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Alfre Woodard

Awards

Alfre Woodard

38 wins & 90 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Cross Creek (1983)
    1984 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Cross Creek

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Sizemore, and Alfre Woodard in Heart and Souls (1993)
    1994 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Heart and Souls

Acapulco Black Film Festival

  • Alfre Woodard in Down in the Delta (1998)
    1999 Nominee Black Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down in the Delta

BET Awards

  • Sanaa Lathan, Blair Underwood, and Simon Baker in Something New (2006)
    2006 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actress
    • Something New
    • Desperate Housewives

BAFTA Awards

  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2021 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Leading Actress
    • Clemency

CableACE Awards

  • Laurence Fishburne and Alfre Woodard in Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
    1997 Winner CableACE
    • Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
    • Miss Evers' Boys
  • Anna Paquin, Alfre Woodard, and Corey Dunn in The Member of the Wedding (1997)
    1997 Nominee CableACE
    • Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
    • The Member of the Wedding
  • Danny Glover and Alfre Woodard in Mandela (1987)
    1989 Winner ACE
    • Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
    • Mandela

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard in The Wishing Tree (2000)
    2001 Nominee Daytime Emmy
    • Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special
    • The Wishing Tree
    For playing "Clara".

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Steel Magnolias (2012)
    2013 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Steel Magnolias
    For playing "Ouiser".
  • Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
    2011 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • True Blood
    For playing "Ruby Jean Reynolds"
  • Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007)
    2008 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Pictures of Hollis Woods
    For playing: "Edna Reilly".
  • Desperate Housewives (2004)
    2006 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Desperate Housewives
    For playing: "Betty Applewhite".
  • The Water Is Wide (2006)
    2006 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • The Water Is Wide
    For playing: "Mrs. Brown".

Golden Globes, USA

  • Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, and Jesika Reynolds in Holiday Heart (2000)
    2001 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Holiday Heart
  • Laurence Fishburne and Alfre Woodard in Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
    1998 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Miss Evers' Boys
  • Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard in Passion Fish (1992)
    1993 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Passion Fish

Satellite Awards

  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2019 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
    • Clemency
  • Laurence Fishburne and Alfre Woodard in Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
    1998 Winner Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Miss Evers' Boys
    Tied with Jennifer Beals for The Twilight of the Golds (1996).
  • Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kate Maberly, and Edward Woodward in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    1997 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Gulliver's Travels

Gotham Awards

  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2019 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Clemency

Grammy Awards

  • Alfre Woodard
    1997 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album
    For "Grow Old Along with Me, the Best Is Yet to Be"
    Shared with: Ellen Burstyn · Edward Asner · CCH Pounder

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Jason Momoa in See (2019)
    2022 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • See
  • James Earl Jones, Kathy Griffin, Alfre Woodard, Scott Adsit, Carlos Alazraqui, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Michael Beattie, Bob Bergen, Sebastian Cavazza, Cedric The Entertainer, Dane Cook, Walt Dohrn, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Penny Johnson Jerald, John Kani, Florence Kasumba, Beyoncé, Phil LaMarr, Danny Mann, Mike Mitchell, Don Rickles, Seth Rogen, Amy Sedaris, Peter Sohn, Aron Warner, Christopher Knights, John Oliver, Keegan-Michael Key, Will.i.am, Kristen DeLuca, Christopher Lee Parson, J. Lee, Donald Glover, Eric André, Billy Eichner, Teri Reeves, Ryan Potter, Chance the Rapper, Kristen Phaneuf, JD McCrary, Josh McCrary, and Shahadi Wright Joseph in The Lion King (2019)
    2020 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Motion Picture)
    • The Lion King
  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2020 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Clemency
  • Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
    2019 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
    • Luke Cage
  • Katherine Heigl in State of Affairs (2014)
    2015 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • State of Affairs

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • The Porter (2022)
    2023 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best New Scripted Series
    • The Porter
    Shared with: Marsha Greene · Annmarie Morais · Arnold Pinnock · Bruce Ramsay · Aubrey Nealon · Ian Dimerman · Jennifer Kawaja · Charles Officer · R.T. Thorne · Aml Ameen · Bruno Dubé · Rose Catherine Pinkney · Devin Griffin · Elise Cousineau · Andrea Glinski · Steve Cochrane · Daphne Park
  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2020 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Female Lead
    • Clemency
  • Alfre Woodard in Down in the Delta (1998)
    1999 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Female Lead
    • Down in the Delta
  • Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard in Passion Fish (1992)
    1993 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Supporting Female
    • Passion Fish

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard in Passion Fish (1992)
    1992 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Passion Fish

NAMIC Vision Awards

  • Katherine Heigl in State of Affairs (2014)
    2015 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Performance - Drama
    • State of Affairs
  • Jason Lee in Memphis Beat (2010)
    2011 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Performance - Drama
    • Memphis Beat

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Spike Lee, Delroy Lindo, Alfre Woodard, and Zelda Harris in Crooklyn (1994)
    1994 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Crooklyn
  • Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard in Passion Fish (1992)
    1992 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Passion Fish

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    2014 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • 12 Years a Slave
    Shared with: Benedict Cumberbatch · Paul Dano · Garret Dillahunt · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Paul Giamatti · Scoot McNairy · Lupita Nyong'o · Adepero Oduye · Sarah Paulson · Brad Pitt · Michael Kenneth Williams
  • Steel Magnolias (2012)
    2013 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • Steel Magnolias
  • Desperate Housewives (2004)
    2007 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • Desperate Housewives
    Shared with: Andrea Bowen · Richard Burgi · Mehcad Brooks · Ricardo Chavira · Marcia Cross · James Denton · Teri Hatcher · Josh Henderson · Zane Huett · Felicity Huffman · Kathryn Joosten · Nashawn Kearse · Brent Kinsman · Shane Kinsman · Joy Jorgensen · Eva Longoria · Kyle MacLachlan · Laurie Metcalf · Shawn Pyfrom · Doug Savant · Dougray Scott · Nicollette Sheridan · Brenda Strong · Kiersten Warren
  • Desperate Housewives (2004)
    2006 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • Desperate Housewives
    Shared with: Roger Bart · Andrea Bowen · Mehcad Brooks · Ricardo Chavira · Marcia Cross · Steven Culp · James Denton · Teri Hatcher · Felicity Huffman · Brent Kinsman · Shane Kinsman · Eva Longoria · Mark Moses · Doug Savant · Nicollette Sheridan · Brenda Strong
  • Laurence Fishburne and Alfre Woodard in Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
    1998 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
    • Miss Evers' Boys

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2019 Nominee Golden Space Needle Award
    • Best Actress
    • Clemency
    -Second Place

Women in Film Crystal Awards

  • Alfre Woodard
    1995 Winner Crystal Award

Seattle Film Critics Awards

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    2014 Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • 12 Years a Slave
    Shared with: Benedict Cumberbatch · Paul Dano · Garret Dillahunt · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Adepero Oduye · Sarah Paulson · Brad Pitt · Michael Kenneth Williams · Paul Giamatti · Scoot McNairy

Black Reel Awards

  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2020 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture
    • Clemency
  • Steel Magnolias (2012)
    2013 Winner Black Reel
    • Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress
    • Steel Magnolias
  • Michael O'Keefe, Will Patton, Alfre Woodard, and Nicole Beharie in American Violet (2008)
    2010 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • American Violet
  • Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Rockmond Dunbar, Cole Hauser, Taraji P. Henson, KaDee Strickland, and Tyler Perry in The Family That Preys (2008)
    2008 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Actress
    • The Family That Preys
  • The Water Is Wide (2006)
    2007 Winner Black Reel
    • Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress
    • The Water Is Wide

Gracie Allen Awards

  • Jason Lee in Memphis Beat (2010)
    2011 Winner Gracie
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series
    • Memphis Beat

Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards

  • Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris in Radio (2003)
    2005 Winner Camie
    • Radio
    Shared with: Todd Garner · Michael Tollin · Mike Rich · Cuba Gooding Jr. · Ed Harris · Riley Smith · Brent Sexton · S. Epatha Merkerson · Sarah Drew

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    2013 Nominee PFCS Award
    • Best Acting Ensemble
    • 12 Years a Slave
    Shared with: Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Lupita Nyong'o · Benedict Cumberbatch · Paul Dano · Paul Giamatti · Sarah Paulson · Brad Pitt · Adepero Oduye · Garret Dillahunt · Scoot McNairy · Taran Killam · Chris Chalk · Michael Kenneth Williams · Liza J. Bennett · Kelsey Scott · Quvenzhané Wallis · Devyn A. Tyler · Cameron Zeigler

Accolade Competition

  • Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa (2014)
    2014 Winner Award of Excellence Special Mention
    • Documentary Feature
    • Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa

Black Movie Awards

  • Sanaa Lathan, Blair Underwood, and Simon Baker in Something New (2006)
    2006 Nominee Black Movie Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Something New

Society of Camera Operators

  • Alfre Woodard
    2015 Winner Governors' Award

New York Women in Film & Television

  • Alfre Woodard
    2002 Winner Muse Award

Richmond International Film Festival

  • Alfre Woodard
    2019 Winner Founder's Award

Canadian Screen Awards, CA

  • The Porter (2022)
    2023 Winner Canadian Screen Award
    • Best Guest Performance, Drama Series
    • The Porter
  • The Porter (2022)
    2023 Winner Canadian Screen Award
    • Best Dramatic Series
    • The Porter
    Shared with: Jennifer Kawaja · Ian Dimerman · Bruno Dubé · Marsha Greene · Annmarie Morais · Charles Officer · R.T. Thorne · Arnold Pinnock · Bruce Ramsay · Aml Ameen

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2019 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Clemency

Fright Meter Awards

  • Annabelle (2014)
    2014 Nominee Fright Meter Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Annabelle

Critics Choice Television Awards

  • Steel Magnolias (2012)
    2013 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
    • Steel Magnolias

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Alfre Woodard
    2020 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Career - Honorary Award

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2020 Nominee Dorian Award
    • Film Performance of the Year - Actress
    • Clemency

Online Film & Television Association

  • Alfre Woodard
    2015 Winner OFTA TV Hall of Fame
    • Actors and Actresses
  • Steel Magnolias (2012)
    2013 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • Steel Magnolias
  • The Water Is Wide (2006)
    2006 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • The Water Is Wide
  • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
    2003 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • The Practice
  • Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, and Jesika Reynolds in Holiday Heart (2000)
    2001 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • Holiday Heart

Women's Image Network Awards

  • Steel Magnolias (2012)
    2013 Nominee WIN Award
    • Outstanding Actress Made for Television Movie / Mini-Series
    • Steel Magnolias

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Alfre Woodard
    2019 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Alfre Woodard
    2019 Nominee Acting and Activism Award
  • Alfre Woodard
    2011 Nominee Acting and Activism Award

Black Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    2013 Winner BFCC Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • 12 Years a Slave
    Shared with: Benedict Cumberbatch · Paul Dano · Garret Dillahunt · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Paul Giamatti · Scoot McNairy · Lupita Nyong'o · Adepero Oduye · Sarah Paulson · Brad Pitt · Michael Kenneth Williams

Gold Derby Awards

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    2020 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Ensemble of the Decade
    • 12 Years a Slave
    Shared with: Chris Chalk · Benedict Cumberbatch · Paul Dano · Garret Dillahunt · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Michael Fassbender · Paul Giamatti · Taran Killam · Scoot McNairy · Lupita Nyong'o · Adepero Oduye · Sarah Paulson · Brad Pitt · Michael Kenneth Williams
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    2014 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Ensemble Cast
    • 12 Years a Slave
    Shared with: Brad Pitt · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Paul Dano · Lupita Nyong'o · Chris Chalk · Benedict Cumberbatch · Garret Dillahunt · Michael Fassbender · Paul Giamatti · Taran Killam · Scoot McNairy · Adepero Oduye · Sarah Paulson · Michael Kenneth Williams
  • Steel Magnolias (2012)
    2013 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress
    • Steel Magnolias
  • Desperate Housewives (2004)
    2006 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Ensemble of the Year
    • Desperate Housewives
    Shared with: Andrea Bowen · Mehcad Brooks · Richard Burgi · Ricardo Chavira · Marcia Cross · James Denton · Harriet Sansom Harris · Teri Hatcher · Zane Huett · Felicity Huffman · Cody Kasch · Brent Kinsman · Shane Kinsman · Joy Jorgensen · Eva Longoria · Mark Moses · Shawn Pyfrom · Doug Savant · Nicollette Sheridan · Brenda Strong

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2020 Nominee Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Actress
    • Clemency
  • Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Rockmond Dunbar, Cole Hauser, Taraji P. Henson, KaDee Strickland, and Tyler Perry in The Family That Preys (2008)
    2009 Nominee Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Family That Preys
  • Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Rockmond Dunbar, Cole Hauser, Taraji P. Henson, KaDee Strickland, and Tyler Perry in The Family That Preys (2008)
    2009 Winner Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Buddy Picture
    • The Family That Preys
    Shared with: Tyler Perry · Kathy Bates

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
    • Luke Cage
  • Juanita (2019)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
    • Juanita

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    2019 Nominee SFBAFCC Award
    • Best Actress
    • Clemency

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