
| Year | Award | Award Body |
| 1969 | US Distinguished Service Award | US Government |
| 1974 | Presidential Award | National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers |
| 1983 | Induction | Song Writers Hall of Fame |
| 1984 | Founders Award | ASCAP |
| 1985 | Artist of the Decade | National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers |
| 1985 | Best Original Song (I Just Called to Say I Love You) | Academy Award - Oscar |
| 1985 | Best Original Song - Motion Picture (I Just Called to Say I Love You) | Golden Globe |
| 1986 | W.C. Handy Award for "Outstanding Humanitarian Efforts" | Black Gold Awards |
| 1989 | Induction | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| 1990 | Honorary Global Founders “Don’t Drive Drunk” Award | Recording Artists Against Drunk Driving |
| 1994 | Star Unveiled | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 1996 | Lifetime Achievement Award | National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences |
| 1998 | Ambassador of Peace Award | United Nations |
| 1999 | Polar Music prize | The Royal Swedish Academy of Music |
| 1999 | MusiCares Person of the Year | GRAMMY Awards committee |
| 1999 | Kennedy Center Honor | Kennedy Center |
| 2000 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Awards |
| 2001 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Ivor Novello Awards (UK) |
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Songwriters Hall Of Fame |
| 2003 | Walk of Fame Honor | BET Honors |
| 2004 | Artistic Achievement award | T.J. Martell Foundation |
| 2004 | Lifetime Achievement 2004 | Billboard Century Award |
| 2005 | Lifetime Achievement Award | City of Detroit |
| 2006 | Michigan Walk of Fame | Michigan State |
| 2006 | National Artistic Achievement Award | A Capitol Fourth |
| 2006 | Maria Fisher Founder's Award for Public Service | Thelonius Monk Institute |
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Freedom Award | Civil Rights Museum |
| 2006 | Legends in Songwriting Award | Clive Davis Award |
| 2007 | American Troubadour Award | ASCAP |
| 2007 | Living Legend Award | American Society of Young Musicians |
| 2007 | Lifetime Achievement Award | National Civil Rights Museum |
| 2007 | Hope of Los Angeles Award | City of Los Angeles |
| 2008 | Hall of Fame Award | National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People |
| 2008 | Gershwin Prize | Library of Congress |
| 2009 | Spirit Award | Montreal Jazz Festival |
| 2009 | UN Messenger of Peace | United Nations |
| 2010 | Living Legend Award | California's African American Museum |
| 2010 | AAPD Image Award | The American Association of People with Disabilities |
| 2010 | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | France's Arts & Literature Award |
| 2010 | Honorary Doctorate | The Oberlin College |
| 2011 | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree | Tulane University |
| 2011 | Hall of Fame Induction | The Apollo Theater |
| Year | Category | Awarded For |
| 1973 | Best Rhythm & Blues Song | Superstition |
| 1973 | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male | Superstition |
| 1973 | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male | You are the Sunshine of My Life |
| 1973 | Album of the Year | Innervisions |
| 1973 | Best Producer | Innervisions |
| 1974 | Best Rhythm & Blues Song | Living for the City |
| 1974 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Boogie On Reggae Woman |
| 1974 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Fulfillingness' First Finale |
| 1974 | Album of the Year | Fulfillingness' First Finale |
| 1974 | Best Producer | Fulfillingness' First Finale |
| 1976 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | I Wish |
| 1976 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Songs in the Key of Life |
| 1976 | Best Producer | Songs in the Key of Life |
| 1976 | Album of the Year | Songs in the Key of Life |
| 1985 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | In Square Circle |
| 1986 | Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (awarded to Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Wonder |
That's What Friends Are For |
| 1995 | Best Rhythm & Blues Song | For Your Love |
| 1995 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | For Your Love |
| 1996 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | General |
| 1998 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) (awarded to Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin, and Wonder) |
St. Louis Blues |
| 1998 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | St. Louis Blues |
| 2002 | Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (awarded to Take 6 and Wonder) |
Love's in Need of Love Today |
| 2005 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | From the Bottom of My Heart |
| 2005 | Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (awarded to Beyoncé and Wonder) |
So Amazing |
| 2006 | Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (awarded to Tony Bennett and Wonder) |
For Once In My Life |