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Academy Awards, USA
2007
Won
Oscar
(Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
Acapulco Black Film Festival
1999
Nominated
Black Film Award
(Best Director)
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2013
Won
AAFCA Award
(Best Actor)
BAFTA Awards
2022
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
(Outstanding British Film of the Year)
2007
Won
BAFTA Film Award
(Best Actor in a Leading Role)
BET Awards
2022
Nominated
BET Award
(Best Actor)
2020
Nominated
BET Award
(Best Actor)
2014
Nominated
BET Award
(Best Actor)
2007
Won
BET Award
(Best Actor)
Black Reel Awards
2022
Nominated
Black Reel
(Outstanding Motion Picture)
2021
Nominated
Black Reel
(Outstanding Original Song)
2016
Nominated
Black Reel
(Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture)
2014
Nominated
Black Reel
(Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture)
Nominated
Black Reel
(Outstanding Motion Picture)
2010
Nominated
Black Reel
(Best Voice Performance)
2007
Won
Black Reel
(Best Actor)
2004
Nominated
Black Reel
(Film: Best Supporting Actor)
Won
Black Reel
(Television: Best Actor)
2003
Nominated
Black Reel
(Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1997
Won
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
(Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2006
Won
BSFC Award
(Best Actor)
British Independent Film Awards
2006
Nominated
British Independent Film Award
(Best Actor)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2014
Won
Joel Siegel Award
2007
Won
Critics Choice Award
(Best Actor)
Cannes Film Festival
2022
Won
Honorary Golden Palm
1988
Won
Best Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2006
Won
CFCA Award
(Best Actor)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2006
Won
DFWFCA Award
(Best Actor)
Deauville Film Festival
1993
Nominated
Critics Award
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2006
Won
FFCC Award
(Best Actor)
Golden Globes, USA
2007
Won
Golden Globe
(Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama)
1989
Nominated
Golden Globe
(Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama)
Gotham Awards
2018
Nominated
Audience Award
2013
Nominated
Audience Award
Won
Tribute Award
Hollywood Film Festival
2006
Won
Hollywood Film Award
(Actor of the Year)
Image Awards
2024
Nominated
Image Award
(Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series)
2022
Nominated
Image Award
(Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series)
2021
Nominated
Image Award
(Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture)
2020
Nominated
Image Award
(Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series)
2016
Nominated
Image Award
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture)
2014
Won
Chairman's Award
Won
Image Award
(Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture)
2008
Nominated
Image Award
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture)
2007
Won
Image Award
(Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture)
2004
Nominated
Image Award
(Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special)
Nominated
Image Award
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture)
1997
Nominated
Image Award
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture)
Independent Spirit Awards
2019
Won
Independent Spirit Award
(Best First Feature)
2016
Nominated
Independent Spirit Award
(Best First Feature)
2014
Won
Independent Spirit Award
(Best First Feature)
2007
Nominated
Independent Spirit Award
(Best Male Lead)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2007
Won
KCFCC Award
(Best Actor)
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
2017
Nominated
Blimp Award
(#SQUAD)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2006
Won
Sierra Award
(Best Actor)
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2007
Won
ALFS Award
(Actor of the Year)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2006
Won
LAFCA Award
(Best Actor)
NAMIC Vision Awards
2017
Nominated
Vision Award
(Best Performance - Drama)
2007
Won
Vision Award
(Best Actor - Drama)
National Board of Review, USA
2006
Won
NBR Award
(Best Actor)
1994
Won
NBR Award
(Best Acting by an Ensemble)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2007
Won
NSFC Award
(Best Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2006
Won
NYFCC Award
(Best Actor)
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2007
Won
OFCS Award
(Best Actor)
Peabody Awards
2010
Won
Peabody Award
PGA Awards
2014
Won
Stanley Kramer Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2006
Won
PFCS Award
(Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
Primetime Emmy Awards
2010
Nominated
Emmy
(Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking)
2007
Nominated
Emmy
(Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series)
2003
Won
Emmy
(Outstanding Made for Television Movie)
Razzie Awards
2001
Nominated
Razzie Award
(Worst Supporting Actor)
Sant Jordi Awards
1989
Won
Sant Jordi
(Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero))
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2014
Won
Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film
2007
Won
Riviera Award
Satellite Awards
2013
Nominated
Satellite Award
(Best Actor in a Motion Picture)
2006
Won
Satellite Award
(Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama)
Nominated
Satellite Award
(Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2019
Won
Actor
(Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture)
2014
Nominated
Actor
(Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture)
Nominated
Actor
(Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role)
2007
Won
Actor
(Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role)
2004
Nominated
Actor
(Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries)
1995
Nominated
Actor
(Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2006
Won
SEFCA Award
(Best Actor)
Toronto International Film Festival
1993
Won
International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2007
Won
VFCC Award
(Best Actor)
Walk of Fame
2007
Won
Star on the Walk of Fame
(Motion Picture)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2006
Won
WAFCA Award
(Best Actor)
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Australian Film Institute
Academy Awards, USA
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American Society of Cinematographers, USA
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Art Directors Guild
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Baek Sang Art Awards
Baeksang Arts Awards
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Bodil Awards
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
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Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Cinema Audio Society, USA
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Detroit Film Critic Society, US
Directors Guild of America, USA
Empire Awards, UK
European Film Awards
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
Genie Awards
Golden Globes, USA
Golden Screen, Germany
Gotham Awards
Goya Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
Image Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
London Critics Circle Film Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Magritte Awards, Belgium
Austin Film Critics Association
Metro Manila Film Festival
MTV Movie Awards
National Board of Review, USA
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
Online Film Critics Society Awards
People's Choice Awards, USA
PGA Awards
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Qantas Television Awards
Razzie Awards
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Satellite Awards
Scream Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
SIYAD Turkish Film Critics Association Award
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Star Awards for Movies
Teen Choice Awards
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Visual Effects Society Awards
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
World Soundtrack Awards
Writers Guild of America, USA
Young Artist Awards
Film Festivals
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Atlantic Film Festival
Avignon Film Festival
Bel Air Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
Beverly Hills Film Festival
Bogota Film Festival
Boston Jewish Film Festival
Brooklyn Film Festival
Cairo International Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Cartagena Film Festival
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Créteil International Women's Film Festival
Giffoni Film Festival
Gijón International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Harlem International Film Festival
HollyShorts Film Festival
Hollywood Black Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
International Film Festival Manhattan
International Film Festival of India
Istanbul International Film Festival
Jerusalem Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
London Film Festival
Manhattan Film Festival
Metro Manila Film Festival
Minsk International Film Festival
Montréal World Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
New Media Film Festival
New York Film Festival
Norwegian International Film Festival
Oldenburg International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
San Antonio Film Festival
San Diego Asian Film Festival
San Diego Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
São Paulo International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
Slamdance Film Festival
Sofia International Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Transilvania International Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival
WorldFest Houston
Guild Awards
Art Directors Guild
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Directors Guild of America, USA
PGA Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Writers Guild of America, USA
Music Awards
BET Awards
Grammy Awards
iHeartRadio Music Awards
Image Awards
People's Choice Awards, USA
Stellar Awards
Teen Choice Awards
Television/Broadcasting Awards
Baek Sang Art Awards
Baeksang Arts Awards
BAFTA Awards
CableACE Awards
Cinema Audio Society, USA
Daytime Emmy Awards
Directors Guild of America, USA
Gemini Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
Image Awards
International Emmy Awards
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
Logie Awards
Midsouth Emmy Awards, Nashville, US
National Television Awards, UK
Peabody Awards
People's Choice Awards, USA
PGA Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
Qantas Television Awards
Satellite Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Shorty Awards
Sports Emmy Awards
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