(*): W=Win, N=Nomination
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | W | - | - | - |
| 1986 | N | Best Music, Original Score | The Color Purple (1985) | Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Chris Boardman |
| 1986 | N | Best Music, Original Song | The Color Purple (1985) (for the song "Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)") | Rod Temperton (music/lyrics), Lionel Richie (lyrics) |
| 1986 | N | Best Picture | The Color Purple (1985) | Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall |
| 1979 | N | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score | The Wiz (1978) | - |
| 1969 | N | Best Music, Original Song | For Love of Ivy (1968) (for the song "For Love of Ivy") | Bob Russell (lyrics) |
| 1968 | N | Best Music, Original Music Score | In Cold Blood (1967) | - |
| 1968 | N | Best Music, Original Song | Banning (1967) (for the song "The Eyes of Love") | Bob Russell (lyrics) |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | N | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | - | - |
| 1991 | N | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | "Back on the Block" | - |
| 1982 | N | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | "The Dude" | - |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | W | - | - | - |
| 1987 | W | Top Box Office Films | The Color Purple (1985) | Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Chris Boardman |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | N | Outstanding Television Movie | Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV Movie) | Oprah Winfrey, Matthew Carlisle, Kate Forte |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | N | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV Movie) | David Salzman |
| 1995 | N | Outstanding Informational Series | The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 9 (1995) (TV Movie) | Andrew Solt, Bob Meyrowitz, David Salzman (executive producers) |
| 1977 | W | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Roots (1977) (TV) | Gerald Fried (composer) |
| 1970 | N | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (In Its First Year Only) | The Bill Cosby Show (1969) (TV) | - |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | The Color Purple (1985) | - |
| 1973 | N | Best Original Score | The Getaway (1972) | - |
| 1972 | N | Best Original Song | Honky (1971) (for the song "Something More") | Bradford Craig (lyrics) |
| 1970 | N | Best Original Song | Cactus Flower (1969) (for the song "The Time for Love Is Any Time") | Cynthia Weil (lyrics) |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | N | Best Music Film | "Quincy" | Alan Hicks, Rashida Jones |
| 2002 | W | Best Spoken Word Album | "Q - The Autobiography of Quincy Jones" | Jeffrey S. Thomas, Steven Strassman (engineers), Elisa Shokoff (producer) |
| 1994 | W | Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance | "Miles and Quincy Live at Montreux" | Miles Davis |
| 1991 | W | Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) | - | - |
| 1991 | W | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) | "The Places You Find Love" | Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey |
| 1991 | W | Best Arrangement on an Instrumental | "Birdland" | Ian Prince, Jerry Hey, Rod Temperton |
| 1991 | W | Best Jazz Fusion Performance | "Birdland" | - |
| 1991 | W | Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | "Back on the Block" | Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee, Quincy D. III |
| 1991 | W | Album of the Year | "Back on the Block" | - |
| 1986 | W | Best Music Video, Short Form | "We Are the World - The Video Event" | Tom Trbovich |
| 1986 | W | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "We Are the World" | - |
| 1986 | W | Record of the Year | "We Are the World" | - |
| 1985 | W | Best Arrangement on an Instrumental | "Grace (Gymnastics Theme)" | Jeremy Lubbock |
| 1984 | W | Record of the Year | "Beat It" | Michael Jackson |
| 1984 | W | Album of the Year | "Thriller" | Michael Jackson |
| 1984 | W | Best Recording for Children | "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" | Michael Jackson |
| 1984 | W | Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) | - | Michael Jackson |
| 1982 | W | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "The Dude" | - |
| 1982 | W | Best Cast Show Album | "Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music, Live on Broadway" | - |
| 1982 | W | Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording | "Velas" | Johnny Mandel |
| 1982 | W | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) | "Ai No Corrida" | Jerry Hey |
| 1982 | W | Producer of the Year | - | - |
| 1981 | W | Best Instrumental Arrangement | "Dinorah, Dinorah" | Jerry Hey |
| 1979 | W | Best Instrumental Arrangement | "The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One" | Robert (Bob) Freedman |
| 1974 | W | Best Instrumental Arrangement | "Summer in the City" | - |
| 1973 | N | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or TV Special | $ (1971) | - |
| 1972 | W | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | "Smackwater Jack" | - |
| 1970 | W | Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist with Large Group | "Walking in Space" | - |
| 1970 | N | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | The Lost Man (1969) | - |
| 1970 | N | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | Mackenna's Gold (1969 | - |
| 1970 | N | Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance | "Walking in Space" | - |
| 1968 | N | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | In the Heat of the Night (1967) | - |
| 1964 | W | Best Instrumental Arrangement | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | - |
| 1964 | N | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | "This Time By Basie: Hits of the '50s and '60s" | - |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | N | Music Man (4th place) | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) | - |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | W | Entertainer of the Year | - | - |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | W | - | - | - |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | W | - | - | - |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N | Worst Musical Score | Fever Pitch (1985) | Thomas Dolby |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | W | - | - | - |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | W | - | - | - |
| Year | * | Category | Works | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | W | - | - | - |
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