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OCDenzel Washington won Best Actor for Training Day at the 74th Academy Awards on March 24, 2002. Second Black Best Actor in history, 38 years after Sidney Poitier. Same night Halle Berry won Best Actress. First time both lead acting awards went to Black performers. Poitier received an honorary Oscar earlier that evening.
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Washington told the audience he'd been chasing Poitier his whole career. The double win with Berry was a milestone that carried the weight of 38 years of absence. Washington's performance in Training Day is a departure from his heroic roles — he plays corrupt, charismatic evil. The Academy rewarded him for finally playing someone they couldn't root for.
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