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2007 Winner Oscar. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role; The Last King of Scotland
This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, director and producer Forest Whitaker. Over his career Whitaker has earned an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
He won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the film The Last King of Scotland (2006), and has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. He is the fourth African-American male to win an Academy Award for Best Actor,...
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Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the historical drama The Last King of Scotland (2006). Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993), and directed the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004).
Apr 24, 2008 · Reese Witherspoon presenting the Best Actor Oscar® to Forest Whitaker for his performance in "The Last King of Scotland" -the 79th Annual Academy Awards® in 2007.
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Aug 9, 2007 · Forest Whitaker won the Academy Award for best actor on Sunday for a critically hailed performance as Ugandan ruler Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland," beating out 74-year-old screen legend...
Nov 12, 2021 · The Oscar winner talks about his work around the world to empower youth and the role that inspired his activism.
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