List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Forest_Whitaker
This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, director and producer Forest Whitaker.
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Nominations | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Over his career Whitaker has earned an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006). In 2022 he won the Honorary Palme d'Or.
Academy Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best Actor | The Last King of Scotland | Won | [1] |
BAFTA Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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British Academy Film Awards | ||||
2006 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Last King of Scotland | Won | [2] |
Cannes Film Festival
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1988 | Best Actor | Bird | Won | [3] |
2022 | Honorary Palme d'Or | Won |
Critics' Choice Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards | ||||
2007 | Best Actor | The Last King of Scotland | Won | [4] |
2014 | Joel Siegel Award | Won | [5] | |
2019 | Best Acting Ensemble | Black Panther | Nominated | [6] |
Critics' Choice Television Award | ||||
2016 | Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Roots | Nominated | [7] |
Emmy Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2003 | Outstanding Television Movie | Door to Door | Won | [8] |
2007 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | ER | Nominated | [9] |
2010 | Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking | Brick City | Nominated | [10] |
News & Documentary Emmy Awards | ||||
2012 | Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form | Brick City | Nominated | [11] |
Golden Globes Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1988 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Bird | Nominated | [12] |
2006 | The Last King of Scotland | Won | [13] | |
Independent Spirit Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | Best Male Lead Actor | American Gun | Nominated | [14] |
2014 | Best First Feature | Fruitvale Station (as a producer) | Won | [15] |
2016 | Songs My Brother Taught Me (as a producer) | Nominated | [16] | |
2019 | Sorry to Bother You (as a producer) | Won | [17] |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | The Enemy Within | Nominated | [18] |
2003 | Deacons for Defense and Justice | Nominated | [19] | |
2006 | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | The Last King of Scotland | Won | [20] |
2013 | The Butler | Nominated | [21] | |
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
2018 | Black Panther | Won | [22] | |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
The AARP Movies for Grownups Awards are given annually by the AARP to encourage the film industry to make more movies by and about people over the age of 50.
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | The Butler | Best Actor | Nominated | [23] |
Best Grownup Love Story | Nominated |
Audie Awards
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | The Bible Experience (Old Testament) | Audiobook of the Year | Nominated | [24] |
Inspirational/Spiritual | Won | |||
Multi-Voiced Performance | ||||
2010 | Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales | Audiobook of the Year | Won | [25][26] |
Multi-Voiced Performance | ||||
2014 | Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson | Children's Title for Ages Up to Eight | Nominated | [27] |
BET Awards
Black Reel Awards
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2003 | Panic Room | Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture | Nominated | [30] |
2004 | Phone Booth | Nominated | [31] | |
Deacons for Defense | Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series | Won | ||
2007 | The Last King of Scotland | Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture | Won | [32] |
2010 | Where the Wild Things Are | Outstanding Voice Performance | Won | [33] |
2014 | Fruitvale Station (as a producer) | Outstanding Film | Nominated | |
The Butler | Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
2016 | Southpaw | Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture | Nominated | [34] |
2020 | Godfather of Harlem (as a producer) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | [35] |
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series | Nominated | |||
2021 | "Make It Work" (from Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey) | Outstanding Original Song | Nominated | [36] |
2022 | Passing (as a producer) | Outstanding Film | Pending | [37] |
British Independent Film Awards
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA Awards) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
Gotham Awards
The Gotham Awards is an awards show presented annually by the Gotham Film & Media Institute to honor independent films in cinematic achievement.
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | "Make It Work" (from Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey) | Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film | Nominated | [42] |
NAACP Image Awards
The NAACP Image Awards NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1995 | The Crying Game | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
1997 | Phenomenon | Nominated | ||
2004 | Phone Booth | Nominated | ||
The Crying Game | Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Nominated | ||
2007 | The Last King of Scotland | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Won | [43] |
2008 | The Great Debaters | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | [44] |
2014 | The Butler | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Won | [45] |
Himself | Chairman's Award | Won | ||
2016 | Southpaw | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | [46] |
2019 | Godfather of Harlem (as a producer) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | [47] |
2020 | Godfather of Harlem | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | [48] |
2021 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | [49] |
2022 | Godfather of Harlem | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Pending | [50] |
National Board of Review Awards
The NAACP Image Awards NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Pret a Porter | Best Acting by an Ensemble | Won | |
2006 | The Last King of Scotland | Best Actor | Won | [51] |
Satellite Awards
The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs.
Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | The Last King of Scotland | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Won | [52] |
The Shield | Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV Film | Nominated | ||
2013 | The Butler | Best Actor – Motion Picture | Nominated | [53] |
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