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Chiwetel Ejiofor
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1)
Acapulco Black Film Festival (1)
BET Awards (1)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1)
BAFTA Awards (2)
British Independent Film Awards (6)
Critics Choice Awards (1)
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (1)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Chicago International Film Festival (1)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2)
European Film Awards (1)
Evening Standard British Film Awards (2)
Family Film Awards (1)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Golden Globes, USA (5)
Satellite Awards (2)
Gotham Awards (2)
Image Awards (NAACP) (8)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2)
Irish Film and Television Awards (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (4)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Monte-Carlo TV Festival (1)
MTV Movie + TV Awards (1)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Newport Beach Film Festival (1)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (2)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (3)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Sundance Film Festival (1)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Empire Awards, UK (1)
American Black Film Festival (1)
Seattle Film Critics Awards (2)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle (1)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (1)
Black Reel Awards (12)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (3)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (2)
Austin Film Critics Association (1)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Black Movie Awards (1)
Ischia Global Film & Music Festival (1)
International Cinephile Society Awards (1)
North Texas Film Critics Association, US (1)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (2)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (1)
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards (1)
New York Film Critics, Online (1)
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US (1)
Critics Choice Television Awards (1)
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Iowa Film Critics Awards (1)
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) (1)
Denver Film Critics Society (1)
IGN Summer Movie Awards (1)
CinEuphoria Awards (2)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (1)
Boston Online Film Critics Association (1)
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (1)
Utah Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (5)
Village Voice Film Poll (2)
Heartland Film (1)
Guardian Film Awards, UK (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (2)
Golden Schmoes Awards (1)
Richard Attenborough Film Awards, UK (1)
Women Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (2)
Indiewire Critics' Poll (1)
North Carolina Film Critics Association (1)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
Gold Derby Awards (3)
Screen Nation Awards (1)
National Film Awards, UK (2)
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards (1)
AACTA International Awards (1)
Black Reel Awards for Television (1)
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (1)
Critics Choice Super Awards (2)
60 wins & 90 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2014 Nominee
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
12 Years a Slave
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2022 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Actor in a Network/Cable Television Series
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Acapulco Black Film Festival
2014 Winner
Hollywood Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
BET Awards
2014 Winner
BET Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2013 Winner
BSFC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
BAFTA Awards
2014 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Leading Actor
12 Years a Slave
2006 Nominee
Rising Star Award
British Independent Film Awards
2019 Nominee
Douglas Hickox Award
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019 Nominee
British Independent Film Award
Best Supporting Actor
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2015 Winner
Richard Harris Award
2005 Nominee
British Independent Film Award
Best Actor
Kinky Boots
2003 Winner
British Independent Film Award
Best Actor
Dirty Pretty Things
1 more
All
Critics Choice Awards
2014 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
2014 Winner
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Best Actor
Dancing on the Edge
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Winner
CFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2004 Nominee
CFCA Award
Most Promising Performer
Dirty Pretty Things
Chicago International Film Festival
2008 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Short Film
Slapper
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Primetime Emmy Awards
2020 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Narrator
The Elephant Queen
2014 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Dancing on the Edge
For playing "Louis Lester".
European Film Awards
2003 Nominee
European Film Award
European Actor
Dirty Pretty Things
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2017 Nominee
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Supporting Actor
Doctor Strange
2003 Winner
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Actor
Dirty Pretty Things
Family Film Awards
2021 Winner
Family Film Award
Outstanding Actor in a Television Film
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2013 Winner
FFCC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Golden Globes, USA
2014 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
12 Years a Slave
2014 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Dancing on the Edge
2010 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Endgame
2007 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Kinky Boots
2007 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Satellite Awards
2014 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture
12 Years a Slave
2014 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Dancing on the Edge
Gotham Awards
2013 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2007 Winner
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Ensemble Performance
Talk to Me
Tied with
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
.
Shared with:
Cedric The Entertainer
·
Don Cheadle
·
Mike Epps
·
Vondie Curtis-Hall
·
Taraji P. Henson
·
Martin Sheen
Image Awards (NAACP)
2020 Winner
Image Award
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2016 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Secret in Their Eyes
2016 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
The Martian
2014 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
12 Years a Slave
2014 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Dancing on the Edge
3 more
All
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2014 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Male Lead
12 Years a Slave
2008 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Supporting Male
Talk to Me
Irish Film and Television Awards
2014 Winner
IFTA Award
Best International Actor
12 Years a Slave
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2013 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2014 Winner
ALFS Award
Actor of the Year
12 Years a Slave
2014 Nominee
ALFS Award
British Actor of the Year
12 Years a Slave
2006 Nominee
ALFS Award
British Actor of the Year
Kinky Boots
2003 Nominee
ALFS Award
British Actor of the Year
Dirty Pretty Things
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Nominee
LAFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Monte-Carlo TV Festival
2007 Winner
Golden Nymph
Mini-Series - Best Performance by an Actor
Tsunami: The Aftermath
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2014 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best Male Performance
12 Years a Slave
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2014 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2013 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Tied with
Oscar Isaac
for
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
.
Newport Beach Film Festival
2020 Winner
Festival Honors Award
Artist of Distinction
12 Years a Slave
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2004 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Breakthrough Performance
Dirty Pretty Things
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2003 Winner
SDFCS Award
Best Actor
Dirty Pretty Things
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2014 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
12 Years a Slave
2014 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
12 Years a Slave
Shared with:
Benedict Cumberbatch
·
Paul Dano
·
Garret Dillahunt
·
Michael Fassbender
·
Paul Giamatti
·
Scoot McNairy
·
Lupita Nyong'o
·
Adepero Oduye
·
Sarah Paulson
·
Brad Pitt
·
Michael Kenneth Williams
·
Alfre Woodard
2008 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
American Gangster
Shared with:
Armand Assante
·
Josh Brolin
·
Russell Crowe
·
Ruby Dee
·
Idris Elba
·
Cuba Gooding Jr.
·
Carla Gugino
·
John Hawkes
·
Ted Levine
·
Joe Morton
·
Lymari Nadal
·
John Ortiz
·
RZA
·
Yul Vazquez
·
Denzel Washington
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Winner
SEFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Sundance Film Festival
2019 Winner
Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Nominee
TFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Empire Awards, UK
2014 Nominee
Empire Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
American Black Film Festival
2004 Winner
Best Performance by an Actor
Dirty Pretty Things
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2014 Nominee
Seattle Film Critics Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2014 Nominee
Seattle Film Critics Award
Best Ensemble Cast
12 Years a Slave
Shared with:
Benedict Cumberbatch
·
Paul Dano
·
Garret Dillahunt
·
Michael Fassbender
·
Adepero Oduye
·
Sarah Paulson
·
Brad Pitt
·
Michael Kenneth Williams
·
Paul Giamatti
·
Scoot McNairy
·
Alfre Woodard
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2013 Winner
SFFCC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2014 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Black Reel Awards
2020 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding Voice Performance
The Lion King
2020 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding First Screenplay
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2016 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
The Martian
2016 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
Z for Zachariah
2014 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
12 Years a Slave
7 more
All
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
12 Years a Slave
2013 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Acting Ensemble
12 Years a Slave
Shared with:
Michael Fassbender
·
Lupita Nyong'o
·
Benedict Cumberbatch
·
Paul Dano
·
Paul Giamatti
·
Sarah Paulson
·
Brad Pitt
·
Alfre Woodard
·
Adepero Oduye
·
Garret Dillahunt
·
Scoot McNairy
·
Taran Killam
·
Chris Chalk
·
Michael Kenneth Williams
·
Liza J. Bennett
·
Kelsey Scott
·
Quvenzhané Wallis
·
Devyn A. Tyler
·
Cameron Zeigler
2004 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Ensemble Acting
Love Actually
Shared with:
Hugh Grant
·
Colin Firth
·
Sienna Guillory
·
Liam Neeson
·
Lulu Popplewell
·
Emma Thompson
·
Kris Marshall
·
Heike Makatsch
·
Martin Freeman
·
Joanna Page
·
Andrew Lincoln
·
Keira Knightley
·
Nina Sosanya
·
Martine McCutcheon
·
Laura Linney
·
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
·
Alan Rickman
·
Rodrigo Santoro
·
Rowan Atkinson
·
Claudia Schiffer
·
Bill Nighy
·
Gregor Fisher
·
Rory MacGregor
·
Carla Vasconcelos
·
Shannon Elizabeth
·
Denise Richards
·
Elisha Cuthbert
·
Lúcia Moniz
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2014 Winner
COFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2004 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Actor
Dirty Pretty Things
Austin Film Critics Association
2013 Winner
AFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Winner
WAFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2003 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Actor
Dirty Pretty Things
Black Movie Awards
2006 Nominee
Black Movie Award
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Kinky Boots
Ischia Global Film & Music Festival
2014 Winner
Ischia Actor Award
12 Years a Slave
International Cinephile Society Awards
2014 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2014 Winner
NTFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2013 Winner
SLFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2013 Winner
SLFCA Award
Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment)
12 Years a Slave
For the hanging scene.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2013 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
New York Film Critics, Online
2013 Winner
NYFCO Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2013 Winner
IFJA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Critics Choice Television Awards
2014 Nominee
Critics' Choice TV Award
Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
Dancing on the Edge
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2014 Nominee
DFCC
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Tied with
Tom Hardy
for
Locke (2013)
,
Joaquin Phoenix
for
Her (2013)
and
Bill Hader
for
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
in 10th place
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2014 Winner
IFC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2007 Winner
AAFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Talk to Me
Denver Film Critics Society
2014 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
IGN Summer Movie Awards
2013 Winner
IGN Award
Best Movie Actor
12 Years a Slave
CinEuphoria Awards
2015 Winner
CinEuphoria
Best Duo - International Competition
12 Years a Slave
Shared with:
Lupita Nyong'o
2015 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Actor - International Competition
12 Years a Slave
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2014 Winner
GAFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Boston Online Film Critics Association
2013 Winner
BOFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
2014 Nominee
Dorian Award
Film Performance of the Year - Actor
12 Years a Slave
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Winner
UFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2014 Winner
OFCC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Winner
HFCS Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Online Film & Television Association
2020 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Voice-Over Performance in a Animated Program
The Elephant Queen
2014 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2014 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Dancing on the Edge
2007 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Tsunami: The Aftermath
2004 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Breakthrough Performance: Male
Dirty Pretty Things
Village Voice Film Poll
2013 Winner
VVFP Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2003 Nominee
VVFP Award
Best Performance
Dirty Pretty Things
6th place.
Heartland Film
2019 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Guardian Film Awards, UK
2014 Nominee
Guardian Film Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2013 Nominee
ACCA
Best Actor in a Leading Role
12 Years a Slave
2006 Nominee
ACCA
Best Cast Ensemble
Children of Men
Shared with:
Clive Owen
·
Julianne Moore
·
Michael Caine
·
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Golden Schmoes Awards
2013 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Actor of the Year
12 Years a Slave
Richard Attenborough Film Awards, UK
2014 Winner
RAFA
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2013 Winner
WFCC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2013 Winner
WFCC Award
Best Male Images in a Movie
12 Years a Slave
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2014 Nominee
INOCA
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2nd place.
2004 Nominee
INOCA
Best Breakthrough
Dirty Pretty Things
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2013 Winner
ICP Award
Best Lead Performance
12 Years a Slave
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2014 Winner
NCFCA Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2013 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Actor
12 Years a Slave
2013 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Ensemble
12 Years a Slave
Shared with:
Benedict Cumberbatch
·
Paul Dano
·
Garret Dillahunt
·
Michael Fassbender
·
Paul Giamatti
·
Scoot McNairy
·
Lupita Nyong'o
·
Adepero Oduye
·
Sarah Paulson
·
Brad Pitt
·
Michael Kenneth Williams
·
Alfre Woodard
Gold Derby Awards
2020 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Ensemble of the Decade
12 Years a Slave
Shared with:
Chris Chalk
·
Benedict Cumberbatch
·
Paul Dano
·
Garret Dillahunt
·
Michael Fassbender
·
Paul Giamatti
·
Taran Killam
·
Scoot McNairy
·
Lupita Nyong'o
·
Adepero Oduye
·
Sarah Paulson
·
Brad Pitt
·
Michael Kenneth Williams
·
Alfre Woodard
2014 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Ensemble Cast
12 Years a Slave
Shared with:
Brad Pitt
·
Alfre Woodard
·
Paul Dano
·
Lupita Nyong'o
·
Chris Chalk
·
Benedict Cumberbatch
·
Garret Dillahunt
·
Michael Fassbender
·
Paul Giamatti
·
Taran Killam
·
Scoot McNairy
·
Adepero Oduye
·
Sarah Paulson
·
Michael Kenneth Williams
2014 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Lead Actor
12 Years a Slave
Screen Nation Awards
2014 Winner
Screen Nation Film and Television Award
Male Performance in Film
12 Years a Slave
National Film Awards, UK
2020 Nominee
National Film Award
Best Supporting Actor
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2015 Nominee
National Film Award
Best Breakthrough Performance in a Film
Half of a Yellow Sun
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2019 Nominee
Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Best Narration
The Elephant Queen
Shared with:
Mark Deeble
AACTA International Awards
2014 Winner
AACTA International Award
Best Lead Actor
12 Years a Slave
Black Reel Awards for Television
2022 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series
The Man Who Fell to Earth
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
2019 Winner
Fiction Grand Award
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Critics Choice Super Awards
2023 Nominee
CCA Super Award
Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2021 Nominee
CCA Super Award
Best Actor in a Superhero Movie
The Old Guard
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