This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
A popular actress in numerous US television series and films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Ellis gained international notoriety by starring in the film Ray (2004) directed by Taylor Hackford, for which she was nominated at the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Later Ellis acted in several television critical acclaimed television series, including E-Ring, Justice, True Blood and The Mentalist.
After being cast in Academy Awards nominated film The Help, Ellis played Ann Pettway in television film Abducted: The Carlina White Story, winning the Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series. In 2014, she played the lead role in the film Of Mind and Music, receiving critical acclaim winning the American Black Film Festival Award for Best Actress.
In 2016, after taking part in Nate Parker's film The Birth of a Nation, Ellis starred in the drama miniseries The Book of Negroes. Her role was critically acclaimed, earning her nominations at the Critics' Choice Television Awards, NAACP Image Awards and Satellite Awards for Best Actress, winning the Canadian Screen Awards in the same category. Following Ellis starred in Barry Jenkins' Academy Awards-nominated film If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), receiving critical acclaim for her performance with the cast.
In 2019 Ellis played as Sharonne Salaam in the miniseries When They See Us, earning a nomination at Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In 2020 she starred as Mattie Moss Clark in television film The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel and as Hippolyta Freeman in HBO serie Lovecraft Country, being nominated at the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
In 2021 Ellis starred as Oracene "Brandy" Price critically acclaimed film King Richard, role that earned her her first nominations at the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and at the Golden Globe Award in the same category. Ellis was also awarded by the National Board of Review for Best Supporting Actress. Between 2023 and 2024 she acted as lead actress on Ava DuVernay film Origin and figures on the cast of the second film adaptation of The Color Purple, receiving a nomination with the cast at the Actor Awards and being honored at the Celebration of Cinema and Television. The following year, her performance as the mother of a boy at an abusive reform school in Nickel Boys earned her praise as well as a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Work Result 2022 Best Supporting Actress King Richard
Actor Awards Year Category Work Result 2005 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Ray 2021 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country 2022Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture King Richard 2024 The Color Purple
BAFTA Awards Year Category Work Result British Academy Film Awards 2022 Best Actress in a Supporting Role King Richard
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress King Richard 2024Best Acting Ensemble The Color Purple 2025 Best Supporting Actress Nickel Boys Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries The Book of Negroes 2024 Best Actress in a Drama Series Justified: City Primeval
Emmy Awards Year Category Work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie When They See Us 2021 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country
Golden Globe Awards Year Work Category Result 2022 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture King Richard
Other awards
Black Reel Awards Year Category Work Result 2003 Outstanding Actress Undercover Brother 2013 Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Abducted: The Carlina White Story 2016 The Book of Negroes 2019 When They See Us 2020 The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel 2021Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series Lovecraft Country 2022Outstanding Supporting Actress King Richard 2024Outstanding Lead Performance Origin Outstanding Lead Performance, Drama Series Justified: City Primeval 2025 Outstanding Supporting Performance Exhibiting Forgiveness Nickel Boys
Canadian Screen Awards Year Category Work Result 2016 Best Actress on Television The Book of Negroes
Gotham Awards Year Category Work Result Film 2023Outstanding Lead PerformanceOrigin Television 2025 Outstanding Performance in an Original Film The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
NAACP Image Awards Year Category Work Result 2001 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Men of Honor 2010 Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 2016 The Book of Negroes 2020 When They See Us 2021 The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country 2022 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture King Richard 2024 Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Origin Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture The Color Purple 2025 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Exhibiting Forgiveness Nickel Boys Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
National Board of Review Year Category Work Result 2021 Best Supporting Actress King Richard
Satellite Awards Year Category Work Result 2018 Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film The Book of Nergoes 2020 When They See Us 2021 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture King Richard
Critics awards Award Year Nominated work Category Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2022King RichardBest Supporting Actress 2024 Origin Best Actress The Color PurpleBest Ensemble 2025 Nickel BoysBest Supporting Actress African-American Film Critics Association2020 When They See Us Best Ensemble 2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress 2024OriginBest Actress The Color PurpleBest Ensemble Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022King Richard Best Supporting Actress 2025 Nickel Boys American Black Film Festival 2015 Of Mind and Music Best Actress Astra Film Awards2022Inspire Award King Richard Best Supporting Actress 2024 The Color Purple Best Cast Ensemble 2025 Nickel Boys Best Supporting Actress Black Film Critics Circle 2021King Richard Best Supporting Actress Celebration of Cinema and Television 2023 The Color Purple Ensemble Award – Film 2024 Social Impact Award Chicago Indie Critics 2025 Nickel Boys Best Supporting Actress Columbus Film Critics Association 2021 King Richard 2025 Nickel Boys Best Supporting Performance Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Denver Film Society 2022 Best Supporting Actress Detroit Film Critics Society 2021 Best Supporting Actress DiscussingFilm Critics Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress 2025 Nickel Boys Florida Film Critics Circle 2024 Best Supporting Actress Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2024 The Color Purple Best Ensemble 2025 Nickel Boys Best Supporting Actress Gracie Awards 2016 The Book of Negroes Outstanding Female in a Leading Role, TV Movie/Limited Series Houston Film Critics Society 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2023 The Color Purple Best Ensemble Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress National Society of Film Critics 2025 Nickel Boys Best Supporting Actress Newport Beach Film Festival 2015 Of Mind and Music Best Actress North Carolina Film Critics Association 2025 Nickel Boys Best Supporting Actress North Texas Film Critics Association 2024 Online Film Critics Society 2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress 2025 Nickel Boys Palm Springs International Film Festival 2022 King Richard Ensemble Performance Award SCAD Savannah Film Festival2021Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award Seattle Film Critics Society 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Best Ensemble 2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 2021 Best Supporting Actress 2024 Nickel Boys Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2018If Beale Street Could TalkBest Ensemble 2021King Richard Best Supporting Actress 2023Origin Best Actress 2024 Nickel Boys Best Supporting Actress Women Film Critics Circle 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Best Ensemble 2023 Origin Best Actress
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