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Antwone Fisher
2002
· Movie
· 120 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
49–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A volatile young sailor in the Navy is ordered to see a psychiatrist after yet another violent outburst. Through their sessions, he reluctantly begins to confront the severe abuse and neglect he suffered as a child in the foster system. With the doctor's help, he embarks on an emotional journey to face his past and find the family he never knew.
Details
- Director
- Denzel Washington
- Writer
- Antwone Fisher
- Based on
- Finding Fish by Antwone Fisher
- Released
- 19 December 2002
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $12.5M
- Box office
- $23.4M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →3 major awards won · 11 wins from 15 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Best Male Lead | Derek Luke | Winner |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2002 | Stanley Kramer Award | Todd Black | Winner |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2002 | Stanley Kramer Award | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Best Supporting Female | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2002 | Best Original Screenplay | Antwone Fisher | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2003 | Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Antwone Fisher | Winner |
| Black Reel Awards 2003 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Derek Luke | Winner |
| Black Reel Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Derek Luke | Winner |
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Producers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Stanley Kramer Award | Todd Black | Winner |
| Stanley Kramer Award | Denzel Washington | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Male Lead | Derek Luke | Winner |
| Best Supporting Female | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Antwone Fisher | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Derek Luke | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Derek Luke | Winner |
| Best Director | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Best Film | Antwone Fisher | Winner |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Antwone Fisher | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Joy Bryant | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films of 2002 | Antwone Fisher | Winner |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film | Antwone Fisher | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance | Derek Luke | Winner |