The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Kenyan-Mexican actress

Lupita Nyong'o Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. The daughter of Kenyan politi ...

. She won her first

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for her feature film debut in ''

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'' (2013), where she became the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win the award. Nyong'o was also nominated for several awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, a

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and a Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Supporting Actress, which she won. Nyong'o made her

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debut as a teen orphan in the critically acclaimed play '' Eclipsed'' (2015), where she earned a

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for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance. In addition, she was nominated for a

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and a Distinguished Performance Award at the

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for her performance. In 2018, Nyong'o co-starred in the superhero film '' Black Panther'', which earned her multiple award nominations, including BET Award for Best Actress, NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress, and a Saturn Award for Best Actress. The following year, she starred and earned nominations for her

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in the horror film '' Us'' (2019), which included a Critics' Choice Movie Award for

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, two

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, a NAACP Image Award for

(won), two

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, a Saturn Award for Best Actress, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for

. Nyong'o narrated the Discovery Channel's

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''Serengeti'' (2019), about wildlife in the

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. In 2020, she earned her first Emmy Award nomination for her narration as an Outstanding Narrator, making her the third black woman to be nominated in the category. She was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Character Voice-Over Performance.

Major associations

Academy Awards

The

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is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the

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to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States

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British Academy Film Awards

The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the

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Emmy Awards

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is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American

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programming.

Golden Globe Awards

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, both domestic and foreign.

Independent Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Awards, founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers.

Screen Actors Guild Awards

The Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists to recognize outstanding performances in film and primetime television.

Tony Awards

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known informally as the

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...

, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre.

Industry awards

AACTA Awards

The

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, are presented annually by the

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Africa Movie Academy Awards

The

Africa Movie Academy Awards The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, is presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry. It was fou ...

are presented annually to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry in the continent of

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and the diaspora.

BET Awards

The

BET Awards The BET Awards is an American award show that was established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy. The awards, which are presented annua ...

were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in

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, acting,

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, and other fields of entertainment over the past year

Black Reel Awards

The

Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards, or BRAs, is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence of African Americans, as well as the cinematic achievements of the Afr ...

began in 2000 and were designed to annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films.

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

The

Critics' Choice Movie Awards The Critics' Choice Movie Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Writ ...

is an awards show presented annually by the

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to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.

Dorian Awards

The

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are an annual endeavor organized by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (founded in 2009 as the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association).

Drama League Awards

The

s, created in 1935, honor distinguished productions and performances both on

and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in

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, musical theatre, and directing.

Empire Awards

The

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, is an annual British awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the local and global film industry.

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

The

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are an award ceremony focused on

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and

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Gotham Awards

The

Gotham Awards The Gotham Awards () are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City, the city first nicknamed "Gotham" by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of ''Salmagundi'', published o ...

are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City.

Hollywood Film Awards

The

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are an American motion picture award ceremony held annually since 1997, usually in October or November.

MTV Africa Music Awards

The

MTV Africa Music Awards The MTV Africa Music Awards (also known as the MAMAs) were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa (now Viacom International Media Networks Africa) to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa. The 2008 and 2010 events took pla ...

were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa (now Viacom International Media Networks Africa) to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in

MTV Movie & TV Awards

The

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is a film and television awards show presented annually on MTV.

NAACP Image Awards

An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American

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to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and

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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the

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cable channel that honors the year's biggest television, movie, and music acts, as voted by Nickelodeon viewers.

NME Awards

The

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is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine, ''New Musical Express''.

Obie Awards

The Obie Awards are annual awards that cover Off-Broadway and

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productions that are awarded to theatre artists and groups in New York City.

People's Choice Awards

The

is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.

Satellite Awards

The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the

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that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs.

Saturn Awards

The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor the top works mainly in

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, and horror in film, television, and

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Screen Nation Film and Television Awards

The

Screen Nation Film and Television Awards The Screen Nation Film & TV Awards, formerly the bfm (black filmmaker) Film and TV Awards, was founded in September 2003 by independent film producer Charles Thompson MBE, as a platform to raise the profile of black British and international fil ...

was founded in 2003 as a platform to raise the profile of black British and international film and television talent of African heritage.

Teen Choice Awards

The

Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, fashion, social media, and more, voted by viewers living in the United ...

is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, and fashion voted by viewers aged 13 to 19.

Theatre World Awards

The

s is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway or off-Broadway.

Critic Associations

Notes

References

External links

* {{IMDb name, 2143282, Lupita Nyong'o Lists of awards received by actor, Nyong'o, Lupita