Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Nominated |
Best Actress What's Love Got to Do with It? |
1993 |
Black Reel Awards
| Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress Akeelah and the Bee |
2006 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Won |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy What's Love Got to Do with It? |
1993 |
Screen Actors Guild
| Nominated |
Best Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries Ruby's Bucket of Blood |
2001 |
