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James Earl Jones

Awards

Showing all 25 wins and 27 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

2012 Winner
Honorary Award
1971 Nominee
Oscar 		Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Great White Hope (1970)

Golden Globes, USA

1992 Nominee
Golden Globe 		Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Pros and Cons (1991)
1991 Nominee
Golden Globe 		Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Gabriel's Fire (1990)
1975 Nominee
Golden Globe 		Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Claudine (1974)
1971 Winner
Golden Globe 		Most Promising Newcomer - Male
The Great White Hope (1970)
Nominee
Golden Globe 		Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
The Great White Hope (1970)

Primetime Emmy Awards

2004 Nominee
Primetime Emmy 		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Everwood (2002)
For playing "Will Cleveland"
1997 Nominee
Primetime Emmy 		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Frasier (1993)
For playing "Norman". For episode "Roz's Krantz And Gouldenstein Are Dead".
1995 Nominee
Primetime Emmy 		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Under One Roof (1995)
For playing "Neb Langston".
1994 Nominee
Primetime Emmy 		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Picket Fences (1992)
For playing "Attorney Bryant Thomas". For episode "System Down".
1991 Winner
Primetime Emmy 		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Gabriel's Fire (1990)
For playing "Gabriel Bird".
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Heat Wave (1990)
For playing "Junius Jackson".
1990 Nominee
Primetime Emmy 		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
For playing "Alice".
1964 Nominee
Primetime Emmy 		Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
East Side/West Side (1963)
For playing "Joe". For episode "Who Do You Kill?".

Behind the Voice Actors Awards

2017 Winner
BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award 		Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
Rogue One (2016)
As the voice of "Darth Vader".
Nominee
BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award 		Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
Rogue One (2016)
As the voice of "Darth Vader".
2015 Winner
BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award 		Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama
Star Wars: Rebels (2014)
As the voice of "Darth Vader".
Winner
BTVA Television Voice Acting Award 		Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama
Star Wars: Rebels (2014)
As the voice of "Darth Vader".

Black Reel Awards

2020 Nominee
Black Reel 		Outstanding Voice Performance
The Lion King (2019)
2016 Nominee
Black Reel 		Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Great Performances (1971)
Driving Miss Daisy (2015)
2000 Nominee
Black Reel 		Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor
Santa and Pete (1999)

CableACE Awards

1991 Winner
ACE 		Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
Heat Wave (1990)
Winner
CableACE 		Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series
Third and Oak: The Pool Hall (1989)
1987 Nominee
ACE 		Actor in a Comedy Series
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
For episode "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp".

Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards

2006 Winner
Camie 		The Reading Room (2005)
Shared with:

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2011 Winner
Oscar Micheaux Award

CinEuphoria Awards

2018 Winner
CinEuphoria 		Career - Honorary Award

Critics Choice Television Awards

2014 Nominee
Critics' Choice TV Award 		Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory (2007)

Daytime Emmy Awards

2000 Winner
Daytime Emmy 		Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special
Summer's End (1999)
For playing "William Blakely".
1988 Nominee
Daytime Emmy 		Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
For episode "Soldier Boys".

DVD Exclusive Awards

2006 Winner
DVDX Award 		Best Supporting Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie)
The Sandlot 2 (2005)
2003 Winner
DVDX Award 		Best Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie
Finder's Fee (2001)

Film Independent Spirit Awards

1988 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award 		Best Supporting Male
Matewan (1987)

Gold Derby Awards

2014 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award 		Comedy Guest Actor
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
2005 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award 		Drama Guest Actor
Everwood (2002)

Grammy Awards

1977 Winner
Grammy 		Best Spoken Word Recording
Shared with:
For "Great American Documents"

Image Awards (NAACP)

1998 Nominee
Image Award 		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Frasier (1993)
1996 Nominee
Image Award 		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Outstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/Special
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
For episode "The Valiant Little Tailor".
1993 Winner
Image Award 		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie
Gabriel's Fire (1990)
1975 Winner
Image Award 		Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Claudine (1974)

Joseph Plateau Awards

1995 Winner
Joseph Plateau Life Achievement Award

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

1995 Winner
KCFCC Award 		Best Actor
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)

Method Fest

2001 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award

National Board of Review, USA

1995 Winner
Career Achievement Award

Online Film & Television Association

2014 Nominee
OFTA Television Award 		Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory (2007)

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2009 Winner
Life Achievement Award
1996 Nominee
Actor 		Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)

The Kennedy Center Honors

2002 Winner
Kennedy Center Honors

USA Film Festival

1995 Winner
Master Screen Artist Tribute

Viewers for Quality Television Awards

1991 Nominee
Q Award 		Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
Gabriel's Fire (1990)

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