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Sanaa Lathan

Awards

Sanaa Lathan

12 wins & 31 nominations

Acapulco Black Film Festival

  • Nia Long, Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man Holiday (2013)
    2014 Winner Hollywood Award
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • The Best Man Holiday
    Shared with: Eddie Cibrian · Morris Chestnut · Terrence Howard · Taye Diggs · Harold Perrineau · Regina Hall · Melissa De Sousa · Nia Long · Monica Calhoun
  • Nia Long, Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man Holiday (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • The Best Man Holiday
  • Sanaa Lathan
    2001 Winner Rising Star Award

BET Awards

  • Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan, and Eva Mendes in Out of Time (2003)
    2004 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actress
    • Out of Time
  • Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan in Brown Sugar (2002)
    2003 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actress
    • Brown Sugar
  • Love & Basketball (2000)
    2001 Winner BET Award
    • Best Actress
    • Love & Basketball

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Jeremy Strong, Nicholas Braun, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Succession
    For playing: "Lisa Arthur". For episode: "What It Takes".

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Mekhi Phifer, Sanaa Lathan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Russell Hornsby, Julian McMahon, and Uzo Aduba in The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024)
    2025 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)
    • The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
  • Young. Wild. Free. (2023)
    2025 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)
    • Young. Wild. Free.
  • Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
    2023 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special
    • The Best Man: The Final Chapters
  • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
    2020 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
    • The Affair
  • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
    2019 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • The Affair

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Love & Basketball (2000)
    2001 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Female Lead
    • Love & Basketball

Teen Choice Awards

  • Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan in Brown Sugar (2002)
    2003 Nominee Teen Choice Award
    • Choice Movie Liplock
    • Brown Sugar
    Shared with: Taye Diggs
  • Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan in Brown Sugar (2002)
    2003 Nominee Teen Choice Award
    • Choice Movie Chemistry
    • Brown Sugar
    Shared with: Taye Diggs
  • Love & Basketball (2000)
    2000 Nominee Teen Choice Award
    • Film - Choice Chemistry
    • Love & Basketball
    Shared with: Omar Epps

American Black Film Festival

  • Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan, and Eva Mendes in Out of Time (2003)
    2004 Winner Best Performance by an Actress
    • Out of Time

Black Reel Awards

  • 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
  • Sanaa Lathan, Blair Underwood, and Simon Baker in Something New (2006)
    2007 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Actress
    • Something New
  • Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan, and Eva Mendes in Out of Time (2003)
    2004 Winner Black Reel
    • Film: Best Actress
    • Out of Time
  • Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan in Brown Sugar (2002)
    2003 Nominee Black Reel
    • Theatrical - Best Actress
    • Brown Sugar
  • Love & Basketball (2000)
    2001 Winner Black Reel
    • Theatrical - Best Actress
    • Love & Basketball

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
    2011 Nominee PFCS Award
    • Best Ensemble Acting
    • Contagion
    Shared with: Gwyneth Paltrow · Kate Winslet · Jude Law · Laurence Fishburne · Marion Cotillard · Matt Damon · John Hawkes · Bryan Cranston · Jennifer Ehle

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 Leading Role
    • Something New

Online Film & Television Association

  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Jeremy Strong, Nicholas Braun, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Succession

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Sanaa Lathan, Blair Underwood, and Simon Baker in Something New (2006)
    2006 Winner WFCC Award
    • Best Female Images in a Movie
    • Something New
    Tied with Elizabeth Reaser for Sweet Land (2005).

All Def Movie Awards

  • Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, and Michael Ealy in The Perfect Guy (2015)
    2016 Winner All Def Movie Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Perfect Guy

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
    2024 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series
    • The Best Man: The Final Chapters
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    2024 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy Series
    • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Jeremy Strong, Nicholas Braun, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
    2022 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
    • Succession
  • Sanaa Lathan and Stephan James in Shots Fired (2017)
    2017 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
    • Shots Fired

American Film Awards

  • Sanaa Lathan in Nappily Ever After (2018)
    2019 Nominee American Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Nappily Ever After

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