Also known as the Academy Awards, the Oscars is put together by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognise excellence in the film industry.
It is the oldest entertainment awards ceremony.
And Denzel Washington is an African-American actor who has been nominated in the best actor category five times; winning once for Training Day in 2001.
The two-time winner (his other award being Best Supporting Actor in the historical war drama film Glory in 1989) has spoken extensively about the Oscars and the movie he directed – Fences.
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