The song has received mixed reviews from music critics . '' Digital Spy '' s Nick Levine gave the song four out of five stars and described it as a " huge-hearted urbany piano ballad " and compared its sound to " Empire State of Mind " by Alicia Keys . '' Billboard '' wrote : " Mars professes his love for a beautiful girl who occupies his dreams ... with its steady , danceable pulse and singalong chorus , Mars has created a feel-good jam that should establish him as a solo contender in his own right . " Alex Young from '' Consequence of Sound '' praised the track 's chorus for being " undeniably catchy " and did n't find surprising for the single to be a " radio staple " . AllMusic 's Tim Sendra gave the single a mixed review saying , " it ’s not very deep and it ’s not poetry , but sweetly played and sung " . He believes it , " will melt hearts from tweens to old folk " . Tim Byron of The Vine compared Mars ' debut solo single to Billy Joel 's " Just The Way You Are " , saying that the latter " is a little more ambiguous ... more aware of the ups and downs that characterize relationships " . Jamie Milton of '' musicOMH '' explained that " Just the Way You Are " can be mistaken for a pop song due to its tempo . However , it is one of the most " sappiestballad " to be heard in a some time . Nima Baniamer from Contactmusic.com felt the single did n't make Mars stand out from other R&B artists . Baniamer added , " The song never builds to any climax and it simply falls a bit flat , coming across quite corny and cheesy . " The song was nominated for the 2010 The Record of the Year ceremony . In 2011 , the song won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance . The single was nominated for several awards at 2011 Billboard Music Awards such as Top Hot 100 Song and Top Pop Song , but it ended up by winning only the category Top Radio Song . It was nominated for Choice Music : Love Song at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards . In the same year , the single won Most Performed Song at ASCAP Pop Music Awards . In 2012 , at the same award ceremony , it won , again , Most Performed Song and also Song of the Year . At the RTHK International Pop Poll Awards the song won " Top 10 Gold International Gold Songs "
2011 Teen Choice Awards
2011 Teen Choice Awards
Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song)