Anugerah Grammy

• 1990: Persembahan Metal Terbaik – "One"
• 1991: Persembahan Metal Terbaik – "Stone Cold Crazy"
• 1992: Persembahan Metal Terbaik – Metallica
• 1999: Persembahan Metal Terbaik – "Better than You"
• 2000: Persembahan Hard Rock Terbaik – "Whiskey in the Jar"
• 2001: Persembahan Instrumental Rock Terbaik – "The Call of Ktulu" with Michael Kamen and the San Francisco Symphony
• 2004: Persembahan Metal Terbaik – "St. Anger"

Anugerah Muzik Video MTV:

• 1992: Video Metal Terbaik – "Enter Sandman"
• 1996: Video Metal Terbaik – "Until It Sleeps"

Anugerah Muzik Amerika:

• 1996: Artis Pilihan: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock: Metallica – Load
• 1996: Lagu Hard Rock/Metal Pilihan – "Until It Sleeps"

Anugerah Muzik Billboard:

• 1997: Billboard Rock and Roll Artist of the Year – Metallica (RIAA Diamond Award)
• 1999: Catalogue Artist of the Year – Metallica
• 1999: Catalogue Album of the Year – Metallica

Anugerah Kerrang!:

• 2003: Hall of Fame – Metallica