List of awards and nominations received by Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle awards and nominations
	Cheadle at the UNEP Programme in 2011
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Nominations	98
	Note [a] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

Don Cheadle is an American actor who has received multiple accolades for his film, television and stage performances. Over his career he has received two Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Tony Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and eleven Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Cheadle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina in the docudrama Hotel Rwanda (2004). He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Crash (2005), and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Hotel Rwanda (2004).

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Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2006	Best Film	Crash	Nominated	^[2]
2006	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Crash	Nominated	^[2]
British Academy Britannia Awards
2008	BAFTA/LA Humanitarian Award	Himself	Honored	^[3]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1999	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	The Rat Pack	Nominated	^[4]
1999	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	A Lesson Before Dying	Nominated	^[4]
2002	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Things Behind the Sun	Nominated	^[5]
2003	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	ER	Nominated	^[6]
2012	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	House of Lies	Nominated	^[7]
2013			Nominated	^[8]
2014			Nominated	^[9]
2015			Nominated	^[10]
2019		Black Monday	Nominated	^[11]
2020		Black Monday	Nominated	^[12]
2021	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	The Falcon and the Winter Soldier	Nominated	^[13]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1999	Best Supporting Actor - Television	The Rat Pack	Won	^[14]
2005	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Hotel Rwanda	Nominated	^[14]
2013	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	House of Lies	Won	^[15]
2014			Nominated	^[16]
2015			Nominated	^[17]
2021		Black Monday	Nominated	^[18]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2003	Best Spoken Word Album	Fear Itself (Walter Mosley)	Nominated	^[19]
2016	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media	Miles Ahead	Won
2022	Best Spoken Word Album	Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis	Won

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2002	Best Supporting Male	Things Behind the Sun	Nominated	^[20]
2006	Best First Feature	Crash	Won	^[21]
2008	Best Male Lead	Talk to Me	Nominated	^[22]

List of awards and nominations received by Don Cheadle

Major associations

Academy Awards

BAFTA Awards

Emmy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Grammy Awards

Independent Spirit Award

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Tony Awards

Miscellaneous awards

Festivals & Guilds

Berlin International Film Festival

Cleveland International Film Festival

Glasgow Film Festival

Los Angeles Film Festival

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Critics associations

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Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1995	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series	Picket Fences	Nominated	^[23]
1996	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series	Picket Fences	Nominated	^[24]
1996	Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Devil in a Blue Dress	Nominated	^[24]
1998	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Boogie Nights	Nominated	^[25]
2001	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Traffic	Won	^[26]
2005	Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role	Hotel Rwanda	Nominated	^[27]
2005	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Hotel Rwanda	Nominated	^[27]
2006	Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Crash	Nominated	^[28]
2006	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Crash	Won	^[28]
2014	Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series	House of Lies	Nominated	^[29]

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	2017	Breakthrough Achievement	Miles Ahead	Nominated	^[31]
Audie Awards	2010	Audiobook of the Year	Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales	Won	^[32]
	2010	Multi-Voiced Performance	Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales	Won	^[33]
	2022	Business and Personal Development	Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis	Nominated	^[34]
Awards Circuit Community Awards	2004	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Hotel Rwanda	Nominated
	2005	Best Motion Picture	Crash	Nominated
	2005	Best Cast Ensemble	Crash	Won
BET Awards	2005	Best Actor	Hotel Rwanda	Nominated	^[35]
			Ocean's Twelve	Nominated
			After the Sunset	Nominated
	2006		Crash	Nominated	^[36]
	2007	Humanitarian Award	Himself	Won	^[37]
	2008	Best Actor	Talk to Me	Nominated
	2008		Ocean's Thirteen	Nominated
	2010		Brooklyn's Finest	Nominated
	2011		Iron Man 2	Nominated
	2012		The Guard	Nominated
	2012		House of Lies	Nominated
	2013		Flight	Nominated
Black Reel Awards	2000	Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable	A Lesson Before Dying	Won
	2001	Best Supporting Actor	Traffic	Won
	2005	Best Actor	Hotel Rwanda	Nominated
	2006	Best Actor	Crash	Nominated
	2006	Best Film	Crash	Won
	2008	Best Film	Traitor	Nominated
	2008	Best Actor	Traitor	Nominated
	2011	Best Actor	Brooklyn's Finest	Nominated
	2012	Best Supporting Actor	The Guard	Won
	2017	Best Actor	Miles Ahead	Nominated
		Outstanding Director, Motion Picture
		Outstanding Screenplay
Black Reel Awards for Television	2019	Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series	Black Monday	Won
Black Reel Awards for Television	2020	Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series	Black Monday	Won	^[38]
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	2001	Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance	The Family Man	Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2012	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	House of Lies	Nominated	^[39]
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2013	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	House of Lies	Nominated	^[40]
Christopher Award	2015	Feature Film	St. Vincent	Won
Gotham Awards	2004	Gotham Tribute	Himself	Honored	^[41]
	2005	Best Ensemble Performance	Crash	Nominated	^[42]
	2007	Best Ensemble Performance	Talk to Me	Won	^[43]
Hollywood Film Awards	2005	Ensemble of the Year	Crash	Won
MTV Movie & TV Awards	2002	Best On-Screen Team	Ocean's Eleven	Nominated	^[44]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	2017	#Squad	Captain America: Civil War	Nominated	^[45]
NAACP Image Awards	1996	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Devil in a Blue Dress	Nominated
	1997	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series	Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault	Nominated
	1998	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Rosewood	Nominated
	1999	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Bulworth	Nominated
	1999	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series	The Rat Pack	Nominated
	2000	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic Special	A Lesson Before Dying	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Hotel Rwanda	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Ocean's Twelve	Nominated
	2006	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Crash	Nominated
	2008	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Talk to Me	Nominated
	2009	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Traitor	Nominated
	2011	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Brooklyn's Finest	Nominated
	2012		The Guard
	2013		Flight		^[46]
	2013	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	House of Lies	Won	^[46]
	2014			Nominated
	2015
	2016				^[47]
	2016	Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series		Won	^[47]
	2017	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Miles Ahead	Nominated
	2017	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	House of Lies	Nominated
	2020		Black Monday	Nominated
	2021
	2022
	2024	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special	Secret Invasion	Won	^[48]
People's Choice Awards	2011	Favorite On-Screen Team	Iron Man 2	Nominated	^[49]
Satellite Awards	2000	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	A Lesson Before Dying	Nominated
	2005	Best Actor – Motion Picture	Hotel Rwanda	Won
	2007	Best Actor – Musical or Comedy	Talk to Me	Nominated
	2012		House of Lies	Nominated
	2014		House of Lies	Nominated
Scream Awards	2010	Best Supporting Actor	Iron Man 2	Nominated	^[50]
ShoWest Convention	2007	Male Star of the Year Award	Himself	Won
Teen Choice Awards	2007	Choice Movie: Chemistry	Ocean's Thirteen	Nominated	^[51]
	2010	Choice Movie: Fight	Iron Man 2	Nominated	^[52]
	2013	Choice Movie: Chemistry	Iron Man 3	Nominated	^[53]
	2016	Choice Movie: Chemistry	Captain America: Civil War	Nominated	^[54]

Year	Nominated work	Association	Category	Result
1995	Devil in a Blue Dress	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Actor of the Year	Nominated
1995		Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Won
1996		National Society of Film Critics Awards		Won
		Chicago Film Critics Association Awards		Nominated
		Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Most Promising Actor	Nominated
1998	Boogie Nights	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	Won
2004	Hotel Rwanda	Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	Nominated
		San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	Body of Work award	Won
		New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actor	Nominated
2005		Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards		Nominated
		Online Film Critics Society		Nominated
		Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards		Nominated
	Ocean's Twelve		Best Acting Ensemble	Nominated
2006	Crash		Best Acting Ensemble	Won
2006	Crash	London Critics Circle Film Awards	Actor of the Year	Nominated
2007	Talk to Me	African-American Film Critics Association	Best Actor	Won
2007	Talk to Me	St. Louis Film Critics Association	Best Actor	Nominated
2008	Himself	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Joel Siegel Award	Won
2016	Miles Ahead	Indiana Film Journalists Association	Best Actor	Nominated
2016	Miles Ahead	North Texas Film Critics Association	Best Actor	Nominated