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Training Day
2001
· Movie
· 122 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #891
- IMDb #527
- Google retired #686
- Rotten Tomatoes #1461
- Metacritic #973
- Letterboxd #470
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2467
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #605
- Metacritic Critics #1370
- Metacritic Audience #499
- Criticker #1023
- Douban #561
- Kinopoisk #565
- AlloCiné #852
- Trakt #433
Every rating
57–92
out of 100
An idealistic rookie narcotics officer is paired with a highly decorated, charismatic detective for his first day of training. The veteran cop shows him the ropes of the streets, but his methods are increasingly corrupt and brutal. The rookie is forced to participate in a series of questionable activities, and he soon realizes the day is a test of his integrity that could cost him his life if he fails.
Details
- Director
- Antoine Fuqua
- Writer
- David Ayer
- Released
- 5 October 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Russian, Spanish, Korean, Greek
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $45.0M
- Box office
- $104.9M
- Awards
- 18 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 38 →1 major award won · 18 wins from 38 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2002 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| All Def Movie Awards 2016 | Best Bad Mu#&a Award | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| All Def Movie Awards 2016 | Most Quoted Movie | Nominee | |
| ALMA Awards 2002 | Excellence in Make-Up in Television and Film | Ken Diaz and Jay Wejebe | Winner |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Best Director | Antoine Fuqua | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Film Poster | Winner | |
| Best Original Song | "#1" – Nelly | Nominee |
| Best Original Soundtrack | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cameo | Snoop Dogg | Winner |
| Best Villain | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Best Line | "King Kong ain't got nothin' on me!" | Nominee |
Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Male Voice (Audience Award) | Francesco Pannofino (for dubbing Denzel Washington) | Winner |
| Best Male Voice (Film Award) | Francesco Pannofino (for dubbing Denzel Washington) | Winner |
ALMA Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Excellence in Make-Up in Television and Film | Ken Diaz and Jay Wejebe | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Eva Mendes | Nominee |
All Def Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Bad Mu#&a Award | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Most Quoted Movie | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Denzel Washington | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture | " #1 " – Nelly and Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actor of the Year – Male – Movies | Denzel Washington | Winner |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Music Award | Mark Mancina | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Winner |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
BET Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington (also for John Q. ) | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Golden Schmoes Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor of the Year | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
MTV Video Music Awards
1 nomination
| Best Video from a Film | "#1" – Nelly | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Denzel Washington | Nominee |
Taurus World Stunt Awards
1 nomination
| Best Work with a Vehicle | Brian Machleit and Robert Powell | Nominee |