# List of awards and nominations received by Idris Elba

The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Idris Elba.
Idris Elba is an English actor known for his roles in film and television. He has received a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a British Academy Television Award and six Primetime Emmy Awards.
For his role as DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther (2010–2019) he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film as well as a four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He was also Emmy-nominated for his guest role as a painter and romantic interest in Showtime comedy-drama series The Big C (2011) and for his leading role as a corporate business negotiator in Apple TV+ thriller series Hijack (2024).
On film, he portrayed a ruthless and charismatic warlord in the Netflix drama Beasts of No Nation (2015) for which he received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He portrayed Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama.

## Major associations
### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 2015 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Beasts of No Nation | Nominated |
| British Academy Television Awards |||||
| 2016 | Best Actor | Luther | Nominated |
| British Academy Games Awards |||||
| 2024 | Performer in a Supporting Role | Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | Longlisted |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 2011 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | The Big C (episode: "Blue-Eyed Iris") | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Luther (series 1) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Luther (series 2) | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Luther (series 3) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Luther (series 4) | Nominated |
| 2024 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Hijack (episode: "Comply Slowly") | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2010 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Luther | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Luther | Won |
| 2013 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Luther | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Beasts of No Nation | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Luther | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2007 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture | American Gangster | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Beasts of No Nation | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Won | Beasts of No Nation | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Luther | Won | |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| BET Awards | 2007 | BET Award for Best Actor | Daddy's Little Girls | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2008 | BET Award for Best Actor | This Christmas / American Gangster / 28 Weeks Later | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2009 | BET Award for Best Actor | RocknRolla / The Unborn | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2010 | BET Award for Best Actor | The Losers | Won |
| BET Awards | 2011 | BET Award for Best Actor | Takers / Luther | Won |
| BET Awards | 2012 | BET Award for Best Actor | Thor / Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / Luther | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2014 | BET Award for Best Actor | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom / Thor: The Dark World | Nominated |
| BET Awards | 2015 | BET Award for Best Actor | Luther / No Good Deed | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2005 | Best Actor | The Gospel | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2005 | Best Actor in a TV Movie | Sometimes in April | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2009 | Best Ensemble | Takers | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2012 | Best Actor in a TV Movie | Luther | Won |
| Black Reel Award | 2017 | Best Voice Performance | The Jungle Book | Won |
| Black Reel Award | 2017 | Best Voice Performance | Zootopia | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2017 | Best Voice Performance | Finding Dory | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Molly's Game | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2019 | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Turn Up Charlie | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2019 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Luther | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2019 | Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2019 | Outstanding Emerging Director | Yardie | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2019 | Outstanding Independent Film | Yardie | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | The Harder They Fall | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2023 | Best Voice Performance | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Nominated |
| Black Reel Award | 2024 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Hijack | Won |
| The Game Awards | 2023 | Best Performance | Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Award | 2016 | Favorite Villain | Star Trek Beyond | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2005 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Sometimes in April | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2009 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Obsessed | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2011 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Takers | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Award | 2011 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Luther | Won |
| NAACP Image Award | 2014 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Luther | Won |
| NAACP Image Award | 2017 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | The Jungle Book | Won |
| NAACP Image Award | 2022 | Outstanding Supporting Actor | The Harder They Fall | Nominated |
| Satellite Award | 2011 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Luther | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | 2016 | Best Actor | The Suicide Squad | Nominated |

## Festival and critics awards

| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 2013 | Best Actor | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2015 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Luther | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2022 | Best Villain in a Movie | The Harder They Fall | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Beasts of No Nation | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2015 | Best Supporting Male | Beasts of No Nation | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Beasts of No Nation | Won |