Spirit Awards

Winner for Best Supporting Male (Chiwetel Ejiofor)

NAACP Image Awards

Winner of Two Awards

• Best Directing in a Motion Picture [Theatrical or Television] (Kasi Lemmons)
• Best Writing in a Motion Picture [Theatrical or Television] (Michael Genet and Rick Famuyiwa)

Gotham Awards

Winner Best Ensemble Cast (Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson, Mike Epps, Vondie Curtis Hall, Martin Sheen) — tied with Before the Devil Knows You're Dead and its ensemble cast

African-American Film Critics Association Awards

Winner of Two Awards

• Best Director (Kasi Lemmons)
• Best Actor (Don Cheadle)

African-American Film Critics Association

Named one of the year's 10 Best Films

Women Film Critics Circle

Winner of the Best Picture by a Woman award

AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards

Named Best Movie Time Capsule

NAACP Image Awards

Nominated for Six Awards

• Best Motion Picture
• Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Don Cheadle)
• Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Taraji P. Henson)
• Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Chiwetel Ejiofor)
• Best Directing in a Motion Picture [Theatrical or Television] (Kasi Lemmons)
• Best Writing in a Motion Picture [Theatrical or Television] (Michael Genet and Rick Fumuyiwa)

Spirit Awards

Nominated for Two Awards

• Best Male Lead (Don Cheadle)
• Best Supporting Male (Chiwetel Ejiofor)

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards

Nominated for Two Awards

• Best Actor (Don Cheadle)
• Best Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson)

International Time for Peace Film & Music Awards

Nominated for English-language film