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Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)

Awards

Common

20 wins & 56 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Chadwick Boseman in Marshall (2017)
    2018 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
    • Marshall
    For song "Stand Up for Something"
    Shared with: Diane Warren
  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner Oscar
    • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

BET Awards

  • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
    2015 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Male Hip Hop Artist
  • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
    2015 Nominee BET Award
    • Video of the Year
    For the video "Glory."
    Shared with: John Legend
  • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
    2015 Winner BET Award
    • Best Collaboration
    For the song "Glory."
    Shared with: John Legend
  • Anson Mount in Hell on Wheels (2011)
    2013 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Hell on Wheels
    • Luv
    • The Odd Life of Timothy Green
  • Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry, Jon Bon Jovi, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Til Schweiger, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, Hilary Swank, Sofía Vergara, Josh Duhamel, Ludacris, Lea Michele, Seth Meyers, Abigail Breslin, and Zac Efron in New Year's Eve (2011)
    2012 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • New Year's Eve
    • Hell on Wheels

Critics Choice Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Song
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • The View (1997)
    2018 Nominee Daytime Emmy
    • Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program
    • The View
    "Rise Up"
    Shared with: Andra Day

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • 13th (2016)
    2017 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • 13th
    For song "Letter to the Free"
    Shared with: Robert Glasper · Karriem Riggins

Golden Globes, USA

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

Grammy Awards

  • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
    2025 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Rap Performance
    For "When the Sun Shines Again"
    Shared with: Pete Rock · Posdnuos
  • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
    2025 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Rap Album
    For "The Auditorium Vol. 1"
    Shared with: Pete Rock
  • Chadwick Boseman in Marshall (2017)
    2018 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Song Written for Visual Media
    • Marshall
    For the song "Stand Up for Something" artist: Andra Day Featuring Common
    Shared with: Andra Day · Diane Warren
  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2016 Winner Grammy
    • Best Song Written for Visual Media
    • Selma
    For the song "Glory" artist: Common & John Legend
    Shared with: John Legend · Rhymefest
  • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
    2016 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
    For the song "Glory."
    Shared with: John Legend

Hollywood Film Awards

  • Chadwick Boseman in Marshall (2017)
    2017 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Song of the Year
    • Marshall
    For the song "Stand Up for Something".
    Shared with: Diane Warren · Andra Day

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
    2018 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
    Song: "Stand Up for Something"
    Shared with: Andra Day
  • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
    2017 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Song - Contemporary
    Song: "Letter to the Free"
    Shared with: Bilal
  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Selma
  • Just Wright (2010)
    2011 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Just Wright

NAMIC Vision Awards

  • The Chi (2018)
    2019 Nominee Vision Award
    • Best Performance - Drama
    • The Chi

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2014 Nominee SDFCS Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Selma
    Shared with: David Oyelowo · Tom Wilkinson · Carmen Ejogo · André Holland · Giovanni Ribisi · Lorraine Toussaint · Stephan James · Wendell Pierce · Alessandro Nivola · LaKeith Stanfield · Cuba Gooding Jr. · Dylan Baker · Tim Roth · Oprah Winfrey

Teen Choice Awards

  • Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
    2017 Nominee Teen Choice Award
    • Choice: Fight
    • John Wick: Chapter 2
    John Wick vs. Cassian
    Shared with: Keanu Reeves

World Soundtrack Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee World Soundtrack Award
    • Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
    • Selma
    For the song "Glory".
    Shared with: John Legend · Rhymefest

Seattle Film Critics Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award
    • Best Music, Original Song
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend · Rhymefest

Black Reel Awards

  • Keke Palmer in Alice (2022)
    2023 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Score
    • Alice
  • Chadwick Boseman in Marshall (2017)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Original Song
    • Marshall
    For the song "Stand Up for Something"
    Shared with: Andra Day · Diane Warren
  • 13th (2016)
    2017 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Original Song
    • 13th
    Song: "A Letter to the Free"
    Shared with: Bilal
  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Original Song
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend · Rhymefest
  • Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan in Brown Sugar (2002)
    2003 Winner Black Reel
    • Best Song
    • Brown Sugar
    For the song "Love of My Life (Ode to Hip-Hop)"
    Shared with: Erykah Badu · Raphael Saadiq · James Poyser · Madukwu Chinwah · Glenn Standridge · Bobby Ozuna

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2014 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Acting Ensemble
    • Selma
    Shared with: David Oyelowo · Tom Wilkinson · Carmen Ejogo · André Holland · Giovanni Ribisi · Lorraine Toussaint · Stephan James · Wendell Pierce · Alessandro Nivola · LaKeith Stanfield · Cuba Gooding Jr. · Dylan Baker · Tim Roth · Oprah Winfrey

Iowa Film Critics Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee IFC Award
    • Best Song
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2014 Winner AAFCA Award
    • Best Music
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner GAFCA Award
    • Best Original Song
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend · Rhymefest
  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee GAFCA Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Selma
    Shared with: David Oyelowo · Tom Wilkinson · Carmen Ejogo · André Holland · Giovanni Ribisi · Lorraine Toussaint · Stephan James · Wendell Pierce · Alessandro Nivola · LaKeith Stanfield · Cuba Gooding Jr. · Dylan Baker · Tim Roth · Oprah Winfrey

Dorian Film Awards

  • Neil Patrick Harris in The Oscars (2015)
    2016 Nominee Dorian Award
    • TV Musical Moment of the Year
    • The Oscars
    "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Original Song
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

  • Charles Fox in Killing Me Softly with His Songs (2022)
    2022 Nominee HMMA Award
    • Best Original Song - Documentary
    • Killing Me Softly with His Songs
    Song: "Sing A Brand New Song"
    Shared with: Charles Fox · Donald Webber Jr.
  • Chadwick Boseman in Marshall (2017)
    2017 Winner Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
    • Best Original Song - Feature Film
    • Marshall
    Shared with: Diane Warren
  • 13th (2016)
    2016 Nominee HMMA Award
    • Best Original Song - Documentary
    • 13th
    For the song "Letter to the Free".

Online Film & Television Association

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Music, Original Song
    • Selma
    For the song "Glory".
    Shared with: John Legend

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2014 Winner ACCA
    • Best Original Song
    • Selma
    "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner INOCA
    • Best Original Song
    • Selma
    Song: "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)

  • Common in Common: Testify (2005)
    2006 Nominee VMA
    • Best Hip-Hop Video
    • Common: Testify
  • Common: Go! (2005)
    2005 Nominee VMA
    • Best Hip-Hop Video
    • Common: Go!
  • 2003 Nominee MTV2 Award
    • Common Feat. Mary J. Blige: Come Close
  • Common Feat. Macy Gray: Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (2000)
    2001 Nominee VMA
    • Breakthrough Video
    • Common Feat. Macy Gray: Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I.

Black Film Critics Circle Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2014 Winner BFCC Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Selma
    Shared with: David Oyelowo · Tom Wilkinson · Carmen Ejogo · André Holland · Giovanni Ribisi · Lorraine Toussaint · Stephan James · Wendell Pierce · Alessandro Nivola · LaKeith Stanfield · Cuba Gooding Jr. · Dylan Baker · Tim Roth · Oprah Winfrey

Gold Derby Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner Gold Derby Film Award
    • Original Song
    • Selma
    for "Glory"
    Shared with: John Legend

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

  • 13th (2016)
    2016 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Song in a Documentary
    • 13th
    Song: "Letter to the Free"
    Shared with: Karriem Riggins · Robert Glasper

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • The Chi (2018)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series
    • The Chi
  • The Chi (2018)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series
    • The Chi
  • The Chi (2018)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Drama Series
    • The Chi
    Shared with: Barry M. Berg · Derek Dudley · Rick Famuyiwa · Aaron Kaplan · Erin Mitchell · Elwood Reid · Shelby Stone · Lena Waithe

Soul Train Awards

  • 2015 Nominee Soul Train Award
    • Video of the Year
    • Common & John Legend: Glory
    Shared with: John Legend
  • Common in Common: Testify (2005)
    2006 Nominee Soul Train Award
    • The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video
    • Common: Testify

MOBO Awards

  • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
    2005 Nominee MOBO Award
    • Best Album
    For "Be"

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