In 2006, at the Grammy Awards has been nominated in the category of Best Contemporary R&B Album with "Turning Point" and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance with "Let Me Love You", at MTV Australia Awards the music video for "Let Me Love You" has been nominated for Best R&B Video. In 2008 "I Won't Love You to Death: The Story of Mario and His Mom" was nominated for the category of "Television: Teen Program" at the Prism Awards which won. In 2009, the music nominations returned so far "Break Up", which features Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett, was nominated for Best Collaboration at the Soul Train Music Awards, In 2010 he was nominated for "Favorite Male Singer" at the Teen Choice Awards. Overall, Mario has received 5 awards from 21 nominations. The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. Mario has received two nominations. The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by "Billboard" magazine and is held annually in December. The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Mario has received two awards from five nominations. The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards reflect the performance of recordings on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Tracks. Mario has received two awards from two nominations. The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Mario has received two nominations. The MOBO Awards (an acronym for "Music of Black Origin") were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. Mario has received 1 nomination. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Mario has received two nominations in two different categories. The MTV Australia Awards started in 2005 and is Australia's first awards show to celebrate both local and international acts. Mario has received one nomination. The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Mario has received one nomination. The Prism Awards concentrate on drug, alcohol and tobacco issues. Mario has received one award from one nomination. The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national broadcast syndication that honors the best in African American music and entertainment established in 1987.