Forest Whitaker

American actor (born 1961)

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Awards

Academy Awards, USA

2007

Won

Oscar (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)

Acapulco Black Film Festival

1999

Nominated

Black Film Award (Best Director)

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

2013

Won

AAFCA Award (Best Actor)

BAFTA Awards

2022

Nominated

BAFTA Film Award (Outstanding British Film of the Year)

2007

Won

BAFTA Film Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role)

BET Awards

2022

Nominated

BET Award (Best Actor)

2020

Nominated

BET Award (Best Actor)

2014

Nominated

BET Award (Best Actor)

2007

Won

BET Award (Best Actor)

Black Reel Awards

2022

Nominated

Black Reel (Outstanding Motion Picture)

2021

Nominated

Black Reel (Outstanding Original Song)

2016

Nominated

Black Reel (Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture)

2014

Nominated

Black Reel (Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture)

Nominated

Black Reel (Outstanding Motion Picture)

2010

Nominated

Black Reel (Best Voice Performance)

2007

Won

Black Reel (Best Actor)

2004

Nominated

Black Reel (Film: Best Supporting Actor)

Won

Black Reel (Television: Best Actor)

2003

Nominated

Black Reel (Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor)

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

1997

Won

Blockbuster Entertainment Award (Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama)

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

2006

Won

BSFC Award (Best Actor)

British Independent Film Awards

2006

Nominated

British Independent Film Award (Best Actor)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2014

Won

Joel Siegel Award

2007

Won

Critics Choice Award (Best Actor)

Cannes Film Festival

2022

Won

Honorary Golden Palm

1988

Won

Best Actor

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2006

Won

CFCA Award (Best Actor)

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2006

Won

DFWFCA Award (Best Actor)

Deauville Film Festival

1993

Nominated

Critics Award

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2006

Won

FFCC Award (Best Actor)

Golden Globes, USA

2007

Won

Golden Globe (Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama)

1989

Nominated

Golden Globe (Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama)

Gotham Awards

2018

Nominated

Audience Award

2013

Nominated

Audience Award

Won

Tribute Award

Hollywood Film Festival

2006

Won

Hollywood Film Award (Actor of the Year)

Image Awards

2024

Nominated

Image Award (Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series)

2022

Nominated

Image Award (Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series)

2021

Nominated

Image Award (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture)

2020

Nominated

Image Award (Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series)

2016

Nominated

Image Award (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture)

2014

Won

Chairman's Award

Won

Image Award (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture)

2008

Nominated

Image Award (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture)

2007

Won

Image Award (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture)

2004

Nominated

Image Award (Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special)

Nominated

Image Award (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture)

1997

Nominated

Image Award (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture)

Independent Spirit Awards

2019

Won

Independent Spirit Award (Best First Feature)

2016

Nominated

Independent Spirit Award (Best First Feature)

2014

Won

Independent Spirit Award (Best First Feature)

2007

Nominated

Independent Spirit Award (Best Male Lead)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2007

Won

KCFCC Award (Best Actor)

Kids' Choice Awards, USA

2017

Nominated

Blimp Award (#SQUAD)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2006

Won

Sierra Award (Best Actor)

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2007

Won

ALFS Award (Actor of the Year)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2006

Won

LAFCA Award (Best Actor)

NAMIC Vision Awards

2017

Nominated

Vision Award (Best Performance - Drama)

2007

Won

Vision Award (Best Actor - Drama)

National Board of Review, USA

2006

Won

NBR Award (Best Actor)

1994

Won

NBR Award (Best Acting by an Ensemble)

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

2007

Won

NSFC Award (Best Actor)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2006

Won

NYFCC Award (Best Actor)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2007

Won

OFCS Award (Best Actor)

Peabody Awards

2010

Won

Peabody Award

PGA Awards

2014

Won

Stanley Kramer Award

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2006

Won

PFCS Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)

Primetime Emmy Awards

2010

Nominated

Emmy (Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking)

2007

Nominated

Emmy (Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series)

2003

Won

Emmy (Outstanding Made for Television Movie)

Razzie Awards

2001

Nominated

Razzie Award (Worst Supporting Actor)

Sant Jordi Awards

1989

Won

Sant Jordi (Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero))

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2014

Won

Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film

2007

Won

Riviera Award

Satellite Awards

2013

Nominated

Satellite Award (Best Actor in a Motion Picture)

2006

Won

Satellite Award (Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama)

Nominated

Satellite Award (Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television)

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2019

Won

Actor (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture)

2014

Nominated

Actor (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture)

Nominated

Actor (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role)

2007

Won

Actor (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role)

2004

Nominated

Actor (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries)

1995

Nominated

Actor (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries)

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2006

Won

SEFCA Award (Best Actor)

Toronto International Film Festival

1993

Won

International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI)

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2007

Won

VFCC Award (Best Actor)

Walk of Fame

2007

Won

Star on the Walk of Fame (Motion Picture)

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2006

Won

WAFCA Award (Best Actor)

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