Acapulco Black Film Festival
- 1997, Black Film Award Best Actress: Set It Off
BET Awards
- 2003, Best Actress
BET Comedy Awards
- 2004, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Box Office Movie: Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Black Reel Awards
- 2003, Best Supporting Actress: Chicago
- 2008, Best Actress: The Secret Life of Bees’
Broadcast Film Critics Association
- 2003, Best Ensemble: Chicago
Golden Globes
- 2003, Best Supporting Actress: Chicago (Nominated)
- 2007, Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Life Support
Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2006, Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture On January 4, 2006 At 6915 Hollywood Blvd.
Image Awards
- 2004, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Bringing Down the House
Independent Spirit Award
- 1997, Best Female Lead: Set It Off (Nominated)
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
- 2007, Favorite Voice from An Aminated Movie: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
- 2005, Wannabe Award
Screen Actors Guild
- 2003, Outstanding Cast In a Motion Picture: Chicago
Teen Choice Awards
- 2003, Choice Movie Actress - Comedy: Bringing Down the House
