Ku qor sii wadida sadarkani - Ejiofor wuxuu helay abaalmarino badan oo uu ku ciyaarayo abolitionist-ka Mareykanka Solomon Northup ee filimka taariikh nololeedka ee 2013 "12 Years a Slave". Wuxuu helay Abaalmarinta BAFTA ee Jilaaga ugu Fiican doorka ugu weyn waxaana loo magacaabay Abaalmarinta Akadeemiyada ee Jilaaga ugu Fiican. Intaa waxaa dheer, wuxuu ku guuleystay abaalmarinta Actor-ka ugu Fiican Abaalmarinta 3aad ee AACTA International Awards iyo Abaalmarinta 14aad ee BET Awards, waxaana lagu magacaabay Abaalmarinta 71aad ee Golden Globe Awards, Abaalmarinta 20aad ee Screen Actors Guild Awards
, Abaalmarinta Xulashada 19aad ee Xulashada Xulashada, iyo Abaalmarinta 18aad ee Satellite. Sannadkii 2013, wuxuu sidoo kale ka soo muuqday taxanaha telefishanka ee BBC "Dancing on the Edge", oo loogu magac daray Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, iyo Satellite Award. Ejiofor waxaa la siiyay CBE sanadkii 2015.