Editing Denzel Washington (section)

=== 2000–2009: Established actor and action roles ===
[[File:Denzel_Washington_cropped_02.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Washington in 2000]]
At the [[57th Golden Globe Awards]] in 2000, Washington won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] for his work in ''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]''. He was the first black actor to win the award since [[Sidney Poitier]] in 1963.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/all-ready-for-a-storm-1.243614 |title=All ready for a storm |work=Herald Scotland |date=March 23, 2000 |access-date=February 24, 2011}}</ref><ref name="google2">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KT0DAAAAMBAJ&q=golden%20globe%20black%20actor&pg=PA60 |title=Denzel Washington and Halle Berry Win Golden Globe Awards|work=Jet |date=February 7, 2000 |access-date=February 24, 2011 }}</ref> Mick LaSalle of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' declared, "Washington gives a penetrating portrait of life at its most extreme. He takes the viewer into the mind of a man experiencing confinement and physical deprivation. More profoundly, he shows what it's like to deal every day with the torments of wild rage and impotence, despair and hope."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/A-Full-Force-Hurricane-Denzel-Washington-2812757.php|title= A Full-Force 'Hurricane' / Denzel Washington creates indelible images in emotional biopic|website= San Francisco Chronicle|date= January 7, 2000|accessdate= August 25, 2023}}</ref> In 2000, he portrayed [[Herman Boone]], the high school football coach in the Disney sports drama film ''[[Remember the Titans]]'' which grossed over US$100 million in the U.S.<ref name="Box Office Mojo">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rememberthetitans.htm |title=Remember the Titans (2000) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=January 28, 2001 |access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> Andrew O'Hehir of ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'' wrote, "Washington is of course the linchpin of ''Remember the Titans''; he's a commanding actor in a commanding role, and as memorable as he was in ''The Hurricane''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.salon.com/2000/09/29/titans/|title= Remember the Titans|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= September 29, 2000|accessdate= September 27, 2023}}</ref>

Washington starred in the [[Antoine Fuqua]] directed crime thriller ''[[Training Day]]'' (2001) acting opposite [[Ethan Hawke]]. He portrayed [[Detective Alonzo Harris]], a [[Police corruption in the United States|corrupt]] [[Los Angeles Police Department|Los Angeles cop]]. [[Roger Ebert]] wrote of his performance, "For Denzel Washington, [it is] a rare villainous role; he doesn't look, sound or move like his usual likable characters...he's like a monster from a horror film, unkillable and implacable."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/training-day-2001|title= Training Day movie review|website= Rogerebert.com|accessdate= September 27, 2023}}</ref> Washington won an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] becoming the second African-American actor to win the category after Poitier, who was presented with an [[Honorary Academy Award]] the same night.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/collection-highlights/sidney-poitier|title=Sidney Poitier|date=September 27, 2014|work=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=February 4, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He also received nominations for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]].

In 2002, he starred in the [[Nick Cassavettes]] directed healthcare-themed drama ''[[John Q.]]'' (2002) portraying John Quincy Archibald. Washington acted opposite [[James Woods]], [[Robert Duvall]], and [[Ray Liotta]]. The film was a financial success but received mixed reviews with critics praising Washington's performances. [[BBC]] film critic Neil Smith wrote, "What credibility there is comes from Washington's intense, humane performance and the supporting players' sterling attempts to rise above the stereotypical roles with which they have been saddled."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/04/18/john_q_2002_review.shtml|title= John Q|website= BBC|accessdate= September 27, 2023}}</ref> That same year Washington directed his first film, a well-reviewed drama called ''[[Antwone Fisher (film)|Antwone Fisher]]'' (2002), in which he also co-starred as a Navy psychiatrist. Stephen Holden of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised his direction writing, "Mr. Washington shows a confident grasp of cinematic narrative in a hearty meat-and-potatoes style. But the most remarkable aspect of his behind-the-camera debut is his brilliantly surefooted handling of actors." He also praised his acting adding, "[He] is so sensitively reactive that his performance seems more lived than acted".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/19/movies/film-review-a-director-and-his-hero-find-answers-in-the-details.html|title= A Director and his hero find answers in the details|work= The New York Times|date= December 19, 2002|page=E1|accessdate= September 27, 2023|last1= Holden|first1= Stephen}}</ref>

[[File:DenzelWashingtonMay05.jpg|thumb|right|Washington after a performance of ''Julius Caesar'' in May 2005]]
Between 2003 and 2006, Washington appeared in a series of thrillers that performed generally well at the box office, including [[Carl Franklin]]'s ''[[Out of Time (2003 film)|Out of Time]]'' opposite [[Eva Mendez]] and [[Tony Scott]]'s ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' alongside [[Dakota Fanning]]. In 2004 he acted opposite [[Meryl Streep]] in the remake of the [[The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)|1962 film of the same name]], ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]''.<ref name=boxoffice>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=denzelwashington.htm |title= Denzel Washington Movie Box Office Results |website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= March 20, 2007}}</ref> In 2006, he starred in ''[[Inside Man]]'', a [[Spike Lee]]-directed bank heist thriller co-starring [[Jodie Foster]] and [[Clive Owen]]. [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[Variety (website)|Variety]]'' wrote, it's "flashy cast, clever script and vibrant showcasing of New York City are strong plusses for Spike Lee's most mainstream studio venture".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/inside-man-1200517643/|title= Inside Man|website= Variety|date= March 18, 2006|accessdate= September 27, 2023}}</ref> Later that year he starred in the [[Time travel in fiction|time travel]] movie ''[[Deja Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]'' released in November.

In 2005, he was back onstage playing [[Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger|Brutus]] in the [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] revival of ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]''. Theatre critic [[Ben Brantley]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "Washington does not embarrass himself, as leading citizens of Hollywood have been known to do on Broadway. But even brilliantined in the glow of his inescapable fame, he can't help getting lost amid the wandering, mismatched crowd and the heavy topical artillery that have been assembled here."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/04/theater/reviews/a-bigname-brutus-in-a-caldron-of-chaos.html|title= A Big-Name Brutus in a Caldron of Chaos|work= The New York Times|date= April 4, 2005|accessdate= September 27, 2023|last1= Brantley|first1= Ben}}</ref> Despite mixed reviews, the production's limited run was a consistent sell-out.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Brantley|authorlink=Ben Brantley|url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/2005/04/04/theater/reviews/04caes.html|title=A Big-Name Brutus in a Cauldron of Chaos|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 4, 2005}}</ref> In 2007, he co-starred with [[Russell Crowe]] for the second time (the first was 1995's ''[[Virtuosity]]'') in [[Ridley Scott]]'s crime drama ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' for which he received a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] nomination. He also directed and starred in the drama ''[[The Great Debaters]]'' with [[Forest Whitaker]]. He next appeared in Tony Scott's 2009 film ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'' (a remake of [[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film)|the 1974 thriller]] of the same name), where he played New York City subway security chief Walter Garber opposite [[John Travolta]]'s villain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111422/|title=The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3|date=June 12, 2009|via=IMDb}}</ref>