James Earl Jones Awards
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Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Award (2009) Life Achievement
- Kennedy Center Honors (2002)
- Kennedy Center Honor (2002)
- Daytime Emmy Award (2000) Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special - "Summer's End"
- Daytime Emmy (1999) Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special - "Summer's End"
- National Board of Review Award (1995) Career Achievement
- National Board of Review Career Achievement Award (1995)
- National Medal of Arts (1992)
- NAACP Image Hall of Fame Award (1992)
- NAACP Image Award (1991) Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series - "In the Heat of the Night"
- Emmy Award (1991) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - "Gabriel's Fire"
- Emmy Award (1991) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - "Heatwave"
- CableACE Award (1990) Supporting Actor (Movie or Mini-Series) - "Heat Wave"
- Emmy (1990) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - "Gabriel's Fire"
- Emmy (1990) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - "Heatwave"
- CableACE Award (1990) Actor (Drama Series) - "American Playwrights Theatre: Third and Oak: The Pool Room"
- Tony Award (1987) Best Leading Actor in a Play - "Fences"
- Drama Desk Award (1987) Outstanding Actor in a Play - "Fences"
- Tony (1987) Actor in a Play - "Fences"
- Grammy Award (1976) Best Spoken Word Recording - "Great American Documents"
- Grammy (1976) Best Spoken Word Recording - "Great American Documents"
- Drama Desk Award (1973) Outstanding Performance - "Hamlet and The Cherry Orchard"
- Drama Desk Award (1971) Outstanding Performance - "Les Blancs"
- Golden Globe Award (1970) Most Promising Newcomer (Male) - "The Great White Hope"
- Drama Desk Award (1969) Outstanding Performance - "The Great White Hope"
- Tony (1969) Actor (Dramatic) - "The Great White Hope"
- Tony Award (1969) Best Leading Actor in a Play - "The Great White Hope"
- Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award (1965) Performance - "Othello (1965)"
- Drama Desk Award (1965) Outstanding Performance - "Othello (1965)"
- OBIE Award (1964) Distinguished Performance - "Baal"
- Theatre World Award (1962)
- OBIE Award (1961) Best Actor - "Clandestine in the Morning Line, The Apple and Moon On A Rainbow Shawl"