# List of accolades received by Fences (film)

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. The film began a limited release on December 16, 2016, before opening wide on December 25. 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, and Metacritic listing a score of 79 out of 100, based on 48 reviews.
Fences won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Davis. 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. 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. The film received four nominations at Satellite Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Washington and Best Supporting Actress for Davis.

## Accolades

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