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Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)

Awards

Forest Whitaker

62 wins & 80 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner Oscar
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • The Last King of Scotland

Acapulco Black Film Festival

  • Christian Bale in Out of the Furnace (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Artist of the Year
    • Out of the Furnace
    • The Butler
    • Black Nativity
    • Fruitvale Station
  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • The Butler
    Shared with: Vanessa Redgrave · Terrence Howard · David Oyelowo · Oprah Winfrey · Michael James Madsen · Minka Kelly · Yaya DaCosta · Mariah Carey · Liev Schreiber · Alan Rickman · Robin Williams · Lenny Kravitz · Jane Fonda · Alex Pettyfer · Cuba Gooding Jr.
  • Black Nativity (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • Black Nativity
    Shared with: Jennifer Hudson · Tyrese Gibson · Angela Bassett · Jacob Latimore · Vondie Curtis-Hall · Grace Gibson · Luke James · Nas · Mary J. Blige
  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Butler
  • Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Movie of the Year
    • Fruitvale Station
    Shared with: Nina Yang Bongiovi

Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming

  • Criminal Justice (1990)
    1992 Winner Special Mention
    • Fiction: Actor
    • Criminal Justice

BET Awards

  • Jennifer Hudson in Respect (2021)
    2022 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Respect
    • Godfather of Harlem
  • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
    2020 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2014 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Butler
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

  • John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick in Phenomenon (1996)
    1997 Winner Blockbuster Entertainment Award
    • Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama
    • Phenomenon

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

BAFTA Awards

  • Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in Passing (2021)
    2022 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • Passing
    Shared with: Rebecca Hall · Margot Hand · Nina Yang Bongiovi
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • The Last King of Scotland

British Independent Film Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Critics Choice Awards

  • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
    2014 Winner Joel Siegel Award
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

CableACE Awards

  • Last Light (1993)
    1994 Nominee CableACE
    • Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
    • Last Light
  • Criminal Justice (1990)
    1992 Nominee CableACE
    • Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
    • Criminal Justice

Cannes Film Festival

  • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
    2022 Winner Honorary Golden Palm
  • Forest Whitaker in Bird (1988)
    1988 Winner Best Actor
    • Bird

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Christopher Awards

  • William H. Macy and Kyra Sedgwick in Door to Door (2002)
    2003 Winner Christopher Award
    • Television & Cable
    • Door to Door
    Shared with: Steven Schachter · William H. Macy · Warren Carr · Dan Angel · Billy Brown · David A. Rosemont · Robert J. King

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Deauville Film Festival

  • Michael Biehn, Dina Meyer, Samaria Graham, Paul McCrane, Busta Rhymes, Chi Ali, Don Blakely, Starletta DuPois, Jay Devlin, Kool Moe Dee, George Letrell, Mike Farley, Sticky Fingaz, Carmel Forte, Dorothi Fox, Joseph Gimpel, Kia Goodwin, Mary Hedahl, Skoob, Jermaine Hopkins, Hugh Hurd, Angela Jones, Edward Lewis, Monie Love, Marcella Lowery, Anthony Lozama, Marshall Maurice Mitchell, Raymond Moy, Nzingha, Jack O'Connell, Wendell Pierce, Tonya Pinkins, Evan Jermaine Simmons, Fredro Starr, Xiandia O. Stewart, William James Stiggers Jr., Tanganyika, Jamie Tirelli, Yul Vazquez, Isaiah Washington, Craig Wasson, Andre G. 'Crazy Drayz' Weston, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker, Bokeem Woodbine, Samuel E. Wright, and David Robinson in Strapped (1993)
    1993 Nominee Critics Award
    • Strapped

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Genevieve O'Reilly, Alan Tudyk, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Kyle Soller, and Adria Arjona in Andor (2022)
    2025 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • Andor
  • Brick City (2009)
    2010 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
    • Brick City
    Shared with: Marc Levin · Mark Benjamin · Mala Chapple
  • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
    2007 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • ER
    For playing "Curtis Ames".
  • William H. Macy and Kyra Sedgwick in Door to Door (2002)
    2003 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Made for Television Movie
    • Door to Door
    Shared with: David A. Rosemont · Dan Angel · Billy Brown · Robert J. King · Warren Carr

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Golden Globes, USA

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • The Last King of Scotland
  • Forest Whitaker in Bird (1988)
    1989 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Bird

Satellite Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2014 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture
    • The Butler
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
    • The Last King of Scotland
  • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)
    2006 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • The Shield

Gotham Awards

  • Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in Passing (2021)
    2021 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Best Feature
    • Passing
    Shared with: Rebecca Hall · Nina Yang Bongiovi · Margot Hand
  • LaKeith Stanfield in Sorry to Bother You (2018)
    2018 Nominee Audience Award
    • Sorry to Bother You
    Shared with: Boots Riley · Nina Yang Bongiovi · Charles D. King · George Rush · Jonathan Duffy · Kelly Williams
  • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
    2013 Winner Tribute Award
  • Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station (2013)
    2013 Nominee Audience Award
    • Fruitvale Station
    Shared with: Ryan Coogler · Nina Yang Bongiovi

Hollywood Film Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Actor of the Year
    • The Last King of Scotland

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    2024 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
    • Godfather of Harlem
  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    2022 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
    • Godfather of Harlem
  • Madalen Mills in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
    2021 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    2020 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
    • Godfather of Harlem
  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    2019 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Drama Series
    • Godfather of Harlem
    Shared with: Chris Brancato · Paul Eckstein · James Acheson · Nina Yang Bongiovi · Tracy Underwood · Joe Chappelle · Markuann Smith

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Hollywood Black (2024)
    2025 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
    • Hollywood Black
    Shared with: Shayla Harris · Dave Sirulnick · Stacey Reiss · Jon Kamen · Justin Simien · Kyle Laursen · Nina Yang Bongiovi · Amy Goodman Kass · Michael Wright · Jill Burkhart · David C. Brown · Laurens Grant · Jeffrey Schwarz
  • LaKeith Stanfield in Sorry to Bother You (2018)
    2019 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best First Feature
    • Sorry to Bother You
    Shared with: Boots Riley · Nina Yang Bongiovi · Jonathan Duffy · Charles D. King · George Rush · Kelly Williams
  • Irene Bedard, John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, and Kevin Hunter in Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
    2016 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best First Feature
    • Songs My Brothers Taught Me
    Shared with: Chloé Zhao · Mollye Asher · Nina Yang Bongiovi · Angela C. Lee
  • Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station (2013)
    2014 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best First Feature
    • Fruitvale Station
    Shared with: Ryan Coogler · Nina Yang Bongiovi
  • Donald Sutherland, Marcia Gay Harden, Forest Whitaker, and Linda Cardellini in American Gun (2005)
    2007 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Male Lead
    • American Gun

International Documentary Association

  • Brick City (2009)
    2010 Nominee IDA Award
    • Continuing Series
    • Brick City
    For episodes "Summer Is Ours", "Struggle", "Central", "Circus", and "Red October"
    Shared with: Evan Shapiro · Lynne Kirby · Mala Chapple · Marc Levin · Mark Benjamin · Sarah Barnett
  • Kassim the Dream (2008)
    2008 Nominee IDA Award
    • Feature Documentary
    • Kassim the Dream
    Shared with: Kief Davidson · Liz Silver · Keisha Whitaker · Joshua A. Green

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Kids' Choice Awards, USA

  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One (2016)
    2017 Nominee Blimp Award
    • #SQUAD
    • Rogue One
    Shared with: Felicity Jones · Diego Luna · Riz Ahmed · Donnie Yen · Ben Mendelsohn · Alan Tudyk · Mads Mikkelsen

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner Sierra Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner ALFS Award
    • Actor of the Year
    • The Last King of Scotland

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland
    Tied with Sacha Baron Cohen for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006).

NAMIC Vision Awards

  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    2024 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Performance - Drama
    • Godfather of Harlem
  • Malachi Kirby in Roots (2016)
    2017 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Performance - Drama
    • Roots
  • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)
    2007 Winner Vision Award
    • Best Actor - Drama
    • The Shield
  • Forest Whitaker in Deacons for Defense (2003)
    2004 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Dramatic Performance
    • Deacons for Defense

National Board of Review, USA

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland
  • Helena Christensen in Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
    1994 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Acting by an Ensemble
    • Prêt-à-Porter
    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

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Hollywood Black (2024)
    2025 Nominee News and Documentary Emmy
    • Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
    • Hollywood Black
    Shared with: Zac Manuel · Jennifer Brooks · Donald Bogle · Jessica Potter · Justin Simien · Konrad Tho Fiedler · Nina Yang Bongiovi · Jon Kamen · Kyle Laursen · Bo Garcia · Ryan Eng · Jeffrey Schwarz · Amy Goodman Kass · Stacey Reiss · Barry Blaschke · Bryan Irving · Shayla Harris · Marshall Rose · Roderick Alleyne · Michael Wright · Asif Burnett · F. Michael Young · Jill Burkhart · James Adolphus · Dave Sirulnick · Ethan Mass · David C. Brown · Peter Bobrow
  • Brick City (2009)
    2012 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form
    • Brick City
    Shared with: Marc Levin · Mark Benjamin · Sarah Barnett · Michael Klein · Evan Shapiro

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner OFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

PGA Awards

  • Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station (2013)
    2014 Winner Stanley Kramer Award
    • Fruitvale Station
    Shared with: Ryan Coogler · Nina Yang Bongiovi

Razzie Awards

  • Battlefield Earth (2000)
    2001 Nominee Razzie Award
    • Worst Supporting Actor
    • Battlefield Earth

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
    2014 Winner Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner American Riviera Award
    • The Last King of Scotland

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    2019 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Black Panther
    Shared with: Letitia Wright · Andy Serkis · Daniel Kaluuya · Danai Gurira · Winston Duke · Chadwick Boseman · Lupita Nyong'o · Michael B. Jordan · Martin Freeman · Sterling K. Brown · Angela Bassett
  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2014 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • The Butler
  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2014 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • The Butler
    Shared with: Mariah Carey · John Cusack · Jane Fonda · Cuba Gooding Jr. · Terrence Howard · Lenny Kravitz · James Marsden · David Oyelowo · Alex Pettyfer · Vanessa Redgrave · Alan Rickman · Liev Schreiber · Robin Williams · Oprah Winfrey
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • The Last King of Scotland
  • Forest Whitaker in Deacons for Defense (2003)
    2004 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • Deacons for Defense

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner SEFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Nominee TFCA Award
    • Best Performance, Male
    • The Last King of Scotland

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Michael Biehn, Dina Meyer, Samaria Graham, Paul McCrane, Busta Rhymes, Chi Ali, Don Blakely, Starletta DuPois, Jay Devlin, Kool Moe Dee, George Letrell, Mike Farley, Sticky Fingaz, Carmel Forte, Dorothi Fox, Joseph Gimpel, Kia Goodwin, Mary Hedahl, Skoob, Jermaine Hopkins, Hugh Hurd, Angela Jones, Edward Lewis, Monie Love, Marcella Lowery, Anthony Lozama, Marshall Maurice Mitchell, Raymond Moy, Nzingha, Jack O'Connell, Wendell Pierce, Tonya Pinkins, Evan Jermaine Simmons, Fredro Starr, Xiandia O. Stewart, William James Stiggers Jr., Tanganyika, Jamie Tirelli, Yul Vazquez, Isaiah Washington, Craig Wasson, Andre G. 'Crazy Drayz' Weston, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker, Bokeem Woodbine, Samuel E. Wright, and David Robinson in Strapped (1993)
    1993 Winner International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI)
    • Strapped

Walk of Fame

  • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
    2007 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On April 16, 2007. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd.

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner VFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Black Reel Awards

  • Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in Passing (2021)
    2022 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
    • Passing
    Shared with: Nina Yang Bongiovi · Margot Hand · Rebecca Hall
  • Madalen Mills in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
    2021 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Original Song
    • Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
    Song: "Make It Work"
    Shared with: Anika Noni Rose · John Legend
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Southpaw (2015)
    2016 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
    • Southpaw
  • Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station (2013)
    2014 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
    • Fruitvale Station
    Shared with: Nina Yang Bongiovi
  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2014 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
    • The Butler

Sant Jordi Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in Bird (1988)
    1989 Winner Sant Jordi
    • Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero)
    • Bird
    • Good Morning, Vietnam

MovieGuide Awards

  • Khris Davis in Big George Foreman (2023)
    2024 Nominee Grace Award
    • Most Inspiring Performance in Movies
    • Big George Foreman

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • The Last King of Scotland

Capri, Hollywood

  • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
    2006 Winner Capri Legend Award

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner WAFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Special Award: Most Valuable Film Actor of the Year
    • The Last King of Scotland

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner NTFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner SLFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

New York Film Critics, Online

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner NYFCO Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Critics Choice Television Awards

  • Malachi Kirby in Roots (2016)
    2016 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
    • Roots

Iowa Film Critics Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner IFC Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2013 Winner AAFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Butler
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner AAFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner OFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

Online Film & Television Association

  • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    2019 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Black Panther
    Shared with: Chadwick Boseman · Michael B. Jordan · Lupita Nyong'o · Danai Gurira · Martin Freeman · Daniel Kaluuya · Letitia Wright · Winston Duke · Angela Bassett · Andy Serkis
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland
  • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
    2007 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • ER

International Online Film Critics' Poll

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2009 Nominee IOFCP Award
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • The Last King of Scotland

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • The Last King of Scotland
    Runner-Up

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Nominee IOMA
    • Best Actor (Miglior attore protagonista)
    • The Last King of Scotland

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

  • Battlefield Earth (2000)
    2000 Winner Stinker Award
    • Worst On-Screen Hairstyle
    • Battlefield Earth
    Shared with: John Travolta

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best Lead Performance
    • The Last King of Scotland
    5th place.

Gold Derby Awards

  • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Ensemble Cast
    • Black Panther
    Shared with: Angela Bassett · Chadwick Boseman · Sterling K. Brown · Winston Duke · Martin Freeman · Danai Gurira · Michael B. Jordan · Daniel Kaluuya · Lupita Nyong'o · Andy Serkis · Letitia Wright
  • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)
    2010 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actor of the Decade
    • The Shield
    3rd place
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Lead Actor
    • The Last King of Scotland
    As Idi Amin
  • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)
    2007 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actor
    • The Shield

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2014 Nominee Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Butler
  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    2014 Nominee Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Grownup Love Story
    • The Butler
    Shared with: Oprah Winfrey

Guild of Music Supervisors Awards

  • Madalen Mills in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
    2021 Nominee GMS Award
    • Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film
    • Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
    Song: "Make It Work"
    Shared with: John Legend · Anika Noni Rose · Julia Michels

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • Forest Whitaker and Grantham Coleman in Emperor of Ocean Park (2024)
    2025 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie or Limited Series
    • Emperor of Ocean Park
  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    2024 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series
    • Godfather of Harlem
  • Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Genevieve O'Reilly, Alan Tudyk, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Kyle Soller, and Adria Arjona in Andor (2022)
    2024 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series
    • Andor
  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    2022 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actor, Drama Series
    • Godfather of Harlem
  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    2020 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actor, Drama Series
    • Godfather of Harlem

The BAM Awards

  • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    2018 Winner The BAM Award
    • Best Cast
    • Black Panther
    Shared with: Chadwick Boseman · Michael B. Jordan · Lupita Nyong'o · Danai Gurira · Martin Freeman · Daniel Kaluuya · Letitia Wright · Sterling K. Brown · Angela Bassett · Andy Serkis · Florence Kasumba · John Kani · David S. Lee · Nabiyah Be

Gotham TV Awards

  • Hollywood Black (2024)
    2025 Nominee Gotham TV Award
    • Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
    • Hollywood Black
    Shared with: Justin Simien · Nina Yang Bongiovi · Jill Burkhart · Shayla Harris · Jon Kamen · Amy Goodman Kass · Kyle Laursen · Stacey Reiss · Jeffrey Schwarz · Dave Sirulnick · Michael Wright

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