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Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)

Awards

Idris Elba

32 wins & 110 nominations

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
    2022 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Suicide Squad

Acapulco Black Film Festival

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Artist of the Year
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    • Pacific Rim
    • Thor: The Dark World
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Best Actor
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, and Shantol Jackson in Yardie (2018)
    2018 Nominee C.I.C.A.E. Award
    • Panorama
    • Yardie

BET Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2024 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
  • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, and Jenny Slate in Zootopia (2016)
    2016 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Zootopia
    • Beasts of No Nation
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2015 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Luther
    • No Good Deed
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    • Thor: The Dark World
  • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, and Chris Hemsworth in Thor (2011)
    2012 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Thor
    • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
    • Luther

BAFTA Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Leading Actor
    • Luther

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
    4th place

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Hijack
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
    • Luther
    For playing: "John Luther".
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Luther
    For playing "John Luther".
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Luther
    For playing "John Luther".
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
    • Luther
    For playing "Detective John Luther".

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Golden Globes, USA

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther

Satellite Awards

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2010 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther

Gotham Awards

  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2021 Winner Tribute Award
    • The Harder They Fall
    Ensemble
    Shared with: Jonathan Majors · Zazie Beetz · Delroy Lindo · LaKeith Stanfield · Danielle Deadwyler · Edi Gathegi · RJ Cyler · Deon Cole · Regina King

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
    • Hijack
  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2022 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
    • The Harder They Fall
  • In the Long Run (2017)
    2021 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
    • In the Long Run
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2020 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special
    • Luther
  • Guerrilla (2017)
    2018 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special
    • Guerrilla

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • Beasts of No Nation
    Shared with: Daniel Crown · Cary Joji Fukunaga · Amy Kaufman · Daniela Taplin Lundberg · Riva Marker
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Supporting Male
    • Beasts of No Nation

Kids' Choice Awards, USA

  • Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    2017 Nominee Blimp Award
    • Favorite Villain
    • Star Trek Beyond

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British/Irish Actor of the Year
    • Beasts of No Nation
    • Second Coming

NAMIC Vision Awards

  • Sometimes in April (2005)
    2006 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Dramatic Performance
    • Sometimes in April
  • The Wire (2002)
    2005 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Dramatic Performance
    • The Wire

National Television Awards, UK

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Nominee National Television Award
    • Radio Times - TV Detective
    • Luther

Royal Television Society, UK

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Winner RTS Television Award
    • Actor - Male
    • Luther

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Beasts of No Nation
    Shared with: Abraham Attah · Kurt Egyiawan
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • Luther
  • Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in American Gangster (2007)
    2008 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • American Gangster
    Shared with: Armand Assante · Josh Brolin · Russell Crowe · Ruby Dee · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Cuba Gooding Jr. · Carla Gugino · John Hawkes · Ted Levine · Joe Morton · Lymari Nadal · John Ortiz · RZA · Yul Vazquez · Denzel Washington

Sundance Film Festival

  • Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, and Shantol Jackson in Yardie (2018)
    2018 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Dramatic
    • Yardie

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2013 Winner Humanitarian Award

Black Reel Awards

  • Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Idris Elba, Michelle Watson, Tika Sumpter, Ben Schwartz, and Scott Patey in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
    2023 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Voice Performance
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2022 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor
    • The Harder They Fall
  • Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, and Shantol Jackson in Yardie (2018)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Emerging Director
    • Yardie
  • Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game (2017)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
    • Molly's Game
  • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Andrew Stanton, Ty Burrell, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Bob Peterson, and Hayden Rolence in Finding Dory (2016)
    2017 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Voice Performance
    • Finding Dory

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Capri, Hollywood

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Winner Capri Supporting Actor Award
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2013 Winner Capri Actor Award
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Austin Film Critics Association

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Winner WAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

  • Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game (2017)
    2017 Nominee NTFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Molly's Game
    3rd place
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner NTFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Critics Choice Television Awards

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Winner Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
    • Luther

Denver Film Critics Society

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

IGN Summer Movie Awards

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee IGN Award
    • Best TV Hero
    • Luther
    For playing "John Luther".

Jupiter Award

  • Pacific Rim (2013)
    2014 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Actor
    • Pacific Rim

Crime Thriller Awards, UK

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2013 Nominee Dagger
    • Best Leading Actor
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Winner Dagger
    • Best Leading Actor
    • Luther

Shorty Awards

  • Hot Ones (2015)
    2020 Nominee Shorty Award
    • Best Gif
    • Hot Ones

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

  • Gran Turismo 7 (2022)
    2022 Nominee HMMA Award
    • Best Original Song - Video Game
    • Gran Turismo 7
    Song: "Vroom"
    Shared with: The Fanatix · Lil Tjay · Davido · Koffee · Moelogo

Online Film & Television Association

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actor in a Drama Series
    • Hijack
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series
    • Luther

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Nominee ACCA TV
    • Best Actor (TV Movie or Mini-Series)
    • Luther

Behind the Voice Actors Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Voice Acting Award
    • Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year
  • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
    • Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
    • The Jungle Book
    As the voice of "Shere Khan".
  • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Andrew Stanton, Ty Burrell, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Bob Peterson, and Hayden Rolence in Finding Dory (2016)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
    • Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
    • Finding Dory
    Shared with: Ellen DeGeneres · Albert Brooks · Hayden Rolence · Ed O'Neill · Kaitlin Olson · Ty Burrell · Diane Keaton · Eugene Levy · Sloane Murray
  • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
    • Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
    • The Jungle Book
    Shared with: Bill Murray · Ben Kingsley · Lupita Nyong'o · Giancarlo Esposito · Christopher Walken · Scarlett Johansson · Garry Shandling
  • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, and Jenny Slate in Zootopia (2016)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
    • Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
    • Zootopia
    Shared with: Ginnifer Goodwin · Jason Bateman · Jenny Slate · Nate Torrence · Bonnie Hunt · Don Lake · Tommy Chong · J.K. Simmons · Alan Tudyk · John DiMaggio · Maurice LaMarche

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2013 Nominee WFCC Award
    • Best Male Images in a Movie
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
    2nd place.
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Performance in a Miniseries or TV Movie
    • Luther

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
    8th place.

Gold Derby Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
    • Luther

Ghana Movie Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Winner Ghana Movie Award
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Beasts of No Nation

All Def Movie Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2016 Nominee All Def Movie Award
    • Most Likely To Steal Your Girl Award

Screen Nation Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner Screen Nation Film and Television Award
    • Favourite International Film
    • Beasts of No Nation
    Shared with: Ama K. Abebrese · Jude Akuwudike
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Winner Screen Nation Film and Television Award
    • Male Performance in TV
    • Luther

National Film Awards, UK

  • Ryan Reynolds, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson, Eiza González, and Vanessa Kirby in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
    2020 Nominee National Film Award
    • Outstanding Performance
    • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
  • Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, and Shantol Jackson in Yardie (2018)
    2019 Winner National Film Award
    • Best Drama
    • Yardie

The Game Awards

  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (2023)
    2023 Nominee The Game Award
    • Best Performance
    • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards

  • Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton in Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
    2022 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Lead Actor in Film
    • Three Thousand Years of Longing

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series
    • Hijack
  • Idris Elba in Turn Up Charlie (2019)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series
    • Turn Up Charlie
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series
    • Saturday Night Live
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series
    • Luther
  • Guerrilla (2017)
    2017 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series
    • Guerrilla

Seoul International Drama Awards

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee Individual Award
    • Best Actor
    • Luther

Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game (2017)
    2017 Nominee LAOFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Molly's Game

Critics Choice Super Awards

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Winner CCA Super Award
    • Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
    • Hijack
  • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
    2022 Nominee CCA Super Award
    • Best Actor in a Superhero Movie
    • The Suicide Squad
  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2022 Nominee CCA Super Award
    • Best Villain in a Movie
    • The Harder They Fall

Seattle Film Critics Society

  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2022 Nominee SFCS Award
    • Best Villain
    • The Harder They Fall

Odyssey Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Odyssey Award
    • Best Support Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Golden Joystick Awards

  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (2023)
    2023 Nominee Golden Joystick Award
    • Best Supporting Performer
    • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

MOBO Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2017 Winner MOBO Paving the Way Award
  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2015 Winner MOBO Inspiration Award

Just Jared Jr Fan Awards

  • Idris Elba in Beast (2022)
    2022 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Favourite Actor
    • Beast

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