Editing Denzel Washington (section)

=== 2010–2019: Return to theater and ''The Equalizer'' trilogy ===
[[File:Denzel Washington og Anne Hathaway IMG 6550b.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Washington with [[Anne Hathaway]] at the [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] in 2010]]
Washington returned to Broadway playing Troy Maxson, opposite [[Viola Davis]], in the revival of [[August Wilson]]'s ''[[Fences (play)|Fences]]'' (2010). [[Ben Brantley]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "Mr. Washington has the fluid naturalness we associate with good screen actors... face and stance alone provide fascinating (and damning) glimpses into Troy’s attitudes toward his son from an earlier relationships".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/theater/reviews/27fences.html|title= It's No More Mr. Nice Guy for This Everyman|work= The New York Times|date= April 26, 2010|accessdate= September 27, 2023|last1= Brantley|first1= Ben}}</ref> Washington won the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] on June 13, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/05/04/2010-tony-award-nominations-denzel-washington-scarlett-johansson-earn-nods/|title=2010 Tony Award Nominations: Denzel Washington, Scarlett Johansson Earn Nods|access-date=May 4, 2010|date=May 4, 2010|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|first=Christopher John|last=Farley}}</ref> That same year, Washington starred in ''[[The Book of Eli]]'' (2010), a post-apocalyptic action-drama set in the near future. Also in 2010, he starred as a veteran railroad engineer in the action film ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'', about an unmanned, half-mile-long runaway freight train carrying dangerous cargo. The film was his fifth and final collaboration with director Tony Scott, following ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' (1995), ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' (2004), ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]'' (2006) and ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'' (2009).

In 2012, Washington starred in ''[[Flight (2012 film)|Flight]]'', for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as an alcoholic airline pilot facing investigation for his part in a plane crash. He co-starred with [[Ryan Reynolds]] in ''[[Safe House (2012 film)|Safe House]]'', where he prepared for his role by subjecting himself to a torture session that included [[waterboarding]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Arienne|last=Thompson|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/02/washington-waterboarded-while-filming-/1|title=Denzel Washington waterboarded while filming|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 9, 2012|accessdate=July 13, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, Washington starred in ''[[2 Guns]]'', alongside [[Mark Wahlberg]]. From April to June 2014, Washington played the leading role in the Broadway production of [[Lorraine Hansberry]]'s classic drama ''[[A Raisin in the Sun]]'', directed by [[Kenny Leon]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Denzel Washington Heads Back To Broadway In 'A Raisin In The Sun'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/denzel-washington-heads-back-to-broadway-in-a-raisin-in-the-sun-554987/|access-date=August 2, 2013|newspaper=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 1, 2013}}</ref> The show received positive reviews and won the 2014 [[Tony Award]] for Best Revival of a Play.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tony-Winning Revival of ''A Raisin in the Sun'' Plays Final Performance Tonight|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/tony-winning-revival-of-a-raisin-in-the-sun-plays-final-performance-tonight-322471|access-date=October 15, 2014|newspaper=playbill.com|date=June 15, 2014}}</ref> That same year he starred in ''[[The Equalizer (film)|The Equalizer]]'' (2014), an action [[thriller film]] directed by [[Antoine Fuqua]] and written by [[Richard Wenk]], based on the [[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|television series of same name]] starring [[Edward Woodward]].<ref name="ScreenRant">{{cite web|first=Sandy|last=Schaefer|date=October 25, 2012|url=https://screenrant.com/denzel-washington-equalizer-directors|title=Denzel Washington's 'Equalizer' Secures Start Date; Lining Up Directors|website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> He reprised his role in his first sequel, ''[[The Equalizer 2]]'' (2018) and the third and final sequel ''[[The Equalizer 3]]'' (2023).

In 2016, Washington starred in ''[[The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)|The Magnificent Seven]]'', a remake of the [[The Magnificent Seven|1960 western film of the same name]], alongside [[Chris Pratt]], [[Ethan Hawke]], [[Vincent D'Onofrio]], [[Lee Byung-hun]], [[Manuel Garcia-Rulfo]], [[Martin Sensmeier]], [[Haley Bennett]], and [[Peter Sarsgaard]]. [[Principal photography]] began on May 18, 2015, in north [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]. The film premiered on September 8 at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]], and was released in the United States in conventional and [[IMAX]] theaters on September 23, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37307798|title=Toronto 2016: Magnificent Seven diversity 'not a statement', says director|first=Tim|last=Masters|date=September 9, 2016|website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> In ''The Magnificent Seven'', Washington plays Sam Chisolm ("the Bounty Hunter"), a duly sworn warrant officer from [[Wichita, Kansas]].<ref name="CB">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/2016/09/03/the-magnificent-seven-chris-pratt-and-denzel-washington-characte/|title=The Magnificent Seven Chris Pratt And Denzel Washington Character Vignettes|date=September 3, 2016|author=Jay Jayson|work=Comicbook.com|access-date=September 7, 2016}}</ref> His character was renamed from [[Chris Adams (character)|Chris Adams]] (played by [[Yul Brynner]] in the original film) to Sam Chisolm.<ref name="IM">{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/20761-magnificent-seven-remake-review-racial-reclamation-rides|title='The Magnificent Seven' Isn't a Remake. It's a Reclamation.|date=September 8, 2016|first=Jordan|last=Zakarin|work=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|access-date=September 9, 2016}}</ref> It is Washington's first Western film.<ref name="EWW">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/11/magnificent-seven-chris-pratt-denzel-washington|title=The Magnificent Seven: Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington share favorite Westerns|date=August 11, 2016|first=Darren|last=Franich|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=September 7, 2016}}</ref> Washington did not watch Westerns growing up, as it was the end of the Western era in the movies. Moreover, he and his siblings were barred from going to the cinema by his father, a minister in a church. They grew up watching Biblical films instead, like ''[[King of Kings (1961 film)|King of Kings]]'' and ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'', although he has said that he watched portions of the shows ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' and ''[[Bonanza]]''.<ref name="EWW" /><ref name="THRV">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venice-denzel-washington-director-antoine-927318|title=Venice: Denzel Washington, Director Antoine Fuqua Talk Getting Into Character, Politics in 'Magnificent Seven'|date=September 10, 2016|first=Ariston|last=Anderson|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=September 10, 2016}}</ref> He did not view the [[The Magnificent Seven|original film]] in preparation, but has watched ''[[Seven Samurai]]''.<ref name="EWW" /> Fuqua flew to New York City to negotiate with Washington, who accepted the offer.<ref name="Q&A">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-how-antoine-fuqua-persuaded-925605|title=Toronto: How Antoine Fuqua Persuaded Denzel Washington to Join 'Magnificent Seven' (Q&A)|date=September 8, 2016|first=Rebecca|last=Ford|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=September 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name="TW">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/why-magnificent-seven-may-be-hollywoods-first-color-blind-blockbuster/|title=Why 'Magnificent Seven' May Be Hollywood's First Color-Blind Blockbuster|date=September 8, 2016|first=Sharon|last=Waxman|work=[[The Wrap]]|access-date=September 9, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:The Equalizer 08 (15310534581).jpg|thumb|Washington at the premiere of ''[[The Equalizer (film)|The Equalizer]]'' in 2014]]
In 2016, Washington directed the film ''[[Fences (film)|Fences]]'', co-starring [[Viola Davis]] and [[Stephen McKinley Henderson]] and based on [[August Wilson]]'s [[Fences (play)|play of the same name]], with a script by Wilson. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Washington plays a former Negro league baseball player working as a garbage collector who struggles to provide for his family and come to terms with the events of his life. The film was released on December 16, 2016, by [[Paramount Pictures]]. Owen Gleiberman of ''[[Variety (website)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Washington, as both actor and director, gets the conversation humming with a speed and alacrity that keeps the audience jazzed...Washington tears through it with a joyful ferocity, like a man possessed."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/fences-review-denzel-washington-1201921332/|title= Fences review|website= Variety|date= November 22, 2016|accessdate= September 27, 2023}}</ref> For his performance, Washington was nominated in the Best Actor category for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe Award]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]], and an [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]]. The film was nominated for three other Oscars, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], and won Davis her first Oscar, in the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actress]] category.

The following year, Washington starred in the [[legal drama]] film ''[[Roman J. Israel, Esq.]]'' (2017). [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote, "[He]'s a star player, styling out his character’s complicated and tricky mix of attributes...However contrived, this character is always fully and comfortably inhabited, and Washington brings off the funny moments".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/01/roman-j-israel-esq-review-denzel-washington-colin-farrell-dan-gilroy|title= Roman J Israel Esq|website= the Guardian|date= February 2018|accessdate= September 27, 2023|last1= Bradshaw|first1= Peter}}</ref> While the film received mixed reviews, his performance was praised by critics and led to nominations for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe Award]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]] and an [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]], Washington's ninth Oscar nomination overall, and his sixth for Best Actor.

Beginning March 22, 2018, Washington starred as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman in a Broadway revival of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]''. The production, directed by [[George C. Wolfe]], began regular performances April 26 and ran for 14 weeks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/theater/denzel-washington-iceman-cometh-broadway.html|title=Denzel Washington to Star in 'Iceman Cometh' on Broadway|last=Haigney|first=Sophie|date=August 21, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 22, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Washington received positive reviews with Alexis Soloski of ''[[The Guardian]]'' writing, "For most of it, Washington is playing Washington, letting his good looks and irrepressible charm do most of the character work, though the play’s most exciting moments are when he lets that charm falter (something he’s also been exploring in his recent film work, too) showing something uglier and more ravaged underneath."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/apr/26/the-iceman-cometh-review-denzel-washington-mixed-return-to-broadway#:~:text=For%20most%20of%20it%2C%20Washington,something%20uglier%20and%20more%20ravaged|title= The Iceman Cometh review – Denzel Washington's mixed return to Broadway|website= The Guardian|date= April 26, 2018|accessdate= August 25, 2023|last1= Soloski|first1= Alexis}}</ref>