The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Kerry Washington.
Kerry Washington is an American actress known for her roles in film and television. She has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, six Black Reel Awards, seven NAACP Image Awards and a Satellite Award as well as nominations for a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Golden Globe Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Tony Awards.
Starting her careen in the lately 1990s and received critical attention for playing a thief in the thriller Lift (2001) for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Washington received international attention for her interpretation of Della Bea Robinson on the film Ray (2004), being nominated at the Satellite Award, Screen Actors Guild Awards and winning her first NAACP Image Award. In 2012 she was cast by Quentin Tarantino for his Western film Django Unchained, for which she won her second NAACP Image Award and a BET Awards.
Washington starred as Olivia Pope on political thriller series Scandal (2012–2018), being nominated at the Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Awards and Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2016 she played the main role of Anita Hill on film Confirmation, receiving nominations at the Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy Award and Critics' Choice Television Award. She played a single mother in the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020) for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series.
As a producer, Washington won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Live in Front of A Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2020). She set her sights to Broadway producing revival productions of the Ossie Davis play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch and the Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy for which she was nominated for two Tony Awards.
Major associations Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 Best Actress in a Miniseries or MovieConfirmation
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2013 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Scandal (episode: "Happy Birthday Mr. President") 2014 Scandal (episode: "The Fluffer") 2016 Outstanding Television Movie Confirmation Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie 2020 Outstanding Limited Series Little Fires Everywhere Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Outstanding Television Movie American Son Outstanding Variety Special (Live) Live in Front of A Studio Audience 2022 Live in Front of a Studio Audience
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2013 Best Actress – Television Series Drama Scandal 2016 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Confirmation
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2001 Best Female Lead Lift
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2004 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Ray 2013 Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Scandal 2016 Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie Confirmation 2020 Little Fires Everywhere
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Best Revival of a Play Purlie Victorious 2025 Best Revival of a Musical Gypsy
Other awards and nominations
BET Awards Year Category Work Result 2007Best Actress The Last King of Scotland 2011For Colored Girls and Night Catches Us 2013Scandal and Django Unchained 2015Scandal 2025 The Six Triple Eight, Unprisoned and Shadow Force
Black Reel Awards Year Category Work Result2002 Outstanding Independent Actor Lift Outstanding Supporting Actress Theatrical Save the Last Dance 2003 Outstanding Actress, Network/Cable Lift 2005 Outstanding Actress, DramaRay 2007 Outstanding Supporting ActressThe Last King of Scotland 2009 Outstanding Ensemble Miracle at St. Anna 2011 Outstanding Supporting ActressFor Colored Girls Outstanding Actress, DramaNight Catches Us Outstanding Ensemble For Colored Girls 2013 Outstanding Supporting ActressDjango Unchained 2017 Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited SeriesConfirmation 2023 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Reasonable Doubt 2025 Outstanding Lead Performance The Six Triple Eight Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series Unprisoned
NAACP Image Awards Year Category Work Result 2005 Outstanding Actress in a Motion PictureRay 2006 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesBoston Legal 2007 Outstanding Actress in a Motion PictureThe Last King of Scotland2011 Night Catches Us 2013 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Django Unchained Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Scandal 2014201520162017 Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special Confirmation 2020 Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic SpecialAmerican Son2021Little Fires Everywhere 2024 Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series UnPrisoned Outstanding News / Information – (Series or Special) 20/20 – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts 2025 Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture The Six Triple Eight Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series UnPrisoned 2026 Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Shadow Force
Satellite Awards Year Category Work Result 2005 Best Actress in a Comedy/MusicalRay2017 Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Confirmation 2026 Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture Wake Up Dead Man: Knives Out
Miscellaneous Award Year Category Work Result ACE Award 2014 Influencer Award HerselfGrio Awards2013 Actress Award Scandal MTV Movie Awards 2013 Best Kiss Django Unchained People's Choice Awards 2015Favorite Dramatic TV ActressScandal 2016 20172018The Drama TV Star of 2018The Female TV Star of 2018Teen Choice Awards2001 Choice Breakout Performance Save the Last Dance 2013 Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Tyler Perry Presents Peeples 2016 Choice TV Actress: Drama Scandal TV Guide Awards 2013 TV Star of the Year Herself Favorite Actress Scandal Favorite Ensemble 2014 Favorite TV Actress
Critics' awards Award Year Category Work Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards2026Best EnsembleWake Up Dead Man Astra Film Awards2026Best Cast EnsembleWake Up Dead ManDorian Awards2014TV Performance of the Year – ActressScandal Georgia Film Critics Association 2013 Best Ensemble Django Unchained Hasty Pudding Theatricals2016Woman of the YearHerselfNew York Film Critics Online2025Best Ensemble CastWake Up Dead Man SAG Foundation Awards 2014 Favorite Dramatic TV Actress Scandal San Diego Film Critics Society 2012 Best Ensemble Performance Django Unchained Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards2025Best EnsembleWake Up Dead Man
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