Music Awards

Roland won a 2004 'Ivor Novello' award from the British Academy for writing "Mad World".
(A description from the British Academy website says, "The Ivor Novello Awards acknowledge excellence in songwriting and composing, not the recording artist.)

BEST SELLING UK SINGLE

Song: Mad World
Writer/s: Roland Orzabal
Performed By: Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules
UK Publisher: Chrysalis Music
Record Company: Adventure/Sanctuary Records

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LONDON, November 2, 1999 - David Bowie, Eric Clapton and Sting were among the songwriters honored tonight by BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.), the U.S performing rights organization.

The annual BMI Awards ceremony in London acknowledges the  talents of British and European songwriters and composers whose works are represented by BMI in the United States. BMI is an American performing rights organization representing more than 250,000 American songwriters, composers and music publishers, and thousands of British and European songwriters and composers who license their works through BMI in the United States.

There were a total of eight winners in the three million performance category, including three to Sir Elton John for "Candle In The Wind"  (Universal Music Ltd.), "Philadelphia Freedom" and "Sad Songs Say So Much." Sting scored with "All This Time" (EMI Music
PublishingLtd./Magnetic Music) as did Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley with the smash hit for Tears For Fears, "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (EMI Music Publishing Ltd.).

Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA  Hosted By: Arsenio Hall

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Curt Smith Accepting Award

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Breakthrough Video

Winner:
Tears For Fears
"Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
Director: Jim Blashfield

Nominated:

Paula Abdul
"Opposites Attract"

Sinead O'Connor
"Nothing Compares To U"

Tears For Fears
"Sowing The Seeds Of Love"

Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Higher Ground"
 

Best Special Effects In A Video

Winner:
Tears For Fears
"Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
Special Effects: Jim Blashfield
 

Nominated:

Paula Abdul
"Opposites Attract"

Billy Idol
"Cradle Of Love"
Billy Joel
"We Didn't Start The Fire"

Tears For Fears
"Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
 

Best Post Modern Video

Winner:
Sinead O'Connor
"Nothing Compares To U"
 

Nominated:

Depeche Mode
"Personal Jesus"

 Sinead O'Connor
"Nothing Compares To U"

 Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Higher Ground"

 Tears For Fears
"Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
 

Brit Awards '86

Best British Single 1986

Winner: Tears For Fears - 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World

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The BPI Awards - 1985

The British Phonographic Institute  - Best Single:  "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears For Fears

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  * The following are excerpts from Smash Hits Magazine's 6th Annual Readers Poll, December 18-31, 1985.

Best Group

  1) Duran Duran

  2) Wham!

  3) U2

  4) Tears For Fears
 

Best Album

1) "Like A Virgin" - Madonna

2) "Songs From The Big Chair" - Tears For Fears

Curt, Oleta and Roland - accepting gold records for "STSOL" single (1990)