| Golden Satellite Award |
American Gangster |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
2007 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
American Gangster |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
2007 |
Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards |
Inside Man |
Best Actor |
2006 |
Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Training Day |
Best Actor |
2001 |
Won |
| American Film Institute |
Training Day |
Best Actor |
2001 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Training Day |
Best Actor |
2001 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Training Day |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
2001 |
Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild |
Training Day |
Best Actor |
2001 |
Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival |
The Hurricane |
Silver Bear for Best Actor |
2000 |
Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
The Hurricane |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
1999 |
Won |
| Screen Actors Guild |
The Hurricane |
Best Actor |
1999 |
Nominated |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
The Hurricane |
Best Actor |
1999 |
Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival |
Malcolm X |
Silver Bear for Best Actor |
1993 |
Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle |
Malcolm X |
Best Actor |
1992 |
Won |
| MTV Movie Awards |
Malcolm X |
Best Actor |
1992 |
Won |
| NAACP Image Awards |
Mississippi Masala |
Best Actor |
1992 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Malcolm X |
Best Actor |
1992 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Malcolm X |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
1992 |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Glory |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
1989 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Glory |
Best Supporting Actor |
1989 |
Won |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Cry Freedom |
Best Supporting Actor |
1987 |
Nominated |