title: List of awards and nominations received by the Carpenters
text: # List of awards and nominations received by the Carpenters
  
  The American pop group the Carpenters, featuring siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter have received several awards and nominations, both in their active career and posthumously.
  
  Throughout the 1970s, Karen and Richard were nominated numerous times for Grammy Awards. Richard Carpenter was also nominated for a Grammy Award for their instrumental song, "Flat Baroque". They won three Grammy Awards, and had two songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
  
  ## American Music Awards
  
  | Year | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1974 | Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Carpenters | Won |
  
  ## Grammy Awards
  
  | Year | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1971 | Album of the Year | Close to You | Nominated |
  | 1971 | Best Engineered Album | Close to You | Nominated |
  | 1971 | Best New Artist | Carpenters | Won |
  | 1971 | Record of the Year | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | Nominated |
  | 1971 | Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | Won |
  | 1971 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | Nominated |
  | 1971 | Song of the Year | "We've Only Just Begun" | Nominated |
  | 1971 | Best Contemporary Song | "We've Only Just Begun" | Nominated |
  | 1972 | Album of the Year | Carpenters | Nominated |
  | 1972 | Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | Carpenters | Won |
  | 1972 | Best Engineered Recording | Carpenters | Nominated |
  | 1972 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "Superstar" | Nominated |
  | 1972 | Best Album of Original Score, Written for a Motion Picture | "Bless the Beasts and Children" | Nominated |
  | 1973 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "Flat Baroque" | Nominated |
  | 1974 | Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Vocal | "Sing" | Nominated |
  | 1974 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "Sing" | Nominated |
  | 1975 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "We've Only Just Begun" | Nominated |
  | 1978 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals | "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" | Nominated |
  