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Awards
Morgan Freeman
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Academy Awards, USA (5)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1)
Acapulco Black Film Festival (1)
American Comedy Awards, USA (1)
American Film Institute, USA (1)
American Society of Cinematographers, USA (1)
Berlin International Film Festival (1)
BET Awards (2)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2)
Critics Choice Awards (4)
Brussels Film Festival (BRFF) (1)
CableACE Awards (1)
Cairo International Film Festival (1)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (3)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (3)
Denver Film Festival (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (5)
Film Society of Lincoln Center (1)
Ghent International Film Festival (1)
Golden Camera, Germany (1)
Golden Globes, USA (6)
Satellite Awards (1)
Grammy Awards (1)
Hollywood Film Awards (1)
Image Awards (NAACP) (15)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (1)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (3)
MTV Movie + TV Awards (2)
National Board of Review, USA (3)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (4)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (1)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (1)
People's Choice Awards, USA (3)
Philadelphia Film Festival (1)
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (1)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (5)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Teen Choice Awards (1)
Walk of Fame (1)
Empire Awards, UK (1)
Western Heritage Awards (1)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (1)
Bombay International Film Festival (1)
Black Reel Awards (6)
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards (1)
Joseph Plateau Awards (1)
Chlotrudis Awards (1)
Film by the Sea International Film Festival (1)
BET Comedy Awards (1)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (1)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Black Movie Awards (1)
Zurich Film Festival (1)
Dubai International Film Festival (1)
CinemaCon, USA (1)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) (1)
Denver Film Critics Society (1)
CinEuphoria Awards (1)
Utah Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (5)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (7)
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) (1)
Behind the Voice Actors Awards (3)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (1)
Gold Derby Awards (7)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (4)
20/20 Awards (1)
Clarence Derwent Awards (1)
Pena de Prata (1)
66 wins & 88 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2010 Nominee
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Invictus
2005 Winner
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Million Dollar Baby
1995 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Shawshank Redemption
1990 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Driving Miss Daisy
1988 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Street Smart
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1996 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Actor
Se7en
Acapulco Black Film Festival
1998 Winner
Career Achievement Award
American Comedy Awards, USA
1990 Nominee
American Comedy Award
Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
Driving Miss Daisy
American Film Institute, USA
2011 Winner
Life Achievement Award
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
2010 Winner
Board of the Governors Award
Berlin International Film Festival
1990 Winner
Silver Berlin Bear
Best Acting Team
Driving Miss Daisy
Shared with:
Jessica Tandy
BET Awards
2005 Nominee
BET Award
Best Actor
Million Dollar Baby
2002 Nominee
BET Award
Best Actor
High Crimes
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1999 Nominee
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Actor - Sci-Fi
Deep Impact
1998 Nominee
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Actor - Suspense
Kiss the Girls
Critics Choice Awards
2010 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Actor
Invictus
2009 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Acting Ensemble
The Dark Knight
The nomination for Heath Ledger was posthumous.
Shared with:
Heath Ledger
·
Maggie Gyllenhaal
·
Aaron Eckhart
·
Christian Bale
·
Michael Caine
·
Gary Oldman
2008 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Acting Ensemble
Gone Baby Gone
Shared with:
Amy Ryan
·
Casey Affleck
·
John Ashton
·
Ed Harris
·
Michelle Monaghan
2005 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
Brussels Film Festival (BRFF)
1998 Winner
Crystal Iris
CableACE Awards
1989 Nominee
ACE
Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
Blood Money
Cairo International Film Festival
2006 Winner
Golden Pyramid
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1996 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Actor
Se7en
1995 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
The Shawshank Redemption
1990 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Glory
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2009 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Actor
Invictus
2005 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
1995 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Actor
The Shawshank Redemption
Denver Film Festival
2004 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Primetime Emmy Awards
2024 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Narrator
Life on Our Planet
For "Chapter 1: The Rules Of Life"
2023 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Narrator
Our Universe
For "Chasing Starlight"
2021 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
The Kominsky Method
For playing: "Morgan Freeman". For episode: "Chapter 20. The Round Toes, of the High Shoes".
2018 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Narrator
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
2016 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Informational Series or Special
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
Shared with:
James Younger
·
Lori McCreary
·
Michael J. Miller
·
Simon Andreae
·
Scott Tiffany
·
Frank Kosa
Film Society of Lincoln Center
2016 Winner
Gala Tribute
Ghent International Film Festival
2000 Winner
Joseph Plateau Honorary Award
Golden Camera, Germany
2012 Winner
Golden Camera for Lifetime Achievement
International
Golden Globes, USA
2012 Winner
Cecil B. DeMille Award
2010 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Invictus
2005 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Million Dollar Baby
1995 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
The Shawshank Redemption
1990 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Driving Miss Daisy
1 more
All
Satellite Awards
2001 Nominee
Golden Satellite Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
Nurse Betty
Grammy Awards
1996 Nominee
Grammy
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
For "Follow The Drinking Gourd"
Shared with:
Taj Mahal
·
Doris Wilhousky
Hollywood Film Awards
2000 Winner
Hollywood Film Award
Outstanding Achievement in Acting
Image Awards (NAACP)
2018 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
2015 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
The Lego Movie
2013 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
The Magic of Belle Isle
2011 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
RED
2010 Winner
Image Award
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Invictus
10 more
All
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1988 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Supporting Male
Street Smart
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1989 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Actor
Driving Miss Daisy
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2003 Winner
Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema
London Critics Circle Film Awards
1997 Winner
ALFS Award
Actor of the Year
Se7en
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Nominee
LAFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
1989 Nominee
LAFCA Award
Best Actor
Driving Miss Daisy
Lean on Me
Johnny Handsome
Glory
1987 Winner
LAFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Street Smart
MTV Movie + TV Awards
1996 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Duo
Se7en
Shared with:
Brad Pitt
1992 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Duo
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Shared with:
Kevin Costner
National Board of Review, USA
2009 Winner
NBR Award
Best Actor
Invictus
Tied with
George Clooney
for
Up in the Air (2009)
.
2003 Winner
Career Achievement Award
1989 Winner
NBR Award
Best Actor
Driving Miss Daisy
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2005 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
1996 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Actor
Se7en
Tied with
Jeff Bridges
for
Wild Bill (1995)
in 3rd place.
1990 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Actor
Driving Miss Daisy
1988 Winner
NSFC Award
Best Supporting Actor
Street Smart
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1989 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Actor
Driving Miss Daisy
3rd place
1987 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor
Street Smart
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2012 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Science and Technology Programming
Through the Wormhole
For episode "Is There an Edge to the Universe?"
Shared with:
Lisa Andreae
·
Lori McCreary
·
Bernadette McDaid
·
Tracy Mercer
·
Deborah Adler Myers
·
James Younger
·
Geoffrey Sharp
·
Anthony Lund
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2010 Winner
Career Achievement Award
People's Choice Awards, USA
2012 Winner
People's Choice Award
Favorite Movie Icon
2009 Winner
People's Choice Award
Favorite Cast
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Christian Bale
·
Heath Ledger
·
Michael Caine
·
Aaron Eckhart
·
Maggie Gyllenhaal
·
Gary Oldman
2009 Winner
People's Choice Award
Favorite Cast
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Christian Bale
·
Heath Ledger
·
Michael Caine
·
Aaron Eckhart
·
Maggie Gyllenhaal
·
Gary Oldman
Philadelphia Film Festival
2001 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
2006 Winner
King Vidor Memorial Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2018 Winner
Life Achievement Award
2010 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Invictus
2005 Winner
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Million Dollar Baby
2005 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Million Dollar Baby
Shared with:
Clint Eastwood
·
Hilary Swank
1995 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
The Shawshank Redemption
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Nominee
SEFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
Teen Choice Awards
2003 Nominee
Teen Choice Award
Choice Movie Chemistry
Bruce Almighty
Shared with:
Jim Carrey
Walk of Fame
2003 Winner
Star on the Walk of Fame
Motion Picture
On March 18, 2003. At 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
Empire Awards, UK
1997 Winner
Empire Award
Best Actor
Se7en
Western Heritage Awards
1993 Winner
Bronze Wrangler
Theatrical Motion Picture
Unforgiven
Shared with:
Clint Eastwood
·
David Valdes
·
David Webb Peoples
·
Gene Hackman
·
Richard Harris
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2005 Winner
VFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
Bombay International Film Festival
2011 Winner
International Lifetime Achievement Award
Black Reel Awards
2015 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding Voice Performance
The Lego Movie
"Vitruvius"
2010 Winner
Black Reel
Best Actor
Invictus
2005 Nominee
Black Reel
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
2004 Nominee
Black Reel
Film: Best Supporting Actor
Bruce Almighty
2003 Nominee
Black Reel
Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor
The Sum of All Fears
1 more
All
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards
2006 Winner
Camie
March of the Penguins
Shared with:
Yves Darondeau
·
Christophe Lioud
·
Emmanuel Priou
·
Luc Jacquet
·
Laurent Chalet
·
Jérôme Maison
Joseph Plateau Awards
2000 Winner
Joseph Plateau Life Achievement Award
Chlotrudis Awards
1995 Winner
Chlotrudis Award
Best Actor
The Shawshank Redemption
Tied with
Wallace Shawn
for
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
.
Film by the Sea International Film Festival
2000 Winner
Grand Acting Award
BET Comedy Awards
2004 Nominee
BET Comedy Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Box Office Movie
Bruce Almighty
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2009 Winner
COFCA Award
Best Ensemble
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Christian Bale
·
Heath Ledger
·
Aaron Eckhart
·
Maggie Gyllenhaal
·
Michael Caine
·
Gary Oldman
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2009 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Actor
Invictus
2004 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
Black Movie Awards
2005 Nominee
Black Movie Award
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Batman Begins
Zurich Film Festival
2009 Winner
Golden Icon Award
Dubai International Film Festival
2005 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
CinemaCon, USA
2013 Winner
CinemaCon Award
Cinema Icon Award
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2009 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Actor
Invictus
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2009 Winner
AAFCA Award
Best Actor
Invictus
Denver Film Critics Society
2010 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Actor
Invictus
CinEuphoria Awards
2011 Winner
CinEuphoria
Career - Honorary Award
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Winner
UFCA Award
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2009 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Actor
Invictus
Online Film & Television Association
2024 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Narration
Life on Our Planet
2nd place
2023 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Narration
Our Universe
2021 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
The Kominsky Method
2020 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Acting
2005 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2008 Winner
ACCA
Best Cast Ensemble
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Christian Bale
·
Heath Ledger
·
Gary Oldman
·
Michael Caine
·
Cillian Murphy
·
Aaron Eckhart
·
Maggie Gyllenhaal
2004 Nominee
ACCA
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Million Dollar Baby
Runner-Up
2004 Nominee
ACCA
Best Cast Ensemble
Million Dollar Baby
Shared with:
Clint Eastwood
·
Hilary Swank
·
Jay Baruchel
·
Anthony Mackie
·
Michael Coulter
·
Brían F. O'Byrne
·
Margo Martindale
·
Lucia Rijker
1995 Nominee
ACCA
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Se7en
1995 Nominee
ACCA
Best Cast Ensemble
Se7en
Shared with:
Brad Pitt
·
Gwyneth Paltrow
·
Kevin Spacey
·
R. Lee Ermey
2 more
All
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2005 Winner
IOMA
Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)
Million Dollar Baby
Behind the Voice Actors Awards
2015 Nominee
BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
The Lego Movie
As the voice of "Vitruvius".
2015 Nominee
BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
The Lego Movie
Shared with:
Chris Pratt
·
Elizabeth Banks
·
Will Ferrell
·
Will Arnett
·
Liam Neeson
·
Alison Brie
·
Nick Offerman
·
Charlie Day
2015 Winner
BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award
Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
The Lego Movie
Shared with:
Chris Pratt
·
Elizabeth Banks
·
Will Ferrell
·
Will Arnett
·
Liam Neeson
·
Alison Brie
·
Nick Offerman
·
Charlie Day
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2005 Nominee
INOCA
Best Supporting Actor
Million Dollar Baby
Gold Derby Awards
2021 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
Comedy Guest Actor
The Kominsky Method
2011 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Life Achievement (Performer)
2010 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Life Achievement (Performer)
2009 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Life Achievement (Performer)
2009 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Ensemble Cast
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Christian Bale
·
Michael Caine
·
Aaron Eckhart
·
Maggie Gyllenhaal
·
Heath Ledger
·
Gary Oldman
2 more
All
The Kennedy Center Honors
2008 Winner
Kennedy Center Honors
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2017 Winner
Career Achievement Award
2016 Winner
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Grownup Love Story
5 Flights Up
Shared with:
Diane Keaton
2010 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Actor
Invictus
2008 Winner
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Buddy Picture
The Bucket List
Shared with:
Jack Nicholson
20/20 Awards
2015 Nominee
Felix
Best Actor
The Shawshank Redemption
Clarence Derwent Awards
1978 Winner
Clarence Derwent Award
Best supporting Male (USA)
Pena de Prata
2021 Nominee
Pena de Prata
Best Ensemble in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or TV Special
Solos
Shared with:
Anne Hathaway
·
Uzo Aduba
·
Anthony Mackie
·
Dan Stevens
·
Helen Mirren
·
Constance Wu
·
Nicole Beharie
·
Jack Quaid
·
Sanaa Lathan
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