Chely Wright awards and nominations Wright in 2008Awards and nominations Award
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Nominations Academy of Country Music Awards
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American activist and country artist Chely Wright has received nine awards and over 15 award nominations. She first was recognized for her work as a country performer. Wright won her first major award in 1994 from the Academy of Country Music , who voted her their Top Female Vocalist. In later years, she would nominated for two additional awards by the association. In similar vein, she received several nominations from the Country Music Association , including two nominations for the Horizon Award. In later years, she received recognition for her role as an LGBT activist . She has been nominated twice by GLAAD and won an activist award from the Family Equality Council .
Academy of Country Music Awards
American Legion Auxiliary
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2003
Chely Wright
Woman of the Year
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Black Tie Dinner
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2010
Chely Wright
Media Award
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Country Music Association Awards
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1999
Chely Wright
Horizon Award
Nominated
2000
Nominated
2001
Hard to Be a Husband, Hard to Be a Wife" (with Brad Paisley )
Vocal Event of the Year
Nominated
CMT Music Awards
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1999
"Single White Female"
Female Video of the Year
Nominated
2002
"Jezebel "
Fashion Video Plate Award
Won
Country Weekly Awards
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2001
"Hard to Be a Husband, Hard to Be a Wife" (with Brad Paisley)
Best Collaborative Event
Nominated
2005
"The Bumper of My SUV "
Best Patriotic Song
Nominated
Chely Wright
Star with the Biggest Heart
Nominated
2006
Nominated
Emmy Awards
Family Equality Council
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2014
Chely Wright
Outstanding Work as an LGBT Activist
Won
GLAAD Media Awards
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2011
Lifted Off the Ground
Outstanding Music Artist
Nominated
2013
Wish Me Away
Outstanding Documentary
Nominated
Lambda Literary Awards
Los Angeles Film Festival
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2012
Wish Me Away
Jury Prize for Best Documentary
Won
National Association for Music Education
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2001
Chely Wright
Stand Up for Music Award
Won
2002
FAME Award
Won
Outmusic Awards
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2010
Chely Wright
Vanguard Award
Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival
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2012
Wish Me Away
Audience Award, Best Documentary
Won
Philadelphia Q Fest
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2012
Wish Me Away
Jury Award, Best Documentary
Won
People magazine
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2002
Chely Wright
50 Most Beautiful People
Won
San Francisco LGBT Festival
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2012
Wish Me Away
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Won
Seattle LGBT Festival
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2012
Wish Me Away
Audience Award, Favorite Documentary Film
Won
TNN/Music City News Awards
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1996
Chely Wright
Female Star of Tomorrow
Nominated
References
"Search winners: Chely Wright" . Academy of Country Music Awards . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"Woman of the Year: Past Winners" . American Legion Auxiliary . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"CONGRESSWOMAN TAMMY BALDWIN TOPRESENT KEYNOTE AT 2010 BLACK TIE DINNERSINGER/SONGWRITER CHELY WRIGHT RECEIVES BLACK TIE DINNER MEDIA AWARD" (PDF). Black Tie.org . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"CMA Awards Past Winners & Nominees" . Country Music Association . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
Thompson, Gayle. "21 Years Ago: Chely Wright Hits No. 1 With 'Single White Female' Read More: Country Music Memories: 'Single White Female' Goes to No. 1" . The Boot . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
Stark, Phyllis (June 22, 2002). "Keith, Chesney Score at CMT Video Awards" . Billboard . Vol. 114, no. 25. p. 8. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
Jessen, Wade (June 16, 2001). "Country Corner" . Billboard . Vol. 113, no. 24. p. 35. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"Chely Wright: Award Winning Country Star" (PDF). LGBT History Month . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
Tuttle, Tara M. (2015). "Queering Country Music Autobiography: Chely Wright's "Like Me" and the Performance of Authenticity". Studies in Popular Culture . 37 (2): 67–85.
Vinson, Christina (16 July 2013). "Chely Wright's Documentary Nominated for an Emmy" . Taste of Country . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
Lee, Rashanna (13 July 2017). "Chely Wright plays Annapolis July 26" . Washington Blade . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"GLAAD Media Awards Nominees" . GLAAD Media Awards . 9 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
Townsend, Megan. "Chely Wright Announces Pregnancy, 'Wish Me Away' Nominated for GLAAD Media Award" . GLAAD . Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"23rd Lambda Literary Awards" . Lambda Literary Awards . 27 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
Leydon, Jon (27 June 2011). "Wish Me Away " . Variety . Retrieved 14 February 2021.
McSpadden, Laura (30 July 2010). "Country singer Chely Wright comes out" . Out Alliance . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"HONOREES" . Outmusic Awards . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Wish Me Away " . Utah Film Center . 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
Kearney, Christine (28 May 2012). "Chely Wright's country life is peaceful, not easy" . Reuters . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
"Just Announced: Chely Wright & Steve Grand To Headline PrideFest Concert" . Seattle Gay Scene . Retrieved 14 February 2021.
"Vince Gill lands seven TNN nominations" . United Press International . January 31, 1996. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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