Jabarkan Golden Globe Awards dari Forest Whitaker

2007 Menang Aktor Terbaik (Golden Globe) - Drama lewat film The Last King of Scotland

1989 Nominasi Aktor Terbaik (Golden Globe) - Drama lewat film Bird

2006 Menang Actor of the Year (Hollywood Film Award)

2008 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film The Great Debaters

2007 Menang Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

2004 Nominasi Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special (Image Award) lewat film Deacons for Defense

2004 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film Phone Booth

1997 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film Phenomenon

2007 Nominasi Best Male Lead (Independent Spirit Award) lewat film American Gun

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2007 Menang Best Actor (KCFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (Sierra Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2007 Menang Actor of the Year (ALFS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (LAFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

2007 Menang Best Actor - Drama (Vision Award) lewat film "The Shield"

2004 Nominasi Best Dramatic Performance (Vision Award) lewat film Deacons for Defense

National Board of Review, USA

2006 Menang Best Actor (NBR Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

1994 Menang Best Acting by an Ensemble (NBR Award) lewat film Prêt-à-Porter berbagi dengan Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kim Basinger, Chiara Mastroianni, Stephen Rea, Anouk Aimée, Rupert Everett, Rossy de Palma, Tara Leon, Georgianna Robertson, Lili Taylor, Ute Lemper, Tom Novembre, Richard E. Grant, Anne Canovas, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, Lyle Lovett, Tracey Ullman, Sally Kellerman, Linda Hunt, Teri Garr, Danny Aiello, Jean Rochefort, Michel Blanc

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

2007 Menang Best Actor (NSFC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (NYFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2007 Menang Best Actor (OFCS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2006 Menang Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (PFCS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland