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Nominations 70

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

A popular actress in numerous US television series and films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Ellis gained international notoriety by starring in the film Ray (2004) directed by Taylor Hackford, for which she was nominated at the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Later Ellis acted in severals television critical acclaimed television series, including E-Ring, Justice, True Blood and The Mentalist.

After being cast in Academy Awards nominated film The Help, Ellis played Ann Pettway in television film Abducted: The Carlina White Story, winning the Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series. In 2014, she played the lead role in the film Of Mind and Music, receiving critical acclaim winning the American Black Film Festival Award for Best Actress.

In 2016, after taking part in Nate Parker's film The Birth of a Nation, Ellis starred in the drama miniseries The Book of Negroes. Her role was critically acclaimed, earning her nominations at the Critics' Choice Television Awards, NAACP Image Awards and Satellite Awards for Best Actress, winning the Canadian Screen Awards in the same category. Following Ellis starred in Barry Jenkins' Academy Awards-nominated film If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), receiving critical acclaim for her performance with the cast.

In 2019 Ellis played as Sharonne Salaam in the miniseries When They See Us, earning a nomination at Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In 2020 she starred as Mattie Moss Clark in television film The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel and as Hippolyta Freeman in HBO serie Lovecraft Country, being nominated at the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

In 2021 Ellis starred as Oracene "Brandy" Price critically acclaimed film King Richard, role that earned her her first nominations at the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and at the Golden Globe Award in the same category. Ellis was also awarded by the National Board of Review for Best Supporting Actress. Between 2023 and 2024 she acted as lead actress on Ava DuVernay film Origin and figures on the cast of the second film adaptation of The Color Purple, reveiving a nomination with the cast at the Screen Actors Guild Award and being honored at the Celebration of Cinema and Television.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated

British Academy Film Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2022 King Richard Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2019 When They See Us Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Nominated
2021 Lovecraft Country Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2005 Ray Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2021 Lovecraft Country Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2022 King Richard Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2024 The Color Purple Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated

Other awards

Black Reel Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2003 Undercover Brother Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture Nominated
2013 Abducted: The Carlina White Story Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series Won
2016 The Book of Negroes Nominated
2019 When They See Us Nominated
2020 The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Nominated
2021 Lovecraft Country Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series Nominated
2022 King Richard Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture Won
2024 Origin Outstanding Lead Performance Nominated

Canadian Screen Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2016 The Book of Negroes Best Actress on Television Won

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2024 The Color Purple Best Acting Ensemble Nominated

Critics' Choice Television Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2016 The Book of Negroes Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries Nominated
2024 Justified: City Primeval Best Actress in a Drama Series Nominated

Gotham Independent Film Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2023 Origin Outstanding Lead Performance Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2001 Men of Honor Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated
2010 Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nominated
2016 The Book of Negroes Nominated
2020 When They See Us Nominated
2021 The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Nominated
Lovecraft Country Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2022 King Richard Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated
2024 Origin Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated
The Color Purple Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Won

National Board of Review

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Won

Satellite Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2018 The Book of Negroes Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
2020 When They See Us Nominated
2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated

Critics awards

Association Year Work Category Result Ref.
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Won
2024 Origin Best Actress Nominated
The Color Purple Best Ensemble Won
African-American Film Critics Association 2020 When They See Us Best Ensemble Won
2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Won
2024 Origin Best Actress Won
The Color Purple Best Ensemble Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
American Black Film Festival 2015 Of Mind and Music Best Actress Won
Astra Film and Creative Awards 2024 The Color Purple Best Ensemble Won
Black Film Critics Circle 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Won
Celebration of Cinema and Television 2023 The Color Purple Ensemble Award – Film Won
Columbus Film Critics Association 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Denver Film Society 2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2024 The Color Purple Best Ensemble Nominated
Gracie Awards 2016 The Book of Negroes Outstanding Female in a Leading Role, TV Movie/Limited Series Won
Hollywood Critics Association 2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Herself Inspire Award Won
Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2023 The Color Purple Best Ensemble Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Runner-up
Newport Beach Film Festival 2015 Of Mind and Music Best Actress Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2022 King Richard Ensemble Performance Award Won
SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2021 Herself Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award Won
Seattle Film Critics Society 2019 If Beale Street Could Talk Best Ensemble Nominated
2022 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Best Ensemble Nominated
2021 King Richard Best Supporting Actress Won
2023 Origin Best Actress Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Best Ensemble Nominated
2023 Origin Best Actress Nominated
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