Awards
On record for their credited titles
Oscars
1 won
+ 1 nomination
Golden Globes
1 nomination
BAFTAs
2 nominations
- Won Oscar · Best Supporting Actress 12 Years a Slave · 2014
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actress in a Supporting Role Queen of Katwe · 2017
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture 12 Years a Slave · 2014
- Nominated BAFTA · Rising Star 12 Years a Slave · 2014
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Supporting Actress 12 Years a Slave · 2014
55
Wins
59
Nominations
114 awards — Lupita Nyong'o
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Black Panther · 2019 | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Us · 2020 | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Female | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
Africa Movie Academy Award
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Queen of Katwe · 2017 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Us · 2020 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Super Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Science Friction/Fantasy Movie | The Wild Robot · 2025 | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
7 nominations, 4 won
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress | Us · 2020 | Winner |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Actress Performance | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
| Outstanding Voice Performance | The Wild Robot · 2025 | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Black Panther · 2019 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Queen of Katwe · 2017 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Voice Performance | The Jungle Book · 2017 | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2020 | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
| Best Animated/Voice Performance | The Wild Robot · 2025 | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
| Most Daring Performance Award | Us · 2020 | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2020 | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
| Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance | The Wild Robot · 2025 | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
| Best Voice Performance | The Wild Robot · 2024 | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Us · 2020 | Winner |
| Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | A Quiet Place: Day One · 2025 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture | The Wild Robot · 2025 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Queen of Katwe · 2017 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2023 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Black Panther · 2019 | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
| Most Promising Performer | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Winner |
| Best Breakout Performance | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2020 | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
| Best Voice Performance | The Wild Robot · 2024 | Winner |
American Black Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
| Breakout Performance | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
| Best Actress | Us · 2020 | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Supporting Actress of the Year | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
| Actress of the Year | Us · 2020 | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Winner |
| Villain of the Year | Us · 2019 | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | The Wild Robot · 2025 | Winner |
Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Voice Over Performance | The Wild Robot · 2024 | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
Chicago Indie Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Sight Unseen award | The Wild Robot · 2024 | Winner |
Critics Association of Central Florida
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Hybrid Performance | The Wild Robot · 2025 | Winner |
Georgia Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2020 | Winner |
Hamptons International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performer | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2020 | Winner |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Hollywood Award | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuoso Award | The Wild Robot · 2024 | Winner |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Montecito Award | Us · 2020 | Winner |
Screen Nation Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favourite Female African Rising Screen Talent | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Winner |
Village Voice Film Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Winner |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
4 nominations
| Best Female Performance | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Team | Black Panther · 2018 | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Movie | Us · 2019 | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Us · 2019 | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Film | A Quiet Place: Day One · 2025 | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Film | Black Panther · 2018 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Star Wars: The Force Awakens · 2016 | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie | The Wild Robot · 2025 | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie Actress | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2023 | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie Actress | Black Panther · 2019 | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Liplock | Black Panther · 2018 | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Ship | Black Panther · 2018 | Nominee |
| Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actress | Black Panther · 2018 | Nominee |
BET Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Black Panther · 2018 | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Star Wars: The Last Jedi · 2018 | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
| Rising Star | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Us · 2019 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Female Newcomer | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association
2 nominations
| Film Performance of the Year – Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
| Rising Star Award | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Drama Movie Star of the Year | Us · 2019 | Nominee |
| Female Movie Star of the Year | Us · 2019 | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller | A Quiet Place: Day One · 2024 | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Film Performance of the Year - Actress | Us · 2020 | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
1 nomination
| Best Lead Performance | A Quiet Place: Day One · 2024 | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Actor | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Nominee |
Guardian Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Us · 2020 | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Virtual Performance | Star Wars: The Force Awakens · 2016 | Nominee |
National Film Awards UK
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Queen of Katwe · 2017 | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2013 | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave · 2014 | Nominee |
All credits
A
83
The Odyssey
C
61
A Quiet Place: Day One
A
85
The Wild Robot
C
66
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
D
51
The 355
C
66
Little Monsters
D
59
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
C
67
Us
B
73
Black Panther
C
63
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
B
77
Queen of Katwe
B
75
The Jungle Book
B
75
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
C
67
Non-Stop
A
84
12 Years a Slave