Training Day
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Training Day is a 2001 American crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer. It stars Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, two LAPD narcotics officers followed over a 24-hour period in the gang-ridden neighborhoods of Westlake, Echo Park, and South Central Los Angeles. It also features Scott Glenn, Eva Mendes, Cliff Curtis, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Macy Gray in supporting roles. Training Day premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2001 and was released on October 5, 2001, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Washington and Hawke's performances but were divided on the screenplay. The film grossed $104.9 million against a $45 million budget. The film received numerous accolades and nominations, with Washington's performance earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor and Hawke being nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 74th Academy Awards. A television series based on the film, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, was announced in August 2015 and premiered on February 2, 2017, on CBS. Only Noel Gugliemi, Tom Berenger and Raymond J. Barry reprised their roles. The show was cancelled after one season.
Infobox
Directed by
Antoine Fuqua
Written by
David Ayer
Produced by
mw- Bobby Newmyer Jeffrey Silver
Starring
Denzel Washington Ethan Hawke Scott Glenn Cliff Curtis Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg
Cinematography
Mauro Fiore
Edited by
Conrad Buff
Music by
Mark Mancina
Productioncompanies
Village Roadshow Pictures NPV Entertainment Outlaw Productions
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
September 2, 2001 (2001-09-02) (Venice Film Festival) October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) (United States)
Running time
122 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$45 million
Box office
$104.9 million
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Ceremony date
March 24, 2002
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Denzel Washington
Result
Won
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Award
Best Supporting Actor
Ceremony date
Ethan Hawke
Category
Nominated
American Film Institute Awards
American Film Institute Awards
Award
American Film Institute Awards
Ceremony date
January 5, 2002
Category
Actor of the Year – Male – Movies
Recipient(s)
Denzel Washington
Result
Won
All Def Movie Awards
All Def Movie Awards
Award
All Def Movie Awards
Ceremony date
February 25, 2016
Category
Most Quoted Movie
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Best Bad Mu#&a Award
Best Bad Mu#&a Award
Award
Best Bad Mu#&a Award
Ceremony date
Denzel Washington
Category
Won
ALMA Awards
ALMA Awards
Award
ALMA Awards
Ceremony date
May 18, 2002
Category
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Recipient(s)
Eva Mendes
Result
Nominated
Excellence in Make-Up in Television and Film
Excellence in Make-Up in Television and Film
Award
Excellence in Make-Up in Television and Film
Ceremony date
Ken Diaz and Jay Wejebe
Category
Won
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
Award
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
Category
Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture
Recipient(s)
"#1" – Nelly and Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam
Result
Won
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Award
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Category
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Recipient(s)
Denzel Washington
Result
Runner-up
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Award
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Ceremony date
Ethan Hawke
Category
Nominated
BET Awards
BET Awards
Award
BET Awards
Ceremony date
June 25, 2002
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Denzel Washington (also for John Q.)
Result
Nominated
Black Reel Awards
Black Reel Awards
Award
Black Reel Awards
Ceremony date
April 21, 2002
Category
Best Film
Recipient(s)
Won
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Ceremony date
Antoine Fuqua
Category
Won
Best Actor
Best Actor
Award
Best Actor
Ceremony date
Denzel Washington
Category
Won
Best Film Poster
Best Film Poster
Award
Best Film Poster
Ceremony date
Won
Best Original Soundtrack
Best Original Soundtrack
Award
Best Original Soundtrack
Ceremony date
Nominated
Best Original Song
Best Original Song
Award
Best Original Song
Ceremony date
"#1" – Nelly
Category
Nominated
BMI Film & TV Awards
BMI Film & TV Awards
Award
BMI Film & TV Awards
Category
Film Music Award
Recipient(s)
Mark Mancina
Result
Won
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Award
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Ceremony date
December 16, 2001
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Denzel Washington
Result
Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Award
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Ceremony date
February 25, 2002
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Award
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Ceremony date
January 3, 2002
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra
Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra
Award
Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra
Category
Best Male Voice (Film Award)
Recipient(s)
Francesco Pannofino (for dubbing Denzel Washington)
Result
Won
Best Male Voice (Audience Award)
Best Male Voice (Audience Award)
Award
Best Male Voice (Audience Award)
Ceremony date
Won
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Ceremony date
January 20, 2002
Category
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Recipient(s)
Denzel Washington
Result
Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards
Golden Schmoes Awards
Award
Golden Schmoes Awards
Category
Best Actor of the Year
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Award
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Award
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Ceremony date
December 15, 2001
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Won
MTV Movie Awards
MTV Movie Awards
Award
MTV Movie Awards
Ceremony date
June 1, 2002
Category
Best Villain
Recipient(s)
Won
Best Line
Best Line
Award
Best Line
Ceremony date
"King Kong ain't got nothin' on me!"
Category
Nominated
Best Cameo
Best Cameo
Award
Best Cameo
Ceremony date
Snoop Dogg
Category
Won
MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
Award
MTV Video Music Awards
Ceremony date
August 29, 2002
Category
Best Video from a Film
Recipient(s)
"#1" – Nelly
Result
Nominated
NAACP Image Awards
NAACP Image Awards
Award
NAACP Image Awards
Ceremony date
March 3, 2002
Category
Outstanding Motion Picture
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Award
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Ceremony date
Denzel Washington
Category
Won
National Society of Film Critics Awards
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Award
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Ceremony date
January 4, 2002
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
2nd Place
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Ceremony date
January 6, 2002
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Runner-up
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Award
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Ceremony date
January 2, 2002
Category
Best Actor
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Satellite Awards
Satellite Awards
Award
Satellite Awards
Ceremony date
January 19, 2002
Category
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Award
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Ceremony date
March 10, 2002
Category
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Award
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Ceremony date
Ethan Hawke
Category
Nominated
Taurus World Stunt Awards
Taurus World Stunt Awards
Award
Taurus World Stunt Awards
Ceremony date
May 2002
Category
Best Work with a Vehicle
Recipient(s)
Brian Machleit and Robert Powell
Result
Nominated
| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | March 24, 2002 | Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominated | ||
| American Film Institute Awards | January 5, 2002 | Actor of the Year – Male – Movies | Denzel Washington | Won |
| All Def Movie Awards | February 25, 2016 | Most Quoted Movie | Nominated | |
| Best Bad Mu#&a Award | Denzel Washington | Won | ||
| ALMA Awards | May 18, 2002 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Eva Mendes | Nominated |
| Excellence in Make-Up in Television and Film | Ken Diaz and Jay Wejebe | Won | ||
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture | "#1" – Nelly and Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam | Won | |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Denzel Washington | Runner-up | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ethan Hawke | Nominated | ||
| BET Awards | June 25, 2002 | Best Actor | Denzel Washington (also for John Q.) | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards | April 21, 2002 | Best Film | Won | |
| Best Director | Antoine Fuqua | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Won | ||
| Best Film Poster | Won | |||
| Best Original Soundtrack | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Song | "#1" – Nelly | Nominated | ||
| BMI Film & TV Awards | Film Music Award | Mark Mancina | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | December 16, 2001 | Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | February 25, 2002 | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | January 3, 2002 | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra | Best Male Voice (Film Award) | Francesco Pannofino (for dubbing Denzel Washington) | Won | |
| Best Male Voice (Audience Award) | Won | |||
| Golden Globe Awards | January 20, 2002 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Denzel Washington | Nominated |
| Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Actor of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2001 | Best Actor | Won | |
| MTV Movie Awards | June 1, 2002 | Best Villain | Won | |
| Best Line | "King Kong ain't got nothin' on me!" | Nominated | ||
| Best Cameo | Snoop Dogg | Won | ||
| MTV Video Music Awards | August 29, 2002 | Best Video from a Film | "#1" – Nelly | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | March 3, 2002 | Outstanding Motion Picture | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Denzel Washington | Won | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | January 4, 2002 | Best Actor | 2nd Place | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | January 6, 2002 | Best Actor | Runner-up | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 2, 2002 | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | January 19, 2002 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | March 10, 2002 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ethan Hawke | Nominated | ||
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | May 2002 | Best Work with a Vehicle | Brian Machleit and Robert Powell | Nominated |
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