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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Shrek (2001).

 
1997 Won Saturn Award Best Actor
for: The Nutty Professor (1996).

 
American Cinematheque Gala Tribute
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1987 Won American Cinematheque Award
 
Annie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Annie Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
for: Shrek the Halls (2007) (TV).

 
2001 Won Annie Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production
for: Shrek (2001).
- As the voice of "Donkey".
 
1999 Nominated Annie Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
for: "The PJs" (1999).
For playing "Thurgood Stubbs".
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Shrek (2001).

 
BET Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated BET Award Best Actor
for: Norbit (2007) and Dreamgirls (2006).

 
2002 Nominated BET Award Best Actor
for: Shrek (2001), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) and Showtime (2002).

 
Black Reel Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated Black Reel Best Supporting Actor
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

 
2002 Nominated Black Reel Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor
for: Shrek (2001).

 
2000 Nominated Black Reel Best Film
for: Life (1999/I).
Shared with:
Brian Grazer

Theatrical - Best Actor
for: Bowfinger (1999).

 
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Comedy
for: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).

 
2000 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Comedy Team
for: Bowfinger (1999).
Shared with:
Steve Martin

Favorite Comedy Team
for: Life (1999/I).
Shared with:
Martin Lawrence

 
1999 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Comedy
for: Doctor Dolittle (1998).

 
1997 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Comedy
for: The Nutty Professor (1996).

 
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Critics Choice Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Acting Ensemble
for: Dreamgirls (2006).
Shared with:
Danny Glover
Jennifer Hudson
Hinton Battle
Keith Robinson
Sharon Leal
Anika Noni Rose
Beyoncé Knowles
Jamie Foxx

 
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won COFCA Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated CFCA Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

 
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 3rd place DFWFCA Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

 
1997 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
for: The Nutty Professor (1996).

 
1985 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
for: Beverly Hills Cop (1984).

 
1984 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
for: Trading Places (1983).

 
1983 Nominated Golden Globe New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male
for: 48 Hrs. (1982).

 
Image Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
for: Tower Heist (2011).

 
2007 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

 
1997 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
for: The Nutty Professor (1996).

 
1990 Won Special Award Entertainer of the Year

 
1983 Won Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
for: Trading Places (1983).

 
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Won Blimp Award Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
for: Shrek Forever After (2010).

 
2008 Won Blimp Award Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
for: Shrek the Third (2007).

Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Male Movie Star
for: Norbit (2007).

 
2005 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
for: Shrek 2 (2004).

 
2004 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: The Haunted Mansion (2003) and Daddy Day Care (2003).

 
2002 Won Blimp Award Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
for: Shrek (2001).

Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Male Movie Star
for: Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001).

 
2001 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).

 
1999 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Doctor Dolittle (1998).

 
1989 Nominated Kids' Choice Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Coming to America (1988).

 
1988 Won Kids' Choice Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987).

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1996 2nd place LAFCA Award Best Actor
for: The Nutty Professor (1996).

 
MTV Movie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: Shrek (2001).

Best On-Screen Team
for: Shrek (2001).
Shared with:
Cameron Diaz
Mike Myers

 
2001 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).

 
1997 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: The Nutty Professor (1996).

Best Male Performance
for: The Nutty Professor (1996).

 
1993 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: Boomerang (1992).

 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Won NSFC Award Best Actor
for: The Nutty Professor (1996).

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 2nd place NYFCC Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

 
Online Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated OFCS Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

 
People's Choice Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy

 
1989 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Comedy Motion Picture Actor

 
1985 Won People's Choice Award Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
Tied with Tom Selleck.
 
Primetime Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
for: "The PJs" (1999).
Shared with:
Steve Tompkins (executive producer)
Larry Wilmore (executive producer)
Brian Grazer (executive producer)
Ron Howard (executive producer)
Tony Krantz (executive producer)
Will Vinton (executive producer)
Tom Turpin (executive producer)
Bill Freiberger (supervising producer)
David Flebotte (supervising producer)
Mary Sandell
David Bleiman
Michael Price
J. Michael Mendel
Al Jean (consulting producer)
Mike Reiss (consulting producer)
Les Firestein (consulting producer/writer)
Donald R. Beck (co-producer)
Mark Gustafson (supervising director)
(20th Century Fox Television).
For episode "He's Gotta Have It".
 
1984 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
for: "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
(NBC).

Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
for: "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
Shared with:
Andrew Smith (writer)
James Belushi (writer)
Andy Breckman (writer)
Robin Duke (writer)
Adam Green (writer)
Mary Gross (writer)
Nate Herman (writer)
Tim Kazurinsky (writer)
Kevin Kelton (writer)
Andrew Kurtzman (writer)
Michael C. McCarthy (writer)
Pamela Norris (writer)
Margaret Oberman (writer)
Joe Piscopo (writer)
Herbert Sargent (writer)
Bob Tischler (writer)
Eliot Wald (writer)
(NBC).
For show #378.
 
1983 Nominated Primetime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series
for: "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
(NBC).

 
Razzie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2013 Nominated Razzie Award Worst Actor
for: A Thousand Words (2012/I).

 
2010 Won Razzie Award Worst Actor of the Decade
for: The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), I Spy (2002), Imagine That (2009), Meet Dave (2008), Norbit (2007) and Showtime (2002).
Nominated for 12 "achievements", "winner" of 3 Razzies.
Nominated Razzie Award Worst Actor
for: Imagine That (2009).

 
2009 Nominated Razzie Award Worst Actor
for: Meet Dave (2008).

Worst Screen Couple
for: Meet Dave (2008).
Eddie Murphy IN Eddie Murphy.
 
2008 Won Razzie Award Worst Actor
for: Norbit (2007).
(As Norbit).
Worst Supporting Actor
for: Norbit (2007).
(As Mr. Wong).
Worst Supporting Actress
for: Norbit (2007).
(As Rasputia).
Nominated Razzie Award Worst Screen Couple
for: Norbit (2007).
Eddie Murphy as Norbit and either Eddie Murphy as Mr. Wong or Eddie Murphy as Rasputia.
Worst Screenplay
for: Norbit (2007).
Shared with:
Charles Q. Murphy
Jay Scherick
David Ronn

 
2003 Nominated Razzie Award Worst Actor
for: The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), I Spy (2002) and Showtime (2002).

Worst Screen Couple
for: Showtime (2002), I Spy (2002) and The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002).
Shared with:
Robert De Niro
Owen Wilson
For either De Niro or Wilson or himself cloned.
 
1990 Won Razzie Award Worst Screenplay
for: Harlem Nights (1989).

Nominated Razzie Award Worst Director
for: Harlem Nights (1989).

 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
for: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).

 
1997 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
for: The Nutty Professor (1996).

 
Screen Actors Guild Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Dreamgirls (2006).

Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
for: Dreamgirls (2006).
Shared with:
Hinton Battle
Jamie Foxx
Danny Glover
Jennifer Hudson
Beyoncé Knowles
Sharon Leal
Keith Robinson
Anika Noni Rose

 
ShoWest Convention, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1992 Won Special Award Star of the Decade

 
1985 Won Special Award Star of the Year

 
Walk of Fame
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1996 Won Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture
On 26 June 1996. At 7000 Hollywood Blvd.
 

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