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Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Awards

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

13 wins & 36 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Bono
    2014 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
    • Bono (music and lyrics)
    • The Edge (music)
    • Adam Clayton (music)
    • Larry Mullen Jr. (music)
    Song: "Ordinary Love"

Acapulco Black Film Festival

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Artist of the Year
    • Idris Elba
    Shared with: Pacific Rim · Thor: The Dark World
  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Best Actor
    • Idris Elba
  • Anant Singh at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Movie of the Year
    • David M. Thompson
    • Anant Singh
  • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hollywood Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Naomie Harris

Aspen Filmfest

  • Justin Chadwick
    2013 Winner Audience Award
    • Audience Favorite Feature
    • Justin Chadwick

BET Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2014 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Idris Elba
    Shared with: Thor: The Dark World

BAFTA Awards

  • Justin Chadwick
    2014 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Justin Chadwick
    • Anant Singh
    • David M. Thompson
    • William Nicholson

British Society of Cinematographers

  • 2014 Nominee Operators Award
    • Feature
    • Paul Donachie (camera operator)

Critics Choice Awards

  • Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, and U2 at an event for The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006)
    2014 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Song
    • U2
    Song: "Ordinary Love"

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Justin Chadwick
    2013 Nominee Audience Choice Award
    • Justin Chadwick

Golden Globes, USA

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2014 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Idris Elba
  • Alex Heffes at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • Alex Heffes
  • Bono
    2014 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • Bono lyrics
    • The Edge
    • Adam Clayton
    • Larry Mullen Jr.
    • Danger Mouse
    Song: "Ordinary Love"

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2014 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Idris Elba
  • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Naomie Harris
  • Justin Chadwick
    2014 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
    • Justin Chadwick

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Supporting Actress of the Year
    • Naomie Harris
  • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Actress of the Year
    • Naomie Harris

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

  • Tony Lewis
    2014 Nominee Golden Reel Award
    • Best Sound Editing - Music in a Feature Film
    • Lewis Morison (supervising music editor)
    • Neil Stemp (music editor)
    • Tony Lewis (music editor)
    • Michael Connell (music editor)
    • Robert Houston (music editor)

Munich Film Festival

  • Justin Chadwick
    2014 Winner Bernhard Wicki Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Justin Chadwick (director)

World Soundtrack Awards

  • Bono
    2014 Nominee World Soundtrack Award
    • Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
    • Bono (music, lyrics, and performed by)
    • The Edge (music and performed by)
    • Adam Clayton (music and performed by)
    • Larry Mullen Jr. (music and performed by)
    • Danger Mouse (music by)
    For the song "Ordinary Love".

Golden Trailer Awards

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Golden Trailer
    • Best Music
    For the U2 song "Ordinary Love" in the trailer entitled "Love".

Black Reel Awards

  • Anant Singh at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
    • Anant Singh (Producer)
    • David M. Thompson (Producer)
  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2014 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
    • Idris Elba
  • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
    • Naomie Harris
  • 2014 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
    • Lindiwe Matshikiza

Capri, Hollywood

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2013 Nominee Capri Movie of the Year Award
  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2013 Winner Capri Actor Award
    • Idris Elba
  • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2013 Winner Capri Supporting Actress Award
    • Naomie Harris
  • Bono
    2013 Winner Capri Song Award
    • Bono (music and lyrics by)
    • The Edge (music by)
    • Adam Clayton (music by)
    • Larry Mullen Jr. (music by)
    • Danger Mouse (music by)
    For the song "Ordinary Love".

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • Justin Chadwick
    2014 Winner Cinema for Peace Honorary Award
    • Justin Chadwick (director)
    • Nelson Mandela
    • Christopher Lee
  • Justin Chadwick
    2014 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year
    • Justin Chadwick (director)

Twin Cities Film Fest, US

  • Justin Chadwick
    2013 Winner Audience Award
    • Feature Film
    • Justin Chadwick

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2013 Nominee AAFCA Award
    • Best Picture
    3rd Place

Denver Film Critics Society

  • Bono
    2014 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Original Song
    • Bono (music and lyrics)
    • The Edge (music)
    • Adam Clayton (music)
    • Larry Mullen Jr. (music)
    • Danger Mouse (music)
    Song: "Ordinary Love"

South African Film and Television Awards

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee SAFTA Golden Horn
    • Best Feature Film
  • Diana Cilliers
    2014 Winner SAFTA Golden Horn
    • Best Achievement in Costume Design - Feature Film
    • Diana Cilliers
    • Ruy Filipe
  • 2014 Winner SAFTA Golden Horn
    • Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - Feature Film
    • Megan Tanner
  • 2014 Winner SAFTA Golden Horn
    • Best Achievement in Production Design - Feature Film
    • Johnny Breedt

Jupiter Award

  • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2015 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Actress
    • Naomie Harris

Women's Image Network Awards

  • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2013 Nominee WIN Award
    • Outstanding Actress Feature Film
    • Naomie Harris

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
    2013 Nominee WFCC Award
    • Best Male Images in a Movie
    • Idris Elba

GoldSpirit Awards

  • Alex Heffes at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee GoldSpirit Awards
    • Best European Composer
    • Alex Heffes (composer)
  • Alex Heffes at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee GoldSpirit Awards
    • Bes European Score
    • Alex Heffes (composer)

Black Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2013 Nominee BFCC Award
    • Best Picture
    8th place

Screen Nation Awards

  • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Winner Screen Nation Film and Television Award
    • Female Performance in Film
    • Naomie Harris
    Shared with: Skyfall

TheWIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards

  • Diana Cilliers
    2013 Winner The Costume Design Award
    • Diana Cilliers

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