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Barkhad Abdi

Awards

Barkhad Abdi

6 wins & 37 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Captain Phillips

Acapulco Black Film Festival

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips
  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Breakthrough Performance of the Year
    • Captain Phillips

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee BSFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips
    Tied with Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club (2013).

BAFTA Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Critics Choice Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips
  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Most Promising Performer
    • Captain Phillips

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Golden Globes, USA

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Captain Phillips

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Winner ALFS Award
    • Supporting Actor of the Year
    • Captain Phillips

MTV Movie + TV Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Villain
    • Captain Phillips
    As Muse

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Captain Phillips

Empire Awards, UK

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Empire Award
    • Best Male Newcomer
    • Captain Phillips

Seattle Film Critics Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee SFFCC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Black Reel Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
    • Captain Phillips
  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
    • Captain Phillips

Capri, Hollywood

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Winner Capri Breakout Actor Award
    • Captain Phillips

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee EDA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Winner IFJA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Iowa Film Critics Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee IFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Denver Film Critics Society

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Supporting Actor - International Competition
    • Captain Phillips

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee GAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Cinema Bloggers Award
    • Best Supporting Actor - International Competition
    • Captain Phillips

Online Film & Television Association

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips
  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Breakthrough Performance: Male
    • Captain Phillips

Village Voice Film Poll

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee VVFP Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips
    7th place.

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Captain Phillips

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee IOMA
    • Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)
    • Captain Phillips

Golden Schmoes Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Breakthrough Performance of the Year
    • Captain Phillips

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2013 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best Supporting Performance
    • Captain Phillips
    9th place.

North Carolina Film Critics Association

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee NCFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips

Gold Derby Awards

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Supporting Actor
    • Captain Phillips
  • Barkhad Abdi
    2014 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Breakthrough Performer

Blogos de Oro

  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
    2014 Nominee Palmarés blogos de oro
    • Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Actor de Reparto)
    • Captain Phillips

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