List of accolades received by Fences (film)

List of accolades received by Fences

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis received several awards and nominations for their performance in the film
Accolades Award Won Nominated Standing AACTA International Awards 0 2 AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 2 8 Academy Awards 1 4 African-American Film Critics Association 3 4 2nd Place Alliance of Women Film Journalists 1 3 Art Directors Guild Awards 0 1 Austin Film Critics Association 1 2 Black Reel Awards 2 10 British Academy Film Awards 1 1 Chicago Film Critics Association 0 2 Critics' Choice Awards 1 6 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 1 2 2nd Place Detroit Film Critics Society 1 3 Dorian Awards 1 2 Florida Film Critics Circle 0 3 Runner-up Golden Globe Awards 1 2 Golden Tomato Awards 0 1 4th Place Houston Film Critics Society 1 2 IndieWire Critics Poll 0 2 4th Place, 5th Place London Film Critics Circle 0 1 NAACP Image Awards 2 3 National Society of Film Critics 0 1 2nd Place New York Film Critics Online 2 2 Online Film Critics Society 0 2 Producers Guild of America 0 1 San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2 3 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2 2 Satellite Awards 0 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2 3 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 1 2 Toronto Film Critics Association 0 1 Runner-up USC Scripter Awards 0 1 Vancouver Film Critics Circle 0 2 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 1 4 Writers Guild of America Awards 0 1
Total number of awards and nominations
Totals	29	96
References

Fences is a 2016 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson. Starring Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo and Stephen McKinley Henderson, the film focuses on a man and his life, family, and job. ^[1] The film began a limited release on December 16, 2016, before opening wide on December 25. ^[2] The film was released to universal acclaim, with Rotten Tomatoes listing an approval rating of 93%, based on 207 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10, ^[3] and Metacritic listing a score of 79 out of 100, based on 48 reviews. ^[4]

Fences won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Davis. ^[5] The film won Best Supporting Actress for Davis and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Washington, Best Acting Ensemble and Best Adapted Screenplay at Critics' Choice Awards. ^[6] The film won Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Davis and was nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Washington at Golden Globe Awards. ^[7] The film received four nominations at Satellite Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Washington and Best Supporting Actress for Davis. ^[8]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
AACTA International Awards	January 8, 2017	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[9]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards	February 6, 2017	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Won	[10]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Stephen McKinley Henderson	Nominated
		Best Director	Denzel Washington	Nominated
		Best Screenwriter	August Wilson	Nominated
		Best Grownup Love Story	Denzel Washington and Viola Davis	Nominated
		Best Intergenerational Film	Fences	Nominated
		Best Buddy Picture	Stephen McKinley Henderson and Denzel Washington	Nominated
Academy Awards	February 26, 2017	Best Picture	Todd Black , Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington	Nominated	[11] [12]
		Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
		Best Adapted Screenplay	August Wilson	Nominated
African-American Film Critics Association	February 8, 2017	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Won	[13]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
		Best Screenplay	August Wilson	Won
		Top 10 Films	Fences	2nd Place
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	December 21, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[14] [15]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
		Actress Defying Age and Ageism	Viola Davis	Nominated
Art Directors Guild Awards	February 11, 2017	Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film	David Gropman	Nominated	[16]
Austin Film Critics Association	December 28, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[17] [18]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
BET Awards	June 25, 2017	Best Movie	Fences	Nominated	[19]
		Best Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated
		Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated
Black Reel Awards	February 16, 2017	Outstanding Film	Todd Black, Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington	Nominated	[20]
		Outstanding Director	Denzel Washington	Nominated
		Outstanding Actor	Denzel Washington	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actor	Jovan Adepo	Nominated
			Stephen McKinley Henderson	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
		Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original	August Wilson	Nominated
		Outstanding Ensemble	The cast of Fences	Nominated
		Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male	Jovan Adepo	Nominated
		Outstanding Original Score	Marcelo Zarvos	Nominated
BAFTA Award	February 12, 2017	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Viola Davis	Won	[5]
Chicago Film Critics Association	December 15, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[21]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	December 11, 2016	Best Picture	Fences	Nominated	[6]
		Best Director	Denzel Washington	Nominated
		Best Actor		Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
		Best Acting Ensemble	The cast of Fences	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	August Wilson	Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	December 13, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	2nd Place	[22]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
Detroit Film Critics Society	December 19, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[23]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won [lower-alpha 1]
		Best Director	Denzel Washington	Nominated
Dorian Awards	January 26, 2017	Film Performance of the Year — Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[24]
		Film Performance of the Year — Actress	Viola Davis	Won
Florida Film Critics Circle	December 23, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[25]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Runner-up
		Best Adapted Screenplay	August Wilson	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	January 8, 2017	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[7]
		Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture	Viola Davis	Won
Golden Tomato Awards	January 12, 2017	Best Drama Movie 2016	Fences	4th Place	[26]
Houston Film Critics Society	January 6, 2017	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[27] [28]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
IndieWire Critics Poll	December 19, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	5th Place	[29]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	4th Place
London Film Critics Circle	January 22, 2017	Supporting Actress of the Year	Viola Davis	Nominated	[30]
NAACP Image Awards	February 11, 2017	Outstanding Motion Picture	Fences	Nominated	[31]
		Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Denzel Washington	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Viola Davis	Won
National Society of Film Critics	January 7, 2017	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	2nd Place	[32]
New York Film Critics Online	December 11, 2016	Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won	[33]
		Top 12 Films	Fences	Won
Online Film Critics Society	January 3, 2017	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[34]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated
Producers Guild of America	January 28, 2017	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Todd Black, Scott Rudin and Denzel Washington	Nominated	[35]
San Francisco Film Critics Circle	December 11, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Won	[36] [37]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
		Best Adapted Screenplay	August Wilson	Nominated
Santa Barbara International Film Festival	February 3, 2017	Virtuosos Award	Stephen McKinley Henderson	Won	[38] [39]
		Maltin Modern Master Award	Denzel Washington	Won
Satellite Awards	February 19, 2017	Best Film	Fences	Nominated	[8]
		Best Director	Denzel Washington	Nominated
		Best Actor		Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards	January 29, 2017	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Denzel Washington	Won	[40]
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Viola Davis	Won
		Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	The cast of Fences	Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	December 18, 2016	Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won	[41]
		Best Screenplay	August Wilson	Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association	December 11, 2016	Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Runner-up	[42]
USC Scripter Awards	February 11, 2017	Best Screenplay	August Wilson	Nominated	[43]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	December 20, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[44]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	December 5, 2016	Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Nominated	[45]
		Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis	Won
		Best Ensemble	The cast of Fences	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	August Wilson	Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards	February 19, 2017	Best Adapted Screenplay	August Wilson	Nominated	[46]

Notes

1. Tied with Greta Gerwig for 20th Century Women

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External links

• Awards for Fences at IMDb