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