How many ACM awards has Taylor Swift won? How many times has she been nominated?

Taylor Swift is one of the most popular artists on the planet. The singer had one of the best years any solo artist has had on record in 2023 and she continues to achieve unparalleled success in 2024.

Last year, Swift was recognized as TIME magazine’s person of the year, became a billionaire almost exclusively thanks to her music career, kickstarted her round-the-world Eras Tour and had a hugely successful theatrical release. Furthermore, with her current jaunt around the globe is the highest-grossing tour in history and there are still plenty of dates to get through between now and the end of the year.

Taylor Swift, country gal

On top of that,the Cruel Summer singer has accumulated a huge number of nominations and awards, including several Grammy and Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM), which recognize outstanding achievements made by individuals in the industry - the latter focusing on country music. So let’s take a look at some of Taylor’s country pop/crossover songs that have caught the attention of the ACM.

Taylor Swift’s ACM nominations and awards

Swift was first recognized by the Academy of Country Music in 2007. The singer was nominated in the Top New Female Vocalist of the Year category when she was just 17 but the award ended up going to Miranda Lambert.

Fast forward to 2008, Taylor received three nominations, taking home a prize in the shortlist for new female vocalist of the year. In 2009, she was nominated four more times, winning twice - Album of the Year for Fearless and the Crystal Milestone Award.

From 2010 to 2015, the singer was nominated year after year, winning a handful of awards. Her next nomination didn’t come until 2019 and after that, another three-year lull until 2022 - the last year in which she was nominated with “I Bet You Think About Me” (featuring Chris Stapleton) in the list for the Video of the Year, which went to Elle King and Miranda Lambert for Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).

In total, the singer has 31 nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards, of which she has won eight:

Within the country industry, Swift also has nearly 30 nominations at the Country Music Association (ACA) Awards, of which she has won 12. Her first ACA nomination was in 2010 when she was up for three awards: Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Touring Headline Package of the Year (Fearless Tour).

However, her first ACA award didn’t arrive until 2013, when the singer picked up the Worldwide Artist award. Her collaboration with Tim McGraw and Keith Urban, Highway Don’t Care, brought her three awards at the 2013 gala: Collaborative Single of the Year, Collaborative Video of the Year and Song of the Year (Songwriters Award).