List of awards and nominations received by Deadmau5
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This is the list of awards and nominations received by Deadmau5 (pronounced "dead mouse"), real name Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), is a Canadian progressive house music producer and performer from Toronto, Ontario.
Amongst his major competitive achievements, Zimmerman has won five Beatport Music Awards, four DJ Awards, three International Dance Music Awards (IDMA), three Juno Awards, and has also received five Grammy Award nominations and one World Music Award nomination. Overall in his career to date he has won 15 competitive awards and received 42 nominations.
Awards and nominations
Beatport Music Awards
On May 1, 2008, Zimmerman became the most awarded artist of the Beatport Music Awards. He was named "Best Progressive House Artist" by Beatport.[1] (In 2009, Beatport also awarded Zimmerman the most awards that year, winning first place in both of his nominations, as well as being given the "Greatest House DJ Ever" award, two years in a row). In June 2010, Beatport announced the winners of their annual Beatport Music Awards, awarding Zimmerman Best Electro House Artist, Best Progressive House Artist, and as the "most influential, relevant and forward-thinking person in electronic music over the past 12 months".[2]
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Deadmau5 | Best Electro House Artist | Won |
| Best Progressive House Artist | Won | ||
| "Not Exactly" | Best Single | Won | |
| "Community Funk" (deadmau5 remix) by Burufunk vs. Carbon Community | Best Remix | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Deadmau5 | Best Electro House Artist | Won |
| Best Progressive House Artist | Won | ||
DJ Awards
The DJ Awards organizes the annual electronic music DJ awards event it is the only international ceremony for DJs and also the oldest, the awards are held once a year at Pacha club in Ibiza Spain it is one of the most important accolades an artist can win or be honoured by.[3]
Zimmerman has won the Best International DJ Award 2010 and the Best Electro House DJ Award three times.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Deadmau5 | Best Electro House DJ | Won |
| Best Breakthrough Artist | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Deadmau5 | Best Electro House DJ | Nominated |
| 2010 | Deadmau5 | Best Electro House DJ | Won |
| Best International DJ | Won | ||
| 2011 | Deadmau5 | Best Electro House DJ | Won |
| 2012 | Deadmau5 | Best Electro House DJ | Nominated |
| 2013 | Deadmau5 | Best International DJ | Nominated |
DJ Magazine Awards
Zimmerman was also named "Producer of 2007" by DJ Magazine's 2007 Top 100 winner Armin van Buuren,[4] and by runner up Tiësto.[5] In 2008, he placed No. 11 in the DJ Magazine Top 100 poll, the highest new entry in the poll's history, showing Zimmerman's fast rise to prominence. Artists are nominated to the top 100 list for each year the public decides who they rank as the World's No 1 DJ at the end of the poll.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Music | Top 100 DJs | 11th place |
| 2009 | Music | Top 100 DJs | 6th place |
| 2010 | Music | Top 100 DJs | 4th place |
| 2011 | Music | Top 100 DJs | 4th place |
| 2012 | Music | Top 100 DJs | 5th place |
| 2013 | Music | Top 100 DJs | 12th place |
| 2014 | Music | Top 100 DJs | 16th place |
| 2015 | Music | Top 100 DJs | 25th place |
Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "The Longest Road" (deadmau5 Remix) (by Morgan Page featuring Lissie) | Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | Nominated |
| 2012 | "Rope" (deadmau5 Mix) (by Foo Fighters) | Nominated | |
| "Raise Your Weapon" (featuring Greta Svabo Bech) | Best Dance Recording | Nominated | |
| 4x4=12 | Best Dance/Electronica Album | Nominated | |
| 2013 | >Album Title Goes Here< | Nominated | |
| 2015 | while(1<2) | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Nominated |
International Dance Music Awards
In March 2010, Zimmerman was nominated for four International Dance Music Awards himself, and his music for three more awards, winning three, including Best Artist (Solo) and Best American (see complete list below).[6]
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Deadmau5 | Best Canadian DJ | Won |
| Best Artist | Won | ||
| Best Global DJ | Nominated | ||
| Best Producer | Nominated | ||
| "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (feat. Rob Swire) | Best Electro Track | Won | |
| Best Video | Nominated | ||
| "Strobe" | Best Progressive/Tech Track | Nominated | |
Juno Awards
Zimmerman received two nominations for the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008 for a track with Billy Newton-Davis and Melleefresh. He did not win an award for Melleefresh's "After Hours" song, but he won the award for Newton-Davis' "All U Ever Want".[7]
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "After Hours" (with Melleefresh) | Dance Recording of the Year | Nominated |
| "All U Ever Want" (with Billy Newton-Davis) | Dance Recording of the Year | Won | |
| 2009 | Random Album Title | Dance Recording of the Year | Won |
| "Move for Me" (with Kaskade) | Dance Recording of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2010 | For Lack of a Better Name | Dance Recording of the Year | Won |
| 2013 | Deadmau5 | Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2013 | >Album Title Goes Here< | Dance Recording of the Year | Nominated |
World Music Awards
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 under the high patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and is based in Monte-Carlo. Awards are presented to the world's best-selling artists in the various categories and to the best-selling artists from each major territory. Sales figures are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI). Nine awards are voted online by the public. The awards are gold-plated, each depicting an artist holding the world.
Zimmerman was nominated in the 2010 category the Worlds Best DJ.
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Deadmau5 | Worlds Best DJ | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Beatport Music Awards".
- ↑ "Beatport Music Awards 2010".
- ↑ Matthews Paul, James. "The Annual DJ Awards To Kick Off At Pacha Ibiza This Monday". Hit The Floor. Hit the Floor On-Line Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Top 100 DJs 2007 – No 1: Armin van Buuren". DJ Magazine.
- ↑ "Top 100 DJs 2007 – No 2: Tiësto". DJ Magazine.
- ↑ "International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) 2010 results announced". HousePlanet.DJ. March 16, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Juno Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.