List of awards and nominations received by Viola Davis

List of Viola Davis awards

Davis at the 81st Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, February 22, 2009
Award	Wins	Nominations
Academy Awards	0	2
Black Reel Awards	3	6
Drama Desk Awards	3	5
Golden Globe Awards	0	4
Primetime Emmy Awards	1	1
SAG Awards	4	6
Tony Awards	2	3

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress Viola Davis. For her work in television, she has won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. For her work in theatre, she has won two Tony Awards, and three Drama Desk Awards. For her film work, her awards include Best Actress Screen Actors Guild and Critics' Choice Awards. She is also a two-time Academy Award nominee.

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2008	Doubt	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2011	The Help	Best Actress	Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2011	The Help	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated

Black Reel Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2002	Solaris	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2008	Doubt		Won
2010	Eat Pray Love		Nominated
2011	The Help	Best Actress	Won
		Best Ensemble	Won
2012	Won't Back Down	Best Actress	Nominated
2014	The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
	Get on Up	Best Ensemble	Nominated

Critics' Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2008	Doubt	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Best Acting Ensemble	Nominated
2011	The Help	Best Actress	Won
		Best Acting Ensemble	Won
2015	How to Get Away with Murder	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
2016	How to Get Away with Murder	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated

Drama Desk Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1996	Seven Guitars	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Nominated
1999	Everybody's Ruby		Nominated
2001	King Hedley II		Won
2004	Intimate Apparel	Outstanding Actress in a Play	Won
2010	Fences	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2015	How to Get Away with Murder	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Won

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2008	Doubt	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Nominated
2011	The Help	Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama	Nominated
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Nominated
2015			Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2009	United States of Tara	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2012	The Help	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Won
2013	Won't Back Down		Won
2015	The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby		Nominated
	Get on Up	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Nominated
	How to Get Away with Murder	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Won

National Board of Review Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2008	Doubt	Breakthrough Performance by an Actress	Won
		Best Cast	Won
2011	The Help	Best Acting by an Ensemble	Won
2013	Prisoners	Best Cast	Won

People's Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2015	How to Get Away with Murder	Favorite Actress In A New TV Series	Won

Satellite Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2008	Doubt	Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture	Nominated
2011	The Help	Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama	Won
		Best Cast – Motion Picture	Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2008	Doubt	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
2011	The Help	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Won
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role	Won
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Won
2015	How to Get Away with Murder	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Won

Tony Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1996	Seven Guitars	Best Featured Actress in a Play	Nominated
2001	King Hedley II		Won
2010	Fences	Best Actress in a Play	Won

Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards

Year	Category	Result
2012	Crystal Award	Won

Other film critic awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2008	Doubt	African American Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress	Won
		St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble	Won
		Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2011	The Help	African American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	Won
		Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress	Won
		Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble	Won
		North Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actress	Won
		Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress	Won
		Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble	Won
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Actress	Nominated
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble	Nominated
		Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress	Nominated
		Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble	Nominated
		Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards for Top 10 Actresses	Nominated
		Houston Film Critics Award for Best Actress	Nominated
		New York Film Critics Online for Best Actress (runner-up)	Nominated
		San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress	Nominated
		San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble	Nominated
		St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	Nominated
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress	Nominated
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble	Nominated
2013	Prisoners	San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast	Nominated
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble	Nominated
2014	Get on Up	African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble	Won

Miscellaneous awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1996	Seven Guitars	Theatre World Award	Won
2002	Antwone Fisher	Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female	Nominated
2004	Intimate Apparel	Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress	Nominated
2008	Doubt	Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Gold Derby Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast	Won
		Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Virtuoso Award	Won
		Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Cast	Nominated
		Gold Derby Film Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		International Online Film Critics' Poll Award for Best Ensemble Cast	Nominated
		International Online Film Critics' Poll Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2011	The Help	Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actress	Won
		Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actress	Won
		Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Cast	Won
		BET Award for Best Actress	Won
		Gold Derby Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast	Won
		Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble	Won
		Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performance	Won
		Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble Cast	Nominated
		Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Female Icon	Nominated
		Gold Derby Film Award for Best Actress	Nominated
		MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo	Nominated
		Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Actress: Drama	Nominated