Denzel Washington
45 credits on file—44 films and 1 show, spanning 1982–2025.
69
Average MEANRANK
across 45 scored credits
across 45 scored credits
45
Credits
in the catalogue
in the catalogue
43
Years active
1982–2025
1982–2025
Also credited for directing (3).
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On record for their credited titles
Oscars
2 won
+ 7 nominations
Golden Globes
1 won
+ 9 nominations
- Won Oscar · Best Actor Training Day · 2002
- Won Oscar · Best Actor in a Supporting Role Glory · 1989
- Won Golden Globe · Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Glory · 1989
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actor The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actor Roman J. Israel, Esq. · 2018
- Nominated Oscar · Best Picture Fences · 2017
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actor Fences · 2017
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actor Flight · 2012
- Nominated Oscar · Best Actor Malcolm X · 1992
- Nominated Oscar · Best Supporting Actor Cry Freedom · 1987
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Gladiator II · 2025
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Roman J. Israel, Esq. · 2018
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Fences · 2017
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Flight · 2012
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama American Gangster · 2007
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Training Day · 2002
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Malcolm X · 1992
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Cry Freedom · 1987
38
Wins
96
Nominations
134 awards — Denzel Washington
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Academy Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Training Day · 2002 | Winner |
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Roman J. Israel, Esq. · 2018 | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Malcolm X · 1992 | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Cry Freedom · 1987 | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Fences · 2017 | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Roman J. Israel, Esq. · 2018 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Training Day · 2002 | Nominee |
47th Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Glory · 1989 | Winner |
62nd Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Glory · 1989 | Winner |
Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Malcolm X · 1992 | Winner |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Stanley Kramer Award | Antwone Fisher · 2002 | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
8 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Roman J. Israel, Esq. · 2018 | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Training Day · 2002 | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Malcolm X · 1992 | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Cry Freedom · 1987 | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | American Gangster · 2007 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
Academy Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Fences · 2017 | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Training Day · 2002 | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Malcolm X · 1992 | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Cry Freedom · 1987 | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Highest 2 Lowest · 2026 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Roman J. Israel, Esq. · 2018 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Highest 2 Lowest · 2026 | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Training Day · 2002 | Winner |
| Best Director | Antwone Fisher · 2003 | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor | Fences · 2017 | Winner |
| Best Actor | Roman J. Israel, Esq. · 2018 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Antwone Fisher · 2003 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Director | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Film | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Highest 2 Lowest · 2026 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Male Performance | Malcolm X · 1992 | Winner |
| Best Villain | Training Day · 2002 | Winner |
| Best On-Screen Team | Philadelphia · 1993 | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Training Day · 2001 | Winner |
| Best Actor | Malcolm X · 1992 | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Training Day · 2001 | Winner |
| Best Actor | Malcolm X · 1992 | Winner |
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Fences · 2017 | Winner |
| Best Buddy Picture | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
| Best Grownup Love Story | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Malcolm X · 1992 | Winner |
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2021 | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Training Day · 2002 | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Malcolm X · 1992 | Winner |
| Best Actor | Training Day · 2002 | Nominee |
2001 NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Remember the Titans · 2001 | Winner |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Fences · 2017 | Winner |
All Def Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Bad Mu#&a Award | Training Day · 2016 | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actor of the Year – Male – Movies | Training Day · 2002 | Winner |
BET Awards 2001
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Remember the Titans · 2001 | Winner |
Black Reel Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Flight · 2012 | Winner |
Black Reel Awards of 2001
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Remember the Titans · 2001 | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1989
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Glory · 1989 | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Training Day · 2001 | Winner |
NAACP Image Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Actor | Flight · 2012 | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards 1992
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Glory · 1992 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Malcolm X · 1992 | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Fences · 2016 | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Maltin Modern Master Award | Fences · 2017 | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Malcolm X · 1992 | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Winner |
Satellite Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
| Best Actor | American Gangster · 2007 | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Training Day · 2002 | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator II · 2024 | Nominee |
1989 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Glory · 1989 | Nominee |
2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Actor - Drama | Remember the Titans · 2001 | Nominee |
36th NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Man on Fire · 2005 | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actor | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator II · 2024 | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Philadelphia · 1993 | Nominee |
BET Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator II · 2024 | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Film Performance of the Year — Actor | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
Golden Satellite Awards 2000
1 nomination
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | Remember the Titans · 2000 | Nominee |
Golden Schmoes Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor of the Year | Training Day · 2001 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
IFTA Film & Drama Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actor | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actor | The Manchurian Candidate · 2005 | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Training Day · 2001 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Fences · 2017 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Training Day · 2002 | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
Satellite Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Villain of the Year | Gladiator II · 2024 | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2021 | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Gladiator II · 2025 | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2022 | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Fences · 2016 | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2021 | Nominee |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Flight · 2012 | Nominee |
All credits
C
61
Highest 2 Lowest
C
62
Gladiator II
C
69
The Equalizer 3
D
56
The Little Things
B
75
The Tragedy of Macbeth
C
64
The Equalizer 2
C
62
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
B
74
Fences
B
70
The Equalizer
C
64
2 Guns
B
73
Flight
C
62
Safe House
C
64
The Book of Eli
B
70
Unstoppable
D
59
The Taking of Pelham 123
B
79
American Gangster
B
75
The Great Debaters
C
67
Deja Vu
B
76
Inside Man
B
72
Man on Fire
C
69
The Manchurian Candidate
C
63
Out of Time
B
73
Antwone Fisher
C
65
John Q