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Ruby Dee
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Atlanta Film Festival (1)
CableACE Awards (1)
Daytime Emmy Awards (3)
Primetime Emmy Awards (6)
Satellite Awards (1)
Grammy Awards (2)
Image Awards (NAACP) (10)
Method Fest (1)
National Board of Review, USA (1)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (4)
St. Louis International Film Festival (1)
Women in Film Crystal Awards (1)
New Zealand Screen Awards (1)
New York Women in Film & Television (1)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (3)
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) (1)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
Women Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (1)
Essence Black Women in Hollywood (1)
23 wins & 22 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2008 Nominee
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
American Gangster
Atlanta Film Festival
2006 Winner
Jury Award
Best Actress
Naming Number Two
CableACE Awards
1983 Winner
ACE
Actress in a Dramatic Presentation
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Daytime Emmy Awards
2003 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
Little Bill
For playing "Alice the Great".
2001 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
Little Bill
For playing "Alice the Great".
1995 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
Whitewash
For playing "Grandmother".
Primetime Emmy Awards
1993 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Evening Shade
For playing "Aurelia Danforth". For episode "They Can't Take That Away From Me".
1991 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
Decoration Day
For playing "Rowena".
1990 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
China Beach
For playing "Ruby". For episode "Skylark".
1988 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
Lincoln
For playing "Elizabeth Keckley".
1979 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
Roots: The Next Generations
For playing: "Queen Haley".
1 more
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Satellite Awards
2007 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama
American Gangster
Grammy Awards
2007 Winner
Grammy
Best Spoken Word Album
For the album "With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together"
Shared with:
Ossie Davis
·
Steve Strassman
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Peter Pantelis
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Taro Meyer
2001 Nominee
Grammy
Best Spoken Word Album
For "The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets"
Shared with:
Gerry Bamman
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Robert Bella
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Lindsay Crouse
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Ossie Davis
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Brian Dennehy
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Denise Dumont
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Jill Gascoine
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Amy Irving
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Anne Jackson
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Jordan Lage
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Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Alfred Molina
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Al Pacino
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Natasha Richardson
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Patrick Stewart
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Allyson Tucker
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Kathleen Turner
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Eli Wallach
·
Fritz Weaver
Image Awards (NAACP)
2010 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
America
2008 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
American Gangster
2008 Winner
President's Award
2001 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special
Little Bill
2000 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic Special
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
5 more
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Method Fest
2006 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
National Board of Review, USA
1961 Winner
NBR Award
Best Supporting Actress
A Raisin in the Sun
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2010 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
America
2008 Winner
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
American Gangster
2008 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
American Gangster
Shared with:
Armand Assante
·
Josh Brolin
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Russell Crowe
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
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Idris Elba
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Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Carla Gugino
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John Hawkes
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Ted Levine
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Joe Morton
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Lymari Nadal
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John Ortiz
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RZA
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Yul Vazquez
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Denzel Washington
2001 Winner
Life Achievement Award
St. Louis International Film Festival
1998 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Shared with:
Ossie Davis
Women in Film Crystal Awards
1991 Winner
Crystal Award
New Zealand Screen Awards
2006 Winner
New Zealand Screen Award
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Naming Number Two
New York Women in Film & Television
1997 Winner
Muse Award
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2011 Nominee
EDA Female Focus Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
2007 Winner
EDA Female Focus Award
Hanging in There Award for Persistence
American Gangster
2007 Nominee
EDA Female Focus Award
Humanitarian Activism Award
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2007 Winner
AAFCA Award
Best Supporting Actress
American Gangster
Online Film & Television Association
2023 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Acting
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2007 Nominee
ACCA
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
American Gangster
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2005 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Kennedy Center Honors
2004 Winner
Kennedy Center Honors
Shared with:
Ossie Davis
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2008 Winner
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Supporting Actress
American Gangster
Essence Black Women in Hollywood
2008 Winner
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