Awards
On record for their credited titles
Oscars
1 nomination
Golden Globes
1 nomination
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actor in a Leading Role Queen of Katwe · 2017
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture Selma · 2015
7
Wins
11
Nominations
18 awards — David Oyelowo
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Africa Movie Academy Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Queen of Katwe · 2017 | Nominee |
Critics Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cast | The Butler · 2013 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Selma · 2015 | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture | Selma · 2015 | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Selma · 2015 | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Butler · 2013 | Nominee |
NAACP Image Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Selma · 2015 | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The Butler · 2013 | Winner |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Selma · 2014 | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Actor – Feature | Selma · 2015 | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight | The Butler · 2013 | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance Award | Selma · 2015 | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | Selma · 2015 | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Performance | Selma · 2015 | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Queen of Katwe · 2017 | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Selma · 2015 | Nominee |
Village Voice Award
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | The Paperboy · 2012 | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Selma · 2014 | Nominee |
All credits
Silo
See How They Run
Chaos Walking
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
The Midnight Sky
Don't Let Go
A Wrinkle in Time
Gringo
The Cloverfield Paradox
A United Kingdom
Queen of Katwe
A Most Violent Year
Interstellar
Selma
Star Wars: Rebels
The Butler
Jack Reacher
Lincoln
Red Tails
The Paperboy
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Help
Five Days
The Last King of Scotland