BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Douglas' role of Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's "Wall Street" (1987) won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. For his portrayal of a fictional American president in the 1995 comedy "The American President", he was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. His performance in "Wonder Boys" (2000) earned him nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.