Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker
Whitaker di San Diego Comic-Con 2017
Lahir	Forest Steven Whitaker 15 Juli 1961 (umur 64) Longview, Texas, AS
Pendidikan	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University of Southern California (BFA) New York University
Almamater	Drama Studio London
Pekerjaan	Aktor pembuat film aktivis
Tahun aktif	1981–sekarang
Karya	Daftar lengkap
Suami/istri	Keisha Nash ​ ​ (m. 1996; c. 2021)​
Anak	3
Penghargaan	Daftar lengkap
Penghargaan (2022) Global Citizen Awards (en) (8 November 2021) Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ (en) (2017) Crystal Award (en) (25 Februari 2007) Aktor Terbaik (2007) Aktor Terbaik - Drama (2007) Aktor Utama Terbaik (1988) Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (en) star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (en) NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award (en) Penghargaan Emmy

Forest Steven Whitaker (lahir 15 Juli 1961)^[1] adalah seorang aktor, pembuat film, dan aktivis Amerika. penghargaan yang diterimanya termasuk Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, British Academy Film Award, dua Screen Actors Guild Awards dan Penghargaan Aktor Terbaik di Festival Film Cannes 1988.

Setelah membuat debut filmnya di Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Whitaker kemudian mendapatkan reputasi untuk pekerjaan studi karakter intensif untuk film-film, seperti Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bird (1988), The Crying Game (1992), Phenomenon (1996), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), The Great Debaters (2007), The Butler (2013), Arrival (2016), dan Respect (2021).^[2][3][4] Dia juga muncul di The Color of Money (1986), Panic Room (2002), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), dan Black Panther (2018) sebagai Zuri. Whitaker membintangi waralaba Star Wars sebagai Saw Gerrera, muncul dalam film Rogue One (2016) dan kemudian akan mengulangi peran tersebut dalam serial televisi Star Wars: Rebels (2017) dan Andor (2022–2025), serta permainan video Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019).

Whitaker memenangkan Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik untuk perannya sebagai diktator Uganda Idi Amin dalam drama sejarah The Last King of Scotland (2006). Whitaker membuat debut penyutradaraannya dengan film televisi Strapped (1993) dan menyutradarai film Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), dan First Daughter (2004). Di televisi, ia memerankan Letnan Jon Kavanaugh pada musim kelima dan keenam The Shield (2006–2007) dan sejak 2019, ia telah berperan sebagai Bumpy Johnson dalam serial drama kriminal Epix Godfather of Harlem.

Ia membuat debut Broadway dalam pementasan ulang Hughie (2016) karya Eugene O'Neill. Selain karier aktingnya, Whitaker juga dikenal karena karya kemanusiaan dan aktivismenya. Pada tahun 2011, ia dilantik sebagai Duta Besar UNESCO, kemudian menerima promosi menjadi Utusan Khusus untuk Perdamaian dan Rekonsiliasi, dan menjadi CEO Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI), program penjangkauan nirlaba.^[5]

Academy Awards

2007 Menang Aktor Terbaik (Oscar) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Acapulco Black Film Festival

1999 Nominasi Best Director (Black Film Award) lewat film Hope Floats

BAFTA Awards

2007 Menang Best Actor (BAFTA Film Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

BET Awards

2007 Menang Best Actor (BET Award)

Black Reel Awards

2010 Nominasi Best Voice Performance (Black Reel) lewat film Where the Wild Things Are

2007 Menang Best Actor (Black Reel) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

2004 Menang Television: Best Actor (Black Reel) lewat film Deacons for Defense

2004 Nominasi Film: Best Supporting Actor (Black Reel) lewat film Phone Booth

2003 Nominasi Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor (Black Reel) lewat film Panic Room

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

1997 Menang Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama (Blockbuster Entertainment Award lewat film Phenomenon

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

2007 Menang Best Actor (BSFC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

British Independent Film Awards

2007 Nominasi Best Actor (British Independent Film Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2007 Menang Best Actor (Critics Choice Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Cannes Film Festival

1988 Menang Best Actor lewat film Bird

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (CFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (DFWFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Deauville Film Festival

1993 Nominasi (Critics Award) lewat film Strapped

Emmy Awards

2010 Nominasi Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking (Emmy) lewat film Brick’s City berbagi dengan Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin, dan Mala Chapple

2007 Nominasi Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Emmy) lewat film "ER"

2003 Menang Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Emmy) lewat film Door to Door berbagi dengan David A. Rosemont, Dan Angel, Billy Brown, Robert J. King, Warren Carr

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (FFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Golden Globe Awards

2007 Menang Aktor Terbaik (Golden Globe) - Drama lewat film The Last King of Scotland

1989 Nominasi Aktor Terbaik (Golden Globe) - Drama lewat film Bird

Hollywood Film Festival

2006 Menang Actor of the Year (Hollywood Film Award)

Image Awards

2008 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film The Great Debaters

2007 Menang Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

2004 Nominasi Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special (Image Award) lewat film Deacons for Defense

2004 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film Phone Booth

1997 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film Phenomenon

Independent Spirit Awards

2007 Nominasi Best Male Lead (Independent Spirit Award) lewat film American Gun

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2007 Menang Best Actor (KCFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (Sierra Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2007 Menang Actor of the Year (ALFS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (LAFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

NAMIC Vision Awards

2007 Menang Best Actor - Drama (Vision Award) lewat film "The Shield"

2004 Nominasi Best Dramatic Performance (Vision Award) lewat film Deacons for Defense

National Board of Review, USA

2006 Menang Best Actor (NBR Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

1994 Menang Best Acting by an Ensemble (NBR Award) lewat film Prêt-à-Porter berbagi dengan Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kim Basinger, Chiara Mastroianni, Stephen Rea, Anouk Aimée, Rupert Everett, Rossy de Palma, Tara Leon, Georgianna Robertson, Lili Taylor, Ute Lemper, Tom Novembre, Richard E. Grant, Anne Canovas, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, Lyle Lovett, Tracey Ullman, Sally Kellerman, Linda Hunt, Teri Garr, Danny Aiello, Jean Rochefort, Michel Blanc

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

2007 Menang Best Actor (NSFC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (NYFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2007 Menang Best Actor (OFCS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2006 Menang Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (PFCS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Razzie Awards

2001 Nominasi Worst Supporting Actor (Razzie Award) lewat film Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000

Sant Jordi Awards

1989 Menang Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) (Sant Jordi) lewat film Bird dan Good Morning, Vietnam

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2007 Menang (Riviera Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Satellite Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Satellite Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

2006 Nominasi Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Satellite Award) lewat film "The Shield"

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2007 Menang Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Actor) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

2004 Nominasi Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Actor) lewat film Deacons for Defense

1995 Nominasi Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries (Actor) lewat film The Enemy Within

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (SFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Toronto International Film Festival

1993 Menang International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) lewat film Strapped

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2007 Menang Best Actor (VFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Walk of Fame

2007 Menang Motion Picture On 16 April. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (Star of the Walk of Fame)

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Menang Best Actor (WAFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Forest Whitaker.

• Forest Whitaker di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
• A profile of Forest Whitaker on finding Dulcinea, 11/29/07 Diarsipkan 2012-04-17 di Wayback Machine.

1. ^ UPI Staff (Juli 15, 2017). "Famous birthdays for July 15: Forest Whitaker, Linda Ronstadt". United Press International. Diakses tanggal Desember 16, 2024.
2. ^ "In general, he rules." The Boston Globe. October 1, 2006. 2022 starred alongside Jude Law in the Netflix Movie Repo Men.
3. ^ "Forest Whitaker: The King Of The Oscars?". CBS News. Januari 31, 2007. Diarsipkan dari versi aslinya tanggal Februari 7, 2007.
4. ^ Sternbergh, Adam. "Out of the Woods: How Forest Whitaker escaped his career slump." New York. January 9, 2006.
5. ^ "WPDI Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative". WPDI.