Chiwetel Ejiofor - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	10-July-1977
Place of Birth	Forest Gate (London Borough of Newham, England, Essex)
Nationality	United Kingdom
Also know as	Chiwetal Ejiofor, Chewy, Ejiofor, Chiwetel, Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor, Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor
Profession	Actor, Film director, Screenwriter
Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor, OBE is a British actor of film, television, and theatre. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995, and then subsequently gaining a scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, aged 19, and only three months into his course, Ejiofor was chosen by Steven Spielberg to play a small part in Amistad as James Covey. He has received numerous awards and nominations for acting, including the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2006, five Golden Globe Award nominations, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in Othello in 2008. In 2008, he was presented with an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. Ejiofor is known for his portrayal of Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things, The Operative in Serenity, Lola in Kinky Boots, Luke in Children of Men, Dr. Adrian Helmsley in 2012 and Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave, for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.

Awards by Chiwetel Ejiofor

Check all the awards nominated and won by Chiwetel Ejiofor.

2014

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

BET Award for Best Actor

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	12 Years a Slave
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Dancing on the Edge
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role	12 Years a Slave
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	12 Years a Slave Role: Ford","Role: Tibeats","Role: Armsby","Role: Solomon Northup","Role: Edwin Epps","Role: Freeman","Role: Brown","Role: Patsey","Role: Eliza","Role: Mistress Epps","Role: Bass","Role: Robert","Role: Mistress Shaw
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	12 Years a Slave Role: Solomon Northup
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead	12 Years a Slave
BET Award for Best Actor	12 Years a Slave
MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance	12 Years a Slave
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Dancing on the Edge

2013

AACTA International Award for Best Actor

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actor	12 Years a Slave Role: Solomon Northup
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture	12 Years a Slave
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	12 Years a Slave
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama	12 Years a Slave role: Solomon Northup
AACTA International Award for Best Actor	12 Years a Slave
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor	12 Years a Slave
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor	12 Years a Slave
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television	Dancing on the Edge role: Louis Lester
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Dancing on the Edge

2010

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	2012
Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor	2012
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	2012 Columbia Pictures
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television	Endgame role: Thabo Mbeki

2008

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

Honored for : Talk to Me

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

Honored for : Othello

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Talk to Me
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor	Othello
Black Reel Award for Best Actor	Redbelt
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	American Gangster
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male	Talk to Me

2007

Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance

Honored for : Talk to Me

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance	Talk to Me
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Kinky Boots role: Lola
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television	Tsunami: The Aftermath role: Ian Carter
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Tsunami: The Aftermath

2006

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Kinky Boots
BAFTA Rising Star Award

2005

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
British Independent Film Award for Best Actor	Kinky Boots

2004

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast	Love Actually

2003

British Independent Film Award for Best Actor

Honored for : Dirty Pretty Things

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
British Independent Film Award for Best Actor	Dirty Pretty Things
European Film Award for Best Actor	Dirty Pretty Things
British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer	Dirty Pretty Things

2001

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Blue/Orange

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