| Academy Awards (Oscars) (USA): |
Nominated - Best Song (May It Be), 2002 |
| American Music Awards (USA): |
Nominated - Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, 2002 |
| BMI London Awards: |
Pop Award (Only Time), 2002
Million-Airs Certificate for 2-million in sales for Only Time,
2004 |
| BPI Awards: |
Nominated - "Best International Artist" and "Best International
Newcomer", 1989 |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association
(USA): |
Best Song (May It Be), 2001 |
| Echo Awards (Germany): |
Best Pop-Rock Single (Only Time), 2002 |
| Golden Globe (USA): |
Nominated - Best Song (May It Be), 2002 |
| Grammy Awards (USA): |
- Nominated - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or
Other Visual Media (May It Be), 2003
- Best New Age Album (Shepherd Moons), 1992
- Best New Age Album (The Memory of Trees), 1996
- Best New Age Album (A Day Without Rain), 2001
- Best New Age Album (Amarantine), 2007
- Nominated - Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Drifting), 2007 |
| IRMA Awards (Ireland): |
- Best Female Irish Artist, 1989
- Best Female Irish Artist, 1993 |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
(USA): |
Best Song (May It Be), 2002 |
| World Music Awards (Monte Carlo; London): |
- Best Solo Irish Artist, 2001
- Best New Age Artist, 2001
- Best-selling Female Artist, 2002
- Best-selling New Age Artist, 2002
- Best-selling Irish artist, 2002
- Best-selling Irish Artist, 2006 |
| Salute to Excellence and
International Achievement Summit (Ireland): |
Golden Plate award, 2002 |
| Other: |
- Best International Female Artist, 1989 (Venezuela)
- International Recording Artist of the Year, 2001 (Japan) |