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'Power' (1986) - In his third film, Washington plays a public relations expert in this Sidney Lumet-directed drama.
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'Power' (1986) - Won: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
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'Cry Freedom' (1987) - The actor plays black South African activist Steve Biko in this gripping apartheid-era drama directed by Richard Attenborough and based on real-life events.
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'Cry Freedom' (1987)
- Nominee: Academy Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominee: Golden Globe, Best Actor Won: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
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'Glory' (1989)
- Based on true events and set during the American Civil War, this movie follows the exploits of an all-African American military unit. Washington portrays Private Silas Tripp.
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'Glory' (1989)
- Won: Academy Award, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Won: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominee: New York Film Critics Circle Awards as Best Supporting Actor
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'Mississippi Masala' (1991) - Set mostly in the rural Deep South, the film explores interracial romance between African Americans and Indian Americans. Washington's character, Demetrius Williams, is a local self-employed carpet cleaner.
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'Mississippi Masala' (1991) - Won: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
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'Malcolm X' (1992) - Spike Lee's epic biographical drama sees Washington in one of his defining roles as Malcolm X.
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'Malcolm X' (1992)
- Nominee: Academy Award, Best Actor Won: Silver Bear for Best Actor, Berlin International Film Festival Won: New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actor
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'Philadelphia' (1993) - One of the first mainstream Hollywood productions to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia, 'Philadelphia' sees Washington in a supporting role, but a pivotal one as lawyer Joe Miller.
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'Philadelphia' (1993) - Nominee: MTV Movie Awards, Best On-Screen Duo
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'Courage Under Fire' (1996) - This war drama received positive reviews for its depiction of a friendly fire incident, a later military engagement, and the subsequent cover-up of both incidents. Washington plays an investigating officer.
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'Courage Under Fire' (1996) - Nominee: Best Actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
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'He Got Game' (1998) - This film is the third of four collaborations between the actor and director Spike Lee. This sports drama sees Washington play an ex-convict who's released early in order to persuade his son to take part in a professional basketball tournament.
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'He Got Game' (1998)
- Nominee: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture Nominee: Best Actor, Acapulco Black Film Festival
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'The Hurricane' (1999) - Washington plays Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, a former boxer wrongly convicted of a triple murder. Based on true events, the film garnered positive reviews.
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'The Hurricane' (1999)
- Nominee: Academy Award, Best Actor Won: Golden Globe, Best Actor Won: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Won: Silver Bear, Best Actor, Berlin International Film Festival
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'Remember The Titans' (2000) - Another critically praised sports drama, this film sees Washington portraying a football coach and his attempt to integrate black and white players into a high school team.
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'Remember The Titans' (2000)
- Won: Black Entertainment Television (BET), Best Actor Won: Black Reel Award, Best Actor Won: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
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'Training Day' (2001) - A crime thriller of the highest caliber, 'Training Day' provided Washington with a signature role as a corrupt cop mentoring a fellow police officer for one day, with bizarre and tragic results.
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'Training Day' (2001)
- Won: Academy Award, Best Actor Nominee: Golden Globe, Best Actor Nominee: Screen Actors Guild, Best Actor
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'Antwone Fisher' (2002) - Washington's directorial debut also stars the actor in this biographical drama about American director, screenwriter, and author Antwone Fisher.
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'Antwone Fisher' (2002)
- Won: Black Reel Award, Best Director
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'Out of Time' (2003)
- This thriller sees Washington's character, a respected chief of police, framed for murder and under investigation by fellow officers.
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'Out of Time' (2003)
- Won: BET Award, Best Actor Nominee: Black Reel Award, Best Actor Nominee: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
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'American Gangster' (2007) - Ridley Scott's gritty crime drama is a fictional take on the life of Harlem drug trafficker Frank Lucas, played by Washington.
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'American Gangster' (2007)
- Nominee: Golden Globe, Best Actor Won: BET Award, Best Actor Nominee: Satellite Award, Best Actor
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'The Great Debaters' (2007) - Washington directs and stars in this real-life tale about a debate coach who attempts to place his team on equal footing with whites in the 1930s.
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'The Great Debaters' (2007)
- Won: BET Award, Best Actor Won: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominee: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
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'Flight' (2012) - Inspired by a real-life incident, 'Flight' follows the career of an alcoholic airline pilot (Washington), who crash-lands his plane to save all on board. However, an investigation leads to a very different story.
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'Flight' (2012)
- Nominee: Academy Award, Best Actor Nominee: Golden Globe, Best Actor Won: Black Reel Award, Best Actor
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'The Magnificent Seven' (2016)
- An admirable remake of the 1960 Western classic, this new version features Washington as Marshal Sam Chisolm. The film is noted for its ethnically diverse cast.
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'The Magnificent Seven' (2016)
- Won: Jupiter Award, Best International Actor
Nominee: Black Reel Award, Best Actor
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'Fences' (2016) - A period drama directed, produced, and starring Washington, the plot line follows a working-class African American father trying to raise his family in the 1950s, while distracted by everyday events.
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'Fences' (2016)
- Nominee: Academy Award, Best Actor Nominee: Golden Globe, Best Actor Won: Screen Actors Guild, Best Actor Won: African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), Best Acto
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'Roman J. Israel, Esq.' (2017) - Washington's titular character is a defense lawyer at odds with himself as events begin to overtake him. The result is the necessity for extreme action.
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'Roman J. Israel, Esq.' (2017)
- Nominee: Academy Award, Best Actor Nominee: Golden Globe, Best Actor Nominee: Screen Actors Guild, Best Actor Won: Black Film Critics Circle Awards (BFCC), Best Actor
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Cecil B. DeMille Award (2016)
- In 2016, Denzel Washington was recognized with an honorary Golden Globe, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment." See also: Sexiest Men Alive: People's choices through the years.
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Denzel Washington's winning screen roles
He was just nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor for 'The Tragedy of Macbeth'
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Denzel Washington is one of Hollywood's most successful stars. An actor, director, and producer, he has to date won over 75 awards out of more than 150 nominations. Major accolades include a few Golden Globes and Academy Awards. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award.
Click through this gallery and celebrate his most famous roles, along with some of the awards and nominations he received for them.
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