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James Earl Jones
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Academy Awards, USA (2)
CableACE Awards (3)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Daytime Emmy Awards (2)
Primetime Emmy Awards (8)
Ghent International Film Festival (1)
Golden Globes, USA (5)
Grammy Awards (3)
Image Awards (NAACP) (7)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Method Fest (1)
National Board of Review, USA (1)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2)
USA Film Festival (1)
Viewers for Quality Television Awards (1)
Black Reel Awards (3)
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards (1)
Joseph Plateau Awards (1)
DVD Exclusive Awards (2)
Critics Choice Television Awards (1)
CinEuphoria Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (4)
Behind the Voice Actors Awards (4)
Voice Arts Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (2)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1)
National Film and Television Awards, USA (1)
31 wins & 31 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1971 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Great White Hope
2012 Winner
Honorary Award
CableACE Awards
1991 Winner
ACE
Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
Heat Wave
1991 Winner
CableACE
Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series
Third and Oak: The Pool Hall
1987 Nominee
ACE
Actor in a Comedy Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
For episode "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp".
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011 Winner
Oscar Micheaux Award
Daytime Emmy Awards
2000 Winner
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special
Summer's End
For playing "William Blakely".
1988 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming
CBS Schoolbreak Special
For episode "Soldier Boys".
Primetime Emmy Awards
2004 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Everwood
For playing "Will Cleveland"
1997 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Frasier
For playing "Norman". For episode "Roz's Krantz And Gouldenstein Are Dead".
1995 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Under One Roof
For playing "Neb Langston".
1994 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Picket Fences
For playing "Attorney Bryant Thomas". For episode "System Down".
1991 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Gabriel's Fire
For playing "Gabriel Bird".
3 more
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Ghent International Film Festival
1995 Winner
Joseph Plateau Honorary Award
Golden Globes, USA
1992 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Pros and Cons
1991 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Gabriel's Fire
1975 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Claudine
1971 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
The Great White Hope
1971 Winner
Golden Globe
Most Promising Newcomer - Male
The Great White Hope
Grammy Awards
2001 Nominee
Grammy
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
For "The Christmas Miracle Of Jonathan Toomey (Susan Wojciechowski) (Album)"
1977 Winner
Grammy
Best Spoken Word Recording
For "Great American Documents"
Shared with:
Henry Fonda
·
Orson Welles
·
Helen Hayes
1970 Nominee
Grammy
Best Spoken Word Recording
For "The Great White Hope (Album)"
Image Awards (NAACP)
2020 Winner
Image Award
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Motion Picture)
The Lion King
1998 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Frasier
1996 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
Cry, the Beloved Country
1996 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/Special
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
For episode "The Valiant Little Tailor".
1993 Winner
Image Award
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie
Gabriel's Fire
2 more
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Film Independent Spirit Awards
1988 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Supporting Male
Matewan
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1995 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Actor
Cry, the Beloved Country
Method Fest
2001 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
National Board of Review, USA
1995 Winner
Career Achievement Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2009 Winner
Life Achievement Award
1996 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Cry, the Beloved Country
USA Film Festival
1995 Winner
Master Screen Artist Tribute
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
1991 Nominee
Q Award
Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
Gabriel's Fire
Black Reel Awards
2020 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Voice Performance
The Lion King
2016 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Great Performances
Driving Miss Daisy
2000 Nominee
Black Reel
Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor
Santa and Pete
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards
2006 Winner
Camie
The Reading Room
Shared with:
Albert T. Dickerson III
·
Jeff Kloss
·
Randy Feldman
·
Georg Stanford Brown
·
Gabby Soleil
·
Austin Marques
·
Monique Coleman
·
Douglas Spain
·
Kathryne Dora Brown
·
Keith D. Robinson
Joseph Plateau Awards
1995 Winner
Joseph Plateau Life Achievement Award
DVD Exclusive Awards
2006 Winner
DVDX Award
Best Supporting Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie)
The Sandlot 2
2003 Winner
DVDX Award
Best Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie
Finder's Fee
Critics Choice Television Awards
2014 Nominee
Critics' Choice TV Award
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
CinEuphoria Awards
2018 Winner
CinEuphoria
Career - Honorary Award
Online Film & Television Association
2023 Winner
OFTA TV Hall of Fame
Actors and Actresses
2021 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Acting
2021 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Character
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
As Darth Vader. The award for David Prowse was given posthumously.
Shared with:
David Prowse
2014 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Behind the Voice Actors Awards
2017 Winner
BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
As the voice of "Darth Vader".
2017 Nominee
BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
As the voice of "Darth Vader".
2015 Winner
BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama
Star Wars: Rebels
As the voice of "Darth Vader".
2015 Winner
BTVA Television Voice Acting Award
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama
Star Wars: Rebels
As the voice of "Darth Vader".
Voice Arts Awards
2014 Winner
Voice Arts Award
Life Time Achievement Icon Award
Gold Derby Awards
2014 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
Comedy Guest Actor
The Big Bang Theory
2005 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
Drama Guest Actor
Everwood
The Kennedy Center Honors
2002 Winner
Kennedy Center Honors
National Film and Television Awards, USA
2019 Nominee
National Film and Television Award
Best Performance in an Animated Movie
The Lion King
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