| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Dreamgirls |
Best Supporting Actor |
2006 |
Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild |
Dreamgirls |
Best Supporting Actor |
2006 |
Winner |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Dreamgirls |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
2006 |
Winner |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Dreamgirls |
Best Supporting Actor |
2006 |
Winner |
| Chicago Film Critics Association |
Dreamgirls |
Best Supporting Actor |
2006 |
Nominee |
| Online Film Critics Association |
Dreamgirls |
Best Supporting Actor |
2006 |
Nominee |
| New York Film Critics Society |
Dreamgirls |
Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) |
2006 |
Winner |
| Black Reel Awards |
Dreamgirls |
Best Supporting Actor |
2006 |
Nominee |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Shrek |
Best Supporting Actor |
2001 |
Nominee |
| National Society of Film Critics |
The Nutty Professor |
Best Actor |
1996 |
Winner |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Beverly Hills Cop |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
1984 |
Nominee |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Trading Places |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
1983 |
Nominee |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
48 Hrs. |
New Star of the Year - Male |
1982 |
Nominee |