American Gangster Awards
Screen Actors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2007 | Won | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Supporting Actress Ruby Dee |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Art Direction Beth A. Rubino Arthur Max |
| 2007 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actress Ruby Dee |
African American Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | African American Film Critics |
Best Picture |
| 2007 | Won | African American Film Critics |
Best Supporting Actress Ruby Dee |
Art Directors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Art Directors Guild |
Best Art Direction in a Period Film Arthur Max |
Austin Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Austin Film Critics |
Best Picture |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Cinematography Harris Savides |
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Editing Pietro Scalia |
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Music Marc Streitenfeld |
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Original Screenplay Steven Zaillian |
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Picture Ridley Scott Brian Grazer |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Picture |
Golden Satellite Award
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Denzel Washington |
| 2007 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Supporting Actress Ruby Dee |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Director Ridley Scott |
| 2007 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Denzel Washington |
| 2007 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Picture - Drama |
