List of awards and nominations received by Morgan Freeman
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The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Morgan Freeman.
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Morgan Freeman is an American actor. He is considered one of the greatest actors of his generation and an acting icon. He is known for his distinctive deep voice, and his roles on the stage and screen across of a variety film genres. He has received several awards including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for a five Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.
Throughout his nearly seven-decade-long career he has earned a multitude awards and nominations for his performances. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a gym assistant and former boxer in the Clint Eastwood sports drama Million Dollar Baby (2004). He was Oscar-nominated for his performances as a pimp in Street Smart (1987), a chauffeur in Driving Miss Daisy (1989), a prison inmate in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), and Nelson Mandela in Invictus (2009). He also has earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for Driving Miss Daisy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Million Dollar Baby (2004).
For his work on television, he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for playing a fictionalized version of himself in the Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method (2021). He also was Emmy-nominated for Outstanding Informational Series or Special for the National Geographic series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016) and three nominations for Outstanding Narrator for the documentary series March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2018), Our Universe (2023), and Life on Our Planet (2024).
Freeman earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Zeke in the Broadway play The Mighty Gents (1978). For his lifetime achievement in acting he received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2008. His other honorary awards include the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012 and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018.
Major awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Best Supporting Actor | Street Smart | Nominated | [1] |
| 1990 | Best Actor | Driving Miss Daisy | Nominated | [2] |
| 1995 | The Shawshank Redemption | Nominated | [3] | |
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actor | Million Dollar Baby | Won | [4] |
| 2010 | Best Actor | Invictus | Nominated | [5] |
Emmy Awards
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2016 | Outstanding Informational Series or Special | The Story of God with Morgan Freeman | Nominated | [6] |
| 2018 | Outstanding Narrator | March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step | Nominated | [7] |
| 2021 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | The Kominsky Method (episode: "The Round Toes, of the High Shoes") | Nominated | [8] |
| 2023 | Outstanding Narrator | Our Universe (episode: "Chasing Starlight") | Nominated | [9] |
| 2024 | Life on Our Planet (episode: "The Rules of Life") | Nominated | [10] | |
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Street Smart | Nominated | [11] |
| 1990 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Driving Miss Daisy | Won | [12] |
| 1995 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | The Shawshank Redemption | Nominated | [13] |
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Million Dollar Baby | Nominated | [14] |
| 2010 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Invictus | Nominated | [15] |
| Non-competitive awards | ||||
| 2012 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Recipient | [16] | |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | The Shawshank Redemption | Nominated | [17] |
| 2005 | Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | Million Dollar Baby | Won | [18] |
| Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Invictus | Nominated | [19] |
| Non-competitive awards | ||||
| 2017 | Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award | Recipient | [20] | |
Tony Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Featured Actor in a Play | The Mighty Gents | Nominated | [21] |
Film critics awards
Miscellaneous awards
Honorary awards
| Organizations | Year | Notes | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of Achievement | 1998 | Golden Plate Award | Honored | [22] |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame | 2003 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Honored | [23] |
| Kennedy Center Honors | 2008 | Medal | Honored | [24] |
| Zurich Film Festival | 2009 | Golden Icon Award | Honored | [25] |
| Living Legends of Aviation | 2011 | Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award | Honored | [26] |
| American Film Institute | 2011 | AFI Life Achievement Award | Honored | [27] |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2012 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Honored | [28] |
| City of London | 2014 | Freedom of the City | Honored | [29] |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | 2017 | Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award | Honored | [30] |
Honorary degrees
| Organizations | Year | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes College | 1997 | Honorary degree | [31] |
| Brown University | 2010 | Honorary degree | [32] |
| Boston University | 2013 | Honorary degree (Doctor of Humane Letters) | [33] |
References
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