Editing Denzel Washington (section)

== Acting credits and accolades ==
{{Main| Denzel Washington on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Denzel Washington}}

Washington has received numerous accolades including two [[Academy Awards]], a [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]], three [[Golden Globe Awards]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] and two Silver Bears. He has also received nominations for a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] and two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]. Washington has also received numerous honorary awards such as the [[Britannia Awards|Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award]] in 2007, the [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award]] in 2016 and the [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] in 2019. He was honored with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] in 2025. He is also a 13-time [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Award]] winner with four consecutive wins in the [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture]] award category from 1993–1997 and again from 2000–2003.<ref>{{citation |url= https://www.bet.com/article/jvbic4/naacp-image-awards-2022-denzel-washington-brightest-moments |title= Denzel Washington on BET Buzz 2020 |website=BET Interactive LLC |date= January 18, 2022 |access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref>

Over his career he has been recognized by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] for the following performances:
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! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result
! {{Refh}}
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[60th Academy Awards|1987]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Cry Freedom]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988|title= 60th Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= December 4, 2015|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[62nd Academy Awards|1989]]
| ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1990|title= 62nd Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= October 5, 2014|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[65th Academy Awards|1992]]
| rowspan="7" | [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| ''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|Malcolm X]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993|title= 65th Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= October 4, 2014|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[72nd Academy Awards|1999]]
| ''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000|title= 72nd Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= April 22, 2015|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[74th Academy Awards|2001]]
| ''[[Training Day]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002|title= 74th Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= December 4, 2015|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[85th Academy Awards|2012]]
| ''[[Flight (2012 film)|Flight]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013|title= 85th Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= October 7, 2014|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| [[89th Academy Awards|2016]]
| ''[[Fences (film)|Fences]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2017|title= 89th Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= April 18, 2017|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[90th Academy Awards|2017]]
| ''[[Roman J. Israel, Esq.]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2018|title= 90th Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|date= April 15, 2019|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[94th Academy Awards|2021]]
| ''[[The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021 film)|The Tragedy of Macbeth]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022|title= 94th Academy Awards|website= [[Academy Awards|Oscars.org]]|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}