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Winston Duke

{{Short description|Tobagonian actor (born 1986)}}

{{Use Trinidad and Tobago English|date=November 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Winston Duke

| image = Winston duke (49562238976).jpg

| caption = Duke in 2020

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1986|11|15}}

| birth_place = Argyle, Saint Paul, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

| alma_mater = University at Buffalo (BA)
Yale University (MFA)

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2014–present

| relatives = Watson Duke (cousin)

}}

Winston Duke (born 15 November 1986) is a Tobagonian{{cite web |title='Black Panther' star Winston Duke acquires Rwandan nationality |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/10496/news/rwanda/black-panther-star-winston-duke-acquires-rwandan-nationality |website=The New Times |date=4 September 2023 |access-date=9 September 2023}} actor. Duke was born in Tobago and moved to Brooklyn, New York, United States, at age nine.

Duke began his career with minor roles in theatre productions and recurring roles on the science fiction series Person of Interest (2014–2015) and the sitcom Modern Family (2016). He rose to prominence after playing M'Baku in several films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2018–2022), which is one of the highest-grossing media franchises. He continued this success with leading roles in Jordan Peele's horror film Us (2019), the fantasy drama film Nine Days (2020), and the action comedy films Spenser Confidential (2020) and The Fall Guy (2024).

Early life, family and education

Winston Duke was born in the village of Argyle, Tobago in the country of Trinidad and Tobago on 15 November 1986.{{Cite web |last=Perine |first= Aaron |date=15 November 2022 |title=Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Fans Celebrate Winston Duke's Birthday |url= https://comicbook.com/movies/news/black-panther-wakanda-forever-winston-duke-birthday/ |access-date=27 November 2022 |website=ComicBook.com}}{{Cite web |last=Westenfeld |first=Adrienne |date=22 March 2019 |title=Winston Duke Wants to Shatter Your Expectations |url=https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a26885434/winston-duke-us-interview-fashion-style/ |access-date=27 November 2022 |website=Esquire}} He was raised by Cora Pantin, a single mother who was a Tobagonian government worker and restaurant owner.{{Cite web |last=Khalifeh |first= Mona |date= 1 November 2022 |title='Black Panther's Winston Duke on Grieving His Mother's Recent Death and Chadwick Boseman (Exclusive) |url= https://www.etonline.com/black-panthers-winston-duke-on-grieving-his-mothers-recent-death-and-chadwick-boseman-exclusive |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=Entertainment Tonight}}{{Cite web |last=Ford |first= Rebecca |date=16 November 2022 |title=The 'Triumphant Discomfort' of Winston Duke's Wakanda Forever Press Tour |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/11/wakanda-forever-images-winston-duke-press-tour |url-access=limited |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=Vanity Fair}} He does not have a relationship with his father. He has an older sister, Cindy.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Nate |date=25 April 2019 |title=Winston Duke's American Dream |url= https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/winston-duke-profile-us-and-avengers-endgame.html |url-access=limited |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=Vulture |publisher=New York}} His cousin is the Tobagonian politician and Progressive Democratic Patriots leader Watson Duke.{{Cite web |last=Harrinanan |first=Sasha |date=22 February 2018 |title=Watson Duke buys Black Panther tickets for Tobago children |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2018/02/22/watson-duke-buys-black-panther-tickets-for-tobago-children/ |access-date=27 November 2022 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |quote=Winston Duke, who is in the Marvel Comics movie about the black superhero character, is Watson Duke's cousin.}}

As a child, Duke worked at his mother's restaurant, seating customers at their tables and learned how to "charm" strangers at an early age. When he was nine years old, his mother decided to move her family to the US. She sold the restaurant and their possessions.{{Citation needed|date= September 2024}} The three of them settled in a studio apartment in Brooklyn, New York City, where Cindy could attend medical school.{{Cite web |last=Desta |first= Yohana |date=16 February 2018 |title= Black Panther's Winston Duke Is the Star You Should Be Watching |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/winston-duke-black-panther-mbaku-interview |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=Vanity Fair}}

Duke attended a public primary school in Crown Heights, and often frequented the local library and comic book store after school.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first= Hunter |date=15 November 2022 |title=The Winston Duke Era Begins Now |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a41889269/winston-duke-black-panther-wakanda-forever-interview/ |access-date=26 November 2022 |website= Esquire}} He graduated from Brighton High School in Rochester, New York in 2004.{{cite news|url=https://13wham.com/news/local/from-brighton-high-school-to-wakanda-winston-duke-remembers-his-days-in-rochester|title= From Brighton High School to Wakanda: Winston Duke remembers his days in Rochester|first=Alexis |last=Arnold| work= 13wham.com | publisher= 13WHAM ABC | location= Rochester, New York |date=22 May 2018|access-date=23 February 2019}} He attended the University at Buffalo, earning a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. He subsequently earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting at Yale School of Drama, graduating in 2013.{{cite web |title=Winston Duke, UB Alumnus, Cast in Marvel Film |url=https://theatredance.buffalo.edu/news/winston-duke-ub-alumnus-cast-in-marvel-film/ |website=theatredance.buffalo.edu | url-status= dead| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180222215511/https://theatredance.buffalo.edu/news/winston-duke-ub-alumnus-cast-in-marvel-film/ | archivedate= 22 February 2018| publisher=University at Buffalo |access-date=17 February 2018}} His mother died in 2022 at age 66.

Career

File:Winston Duke (35439601433) (cropped).jpg at San Diego Comic-Con in 2017]]

Duke started acting in theatre productions for Portland Stage Company and Yale Repertory Theatre before being cast in Person of Interest.{{cite web|url=http://nicegirlstv.com/2015/04/24/exclusive-interview-winston-duke-talks-person-of-interest-and-the-messengers/|title=Exclusive Interview: Winston Duke Talks Person of Interest and The Messengers| author=Cay|website=Nice Girls TV|date=24 April 2015}} In 2012 Duke returned to his native Trinidad and Tobago to appear in the theatre production of An Echo in the Bone starring alongside actress Taromi Lourdes Joseph and directed by fellow Yale alumna Timmia Hearn Feldman.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

He was cast in a few roles in television series, such as a football star who becomes a victim of a so called prank and in turn he commits a hate crime in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a gang leader in Person of Interest and a football player in Modern Family.

In September 2016, Duke was cast in the role of M'Baku in Black Panther after Marvel tested several actors for the role, including Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=28 September 2016 |title='Black Panther' Taps 'Person of Interest' Actor Winston Duke to Play M'Baku (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/black-panther-mbaku-man-ape-winston-duke-1201873246/ |access-date=27 November 2022 |website=Variety}} It was released in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=Abid |date=2018-01-29 |title='Black Panther': First Reactions From the Premiere |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/black-panther-first-reactions-premiere-1079894/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} Wesley Morris of The New York Times named his performance in Black Panther as one of the best in 2018, describing him as "funny, shameless [and] imposing".{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Wesley |author-link=Wesley Morris |date=7 December 2018 |title=Best Performances of 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/arts/best-performances-2018.html |url-access=limited |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=The New York Times}} He reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), which are among the highest-grossing films ever made.{{Cite web |title=Avengers: Infinity War |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4154756/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Box Office Mojo}}{{Cite web |title=Avengers: Endgame |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4154796/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Box Office Mojo}}

In 2019, Duke starred in the hit horror film Us, directed by Jordan Peele.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/jordan-peele-new-movie-title-luptia-nyongo-cast-poster-1202385815/|title=Jordan Peele Unveils Title Of New Movie; Lupita Nyong'o In Talks, Winston Duke & Elisabeth Moss Eyed|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|work= Deadline Hollywood|date=8 May 2018|access-date=5 February 2019}} In October 2019, Duke signed on to headline in the Apple TV+ drama series Swagger, but due to an injury suffered on-set in February 2020, he was replaced by O'Shea Jackson Jr..{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/winston-duke-cast-star-swagger-apple-kevin-durant-drama-series-imagine-cbs-studios-1202748810/|title=Winston Duke To Headline Apple's Kevin Durant Drama Series 'Swagger' From Imagine & CBS TV Studios|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2019-10-01|website= Deadline|language=en|access-date= 2019-10-02}} In September, Duke was named Actor of the Year by GQ Australia.{{Cite web |date= 28 November 2019 |title=Winston Duke Is 2019's GQ Australia Actor Of The Year |url=https://www.gq.com.au/men-of-the-year/event-coverage/winston-duke-is-2019s-gq-australia-actor-of-the-year/news-story/ed52281e7687a35d6fe99993a3b494f7 |access-date=26 November 2022 |website= GQ.com.au| publisher = }} He starred in Nine Days (2020), directed by Edson Oda, as a manager who interviews unborn souls and selects them to live on Earth. In March 2020, he starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the Netflix thriller Spenser Confidential.{{cite news |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title='Black Panther's' Winston Duke to Star With Mark Wahlberg in Netflix's 'Wonderland' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/winston-duke-mark-wahlberg-wonderland-1202961360/ |access-date=11 June 2020 |work=Variety |date=2 October 2018}}

On 24 October 2021, Duke received the Maverick Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.{{Cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Paul |date=2021-10-21 |title=Newport Beach Film Festival Returns Live with Events and Honorees Including Harvey Keitel and Regina Hall |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/newport-beach-film-festival-returns-live-events-and-honorees-1235091863/ |access-date= 2021-11-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} It was reported in July 2021 that Duke would be playing Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Spotify podcast audio drama Batman Unburied,{{cite news |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |title='Batman Unburied': Winston Duke to Voice Star as Bruce Wayne (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batman-unburied-winston-duke-bruce-wayne-spotify-podcast-1234988336/ |access-date=27 July 2021 |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=27 July 2021}} which was released in 2022. Although Duke worried that backlash from fans about a Black actor playing Wayne would surface, his role was instead met with support and intrigue.{{Cite web |last=Grady |first= Kai |date=31 May 2022 |others= Photography by Mariah Tauger |title=How 'Batman Unburied' reinvented the Dark Knight for a global audio audience |url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-31/batman-unburied-explained-spotify-david-goyer-winston-duke |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times}} Duke reprised his role as M'Baku in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). He has appeared in a Savage X Fenty fashion show.

Personal life

Duke is friends with actress Lupita Nyong'o, whom he met while attending Yale and went on to co-star with in several films.{{cite news|url=http://people.com/movies/winston-duke-black-panther-interview/|title=PEOPLE's 'Ones to Watch' Talks to Winston Duke About His Breakout Role in Marvel's Upcoming Black Panther|last=Falcone|first=Dana Rose|work=People|date=4 October 2017|access-date=3 November 2017}} According to Esquire magazine, he is an "art fanatic".

Filmography

=Film=

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rowspan=2 ! scope="row"| 2018

|Black Panther

| rowspan=2|M'Baku

|

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2016-09-29 |title='Black Panther' Taps 'Person of Interest' Actor Winston Duke to Play M'Baku (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/black-panther-mbaku-man-ape-winston-duke-1201873246/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Avengers: Infinity War

|

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=2018-02-23 |title='Black Panther' Star Winston Duke Spills Behind-the-Scenes Details, Teases 'Infinity War' (Video) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/black-panther-winston-duke-video-interview/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}

rowspan=2 ! scope="row"| 2019

| Us

| Gabriel "Gabe" Wilson / Abraham

|

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Borys Kit,Mia |date=2018-05-08 |title=Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o, Elisabeth Moss Circling New Jordan Peele Movie 'Us' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jordan-peeles-us-casts-winston-duke-lupita-nyong-o-elisabeth-moss-1110023/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Avengers: Endgame

| M'Baku

|

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |title=Winston Duke on How 'Avengers' Will Top Itself with 'Endgame' |url=https://www.etonline.com/winston-duke-on-how-avengers-will-top-itself-with-endgame-exclusive-122455 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}}

rowspan=2 ! scope="row"|2020

| Nine Days

| Will

| Also executive producer

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |title=How Actor Winston Duke Brought All of Himself to "Nine Days" {{!}} The Takeaway |url=https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/how-actor-winston-duke-brought-all-himself-nine-days |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=WNYC Studios |language=en}}

Spenser Confidential

| Hawk

|

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2018-10-02 |title='Black Panther's' Winston Duke to Star With Mark Wahlberg in Netflix's 'Wonderland' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/winston-duke-mark-wahlberg-wonderland-1202961360/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

scope="row"| 2022

| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

| M'Baku

|

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Borys Kit,Aaron |date=2020-11-20 |title=Marvel's 'Black Panther' Sequel Shoot to Begin in July (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvels-black-panther-sequel-shoot-to-begin-in-july-exclusive-4093770/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

scope="row"| 2024

| The Fall Guy

| Dan Tucker

|

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2022-11-04 |title=Winston Duke Joins Ryan Gosling in Universal's 'The Fall Guy' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/winston-duke-joins-fall-guy-1235255090/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

scope=row|2026

| Avengers: Doomsday

| M'Baku

|Filming

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=26 March 2025 |title=Marvel Confirming 'Avengers: Doomsday' Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, Letitia Wright, Sebastian Stan, Vanessa Kirby & More…. |url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/avengers-doomsday-cast-1236351122/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326161401/https://deadline.com/2025/03/avengers-doomsday-cast-1236351122/ |archive-date=26 March 2025 |access-date=26 March 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

=Television=

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scope="row"| 2014

| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Cedric Jones

| Episode: "Gridiron Soldier"

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Brennan |date=2022-12-30 |title=Winston Duke Responds to TikTok Video Of His Law & Order SVU Appearance |url=https://screenrant.com/law-order-svu-winston-duke-cameo-tiktok-response/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}

scope="row"| 2014–2015

| Person of Interest

| Dominic Besson / Mini

| Recurring role; 7 episodes

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Joshua M. |date=2022-11-13 |title=Wakanda Forever's Winston Duke Played Terrifying Person of Interest Baddie |url=https://www.cbr.com/black-panther-2-winston-duke-person-of-interest/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=CBR |language=en}}

rowspan=2 ! scope="row"|2015

| The Messengers

| Zahir Zakaria

| Recurring role; 3 episodes

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |date=2014-12-12 |title=Winston Duke joins The Messengers |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a616280/winston-duke-joins-cw-series-the-messengers/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}

Major Crimes

| Curtis Turner

| Episode: "#FindKaylaWeber"

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |title=Introducing our second cover star, renowned actor Winston Duke |url=https://www.gq.co.za/culture/entertainment/introducing-our-second-cover-star-renowned-actor-winston-duke-c4c762e6-61ae-4643-be0b-67c1bc7c26e2 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.gq.co.za |language=en}}

scope="row"| 2016

| Modern Family

| Dwight

| Recurring role; 3 episodes

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Enechi |first=Ada |date=2024-05-01 |title=Winston Duke Reflects On How "The Fall Guy" Guided Him Through His Grief Journey |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/adaenechi/winston-duke-the-fall-guy |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=BuzzFeed |language=en-gb}}

=Podcast=

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!Role

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2022

|Batman Unburied

|Bruce Wayne

|Season One{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-07-27 |title='Batman Unburied': Winston Duke to Voice Star as Bruce Wayne (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batman-unburied-winston-duke-bruce-wayne-spotify-podcast-1234988336/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Awards and nominations

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scope="row" | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

| 2019

| Best Ensemble

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Maddox |first=Garry |date=2018-10-29 |title=Ladies in Black, Mystery Road top Australian Academy Award nominations |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/ladies-in-black-mystery-road-top-australian-academy-award-nominations-20181028-p50cho.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

scope="row" | Austin Film Critics Association Awards

| 2018

| Best Ensemble

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Whittaker |first=Richard |title=Austin Film Critics Release 2018 Awards Nominee Lists |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2018-12-28/austin-film-critics-release-2018-awards-nominee-lists/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}

rowspan="4" scope="row" | Black Reel Awards

| rowspan="2" | 2019

| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male

| Black Panther

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |title=19th Annual Black Reel Awards Winners |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pF8ipFC8xx_9nocTPGTZRD-yZWR7XTqluDnjAgl4FUM/edit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906191858/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pF8ipFC8xx_9nocTPGTZRD-yZWR7XTqluDnjAgl4FUM/edit |archive-date=2020-09-06 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Black Reel Awards |language=en}}

Outstanding Ensemble

| Black Panther

| {{won}}

2022

| Outstanding Actor

| Nine Days

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2021-12-16 |title=The 2021 Black Reel Awards (BRAs) Nominations |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2021-black-reel-awards-bras-nominations/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US}}

2023

| Outstanding Ensemble

| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=2022-12-16 |title=Black Reel Awards Nominations Announced For 23rd Annual Ceremony; 'The Woman King' And 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Lead With 14 Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/black-reel-awards-nominations-announced-for-23rd-annual-ceremony-the-woman-king-1235200476/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Critics' Choice Awards

| 2019

| Best Acting Ensemble

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Crist |first=Allison |date=2019-01-13 |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma,' 'Americans,' 'Mrs. Maisel' Top Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1172261/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Denver International Film Festival

| 2020

| Excellence in Acting

| Nine Days

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |title=2020 Award Winners |url=https://www.denverfilm.org/denverfilmfestival/awards/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Denver Film |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

| 2020

| Best Actor

| Us

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{cite web |last=Nobile Jr |first=Phil |date=11 February 2020 |title=Ari Aster (Again!) Dominates FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards |url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/ari-aster-again-dominates-fangoria-chainsaw-awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723202114/https://www.fangoria.com/original/ari-aster-again-dominates-fangoria-chainsaw-awards |archive-date=23 July 2020 |access-date=12 February 2020 |work=FANGORIA}}

scope="row" |Georgia Film Critics Association

| 2019

| Best Ensemble

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |date=2019-01-12 |title=AwardsWatch - Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) names 'A Star Is Born' Best Picture |url=https://awardswatch.com/georgia-film-critics-association-gfca-names-a-star-is-born-best-picture/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=AwardsWatch |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | MTV Movie & TV Awards

| 2018

| Best Fight{{Efn|Shared with Chadwick Boseman.}}

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=2018-06-18 |title=MTV Movie & TV Awards: 'Black Panther,' 'Stranger Things' Take Top Honors |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/mtv-movie-tv-awards-2018-winners-complete-list-1110774 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

2023

| Best Kick-ass Cast

| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=2023-05-08 |title=MTV Movie & TV Awards: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mtv-movie-tv-awards-2023-winners-list-1235479868/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

rowspan="5" scope="row" | NAACP Image Awards

| rowspan="3" | 2019

| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Anita Bennett,Amanda |date=2019-03-31 |title=Beyoncé Nabs Entertainer Of The Year, 'Black Panther', 'Black-Ish' Among Top Winners At 50th NAACP Image Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/naacp-image-awards-2019-winners-list-1202585472/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

| Black Panther

| {{won}}

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

2020

| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

| Us

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=2020-01-09 |title=NAACP Image Awards Nominees: 'Harriet,' 'When They See Us', Netflix Lead Way |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/naacp-image-awards-nominees-list-2020-nominations-1202825419/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

2023

| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web |title=2023 NAACP Image Awards: Complete Winners List |url=https://www.etonline.com/2023-naacp-image-awards-complete-winners-list-199665 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Newport Beach Film Festival Awards

| 2021

| Maverick Award

| Nine Days

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2021-10-22 |title=Random Media Acquires 'The Kybalion'; WIA Sets Scholarship Program Partners; Sundance Institute's Kendeda Grantees; Newport Honorees – Film Briefs |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/random-media-acquires-the-kybalion-wia-sets-scholarship-partners-more-1234860038/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Online Film & Television Association Awards

| 2019

| Best Ensemble

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2020-01-19 |title=The 2019 Online Film & Television Association Nominations |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2019-online-film-television-association-ofta-nominations/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Screen Actors Guild Awards

| 2019

| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

| Black Panther

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=2019-01-28 |title=SAG Awards Winners: Complete List |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/2019-sag-awards-winners-list-1203119846/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Seattle Film Critics Society Awards

| 2018

| Best Ensemble

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=White |first=Aaron |date=2018-12-17 |title="ROMA" NAMED BEST PICTURE OF 2018 BY SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY |url=http://seattlefilmcritics.com/2018/12/17/roma-named-best-picture-of-2018-by-seattle-film-critics-society/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Seattle Film Critics Society |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards

| 2018

| Best Ensemble

| Black Panther

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |last=Marr |first=Rhuaridh |date=2018-12-03 |title="Roma," "A Star Is Born" lead winners at DC Film Critics awards |url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/12/roma-a-star-is-born-lead-winners-at-dc-film-critics-awards/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Metro Weekly |language=en-US}}

Notes

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References

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