Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman[2] (born June 1, 1937)[3] is an American actor, producer and narrator. Freeman won an Academy Award

Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor with Million Dollar Baby (2004), and he has received Oscar nominations for his performances in Street Smart (1987), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Invictus (2009). He has also won a Golden Globe Award

Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including Glory (1989), Robin Hood: Prince

Prince of Thieves (1991), Seven (1995), Deep Impact (1998), The Sum of All Fears (2002), Bruce Almighty (2003), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), Wanted (2008), RED (2010), Now You See Me (2013), The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie (2014), and Lucy (2014). He rose to fame as part of the cast of the 1970s children's program The Electric Company. Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman is ranked as the 4th highest box office star with over $4.316 billion total box office gross, an average of $74.4 million per film.[4]

Contents

1 Early life and education 2 Career

2.1 Acting career 2.2 Other work

3 Personal life

3.1 Family 3.2 Religious views 3.3 Properties 3.4 Flying 3.5 Car accident 3.6 Beekeeping

4 Activism

4.1 Charitable work 4.2 Politics 4.3 Comments on racism

5 Filmography 6 Awards and honors 7 See also 8 Notes and references 9 External links

Early life and education Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the son of Mayme Edna (née Revere; 1912–2000), a teacher,[5] and Morgan Porterfield Freeman,[2] a barber who died on April 27, 1961, from cirrhosis. He has three older siblings. According to a DNA analysis, some of his ancestors were from Niger.[6] Freeman was sent as an infant to his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi.[7][8][9] He moved frequently during his childhood, living in Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and finally Chicago, Illinois.[9] When Freeman was 16 years old, he almost died of pneumonia.[10] Freeman made his acting debut at age nine, playing the lead role in a school play. He then attended Broad Street High School, a building which serves today as Threadgill Elementary School, in Greenwood, Mississippi.[11] At age 12, he won a statewide drama competition, and while still at Broad Street High School, he performed in a radio show based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1955, he graduated from Broad Street, but turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to enlist in the United States Air Force[12] and served as an Automatic Tracking Radar Repairman, rising to the rank of Airman 1st Class.[13] Freeman's service portrait appears in his character's funeral scene in The Bucket List.[citation needed] After four years in the military, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he took acting lessons at the Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse and dancing lessons in San Francisco
San Francisco in the early 1960s and worked as a transcript clerk at Los Angeles
Los Angeles City College.[12] During this period, Freeman also lived in New York City, working as a dancer at the 1964 World's Fair, and in San Francisco, where he was a member of the Opera Ring musical theater group. He acted in a touring company version of The Royal Hunt of the Sun, and also appeared as an extra in the 1965 film The Pawnbroker. Freeman made his off-Broadway debut in 1967, opposite Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors in The Nigger Lovers[14] (about the Freedom Riders during the American Civil Rights Movement), before debuting on Broadway in 1968's all-black version of Hello, Dolly! which also starred Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway.[citation needed] He continued to be involved in theater work and received the Obie Award in 1980 for the title role in Coriolanus. In 1984, he received his second Obie Award
Obie Award for his role as the preacher in The Gospel at Colonus. Freeman also won a Drama Desk Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his role as a wino in The Mighty Gents. He received his third Obie Award
Obie Award for his role as a chauffeur for a Jewish widow in Driving Miss Daisy, which was adapted for the screen in 1989.[12] Career

Freeman at the 10 Items or Less premiere in Madrid with co-star Paz Vega in 2007

Acting career Although his first credited film appearance was in 1971's Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?, Freeman first became known in the American media through roles on the soap opera Another World and the PBS kids' show The Electric Company[9] (notably as Easy Reader, Mel Mounds the DJ, and Vincent the Vegetable Vampire[clip]). Joan Ganz Cooney
Joan Ganz Cooney claims that Freeman regrets doing The Electric Company and that "it was a very unhappy period in his life."[15] Freeman himself admitted in an interview that he never thinks about his tenure with the show at all, though he also admits he was happy to be a part of it.[16] Since then, Freeman has considered his Street Smart (1987) character Fast Black, rather than any of the characters he played in The Electric Company, to be his breakthrough role.[16][17] Beginning in the mid-1980s, Freeman began playing prominent supporting roles in many feature films, earning him a reputation for depicting wise, fatherly characters.[9] As he gained fame, he went on to bigger roles in films such as the chauffeur Hoke in Driving Miss Daisy, and Sergeant Major Rawlins in Glory (both in 1989).[9] In 1994, he portrayed Red, the redeemed convict in the acclaimed The Shawshank Redemption. In the same year he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.[18]

Freeman in December 2008

He also starred in such films as Robin Hood: Prince
Prince of Thieves, Unforgiven, Seven, and Deep Impact. In 1997, Freeman, together with Lori McCreary, founded the film production company Revelations Entertainment, and the two co-head its sister online film distribution company ClickStar. Freeman also hosts the channel Our Space on ClickStar, with specially crafted film clips in which he shares his love for the sciences, especially space exploration and aeronautics. After three previous nominations—a supporting actor nomination for Street Smart, and leading actor nominations for Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption—he won the Academy Award
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Million Dollar Baby at the 77th Academy Awards.[9] Freeman is recognized for his distinctive voice, making him a frequent choice for narration. In 2005 alone, he provided narration for two films, War of the Worlds and the Academy Award-winning documentary film March of the Penguins. Freeman appeared as God
God in the hit film Bruce Almighty and its sequel, Evan Almighty, as well as Lucius Fox
Lucius Fox in the critical and commercial success Batman Begins
Batman Begins and its sequels, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. He starred in Rob Reiner's 2007 film The Bucket List, opposite Jack Nicholson. He teamed with Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken and William H. Macy for the comedy The Maiden Heist, which was released direct to video due to financial problems with the distribution company. In 2008, Freeman returned to Broadway to co-star with Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher for a limited engagement of Clifford Odets's play, The Country Girl, directed by Mike Nichols. He had wanted to do a film based on Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela for some time. At first he tried to get Mandela's autobiography Long Walk to Freedom adapted into a finished script, but it was not finalized.[19] In 2007, he purchased the film rights to a book by John Carlin, Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation.[20] Clint Eastwood directed the Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela bio-pic titled Invictus, starring Freeman as Mandela and Matt Damon
Matt Damon as rugby team captain Francois Pienaar.[21] In 2010, Freeman co-starred alongside Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis in Red.[22] In 2013, Freeman appeared in the action-thriller Olympus Has Fallen, the science fiction drama Oblivion, and the comedy Last Vegas. In 2014, he co-starred in the action film Lucy. In 2015, Freeman played the Chief Justice of the United States
Chief Justice of the United States in the season two premiere of Madam Secretary (Freeman is also one of the series' executive producers). Other work Freeman made his directorial debut in 1993 with Bopha!
Bopha! for Paramount Pictures. In July 2009, Freeman was one of the presenters at the 46664 Concert celebrating Nelson Mandela's birthday at Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Freeman was the first American to record a par on Legend Golf & Safari Resort's Extreme 19th hole.[23] Effective January 4, 2010, Freeman replaced Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite as the voiceover introduction to the CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News featuring Katie Couric as news anchor.[24] CBS cited the need for consistency in introductions for regular news broadcasts and special reports as the basis for the change.[24] As of 2010[update], Freeman is the host and narrator of the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel television show, focused on physics outreach, Through the Wormhole.[25] He was featured on the opening track to B.o.B's second album Strange Clouds. The track "Bombs Away" features a prologue and epilogue (which leads into a musical outro) spoken by Freeman. In 2011, Freeman was featured with John Lithgow
John Lithgow in the Broadway debut of Dustin Lance Black's play, 8, a staged reenactment of Perry v. Brown, the federal trial that overturned California's Proposition 8
Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. Freeman played Attorney David Boies.[26] The production was held at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City
New York City to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.[27][28] In 2015 Freeman directed "The Show Must Go On," the season two premiere of Madam Secretary. In 2017, he hosted The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman. Personal life Family

Freeman and daughter Morgana Freeman at the 1990 Academy Awards

From his early life, Freeman has two extramarital children; one of them is Alfonso Freeman.[29] Freeman was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from October 22, 1967, until November 18, 1979.[30] He married Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984.[30] The couple separated in December 2007.[31] Freeman's attorney and business partner Bill Luckett announced in August 2008 that Freeman and his wife were in divorce proceedings.[32] On September 15, 2010, their divorce was finalized in Mississippi.[31] Freeman and Colley-Lee adopted Freeman's stepgranddaughter from his first marriage, E'dena Hines, and raised her together.[33] On August 16, 2015, 33-year-old Hines was murdered in New York City.[34] In 2008, the TV series African American Lives
African American Lives 2 revealed that some of Freeman's great-great-grandparents were slaves who migrated from North Carolina to Mississippi. Freeman discovered that his Caucasian maternal great-great-grandfather had lived with, and was buried beside, Freeman's African-American great-great-grandmother (in the segregated South, the two could not marry legally at the time).[5] A DNA
DNA test on the series stated that he is descended in part from the Songhai and Tuareg peoples of Niger.[6] Religious views In a 2012 interview with TheWrap, Freeman was asked if he considered himself atheist or agnostic. He replied, "It's a hard question because as I said at the start, I think we invented God. So if I believe in God, and I do, it's because I think I'm God."[35] Freeman later said that his experience working on The Story of God
God with Morgan Freeman did not change his views on religion.[36] Properties Freeman lives in Charleston, Mississippi, and New York City. He owns and operates Ground Zero, a blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He formerly co-owned Madidi, a fine dining restaurant, also in Clarksdale.[37] Flying At age 65, Freeman earned a private pilot's license.[38] He owns or has owned at least three private aircraft, including a Cessna Citation 501 jet and a Cessna 414
Cessna 414 twin-engine prop. In 2007, he purchased an Emivest SJ30[39] long-range private jet and took delivery in December 2009.[40] He is certified to fly all of them.[41] Car accident Freeman was injured in an automobile accident near Ruleville, Mississippi, on the night of August 3, 2008. The vehicle in which he was traveling, a 1997 Nissan Maxima, left the highway and flipped over several times. He and a female passenger, Demaris Meyer, were rescued from the vehicle using the "Jaws of Life". Freeman was taken via medical helicopter to The Regional Medical Center (The Med) hospital in Memphis.[42][43] Police ruled out alcohol as a factor in the crash.[44] Freeman was coherent following the crash, as he joked with a photographer about taking his picture at the scene.[45] His left shoulder, arm, and elbow were broken in the crash, and he had surgery on August 5, 2008. Doctors operated for four hours to repair nerve damage in his shoulder and arm.[46] On CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight
Piers Morgan Tonight he stated that he is left handed but cannot move the fingers of his left hand. He wears a compression glove to protect against blood pooling due to non-movement. His publicist announced he was expected to make a full recovery.[47] Meyer, his passenger, sued him for negligence, claiming that he was drinking the night of the accident. Subsequently, the suit was settled.[48] Beekeeping After becoming concerned with the decline of honeybees, Freeman decided to turn his 124-acre ranch into a sanctuary for them in July 2014, starting with 26 bee hives.[49] Activism Charitable work In 2004, Freeman and others formed the Grenada
Grenada Relief Fund to aid people affected by Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan on the island of Grenada. The fund has since become PLANIT NOW, an organization that seeks to provide preparedness resources for people living in areas afflicted by hurricanes and severe storms.[50] Freeman has worked on narrating small clips for global organizations, such as One Earth,[51] whose goals include raising awareness of environmental issues. He has narrated the clip "Why Are We Here," which can be viewed on One Earth's website. Freeman has donated money to the Mississippi Horse Park in Starkville, Mississippi. The park is part of Mississippi State University and Freeman has several horses that he takes there.[52] Politics Freeman endorsed Barack Obama's candidacy for the 2008 presidential election, although he stated that he would not join Obama's campaign.[53] He narrated for The Hall of Presidents
The Hall of Presidents with Barack Obama, when he was added to the exhibit.[54][55] The Hall of Presidents re-opened on July 4, 2009, at Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.[55] Freeman joined President Bill Clinton, USA Bid Committee Chairman Sunil Gulati, and USMNT
USMNT midfielder Landon Donovan on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, in Zurich
Zurich for the U.S. bid committee's final presentation to FIFA for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[56] On day four of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Morgan Freeman provided the voiceover for the video introduction of Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.[57][58] Comments on racism In 2005, Freeman criticized the celebration of Black History Month, saying, "I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history."[59] He says the only way to end racism is to stop talking about it, and he notes that there is no "white history month."[59] Freeman once said in an interview with 60 Minutes's Mike Wallace, "I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man."[59][60] Freeman supported the defeated proposal to change the Mississippi state flag, which contains the Confederate battle flag.[61][62] Freeman sparked controversy in 2011 when, on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight, he accused the Tea Party movement of racism.[63][64][65] In reaction to the death of Freddie Gray and the 2015 Baltimore protests, Freeman said he was "absolutely" supportive of the protesters. "That unrest [in Baltimore] has nothing to do with terrorism at all, except the terrorism we suffer from the police. [...] Because of the technology—everybody has a smartphone—now we can see what the police are doing. We can show the world, Look, this is what happened in that situation. So why are so many people dying in police custody? And why are they all black? And why are all the police killing them white? What is that? The police have always said, 'I feared for my safety.' Well, now we know. OK. You feared for your safety while a guy was running away from you, right?"[66] Filmography Main article: Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman on screen and stage

Brubaker
Brubaker (1980) Marie (1985) That Was Then... This Is Now
That Was Then... This Is Now (1985) Street Smart (1987) Glory (1989) Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Lean on Me (1989) Johnny Handsome
Johnny Handsome (1989) Robin Hood: Prince
Prince of Thieves (1991) Unforgiven
Unforgiven (1992) The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Outbreak (1995) Seven (1995) Chain Reaction (1996) Moll Flanders (1996) Amistad (1997) Kiss the Girls (1997) Deep Impact (1998) Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty (2000) Along Came a Spider (2001) The Sum of All Fears (2002) High Crimes
High Crimes (2002) Bruce Almighty (2003) Million Dollar Baby (2004) Unleashed (2005) An Unfinished Life
An Unfinished Life (2005) Batman Begins
Batman Begins (2005) Lucky Number Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin (2006) 10 Items or Less (2006) Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty (2007) Gone, Baby, Gone
Gone, Baby, Gone (2007) The Bucket List
The Bucket List (2007) Feast of Love
Feast of Love (2007) Wanted (2008) The Dark Knight (2008) Invictus (2009) RED (2010) Dolphin Tale
Dolphin Tale (2011) The Dark Knight Rises
Dark Knight Rises (2012) The Magic of Belle Isle
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012) Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Oblivion (2013) Now You See Me (2013) Last Vegas
Last Vegas (2013) The Lego Movie
The Lego Movie (2014) Transcendence (2014) Lucy (2014) Dolphin Tale
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) Momentum (2015) Ted 2
Ted 2 (2015) London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen (2016) Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2 (2016) Going In Style (2017) Just Getting Started (2017) The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) Angel Has Fallen (2018)

Awards and honors Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman has been nominated for an Academy Award
Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award five different times, each time for the same film for each award. He won the Academy Award
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on Million Dollar Baby, and the Golden Globe for Best Actor with Driving Miss Daisy. Likewise, he has four Screen Actors Guild Award
Screen Actors Guild Award (SAG) nominations, and one win for Million Dollar Baby. On October 28, 2006, Freeman was honored at the first Mississippi's Best Awards in Jackson, Mississippi, with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his works on and off the big screen. He received an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts and Letters from Delta State University during the school's commencement exercises on May 13, 2006.[67] In 2013, Boston University
Boston University presented him with an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.[68] On November 12, 2014, he was bestowed the honour of Freedom of the City
Freedom of the City by the City of London.[69] In August 2017, he was named the 54th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.[70] See also

African Americans in Mississippi

Biography portal Film in the United States portal Television in the United States portal African-American portal

Notes and references

^ "12/09/2008". The Film Programme. September 12, 2008. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved January 18, 2014. ^ a b Interview (archived via Google Books), The New Yorker, July 3, 1978. Freeman: "[My grandmother] had been married to Morgan Herbert Freeman, and my father was Morgan Porterfield Freeman, but they forgot to give me a middle name." ^ Steinbeiser, Andrew (1 June 2015). "Happy Birthday! Morgan Freeman Turns 78 Today". ComicBook.com. ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015. ^ "People Index." Box Office Mojo. ^ a b " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman profile". African American Lives
African American Lives 2. PBS. Retrieved July 13, 2011. ^ a b "Growing Interest in DNA-Based Genetic Testing Among African American with Historic Election of President Elect Barack Obama". PRWeb. November 27, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2015. ^ Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman biography, FilmReference.com. ^ Profiles: Morgan Freeman, Hello ^ a b c d e f Inside the Actors Studio, Season 11, Episode 10. Original air date: January 2, 2005. ^ Blumberg, Antonia (5 May 2016). " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Explains How God
God Can Be Real And An Invention". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 March 2017. ^ "Morgan Freeman: Full Biography," All Movie Guide, via The New York Times.. Retrieved October 9, 2012. ^ a b c Fuchs, Sabrina (January 1, 2006). "Freeman, Morgan". Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History – via HighBeam Research (subscription required). Thomson Gale. Retrieved September 8, 2012. ^ "TogetherWeServed – A1C Morgan Porterfield Freeman". togetherweserved.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015. ^ Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Biography Archived April 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.. tiscali.co.uk ^ Joan Ganz Cooney
Joan Ganz Cooney discusses the beginnings of "The Electric Company"- EMMYTVLEGENDS. YouTube. October 21, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2015. ^ a b Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman talks 'Street Smart', winning an Oscar and reveals that acting isn't hard. YouTube. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2015. ^ Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Talks About His Big Career Break. YouTube. April 7, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2015. ^ "Berlinale: 1994 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved June 9, 2011. ^ Gumbel, Andrew. " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman to play Mandela in new film", The Independent, September 26, 2007. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman to Star as Nelson Mandela", The New York Times, June 25, 2007. ^ Keller, Bill. "Entering the Scrum", The New York Times
The New York Times Book Review, August 17, 2008. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Joins The Big Screen Adaptation of Warren Ellis' Red". /Film. July 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010. ^ Extreme 19th Leaderboard Archived April 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine., Legend Golf & Safari Resort ^ a b "Freeman replaces Cronkite on CBS news". Boston Globe. January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2010. ^ "Through the Wormhole". Discovery Channel. ^ "Prop 8 Play On Broadway Makes Its Debut". Huffington Post. September 20, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2012. ^ ""8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality". YouTube. Retrieved March 18, 2012. ^ " YouTube
YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8
Proposition 8 play live". pinknews.co.uk. Retrieved March 18, 2012. ^ Bowles, Scott (December 19, 2007). " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman remains at the helm in movies, personal life". USA Today. ^ a b Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Fast Facts, CNN, May 30, 2013; accessed August 18, 2015. ^ a b " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman and wife Myrna Colley-Lee finalize divorce after 26 years of marriage". New York Daily News. September 17, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2015. ^ Mitchell, Jerry (August 7, 2008). " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman discharged from Memphis hospital". USA Today. Retrieved March 11, 2015. ^ Hall, Katy (October 8, 2009). "E'Dena Hines, Morgan Freeman's Step-Granddaughter: Also His Lover?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 11, 2015. ^ "Morgan Freeman's Step-Granddaughter Found Stabbed To Death In Washington Heights 'Exorcism'". CBS New York. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015. ^ Molloy, Tim (6 June 2012). " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman on Inventing God, Aliens Eating Us and His Survival Odds in 'Dark Knight Rises'". TheWrap. Retrieved 8 January 2016. ^ Zaimov, Stoyan (9 May 2016). " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Says 'Story of God' Journey Didn't Change His Views on Religion". The Christian Post. Retrieved 4 April 2017. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman closing Madidi Restaurant in Mississippi". thegrio.com: thegrio. 29 Feb 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-31. ^ Morgan Freeman: The Bucket List
The Bucket List video interview at STV.tv[dead link] ^ Article, SJ30jet.com Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman purchases the SJ30 private jet for $7 million". Luxury Launches. December 23, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2012. ^ Freeman, Morgan (December 24, 2009). " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman buys Emivest SJ30 jet from Dubai manufacturer" (Interview). Interview with Blizzard, Phil. Ameinfo. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (August 4, 2008). " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman in Car Accident, Listed in Serious Condition". TV Guide. Archived from the original on August 5, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008. ^ "Freeman injured in car accident". BBC News. August 4, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008. ^ "Actor Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman badly injured in crash". The Irish Times. August 4, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman hurt in car crash". BBC News. August 4, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008. ^ "Freeman recovering after surgery". BBC News. August 5, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2012. ^ Horn, James (August 5, 2008). " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman 'in good spirits' after accident". Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 5, 2008. ^ "Records: Freeman settles suit on car wreck". USA Today. November 5, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2012. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman is now a beekeeper". ^ "PLANIT NOW History". Archived from the original on May 8, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2008. ^ "ECO". OneEarth.org. Retrieved September 5, 2010. ^ "Mississippi State Campus Map" (PDF). Retrieved August 5, 2008. ^ Clift, Eleanor (December 21, 2007). "Freeman, Obama and Hollywood immortality". Newsweek. Retrieved April 2, 2008. ^ "Hall of Presidents". WDW Radio. September 16, 2007. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009. ^ a b "Hail to the chief: Obama makes Disney debut at Hall of Presidents" Archived February 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine., Orlando Sentinel, June 29, 2009. ^ "Gousabid". Gousabid. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2012. [verification needed] ^ Hill, Gerrad. " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman narrated Hillary Clinton's DNC video, and Twitter loved it". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2016. ^ Lockhart, Keely (July 29, 2016). "Even God
God backs Hillary: Morgan Freeman narrates biographical movie for Clinton campaign". The Telegraph. Retrieved August 1, 2016. ^ a b c "Freeman calls Black History Month
Black History Month ridiculous". MSNBC. December 15, 2005. Retrieved September 5, 2010. ^ A verbatim transcript of this segment of the Mike Wallace interview where Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman suggests the abandonment of language that reinforces racism, is posted at the Snopes web site. ^ Firestone, David (April 18, 2001). "Mississippi Votes by wide margin to keep state flag That includes Confederate emblem". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2008. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman defies labels". CBS News. December 18, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2008. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Sparks Outcry After Calling Tea Party Racist". The Hollywood Reporter. September 24, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2012. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Calls Tea Party 'Racist' (Video)". The Wall Street Journal. September 24, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2012. ^ "Obama backer: Some attacks are 'a racist thing'". USA Today. September 25, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2012. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman on Baltimore and the 'Terrorism We Suffer From the Police'". Newsweek. April 30, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015. ^ Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman biography, superstarbiography.com ^ O’Rourke, John (May 15, 2013). "Actor Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman to Receive Honorary Degree". BU Today. Boston University. Retrieved June 2, 2013. ^ " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman honoured with freedom of London". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. November 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2016. ^ McNary, Dave, " Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman to Receive SAG Life Achievement Award", Variety, August 22, 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morgan Freeman.

Wikiquote has quotations related to: Morgan Freeman

Awards for Morgan Freeman

v t e

Academy Award
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

1936–1950

Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan (1936) Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut (1937) Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan (1938) Thomas Mitchell (1939) Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan (1940) Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp (1941) Van Heflin
Van Heflin (1942) Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn (1943) Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald (1944) James Dunn (1945) Harold Russell
Harold Russell (1946) Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn (1947) Walter Huston
Walter Huston (1948) Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger (1949) George Sanders
George Sanders (1950)

1951–1975

Karl Malden
Karl Malden (1951) Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn (1952) Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra (1953) Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien (1954) Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (1955) Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn (1956) Red Buttons
Red Buttons (1957) Burl Ives
Burl Ives (1958) Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith (1959) Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov (1960) George Chakiris
George Chakiris (1961) Ed Begley
Ed Begley (1962) Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas (1963) Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov (1964) Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam (1965) Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau (1966) George Kennedy
George Kennedy (1967) Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson (1968) Gig Young
Gig Young (1969) John Mills
John Mills (1970) Ben Johnson (1971) Joel Grey
Joel Grey (1972) John Houseman
John Houseman (1973) Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro (1974) George Burns
George Burns (1975)

1976–2000

Jason Robards
Jason Robards (1976) Jason Robards
Jason Robards (1977) Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken (1978) Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas (1979) Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton (1980) John Gielgud
John Gielgud (1981) Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr. (1982) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1983) Haing S. Ngor
Haing S. Ngor (1984) Don Ameche
Don Ameche (1985) Michael Caine
Michael Caine (1986) Sean Connery
Sean Connery (1987) Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline (1988) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (1989) Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci (1990) Jack Palance
Jack Palance (1991) Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (1992) Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones (1993) Martin Landau
Martin Landau (1994) Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey (1995) Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr. (1996) Robin Williams
Robin Williams (1997) James Coburn
James Coburn (1998) Michael Caine
Michael Caine (1999) Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro (2000)

2001–present

Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent (2001) Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper (2002) Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins (2003) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (2004) George Clooney
George Clooney (2005) Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin (2006) Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem (2007) Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger (2008) Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (2009) Christian Bale
Christian Bale (2010) Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer (2011) Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (2012) Jared Leto
Jared Leto (2013) J. K. Simmons
J. K. Simmons (2014) Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance (2015) Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali (2016) Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell (2017)

v t e

AFI Life Achievement Award

John Ford
John Ford (1973) James Cagney
James Cagney (1974) Orson Welles
Orson Welles (1975) William Wyler
William Wyler (1976) Bette Davis
Bette Davis (1977) Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda (1978) Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock (1979) James Stewart
James Stewart (1980) Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (1981) Frank Capra
Frank Capra (1982) John Huston
John Huston (1983) Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish (1984) Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly (1985) Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder (1986) Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (1987) Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (1988) Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck (1989) David Lean
David Lean (1990) Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas (1991) Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier (1992) Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor (1993) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1994) Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg (1995) Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood (1996) Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese (1997) Robert Wise
Robert Wise (1998) Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman (1999) Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford (2000) Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand (2001) Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks (2002) Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro (2003) Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (2004) George Lucas
George Lucas (2005) Sean Connery
Sean Connery (2006) Al Pacino
Al Pacino (2007) Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty (2008) Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas (2009) Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols (2010) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (2011) Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (2012) Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks (2013) Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda (2014) Steve Martin
Steve Martin (2015) John Williams
John Williams (2016) Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton (2017) George Clooney
George Clooney (2018)

v t e

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille Award

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille (1952) Walt Disney
Walt Disney (1953) Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck (1954) Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt (1955) Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner (1956) Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy (1957) Buddy Adler (1958) Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier (1959) Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby (1960) Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (1961) Judy Garland
Judy Garland (1962) Bob Hope
Bob Hope (1963) Joseph E. Levine
Joseph E. Levine (1964) James Stewart
James Stewart (1965) John Wayne
John Wayne (1966) Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston (1967) Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas (1968) Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck (1969) Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford (1970) Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra (1971) Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock (1972) Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn (1973) Bette Davis
Bette Davis (1974) Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis (1975) Walter Mirisch (1977) Red Skelton
Red Skelton (1978) Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball (1979) Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda (1980) Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly (1981) Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier (1982) Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier (1983) Paul Newman
Paul Newman (1984) Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor (1985) Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (1986) Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn (1987) Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood (1988) Doris Day
Doris Day (1989) Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn (1990) Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (1991) Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum (1992) Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall (1993) Robert Redford
Robert Redford (1994) Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren (1995) Sean Connery
Sean Connery (1996) Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman (1997) Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (1998) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1999) Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand (2000) Al Pacino
Al Pacino (2001) Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford (2002) Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (2003) Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas (2004) Robin Williams
Robin Williams (2005) Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins (2006) Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty (2007) Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg (2009) Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese (2010) Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro (2011) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (2012) Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster (2013) Woody Allen
Woody Allen (2014) George Clooney
George Clooney (2015) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (2016) Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (2017) Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey (2018)

v t e

Empire Award for Best Actor

Nigel Hawthorne (1996) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1997) Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey (1998) Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks (1999) Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan (2000) Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe (2001) Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood (2002) Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise (2003) Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (2004) Matt Damon
Matt Damon (2005) Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (2006) Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig (2007) James McAvoy
James McAvoy (2008) Christian Bale
Christian Bale (2009) Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (2010) Colin Firth
Colin Firth (2011) Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman (2012) Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman (2013) James McAvoy
James McAvoy (2014) Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis (2015) Matt Damon
Matt Damon (2016) Eddie Redmayne
Eddie Redmayne (2017) Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman (2018)

v t e

Film Society of Lincoln Center
Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute Honorees

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin (1972) Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (1973) Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock (1974) Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman
Paul Newman (1975) George Cukor
George Cukor (1978) Bob Hope
Bob Hope (1979) John Huston
John Huston (1980) Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (1981) Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder (1982) Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier (1983) Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert (1984) Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (1985) Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor (1986) Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness (1987) Yves Montand
Yves Montand (1988) Bette Davis
Bette Davis (1989) James Stewart
James Stewart (1990) Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn (1991) Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck (1992) Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (1993) Robert Altman
Robert Altman (1994) Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (1995) Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood (1996) Sean Connery
Sean Connery (1997) Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese (1998) Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols (1999) Al Pacino
Al Pacino (2000) Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda (2001) Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola (2002) Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon (2003) Michael Caine
Michael Caine (2004) Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman (2005) Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange (2006) Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton (2007) Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep (2008) Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks (2009) Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas (2010) Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier (2011) Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve (2012) Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand (2013) Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner (2014) Robert Redford
Robert Redford (2015) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (2016) Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro (2017) Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren (2018)

v t e

Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

1950–1975

Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (1950) Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye (1951) Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor (1952) David Niven
David Niven (1953) James Mason
James Mason (1954) Tom Ewell
Tom Ewell (1955) Mario Moreno (1956) Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra (1957) Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye (1958) Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (1959) Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (1960) Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford (1961) Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni (1962) Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi (1963) Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison (1964) Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin (1965) Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin (1966) Richard Harris
Richard Harris (1967) Ron Moody
Ron Moody (1968) Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole (1969) Albert Finney
Albert Finney (1970) Chaim Topol
Chaim Topol (1971) Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (1972) George Segal
George Segal (1973) Art Carney
Art Carney (1974) Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau / George Burns
George Burns (1975)

1976–2000

Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson (1976) Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss (1977) Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty (1978) Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers (1979) Ray Sharkey
Ray Sharkey (1980) Dudley Moore
Dudley Moore (1981) Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman (1982) Michael Caine
Michael Caine (1983) Dudley Moore
Dudley Moore (1984) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1985) Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan (1986) Robin Williams
Robin Williams (1987) Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks (1988) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1989) Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu (1990) Robin Williams
Robin Williams (1991) Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins (1992) Robin Williams
Robin Williams (1993) Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant (1994) John Travolta
John Travolta (1995) Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise (1996) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1997) Michael Caine
Michael Caine (1998) Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey (1999) George Clooney
George Clooney (2000)

2001–present

Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (2001) Richard Gere
Richard Gere (2002) Bill Murray
Bill Murray (2003) Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx (2004) Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix (2005) Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen (2006) Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (2007) Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell (2008) Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. (2009) Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti (2010) Jean Dujardin
Jean Dujardin (2011) Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman (2012) Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio (2013) Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton (2014) Matt Damon
Matt Damon (2015) Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling (2016) James Franco
James Franco (2017)

v t e

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1987) Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips (1988) Max Perlich (1989) Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison (1990) David Strathairn
David Strathairn (1991) Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi (1992) Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd (1993) Chazz Palminteri
Chazz Palminteri (1994) Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro (1995) Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro (1996) Jason Lee (1997) Bill Murray
Bill Murray (1998) Steve Zahn
Steve Zahn (1999) Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe (2000) Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi (2001) Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid (2002) Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Hounsou (2003) Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church (2004) Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon (2005) Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin (2006) Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor (2007) James Franco
James Franco (2008) Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson (2009) John Hawkes (2010) Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer (2011) Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey (2012) Jared Leto
Jared Leto (2013) J. K. Simmons
J. K. Simmons (2014) Idris Elba
Idris Elba (2015) Ben Foster
Ben Foster (2016) Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell (2017)

v t e

Kennedy Center Honorees (2000s)

2000

Mikhail Baryshnikov Chuck Berry Plácido Domingo Clint Eastwood Angela Lansbury

2001

Julie Andrews Van Cliburn Quincy Jones Jack Nicholson Luciano Pavarotti

2002

James Earl Jones James Levine Chita Rivera Paul Simon Elizabeth Taylor

2003

James Brown Carol Burnett Loretta Lynn Mike Nichols Itzhak Perlman

2004

Warren Beatty Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee Elton John Joan Sutherland John Williams

2005

Tony Bennett Suzanne Farrell Julie Harris Robert Redford Tina Turner

2006

Zubin Mehta Dolly Parton Smokey Robinson Steven Spielberg Andrew Lloyd Webber

2007

Leon Fleisher Steve Martin Diana Ross Martin Scorsese Brian Wilson

2008

Morgan Freeman George Jones Barbra Streisand Twyla Tharp Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey

2009

Mel Brooks Dave Brubeck Grace Bumbry Robert De Niro Bruce Springsteen

Complete list 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

v t e

London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year

Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret (1990) Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu (1991) Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. (1992) Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins (1993) John Travolta
John Travolta (1994) Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (1995) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1996) Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush (1997) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1998) Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey (1999) Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe (2000) Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (2001) Michael Caine
Michael Caine (2002) Sean Penn
Sean Penn (2003) Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx (2004) Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz (2005) Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker (2006) Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis (2007) Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke (2008) Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (2009) Colin Firth
Colin Firth (2010) Jean Dujardin
Jean Dujardin ( 2011) Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix (2012) Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor (2013) Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton (2014) Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay (2015) Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck (2016) Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet (2017)

v t e

Los Angeles
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

Jason Robards
Jason Robards (1977) Robert Morley
Robert Morley (1978) Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas (1979) Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton (1980) John Gielgud
John Gielgud (1981) John Lithgow
John Lithgow (1982) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1983) Adolph Caesar (1984) John Gielgud
John Gielgud (1985) Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper (1986) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1987) Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness (1988) Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello (1989) Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci (1990) Michael Lerner (1991) Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (1992) Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones (1993) Martin Landau
Martin Landau (1994) Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle (1995) Edward Norton
Edward Norton (1996) Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds (1997) Bill Murray
Bill Murray / Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (1998) Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer (1999) Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe (2000) Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent (2001) Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper (2002) Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy (2003) Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church (2004) William Hurt
William Hurt (2005) Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen (2006) Vlad Ivanov (2007) Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger (2008) Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (2009) Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup (2010) Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer (2011) Dwight Henry (2012) James Franco
James Franco / Jared Leto
Jared Leto (2013) J. K. Simmons
J. K. Simmons (2014) Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon (2015) Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali (2016) Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe (2017)

v t e

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

1967-1979

Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques (1969) Jim Brown
Jim Brown (1970) Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland (1971) Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams (1972) Bernie Casey (1974) James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (1975) Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby (1976) Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams (1977) Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield (1978) Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson (1979)

1980-1989

LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton (1980) Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor (1981) Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr. (1982) Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy (1983) Prince
Prince (1984) Adolph Caesar (1985) Gregory Hines (1986) Danny Glover
Danny Glover (1987) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (1988) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1989)

1990-1999

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1990) Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes (1992) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (1993) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (1994) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (1996) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (1997) Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Hounsou (1998) Danny Glover
Danny Glover (1999)

2000-2009

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (2000) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (2001) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (2002) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (2003) Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. (2004) Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx (2005) Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson (2006) Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker (2007) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (2008) Will Smith
Will Smith (2009)

2010-2019

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (2010) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (2011) Laz Alonso
Laz Alonso (2012) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (2013) Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker (2014) David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo (2015) Michael B. Jordan
Michael B. Jordan (2016) Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (2017) Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya (2018)

v t e

National Board of Review Award for Best Actor

Ray Milland
Ray Milland (1945) Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier (1946) Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave (1947) Walter Huston
Walter Huston (1948) Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson (1949) Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness (1950) Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart (1951) Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson (1952) James Mason
James Mason (1953) Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby (1954) Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine (1955) Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner (1956) Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness (1957) Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy (1958) Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström (1959) Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum (1960) Albert Finney
Albert Finney (1961) Jason Robards
Jason Robards (1962) Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison (1963) Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn (1964) Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin (1965) Paul Scofield
Paul Scofield (1966) Peter Finch
Peter Finch (1967) Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson (1968) Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole (1969) George C. Scott
George C. Scott (1970) Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (1971) Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole (1972) Al Pacino
Al Pacino / Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan (1973) Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (1974) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1975) David Carradine
David Carradine (1976) John Travolta
John Travolta (1977) Jon Voight
Jon Voight / Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier (1978) Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers (1979) Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro (1980) Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda (1981) Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley (1982) Tom Conti
Tom Conti (1983) Victor Banerjee
Victor Banerjee (1984) William Hurt
William Hurt / Raúl Juliá
Raúl Juliá (1985) Paul Newman
Paul Newman (1986) Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas (1987) Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (1988) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1989) Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro / Robin Williams
Robin Williams (1990) Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty (1991) Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (1992) Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins (1993) Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks (1994) Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage (1995) Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise (1996) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1997) Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen (1998) Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe (1999) Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem (2000) Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (2001) Campbell Scott
Campbell Scott (2002) Sean Penn
Sean Penn (2003) Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx (2004) Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005) Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker (2006) George Clooney
George Clooney (2007) Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood (2008) George Clooney
George Clooney / Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (2009) Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg (2010) George Clooney
George Clooney (2011) Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper (2012) Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern (2013) Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton / Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac (2014) Matt Damon
Matt Damon (2015) Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck (2016) Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks (2017)

v t e

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor

Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (1967) Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel (1968) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1969) Chief Dan George
Chief Dan George (1970) Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern (1971) Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert / Joel Grey
Joel Grey (1972) Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro (1973) Holger Löwenadler
Holger Löwenadler (1974) Henry Gibson
Henry Gibson (1975) Jason Robards
Jason Robards (1976) Edward Fox (1977) Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth / Robert Morley
Robert Morley (1978) Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest (1979) Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci (1980) Robert Preston (1981) Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke (1982) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1983) John Malkovich
John Malkovich (1984) John Gielgud
John Gielgud (1985) Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper (1986) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1987) Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell (1988) Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges (1989) Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison (1990) Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel (1991) Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (1992) Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes (1993) Martin Landau
Martin Landau (1994) Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle (1995) Martin Donovan
Martin Donovan / Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub (1996) Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds (1997) Bill Murray
Bill Murray (1998) Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer (1999) Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro (2000) Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi (2001) Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken (2002) Peter Sarsgaard
Peter Sarsgaard (2003) Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church (2004) Ed Harris
Ed Harris (2005) Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg (2006) Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck (2007) Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan (2008) Paul Schneider / Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (2009) Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush (2010) Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks (2011) Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey (2012) James Franco
James Franco (2013) J. K. Simmons
J. K. Simmons (2014) Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance (2015) Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali (2016) Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe (2017)

v t e

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1969) Chief Dan George
Chief Dan George (1970) Ben Johnson (1971) Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall (1972) Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro (1973) Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer (1974) Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin (1975) Jason Robards
Jason Robards (1976) Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell (1977) Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken (1978) Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas (1979) Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci (1980) John Gielgud
John Gielgud (1981) John Lithgow
John Lithgow (1982) Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (1983) Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson (1984) Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Maria Brandauer (1985) Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis (1986) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (1987) Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell (1988) Alan Alda
Alan Alda (1989) Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison (1990) Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson (1991) Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (1992) Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes (1993) Martin Landau
Martin Landau (1994) Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey (1995) Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (1996) Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds (1997) Bill Murray
Bill Murray (1998) John Malkovich
John Malkovich (1999) Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro (2000) Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi (2001) Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid (2002) Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy (2003) Clive Owen
Clive Owen (2004) William Hurt
William Hurt (2005) Jackie Earle Haley
Jackie Earle Haley (2006) Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem (2007) Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin (2008) Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (2009) Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo (2010) Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks (2011) Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey (2012) Jared Leto
Jared Leto (2013) J. K. Simmons
J. K. Simmons (2014) Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance (2015) Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali (2016) Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe (2017)

v t e

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

1962: Eddie Cantor 1963: Stan Laurel 1965: Bob Hope 1966: Barbara Stanwyck 1967: William Gargan 1968: James Stewart 1969: Edward G. Robinson 1970: Gregory Peck 1971: Charlton Heston 1972: Frank Sinatra 1973: Martha Raye 1974: Walter Pidgeon 1975: Rosalind Russell 1976: Pearl Bailey 1977: James Cagney 1978: Edgar Bergen 1979: Katharine Hepburn 1980: Leon Ames 1982: Danny Kaye 1983: Ralph Bellamy 1984: Iggie Wolfington 1985: Paul Newman
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward 1986: Nanette Fabray 1987: Red Skelton 1988: Gene Kelly 1989: Jack Lemmon 1990: Brock Peters 1991: Burt Lancaster 1992: Audrey Hepburn 1993: Ricardo Montalbán 1994: George Burns 1995: Robert Redford 1996: Angela Lansbury 1997: Elizabeth Taylor 1998: Kirk Douglas 1999: Sidney Poitier 2000: Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee 2001: Ed Asner 2002: Clint Eastwood 2003: Karl Malden 2004: James Garner 2005: Shirley Temple 2006: Julie Andrews 2007: Charles Durning 2008: James Earl Jones 2009: Betty White 2010: Ernest Borgnine 2011: Mary Tyler Moore 2012: Dick Van Dyke 2013: Rita Moreno 2014: Debbie Reynolds 2015: Carol Burnett 2016: Lily Tomlin 2017: Morgan Freeman

v t e

Screen Actors Guild Award
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Martin Landau
Martin Landau (1994) Ed Harris
Ed Harris (1995) Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr. (1996) Robin Williams
Robin Williams (1997) Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall (1998) Michael Caine
Michael Caine (1999) Albert Finney
Albert Finney (2000) Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen (2001) Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken (2002) Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins (2003) Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (2004) Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti (2005) Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy (2006) Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem (2007) Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger (2008) Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (2009) Christian Bale
Christian Bale (2010) Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer (2011) Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones (2012) Jared Leto
Jared Leto (2013) J. K. Simmons
J. K. Simmons (2014) Idris Elba
Idris Elba (2015) Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali (2016) Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell (2017)

Authority control

WorldCat Identities VIAF: 85553980 LCCN: no89021635 ISNI: 0000 0001 2142 1849 GND: 129605093 SUDOC: 059706066 BNF: cb13982145h (data) BNE: XX1109074 SN