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List of awards and nominations received by Louis Gossett Jr.

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Over 50 years, Louis Gossett Jr. was inundated with awards and nominations.[1]

He received the Donaldson award.[2]

Conspicuous awards include:

  • The first Best Supporting Actor Academy Award given to an African-American in An Officer and a Gentleman[3][2][4]
  • Two Golden Globes: Officer and a Gentleman and The Josephine Baker Story for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.[5]

The acclaimed actor, who was the first Black man to win an Oscar for best supporting actor, was working well into his 80s and appeared in the 2023 release of "The Color Purple."

  • Seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations[3]
  • Two Golden Globes: Officer and a Gentleman and The Josephine Baker Story for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.[3]
  • Two Daytime Emmy Awards[3]
  • Three Golden Globe nominations[3]
  • Five Image Awards[3][2]

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992.[3] Louis Gossett jr was 'made Master Mason in ceremony at Gulfport, Mississippi "Witnessed by life long friend and fellow Master Mason Dr. Gilbert Green "

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1982 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor An Officer and a Gentleman Won [6]
2000 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series[7] Love Songs Nominated [8][additional citation(s) needed]
Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series Won
2013 Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series Smitty Nominated
2020 Black Reel TV Awards Watchmen Nominated
1997 CableACE Awards Best Actor in a Movie or Mini-series Inside Nominated [9]
1998 CableACE Awards Best Children's Special – 7 and Older In His Father's Shoes Nominated
1998 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Children's Special In His Father's Shoes Won [10]
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special In His Father's Shoes Nominated [11]
1982 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture An Officer and a Gentleman Won [5]
1983 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Sadat Nominated
1991 Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television The Josephine Baker Story Won
1983 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actor Jaws 3-D Nominated [12]
2022 Moscow Indie Film Festival Best Actor in a Supporting Role Not to Forget Won [13]
1971 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Skin Game Nominated [14]
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman Won [15]
1998 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Touched by an Angel Won [16]
2003 Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Jasper, Texas Nominated [17]
2020 Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Watchmen Nominated [18]
1977 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series Roots (Episode: "Part 2") Won [19]
1978 Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots Nominated
1979 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special Backstairs at the White House Nominated
1981 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Palmerstown, U.S.A. (Episode: "Future City") Nominated
1984 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special Sadat Nominated
1987 A Gathering of Old Men Nominated
1997 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Touched by an Angel Nominated
2020 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Watchmen Nominated
2000 Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television The Color of Love: Jacey's Story Nominated [20]
2008 Mary Pickford Award Won [21]
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Color Purple Nominated [22]

References

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  1. ^ Seiger, Theresa (March 29, 2024). "TRENDING: Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning 'An Officer and a Gentleman' actor, dies at 87". WOKV Cox Media Group. Retrieved March 31, 2024. "Never mind the awards, never mind the glitz and glamor, the Rolls-Royces and the big houses in Malibu," Neal Gossett told the AP. "It's about the humanity of the people that he stood for."
  2. ^ a b c Carlson, Michael (April 1, 2024). "Obituary: Louis Gossett Jr obituary". The Guardian. American actor best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Louis Gossett Jr. Academy Award-Winning Actor, Writer/Producer/Director". Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. 15 February 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Obituary: Louis Gossett Jr obituary, first black man to win best supporting actor Oscar". The Times. April 1, 2024.(subscription required)
  5. ^ a b "Louis Gossett Jr". Golden Globe Awards. Archived from the original on 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  6. ^ "1983 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  7. ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (March 29, 2024). "Louis Gossett, Jr.". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Black Reel Awards for TV -Past Winners & Nominees by Category". Black Reel Awards. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  9. ^ Variety Staff (1997-09-24). "CableAce Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  10. ^ Katz, Richard (18 May 1998). "Oprah, Rosey share Emmy". Variety. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  11. ^ Dagan, Carmel (29 March 2024). "Louis Gossett Jr., 'An Officer and a Gentleman' Oscar Winner, Dies at 87". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  12. ^ "4th Golden Raspberry Awards". Golden Raspberry Awards. Archived from the original on 2006-10-28.
  13. ^ "2022 Moscow Indie Film Festival". Moscow Indie Film Festival. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  14. ^ Ryan, Stephen H.; Ryan, Paul J. (2018). The Essential James Garner. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 78. ISBN 9781442278219. Retrieved April 3, 2024 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ "Academy Award Winner Louis Gossett Jr. Dies at 87". Playbill. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  16. ^ Gray, Tim (March 3, 1998). "NAACP Image nods to 'Soul Food,' 'Touched'". Variety. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  17. ^ "SHOWTIME MARKS BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH ENCORES OF ITS NAACP NOMINATED FILMS" (Press release). Paramount. February 4, 2004. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  18. ^ "24th Annual TV Awards (2019-20)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "Louis Gossett Jr". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  20. ^ "International Press Academy website – 2001 5th Annual SATELLITE Awards". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on February 1, 2008.
  21. ^ "Mary Pickford Award". International Press Academy. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  22. ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild Awards. January 10, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.