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Academy Awards
Most Wins by Black Actor
This list features black actors that have won the most acting awards at the Academy Awards.
RANK | DIRECTORS | NOMINATIONS | WINS | FILMS |
1 | Denzel Washington | 9 | 2 | Glory (1989) Training Day (2001) |
2 | Mahershala Ali | 2 | 2 | Moonlight (2016) Green Book (2018) |
3 | Morgan Freeman | 5 | 1 | Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
4 | Viola Davis | 4 | 1 | Fences (2016) |
5 | Octavia Spencer | 3 | 1 | The Help (2011) |
6 | Sidney Poitier | 2 | 1 | Lilies of the Field (1963) |
7 | Will Smith | 2 | 1 | King Richard (2021) |
8 | Jamie Foxx | 2 | 1 | Ray (2004) |
9 | Daniel Kaluuya | 2 | 1 | Judas and the Black Messiah (2020) |
10 | Whoopi Goldberg | 2 | 1 | Ghost (1990) |
References
Wikipedia. (2025). List of black Academy Award winners and nominees. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_black_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees [Accessed 1 December 2025].

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