Simon's Honors and Inductions

Has not received, as of 2023: National Medal of Arts (US Congress); Presidential Medal of Freedom; Pulitzer Prize for Music; Nobel Prize for Literature (I mention these because Dylan has them all, although Dylan doesn't, shockingly, have a Gershwin Prize yet). 

2019 Great Americans medal, National Museum of American History (Smithsonian)
2012 Polar Music Prize
2011 American Academy of Arts and Sciences induction
2010 Honorary Doctorate, Brandeis University 
2007 Gershwin Prize, given by the Library of Congress (inaugural award)
2006 Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People"
2005 BMI Icon Award (Simon's songwriting catalog has earned 39 BMI Awards including multiple citations for "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Mrs. Robinson," "Scarborough Fair" and "The Sound of Silence". As of 2005, he has amassed nearly 75 million broadcast airplays, according to BMI surveys.)
2003 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (with Garfunkel)
2002 Oscar nomination, "Father & Daughter" (Best Original song)
2002 Kennedy Center Honor
2001 Grammy nomination, You're the One
2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction (solo)
2001 MusiCare's Person of the Year
1998 Tony Award nomination, The Capeman (musical)
1998 Songwriters Hall of Fame, Johnny Mercer Award
1998 Grammy Hall of Fame, Bridge Over Troubled Water (album)
1997 Honorary Doctorate, Queens College (his alma mater)
1996 Honorary Doctorate, Yale University
1990 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction (with Garfunkel)
1988 American Music Awards-- 2 wins in Pop/Rock: Favorite Male Artist, and Album (Graceland)
1987 MTV Awards, 6 nominations (5 for Boy in the Bubble and 1 for You Can Call me Al)
1987 Brit Awards, Best International Solo Artist
1987 Grammy Award, "Graceland" (song, released in the following year)
1986 Grammy Award, Graceland (album)
1986 Honorary Doctorate, Berklee College of Music
1982 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction 
1978 Emmy, The Paul Simon Special (writing)
1975 #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100: '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover' (6 total Top 10s; 21 in the Hot 100)
1975 Grammy Awards, Still Crazy... (album) and "Still Crazy..." (singing)
1971 Grammy Awards-- seven awards for Bridge Over Troubled Water (album and song), five with Garfunkel. Only Michael Jackson and Santana have won 8 at one ceremony. 
1968 Grammy Awards, "Mrs. Robinson" (song and singing), as well as The Graduate (album and production)

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