Danny Glover Awards

Acapulco Black Film Festival

1999

Got nomination for Black Film Award
category Best Actor for Beloved (1998)

BET Awards

2004

Won BET Award
category Humanitarian Award

Black Reel Awards

2012

Got nomination for Black Reel
category Best Ensemble for Mooz-Lum (2011)
shared with Evan Ross; Roger Guenveur Smith; Nia Long

2008

Got nomination for Black Reel
category Best Ensemble for Honeydripper (2007)
shared with Lisa Gay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta, Kel Mitchell

2004

Got nomination for Black Reel
category Television: Best Actor for Good Fences (2003) (TV movie)

2004

Got nomination for Black Reel
category Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film for Good Fences (2003) (TV Movie)
shared with Whoopi Goldberg

2002

Got nomination for Black Reel
category Network/Cable - Best Actor for 3 A.M. (2001)

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

1999

Got nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Award
category Favorite Duo - Action/Adventure for Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
shared with Mel Gibson

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2007

Got nomination for BFCA Award
category Best Acting Ensemble for Dreamgirls (2006)
shared with Sharon Leal; Hinton Battle; Eddie Murphy

CableACE Awards

1996

Won CableACE
category Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series for America's Dream (1996) (TV movie)

1996

Won CableACE
category Dramatic or Theatrical Special for America's Dream (1996) (TV movie)
shared with Carolyn McDonald (executive producer), David Knoller (producer), Ron Stacker Thompson (co-producer)

1996

Got nomination for CableACE
category Dramatic or Theatrical Special for America's Dream (1996) (TV movie)
shared with Carolyn McDonald (executive producer), David Knoller (producer), Ron Stacker Thompson (co-producer)

1996

Got nomination for CableACE
category Dramatic or Theatrical Special for America's Dream (1996) (TV movie)
shared with Carolyn McDonald (executive producer), David Knoller (producer), Ron Stacker Thompson (co-producer)

1989

Won ACE
category Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for Mandela (1987) (TV movie)

Daytime Emmy Awards

2003

Got nomination for Daytime Emmy
category Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for Just a Dream (2002)

Emmy Awards

2000

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Freedom Song (2000) (TV movie)

1996

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Fallen Angels (1993) (TV series)

1989

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for Lonesome Dove (1989) (TV series)

1988

Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for Mandela (1987) (TV movie)

Genie Awards

2008

Got nomination for Genie
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Poor Boy's Game (2007)

Independent Spirit Awards

1991

Won Independent Spirit Award
category Best Male Lead for To Sleep with Anger (1990)

Jamerican International Film Festival

2002

Got nomination for Lifetime Achievement Award

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

2008

Got nomination for Festival President's Award

Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival

2003

Got nomination for Lifetime Achievement Award

Monaco International Film Festival

2005

Won Angel Film Award
category Best Actor for Missing in America (2005)

MTV Movie Awards

1999

Got nomination for MTV Movie Award
category Best Action Sequence for Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
shared with Mel Gibson

1993

Won MTV Movie Award
category Best On-Screen Duo for Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
shared with Mel Gibson

NAACP Image Awards

2010

Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for 2012 (2009)

2007

Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Dreamgirls (2006)

2004

Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special for Good Fences (2003) (TV movie)

2003

Won Chairman's Award

2001

Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for Freedom Song (2000) (TV movie)

1999

Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture for Beloved (1998)

1998

Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series for Buffalo Soldiers (1997) (TV movie)

1998

Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for The Rainmaker (1997)

1997

Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series
shared with Carolyn McDonald (Executive Producer); David Knoller (Producer)

1996

Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/Special for Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) (TV series)

1995

Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series for Queen (1993) (TV series)

1990

Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie for Mandela (1987) (TV movie)

1989

Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture for Lethal Weapon (1987)

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

1991

Got nomination for NSFC Award
category Best Actor for To Sleep with Anger (1990)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1990

Got nomination for NYFCC Award
category Best Actor for To Sleep with Anger (1990)

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2002

Got nomination for PFCS Award
category Best Acting Ensemble for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
shared with Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray

San Francisco International Film Festival

1993

Got nomination for Piper-Heidsieck Award

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2007

Got nomination for Actor
category Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Dreamgirls (2006)
shared with Hinton Battle, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson

2001

Got nomination for Actor
category Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for Freedom Song (2000) (TV movie)

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2008

Got nomination for VFCC Award
category Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film for Poor Boy's Game (2007)

Women in Film Crystal Awards

1994

Got nomination for Humanitarian Award