This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, filmmaker, and activist Forest Whitaker.
Over his career Whitaker has earned an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006). In 2022 he won the Honorary Palme d'Or.
The AARP Movies for Grownups Awards are given annually by the AARP to encourage the film industry to make more movies by and about people over the age of 50.
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
The Gotham Awards is an awards show presented annually by the Gotham Film & Media Institute to honor independent films in cinematic achievement.
The NAACP Image Awards NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.
The National Board of Review Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Board of Review of Motion Pictures to honor outstanding performances in film.
The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs.