List of awards and nominations received by Colman Domingo
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This is a List of awards and nominations received by Colman Domingo.
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| Nominations | 146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colman Domingo is an American actor, playwright and director of stage and screen. Over his career he has received a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, five Critics' Choice Movie Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Tony Awards.
Domingo started his career on stage, acting in several Off-Broadway and Broadway productions. For his performance on A Boy and His Soul he received a Lucille Lortel Award in 2010. Later he was cast in The Scottsboro Boys by Susan Stroman, receiving nominations at the 65th Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
In 2020, for his role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom he received Screen Actors Guild Award and Independent Spirit Award nominations. In 2022, Domingo has received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as a drug addict in HBO series Euphoria and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance as an abusive pimp in Zola.
Domingo received consecutive nominations in 2023 and 2024 for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the biopic Rustin and a prison inmate named John "Divine G" Whitfield in the drama Sing Sing.
Major associations
Academy Awards
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 2023 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Rustin | Nominated | [3] |
| 2024 | Sing Sing | Nominated | [4] | |
Critics' Choice Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | ||||
| 2020 | Best Acting Ensemble | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Best Actor | Rustin | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Acting Ensemble | The Color Purple | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2024 | Best Actor | Sing Sing | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | |||
Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2022 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Euphoria (episode: ""Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys") | Won | [8] |
| 2025 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Four Seasons (episode: "Eco Resort") | Nominated | [9] |
Golden Globe Awards
Laurence Olivier Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Supporting Role in a Musical | The Scottsboro Boys | Nominated | [12] |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Nominated | [13] |
| 2023 | The Color Purple | Nominated | [14] | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Rustin | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Sing Sing | Nominated | [15] |
Tony Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | The Scottsboro Boys | Nominated | [16] |
| 2023 | Best Play | Fat Ham | Nominated | [17] |
Other awards
| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra Film Awards | 2023 | Best Short Film | North Star | Nominated | [18] |
| 2024 | Best Actor | Rustin | Nominated | [19] | |
| Best Supporting Actor | The Color Purple | Nominated | |||
| Best Cast Ensemble | Won | ||||
| 2025 | Best Actor | Sing Sing | Nominated | [20] | |
| BET Awards | 2024 | Best Actor | Rustin, The Color Purple | Nominated | [21] |
| 2025 | Himself | Nominated | [22] | ||
| Black Reel Awards | 2010 | Best Ensemble | Passing Strange | Nominated | [23] |
| 2015 | Selma | Won | [24] | ||
| 2022 | Outstanding Supporting Actor | Zola | Won | [25] | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performance | Rustin | Nominated | [26] | |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | The Color Purple | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series | Fear the Walking Dead | Nominated | |||
| Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award | Himself | Honored | [27] | ||
| 2025 | Outstanding Lead Performance | Sing Sing | Nominated | [28] | |
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie or Limited Series | The Madness | Nominated | [29] | ||
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series | The Four Season | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||||
| Gotham Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Zola | Nominated | [30] |
| 2024 | Outstanding Lead Performance | Sing Sing | Won | [31] | |
| Social Justice Award | Won | ||||
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Male | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Nominated | [32] |
| 2021 | Zola | Nominated | [33] | ||
| 2025 | Best Lead Performance | Sing Sing | Nominated | [34] | |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Nominated | [35] |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||||
| 2023 | Outstanding Guest Performance in a TV Series | Euphoria | Nominated | [36] | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The Color Purple | Won | [37] | |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Rustin | Won | |||
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||||
| Entertainer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
| 2025 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Sing Sing | Nominated | [38] | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | The Madness | Nominated | |||
| 2026 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Four Seasons | Pending | [39] | |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Pending | ||||
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Wicked:For Good | Pending | |||
| Satellite Awards | 2024 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture –Drama | Rustin | Nominated | [40] |
| 2025 | Sing Sing | Won | [41] |
Theatre awards
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Obie Award | Performance | Passing Strange | Won | [42] |
| Connecticut Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Coming Home | Won | [43] | |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Solo Performance | A Boy and His Soul | Nominated | [42] |
| Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | |||
| Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Solo Show | Won | |||
| 2011 | Fred and Adele Astaire Award | Outstanding Male Dancer | The Scottsboro Boys | Nominated | [44] |
| 2014 | Whatsonstage.com Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Nominated | [45] | |
| 2017 | NAACP Theatre Award | Best Director of a Play, Larger Theatre | Barbecue | Nominated | [46] |
| 2018 | IRNE Award | Best Director of a Play, Large Stage | A Guide for the Homesick | Nominated | [47] |
| Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater | Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole | Nominated | [48] | |
| Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater | Outstanding New Play/Musical | Nominated | [48] | ||
| Drama League Award | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Summer: The Donna Summer Musical | Nominated | [49] | |
| 2019 | NAACP Theatre Award | Best Playwright, Larger Theatre | Nominated | ||
Additional awards
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Black Reel Award | Best Ensemble | Passing Strange | Nominated | |
| 2014 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble | Selma | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Black Reel Award | Best Ensemble | Won | ||
| 2018 | ITVFest (Independent Television Festival) | Best Drama Actor | Nothingman | Won | [50] |
| Newport Beach Film Festival | Artist of Distinction Award | Won | [51] | ||
| 2020 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award | Best Ensemble Cast | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Won | [52] |
| NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | [53] | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle Award | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [54] | ||
| NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | [53] | ||
| 2021 | Hollywood Critics Association Awards | Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie | Euphoria | Won | [55] |
| Imagen Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Television (Drama) | Won | [56] | ||
| Gotham Awards | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Zola | Nominated | [57] | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [58] | ||
| 2022 | Austin Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [59] | |
| Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor | Won | [60] | ||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [61] | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [62] | ||
| Saturn Awards | Best Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series | Fear the Walking Dead | Nominated | [63] | |
| NHMC Impact Awards Gala | Impact Award for Best Performance in a Drama | Euphoria | Won | [64][65] | |
| 2023 | TIFF Tribute Awards | Actor Award | Rustin, Sing Sing | Won | [66] |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work) | Rustin, The Color Purple, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Nominated | [67] | |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Lead Performance | Rustin | Nominated | [68] | |
| Columbus Film Critics Association | Best Lead Performance | Nominated | [67] | ||
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Nominated | [69] | ||
| Women Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Nominated | [70] | ||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Nominated | [71] | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [72] | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Actor | Nominated | [73] | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Actor | Nominated | [74] | ||
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Nominated | [75] | ||
| Newport Beach Film Festival | Outstanding Performance Award | Won | [76] | ||
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Virtuoso Award | Won | [77] | ||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Spotlight Award | Won | [78] | ||
| Celebration of Cinema and Television | Best Actor | Won | [79] | ||
| Astra Film and Creative Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [80] | ||
| Black Reel Awards | Best Lead Performance | Nominated | [81] | ||
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | Best Actor | Won | [82] | ||
| Astra Film and Creative Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Color Purple | Nominated | [83] | |
| Astra Film and Creative Awards | Best Ensemble | Won | [84] | ||
| Celebration of Cinema and Television | Best Ensemble | Won | [79] | ||
| Columbus Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Nominated | [67] | ||
| Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Performance | Nominated | [81] | ||
| 2024 | Black Reel Award | Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award | Rustin, The Color Purple | Won | [85] |
| London Film Critics' Circle | Derek Malcolm Award For Innovation | Won | [86] | ||
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Actor | Rustin | Won | [87] | |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Color Purple | Nominated | [87] | |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Rustin | Won | [88] | |
| Dorian Awards | LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer Award "For creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity" |
Won | [89] | ||
| Film Performance of the Year | Rustin | Nominated | [90] | ||
| Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Rustin | Nominated | [91] | |
| 2025 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Sing Sing | Nominated | [92] |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Actor | Nominated | [93] | ||
| Dorian Awards | Film Performance of the Year | Nominated | [94] | ||
| Chicago Indie Critics | Best Actor | Nominated | [95] | ||
| Denver Film Critics Society | Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Male | Nominated | [96] | ||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Lead Performance | Nominated | [97] | ||
| Portland Critics Association | Best Lead Performance (Male) | Nominated | [98] | ||
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Lead Performance | Nominated | [99] | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Actor | Won | [100] | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Actor | Nominated | [101] | ||
| Michigan Movie Critics Guild | Best Actor | Nominated | [102] | ||
| New York Film Critics Online | Actor | Nominated | [103] | ||
| Atlanta Film Critics Circle | Best Ensemble | Won | [104] | ||
| Hollywood Creative Alliance's (HCA) The Astra Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [105] | ||
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Won | [106] | ||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Won | [107] | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Ensemble | Won | [108] | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | Lead Actor | Won | [109] | ||
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Won | [110] | ||
| African American Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Won | [111] | ||
| Phoenix Critics Circle | Best Actor | Nominated | [112] | ||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Actor | Won | [113] | ||
| National Society of Film Critics | Best Actor | Won | [114] | ||