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List of awards and nominations received by Michael K. Williams

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Williams at the Toronto Film Festival in 2018
Award Wins Nominations
Emmy Awards
0 5
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 4
Critics Choice Awards
1 1
Independent Spirit Awards
1 1

Michael Kenneth Williams was an American actor known for his roles in film and television and theatre.

He is most known for his performances as Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008 and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014. He earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in the HBO television biopic Bessie (2015), the Netflix drama series When They See Us (2019), and the HBO projects The Night Of (2016) and Lovecraft Country (2020). He has a recurring role in the sitcom Community from 2011 to 2012. He is also known for his supporting roles in a number of films including Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone (2006), John Hillcoat's The Road (2009), Steve McQueen's period drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), Paul Thomas Anderson's drama Inherent Vice (2014), and Edward Norton's Motherless Brooklyn (2019).

Williams received four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for 12 Years a Slave (2013), Boardwalk Empire (2014, 2015), and Lovecraft Country (2021). He also received a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance Lovecraft Country. He also received the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award along with the ensemble cast of Inherent Vice (2014).

Major associations

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2015 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Bessie Nominated [1]
2017 The Night Of Nominated [2]
2018 Outstanding Informational Series or Special Vice Nominated [3]
2019 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie When They See Us Nominated [4]
2021 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country Nominated [5]
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Won [6]
2013 Nominated [7]
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 12 Years a Slave Nominated [8]
2021 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country Nominated [9]
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country Won
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Best Ensemble Cast Life During Wartime Nominated
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Robert Altman Award Inherent Vice Won

Miscellaneous awards

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Black Reel Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture The Gambler Nominated
2015 Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Movie The Spoils Before Dying Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series Bessie Nominated
2017 The Night Of Nominated
2019 When They See Us Nominated
2020 Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series Lovecraft Country Won

NAACP Image Award

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series The Wire Nominated
2009 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2014 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Nominated
2016 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Bessie Nominated
2021 Lovecraft Country Nominated

Satellite Award

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Film Bessie Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Nominees and Winners 2015". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nominees and Winners 2017". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nominees and Winners 2018". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nominees and Winners 2019". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nominees and Winners 2020". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG Awards. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG Awards. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG Awards. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG Awards. Retrieved September 12, 2021.