---
name: "Forest Whitaker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/forest-whitaker"
fi1m_id: "forest-whitaker"
imdb_id: "nm0001845"
tmdb_id: 2178
wikidata_id: "Q182763"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "15 July 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-23T04:09:03.061298+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Forest Whitaker

## Identity

Forest Whitaker

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/forest-whitaker
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** forest-whitaker
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001845
- **TMDB ID:** 2178
- **Wikidata ID:** Q182763
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Whitaker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182763, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001845/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2178

Actor and producer. Born 15 July 1961 in Longview, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 15 July 1961, Longview, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1982–present
- **Also known as:** Forest Steven Whitaker III, Forest Steven Whitaker, פורסט ויטאקר
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 18: 17 acting, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [John Travolta](https://film.one/person/john-travolta.md), [Nina Yang Bongiovi](https://film.one/person/nina-yang-bongiovi.md), [Stephen Woolley](https://film.one/person/stephen-woolley.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 17 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (5), 1990s 78 (3), 2000s 58 (3), 2010s 73 (6), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 66 across 17 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 16 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 11, Action 6, Comedy 5, Science Fiction 5, Adventure 4, Crime 4
- **Screen time:** 33 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,713m across 17 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Whitaker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182763, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001845/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2178

## Coming up

- *Up Against It* (2027-04-14)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Arrival*](https://film.one/film/arrival.md) (86), [*Platoon*](https://film.one/film/platoon.md) (84), [*Southpaw*](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md) (54)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Stakeout*](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md) (70), [*The Butler*](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md) (66), [*Battlefield Earth*](https://film.one/film/battlefield-earth.md) (22)
- **Disney+:** [*Black Panther*](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md) (80), [*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story*](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md) (70)
- **Netflix:** [*Passing*](https://film.one/film/passing.md) (80)
- **Hulu:** [*Where the Wild Things Are*](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md) (80)
- **The Criterion Channel:** [*Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai*](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md) (80)
- **AMC+:** [*Fast Times at Ridgemont High*](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Forest Whitaker

> Forest Whitaker gives even an eccentric hitman enough private seriousness to move us. We rate him most highly when he has time to be still, though the films around him do not always reward that patience.

Forest Whitaker pauses in *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999), and the film has good reason to wait. Playing an assassin devoted to a samurai code, he takes the man's convictions seriously enough that we can do the same, without approving of his profession. We were moved by his face in the quiet passages, because his commitment to those rules makes his solitude painful. He makes this unlikely character someone worth spending time with.

Supporting parts in *Platoon* (1986) and *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987) had brought him notice before *Bird* (1988) gave him his first major lead, as Charlie Parker. He did not then abandon smaller parts. Through the 1990s, he continued with character roles, including *The Crying Game* (1992). We see no reason to regard that as a retreat when the work is this persuasive.

As Jody in Neil Jordan's *The Crying Game*, he helps establish why we should care about the people before the plotting becomes too pleased with itself. Stephen Rea gives the film its vulnerable centre, and Whitaker contributes without having to displace him. We find his performance persuasive even when the screenplay draws attention to its own cleverness.

Jim Jarmusch gives him more room in *Ghost Dog*, and editor Jay Rabinowitz lets us study his face rather than cutting away. Robby Müller's cinematography makes the bird passages a welcome break from the gangsters, while production designer Ted Berner's oddly empty settings suit Whitaker's self-contained presence. RZA's hip-hop score keeps a pulse beneath the unhurried scenes. The patience works less well with the gangster caricatures, who cannot sustain the interest Whitaker can.

He later played Idi Amin in *The Last King of Scotland* (2006) and Cecil Gaines in *The Butler* (2013). His preparation involves accent work, physical changes and immersion in a character's world. We respect the effort, but it is those quiet stretches in *Ghost Dog* that most persuade us of what he can do. Start there, provided a patient crime film with some tiresome gangsters sounds like a fair bargain.

## Biography

Forest Whitaker is an American actor, filmmaker and activist. Born on 15 July 1961 in Longview, Texas, he made his film debut in *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982) and trained at the University of Southern California and Drama Studio London.

He is known for his performances as Jody in *The Crying Game* (1992) and the title character in *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999). Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award for his portrayal of Idi Amin in *The Last King of Scotland* (2006). Other credits include *Platoon* (1986), *Bird* (1988), for which he received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, *Panic Room* (2002), *Arrival* (2016), *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016) and *Black Panther* (2018).

Whitaker has directed films including *Waiting to Exhale* (1995), *Hope Floats* (1998) and *First Daughter* (2004). He has also received two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (18)

### Performed in (17) — the average rests on these

- *Black Panther* (2018), Fi1m 80, as Zuri — [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md)
- *Sorry to Bother You* (2018), Fi1m 81, as First Equisapien / Demarius — [page](https://film.one/film/sorry-to-bother-you.md)
- *Arrival* (2016), Fi1m 86, as Colonel Weber — [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md)
- *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), Fi1m 70, as Saw Gerrera — [page](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *Southpaw* (2015), Fi1m 54, as Titus 'Tick' Wills — [page](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md)
- *The Butler* (2013), Fi1m 66, as Cecil Gaines — [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md)
- *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Ira (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md)
- *Panic Room* (2002), Fi1m 73, as Burnham — [page](https://film.one/film/panic-room.md)
- *Battlefield Earth* (2000), Fi1m 22, as Ker — [page](https://film.one/film/battlefield-earth.md)
- *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999), Fi1m 80, as Ghost Dog — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md)
- *The Crying Game* (1992), Fi1m 82, as Jody — [page](https://film.one/film/the-crying-game.md)
- *A Rage in Harlem* (1991), Fi1m 71, as Jackson — [page](https://film.one/film/a-rage-in-harlem.md)
- *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), Fi1m 68, as Edward Garlick — [page](https://film.one/film/good-morning-vietnam.md)
- *Stakeout* (1987), Fi1m 70, as Det. Jack Pismo — [page](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md)
- *Platoon* (1986), Fi1m 84, as Big Harold — [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *The Color of Money* (1986), Fi1m 80, as Amos — [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-of-money.md)
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), Fi1m 70, as Charles Jefferson — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Passing* (2021), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/passing.md)

## Complete filmography (156)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Up Against It* (2027), Actor
- *Lucky Lu* (2026), Executive Producer
- *To Live and Die and Live* (2025), Producer
- *Havoc* (2025), as Lawrence Beaumont
- *The King of Kings* (2025), as Peter (voice)
- *Transplant* (2024), Producer
- *Hollywood Black* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *The Emperor of Ocean Park* (2024), series, as Judge Oliver Garland
- *Fancy Dance* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Big George Foreman* (2023), as Doc Broadus
- *Extrapolations* (2023), series, as Auggie Bolo
- *Prophets of Change* (2022), as Narrator
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Saw Gerrera — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look* (2022), as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *For the Sake of Peace* (2022), Producer
- *Passing* (2021), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/passing.md)
- *Respect* (2021), as C. L. Franklin
- *By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey* (2020), as Jeronicus Jangle
- *Godfather of Harlem* (2019), series, as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson · Executive Producer
- *Devil's Pie: D'Angelo* (2019), Producer
- *A Kid from Coney Island* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Finding Steve McQueen* (2019), as Howard Lambert
- *City of Lies* (2018), as Jack Jackson
- *Burden* (2018), as Reverend Kennedy
- *How It Ends* (2018), as Tom
- *Sorry to Bother You* (2018), as First Equisapien / Demarius · Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/sorry-to-bother-you.md)
- *Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace* (2018), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Forgiven* (2018), as Desmond Tutu
- *Black Panther* (2018), as Zuri — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md)
- *Roxanne Roxanne* (2017), Producer
- *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), as Saw Gerrera — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *I Am You* (2016), as Narrator (voice)
- *Arrival* (2016), as Colonel Weber — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md)
- *Star Wars: Go Rogue* (2016), series, as Saw Gerrera (voice)
- *Roots* (2016), series, as Fiddler
- *Songs My Brothers Taught Me* (2015), Producer
- *Southpaw* (2015), as Titus 'Tick' Wills — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md)
- *Dope* (2015), as The Narrator (voice) · Producer
- *Empire* (2015), series, as Eddie Barker
- *Taken 3* (2014), as Inspector Frank Dotzler
- *Star Wars Rebels* (2014), series, as Saw Gerrera (voice)
- *Two Men in Town* (2014), as William Garnett
- *Food Chains* (2014), Actor
- *Repentance* (2014), as Angel
- *Zulu* (2013), as Ali Sokhela
- *Black Nativity* (2013), as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
- *Making a Scene | 11 Performances* (2013), Actor
- *Out of the Furnace* (2013), as Chief Wesley Barnes
- *Mysteries of the Unseen World* (2013), as Narrator
- *The Butler* (2013), as Cecil Gaines — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md)
- *Rising from Ashes* (2013), as Narrator · Executive Producer
- *Fruitvale Station* (2013), Producer
- *Pawn* (2013), as Will
- *The Last Stand* (2013), as Agent John Bannister
- *A Dark Truth* (2012), as Francisco Francis
- *Freelancers* (2012), as Dennis Larue
- *Catch.44* (2011), as Ronny
- *Serving Life* (2011), as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Monte Carlo* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior* (2011), series, as Sam Cooper
- *Lullaby for Pi* (2010), as George
- *2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift* (2010), as (archive footage)
- *The Experiment* (2010), as Barris
- *My Own Love Song* (2010), as Joey
- *Repo Men* (2010), as Jake
- *Our Family Wedding* (2010), as Brad Boyd
- *Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life* (2010), as Lion
- *Hurricane Season* (2010), as Al Collins
- *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), as Ira (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md)
- *Brick City* (2009), series, Executive Producer
- *Crips and Bloods: Made in America* (2009), as Narrator
- *Winged Creatures* (2009), as Charlie Archenault
- *Kassim the Dream* (2009), Producer
- *Powder Blue* (2009), as Charlie · Producer
- *Street Kings* (2008), as Captain Jack Wander
- *Vantage Point* (2008), as Howard Lewis
- *The Great Debaters* (2007), as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
- *Ripple Effect* (2007), as Philip · Executive Producer
- *Even Money* (2007), as Clyde Snow
- *The Air I Breathe* (2007), as Happiness
- *The Last King of Scotland* (2006), as Idi Amin
- *Everyone's Hero* (2006), as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
- *The Marsh* (2006), as Geoffrey Hunt
- *A Little Trip to Heaven* (2005), as Abe Holt
- *Mary* (2005), as Ted Younger
- *Odyssey in Rome* (2005), Actor
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Sam Cooper — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *American Gun* (2005), as Carter · Executive Producer
- *Jiminy Glick in Lalawood* (2005), as Forest Whitaker
- *Deacons for Defense* (2005), as Marcus Clay
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Turlington (voice)
- *First Daughter* (2004), as Narrator (voice) · Director, Executive Producer
- *Chasing Papi* (2003), Producer
- *Phone Booth* (2003), as Captain Ramey
- *Door to Door* (2002), Co-Executive Producer
- *Panic Room* (2002), as Burnham — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/panic-room.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Jon Kavanaugh — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Feast of All Saints* (2001), as Daguerreotypist Picard
- *The Fourth Angel* (2001), as Agent Jules Bernard
- *Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai* (2001), Actor
- *The Follow* (2001), as The Employer
- *Green Dragon* (2001), as Addie · Executive Producer
- *The Hire* (2001), series, as The Employer
- *Four Dogs Playing Poker* (2000), as Mr. Ellington
- *Battlefield Earth* (2000), as Ker — Fi1m 22, [page](https://film.one/film/battlefield-earth.md)
- *The Paperboy* (2000), as Narrator
- *Witness Protection* (1999), as Steven Beck
- *Light It Up* (1999), as Officer Dante Jackson
- *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999), as Ghost Dog — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md)
- *Hope Floats* (1998), Director, Executive Music Producer
- *Body Count* (1998), as Crane
- *Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault* (1996), as Mr. Rucker
- *Phenomenon* (1996), as Nate Pope
- *Mr. Holland's Opus* (1995), as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
- *Waiting to Exhale* (1995), Director
- *Species* (1995), as Dan Smithson, Empath
- *Smoke* (1995), as Cyrus Cole
- *Prêt-à-Porter* (1994), as Cy Bianco
- *ER* (1994), series, as Curtis Ames — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *The Enemy Within* (1994), as Col. MacKenzie Casey
- *Blown Away* (1994), as Anthony Franklin
- *Jason's Lyric* (1994), as Maddog
- *Bank Robber* (1993), as Officer Battle
- *Lush Life* (1993), as Buddy Chester
- *Last Light* (1993), as Fred Whitmore
- *Strapped* (1993), Director
- *Body Snatchers* (1993), as Major Collins
- *Consenting Adults* (1992), as David Duttonville
- *The Crying Game* (1992), as Jody — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-crying-game.md)
- *Article 99* (1992), as Dr. Sid Handleman
- *Diary of a Hitman* (1991), as Dekker
- *A Rage in Harlem* (1991), as Jackson · Co-Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/a-rage-in-harlem.md)
- *Criminal Justice* (1990), as Jessie Williams
- *Downtown* (1990), as Dennis Curren
- *Johnny Handsome* (1989), as Dr. Steven Fisher
- *Bird* (1988), as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
- *Bloodsport* (1988), as Rawlins
- *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), as Edward Garlick — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/good-morning-vietnam.md)
- *Stakeout* (1987), as Det. Jack Pismo — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md)
- *Hands of a Stranger* (1987), as Sergeant Delaney
- *Platoon* (1986), as Big Harold — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *The Color of Money* (1986), as Amos — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-of-money.md)
- *A Little Off Mark* (1986), Thanks
- *North and South* (1985), series, as Cuffey
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Jerry
- *Vision Quest* (1985), as Balldozer
- *The Grand Baby* (1983), Actor
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), as Charles Jefferson — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)
- *Tag: The Assassination Game* (1982), as Gowdy's Bodyguard
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, as Night Manager — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), series, Actor
- *Rosetta*, Producer
- *Rise of the Empress*, series, Executive Producer
- *Sewing Hope*, as Narrator (voice)

## Gallery

- ![Forest Whitaker](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-3c9b3238549f.jpg) Forest Whitaker — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Forest_Whitaker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Forest_Whitaker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andy Serkis speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Black Panther", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please att](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-1c3ca372e6d8.jpg) Andy Serkis speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Black Panther", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please att — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Andy_Serkis_%2835439740013%29.jpg/1280px-Andy_Serkis_%2835439740013%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso, First Lady of the Republic of the Congo, with American actor Forest Whitaker attending a dinner hosted by U.S, Ambassador Killion in  (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-476be45dd8f7.jpg) Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso, First Lady of the Republic of the Congo, with American actor Forest Whitaker attending a dinner hosted by U.S, Ambassador Killion in  (2011) — United States Mission to UNESCO - U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Antoinette_Sassou-Nguesso_and_Forest_Whitaker.jpg/1280px-Antoinette_Sassou-Nguesso_and_Forest_Whitaker.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Hardwick, Kevin Feige, Ryan Coogler, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Forest Whitaker speaking at a Blac (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-b0bb612a9b16.jpg) Chris Hardwick, Kevin Feige, Ryan Coogler, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Forest Whitaker speaking at a Blac (2017) — Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BlackPantherCastSDCC2017.jpg/1280px-BlackPantherCastSDCC2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Forest Whitaker](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-62a4833f2174.jpg) Forest Whitaker — Image via TMDB
- ![Forest Whitaker](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-82044f2d68fa.jpg) Forest Whitaker — Image via TMDB
- ![Forest Whitaker](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-602663f156b5.jpg) Forest Whitaker — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Hardwick, Kevin Feige, Ryan Coogler, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya, A (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-beb473a0721a.jpg) Chris Hardwick, Kevin Feige, Ryan Coogler, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya, A (2017) — Gage Skidemore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Black_Panther_cast_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/1280px-Black_Panther_cast_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin, Forest Whitaker and Cory Booker 69th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA May 17, 2010](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-3d232aff260f.jpg) Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin, Forest Whitaker and Cory Booker 69th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA May 17, 2010 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Brick_City_%288266569141%29.jpg/1280px-Brick_City_%288266569141%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Forest Whitaker](https://film.one/media/person/80472/gallery-61193d6e7e78.jpg) Forest Whitaker — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2007: Best Actor (won), for *The Last King of Scotland*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2007: Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), for *The Last King of Scotland*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2007: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (won), for *The Last King of Scotland*

### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won

- 1988: Best Actor (won), for *Bird*

### Other awards — 3 won

- Global Citizen Awards 2022: Global Citizen Awards (won)
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 2021: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- Crystal Award 2017: Crystal Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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