List of awards and nominations received by Kerry Washington

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Kerry Washington.

Year	Category	Work	Result
2007	Best Actress	The Last King of Scotland	Nominated
2011		For Colored Girls and Night Catches Us	Nominated
2013		Scandal and Django Unchained	Won
2015		Scandal	Nominated
2025		The Six Triple Eight, Unprisoned and Shadow Force	Nominated

Year	Category	Work	Result
2002	Outstanding Independent Actor	Lift	Won
2002	Outstanding Supporting Actress Theatrical	Save the Last Dance	Won
2003	Outstanding Actress, Network/Cable	Lift	Nominated
2005	Outstanding Actress, Drama	Ray	Nominated
2007	Outstanding Supporting Actress	The Last King of Scotland	Nominated
2009	Outstanding Ensemble	Miracle at St. Anna	Nominated
2011	Outstanding Supporting Actress	For Colored Girls	Nominated
	Outstanding Actress, Drama	Night Catches Us	Won
	Outstanding Ensemble	Night Catches Us	Nominated
	Outstanding Ensemble	For Colored Girls	Won
2013	Outstanding Supporting Actress	Django Unchained	Nominated
2023	Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series	Reasonable Doubt	Won
2025	Outstanding Lead Performance	The Six Triple Eight	Nominated
2025	Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series	Unprisoned	Pending

Year	Category	Work	Result
2014	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Scandal	Nominated
2016	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Confirmation	Nominated

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2005	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Ray	Won
2006	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Boston Legal	Nominated
2007	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	The Last King of Scotland	Nominated
2011		Night Catches Us	Nominated
2013		Django Unchained	Won
2013	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Scandal	Won
2014			Won
2015			Nominated
2016			Nominated
2017			Nominated
2020	Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special	American Son	Nominated	^[1]
2021		Little Fires Everywhere	Nominated	^[2]
2024	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	UnPrisoned	Nominated	^[3]
2024	Outstanding News / Information – (Series or Special)	20/20 – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts	Won	^[3]
2025	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	The Six Triple Eight	Won	^[4]
	Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture	The Six Triple Eight	Won
	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Unprisoned	Nominated

Year	Category	Work	Result
2013	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Scandal	Nominated
2014	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Scandal	Nominated
2016	Outstanding Television Movie	Confirmation	Nominated
2016	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie	Confirmation	Nominated
2020	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie	Little Fires Everywhere	Nominated
	Outstanding Limited Series	Little Fires Everywhere	Nominated
	Outstanding Television Movie	American Son	Nominated
	Outstanding Variety Special (Live)	Live in Front of A Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"	Won
2022	Outstanding Variety Special (Live)	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes"	Nominated

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