For his performance in the British play "&lt;a href="Blue/Orange"&gt;Blue/Orange&lt;/a&gt;" in 2000, Ejiofor received a Critics' Circle Theatre Award, an "Evening Standard" Theatre Award, and a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2002, he starred in the social thriller film "Dirty Pretty Things", leading to Best Actor awards at the British Independent Film Awards and the "Evening Standard" British Film Awards. He was nominated for the inaugural BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2006. At the 64th Golden Globe Awards, the following year, Ejiofor was nominated for his performances in "Kinky Boots" and the television miniseries "". In 2008, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for playing the title character in "Othello", and he was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. At the 67th Golden Globe Awards, he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for playing South African politician Thabo Mbeki in "Endgame" (2009).