He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory (1989) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day (2001)
Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1980s, including his portrayals of real-life figures such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in The Hurricane (1999), football coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000), poet and educator Melvin B
Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007), and drug kingpin Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007)
He has been a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and has been a frequent collaborator of directors Spike Lee and the late Tony Scott
In 2016, Washington was selected as the recipient for the Cecil B
DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards
In 2002, Washington made his directorial debut with biographical film Antwone Fisher
His second directorial effort was The Great Debaters, released in 2007
He is currently in post production for his third directorial effort, Fences, starring himself opposite Viola Davis, slated for a December 25, 2016 release
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Quotes
Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.
Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life
The only way I'm going to L.A. is with a job.
I remain thankful for the gifts that I've been given and I try to use them in a good way, in a positive way.
Acting's like someone asking you for years to write the characters, but they write the book.
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