Awards

Year	Work	Award	Result
2005	The Gospel	Black Reel Award for Best Actor	Nominated
	Sometimes in April	Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable	Nominated
		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Nominated
2007	Daddy's Little Girls	BET Award for Best Actor	Nominated
	American Gangster	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Nominated
2008	This Christmas, American Gangster and 28 Weeks Later	BET Award for Best Actor	Nominated
2009	RocknRolla and The Unborn		Nominated
	Obsessed	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Nominated
2010	The Losers	BET Award for Best Actor	Won
	Takers	Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble	Nominated
	Luther	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Nominated
2011	Takers	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Nominated
	Takers and Luther	BET Award for Best Actor	Won
	Luther	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Won
	The Big C	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
	Luther	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Won
		Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated
		Satellite Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film	Nominated
2012		Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable	Won
		Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated
	Thor, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Luther	BET Award for Best Actor	Nominated
2014	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Nominated
	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Thor: The Dark World	BET Award for Best Actor	Nominated
	Luther	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Nominated
		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Won
		Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated
2015	Luther and No Good Deed	BET Award for Best Actor	Nominated
	Beasts of No Nation	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor	Won
		Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
		BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
		Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Nominated
		Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
		Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male	Won
		Kermode Award for Best Actor	Won
		Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Won
		Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Nominated
	Luther	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Nominated
		Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries	Won
		Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Won
2016		Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Pending