Aunjanue Ellis awards and nominations
Aunjanue Ellis in 2015
Aunjanue Ellis in 2015
Totals[a]
Wins16
Nominations44
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Aunjanue Ellis.

A popular actress in numerous US television series and films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Ellis gained international notoriety by starring in the film Ray (2004) directed by Taylor Hackford, for which she was nominated at the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Later Ellis acted in severals television critical acclaimed television series, including E-Ring, Justice, True Blood and The Mentalist.

After being cast in Academy Awards nominated film The Help, Ellis played Ann Pettway in television film Abducted: The Carlina White Story, winning the Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series. In 2014, she played the lead role in the film Of Mind and Music, receiving critical acclaim winning the American Black Film Festival Award for Best Actress.

In 2016, after taking part in Nate Parker's film The Birth of a Nation, Ellis starred in the drama miniseries The Book of Negroes. Her role was critically acclaimed, earning her nominations at the Critics' Choice Television Awards, NAACP Image Awards and Satellite Awards for Best Actress, winning the Canadian Screen Awards in the same category. Following Ellis starred in Barry Jenkins' Academy Awards-nominated film If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), receiving critical acclaim for her performance with the cast.

In 2019 Ellis played as Sharonne Salaam in the miniseries When They See Us, earning a nomination at Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In 2020 she starred as Mattie Moss Clark in television film The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel and as Hippolyta Freeman in HBO serie Lovecraft Country, being nominated at the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

In 2021 Ellis starred as Oracene "Brandy" Price critically acclaimed film King Richard, role that earned her her first nominations at the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and at the Academy Awards in the same category. Ellis was also awarded by the National Board of Review for Best Supporting Actress.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated [1]

British Academy Film Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2022 King Richard Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated [2]

Golden Globe Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated [3]

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2019 When They See Us Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Nominated [4]
2021 Lovecraft Country Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [5]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2005 Ray Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated [6]
2021 Lovecraft Country Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [7]
2022 King Richard Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated [8]

Other awards

Black Reel Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2003 Undercover Brother Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture Nominated [9]
2013 Abducted: The Carlina White Story Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series Won [10]
2016 The Book of Negroes Nominated [11]
2019 When They See Us Nominated [12]
2020 The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Nominated [13]
2021 Lovecraft Country Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series Nominated [14]
2022 King Richard Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture Won [15]

Canadian Screen Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2016 The Book of Negroes Best Actress on Television Won [16][17]

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated [18]

Critics' Choice Television Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2016 The Book of Negroes Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries Nominated [19]

NAACP Image Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2001 Men of Honor Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated
2010 Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nominated [20]
2016 The Book of Negroes Nominated [21]
2020 When They See Us Nominated [22]
2021 The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Nominated [23]
Lovecraft Country Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated

National Board of Review

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Won [24]

Satellite Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2018 The Book of Negroes Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [25]
2020 When They See Us Nominated [26]
2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated [27]

Critic's awards

Year Association Work Award Result Ref.
2015 American Black Film Festival Of Mind and Music Best Actress Won [28]
Newport Beach Film Festival Won [29]
2016 Gracie Awards The Book of Negroes Outstanding Female in a Leading Role, TV Movie/Limited Series Won [30]
2018 Women Film Critics Circle If Beale Street Could Talk Best Ensemble Nominated [31]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Nominated [32]
2019 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominated [33]
2020 African-American Film Critics Association When They See Us Best Ensemble Won [34]
2021 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Herself Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award Won [35]
Black Film Critics Circle King Richard Best Supporting Actress Won [36]
Nevada Film Critics Society Won [37]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [38]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Runner-up [39]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Nominated [40]
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Nominated [41]
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Nominated [42]
Sunset Film Circle Awards Nominated [43]
2022 Palm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Performance Award Won [44]
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [45]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Supporting Actress Nominated [46]
African-American Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Won [47]
Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [48]
Chicago Indie Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [49]
Columbus Film Critics Association Nominated [50]
Denver Film Society Nominated
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Nominated
Hawaii Film Critics Society Nominated [51]
North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society Nominated [52]
Hollywood Critics Association Nominated [53]
Herself Inspire Award Won

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