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Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)

Awards

Idris Elba

36 wins & 123 nominations

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
    2022 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Actor
    • The Suicide Squad

Acapulco Black Film Festival

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Artist of the Year
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    • Pacific Rim
    • Thor: The Dark World
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Best Actor
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, and Shantol Jackson in Yardie (2018)
    2018 Nominee C.I.C.A.E. Award
    • Panorama
    • Yardie

BET Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2024 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
  • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
    2016 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Zootopia
    • Beasts of No Nation
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2015 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Luther
    • No Good Deed
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    • Thor: The Dark World
  • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, and Chris Hemsworth in Thor (2011)
    2012 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Thor
    • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
    • Luther

BAFTA Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Leading Actor
    • Luther

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
    4th place

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Idris Elba, John Cena, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Heads of State (2025)
    2026 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Movie
    • Heads of State
    Shared with: Peter Safran · John Rickard · Marcus Viscidi · Josh Appelbaum · André Nemec · John Cena
  • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color (2024)
    2025 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Narrator
    • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Hijack
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
    • Luther
    For playing: "John Luther".
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Luther
    For playing "John Luther".

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Golden Globes, USA

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther

Satellite Awards

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2010 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Luther

Gotham Awards

  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2021 Winner Tribute Award
    • The Harder They Fall
    Ensemble
    Shared with: Jonathan Majors · Zazie Beetz · Delroy Lindo · LaKeith Stanfield · Danielle Deadwyler · Edi Gathegi · RJ Cyler · Deon Cole · Regina King

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson in A House of Dynamite (2025)
    2026 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
    • A House of Dynamite
    Shared with: Greta Lee · Rebecca Ferguson · Jared Harris · Jason Clarke · Anthony Ramos · Moses Ingram · Jonah Hauer-King · Tracy Letts · Gabriel Basso
  • Idris Elba, John Cena, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Heads of State (2025)
    2026 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)
    • Heads of State
  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
    • Hijack
  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2022 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
    • The Harder They Fall
  • In the Long Run (2017)
    2021 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
    • In the Long Run

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color (2024)
    2025 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
    • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
    Shared with: Johanna Woolford Gibbon · Jamilla Dumbuya · Jos Cushing · Khaled Gad · Matt Robins · Chris Muckle · Sean David Johnson · Simon Raikes · Annabel Hobley
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • Beasts of No Nation
    Shared with: Daniel Crown · Cary Joji Fukunaga · Amy Kaufman · Daniela Taplin Lundberg · Riva Marker
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Supporting Male
    • Beasts of No Nation

Kids' Choice Awards, USA

  • Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    2017 Nominee Blimp Award
    • Favorite Villain
    • Star Trek Beyond

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British/Irish Actor of the Year
    • Beasts of No Nation
    • Second Coming

NAMIC Vision Awards

  • Sometimes in April (2005)
    2006 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Dramatic Performance
    • Sometimes in April
  • Dominic West in The Wire (2002)
    2005 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Dramatic Performance
    • The Wire

National Television Awards, UK

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Nominee National Television Award
    • Radio Times - TV Detective
    • Luther

Royal Television Society, UK

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Winner RTS Television Award
    • Actor - Male
    • Luther

Actor Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Beasts of No Nation
    Shared with: Abraham Attah · Kurt Egyiawan
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • Luther
  • Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in American Gangster (2007)
    2008 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • American Gangster
    Shared with: Armand Assante · Josh Brolin · Russell Crowe · Ruby Dee · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Cuba Gooding Jr. · Carla Gugino · John Hawkes · Ted Levine · Joe Morton · Lymari Nadal · John Ortiz · RZA · Yul Vazquez · Denzel Washington

Sundance Film Festival

  • Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, and Shantol Jackson in Yardie (2018)
    2018 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Dramatic
    • Yardie

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Dust to Dreams (2025)
    2025 Nominee IMDbPro Short Cuts
    • IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best Film
    • Dust to Dreams
  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2025 Winner TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2013 Winner Humanitarian Award

Black Reel Awards

  • Jason Bateman, Bonnie Hunt, Danny Trejo, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Ke Huy Quan, Shakira, Patrick Warburton, Nate Torrence, Andy Samberg, Josh Dallas, Fortune Feimster, and Quinta Brunson in Zootopia 2 (2025)
    2026 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Voice Performance
    • Zootopia 2
  • Jim Carrey, Luke Freeborn, James Marsden, Shemar Moore, Ted Barba, Rob 'Sluggo' Boyce, Tom Butler, Douglas Chapman, Colby Chartrand, Brennan Dyson, Idris Elba, Corry Glass, Leif Havdale, Ernie Jackson, David Jacox, Tom Holkenborg, Jim May, Angela Meryl, Mike Mitchell, Neal H. Moritz, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Gerald Paetz, Kyle Riefsnyder, Heath Stevenson, Shawn Stewart, Rhys Williams, Alex Bogomolov, Donna Jay Fulks, Toru Nakahara, Elizabeth Bowen, Nito Larioza, Brandon Trost, Don Lew, Tavita Woodard, Jeff Sanca, Mike Rufino, Preston Blaine Arsement, Stuart Murray, Adam Pally, Maria Ameerali, Sook Hexamer, Paul Lazenby, Josh Miller, Pat Casey, Parker Rowell-Laferriere, Aiden Cass, Stanislav Galimkhanov, Shaun Magee, Saida Dyson, Allan Luna, Leon Scherwitz, Yoko Jing, Larry Herrera, Mahlissa, Cheryl Lewis, Steve Chang, Eli Olson, Adrian Hein, Michelle Watson, Jeff Fowler, Tika Sumpter, Simon Chin, Shay Kuebler, Hitoshi Okuno, Johnson Phan, Ben Schwartz, Barry Nerling, Fraser Corbett, Tammy Nera, Kevin Mylrea, Scott Patey, Lee Majdoub, Ashlei Tave, Sean Kennedy, Quinn Early, Peter Brown, Katie Wright Pere, Yvetta Fisher, Toby Ascher, John Whittington, Sarah Surh, Andrew Kyrzyk, Robert Zen Humpage, Jason Triplett, Marcus Aurelio, Nilo Ghajar, Vladimir Ruzich, Natasha Rothwell, Jess Lundgren, Zac Vran, Vladimir Raiman, Krista Alvarez, Ha'a Keaulana, Mariah Dyson, Kevin Fortin, Nicholas Dohy, Brad Kalilimoku, Jared Khalifa, Keiran Bohay, Leighton Hara, Russell Lee, Chad Keaulana, and Melody Nosipho Niemann in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
    2023 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Voice Performance
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2022 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor
    • The Harder They Fall
  • Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, and Shantol Jackson in Yardie (2018)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Emerging Director
    • Yardie
  • Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game (2017)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
    • Molly's Game

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Capri, Hollywood

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Winner Capri Supporting Actor Award
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2013 Winner Capri Actor Award
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Austin Film Critics Association

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Winner WAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Canadian Screen Awards, CA

  • Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music (2024)
    2025 Winner Canadian Screen Award
    • Best History Documentary Program or Series
    • Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music
    Shared with: Julie Bristow · Greg Sanderson · Sabrina Elba · Margot Daley · Guy Evans

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

  • Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game (2017)
    2017 3rd Place NTFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Molly's Game
    3rd place
  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner NTFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 2nd Place IFJA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Critics Choice Television Awards

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Winner Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
    • Luther

Denver Film Critics Society

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

IGN Summer Movie Awards

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee IGN Award
    • Best TV Hero
    • Luther
    For playing "John Luther".

Jupiter Award

  • Pacific Rim (2013)
    2014 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Actor
    • Pacific Rim

Crime Thriller Awards, UK

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2013 Nominee Dagger
    • Best Leading Actor
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Winner Dagger
    • Best Leading Actor
    • Luther

Shorty Awards

  • Hot Ones (2015)
    2020 Nominee Shorty Award
    • Best Gif
    • Hot Ones

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

  • Gran Turismo 7 (2022)
    2022 Nominee HMMA Award
    • Best Original Song - Video Game
    • Gran Turismo 7
    Song: "Vroom"
    Shared with: The Fanatix · Lil Tjay · Davido · Koffee · Moelogo

Online Film & Television Association

  • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color (2024)
    2025 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Narration
    • Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actor in a Drama Series
    • Hijack
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series
    • Luther

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Nominee ACCA TV
    • Best Actor (TV Movie or Mini-Series)
    • Luther

Behind the Voice Actors Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Voice Acting Award
    • Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year
  • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
    • Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
    • The Jungle Book
    As the voice of "Shere Khan".
  • Sigourney Weaver, Willem Dafoe, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, John Ratzenberger, Deb Fink, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, David Arnott, Torbin Xan Bullock, Doug Burch, Ty Burrell, Cathy Cavadini, Judi M. Durand, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Barbara Harris, Aaron Hendry, Andy Hirsch, Carlyle King, Eugene Levy, Vicki Lewis, Angus MacLane, Jeremy Maxwell, Kate McKinnon, Daniel Edward Mora, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Jason Pace, Austin Pendleton, Bob Peterson, David Randolph, Jerome Ranft, Katherine Ringgold, Stephen Root, Andreana Weiner, Dominic West, Aaron Fors, Alexander Gould, Will Collyer, Nancy Truman, Regina Taufen, Liza Seneca, Willow Geer, Dylan Naber, Carrie Paff, Terrell Ransom Jr., Alex Puccinelli, Dashell Zamm, Gunnar Sizemore, Molly Jackson, Emma Shannon, Daniella Jones, Dara Iruka, Carter Hastings, Paige Nan Pollack, Hayden Rolence, Riley Lio, Veronika Bonell, Ashlyn Faith Williams, Gabriel C. Brown, Bennett Dammann, Sloane Murray, and Lucia Geddes in Finding Dory (2016)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
    • Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
    • Finding Dory
    Shared with: Ellen DeGeneres · Albert Brooks · Hayden Rolence · Ed O'Neill · Kaitlin Olson · Ty Burrell · Diane Keaton · Eugene Levy · Sloane Murray
  • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
    • Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
    • The Jungle Book
    Shared with: Bill Murray · Ben Kingsley · Lupita Nyong'o · Giancarlo Esposito · Christopher Walken · Scarlett Johansson · Garry Shandling
  • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
    2017 Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
    • Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
    • Zootopia
    Shared with: Ginnifer Goodwin · Jason Bateman · Jenny Slate · Nate Torrence · Bonnie Hunt · Don Lake · Tommy Chong · J.K. Simmons · Alan Tudyk · John DiMaggio · Maurice LaMarche

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2013 Nominee WFCC Award
    • Best Male Images in a Movie
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 2nd Place INOCA
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
    2nd place.
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Performance in a Miniseries or TV Movie
    • Luther

Australian Film Critics Association Awards

  • Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton in Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
    2022 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Three Thousand Years of Longing

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
    8th place.

Gold Derby Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Supporting Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2016 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2012 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
    • Luther
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor
    • Luther

Ghana Movie Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2015 Winner Ghana Movie Award
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Beasts of No Nation

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2025 Nominee Movies for Grownups Award
    • Best Actor - Television
    • Hijack

All Def Movie Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2016 Nominee All Def Movie Award
    • Most Likely To Steal Your Girl Award

Screen Nation Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Winner Screen Nation Film and Television Award
    • Favourite International Film
    • Beasts of No Nation
    Shared with: Ama K. Abebrese · Jude Akuwudike
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2014 Winner Screen Nation Film and Television Award
    • Male Performance in TV
    • Luther

National Film Awards, UK

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2026 Nominee National Film Award
    • Outstanding Performance
    • Hijack
    Season 2
  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2026 Winner National Film Award
    • Best Actor in a TV Series
    • Hijack
  • Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson, Eiza González, and Vanessa Kirby in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
    2020 Nominee National Film Award
    • Outstanding Performance
    • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
  • Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, and Shantol Jackson in Yardie (2018)
    2019 Winner National Film Award
    • Best Drama
    • Yardie

The Game Awards

  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (2023)
    2023 Nominee The Game Award
    • Best Performance
    • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards

  • Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton in Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
    2022 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Lead Actor in Film
    • Three Thousand Years of Longing

AACTA International Awards

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2025 Nominee AACTA International Award
    • Best Actor in a Series
    • Hijack

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series
    • Hijack
  • Idris Elba in Turn Up Charlie (2019)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series
    • Turn Up Charlie
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series
    • Saturday Night Live
  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series
    • Luther
  • Guerrilla (2017)
    2017 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series
    • Guerrilla

Seoul International Drama Awards

  • Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
    2011 Nominee Individual Award
    • Best Actor
    • Luther

Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game (2017)
    2017 Nominee LAOFCS Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Molly's Game

Critics Choice Super Awards

  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2026 Nominee CCA Super Award
    • Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
    • Hijack
  • Idris Elba in Hijack (2023)
    2024 Winner CCA Super Award
    • Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
    • Hijack
  • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
    2022 Nominee CCA Super Award
    • Best Actor in a Superhero Movie
    • The Suicide Squad
  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2022 Nominee CCA Super Award
    • Best Villain in a Movie
    • The Harder They Fall

Seattle Film Critics Society

  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2022 Nominee SFCS Award
    • Best Villain
    • The Harder They Fall

Odyssey Awards

  • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    2016 Nominee Odyssey Award
    • Best Support Actor
    • Beasts of No Nation

Golden Joystick Awards

  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (2023)
    2023 Nominee Golden Joystick Award
    • Best Supporting Performer
    • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

MOBO Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2017 Winner MOBO Paving the Way Award
  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2015 Winner MOBO Inspiration Award

Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television

  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    2021 Winner Ensemble Award
    • Black Cinema & Television
    • The Harder They Fall
    Shared with: Deon Cole · Edi Gathegi · Regina King · Delroy Lindo · LaKeith Stanfield · RJ Cyler · Danielle Deadwyler · Zazie Beetz · Jonathan Majors

C&I Movie and TV Awards

  • Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin in Concrete Cowboy (2020)
    2022 Nominee C&I Award
    • Best Actor
    • Concrete Cowboy

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