Awards and Honors
- BET Awards
- Best Actress: Angela Bassett Nominated
- Black Movie Awards
- Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Keke Palmer Winner
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Laurence Fishburne Winner
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Angela Bassett Winner
- Outstanding Motion Picture: Winner
- Black Reel Awards
- Best Actress: Keke Palmer Winner
- Best Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett Nominated
- Best Supporting Actor: Laurence Fishburne Nominated
- Best Original Score: Aaron Zigman Nominated
- Best Film: Nominated
- Best Breakthrough Performance: Keke Palmer Nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Younger Actress: Keke Palmer Nominated
- Best Family Film (Live Action): Nominated
- CAMIE Awards - Character And Morality In Entertainment
- For outstanding character, morality, and integrity in entertainment:
- CAMIE Award: Sean Michael Afable Winner
- Chicago Film Critics
- Most Promising Newcomer: Keke Palmer Nominated
- Image Awards
- Outstanding Motion Picture: Nominated
- Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Keke Palmer Winner, the youngest person to win in this category
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Angela Bassett Nominated
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Laurence Fishburne Nominated
- Outstanding Writing in a Feature Film/Television film or Comedy: Doug Atchison Winner
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