Awards & Winners

Laurence Fishburne

Date of Birth 30-July-1961
Place of Birth Augusta
(Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America, Area codes 706 and 762, Area code 706, Area code 762)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Laurence Fishburne III, Larry Fishbourne, Lawrence Fishburne, Laurence John Fishburne III, Lawrence Fishburne III, Laurence J. Fishburne III, Larry Fishburne, Fish, Larry, Laurence, Larry Fishburme
Profession Actor, Playwright, Film Producer, Film Director, Voice Actor
Laurence John Fishburne III is an American actor, playwright, director, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Morpheus in the Matrix science fiction film trilogy, Clean in Apocalypse Now, Cowboy Curtis on the television show Pee-wee's Playhouse, Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It and as Furious Styles in Boyz n the Hood. He became the first African-American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running, and an Emmy Award for Drama Series Guest Actor for his performance in TriBeCa. From 2008 to 2011, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Fishburne has starred in several cult classics, including Deep Cover, and King of New York. In 2013, he portrayed Perry White in the Zack Snyder-directed Superman reboot Man of Steel and stars as Special Agent Jack Crawford on the NBC thriller series Hannibal.

Awards by Laurence Fishburne

Check all the awards nominated and won by Laurence Fishburne.

2012


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Honored for : Thurgood

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Contagion
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Thurgood
Role: Thurgood Marshall
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Thurgood

2011


Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
Honored for : Thurgood

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Thurgood
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production Thurgood
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Thurgood

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2008


Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Honored for : Thurgood
(Outstanding Solo Performance)
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Honored for : Thurgood

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Thurgood
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance Thurgood
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance Thurgood
Outstanding Solo Performance

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Akeelah and the Bee
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Bobby

2006


Black Movie Award for Excellence in the Arts
Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Honored for : Akeelah and the Bee
Black Movie Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
Honored for : Akeelah and the Bee

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Assault on Precinct 13
Black Movie Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Akeelah and the Bee
Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Akeelah and the Bee
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Bobby

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture The Matrix Revolutions
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture The Matrix Revolutions
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Mystic River
BET Award for Best Actor Mystic River
BET Award for Best Actor The Matrix Revolutions","The Matrix Reloaded

2000


MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
Honored for : The Matrix

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture The Matrix
Black Reel Award for Best Actor The Matrix
MTV Movie Award for Best Fight The Matrix
vs. Attackers
MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo The Matrix

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor The Matrix
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Always Outnumbered
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Always Outnumbered

1998


David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television
Honored for : Miss Evers' Boys
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Honored for : Miss Evers' Boys

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television Miss Evers' Boys
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Hoodlum
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Miss Evers' Boys

1997


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
Honored for : Miss Evers' Boys

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Miss Evers' Boys
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie Miss Evers' Boys

1996


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Honored for : The Tuskegee Airmen
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Honored for : Higher Learning

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie The Tuskegee Airmen
Role: Hannibal Lee
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Othello
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie The Tuskegee Airmen
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Higher Learning
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television The Tuskegee Airmen
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special The Tuskegee Airmen

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture What's Love Got to Do with It

1993


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series
Honored for : TriBeCa
(The Box)

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actor What's Love Got to Do with It
Role: Ike Turner
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Deep Cover
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series TriBeCa
The Box

1992


Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
Honored for : Two Trains Running
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance
Honored for : Two Trains Running
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Honored for : Two Trains Running

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance Two Trains Running
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Two Trains Running
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Two Trains Running