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Denzel Washington has won two Academy Awards in his career after earning a total of ten nominations. For the filmGlory, he earned his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. After that 1990 win, Washington put in his best efforts to win another Oscar. During this period, he almost gave up on his Oscar dream after coming so close to winning the Best Actor twice.
Washington recently opened up about his feelings during this period, sharing that he was a bit cold towards the Academy. His luck turned around with the 2001 film,Training Day, for which he won the Best Actor award. He became the second Black actor after Sidney Poitier to win the Best Actor Oscar.
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Denzel Washingtongave a phenomenal performance as thetitular character inMalcolm X, which came just a couple of years after his Oscar win forGlory. The actor’s performance got him an Oscar nod, but the competition was fierce at the time. Washington went up againstAl Pacino(forScent of a Woman) and Robert Downey Jr. (forChaplin). Pacino went on to grab the award that year.
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In 2000, Washington was again put in the same spot, hearing the announcers saying his name among the nominees. The list included Sean Penn, Richard Farnsworth, Russell Crowe, andKevin Spacey. However, it was Spacey who emerged as the winner. Washington recalled how he was frustrated that his performance as Rubin Carter inThe Hurricanedidn’t bag him an Oscar.
After losing the award for the second time, Washington admitted to Esquire that he grew bitter towards the Academy. He shared that he didn’t care to vote for the films anymore and that his wife Pauletta watched these films to cast his vote. Washington shared withEsquire:
I went through a time then when [my wife] Pauletta would watch all the Oscar movies — I told her, I don’t care about that. Hey: ‘They don’t care about me? I don’t care.’ You vote. You watch them. I ain’t watching that. I gave up. I got bitter. My pity party.
In the 2002 Academy Awards, it was no pity party for Denzel Washington. For playing the corrupt LA cop Detective Alonzo Harris in Antoine Fuqua’sTraining Day, Washington took home the Oscar for Best Actor. In the years following his win, he has been nominated four times for Best Actor.
Denzel Washington Is A Favorite To Win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar Next Year
According toVariety‘s ranked list of Oscar predictions for Best Supporting Actor category, Denzel Washington is their number one pick to win. He is currently receiving all the praise from critics for his role as Macrinus in Ridley Scott’sGladiator II. In the film, the cunning and ambitious Macrinus plans to overthrow the ruthless twin rulers of Rome and seize power for himself using Lucius as a pawn.
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Washington nails his role as the sly character in the film. The actor brings his Shakespearian experience to the role and commands the viewer’s attention in every scene that he appears. Given that the actor has hinted at his potential retirement, fans loved the fact that Macrinus wasone of his last few film roles.
Washington shared during an interview with Australia’sTodayprogram that he wanted to work with the best since he did not have many films left. He shared,“I don’t know how many more films I’m going to make. It’s probably not that many.”
Gladiator IIis currently running in theaters.
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Hashim Asraff is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,800 articles published on celebrity culture, comic book movies, and major TV franchises. With a background in Sociology and a keen interest in pop culture, Hashim brings a unique lens to breaking news stories, character deep-dives, film rankings, and fan-driven perspectives.His coverage often includes the MCU, DCU, hit network shows, and celebrity profiles, giving readers a rich blend of entertainment and analysis. A longtime fan of crime and investigative series, Hashim has watched thousands of episodes of NCIS, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, Bones, Blue Bloods, and The RookieA passionate storyteller and wordsmith, Hashim has also worked as a ghostwriter and managed multiple social media handles. He brought his writing expertise to FandomWire to also pursue his lifelong love for cinema and television.
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