖滾/靈魂女歌手提名)
★ American Music Award  nomination - Favorite R&B Artist, female

      (美國音樂獎最喜愛R&B女歌手提名)
★ American Music Award - Favorite Album, Adult Contemporary - The Comfort Zone

      (美國音樂獎最喜愛成人專輯提名「The Comfort Zone」)
★ Soul Train Award nomination - Best Song of the Year - Save The Best For Last

     (靈魂列車獎年度最佳歌曲提名 "Save The Best For Last")     
★ Soul Train Award nomination - Best R&B Single, female - Save The Best For Last

    (靈魂列車獎最佳R&B女歌手獎提名 "Save The Best For Last")
★ Soul Train Award nomination - Best R&B Single, Group, Duo or Band - Love Is

     (靈魂列車獎最佳R&B合唱獎提名 "Love Is")
＊Billboard Music Award - Best Adult Contemporary single - Love Is

        (Billboard音樂獎最佳成人抒情單曲"Love Is")
＊ "50 most beautiful people" chosen by PEOPLE

        (「時人」雜誌評選是上最美50人之一)
＊Playboy's Best R&B Vocalist, female

        (Playboy雜誌最佳R&B女歌手)

1994
★ Grammy  nomination - Best Pop vocal performance, Duo/Group - Love Is

       (葛萊美獎最佳合唱團體提名"Love Is")

1995
★ NAACP Image Award nomination - Outstanding Single - The Sweetest Days

      (NAACP印象獎最佳單曲提名"The Sweetest Days")
＊Theater World Award - Kiss of the Spider Woman
 

1996
＊Golden Globe Award - Best song in a movie - Colors of the Wind

       (金球獎最佳電影歌曲 "Colors Of The Wind")
★Grammy nomination - Best Pop vocal performance, female - Colors of the Wind

       (葛萊美獎最佳流行女歌手提名 "Colors Of The Wind")
★Grammy nomination - Best R&B vocal performance, female - The Way That You Love

       (葛萊美獎最佳R&B女歌手提名"The Way That You Love")
★Grammy nomination - Best musical show album 

    - Kiss of the Spider Woman (Vanessa Williams cast recording)

       (葛萊美獎最佳音樂劇專輯提名" Kiss of the Spider Woman")
＊Grammy Award - Best song written specifically for a motion picture or for television 

     - Colors of the Wind

    (葛萊美獎最佳電影歌曲"Colors Of The Wind")
＊Academy Award - Best movie song - Colors of the Wind

     (奧斯卡獎最佳電影歌曲"Colors Of The Wind")
＊2^nd annual "Soul Train-Lady of Soul" Awards - "Lena Horne" Award 

     for outstanding career archievements in the field of entertainment

1997
★NAACP Image Award nomination - Outstanding female artist 

    - Vanessa Williams with Where do we go from here

       (NAACP印象獎最佳女歌手提名)
★Blockbuster Entertainment Award  - Favourite female, action/adventure 

     - Vanessa Williams in Eraser

    (百視達最喜愛動作片女星獎提名"Erasure")

★Blockbuster Award Nomination: Best Music Video in a Motion Picture

   - Where Do We Go From Here

    (百視達電影獎最佳電影音樂錄影帶提名 "Where Do We Go From Here")

1998
★Grammy nomination - Best pop/contemporary gospel album - Star Bright

       (葛萊美獎最佳流行福音專輯提名"Star Bright")

＊NAACP Image Award - Outstanding actress in a motion picture - Soul Food

       (NAACP印象獎最佳電影女演員"Soul Food")
★NAACP Image Award nomination - Outstanding actress in a TV mini-series 

  - The Odyssey

    (NAACP印象獎最佳迷你影集女演員提名" The Odyssey")
★NAACP Image Award nomination - Outstanding performance - NEXT 

    (NAACP印象獎最佳表演獎提名 專輯"Next")
★Black Film Awards nomination - Best Actress in the movie - Soul Food

1999
★A.L.M.A Awards nomination - Best Soundtrack Song - You Are My Home 

     (ALMA獎最佳原聲帶歌曲提名"You Are My Home")

2000
★NAACP Image Award nomination - Outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture 

   - Light It Up

     (NAACP印象獎最佳女配角提名"Light It Up")

2001
★NAACP Image Award nomination - Outstanding actress in a motion picture - Shaft

     (NAACP印象獎最佳女主角提名""Shaft)

★Blockbuster Entertainment Award  - Favourite female, action/adventure 

     - Vanessa Williams in Shaft

     (百視達最喜愛動作片女星獎提名"Shaft")

2002

★DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS - Distinguished Performance Nominations - Vanessa Williams

  （DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS個人表演提名）

★DRAMA DESK AWARDS - Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Vanessa Williams

  （DRAMA DESK AWARDS音樂劇傑出女演員提名）

★Tony Award - Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical - Vanessa Williams

   （東尼獎最優秀主演女演員提名）