Angela Bassett

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Angela Bassett's career is marked by a series of historic firsts and enduring achievements. She became the first actor to win a Golden Globe for a Marvel film when she took home the award for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2023. She is one of the few actors to have received both an Academy Award nomination and an Academy Honorary Award, the latter presented in 2024 for her lifetime contributions to film. Her portrayal of Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It earned her a Golden Globe and a Grammy, making her one of the few performers to win both in the same year. With over a dozen NAACP Image Awards, she is one of the most honored African American actresses in history. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023, a testament to her impact on culture and entertainment.

AwardsAngela Bassett has won two Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for What's Love Got to Do with It (1994) and Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for The Simpsons (2021) and a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for What's Love Got to Do with It (1994). She received an Academy Honorary Award in 2024 and has won multiple NAACP Image Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Award, and a BET Lifetime Achievement Award.

Honours & Distinctions

Academy Honorary Award

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences·2024

Honorary Oscar for her body of work

Time 100 Most Influential People

Time·2023

Named one of the world's most influential people

Howard University Honorary Doctorate

Howard University·2024

Doctor of Humane Letters

Yale University Honorary Doctorate

Yale University·2022

Doctor of Fine Arts

Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce·2008

Star at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard

BET Lifetime Achievement Award

BET·2023

Recognized for her career in entertainment

Rankings & Lists

#100

Time 100 Most Influential People

Time·2023

#45

America's Top 50 Women in Tech

Forbes·2019

#100

Most Powerful People in Entertainment

The Hollywood Reporter·2023

Magazine Covers

Time

2023-04-17

The Time 100

Essence

2023-03-01

The Queen of Hollywood

The Hollywood Reporter

2022-10-19

Angela Bassett: The Queen of Wakanda

Variety

2022-10-12

Angela Bassett on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

People

2023-02-06

Angela Bassett: Her Inspiring Journey

Records & Feats

First actor to win a Golden Globe for a Marvel film

Historic First·2023

Won Best Supporting Actress for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2023.

First African American woman to receive an Academy Honorary Award

Historic First·2024

Received the honorary Oscar in 2024.