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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Won | Oscar |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Acapulco Black Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Black Film Award |
Best Director for: Hope Floats (1998) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| BET Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | BET Award |
Best Actor |
| Black Reel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Black Reel |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| 2004 | Won | Black Reel |
Television: Best Actor for: Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) |
| Nominated | Black Reel |
Film: Best Supporting Actor for: Phone Booth (2002) |
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| 2003 | Nominated | Black Reel |
Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor for: Panic Room (2002) |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Blockbuster Entertainment Award |
Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama for: Phenomenon (1996) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Best Actor |
for: Bird (1988) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | DFWFCA Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Deauville Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Critics Award |
for: Strapped (1993) (TV) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 2003 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Made for Television Movie for: Door to Door (2002) (TV) Shared with: David A. Rosemont (executive producer) Dan Angel (executive producer) Billy Brown (executive producer) Robert J. King (co-executive producer) Warren Carr (producer) |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| 1989 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Bird (1988) |
| Hollywood Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Hollywood Film Award |
Actor of the Year |
| Image Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Image Award |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for: The Great Debaters (2007) |
| 2007 | Won | Image Award |
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Image Award |
Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special for: Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for: Phone Booth (2002) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Image Award |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for: Phenomenon (1996) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Male Lead for: American Gun (2005) |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | ALFS Award |
Actor of the Year for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| NAMIC Vision Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Vision Award |
Best Actor - Drama for: "The Shield" (2002) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| 1994 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Acting by an Ensemble for: Prêt-à-Porter (1994) Shared with: Marcello Mastroianni Sophia Loren Jean-Pierre Cassel Kim Basinger Chiara Mastroianni Stephen Rea Anouk Aimée Rupert Everett Rossy de Palma Tara Leon Georgianna Robertson Lili Taylor Ute Lemper Tom Novembre Richard E. Grant Anne Canovas Julia Roberts Tim Robbins Lauren Bacall Lyle Lovett Tracey Ullman Sally Kellerman Linda Hunt Teri Garr Danny Aiello Jean Rochefort Michel Blanc |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Supporting Actor for: Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) for: Bird (1988) |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Riviera Award |
for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for: "The Shield" (2002) |
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for: The Enemy Within (1994) (TV) |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) |
for: Strapped (1993) (TV) |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | VFCC Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture On 16 April. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd. |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | WAFCA Award |
Best Actor for: The Last King of Scotland (2006) |