List of awards and nominations received by Chiwetel Ejiofor

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by English actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ejiofor at the 2015
Born
Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor
OccupationActor, director, writer[1]
Years active1995–present

He has received numerous acting awards and nominations, including the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2006, five Golden Globe Award nominations, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in Othello in 2008. In 2008, Ejiofor was presented with an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts.[2] Ejiofor is known for his portrayal of Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things (2002), The Operative in Serenity (2005), Lola in Kinky Boots (2005), Luke in Children of Men (2006), Dr. Adrian Helmsley in 2012 (2009) and Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which he received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.[3]

Major associations

Academy Awards

Academy Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2014 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated

British Academy Film Awards

British Academy Film Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2006 N/A Rising Star Award Nominated
2014 12 Years a Slave Best Actor in a Leading Role Won

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Award
Year Nominated work Category Result
2007 Kinky Boots Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated
Tsunami: The Aftermath Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
2010 Endgame Nominated
2014 Dancing on the Edge Nominated
12 Years a Slave Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Award
Year Nominated work Category Result
2014 Dancing on the Edge Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Nominated
2020 The Elephant Queen Outstanding Narrator Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Screen Actors Guild Award
Year Nominated work Category Result
2008 American Gangster Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2014 12 Years a Slave Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated

Film critic awards

Year Nominated work Category Result
African-American Film Critics Association
2007 Talk to Me Best Supporting Actor Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated
Best Ensemble Cast Nominated
Unforgettable Moment Award Won
Austin Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards
2014 12 Years a Slave International Award for Best Actor Won
Black Film Critics Circle
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Best Ensemble Won
Black Reel Awards
2004 Dirty Pretty Things Best Actor Won
2006 Four Brothers Outstanding Ensemble Nominated
Serenity Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2007 Kinky Boots Nominated
Children of Men Nominated
2008 Redbelt Best Actor Nominated
2010 2012 Nominated
2014 Dancing on the Edge Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable Won
12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Best Ensemble Won
Boston Online Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Best Ensemble Won
Boston Society of Film Critics
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Central Ohio Film Critics
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Best Ensemble Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association
2003 Dirty Pretty Things Most Promising Performer Nominated
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2014 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated
Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Runner-up
Dorian Awards
2013 12 Years a Slave Film Performance of the Year - Actor Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award
2014 Dancing on the Edge Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated
Critics' Circle Theatre Awards
2000 Blue/Orange The Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer Won
Denver Film Critics Society
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated
Best Ensemble Cast Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Georgia Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Best Ensemble Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Indiana Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Iowa Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
London Film Critics' Circle
2003 Dirty Pretty Things British Actor of the Year Nominated
2006 Kinky Boots Nominated
2014 12 Years a Slave Actor of the Year Won
British Actor of the Year Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Runner-up
National Society of Film Critics
2014 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Runner-up
New York Film Critics Circle
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Runner-up
New York Film Critics Online
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
North Carolina Film Critics
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
North Texas Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Online Film Critics Society
2004 Dirty Pretty Things Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society
2003 Love Actually Best Ensemble Acting Nominated
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
Best Cast Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society
2002 Dirty Pretty Things Best Actor Won
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated
Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Runner-up
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Toronto Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated
Utah Film Critics Association
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2003 Dirty Pretty Things Best Actor Won
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Best Acting Ensemble Won
Women Film Critics Circle
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won
Best Male Images in a Movie Won

Other awards and nominations

Black Movie Awards

Black Movie Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2006 Kinky Boots Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominated

British Independent Film Awards

British Independent Film Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2003 Dirty Pretty Things Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film Won
Best Newcomer Nominated
2005 Kinky Boots Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film Nominated

Empire Film Awards

Empire Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2014 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated

European Film Awards

European Film Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2003 Dirty Pretty Things Best Actor Nominated

Evening Standard British Film Awards

Evening Standard British Film Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2002 Dirty Pretty Things Best Actor Won

Gold Derby Awards

Gold Derby Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated
Best Ensemble Cast Nominated

Gotham Awards

Gotham Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2007 Talk to Me Best Ensemble Cast Won
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated

Guardian Film Awards

Guardian Film Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated

Ian Charleson Awards

Ian Charleson Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2000 Romeo and Juliet Best Classical Stage Performance Nominated

IGN's Best of Awards

IGN's Best of Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Movie Actor Won

Independent Spirit Awards

Independent Spirit Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2008 Talk to Me Best Supporting Male Won
2014 12 Years a Slave Best Male Lead Nominated

International Cinephile Society Awards

International Cinephile Society Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Nominated
Best Ensemble Nominated

Irish Film & Television Awards

Irish Film & Television Academy
Year Nominated work Category Result
2014 12 Years a Slave Best International Actor Won

Laurence Olivier Awards

Laurence Olivier Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2001 Blue/Orange Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
2008 Othello Best Actor Won

London Evening Standard Theatre Awards

London Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2000 Blue/Orange Outstanding Newcomer Won

Monte-Carlo Television Festival

Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result
2006 Tsunami: The Aftermath Mini-Series - Best Performance by an Actor Won

MTV Movie Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2014 12 Years a Slave Best Male Performance Nominated

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Awards

NAACP Image Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2007 Tsunami: The Aftermath Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nominated
2008 Talk to Me Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
2010 2012 Nominated
2014 12 Years a Slave Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
Dancing on the Edge Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nominated
2016 The Secret in their Eyes Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
The Martian Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated

Satellite Awards

Satellite Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2014 Dancing on the Edge Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
12 Years a Slave Best Actor – Motion Picture Nominated

Screen Nation Awards

Screen Nation Film and Television Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2013 12 Years a Slave Male Performance in Film Won

UK Regional Critics' Film Awards

UK Regional Critics' Film Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2013 12 Years a Slave Actor of the Year Won

Village Voice Film Poll

Village Voice Film Poll
Year Nominated work Category Result
2013 12 Years a Slave Best Actor Won

References

  1. "Columbite Tantalite: a film that fuses Congo's past and present struggles". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. "'Kinky Boots' actor Chiwetel receives OBE from Queen". Hello. UK. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  3. "Baftas 2014: Chiwetel Ejiofor wins best actor for 12 Years a Slave". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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