List of Denzel Washington awards

Washington at Berlinale in 2000

Award Wins Nominations
Academy Awards
 2 10
Golden Globe Awards
 2 10
Grammy Awards
 0 1
Primetime Emmy Awards
 0 2
Screen Actors Guild Awards
 1 8
Tony Awards
 1 2
Total Awards
 6 33

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actor Denzel Washington.

Washington has received ten Academy Award nominations winning once for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Edward Zwick Civil War film Glory (1989), and Best Actor for Antoine Fuqua's crime thriller Training Day (2001). He has also received two Tony Award nominations for his work on the Broadway stage. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Troy Maxon in the August Wilson play Fences (2010). He has also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work in television and a Grammy Award nomination.

He has received nine Golden Globe Award nominations winning twice for his performances in Glory (1989) and The Hurricane (1999). He received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016. He has also received seven Screen Actors Guild Award nominations winning for Best Actor for his performance in the film adaptation of Fences (2015)

Washington is one of eight actors who has been nominated for an acting Academy Award in five different decades (1980s, '90s. 2000s, '10s and '20s), joining Laurence Olivier, Katharine Hepburn, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Michael Caine, Meryl Streep and Frances McDormand.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1988 Best Supporting Actor Cry Freedom Nominated [1]
1990 Glory Won [2]
1993 Best Actor Malcolm X Nominated [3]
2000 The Hurricane Nominated [4]
2002 Training Day Won [5]
2013 Flight Nominated [6]
2017 Fences Nominated [7]
Best Picture Nominated
2018 Best Actor Roman J. Israel, Esq. Nominated [8]
2022 The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated [9]

Berlin International Film Festival

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1993 Silver Bear for Best Actor Malcolm X Won
2000 The Hurricane Won

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1988 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Cry Freedom Nominated
1990 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Glory Won
1993 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Malcolm X Nominated
2000 The Hurricane Won
2002 Training Day Nominated
2008 American Gangster Nominated
2013 Flight Nominated
2016 Cecil B. DeMille Award Won
2017 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Fences Nominated
2018 Roman J. Israel, Esq. Nominated
2022 The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1996 Best Spoken Word Album for Children John Henry Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1995 Outstanding Informational Series or Special Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream Nominated
2001 Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special Half Past Autumn: The Life And Works Of Gordon Parks Nominated

Tony Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 Best Leading Actor in a Play Fences Won
2018 The Iceman Cometh Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2000 Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture The Hurricane Nominated
2002 Training Day Nominated
2008 Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture[a] American Gangster Nominated
2013 Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture Flight Nominated
2017 Fences Won
Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture[a] Nominated
2018 Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture Roman J. Israel, Esq. Nominated
2022 The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated

Additional awards

Black Reel Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result
2000 The Hurricane Best Actor Won
2001 Remember the Titans Won
2002 Training Day Won
2003 John Q Nominated
Antwone Fisher Best Director Won
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2004 Out of Time Best Actor Nominated
2007 Inside Man Nominated
2013 Flight Won
2015 The Equalizer Nominated
2017 Fences Best Director Nominated
Best Actor Won
The Magnificent Seven Nominated
2018 Roman J. Israel, Esq. Nominated
2022 The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result
1993 Malcolm X Best Performance – Male Won
1994 The Pelican Brief Most Desirable Male Nominated
Philadelphia Best On-Screen Duo Nominated[b]
1996 Crimson Tide Best Performance – Male Nominated
2002 Training Day Best Villain Won
2008 American Gangster Best Performance – Male Nominated
Best Villain Nominated
2013 Flight Best WTF Moment Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result
1987 Power Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Won
1988 Cry Freedom Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Won
1990 Glory Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Won
1993 Mississippi Masala Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Won
Malcolm X Won
1996 Crimson Tide Won
1997 Courage Under Fire Won
— Entertainer of the Year Won
1999 He Got Game Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
2000 The Hurricane Won
2001 Remember the Titans Won
2002 Training Day Won
2003 John Q. Won
Antwone Fisher Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Won
2004 Out of Time Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
2005 Man on Fire Nominated
2007 Inside Man Nominated
2008 The Great Debaters Won
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Nominated
2011 The Book of Eli Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Won
2013 Flight Won
2015 The Equalizer Nominated
2017 Fences Won
2018 Roman J. Israel, Esq. Nominated
2022 The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated
A Journal for Jordan Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Nominated

Satellite Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result
2000 The Hurricane Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated
2001 Remember the Titans Nominated
2002 Training Day Nominated
2003 Antwone Fisher Best Director Nominated
2007 American Gangster Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated
2012 Flight Best Actor – Motion Picture Nominated
2017 Fences Nominated
Best Director Nominated
2022 The Tragedy of Macbeth Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated

Film critic awards

Year Nominated work Category Result
1989 Glory Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
1992 Malcolm X Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
1996 Courage Under Fire Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
1999 The Hurricane Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
2001 Training Day Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated
2002 Antwone Fisher Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Freedom Award Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Nominated
2012 Flight African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
Houston Film Critics Society for Best Actor Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
2016 Fences African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Won
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated[a]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society for Best Actor Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society for Best Actor Nominated
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Year Nominated work Category Result
1995 — Golden Apple Awards for Star of the Year Won
2002 Training Day American Film Institute Award for Actor of the Year – Male – Movies Won
2005 The Manchurian Candidate Jupiter Award for Best International Actor Nominated
American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award[10][11] Won
2007 — BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards for Excellence in Film Won
2010 The Book of Eli Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated
2013 Flight AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards for Best Actor Won
AACTA International Award for Best Actor Nominated
2014 — San Sebastián International Film Festival for Donostia Award Won
2017 Fences AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards for Best Actor Won
Santa Barbara International Film Festival for Maltin Modern Master Award Won
AACTA International Award for Best Actor Nominated
The Magnificent Seven Jupiter Award for Best International Actor Won
2022 The Tragedy of Macbeth AACTA International Award for Best Actor Nominated
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards for Best Actor Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Shared with the cast
  2. ^ Shared with Tom Hanks

References

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