Denzel won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Alonzo Harris, a corrupt LAPD officer 

Directed by Spike Lee, Denzel's portrayal of the iconic civil rights leader earned him an Oscar nomination 

Denzel won his first Oscar, for best supporting Actor, for his role as Private Trip in this Civil War epic 

Nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder 

Denzel stars as Frank Lucas, a powerful heroin dealer, opposite Russell Crowe 

Denzel plays coach Herman Boone in this inspirational sports drama based on a true story 

Adaptation of August Wilson's play earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor 

Received another Oscar nomination for his role as an airline pilot struggling with addiction. 

Stars as Robert McCall, a former black ops operative who becomes a vigilante 

Denzel plays a lawyer who takes on the case of a man with AIDS, played by Tom Hanks