System of a Down Awards

(*): W=Win, N=Nomination

American Music Awards

Year	*	Category	Works	Shared
2005	N	Favorite Alternative Artist	-	-
2003	N	Favorite Alternative Artist	-	-

California Music Awards

Year	*	Category	Works	Shared
2003	N	Outstanding Group	-	-

ECHO Awards, Germany

Year	*	Category	Works	Shared
2006	W	International Rock/Alternative Male/Female Artist/Group of the Year	"Mezmerize"	-

Grammy Awards

Year	*	Category	Works	Shared
2007	N	Best Hard Rock Performance	"Lonely Day"	-
2006	W	Best Hard Rock Performance	"B.Y.O.B."	-

Kerang! Awards

Year	*	Category	Works	Shared
2005	N	Best Single	"Bring Your Own Bomb"	-
2005	N	Best Video	"B.Y.O.B."	-
2005	N	Best Album	"Mezmerize"	-
2005	N	Best Live Band	-	-
2005	N	Best Band On The Planet	-	-

Kerrang! Awards

Year	*	Category	Works	Shared
2003	N	Best International Band	-	-

MTV Europe Music Awards

Year	*	Category	Works	Shared
2006	N	Best Alternative	-	-
2005	W	Best Alternative Act	-	-

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	*	Category	Works	Shared
2002	N	Best Rock Video	"Chop Suey!"	-

mtvU Woodie Awards

Year	*	Category	Works	Shared
2006	W	The Good Woodie - (Greatest Social Impact)	"Question! [Armenian Genocide]"	-

✦ One of their songs from "System of a Down" (1998) entitled "P.L.U.C.K." stands for "Politically Lying, Unholy, Cowardly Killers" which talks about the 1915 Armenian Genocide and was featured in Atom Egoyan's film of "Ararat" (2002).
✦ Their producer, Rick Rubin, personally played a bit of piano while adding a few samples and to the mix in "System of a Down." (1998).
✦ The song "DDevil" is an amalgamation of four poems written by Serj.
✦ Their song, "Soil," tells bitterly about Serj's friend from his previous band, Soil, who committed suicide.
✦ "Chop Suey!" originally had been named "Suicide," but later was changed although the words "We're rolling Suicide" can still be heard in the final cut's opening seconds.

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