List of awards and nominations received by Ava DuVernay

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2017	Best Documentary Feature	13th	Nominated	[1]

The BAFTA Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honour the best British and international contributions to film, TV shows and video-games.

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2017	Best Documentary	13th	Won	[2]
British Academy Britannia Awards
2017	John Schlesinger Award for Excellence in Directing	Herself	Honoree	[3]

The Emmy Awards are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry.

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
International Emmy Awards
2022	Founders Award	Herself	Honoree	[4]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2017	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special	13th	Won	[5][6]
	Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program		Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming		Won
Primetime Emmy Awards
2019	Outstanding Limited Series	When They See Us	Nominated	[7]
	Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special		Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special		Nominated

The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television.

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2014	Best Director	Selma	Nominated	[8]

The Grammy Awards are accolades presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry.

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media	Selma: Music from the Motion Picture	Nominated	[9]

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Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	"Family Feud"	Video Director of the Year	Won	[10]

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2010	Outstanding Independent Feature	This Is the Life	Nominated	[11]
2011	Outstanding Feature Documentary	My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop	Nominated	[12]
2012	Outstanding Director	I Will Follow	Nominated	[13]
	Outstanding Screenplay		Nominated
2013	Outstanding Film	Middle of Nowhere	Nominated	[14]
	Outstanding Screenplay		Won
	Outstanding Director		Won
2014	Outstanding Television Documentary	Nine for IX	Nominated	[15]
2015	Outstanding Director	Selma	Won	[16]
2016	Outstanding Film	13th	Nominated	[17]
	Outstanding Feature Documentary		Won
2017	Outstanding Drama Series	Queen Sugar	Nominated	[18]
	Outstanding Directing, Drama Series		Nominated
	Outstanding Writing, Drama Series		Nominated
2018	Outstanding Drama Series		Nominated	[19]
	Outstanding Writing, Drama Serie		Nominated
2019	Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series	When They See Us	Won	[20]
	Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series		Won
	Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series	When They See Us (Ep. Part One)	Won
		When They See Us (Ep. Part Two)	Nominated
		When They See Us (Ep. Part Three)	Nominated
		When They See Us (Ep. Part Four)	Nominated
2022	Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series	Colin in Black & White	Nominated	[21]
2024	Outstanding Film	Origin	Nominated	[22]
	Outstanding Director		Nominated
	Outstanding Screenplay		Nominated
	Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series	Queen Sugar	Nominated	[23]
	Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series		Nominated

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards or Broadcast Film Critics Association Award is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2016	Best Documentary Feature TV/Streaming	13th	Won	[24]
	Best Director TV/Streaming		Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2014	Best Director	Selma	Nominated	[25]
Celebration of Black Cinema and Television
2022	Trailblazer Award	Herself	Won	[26]

The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	When They See Us	Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film	Nominated	[27]

The Film Independent Spirit Awards are awards presented annually to independent filmmakers by Film Independent.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Middle of Nowhere	John Cassavetes Award	Won	[28]
2015	Selma	Best Director	Nominated	[29]
2017	13th	Best Documentary	Nominated	[30]

The GLAAD Media Awards is an annual presentation of the GLAAD Media Awards, presented by GLAAD, honoring films, television shows, musicians and works of journalism that fairly and accurately represent the LGBT community and issues relevant to the community.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Herself	Excellence in Media Award	Honoree	[31]

The Gotham Awards are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films by the Gotham Film & Media Institute.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Middle of Nowhere	Best Feature	Nominated	[32]
2019	When They See Us	Breakthrough Series – Long Form	Won	[33]
	Herself	Tribute Awards	Honoree

The IDA Documentary Awards is an annual event organized by the International Documentary Association that recognises and honours outstanding documentary films and filmmakers.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	13th	Best Feature	Nominated
		VideoSource Award	Won

The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	I Will Follow	Outstanding Independent Motion Picture	Nominated	[34]
2015	Selma	Outstanding Motion Picture	Nominated	[35]
2017	Queen Sugar (for "First Things First")	Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series	Won	[36]
2018	Queen Sugar (for "Dream Variations")		Nominated	[37]
	Herself	Entertainer of the Year	Won
2024	Origin	Outstanding Motion Picture	Nominated	[38]
		Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture	Won

The Peabody Awards honor what are described as the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	ARRAY	Institutional Honors	Honoree	[39]

The Producers Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Producers Guild of America.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	When They See Us	Best Limited Series Television	Nominated	[40]

The Royal Photographic Society presents a series of awards to photographers and other individuals in photography.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2021	Herself	Cinematic Production Award	Honoree	[41]

The Satellite Awards is an award ceremony honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, presented by the International Press Academy.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Selma	Best Film	Nominated	[42]
		Best Director	Nominated

The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize is given annually by JPMorgan Chase Bank to "a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind's enjoyment and understanding of life".

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	Herself	The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize	Honoree	[43]

The Venice Film Festival is part of the Venice Biennale and is the world's oldest film festival.

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2023	Origin	Golden Lion	Nominated	[44]