# List of awards and nominations received by Jeffrey Wright

This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Jeffrey Wright.
Jeffrey Wright is an American actor known for his roles on stage and film. Wright has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award as well as a nomination for the Academy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
For his role as a frustrated writer Dr. Thelonious "Monk" Ellison in American Fiction (2023) he received nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his playing numerous roles including Mr. Lies, Norman "Belize" Arriaga, and the Angel Europa in the Broadway play Angels in America (1994). He received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Topdog/Underdog (2002). Angels in America was adapted into the 2003 HBO miniseries of the same name for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Best Actor | American Fiction | Nominated | |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Award |||||
| 2004 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Angels in America | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Westworld | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Westworld | Nominated |
| 2020 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Westworld | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | What If...?: What If... Ultron Won? | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2003 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Angels in America | Won | |
| 2023 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | American Fiction | Nominated | |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2003 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | Angels in America | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Westworld | Nominated |
| 2023 | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | American Fiction | Nominated |
| 2023 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | American Fiction | Nominated |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Angels in America: Perestroika | Won | |
| 2002 | Best Actor in a Play | Topdog/Underdog | Nominated | |

## Miscellaneous awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2002 | AFI Awards | AFI Actor of the Year – Male – Movie or Mini-Series | Boycott | Won |
| 2005 | Black Movie Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Syriana | Nominated |
| 2002 | Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable – Best Actor | Boycott | Nominated |
| 2004 | Black Reel Awards | Television: Best Supporting Actor | Angels in America | Won |
| 2005 | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Manchurian Candidate | Nominated |
| 2006 | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Lackawanna Blues | Won |
| 2006 | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Syriana | Nominated |
| 2008 | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Cadillac Records | Won |
| 2008 | Black Reel Awards | Best Ensemble | Cadillac Records | Won |
| 2016 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Voice Performance | The Good Dinosaur | Nominated |
| 2022 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor | The French Dispatch | Nominated |
| 2023 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor | The Batman | Nominated |
| 2024 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance | American Fiction | Won |
| 2007 | Chicago International Film Festival | Career Achievement Award | | Won |
| 2012 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | The Ides of March | Nominated |
| 2024 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Actor | American Fiction | Nominated |
| 1997 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Debut Performance | Basquiat | Nominated |
| 2006 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Male | Broken Flowers | Nominated |
| 2024 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Lead Performance | American Fiction | Won |
| 2002 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Boycott | Nominated |
| 2006 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Lackawanna Blues | Nominated |
| 2009 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Cadillac Records | Nominated |
| 2012 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The Ides of March | Nominated |
| 2005 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Broken Flowers | Won |
| 2024 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Montecito Award | | Honored |
| 2002 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | Boycott | Nominated |
| 2004 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Angels in America | Nominated |
| 2017 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series | Westworld | Nominated |
| 2019 | Saturn Awards | Best Actor on a Television Series | Westworld | Nominated |
| 2000 | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Performance, Male | Shaft (tied with Tobey Maguire for Wonder Boys) | Won |