Ossie Davis

Personal Info

Credits
19 productions
Awards
13 won / 24 total
Professional Profile

Ossie Davis

Awards & Nominations

24

2006

Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

Won

2005

Marian Anderson Award

Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

For The L Word

Nominated

2004

Kennedy Center Honors

Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

For Deacons for Defense

Nominated

2001

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

For City of Angels

Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special

Nominated

1999

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

For Promised Land

Won

1998

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

For Miss Evers' Boys

Nominated

1997

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

For Miss Evers' Boys

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

For Get on the Bus

Nominated

1996

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

For The Client

Nominated

1989

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

For Do the Right Thing

Won

1987

NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award

Won

1979

Coretta Scott King Award

Won

1978

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

For King

Nominated

1975

Paul Robeson Award

Won

1970

Tony Award for Best Musical

For Purlie

Nominated

1968

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

For The Scalphunters

Nominated

1958

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Nominated

Other

National Medal of Arts

Won

James Parks Morton Interfaith Award

Won

Daytime Emmy Award

Won

Filmography

19