James Earl Jones Awards

Screen Actors Guild

Year Result Award Movie
1995 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Best Actor
Cry, The Beloved Country.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Year Result Award Movie
1970 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actor
The Great White Hope

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Year Result Award Movie
1974 Nominated Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Claudine (1974)
1970 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association New Star of the Year - Male
The Great White Hope
1970 Nominated Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
The Great White Hope

Independent Spirit Awards

Year Result Award Movie
1987 Nominated Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actor
Matewan