Year | Work | Award | Result |
2005 | Black Reel Award for Best Actor | The Gospel | Nominated |
Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable | Sometimes in April | Nominated |
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Nominated |
2007 | BET Award for Best Actor | Daddy's Little Girls | Nominated |
2008 | BET Award for Best Actor | This Christmas / American Gangster / 28 Weeks Later | Nominated |
2009 | RocknRolla / The Unborn | Nominated |
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Obsessed | Nominated |
2010 | BET Award for Best Actor | The Losers | Won |
Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble | Takers | Nominated |
2011 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Takers | Nominated |
BET Award for Best Actor | Takers / Luther | Won |
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Luther | Won |
Satellite Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated |
2012 | Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable | Won |
BET Award for Best Actor | Thor / Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / Luther | Nominated |
2014 | BET Award for Best Actor | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom / Thor: The Dark World | Nominated |
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Luther | Won |
2015 | BET Award for Best Actor | Luther / No Good Deed | Nominated |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Beasts of No Nation | Won |
Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Supporting Actor | 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 |
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Won |
2017 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | The Jungle Book | Won |
Black Reel Award for Outstanding Voice Performance | Won |
Black Reel Award for Outstanding Voice Performance | Zootopia | Nominated |
Black Reel Award for Outstanding Voice Performance | Finding Dory | Nominated |
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Villain | Star Trek Beyond | Nominated |
2022 | Saturn Award for Best Actor | The Suicide Squad | Nominated |
2023 | Game Award for Best Performance | Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | Nominated |