This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Jeffrey Wright.
Jeffrey Wright is an American actor known for his roles on stage and film. Wright has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award as well as a nomination for the Academy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
For his role as a frustrated writer Dr. Thelonious "Monk" Ellison in American Fiction (2023) he received nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his playing numerous roles including Mr. Lies, Norman "Belize" Arriaga, and the Angel Europa in the Broadway play Angels in America (1994). He received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Topdog/Underdog (2002). Angels in America was adapted into the 2003 HBO miniseries of the same name for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He received a British Academy Games Award for his voice role in Dispatch (2025).
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2023 Best ActorAmerican Fiction
BAFTA Games Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2026Performer in a Supporting RoleDispatch
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.Primetime Emmy Award 2004 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Angels in America 2017 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Westworld 2018 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 2020 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 2022 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance What If...?: What If... Ultron Won? 2025 What If...?: What If... 1872? Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Last of Us
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2003 Best Supporting Actor – Television Angels in America 2023 Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy American Fiction
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2003 Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie Angels in America 2016 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Westworld 2023 Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role American Fiction Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1994 Best Featured Actor in a Play Angels in America: Perestroika 2002 Best Actor in a Play Topdog/Underdog
Miscellaneous awards Year Award Category Work Result 2002 AFI Awards AFI Actor of the Year – Male – Movie or Mini-Series Boycott 2005 Black Movie Awards Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Syriana 2002 Black Reel Awards Network/Cable – Best Actor Boycott 2004 Television: Best Supporting Actor Angels in America 2005 Best Supporting Actor The Manchurian Candidate 2006 Best Supporting Actor – Television Lackawanna Blues Best Supporting Actor Syriana 2008 Cadillac Records Best Ensemble 2016 Outstanding Voice Performance The Good Dinosaur 2022 Outstanding Supporting Actor The French Dispatch 2023 Outstanding Supporting Actor The Batman 2024 Outstanding Lead Performance American Fiction 2007 Chicago International Film Festival Career Achievement Award 2012Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Acting Ensemble The Ides of March 2024 Best Actor American Fiction 1997 Independent Spirit Awards Best Debut Performance Basquiat 2006 Best Supporting Male Broken Flowers 2024Best Lead PerformanceAmerican Fiction 2026 Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalFestival President's Award Fundamental contribution to the development of film and cinema, 2002 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Boycott 2006 Lackawanna Blues 2009 Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Cadillac Records 2012 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture The Ides of March 2005 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actor Broken Flowers 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Montecito Award 2002 Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Boycott 2004 Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film Angels in America 2017 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series Westworld 2019 Best Actor on a Television Series 2000 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Performance, Male Shaft (tied with Tobey Maguire for Wonder Boys)
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