This is a list of awards and nominations received by Colman Domingo, an American actor of stage and screen.
Domingo started his career on stage, acting in severals Off-Broadway and Broadway productions. For his performance on A Boy and His Soul he received a Lucille Lortel Award in 2010. Later he was cast in The Scottsboro Boys by Susan Stroman, receiving nominations at the 65th Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
In 2020 for his role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom he received Screen Actors Guild Award and Independent Spirit Award nominations. In 2022 Domingo has received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as a drug addict in HBO series Euphoria and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance as an abusive pimp Zola .
In 2023 Domingo was featured on second film adaptation of The Color Purple , receiving nominations with the cast at the Celebration of Cinema and Television Honor, and played civil rights activist Bayard Rustin on biographical drama film Rustin , being nominated at the BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Awards, Satellite Awards and Critics' Choice Movie Awards for his performance.
Academy Award | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2024 | Best Actor | Rustin | Nominated | [1] |
British Academy Film Award | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2024 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Rustin | Nominated | [2] |
Critics' Choice Movie Award | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2020 | Best Acting Ensemble | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Nominated | |
2023 | Best Actor | Rustin | Nominated | [3] [4] |
Best Acting Ensemble | The Color Purple | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2022 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Euphoria | Won | [5] |
Golden Globe Award | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2024 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Rustin | Nominated | [6] |
Independent Spirit Award | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2020 | Best Supporting Male | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Nominated | [7] |
2021 | Zola | Nominated | [8] | |
Laurence Olivier Award | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2014 | Best Supporting Role in a Musical | The Scottsboro Boys | Nominated | [9] |
Screen Actors Guild Award | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2020 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Nominated | [10] |
2024 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Rustin | Nominated | [11] |
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | The Color Purple | Nominated | [12] | |
Tony Award | ||||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
2011 | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | The Scottsboro Boys | Nominated | [13] |
2023 | Best Play | Fat Ham | Nominated | [14] |
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2008 | Obie Award | Performance | Passing Strange | Won | [15] |
Connecticut Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Coming Home | Won | [16] | |
2010 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Solo Performance | A Boy and His Soul | Nominated | [15] |
Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | [15] | ||
Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Solo Show | Won | [15] | ||
2011 | Fred and Adele Astaire Award | Outstanding Male Dancer | The Scottsboro Boys | Nominated | [17] |
2014 | Whatsonstage.com Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Nominated | [18] | |
2017 | NAACP Theatre Award | Best Director of a Play, Larger Theatre | Barbecue | Nominated | [19] |
2018 | IRNE Award | Best Director of a Play, Large Stage | A Guide for the Homesick | Nominated | [20] |
Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater | Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole | Nominated | [21] | |
Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater | Outstanding New Play/Musical | Nominated | [21] | ||
Drama League Award | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Summer: The Donna Summer Musical | Nominated | [22] | |
2019 | NAACP Theatre Award | Best Playwright, Larger Theatre | Nominated | ||
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