Year
|
Nominated work
|
Category
|
Result
|
1989
|
Glory
|
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
Won
|
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
Nominated
|
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
Nominated
|
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
Nominated
|
1992
|
Malcolm X
|
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
1995
|
Devil in a Blue Dress
|
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
1996
|
Courage Under Fire
|
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
1999
|
The Hurricane
|
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
2001
|
Training Day
|
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
2002
|
Antwone Fisher
|
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Freedom Award
|
Won
|
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
|
Won
|
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
|
Nominated
|
2012
|
Flight
|
African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Houston Film Critics Society for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
2016
|
Fences
|
African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director
|
Nominated
|
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble
|
Nominated[a]
|
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Houston Film Critics Society for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
2021
|
The Tragedy of Macbeth
|
Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Won
|
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Houston Film Critics Society for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
|
Nominated
|