This is a list of awards and nominations received by Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr. is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his performances on stage and screen. Over his career he has received various accolades including a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and a Critics' Choice Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Leslie Odom Jr. gained prominence and national attention for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the Lin-Manuel Miranda created Broadway musical Hamilton (2015–2016) for which he earned several awards including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. His performance was captured in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Limited Series or Movie. He returned to Broadway in the revival of the Ossie Davis satirical farce Purlie Victorious (2023) for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
On film, he portrayed singer Sam Cooke in a semi-fictional historical drama One Night in Miami... (2020). His performance earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for writing the film's original song "Speak Now". He is also known for his performances in the films Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Harriet (2019), and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).
On television, he voiced Owen Tillerman, a park manager in the Apple TV+ animated comedy series Central Park (2020) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. For producing and hosting The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back! (2022) he was nominated for the Outstanding Variety Special (Live). He guest-starred as Draemond Winding, a chief executive of a Charter School in the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary (2023) he was nominated for the Astra TV Award and Black Reel Award.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Supporting ActorOne Night in Miami... Best Original Song "Speak Now" (from One Night in Miami...)
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2020 Best Actor in a Supporting Role One Night in Miami...
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 Best Supporting ActorOne Night in Miami... Best Acting Ensemble Best Song "Speak Now" (from One Night in Miami...)
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Central Park (for "Episode 1") 2021 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Hamilton 2022 Outstanding Variety Special (Live) The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture One Night in Miami... Best Original Song "Speak Now" (from One Night in Miami...)
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2016 Best Musical Theater Album Hamilton 2022 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaOne Night in Miami... Best Song Written for Visual Media "Speak Now" (from One Night in Miami...)
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2020 Outstanding Actor in a Supporting RoleOne Night in Miami... Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2016 Best Actor in a Musical Hamilton 2024 Best Actor in a PlayPurlie Victorious Best Revival of a Play
Theater awards YearAssociationCategoryProject Result2012Fred and Adele Astaire AwardsBest Dancer on BroadwayLeap of FaithDrama League AwardsDistinguished Performance 2015 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Hamilton Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical 2016Broadway.com Audience Awards Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical Favorite Onstage Pair (w/ Lin-Manuel Miranda) 2024 Drama League Awards Distinguished PerformancePurlie Victorious Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play Outstanding Revival of a Play Broadway.com Audience Awards Favorite Performance of the Year (Play) Favorite Leading Actor in a Play
Miscellaneous awards YearAssociationCategoryProject Result2002Princess Grace AwardsActing2017NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Jazz AlbumLeslie Odom Jr. 2018Teen Choice AwardsChoice Drama Movie ActorMurder on the Orient Express 2020 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Harriet 2021AAFCA AwardsBest Ensemble One Night in Miami...Alliance of Women Film Journalists AwardsBest Supporting ActorAustin Film Critics Association AwardsBlack Film Critics Circle AwardsBest EnsembleBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Supporting ActorOutstanding Original Song ()Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorChicago Indie Critics Circle AwardsBest Original Song ()Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorDenver Film Critics Society AwardsBest Original Song ()Detroit Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActorDorian AwardsBest Film Performance – Supporting ActorGeorgia Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorBest Original Song ()Greater Western New York Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorHawaii Film Critics Society AwardsBest Original Song ()Hollywood Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorBest Original Song ()Houston Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActorBest Original Song ()Indiana Film Journalists Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorBest EnsembleIndependent Spirit AwardsRobert Altman AwardInternational Online Cinema AwardsBest Supporting ActorBest Original Song ()Iowa Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting ActorBest Original Song ()Kansas City Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActorLatino Entertainment Journalists Association Film AwardsBest Original Song ()Minnesota Film Critics Alliance AwardsBest Supporting ActorMusic City Film Critics Association AwardsBest Original Song ()Best EnsembleNew Mexico Film Critics AwardBest Original Song ()New York Film Critics Online AwardsBest Supporting ActorNorth Dakota Film Society AwardsBest Original Song ()Online Association of Female Film CriticsBest Supporting MaleOnline Film & Television Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorBest Breakthrough Performance: MaleBest Original Song ()Online Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActorPhiladelphia Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActorPhoenix Critics CirclePhoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Original Song ()San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsBest EnsembleSan Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActorSan Francisco Film AwardsOutstanding Ensemble PerformanceSanta Barbara International Film FestivalVariety Artisans Award ()Satellite AwardsBest Original Song ()Seattle Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActorSt. Louis Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorSunset Film Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActorToronto Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorUtah Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorVancouver Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActorWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited SeriesHamiltonHollywood Critics Association Television AwardsBest Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television MovieNAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialOnline Film & Television Critics Association AwardsBest Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited SeriesSatellite AwardsBest Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical2023Astra TV AwardsBest Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesAbbott ElementaryBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy SeriesInternational Online Cinema AwardsBest Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesOnline Film & Television Association Awards
Honorary degrees Organizations Year Award Result Carnegie Mellon University, 2019 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts
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