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Denzel Washington

At a press conference for The Hurricane, 2000 Berlinale.
Personal information
Birth nameDenzel Hayes Washington, Jr.
Birth dateDecember 28, 1954(age 55)
Place of birthMount Vernon, New York,
United States
OccupationActor, screenwriter, director, producer
Years active1977 � present
SpousePauletta Pearson (1983 � present)

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Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He has garnered much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including for his portrayals of real-life figures, such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas, and Herman Boone.

Washington has been awarded three Golden Globe awards and two Academy Awards for his work. He is notable as the second African American man (after Sidney Poitier) to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, which he received for his role in the 2001 film Training Day.

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Denzel Washington Revisits His 'Training Day' Bad Guy Roots in 'Safe House' - MTV.com (blog) Tweet this news
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Just Jared (blog)--The happy couple caught a showing of the Broadway play, Fences, starring -Denzel Washington-. Earlier in the day, Katie, 31, was spotted heading home after ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:31:32 GMT+00:00
Don't Fence Me Out - Playbill.com (blog) Tweet this news
Playbill.com (blog)--The Tony-winning Fences, starring Tony winners -Denzel Washington- and Viola Davis, is sprinting to its 7/11 finish line in a torrid blaze of box-office glory ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:27:51 GMT+00:00
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Hollywood Stars Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones Take Tonys and Run - DNAinfo Tweet this news
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Tony Award nominee Kenny Leon on 'Fences' and working with Denzel Washington ... - Los Angeles Times Tweet this news
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2010s :
Year Film Role Notes
1977 Wilma Robert Eldridge (TV-movie)
1981 Carbon Copy Roger Porter
1984 License to Kill Martin Sawyer
A Soldier's Story Pfc. Melvin Peterson
1986 Hard Lessons George McKenna
Power Arnold Billings NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
1987 Cry Freedom Steve Biko Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1989 The Mighty Quinn Xavier Quinn
For Queen and Country Reuben James Festival du Film Policier de Cognac Award for Best Actor
Glory Pvt. Trip Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor � Motion Picture
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
1990 Heart Condition Napoleon Stone
Mo' Better Blues Bleek Gilliam
1991 Ricochet Nick Styles
1992 Mississippi Masala Demetrius Williams NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Malcolm X Malcolm X Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Silver Bear for Best Actor
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1993 Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro of Aragon
The Pelican Brief Gray Grantham Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
Philadelphia Joe Miller Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo shared with Tom Hanks
1995 Crimson Tide Lt. Commander Ron Hunter NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
Virtuosity Lt. Parker Barnes
Devil in a Blue Dress Easy Rawlins
1996 Courage Under Fire Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best Actor
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
The Preacher's Wife Dudley
1998 Fallen Detective John Hobbes
He Got Game Jake Shuttlesworth Nominated - Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
The Siege Special Agent Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard FBI
1999 The Bone Collector Lincoln Rhyme
The Hurricane Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
Black Reel Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Silver Bear for Best Actor
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2000 Remember the Titans Coach Herman Boone BET Award for Best Actor
Black Reel Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
The Loretta Claiborne Story Himself
2001 Training Day Detective Alonzo Harris Academy Award for Best Actor
American Film Institute Award for Actor of the Year � Male � Movies
Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2002 John Q John Quincy Archibald Nominated - Black Reel Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Antwone Fisher Dr. Jerome Davenport also as director
Black Reel Award for Best Director
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Producers Guild of America Stanley Kramer Award
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Nominated - Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Director
2003 Out of Time Police Chief Matthias Lee Whitlock Nominated - Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2004 Man on Fire John Creasy Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
The Manchurian Candidate Major Ben Marco
BET Award for Best Actor
2006 Inside Man Detective Keith Frazier Nominated - Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Déjà Vu Special Agent Doug Carlin
Nominated - BET Award for Best Actor
2007 American Gangster Frank Lucas Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Great Debaters Melvin B. Tolson also as director
Christopher Award for Best Feature Film
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Director
2009 The Taking of Pelham 123 Walter Garber
2010 The Book of Eli Eli
Unstoppable

Academy Award for Best Actor

Denzel Washington (2001) * Adrien Brody (2002) * Sean Penn (2003) * Jamie Foxx (2004) * Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005) * Forest Whitaker (2006) * Daniel Day-Lewis (2007) * Sean Penn (2008) * Jeff Bridges (2009) ---- Complete List * (1928 �1940) * (1941 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama

Henry Fonda (1981) * Ben Kingsley (1982) * Robert Duvall (1983) * F. Murray Abraham (1984) * Jon Voight (1985) * Bob Hoskins (1986) * Michael Douglas (1987) * Dustin Hoffman (1988) * Tom Cruise (1989) * Jeremy Irons (1990) * Nick Nolte (1991) * Al Pacino (1992) * Tom Hanks (1993) * Tom Hanks (1994) * Nicolas Cage (1995) * Geoffrey Rush (1996) * Peter Fonda (1997) * Jim Carrey (1998) * Denzel Washington (1999) * Tom Hanks (2000) ---- Complete List * (1943 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor � Motion Picture

John Gielgud (1981) * Louis Gossett, Jr. (1982) * Jack Nicholson (1983) * Haing S. Ngor (1984) * Klaus Maria Brandauer (1985) * Tom Berenger (1986) * Sean Connery (1987) * Martin Landau (1988) * Denzel Washington (1989) * Bruce Davison (1990) * Jack Palance (1991) * Ned Beatty (1991) * Gene Hackman (1992) * Tommy Lee Jones (1993) * Martin Landau (1994) * Brad Pitt (1995) * Edward Norton (1996) * Burt Reynolds (1997) * Ed Harris (1998) * Tom Cruise (1999) * Benicio del Toro (2000) ---- Complete List * (1943 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)



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