Awards & Winners

Sophie Okonedo

Date of Birth 1968-08
Place of Birth London
(England, United Kingdom, Great Britain)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as Sophie Okonedo, OBE
Profession Actor, Singer, Voice Actor
Sophie Okonedo, OBE is a British actress. She received an OBE in the 2010 Queens Birthday Honours. Okonedo began her film career in 1991 in the British coming-of-age drama, Young Soul Rebels, before appearing in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Stephen Frears' Dirty Pretty Things. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda. On television, she received a Golden Globe nomination for Tsunami: The Aftermath and BAFTA nominations for the drama series Criminal Justice and the TV film Mrs. Mandela. Her other film roles include Aeon Flux, Skin and The Secret Life of Bees. On stage, she starred as Cressida in the 1999 National Theatre production of Troilus and Cressida. She made her Broadway debut in the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun and received nominations for the Drama Desk and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Awards by Sophie Okonedo

Check all the awards nominated and won by Sophie Okonedo.

2014


Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
Honored for : A Raisin In The Sun

Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play A Raisin In The Sun
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play A Raisin In The Sun
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play A Raisin In The Sun

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actress Mrs Mandela
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Skin
Jour De Fete Films
British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress Criminal Justice

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Independent Film Award for Best Actress Skin
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture The Secret Life of Bees

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Secret Life of Bees
Role: May Boatwright

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television Tsunami: The Aftermath
role: Susie Carter

2005


Glamour Award for Film Actress

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Hotel Rwanda
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Hotel Rwanda
Role: Tatiana Rusesabagina
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Hotel Rwanda

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Hotel Rwanda
Role: Tatiana Rusesabagina

2003


Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor / Actress Dirty Pretty Things

1996


Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls