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Danny Glover
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Ariel Awards, Mexico (1)
Academy Awards, USA (1)
Acapulco Black Film Festival (1)
BET Awards (1)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1)
Critics Choice Awards (1)
CableACE Awards (6)
Christopher Awards (1)
Daytime Emmy Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (4)
Ghent International Film Festival (1)
Genie Awards (1)
Grammy Awards (2)
Image Awards (NAACP) (19)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
International Documentary Association (3)
Jamerican International Film Festival (1)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1)
Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival (1)
MTV Movie + TV Awards (2)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (1)
San Francisco International Film Festival (1)
Actors Awards (2)
Women in Film Crystal Awards (1)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (1)
Black Reel Awards (5)
Joseph Plateau Awards (1)
Monaco International Film Festival (1)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Dubai International Film Festival (1)
Asia Pacific Screen Awards (1)
FilmOut San Diego, US (1)
American Television Awards (1)
World Music and Independent Film Festival (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (2)
VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival (1)
Ferrara Film Festival (1)
Global Peace Film Festival, Florida (1)
30 wins & 47 nominations
Ariel Awards, Mexico
2017 Nominee
Silver Ariel
Best Actor (Mejor Actuación Masculina)
Sr. Pig
Academy Awards, USA
2022 Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Ceremony date: March 25th, 2022
Acapulco Black Film Festival
1999 Nominee
Black Film Award
Best Actor
Beloved
BET Awards
2004 Winner
BET Award
Humanitarian Award
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1999 Nominee
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Duo - Action/Adventure
Lethal Weapon 4
Shared with:
Mel Gibson
Critics Choice Awards
2007 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Acting Ensemble
Dreamgirls
Shared with:
Eddie Murphy
·
Beyoncé
·
Jennifer Hudson
·
Anika Noni Rose
·
Jamie Foxx
·
Keith D. Robinson
·
Sharon Leal
·
Hinton Battle
CableACE Awards
1996 Winner
CableACE
Dramatic or Theatrical Special
America's Dream
For "America's Dream: Long Black Song".
Shared with:
Carolyn McDonald
·
David Knoller
·
Ron Stacker Thompson
·
Ashley Tyler
1996 Nominee
CableACE
Dramatic or Theatrical Special
America's Dream
For "America's Dream: The Boy Who Painted Christ Black".
Shared with:
Carolyn McDonald
·
David Knoller
·
Ron Stacker Thompson
·
Ashley Tyler
1996 Nominee
CableACE
Dramatic or Theatrical Special
America's Dream
For "America's Dream: The Reunion".
Shared with:
Carolyn McDonald
·
David Knoller
·
Ron Stacker Thompson
·
Ashley Tyler
1996 Winner
CableACE
Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series
America's Dream
1989 Winner
ACE
Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
Mandela
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Christopher Awards
2001 Winner
Christopher Award
Television & Cable
Freedom Song
Shared with:
Phil Alden Robinson
·
Stanley Weiser
·
Amanda Digiulio Richmond
·
Sean Daniel
·
Carolyn McDonald
Daytime Emmy Awards
2003 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special
Just a Dream
Primetime Emmy Awards
2000 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Freedom Song
For playing: "Will Walker".
1996 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Fallen Angels
For episode "Red Wind". For playing "Phillip Marlowe".
1989 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Lonesome Dove
For playing "Joshua Deets".
1988 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Mandela
For playing "Nelson Mandela".
Ghent International Film Festival
2007 Winner
Joseph Plateau Honorary Award
Genie Awards
2008 Nominee
Genie
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Poor Boy's Game
Grammy Awards
1996 Nominee
Grammy
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album
For "Long Walk to Freedom"
1994 Nominee
Grammy
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
For "Brer Rabbit And Boss Lion"
Shared with:
Dr. John
Image Awards (NAACP)
2018 Winner
President's Award
2015 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Beyond the Lights
2014 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2010 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
2012
2007 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Dreamgirls
14 more
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Film Independent Spirit Awards
1991 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Male Lead
To Sleep with Anger
International Documentary Association
2009 Nominee
Video Source Award
Soundtrack for a Revolution
Shared with:
Bill Guttentag
·
Dan Sturman
·
Joslyn Barnes
·
Jim Czarnecki
·
Dylan Nelson
·
Gina Harrell
·
Mark Downie
·
Marc Henry Johnson
2009 Nominee
Music Documentary Award
Soundtrack for a Revolution
Shared with:
Bill Guttentag
·
Dan Sturman
·
Joslyn Barnes
·
Jim Czarnecki
·
Dylan Nelson
·
Gina Harrell
·
Mark Downie
·
Marc Henry Johnson
2009 Nominee
Pare Lorentz Award
Soundtrack for a Revolution
Shared with:
Bill Guttentag
·
Dan Sturman
·
Joslyn Barnes
·
Jim Czarnecki
·
Dylan Nelson
·
Gina Harrell
·
Mark Downie
·
Marc Henry Johnson
Jamerican International Film Festival
2002 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2008 Winner
Festival President's Award
Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival
2003 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
MTV Movie + TV Awards
1999 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best Action Sequence
Lethal Weapon 4
For the Gibson/Glover car chase on freeway and through building.
Shared with:
Mel Gibson
1993 Winner
MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Duo
Lethal Weapon 3
Shared with:
Mel Gibson
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1991 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Actor
To Sleep with Anger
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1990 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Actor
To Sleep with Anger
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2010 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Tia Lessin
·
Carl Deal
·
Amir Bar-Lev
·
Woody Richman
·
David Alcaro
·
Joslyn Barnes
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Todd Olson
·
Nancy Abraham
San Francisco International Film Festival
1993 Winner
Piper-Heidsieck Award
Actors Awards
2007 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Dreamgirls
Shared with:
Hinton Battle
·
Jamie Foxx
·
Jennifer Hudson
·
Beyoncé
·
Sharon Leal
·
Eddie Murphy
·
Keith D. Robinson
·
Anika Noni Rose
2001 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Freedom Song
Women in Film Crystal Awards
1994 Winner
Humanitarian Award
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2008 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Poor Boy's Game
Black Reel Awards
2014 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013 Nominee
Black Reel
Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor
Hannah's Law
2004 Nominee
Black Reel
Television: Best Actor
Good Fences
2004 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film
Good Fences
Shared with:
Whoopi Goldberg
2002 Nominee
Black Reel
Network/Cable - Best Actor
3 A.M.
Joseph Plateau Awards
2007 Winner
Joseph Plateau Life Achievement Award
Monaco International Film Festival
2005 Winner
Angel Film Award
Best Actor
Missing in America
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2002 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Acting Ensemble
The Royal Tenenbaums
Shared with:
Gene Hackman
·
Anjelica Huston
·
Bill Murray
·
Gwyneth Paltrow
·
Ben Stiller
·
Luke Wilson
·
Owen Wilson
Dubai International Film Festival
2007 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2015 Winner
Asia Pacific Screen Award
Best Film
Cemetery of Splendor
Shared with:
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
·
Keith Griffiths
·
Simon Field
·
Charles de Meaux
·
Michael Weber
·
Hans W. Geissendörfer
·
Viola Fügen
·
Najwa Abu Bakar
·
Moisés Cosío
·
Eric Vogel
·
Ingunn Sundelin
·
Joslyn Barnes
·
Caroleen Feeney
FilmOut San Diego, US
2017 Winner
FilmOut Festival Award
Best Supporting Actor
Pushing Dead
American Television Awards
1993 Nominee
American Television Award
Best Actor in a Miniseries
Queen
World Music and Independent Film Festival
2018 Winner
Festival Award
Best Supporting Actor in Feature Film
The Curse of Buckout Road
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2001 Nominee
ACCA
Best Cast Ensemble
The Royal Tenenbaums
Shared with:
Gene Hackman
·
Anjelica Huston
·
Bill Murray
·
Gwyneth Paltrow
·
Ben Stiller
·
Luke Wilson
·
Owen Wilson
Gold Derby Awards
2008 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
Drama Guest Actor
Brothers & Sisters
2007 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Ensemble Cast
Dreamgirls
Shared with:
Hinton Battle
·
Jamie Foxx
·
Jennifer Hudson
·
Beyoncé
·
Sharon Leal
·
Eddie Murphy
·
Keith D. Robinson
·
Anika Noni Rose
VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival
2018 Winner
Golden Statuette
Best Actor
The Curse of Buckout Road
Ferrara Film Festival
2022 Winner
Golden Dragon
International Career Achievement Award
Global Peace Film Festival, Florida
2025 Winner
UrbanFest Lifetime Achievement Award
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