List of awards and nominations received by Forest Whitaker

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Whitaker at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Totals [a]
Wins59
Nominations68
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, filmmaker, and activist Forest Whitaker.

Contents

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.

Major associations

Academy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2007 Best Actor The Last King of Scotland Won [1]

BAFTA Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
British Academy Film Awards
2006 Best Actor in a Leading Role The Last King of Scotland Won [2]

Cannes Film Festival

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1988 Best Actor Bird Won [3]
2022 Honorary Palme d'Or Won

Critics' Choice Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2007 Best Actor The Last King of Scotland Won [4]
2014 Joel Siegel AwardWon [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

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
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]
2025 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Andor (for "I Have Friends Everywhere")Pending [11]
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2012 Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form Brick City Nominated [12]

Golden Globes Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1988 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Bird Nominated [13]
2006 The Last King of Scotland Won [14]

Independent Spirit Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2006 Best Male Lead Actor American Gun Nominated [15]
2014 Best First Feature Fruitvale Station (as a producer)Won [16]
2016 Songs My Brother Taught Me (as a producer)Nominated [17]
2019 Sorry to Bother You (as a producer)Won [18]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1994 Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie The Enemy Within Nominated [19]
2003 Deacons for Defense and JusticeNominated [20]
2006 Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role The Last King of Scotland Won [21]
2013 The Butler Nominated [22]
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2018 Black Panther Won [23]

Miscellaneous awards

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.

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
2013 The Butler Best Actor Nominated [24]
Best Grownup Love Story Nominated

Audie Awards

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Bible Experience (Old Testament) Audiobook of the Year Nominated [25]
Inspirational/Spiritual Won
Multi-Voiced Performance
2010Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Audiobook of the Year Won [26] [27]
Multi-Voiced Performance
2014Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson Children's Title for Ages Up to Eight Nominated [28]

BET Awards

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
2007 The Last King of Scotland Best Actor Won [24]
2014 The ButlerNominated [29]
2020 Godfather of HarlemNominated [30]

Black Reel Awards

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
2003 Panic Room Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture Nominated [31]
2004 Phone Booth Nominated [32]
Deacons for Defense Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series Won
2007 The Last King of Scotland Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture Won [33]
2010 Where the Wild Things Are Outstanding Voice Performance Won [34]
2014 Fruitvale Station (as a producer) Outstanding Film Nominated
The Butler Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture Nominated
2016 Southpaw Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture Nominated [35]
2020 Godfather of Harlem (as a producer)Outstanding Drama SeriesNominated [36]
Outstanding Actor, Drama SeriesNominated
2021 "Make It Work" (from Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey ) Outstanding Original Song Nominated [37]
2022 Passing (as a producer) Outstanding Film Pending [38]

British Independent Film Awards

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
2006 The Last King of Scotland Best ActorNominated [39]

Gotham Awards

The Gotham Awards is an awards show presented annually by the Gotham Film & Media Institute to honor independent films in cinematic achievement.

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
2013 Fruitvale Station(as a producer)Audience AwardNominated [40]
HimselfGotham Tributes HonorWon
2018 Sorry to Bother You(as a producer)Audience AwardNominated [41]
2021 Passing (as a producer)Best FeatureNominated [42]

Guild of Music Supervisors Awards

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
2021"Make It Work" (from Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey ) Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film Nominated [43]

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.

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
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 [44]
2008 The Great Debaters Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated [45]
2014 The Butler Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Won [46]
Himself Chairman's Award Won
2016 Southpaw Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated [47]
2019 Godfather of Harlem(as a producer) Outstanding Drama Series Nominated [48]
2020 Godfather of Harlem Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [49]
2021 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated [50]
2022 Godfather of Harlem Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Pending [51]

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.

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
1994 Pret a Porter Best Acting by an EnsembleWon
2006 The Last King of ScotlandBest ActorWon [52]

Satellite Awards

The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs.

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
2006 The Last King of Scotland Best Actor – Motion Picture Won [53]
The ShieldBest Supporting Actor – Miniseries or TV FilmNominated
2013 The Butler Best Actor – Motion Picture Nominated [54]

Critics awards

AssociationYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
American Black Film Festival 1999Best Director Hope Floats Nominated
2014Best Ensemble Cast The Butler Nominated [55]
Nominated
Movie of the Year Fruitvale Station (as a producer)Nominated
Artist of the YearHimselfNominated
AAFCA Awards 2006 Best ActorThe Last King of ScotlandWon
2013 The ButlerWon [56]
Austin Film Critics Association 2019 Best EnsembleBlack PantherNominated [57]
Blockbuster Entertainment Award 1997Favorite Supporting Actor – DramaPhenomenonWon [58]
Boston Society of Film Critics 2006Best ActorThe Last King of ScotlandNominated [59]
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Capri Legend AwardHimselfWon
Chicago Film Critics Association 2006 Best ActorThe Last King of ScotlandWon [60]
Christopher Award 2006Television & Cable AwardDoor to DoorWon [61]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2006 Best ActorThe Last King of ScotlandWon [62]
Deauville American Film Festival 1993Best Director Strapped Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle 2006 Best ActorThe Last King of ScotlandWon [63]
Georgia Film Critics Association 2019Best EnsembleBlack PantherNominated [64]
Hollywood Film Awards 2006Actor of the YearThe Last King of ScotlandWon [65]
London Film Critics' Circle 2006 Actor of the Year Won [66]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2006 Best ActorWon [67]
National Society of Film Critics 2006 Won [68]
New York Film Critics Circle 2006 Won [69]
New York Film Critics Online 2006 Won [70]
Online Film Critics Society 2006 Won [71]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2007American Riviera AwardWon [72]
2014Excellence in Film AwardHimselfWon [73]
Seattle Film Critics Society 2018Best EnsembleBlack PantherNominated [74]
St. Louis Film Critics Association 2006 Best Actor The Last King of ScotlandWon [75]
Toronto Film Critics Association 2006 Best Actor Nominated [76]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2006 Best Actor Won [77]
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association 2006 Best Actor Won [78]
2018 Best Ensemble Black PantherNominated [79]

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