List of awards and nominations received by Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson is an American actress. She is known for her roles complex and varied roles spanning genres ranging from Hollywood blockbusters to independent film. Thompson has received nominations from several organizations including for two British Academy Film Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as wins for a Gotham Award and a NAACP Image Award.

Tessa Thompson awards and nominations

Thompson in 2017
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations BAFTA Awards 0 2 Critics' Choice Awards 0 2 Emmy Awards 0 1 NAACP Image Awards 1 4 Saturn Awards 0 2
Totals[a]
Wins	11
Nominations	24
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Thompson gained critical attention and praise for her early film role as a passionate student in the comedy-drama Dear White People (2014) for which she won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer. That same year she portrayed civil rights activist Diane Nash in the Ava DuVernay directed historical drama Selma (2014) for which she was nominated alongside the cast for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble. Thompson was also nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2017. She portrayed a Black woman navigating complex emotional and social terrain in 1920s Harlem in the Rebecca Hall directed Netflix period drama Passing (2021). The role earned her nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance.

She gained mainstream attention for her roles in franchise films playing Bianca Taylor in the sports drama films Creed (2015), Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023) as well as for her starring role as Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as her leading role in the science fiction franchise film Men in Black: International (2019). During this time she also starred in the independent films Sorry to Bother You (2018), Little Woods (2018), and Annihilation (2018).

On television, she played the dual role of Charlotte Hale / Dolores Abernathy in the HBO dystopian science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022), for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television. She also portrayed the romantic lead in the Amazon Studios romance drama Sylvie's Love (2020), with her performance receiving a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. As a producer on the film, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.

Major associations

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2017	Rising Star		Nominated	[1]
2021	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Passing	Nominated	[2]

Critics Choice Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Critics Choice Movie Awards
2014	Best Acting Ensemble	Selma	Nominated	[3]
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2021	Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie	Sylvie's Love	Nominated	[4]

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2021	Outstanding Television Movie	Sylvie's Love	Nominated	[5]

Critics associations

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
African-American Film Critics Association	2014	Breakthrough Performance	Dear White People	Won	[6]
	2015	Best Supporting Actress	Creed	Won	[7]
Gotham Awards	2014	Breakthrough Actor	Dear White People	Won	[8]
	2021	Outstanding Lead Performance	Passing	Nominated	[9]
New York Film Critics Online Awards	2021	Best Actress	Passing	Won
Online Association of Female Film Critics	2021	Best Actress	Passing	Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society	2014	Best Ensemble	Selma	Nominated	[10]
Washington D.C. Film Critics Awards	2014	Best Ensemble	Selma	Nominated	[11]
	2021	Best Actress	Passing	Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
American Black Film Festival	2009	Best Actor	Mississippi Damned	Won	[12]
Black Reel Movie Awards	2011	Best Breakthrough Performance	For Colored Girls	Won	[13]
	2015	Best Actress	Dear White People	Nominated	[14]
	2016	Best Supporting Actress	Creed	Won	[15]
	2018	Best Supporting Actress	Thor: Ragnarok	Nominated	[16]
	2022	Outstanding Actress	Passing	Won
Black Reel Awards for Television	2018	Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series	Westworld	Nominated
	2021	Outstanding Actress	Sylvie's Love	Nominated	[17]
Empire Awards	2018	Best Female Newcomer	Thor: Ragnarok	Nominated	[18]
Fargo Film Festival	2019	Best Actress	Little Woods	Won	[19]
Hamptons International Film Festival	2015	Breakthrough Performer	Selma	Won
NAACP Image Awards	2014	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Dear White People	Nominated	[20]
	2015	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Creed	Won	[21]
	2018	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Thor: Ragnarok	Nominated	[22]
	2021	Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Limited-Series	Sylvie's Love	Nominated	[23]
People's Choice Awards	2019	Favorite Female Movie Star	Men in Black: International	Nominated	[24]
Saturn Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actress	Thor: Ragnarok	Nominated	[25]
	2021	Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series	Westworld	Nominated	[26]
Teen Choice Awards	2016	Choice Movie Actress: Drama	Creed	Nominated	[27]
	2018	Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi	Westworld	Nominated	[28]
	2019	Choice Action Movie Actress	Men in Black: International	Nominated	[29]