Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ejiofor akagamuchira mibairo yakawanda yekutamba American abolitionist Solomon Northup mu 2013 biographical period drama firimu "12 Years a Slave". Akagamuchira BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role uye akasarudzwa kuti awane Academy Award for Best Actor. Mukuwedzera, akahwina mubairo weBest Actor pa3rd AACTA International Awards uye 14th BET Awards, uye akasarudzwa pa71st Golden Globe Awards, iyo
20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, 19th Critics' Choice Awards, uye 18th Satellite Awards. Muna 2013, akaitawo nyeredzi muBBC terevhizheni mutambo "Kutamba paMucheto", iyo akasarudzwa kuti Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, uye Satellite Award. Ejiofor akapiwa CBE muna 2015.