Forest Whitaker

**Forest Steven Whitaker** (lahir 15 Juli 1961) adalah seorang aktor, pembuat film, dan aktivis Amerika. penghargaan yang diterimanya termasuk Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, British Academy Film Award, dua Screen Actors Guild Awards dan Penghargaan Aktor Terbaik di Festival Film Cannes 1988.

Setelah membuat debut filmnya di *[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]* (1982), Whitaker kemudian mendapatkan reputasi untuk pekerjaan studi karakter intensif untuk film-film, seperti *[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]* (1986), *[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]* (1987), *[[Bird (film 1988)|Bird]]* (1988), *[[The Crying Game]]* (1992),  *[[Phenomenon (film)|Phenomenon]]* (1996), *[[Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai]]* (1999), *[[The Great Debaters]]* (2007), *[[The Butler]]* (2013), *[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]* (2016), dan *[[Respect (film 2021)|Respect]]* (2021). Dia juga muncul di *[[The Color of Money]]* (1986), *[[Panic Room]]* (2002), *[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]* (2009), dan *[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]* (2018) sebagai Zuri. Whitaker membintangi waralaba *[[Star Wars]]* sebagai Saw Gerrera, muncul dalam film *[[Rogue One]]* (2016) dan kemudian akan mengulangi peran tersebut dalam serial televisi *[[Star Wars: Rebels]]* (2017) dan *[[Andor (seri televisi)|Andor]]* (2022–2025), serta permainan video *[[Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order]]* (2019).

Whitaker memenangkan Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik untuk perannya sebagai diktator Uganda Idi Amin dalam drama sejarah *[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]* (2006). Whitaker membuat debut penyutradaraannya dengan film televisi *Strapped* (1993) dan menyutradarai film *[[Waiting to Exhale]]* (1995), *[[Hope Floats]]* (1998), dan *[[First Daughter (film 2004)|First Daughter]]* (2004). Di televisi, ia memerankan Letnan Jon Kavanaugh pada musim kelima dan keenam *[[The Shield]]* (2006–2007) dan sejak 2019, ia telah berperan sebagai Bumpy Johnson dalam serial drama kriminal Epix *[[Godfather of Harlem]]*.

Ia membuat debut Broadway dalam pementasan ulang *[[Hughie (drama)|Hughie]]* (2016) karya Eugene O'Neill. Selain karier aktingnya, Whitaker juga dikenal karena karya kemanusiaan dan aktivismenya. Pada tahun 2011, ia dilantik sebagai Duta Besar UNESCO, kemudian menerima promosi menjadi Utusan Khusus untuk Perdamaian dan Rekonsiliasi, dan menjadi CEO Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI), program penjangkauan nirlaba.

## Filmografi
### Aktor

### Sutradara

## Penghargaan
; Academy Awards
: 2007 Menang Aktor Terbaik (Oscar) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Acapulco Black Film Festival
: 1999 Nominasi Best Director (Black Film Award) lewat film Hope Floats
; BAFTA Awards
: 2007 Menang Best Actor (BAFTA Film Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; BET Awards
: 2007 Menang Best Actor (BET Award)
; Black Reel Awards
: 2010 Nominasi Best Voice Performance (Black Reel) lewat film Where the Wild Things Are
: 2007 Menang Best Actor (Black Reel) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
: 2004 Menang  lewat film Deacons for Defense
: 2004 Nominasi  lewat film Phone Booth
: 2003 Nominasi Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor (Black Reel) lewat film Panic Room
; Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
: 1997 Menang Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama (Blockbuster Entertainment Award lewat film Phenomenon
; Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
: 2007 Menang Best Actor (BSFC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; British Independent Film Awards
: 2007 Nominasi Best Actor (British Independent Film Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
: 2007 Menang Best Actor (Critics Choice Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Cannes Film Festival
: 1988 Menang Best Actor lewat film Bird
; Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Actor (CFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Actor (DFWFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Deauville Film Festival
: 1993 Nominasi (Critics Award) lewat film Strapped
; Emmy Awards
: 2010 Nominasi Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking (Emmy) lewat film Brick’s City berbagi dengan Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin, dan Mala Chapple
: 2007 Nominasi Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Emmy) lewat film "ER"
: 2003 Menang Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Emmy) lewat film Door to Door berbagi dengan David A. Rosemont, Dan Angel, Billy Brown, Robert J. King, Warren Carr
; Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Actor (FFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Golden Globe Awards
: 2007 Menang Aktor Terbaik (Golden Globe) - Drama lewat film The Last King of Scotland
: 1989 Nominasi Aktor Terbaik (Golden Globe) - Drama lewat film Bird
; Hollywood Film Festival
: 2006 Menang Actor of the Year (Hollywood Film Award)
; Image Awards
: 2008 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film The Great Debaters
: 2007 Menang Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
: 2004 Nominasi Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special (Image Award) lewat film Deacons for Defense
: 2004 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film Phone Booth
: 1997 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film Phenomenon
; Independent Spirit Awards
: 2007 Nominasi Best Male Lead (Independent Spirit Award) lewat film American Gun
; Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
: 2007 Menang Best Actor (KCFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Actor (Sierra Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; London Critics Circle Film Awards
: 2007 Menang Actor of the Year (ALFS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Actor (LAFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; NAMIC Vision Awards
: 2007 Menang Best Actor - Drama (Vision Award) lewat film "The Shield"
: 2004 Nominasi Best Dramatic Performance (Vision Award) lewat film Deacons for Defense
; National Board of Review, USA
: 2006 Menang Best Actor (NBR Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
: 1994 Menang Best Acting by an Ensemble (NBR Award) lewat film Prêt-à-Porter berbagi dengan Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kim Basinger, Chiara Mastroianni, Stephen Rea, Anouk Aimée, Rupert Everett, Rossy de Palma, Tara Leon, Georgianna Robertson, Lili Taylor, Ute Lemper, Tom Novembre, Richard E. Grant, Anne Canovas, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, Lyle Lovett, Tracey Ullman, Sally Kellerman, Linda Hunt, Teri Garr, Danny Aiello, Jean Rochefort, Michel Blanc
; National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
: 2007 Menang Best Actor (NSFC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; New York Film Critics Circle Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Actor (NYFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Online Film Critics Society Awards
: 2007 Menang Best Actor (OFCS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (PFCS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Razzie Awards
: 2001 Nominasi Worst Supporting Actor (Razzie Award) lewat film Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
; Sant Jordi Awards
: 1989 Menang Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) (Sant Jordi) lewat film Bird dan Good Morning, Vietnam
; Santa Barbara International Film Festival
: 2007 Menang (Riviera Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Satellite Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Satellite Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
: 2006 Nominasi Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Satellite Award) lewat film "The Shield"
; Screen Actors Guild Awards
: 2007 Menang Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Actor) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
: 2004 Nominasi Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Actor) lewat film Deacons for Defense
: 1995 Nominasi Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries (Actor) lewat film The Enemy Within
; Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Actor (SFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Toronto International Film Festival
: 1993 Menang International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) lewat film Strapped
; Vancouver Film Critics Circle
: 2007 Menang Best Actor (VFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
; Walk of Fame
: 2007 Menang Motion Picture On 16 April. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (Star of the Walk of Fame)
; Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
: 2006 Menang Best Actor (WAFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

## Referensi

## Pranala luar

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* A profile of Forest Whitaker on finding Dulcinea, 11/29/07