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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Kerry Washington.
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Kerry Washington.
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Actress | The Last King of Scotland | Nominated |
| 2011 | For Colored Girls and Night Catches Us | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Scandal and Django Unchained | Won | |
| 2015 | Scandal | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Outstanding Independent Actor | Lift | Won |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress Theatrical | Save the Last Dance | Won | |
| 2003 | Outstanding Actress, Network/Cable | Lift | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Actress, Drama | Ray | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Supporting Actress | The Last King of Scotland | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Ensemble | Miracle at St. Anna | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Supporting Actress | For Colored Girls | Nominated |
| Outstanding Actress, Drama | Night Catches Us | Won | |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Nominated | ||
| For Colored Girls | Won | ||
| 2013 | Outstanding Supporting Actress | Django Unchained | Nominated |
| 2023 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Reasonable Doubt | Won |
| 2025 | Outstanding Lead Performance | The Six Triple Eight | Pending |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Scandal | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Confirmation | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Actress | Won |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Female Lead | Lift | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Kiss | Django Unchained | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Ray | Won | |
| 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Boston Legal | Nominated | |
| 2007 | The Last King of Scotland | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Night Catches Us | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Django Unchained | Won | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Scandal | Won | ||
| 2014 | Won | |||
| 2015 | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special | American Son | Nominated | [1] |
| 2021 | Little Fires Everywhere | Nominated | [2] | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | UnPrisoned | Nominated | [3] |
| Outstanding News / Information – (Series or Special) | 20/20 – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts | Won | ||
| 2025 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | The Six Triple Eight | Pending | [4] |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Pending | |||
| Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Unprisoned | Pending |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Scandal | Nominated |
| 2014 | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Outstanding Television Movie | Confirmation | Nominated |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Television Movie | American Son | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Variety Special (Live) | Live in Front of A Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" | Won | |
| 2022 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes" | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical | Ray | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Ray | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Scandal | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series | Confirmation | Nominated |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Best Revival of a Play | Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Choice Breakout Performance | Save the Last Dance | Won |
| 2013 | Choice Movie Actress: Comedy | Tyler Perry Presents Peeples | Nominated |
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NAACP Image Awards | NAACP President's Award | Scandal | Won | [5] |
| 2013 | TV Guide Magazine | Fan Favorite Awards for Favorite Actress | Won | [6] | |
| 2013 | TV Star of the Year | Won | [7] | ||
| 2014 | ACE Awards | Influencer Award (shared with designer Lyn Paolo) | Won | [8] | |
| 2014 | SAG Foundation Awards | Favorite Dramatic TV Actress | Won | [9] | |
| 2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Dramatic TV Actress | Nominated | [10] | |
| 2016 | Hasty Pudding Theatricals | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | — | Won | [11] |
| 2017 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Dramatic TV Actress | Scandal | Nominated | [12] |
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