A.R.Rahman - Music King

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

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 - and Gulzar

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.

Nominations

National

International Indian Film Academy Awards
- 2001 - Best Music Direction - Fiza
- 2009 - Best Music Direction - Ghajini

Filmfare Awards
- 2005 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Swades
- 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Ghajini
- 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jodhaa Akbar

Filmfare Awards South
- 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) - Sakkarakatti

Screen Weekly Awards
- 2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
- 2002 - Best Background Score - Lagaan

Zee Cine Awards
- 2005 - Best Music Direction - Swades
- 2005 - Best Background Score - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

International

Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
- 2009 - Best Original Song - "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
- 2009 - Best Composer - Jodhaa Akbar

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)
- 2006 - General Theatre Division - Outstanding Musical Direction - The Lord of the Rings (along with Värttinä)

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 - CFCA Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

Houston Film Critics Society Awards
- 2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
- 2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar

Laurence Olivier Awards (United Kingdom)
- 2003 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical - Bombay Dreams

Satellite Awards (United States)
- 2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

MTV Awards
- MTV India
  - 2006 - MTV Youth Icon of the Year
- MTV Movie Awards
  - 2009 - Best Song From a Movie - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

World Soundtrack Awards
- 2009 - Best Original Score of the Year - Slumdog Millionaire
- 2009 - Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film - "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire