Whitney Houston received two Emmy Awards during her career.
Her first Emmy came in 1986 for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, recognizing her performance on the Grammy Awards broadcast. Her second arrived in 1988 as a Sports Emmy for music connected with coverage of the Seoul Olympics, including her recording of “One Moment in Time.”
A common mix-up comes from counting nominations rather than wins. Houston also received Emmy recognition for projects such as Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, but those nominations did not add to her two Emmy victories. Her major honors also included nine Grammy Awards, 22 American Music Awards and five World Music Awards, making the Emmy total only one part of a much larger awards record.