Daniel Kaluuya is a British actor who has received various accolades throughout his career including one Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award.
He played Michael "Tealeaf" Fry in the BBC dark comedy series Psychoville and Michael "Mac" Armstrong in the BBC Three horror drama series The Fades. He gained further acclaim for his performance as Bingham "Bing" Madsen in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits". Kaluuya appeared as Agent Colin Tucker in the 2011 film Johnny English Reborn and portrayed Black Death in the 2013 film Kick-Ass 2. In 2015, he had a supporting role in Denis Villeneuve's film Sicario. His breakthrough came for the critically acclaimed horror film Get Out (2017), for which he earned numerous accolades, including nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, SAG Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. That same year, he also received the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
In 2018, he starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Black Panther for which he, along with the rest of the cast, received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2018 he also starred in the crime thriller film Widows. In 2019, he starred in the romantic crime film, Queen & Slim for which he received a nomination for an NAACP Image Awards. In 2020, he starred as revolutionary socialist Fred Hampton in the biographical drama, Judas and the Black Messiah. His performance in the film was lauded by critics, and he received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. At 32, he is the seventh-youngest Best Supporting Actor winner of the former.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Best ActorGet Out 2021Best Supporting ActorJudas and the Black Messiah
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2018Rising Star Award Best Actor in a Leading Role Get Out 2021 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Judas and the Black Messiah
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards2021Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyGet Out 2021 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Judas and the Black Messiah
Laurence Olivier Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2009Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate TheatreOxford Street
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Outstanding Actor in a Leading RoleGet Out Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2019Black Panther 2021 Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role Judas and the Black Messiah
Industry awards Evening Standard Theatre Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2010Evening Stand Award for Outstanding NewcomerSucker Punch
Gotham Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best ActorGet Out
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Best Male LeadGet Out
National Board of Review Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best CastGet Out
Critics awards African American Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best ActorGet Out
Austin Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2021Best Supporting ActorJudas and the Black Messiah
Boston Society of Film Critics Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best ActorGet Out
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Best ActorGet Out 2019Best Acting EnsembleBlack Panther Widows 2021Judas and the Black Messiah Best Supporting Actor
Houston Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Best ActorGet Out
San Diego Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best Performance by an EnsembleGet Out
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best ActorGet Out
Seattle Film Critics Society Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best ActorGet Out Best Ensemble
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best ActorGet Out 2020 Best Supporting Actor Judas and the Black Messiah
Women Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best ActorGet Out
Miscellaneous awards Black Reel Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Outstanding ActorGet Out Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male 2021Outstanding Supporting ActorJudas and the Black Messiah
IGN Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Best Lead Performer in a MovieGet Out
MTV Movie & TV Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017Next GenerationGet Out Best Actor in a Movie Best On-Screen Duo (with Lil Rel Howery) 2021Best Performance in a MovieJudas and the Black Messiah
NAACP Image Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureGet Out 2020Queen & Slim
Saturn Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2018Best ActorGet Out 2022Nope
See also List of British actors List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Great Britain List of youngest Academy Award winners for Best Supporting Actor List of actors with Academy Award nominations List of actors with more than one Academy Award nomination in the acting categories List of Black Golden Globe winners and nominees List of Golden Globe winners Notes
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