BAFTA Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2016
Winner
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Idris Elba ,
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Abraham Attah ,
Kurt Egyiawan ,
Idris Elba ,
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2015
Nominee
Best Picture
All Def Movie Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Picture
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
2016
Nominee
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Austin Film Critics Association
2015
Nominee
Abraham Attah
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2015
Winner
Honorable Mentions
2015
Nominee
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Idris Elba ,
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Abraham Attah ,
BET Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Movie
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2015
Winner
2015
Nominee
Best Picture
Black Reel Awards
2016
Winner
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Idris Elba ,
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Abraham Attah ,
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
Abraham Attah ,
Outstanding Score
Dan Romer ,
Outstanding Motion Picture
Amy Kaufman ,
Cary Joji Fukunaga ,
Daniela Taplin Lundberg ,
Riva Marker ,
Daniel Crown ,
Idris Elba ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Young Actor/Actress
Abraham Attah ,
Capri, Hollywood
2015
Winner
Idris Elba
Chlotrudis Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
Cinema for Peace Awards
2016
Winner
Most Valuable Film of the Year
Cary Joji Fukunaga ,
Costume Designers Guild Awards
2016
Winner
Excellence in Contemporary Film
Jenny Eagan ,
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
Denver Film Critics Society
2016
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
Empire Awards, UK
2016
Nominee
Best Male Newcomer
Abraham Attah ,
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2016
Winner
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2016
Winner
Best Male Lead
Abraham Attah ,
Best Supporting Male
Idris Elba ,
2016
Nominee
Best Feature
Daniel Crown ,
Idris Elba ,
Cary Joji Fukunaga ,
Amy Kaufman ,
Daniela Taplin Lundberg ,
Riva Marker ,
Best Cinematography
Cary Joji Fukunaga ,
Best Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga ,
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2016
Nominee
Abraham Attah
Ghana Movie Awards
2015
Winner
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Abraham Attah ,
Best Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga ,
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Idris Elba ,
Best Picture
Tony Tagoe ,
Daniel Damah ,
Best Production Design
Anthony Tomety ,
Best Cinematography
Cary Joji Fukunaga ,
Best Sound Editing & Mixing
Geoffrey Patterson (sound mixer) ,
2015
Nominee
Best Costume & Wardrobe
Afriyie Frimpong ,
Best Music (Original Score)
Dan Romer ,
Best Editing
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen ,
Best Visual Effects
Kevin Bitters ,
Gold Derby Awards
2016
Nominee
Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
Golden Globes, USA
2016
Nominee
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Idris Elba ,
Golden Trailer Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Drama TV Spot
Best Drama Poster
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2015
Winner
Best Original Score - Feature Film
Dan Romer ,
Image Awards (NAACP)
2016
Winner
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Motion Picture
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Abraham Attah ,
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Idris Elba ,
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2015
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2016
Nominee
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Picture
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2016
Nominee
British/Irish Actor of the Year
Idris Elba ,
London Film Festival
2015
Nominee
Official Competition
Cary Joji Fukunaga ,
National Board of Review, USA
2015
Winner
Breakthrough Performance
Abraham Attah ,
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2016
Winner
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
Odyssey Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Support Actor
Idris Elba ,
Best Lead Actor
Abraham Attah ,
Online Film & Television Association
2016
Nominee
Best Youth Performance
Abraham Attah ,
Best Breakthrough Performance: Male
Abraham Attah ,
Peabody Awards
2016
Winner
Winner
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2015
Nominee
Breakthrough Performance
Abraham Attah ,
Best Performance by a Youth
Abraham Attah ,
Political Film Society, USA
2012
Nominee
Peace
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2015
Nominee
Breakthrough Artist
Abraham Attah ,
Screen Nation Awards
2016
Winner
Favourite International Film
Idris Elba ,
Ama K. Abebrese ,
Jude Akuwudike ,
Favourite Film
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2015
Nominee
Best Actor
Abraham Attah ,
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
Best Cinematography
Cary Joji Fukunaga ,
Venice Film Festival
2015
Winner
Best Young Actor or Actress
Abraham Attah ,
2015
Nominee
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2015
Winner
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba ,
2015
Nominee
Best Youth Performance
Abraham Attah ,
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Actor
Abraham Attah ,
Young Artist Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor (14 - 21)
Abraham Attah ,
