+ List of Mahershala Ali awards Award Wins NominationsAcademy AwardsBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts AwardsEmmy Awards (Primetime)Golden Globe AwardsScreen Actors Guild Awards
Mahershala Ali has received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
As a part of the ensemble cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) earned him a nomination for the SAG Award for Outstanding Cast, which he would later win for Hidden Figures (2016). He received Primetime Emmy and SAG Award nominations for his role in House of Cards (20132016).
Ali received critical acclaim and won Academy Awards and SAG Awards for Best Supporting Actor for Moonlight (2016) and Green Book (2018), as well as a BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for the latter. He's the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, as well as the second black actor to win multiple acting Oscars and the only black actor to win twice in the same acting category.
Ali was nominated for the Primetime Emmy and SAG Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for playing Wayne Hays in the third season of the HBO crime anthology True Detective (2019). The next year, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for producing We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020), and received another Emmy nomination for his role in the second season of Ramy (2020). He received nominations for the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in the science fiction romance Swan Song (2021). His narration of the Netflix documentary Chimp Empire (2023) earned him his fifth Emmy nomination.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight 2019 Green Book
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Best Film Actor in a Supporting Role Moonlight 2019 Green Book 2022 Best Film Actor in a Leading Role Swan Song
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series House of Cards 2019 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie True Detective 2020 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Ramy Outstanding Children's Program We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest 2023Outstanding NarratorChimp Empire
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Moonlight 2019 Green Book 2022 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Swan Song
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2009 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2016 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series House of Cards 2017 Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role Moonlight Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Hidden Figures 2019 Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role Green Book 2020 Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie True Detective
Other awards and nominations African-American Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Apolo Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Austin Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016Best International Supporting Actor – Cinema Moonlight 2019 Green Book
BET Awards Year Category Nominated work Result2017Best ActorMoonlight
Black Reel Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Outstanding Supporting Actor Moonlight
Boston Society of Film Critics Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Chicago Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Critics' Choice Awards Critics' Choice Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Television Drama Series Guest Performer House of Cards 2017Best Movie Cast Hidden Figures Moonlight Best Movie Supporting Actor 2018 Green Book
Critics' Choice Super Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2022 Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Swan Song
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Detroit Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Film Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Robert Altman Award Moonlight
Florida Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Gotham Independent Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Film Ensemble Moonlight
IndieWire Critics Poll Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
London Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Supporting Actor of the Year Moonlight
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Mar del Plata International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Actor Moonlight
NAACP Image Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special The Wronged Man 2016 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Moonlight 2022 Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Swan Song
National Society of Film Critics Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
New York Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
New York Film Critics Online Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Online Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Palm Springs International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Breakthrough Performance Moonlight
San Diego Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Drama Moonlight Best Ensemble Cast – Motion Picture Hidden Figures 2018 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Green Book
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Toronto Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Village Voice Film Poll Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor Moonlight
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