Ozzy Osbourne

==Awards==
[[File:Birmingham Walk of Stars Ozzy Osbourne.jpg|thumb|Osbourne featured on the [[Birmingham Walk of Stars]] in [[Birmingham]], England]]
[[File:Ozzy-Walk-of-Fame.jpeg|thumb|Osbourne's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in [[Los Angeles]]]]
Osbourne has received several awards for his contributions to the music community. In 1994, he was awarded a [[Grammy Award]] for the track "[[Live & Loud|I Don't Want to Change the World]]" from ''Live&nbsp;&&nbsp;Loud'' for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] of [[36th Grammy Awards|1994]].<ref name="AllMusic No More Tears-awards"/> At the 2004 [[NME Awards]] in London, Osbourne received the award for [[List of NME Award winners#NME Awards 2004|Godlike Genius]].<ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/16138 NME Awards 2004 – Full List of Winners] NME. Retrieved 17 December 2011</ref> In 2005 Osbourne was inducted into the [[UK&nbsp;Music Hall of Fame]] both as a solo artist and as a member of Black Sabbath.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/ukmusic/nominees.shtml UK Music Hall of Fame 2005] BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2011</ref> In 2006, he was inducted into the US [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] with Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, and Geezer Butler.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1515054/black-sabbath-make-rock-hall-fame.jhtml Black Sabbath Finally Make Rock Hall Of Fame — Whether Ozzy Likes It Or Not] MTV. Retrieved 17 December 2011</ref>

In 2007 Osbourne was honoured at the second annual [[VH1&nbsp;Rock Honors]], along with [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Heart (band)|Heart]], and [[ZZ&nbsp;Top]]. In addition, that year a bronze star honouring Osbourne was placed on [[Broad Street, Birmingham#Walk of Stars|Broad Street]] in Birmingham, England while Osbourne watched.<ref name="BBCBrum"/> On 18 May Osbourne had received notice that he would be the first inductee into The Birmingham Walk of Stars. He was presented the award by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. "I am really honoured", he said, "All my family is here and I thank everyone for this reception—I'm absolutely knocked out".<ref name="BBCBrum">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/6276056.stm |title=Brum 'Walk of Fame' star for Ozzy |work=BBC News |date=6 July 2007 |access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref>

In 2008 Osbourne was crowned with the prestigious ''Living Legend'' award in the [[Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards]]. Past recipients include [[Alice Cooper]], [[Lemmy]], [[Jimmy Page]]. [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], the former [[Guns&nbsp;N'&nbsp;Roses]] guitarist, presented the award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ozzy.com/us/news/ozzy-osbourne-crowned-living-legend-marshall-classic-rock-roll-honor-awards |title=Ozzy Osbourne Crowned 'Living Legend' At The Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honor Awards |publisher=Ozzy.com |access-date=13 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416232923/http://www.ozzy.com/us/news/ozzy-osbourne-crowned-living-legend-marshall-classic-rock-roll-honor-awards |archive-date=16 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010 Osbourne won the "Literary Achievement" honour for his memoir, ''I&nbsp;Am Ozzy'', at the ''[[Guys Choice Awards]]'' at ''[[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures]] Studio'' in Culver City, California. Osbourne was presented with the award by Sir [[Ben Kingsley]]. The book debuted at No.&nbsp;2 on the New York Times' hardcover non-fiction best-seller list.<ref name="LitAch">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=141159|title=OZZY OSBOURNE Wins 'Literary Achievement' Award at Guys Choice Awards – 6&nbsp;June 2010|access-date=10 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219112043/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbourne-wins-literary-achievement-award-at-guys-choice-awards/|archive-date=19 December 2013}}</ref> Osbourne was also a judge for the 6th,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |title=Past Judges |publisher=Independent Music Awards |access-date=13 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024722/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |archive-date=13 July 2011  }}</ref> 10th and 11th<ref>[http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/judges/11th-annual-ima-judges/ "11th Annual IMA Judges]. Independent Music Awards. Retrieved on 4 September 2013.</ref> annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. In May 2015, Osbourne received the [[Ivor Novello Award]] for Lifetime Achievement from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] at a ceremony held at the [[Grosvenor House Hotel]], London.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 60th Ivor Novello Awards|url=http://theivors.com/archive/2010-to-present/archive2010-to-presentthe-ivors-2015/|agency=The Ivors|date=31 December 2017|access-date=31 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101025954/http://theivors.com/archive/2010-to-present/archive2010-to-presentthe-ivors-2015/|archive-date=1 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Osbourne had a [[tram]] named after him in his home city of Birmingham.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ozzy Osbourne has Birmingham tram named after him|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-36389937|publisher=BBC|date=3 February 2017}}</ref>

In April 2021, Osbourne was inducted into the celebrity wing of the [[WWE]] [[WWE Hall of Fame (2021)|Hall of Fame]] for his various appearances, notably for his appearance at [[WrestleMania 2]] in 1986 when he and [[Lou Albano]] managed [[The British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Smith]] and [[The Dynamite Kid]]) in their [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] win over [[The Dream Team (professional wrestling)|The Dream Team]] ([[Greg Valentine]] and [[Brutus Beefcake]]).<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 April 2021|title=Ozzy Osbourne to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/ozzy-osbourne-be-inducted-wwe-hall-fame-337746|access-date=7 April 2021|website=WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results|language=en}}</ref>