- I hold the record for the most CMA nominations with 83, and 17 wins, including three times as Entertainer of the Year. I also received the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024.
- I've won 19 ACM awards, the most by a solo male artist, and have been nominated 81 times. I also won the ACM Entertainer of the Year award twice.
- I was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006, becoming the second artist to be inducted while still actively producing hits.
- I have received four American Music Awards, won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album for my 2008 album "Troubadour", and was named Billboard's top country artist of the past 25 years in 2010.
-I'm the only artist to have a top-10 hit every year for three consecutive decades. I also hold the record for the most number one songs on the Billboard Country Songs chart, with 60.
- I'm widely regarded as the "King of Country Music" and have been recognized for my contributions to the music industry by various organizations


1981
Billboard
- Male Album Artist of the Year : Strait Country

1983
Billboard
- Male Singles Artist of the Year

1984
ACM
- Top Male Vocalist

Billboard
- Male Vocalist of the Year

Southwest Texas State University Achievement Medal

1985
ACM
- Top Male Vocalist
- Album of the Year : Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

CMA
- Male Artist of the Year
- Album of the Year : Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

1986
CMA
- Male Artist of the Year

TNN / Music City News
- Male Vocalist of the Year

Billboard
- Top Overall Artist
- Top Male Artist

1987
Billboard
- Top Singles Artist

1988
ACM
- Top Male Vocalist

1989
ACM
- Entertainer of the Year
- Top Male Vocalist

Billboard
- Top Country Singles Artist

Special Award
- Connie B. Gay Award (given to a non-CMA Board Member)

CMA
- Entertainer of the Year

Presidential American Vocation Success Award

1990
CMA
- Entertainer of the Year

ACM
- Entertainer of the Year

SRO
- Touring Artist of the Year

Radio & Records
- Country Performer of the Year

1991
American Music Awards
- Top Male Country Vocalist
- Favorite Country Album

1993
Academy of Country Music
- Tex Ritter Award: Pure Country

1995
ACM
- Single of the Year : "Check Yes Or No"

ASCAP
- Voice of Music Award

Billboard
- Hot Country Singles and Tracks Artist

1996
CMA
- Male Artist of the Year
- Single of the Year : "Check Yes Or No"
- Album of the Year : Blue Clear Sky

Dutch CMA
- Favorite Album of the Year : Blue Clear Sky

ACM
- Top Male Vocalist
- Album of the Year : Blue Clear Sky

TNN / Music City News
- Single of the Year : "Check Yes Or No"
- Video of the Year : "Check Yes Or No"
- Album of the Year : Lead On

Country Weekly
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Song : "Check Yes Or No"

Billboard Magazine
- Country Artist of the Year

Billboard
- Hot Country Singles and Tracks Artist
- Top Singles Artist
- Top Male Artist

Radio & Records
- Top Country Artist
- Best Single : "Check Yes Or No"

1997
ACM
- Top Male Vocalist
- Album of the Year : Carrying Your Love With Me

CMA
- Male Vocalist of the Year
- Album of the Year : Carrying Your Love With Me

American Music Awards
- Favorite Country Album : Blue Clear Sky

Country Weekly
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Video Entertainer
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Video : "Check Yes Or No"
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Album : Blue Clear Sky

TNN/Music City News
- Album of the Year : Blue Clear Sky

Radio & Records
- Best Male Vocalist
- Best Album : Blue Clear Sky

British CMA
- International Male Vocalist

Billboard
- #1 Most Played Artist (in all genres of music)

1998
CMA
- Male Artist of the Year

Country Weekly
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Entertainer
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Male Artist
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Album One Step At A Time

American Music Awards
- Top Male Country Vocalist
- Favorite Country Album : Carrying Your Love With Me

Radio & Records
- Best Male Vocalist

British CMA
- Male Vocalist of the Year

1999
Country Weekly
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Entertainer
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Male Artist
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Video Entertainer
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Album : One Step At A Time
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Line Dance Song "I Just Want To Dance With You"
- Golden Pick Award : Favorite Song "I Just Want To Dance With You"

George Strait Country Music Festival
- International Entertainment
- #2 spot in Pollstar's Mid-Year Top 50 Tours report

Buyer Association Award
- International Entertainment

2000
CMA
- Vocal Event of the Year : "Murder on Music Row" with Alan Jackson

Country Weekly / TNN/CMT Music Awards
- Entertainer of the Year
- Male Artist of the Year
- Album of the Year : Always Never The Same
- Single of the Year : "Write This Down"
- Impact Artist of the Year

RIAA
- 25th Platinum Album Award

MCA Records
- Career Achievement Award

2001
Country Weekly / TNN/CMT Music Awards
- Entertainer of the Year
- Impact Award
- Collaborative Event of the Year : "Murder on Music Row" with Alan Jackson
- Single of the Year : "Murder on Music Row" with Alan Jackson
- Song of the Year : "Murder on Music Row" with Alan Jackson

2002
Country Weekly
- Favorite Collaborative Song : "Designated Driver" with Alan Jackson

ACM
- Gene Weed Award: Special Achievement for recognizing his record breaking of 50 #1 singles.

2003
Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
- Inductee

ACM
- All time record for most career nominations with a total of 71
- 5 times “Vocalist of the Year" and the only artist in history to be so honored in two different decades.”

Award by The President of United States
- National Medal of Arts - The award was given to George by President George W. Bush in the Oval Office

2004
CMT
- # 9 - 100 Best Country Love Song : "I Cross My Heart"

2005
CMA
- Musical Event of the Year : "Good News, Bad News" duet with Lee Ann Womack

- George Strait currently holds the record for most CMA wins with 22. George Strait holds the Country Music Association’s all time record for most career nominations with a total of 79. He was the CMA “Vocalist of the Year” 5 times and the only artist in history to be so honored in two different decades.

2007
CMA
- Album of the Year : It Just Comes Natural
- Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee

ACM
- Single Record of the Year : "Give It Away"
- Song of the Year : "Give It Away"

2008
Billboard
- #12 Country Album of the Year : Troubadour

Chicago Sun Times
- Top Ten Album : Troubadour

CMA
- Single of the Year : "I Saw God Today"
- Album of the Year : Troubadour

Nashville Scene Country Music Critics Poll
- #8 Album of the Year : Troubadour
- #5 Single of the Year : "Troubadour"
- #4 Male Vocalist of the Year
- #8 Artist of the Year

2009
Grammy Awards
- Best Country Album : Troubadour

ACM
- Artist of the Decade
- He currently holds two all-time records for the ACM Awards with 19 wins and 81 nominations over the course of his career.

2010
Billboard Awards
- Top Country Artist of the Past 25 Years

2013
CMA
- Entertainer of the Year

Billboard Touring Awards
- Legend of Live Award

ASCAP
- ASCAP Founders Award

Country Radio Broadcasters
- Career Achievement Award

2014
ACM
- Entertainer of the Year

2015
ACM
- Milestone Award Winner

2017
Academy of Country Music
- Cliffie Stone Icon Award Winner

2018
Texas Legislative Conference
- 2018 Texan of the Year

2019
Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Bob Hope Award
- Excellence in Entertainment

NSAI President's Award

2020
Billboard Music Awards
- Top Country Tour

2021
Western Heritage Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award

Inducted into Texas Trail of Fame

2024
Country Music Association
- Willie Nelson Lifetime Achieve