Year
|
Award
|
Category
|
Nominee(s)
|
Result
|
Ref.
|
2005
|
Artios Awards
|
Outstanding Achievement in Movie of the Week Casting
|
John Papsidera and Wendy O'Brien
|
Won
|
[2]
|
Humanitas Prize
|
90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television
|
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
|
Won
|
[3]
|
Online Film & Television Association Awards
|
Best Motion Picture Made for Television
|
Nominated
|
[4]
|
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Marcus Carl Franklin
|
Nominated
|
Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Won
|
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Terrence Howard
|
Nominated
|
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Macy Gray
|
Nominated
|
Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
George C. Wolfe
|
Nominated
|
Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
|
Nominated
|
Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Won
|
Best Costume Design in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Nominated
|
Best Editing in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Nominated
|
Best Lighting in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Nominated
|
Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Nominated
|
Best Music in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Meshell Ndegeocello
|
Nominated
|
Best Production Design in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Nominated
|
Best Sound in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|
Nominated
|
Primetime Emmy Awards
|
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
|
Halle Berry, Vincent Cirrincione, Shelby Stone, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Nellie Nugiel
|
Nominated
|
[5]
|
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Won
|
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
|
George C. Wolfe
|
Nominated
|
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
|
John Papsidera
|
Won
|
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
|
Charles Gregory Ross and Fay Kelly
|
Nominated
|
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)
|
Edna Sheen, Denise Pugh-Ruiz, and Karen Westerfield
|
Nominated
|
Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie
|
Susumu Tokunow, Rick Ash, and Adam Jenkins
|
Nominated
|
Satellite Awards
|
Best Motion Picture Made for Television
|
Nominated
|
[6]
|
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Nominated
|
Television Critics Association Awards
|
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
|
Nominated
|
[7]
|
Women's Image Network Awards
|
Actress in Made-for-TV Movie/Miniseries
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Nominated
|
|
2006
|
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
|
Best TV Movie
|
Nominated
|
[8]
|
American Cinema Editors Awards
|
Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television
|
Brian A. Kates
|
Won
|
[9]
|
BET Awards
|
Best Actor
|
Terrence Howard
|
Won
|
[10]
|
Black Reel Awards
|
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
|
Halle Berry and Vincent Cirrincione
|
Won
|
[11]
|
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series
|
George C. Wolfe
|
Won
|
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Won
|
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
|
Terrence Howard
|
Nominated
|
Jeffrey Wright
|
Won
|
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
|
Carmen Ejogo
|
Won
|
Rosie Perez
|
Nominated
|
Adina Porter
|
Nominated
|
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series
|
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
|
Won
|
Cinema Audio Society Awards
|
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movies and Mini-Series
|
Susumu Tokunow, Rick Ash, and Adam Jenkins
|
Won
|
[12]
|
Costume Designers Guild Awards
|
Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series
|
Hope Hanafin
|
Nominated
|
[13]
|
Directors Guild of America Awards
|
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television or Miniseries
|
George C. Wolfe
|
Won[a]
|
[14]
|
Golden Globe Awards
|
Best Miniseries or Television Film
|
Nominated
|
[15]
|
Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Won
|
Golden Reel Awards
|
Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement
|
Jon Mete, Michael Hertlein, and Paul Longstaffe
|
Won
|
[16]
|
Gracie Awards
|
Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Won
|
[17]
|
Independent Spirit Awards
|
Best First Feature
|
Nominated
|
[18] [19]
|
Best Female Lead
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Nominated
|
NAACP Image Awards
|
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
|
Won
|
[20]
|
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
|
Terrence Howard
|
Won
|
Jeffrey Wright
|
Nominated
|
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
|
Carmen Ejogo
|
Won
|
Macy Gray
|
Nominated
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Won
|
Rosie Perez
|
Nominated
|
Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie
|
George C. Wolfe
|
Nominated
|
NAMIC Vision Awards
|
Best Drama
|
Won
|
|
Best Dramatic Performance
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Nominated
|
National Board of Review Awards
|
Best Film or Mini-Series Made for Cable TV
|
Won
|
[21]
|
Producers Guild of America Awards
|
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
|
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Halle Berry, Vincent Cirrincione, Shelby Stone, and Nellie Nugiel
|
Nominated
|
[22]
|
Screen Actors Guild Awards
|
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
|
S. Epatha Merkerson
|
Won
|
[23]
|
Writers Guild of America Awards
|
Long Form – Adapted
|
Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Based on his play
|
Nominated
|
[24]
|