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List of Denzel Washington
Oscar nominations, wins
Posted: August 2025
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Denzel Washington. Denzel Washington has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards, over multiple categories, and won 2. Year indicates year/period for which films were judged, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2021: The Tragedy of Macbeth (Best Actor) — lost to Will Smith (King Richard). Other nominees: Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Andrew Garfield (tick, tick... BOOM!), Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos)
2017: Roman J. Israel, Esq. (Best Actor) — lost to Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour). Other nominees: Daniel Day-Lewis (Phantom Thread), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name)
2016: Fences (Best Picture) (shared with Todd Black, Scott Rudin) — lost to Moonlight (Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adele Romanski). Other nominees: La La Land (Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt), Hacksaw Ridge (Bill Mechanic, David Permut), Arrival (Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder, David Linde), Lion (Iain Canning, Angie Fielder, Emile Sherman), Hell or High Water (Carla Hacken, Julie Yorn), Hidden Figures (Peter Chernin, Donna Gigliotti, Theodore Melfi, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams), Manchester by the Sea (Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Kevin J. Walsh)
2016: Fences (Best Actor) — lost to Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea). Other nominees: Ryan Gosling (La La Land), Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge), Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
2012: Flight (Best Actor) — lost to Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln). Other nominees: Joaquin Phoenix (The Master), Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook), Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables)
WON: 2001: Training Day (Best Actor) — Other nominees: Will Smith (Ali), Tom Wilkinson (In the Bedroom), Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind), Sean Penn (I Am Sam)
1999: The Hurricane (Best Actor) — lost to Kevin Spacey (American Beauty). Other nominees: Russell Crowe (The Insider), Richard Farnsworth (The Straight Story), Sean Penn (Sweet and Lowdown)
1992: Malcolm X (Best Actor) — lost to Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman). Other nominees: Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven), Stephen Rea (The Crying Game), Robert Downey Jr. (Chaplin)
WON: 1989: Glory (Best Supporting Actor) — Other nominees: Marlon Brando (A Dry White Season), Dan Aykroyd (Driving Miss Daisy), Danny Aiello (Do the Right Thing), Martin Landau (Crimes and Misdemeanors)
1987: Cry Freedom (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Sean Connery (The Untouchables). Other nominees: Morgan Freeman (Street Smart), Vincent Gardenia (Moonstruck), Albert Brooks (Broadcast News)