Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker III (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director.
He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Lee Daniels' The Butler, Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,for his work in direct-to-video films and for his recurring role as LAPD Internal Affairs Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the award-winning television series The Shield.
Whitaker won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland.
He also starred as Inspector Franck Dotzler in Taken 3 with Liam Neeson.
Forest Whitaker awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Winner Independent Spirit Award | Best First Feature (Boots Riley, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jonathan Duffy, Charles D. King, George Rush, Forest Whitaker, Kelly Williams) | Sorry to Bother You |
| 2019 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Winner Actor | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (Letitia Wright, Andy Serkis, Daniel Kaluuya, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Chadwick Boseman, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, Martin Freeman, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett) | Black Panther |
| 2000 | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Winner Stinker Award | Worst On-Screen Hairstyle (John Travolta, Forest Whitaker) | Battlefield Earth |
| 1997 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Winner Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama (Forest Whitaker) | Phenomenon |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Ensemble Cast (Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Sterling K. Brown, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman, Danai Gurira, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Forest Whitaker, Letitia Wright) | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Ensemble (Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis) | Black Panther |
| 2018 | Gotham Awards | Nominee Audience Award | (Boots Riley, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Charles D. King, George Rush, Jonathan Duffy, Kelly Williams) | Sorry to Bother You |
| 2017 | Kids' Choice Awards, USA | Nominee Blimp Award | #SQUAD (Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Forest Whitaker, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Mads Mikkelsen) | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
| 2010 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Best Voice Performance (Forest Whitaker) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2001 | Razzie Awards | Nominee Razzie Award | Worst Supporting Actor (Forest Whitaker) | Battlefield Earth |
| 1997 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Nominee Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Forest Whitaker) | Phenomenon |
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