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what was tyler the creator nominated for

Tyler, The Creator has been nominated for a wide range of major music awards over his career, especially for his albums and music videos.

Quick Scoop: Big Picture

Here’s the short version of what Tyler, The Creator was nominated for over the years (highlights only):

  • Multiple Grammy nominations, including Best Rap Album, Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance.
  • MTV Video Music Award nominations for Best New Artist, Video of the Year, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, and Best Direction.
  • BET Hip Hop and XXL Awards nominations for Lyricist, Producer, Performer, Album, Song, and Video of the Year.
  • Other nominations across MTV2, O Music Awards, and more for Rookie of the Year, social media presence, and standout videos.

Below is a more detailed breakdown.

Grammy-level nominations

Tyler’s biggest nominations came from the Grammys and other major music institutions.

  • Best Rap Album – for projects like Flower Boy and later Chromakopia.
  • Album of the Year – for Chromakopia.
  • Best Alternative Music Album – for Don’t Tap the Glass.
  • Best Rap Song – for the track “Sticky”.
  • Best Rap Performance – for “Darling, I”.

These nominations show how he shifted from being seen as just a rap provocateur to a cross-genre album artist.

Video and MTV-style nominations

Tyler’s visuals have earned him a steady flow of nominations at MTV and similar platforms.

  • MTV Video Music Awards:
    • Best New Artist – for “Yonkers”.
* Video of the Year – for “Yonkers”.

* Best Art Direction – for “Tamale”.

* Best Visual Effects – for “Fucking Young/Death Camp”.

* Best Direction – for “LUMBERJACK”.
  • Other video-focused awards:
    • Best Urban Video – International – “After the Storm” (with Kali Uchis & Bootsy Collins).
* Best Production Design in a Video – “After the Storm”.

These nominations underline how important his self-directed, highly stylized videos are to his brand.

Hip-hop and specialty awards

In the hip-hop award circuit, Tyler racks up a lot of category nominations touching every part of his craft.

  • BET Hip Hop / XXL-type awards:
    • Lyricist of the Year.
* Producer of the Year.

* Performer of the Year.

* The People’s Champ.

* Album of the Year – _Call Me If You Get Lost_.

* Song of the Year – “WusYaName”.

* Video of the Year – “LUMBERJACK”.
  • Early-career and side awards:
    • MTV2 Sucker Free Awards – Rookie of the Year, Must Follow Artist.
* O Music Awards – Most Outrageous Tweet (nomination for his online persona).

This is where you really see how widely respected he is: as a rapper, producer, performer, and visual creative all at once.

Recent era & extra recognition

More recently, Tyler’s nominations have moved into “artist of the year” territory and broader recognition.

  • 2026-era nominations (industry lists):
    • Best Rap Album – Chromakopia.
* Best Album Cover – _Chromakopia_ (won, but it was also a nominated category).

* Best Alternative Music Album – _Don’t Tap the Glass_.

* Best Rap Performance – “Darling, I”.

* Best Rap Song – “Sticky”.
  • Major platform recognition:
    • Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2025 (that’s a win, but it comes out of him first being in the conversation alongside other nominees).
  • Other show circuits:
    • BET Awards nominations, including Video Director of the Year and Album of the Year for Call Me If You Get Lost.

Handy table of key nominations (HTML)

Here’s a compact HTML table that hits the main “what was Tyler, The Creator nominated for” points:

Year / Era Award Body Category Work / Reason
2011 MTV Video Music Awards Best New Artist, Video of the Year "Yonkers"
2014–2015 MTV Video Music Awards Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects "Tamale"; "Fucking Young/Death Camp"
2018 Grammys Best Rap Album Flower Boy
2018 Video / music awards Best Urban Video – International; Best Production Design "After the Storm"
2020–2022 BET Hip Hop / XXL Lyricist, Producer, Performer, Album, Song, Video of the Year Call Me If You Get Lost, "WusYaName", "LUMBERJACK"
2025–2026 Grammys & major platforms Album of the Year, Best Rap Album, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance, Artist of the Year Chromakopia, Don't Tap the Glass, "Sticky", "Darling, I"; Apple Music Artist of the Year 2025
**TL;DR:** Tyler, The Creator has been nominated for Grammys (across rap, album, and alternative categories), major video awards (MTV VMAs and similar), hip-hop awards (for lyricist/producer/performer), and big “artist of the year” titles—covering almost every lane of modern music recognition.

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