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Terrence Howard
Howard in 2015
Born	Terrence Dashon Howard (1969-03-11) March 11, 1969 (age 56)Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouses	Lori McCommas ​ ​(m. 1993; div. 2001)​ ​ ​(m. 2005; div. 2007)​[1] Michelle Ghent ​ ​(m. 2010; div. 2013)​ Mira Pak ​ ​(m. 2013; div. 2015)​

Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor performing on film and television. He has received a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards.

Howard made his film debut in a minor role in the buddy comedy Who's the Man? (1993). In 1995 he had a minor role in Mr. Holland's Opus. He later was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as a pimp and drug dealer in Hustle & Flow (2005). He played James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man (2008).

He played Quentin Spivey in the films The Best Man (1999) and The Best Man Holiday (2013) and the miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022). On television, he portrayed Jackie Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992), Al Cowlings in The O. J. Simpson Story (1995), Cassius Clay in King of the World (2000), and Ralph Abernathy in Boycott (2001). He won an NAACP Image Award for his role in Lackawanna Blues (2005). He starred as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the Fox musical drama series Empire from 2015 to 2020.

Howard made his Broadway debut playing Brick in the revival of the Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). His debut album, Shine Through It, was released in September 2008. In December 2022, Howard announced that he planned to retire from acting, but has since appeared in several films and television shows.[2]

Early life

Further information: Santa Line Slaying

Howard was born in Chicago, on March 11, 1969, to Tyrone and Anita (née Williams) Howard,[3] who were both of African and English ancestry.[4] His great-grandmother was actress Minnie Gentry. Howard was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where he had a rocky childhood. He has claimed that he endured beatings from his physically abusive father,[citation needed] and that he saw his father stabbing another man in the Santa Line Slaying when Terrence was two years old.[5] His father was convicted of manslaughter and served 11 months in jail.[6] Howard's parents divorced upon his father's release. He was raised by his great-grandmother, who died at the age of 77 in 1993.[7]

Career

Howard made his big film break in 1995's Mr. Holland's Opus and Dead Presidents. He continued being cast in television and movie roles, and co-starred as Greg Sparks in the late-1990s short-lived television series Sparks with James L. Avery Sr. and Miguel A. Nunez Jr. Howard also appeared in The Best Man (1999), in Ashanti's music video for her 2002 single "Foolish", and in Mary J. Blige's video for "Be Without You". Howard also made an appearance on the TV series Family Matters and Moesha.

Howard has said that he looks for characters that "teach him about himself" when choosing his film roles.[8] For the 2005 film Hustle & Flow, Howard portrayed a pimp and aspiring rapper. He performed all the character's tracks, including "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 78th Academy Awards. Howard has also worked as a film producer, as when he was credited for the 2007 film Pride. In 2008, Howard hosted the PBS series Independent Lens.

Howard was contracted to play Colonel James Rhodes in the 2008 film Iron Man. Howard was signed on before any of the other major actors and was the highest paid actor in the film. He was replaced by actor Don Cheadle in the film's sequels. Entertainment Weekly reported that Howard was offered a 50 to 80 percent pay cut for Iron Man 2, though it said that it was unclear whether Howard turned down the role or whether Marvel withdrew their offer.[9][10]

Howard released his debut adult alternative album, Shine Through It, in 2008 on Columbia/SME Records. He described the album as urban country, and either wrote or co-wrote all the songs on it.[11][12]

In 2008, he made his Broadway debut, playing Brick in an all-African-American production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen. During rehearsals, he allegedly attacked and seriously injured musical composer Tex Allen (brother of the director). Allen said he suffered multiple injuries and in October 2008, Allen filed a $5 million lawsuit against Howard.[13] In 2010, Howard joined the cast of Law & Order: Los Angeles, playing Deputy District Attorney Joe Dekker. He alternated shows with Alfred Molina, who portrayed Deputy District Attorney Ricardo Morales.[14] The series was cancelled after one season. In 2011, Howard played Nelson Mandela in the film Winnie Mandela.

From 2015 to 2020, Howard starred on the television series Empire, playing Lucious Lyon, a hip-hop mogul who discovers he is dying and must ensure the survival of his music empire. He also appeared in the television series Wayward Pines portraying Sheriff Arnold Pope, a main character in the first season in 2015 and a guest character in the second and final season.[15]

On hosting the ninth annual Guys Choice Awards in 2015 Howard said, "I got the other guy on my side. Big Devil. Big D is my rolling buddy!".[16] At the ceremony he was also awarded Most Dangerous Man.

In February 2021, it was announced that Howard would star in British sci-fi/thriller film Beneath.[17] In February 2022, he was cast in the horror film Skeletons in the Closet.[18] Howard said in December 2022 that he had retired "for the most part" two years prior and that "this is the end for me".[2]

Howard once turned down a role portraying Marvin Gaye as he was worried he would have to kiss another man; Howard told Bill Maher in 2025, "That would fuck me. I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off."[19]

Personal life

Marriages

As of 2007[update], Howard lives outside Philadelphia in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.[20] He has been married four times to three women, and has five children.[21][22]

Howard married his first wife, Lori McCommas, in 1993. They had three children together, two daughters and a son.[23] Howard has two grandchildren, a granddaughter and a grandson.[24][25] Howard and McCommas' divorce was filed in 2000 and finalized in 2001, but they remarried in 2005.[26] They subsequently filed for divorce a year later and finalized for a second time in 2007.[8][27]

Howard married his second wife, Michelle Ghent, in 2010. Ghent filed for divorce in February 2011.[28] Ghent filed for a restraining order in December 2011, accusing Howard of being physically abusive toward her. Their divorce was finalized in May 2013,[29] though the agreement was overturned in 2015 after a judge ruled Howard had signed it under duress of Ghent threatening to sell nude pictures of Howard and other personal information.[30]

Howard wed his third wife, model and restaurateur Mira Pak, in late 2013.[31] They have two sons, born 2015 and 2016.[32] The two divorced in 2015 and then were engaged to remarry in December 2018.[33]

Educational claims

Howard has stated that he "went to school for chemical engineering and applied materials".[34] Though he did not complete his engineering degree, Howard says he thinks of himself as an engineer and says he intends to return one day to complete the "three credits"[35] of which he claims he is currently short.[20][36][37][38] On February 26, 2013, Howard also said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he had earned a PhD degree in chemical engineering from South Carolina State University (SCSU) that year. Howard never attended SCSU, and SCSU does not confer doctorates in chemical engineering. Instead, Howard was awarded an honorary degree of "Doctorate of Humane Letters" (DHL) from SCSU after speaking at its commencement ceremony in 2012.[37]

Pseudoscientific theories

In a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, Howard explained that he had formulated his own language of logic, which he called "Terryology", and which he was keeping secret until he had patented it. This logic language, he claimed, would be used to prove the statement "1 × 1 = 2".[39]

"How can it equal one?" he said. "If one times one equals one that means that two is of no value because one times itself has no effect. One times one equals two because the square root of four is two, so what's the square root of two? Should be one, but we're told it's two,[notes 1] and that cannot be."[39]

Howard blames his leaving the Pratt Institute over disagreements with a professor regarding this hypothesis.[39] Howard stated he dedicates up to 17 hours daily to creating sculptures from plastic fragments joined with copper wire or solder, which he claims demonstrate his mathematical model.[40]

In 2017, Howard published his "proof" of the claim that "1 × 1 = 2" on his Twitter account.[41] Concerns were raised about the logical consistency of Howard's thinking.[42]

In May 2024, Howard was a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he attempted to debunk the Pythagorean theorem, claimed he can kill gravity, said he does not believe in the number zero, and claimed he remembers the events of the day he was born.[43]

Neil deGrasse Tyson posted a video to YouTube in June 2024 responding to Terryology.[44] Tyson stated that Howard's manifesto contained "assumptions and statements that are under-informed, misinformed, or simply false".[45]

Legal issues

Howard was arrested in August 2000 for assaulting a Continental Airlines flight attendant after refusing her request to return to his seat because the seat belt sign was on.[46] He was charged with assault and jailed overnight.[47]

Howard was also arrested in 2001 for a variety of charges related to a violent attack on his estranged first wife, including assault, terroristic threats, harassment, and stalking. According to police reports, he arrived at her house after an argument on the phone, forced entry into her home by breaking in doors, and chased her into the backyard where he punched her in the face twice. The violent attack ended when Howard's brother stepped in. In 2002, he pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace.[48]

On December 5, 2011, a judge granted Howard's then-wife Michelle Ghent a restraining order based on her claims that Howard had caused her physical injuries that required medical attention, once broke her computer in half, repeatedly threatened her, and stalked her by telephone and on the Internet.[49]

In August 2013, Ghent obtained a second restraining order against him after showing up in court with a black eye she said he gave her.[50]

In a September 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, Howard admitted to hitting his first wife in 2001, saying: "She was talking to me real strong, and I lost my mind and slapped her in front of the kids."[51]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Who's the Man?	Customer
1995	Lotto Land	Warren
	Dead Presidents	"Cowboy"
	Mr. Holland's Opus	Louis Russ
1996	Sunset Park	"Spaceman"
	Johns	Jimmy, The Warlock
1997	Double Tap	Ulysses
1998	Butter	Dexter Banks
	Spark	Byron
	The Players Club	K.C.
1999	Valerie Flake	The Hitchhiker
	Best Laid Plans	Jimmy
	The Best Man	Quentin Spivey
2000	Big Momma's House	Lester Vesco
	Love Beat the Hell Outta Me	Chris
2001	Angel Eyes	Robby
	Glitter	Timothy Walker
2002	Hart's War	Lieutenant Lincoln A. Scott
	Investigating Sex	Lorenz
2003	Love Chronicles	"T-Roy"
	Biker Boyz	"Chu-Chu"
2004	Crash	Cameron Thayer
	Ray	Gossie McKee
2005	The Salon	Patrick
	Hustle & Flow	Djay
	Four Brothers	Lieutenant Green
	Animal	Darius Allen
	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	"Bama"
2006	Idlewild	"Trumpy"
2007	Pride	Jim Ellis
	The Hunting Party	"Duck"
	The Brave One	Detective Mercer
	August Rush	Richard Jeffries
	Awake	Dr. Jack Harper
	The Perfect Holiday	Mr. Bah Humbug
2008	Iron Man	James "Rhodey" Rhodes
	Phillies World Series Champions DVD	The Narrator
2009	Fighting	Harvey Boarden
	The Princess and the Frog	James	Voice role
2011	Little Murder (Ghost of New Orleans)	Drag Hammerman
	The Ledge	Hollis Lucetti
	Winnie Mandela	Nelson Mandela
2012	Red Tails	Colonel A.J. Bullard
	On the Road	Walter
	The Company You Keep	Cornelius
2013	Movie 43	Coach Jackson	Segment: "Victory's Glory"
	Dead Man Down	Alphonse Hoyt
	House of Bodies	Starks
	The Butler	Howard
	Prisoners	Franklin Birch
	The Best Man Holiday	Quentin Spivey
2014	Take Me to the River	Himself
	Sabotage	DEA Agent Julius "Sugar" Edmonds
	Lullaby	Dr. Crier
	St. Vincent	Zucko
2016	Term Life	Sheriff Braydon[52]
	Cardboard Boxer	Pope
2019	Gully	Mr. Christmas
2020	Cut Throat City	The Saint
2021	Triumph	Coach Cutting
2022	The Walk	Lamont Robbins
	The System	Bones
2023	Showdown at the Grand	George Fuller
2024	Skeletons in the Closet	Mark
	Shirley	Arthur Hardwick Jr.
	Crescent City	Brian
TBA	The Movers	TBA

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	All My Children	Justin	2 episodes
	The Jacksons: An American Dream	Jackie Jackson	2 episodes
1993	Tall Hopes	Chester Harris	Main Cast
1994	Living Single	Brendan King	Episode: "The Hand That Robs the Cradle"
	Coach	Johnny Williams	Episode: "Blue Chip Blues"
	Family Matters	John	Episode: "Opposites Attract"
	Getting By	Herbert	Episode: "My Brilliant Career"
	Picket Fences	Malik	2 episodes
1995	The O. J. Simpson Story	Young A.C.	TV Movie
	New York Undercover	Buster	Episode: "Buster and Claudia"
1996–1998	Sparks	Greg Sparks	Main Cast
1998–1999	NYPD Blue	A.J. Foreman / Lonnie	2 episodes
2000	King of the World	Cassius Clay	TV Movie
2001	Boycott	Ralph Abernathy	TV Movie
2002	Fastlane	Alton White	Episode: "Things Done Changed"
2002–2003	Soul Food	Benny Jones	2 episodes
2003	Street Time	Lucius Mosley	Main Cast
2005	Their Eyes Were Watching God	Amos Hicks	TV Movie
	Lackawanna Blues	Bill Crosby	TV Movie
2010–2011	Law & Order: LA	Senior D.D.A. Jonah "Joe" Dekker	Main Cast
2011	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit		Episode: "Reparations"
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Billy	Episode: "I Ka Wa Mamua"
2015–2020	Empire	Lucious Lyon	Main Cast
2015	Lip Sync Battle	Himself	Episodes: "Terrence Howard vs. Taraji P. Henson" pts. 1 & 2
2015–2016	Wayward Pines	Sheriff Arnold Pope	Main Cast (season 1)Recurring Cast (season 2)
2017	Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams	George	Episode: "Real Life"
2022	The Best Man: The Final Chapters	Quentin Spivey	Miniseries, 10 episodes
2024	Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist	Richard Wheeler	Miniseries, 8 episodes

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
2008	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	Brick	Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	[53]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Album
2002	"Foolish"	Ashanti	Ashanti
2005	"Be Without You"	Mary J. Blige	The Breakthrough
2015	"Ghosttown"	Madonna	Rebel Heart
2020	"Never Alone" (Paul Oakenfold & Varun Remix)	Emmanuel Kelly	—N/a

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2008	Iron Man	USAF Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes

Awards, nominations and honors

Organizations	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Academy Award	2005	Best Actor	Hustle & Flow	Nominated	[54]
Austin Film Critics Association	2005	Breakthrough Artist	Hustle & Flow	Won
BET Awards	2006	Best Actor	Hustle & Flow / Crash	Won
	2008		The Brave One / The Perfect Holiday	Nominated
	2015		Empire	Won
Black Movie Award	2005	Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role	Crash	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role	Hustle & Flow	Won
Black Reel Award	1999	Best Supporting Actor	The Best Man	Nominated
	2001	Best Supporting Actor	Boycott	Won
	2005	Best Ensemble	Four Brothers	Nominated
		Best Ensemble Cast	Crash	Won
		Best Supporting Actor		Won
		Best Ensemble Cast	Hustle & Flow	Nominated
		Best Actor		Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Lackawanna Blues	Nominated
	2008	Best Supporting Actor	Iron Man	Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association	1999	Award for Most Promising Actor	The Best Man	Nominated
	2005	Best Actor	Hustle & Flow	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Crash	Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2005	Best Acting Ensemble	Crash	Won
		Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
		Best Actor	Hustle & Flow	Nominated
		Best Song		Won
Florida Film Critics Circle	2005	Pauline Kael Breakout Award	Crash	Won
Golden Globe Awards	2005	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Hustle & Flow	Nominated	[55]
Gotham Independent Film Award	2005	Breakthrough Actor	Hustle & Flow	Nominated
		Best Ensemble Cast	Crash	Nominated
Independent Spirit Award	1999	Best Supporting Male	The Best Man	Nominated
	2005	Best Male Lead	Hustle & Flow	Nominated
NAACP Image Award	1999	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	The Best Man	Won
	2001	Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Boycott	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Hustle & Flow	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Crash	Won
		Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Lackawanna Blues	Won
	2007	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Pride	Nominated
	2010	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Law & Order: LA	Nominated
	2013	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	The Butler	Nominated
			The Best Man Holiday	Nominated
	2015	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Empire	Won
	2016			Nominated
	2017			Nominated
	2022	Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	The Best Man: The Final Chapters	Nominated
National Board of Review	2005	Breakthrough Performance by an Actor	Crash	Won
Online Film Critics Society	2005	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor	Hustle & Flow	Nominated
Razzie Award	2013	Worst Screen Combo	Movie 43	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards	2004	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Ray	Nominated	[56]
	2005	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Crash	Won	[57]
	2005	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Hustle & Flow	Nominated
	2013	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	The Butler	Nominated	[58]
Teen Choice Award	2015	Choice Drama TV Actor	Empire	Nominated
		Choice TV Villain	Empire	Nominated
		Choice TV Chemistry	Empire	Nominated
People's Choice Awards	2016	Favorite Dramatic TV Actor (2016)	Empire	Nominated
	2017	Favorite Dramatic TV Actor	Empire	Nominated
Satellite Award	2005	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Hustle & Flow	Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	2005	Best Supporting Actor	Crash	Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	2005	Best Supporting Actor	Crash	Nominated
		Best Breakthrough Performance	Hustle & Flow	Won
		Best Actor		Nominated

Discography

• Shine Through It (2008)

Notes

1. ^ Note: Mathematics does not say that the square root of two is two, but an irrational number of approximately 1.41.

References

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External links

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• Terrence Howard at IMDb 
• Terrence Howard at the Internet Broadway Database
• 'Terrence Howard: One Times One Equals Two' (Official "sacred-math" site for TDS, includes his PDF)

Awards for Terrence Howard

v t e BET Award for Best Actor Denzel Washington (2001) Will Smith (2002) Derek Luke (2003) Denzel Washington (2004) Jamie Foxx (2005) Terrence Howard (2006) Forest Whitaker (2007) Denzel Washington (2008) Will Smith (2009) Idris Elba (2010) Idris Elba (2011) Kevin Hart (2012) Jamie Foxx (2013) Chiwetel Ejiofor (2014) Terrence Howard (2015) Michael B. Jordan (2016) Mahershala Ali (2017) Chadwick Boseman (2018) Michael B. Jordan (2019) Michael B. Jordan (2020) Chadwick Boseman (2021) Will Smith (2022) Damson Idris (2023) Denzel Washington (2024) Denzel Washington (2025) v t e Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor Denzel Washington (2000) Denzel Washington (2001) Denzel Washington (2002) Derek Luke (2003) Chiwetel Ejiofor (2004) Jamie Foxx / Bernie Mac (2005) Terrence Howard (2006) Forest Whitaker (2007) Dev Patel (2008) No Award (2009) Morgan Freeman (2010) Anthony Mackie (2011) John Boyega (2012) Denzel Washington (2013) Chiwetel Ejiofor (2014) David Oyelowo (2015) Michael B. Jordan (2016) Denzel Washington (2017) Daniel Kaluuya (2018) Chadwick Boseman (2019) Eddie Murphy (2020) Chadwick Boseman (2021) Will Smith (2022) Jeremy Pope (2023) v t e Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor Michael Clarke Duncan (2000) Don Cheadle (2001) Jamie Foxx (2002) Dennis Haysbert (2003) Djimon Hounsou (2004) Jamie Foxx (2005) Terrence Howard (2006) Djimon Hounsou (2007) Jeffrey Wright (2008) No Award (2009) Anthony Mackie (2010) Wesley Snipes (2011) Don Cheadle (2012) Samuel L. Jackson (2013) Barkhad Abdi (2014) Wendell Pierce (2015) Idris Elba (2016) Mahershala Ali (2017) Jason Mitchell (2018) Michael B. Jordan (2019) Wesley Snipes (2020) Daniel Kaluuya (2021) Colman Domingo (2022) Brian Tyree Henry (2023) v t e Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series Mekhi Phifer (2000) Glenn Plummer (2001) Terrence Howard (2002) Charles S. Dutton (2003) Jeffrey Wright (2004) Clayton LeBouef (2005) Jeffrey Wright (2006) Michael Peña (2007) Courtney B. Vance (2013) Omari Hardwick (2014) Blair Underwood (2015) Bokeem Woodbine (2016) Sterling K. Brown (2017) Wood Harris (2017) Russell Hornsby (2018) Michael K. Williams (2019) Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (2020) John Boyega (2021) Glynn Turman (2022) v t e Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song 1990s "When You Believe" – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (1998) "Music of My Heart" – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren (1999) 2000s "My Funny Friend and Me" – Music by David Hartley and Sting; Lyrics by Sting (2000) "May It Be" – Music and Lyrics by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan / "Vanilla Sky" – Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney (2001) "Lose Yourself" – Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bass, Eminem and Luis Resto (2002) "A Mighty Wind" – Music and Lyrics by Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy and Michael McKean (2003) "Old Habits Die Hard" – Music and Lyrics by Mick Jagger and David Stewart (2004) "Hustle & Flow" – Music and Lyrics by Terrence Howard (2005) "Listen" – Music and Lyrics by Scott Cutler, Henry Krieger and Anne Preven (2006) "Falling Slowly" – Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007) "The Wrestler" – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (2008) "The Weary Kind" – Music and Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009) 2010s "If I Rise" – Music and Lyrics by Rollo Armstrong, Dido and A. R. Rahman (2010) "Life's a Happy Song" – Music and Lyrics by Bret McKenzie (2011) "Skyfall" – Music and Lyrics by Adele and Paul Epworth (2012) "Let It Go" – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2013) "Glory" – Music and Lyrics by Common and John Legend (2014) "See You Again" – Music and Lyrics by Andrew Cedar, DJ Frank E, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth (2015) "City of Stars" – Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016) "Remember Me" – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2017) "Shallow" – Music and Lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt (2018) "Glasgow (No Place Like Home)" – Music and Lyrics by Mary Steenburgen / "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2019) 2020s "Speak Now" – Music and Lyrics by Leslie Odom Jr. and Sam Ashworth (2020) "No Time to Die" – Music and Lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021) "Naatu Naatu" – Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose (2022) "I'm Just Ken" – Music and Lyrics by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (2023) "El Mal" – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (2024) "Golden" – Music by Joong Gyu-kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, and Park Hong-jun; Lyrics by Kim Eun-jae and Mark Sonnenblick (2025) v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Redd Foxx (1970) No Award (1971) Roscoe Lee Browne (1972) No Awards (1973–1976) DeWayne Jessie (1977) No Awards (1978–1981) Moses Gunn (1982) Scatman Crothers (1983) No Award (1984) Denzel Washington (1985) Denzel Washington (1986) Mario Van Peebles (1987) Arsenio Hall (1988) Ossie Davis (1989) Denzel Washington (1990) No Awards (1991) Al Freeman Jr. (1992) No Awards (1993–1994) Laurence Fishburne (1995) Samuel L. Jackson (1996) Morgan Freeman (1997) Morgan Freeman (1998) Terrence Howard (1999) Blair Underwood (2000) Jamie Foxx (2001) Denzel Washington (2002) Morgan Freeman (2003) Morgan Freeman (2004) Terrence Howard (2005) Djimon Hounsou (2006) Denzel Washington (2007) Columbus Short (2008) Adam Rodriguez (2009) Samuel L. Jackson (2010) Mike Epps (2011) Samuel L. Jackson (2012) David Oyelowo (2013) Common (2014) O'Shea Jackson Jr. (2015) Mahershala Ali (2016) Idris Elba (2017) Michael B. Jordan (2018) Jamie Foxx (2019) Chadwick Boseman (2020) Daniel Kaluuya (2021) Tenoch Huerta (2022) Colman Domingo (2023) Denzel Washington (2024) v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series 1970s Redd Foxx (1972) 1980s Paul Winfield (1981) Howard Rollins (1982) Howard Rollins (1988) Danny Glover (1989) 1990s No Award (1990) Blair Underwood (1991) James Earl Jones (1992) Dorian Harewood (1993) Blair Underwood (1994) Malik Yoba (1995) Malik Yoba (1996) Malik Yoba (1997) Eriq La Salle (1998) Eriq La Salle (1999) 2000s Blair Underwood (2000) Eriq La Salle (2001) Michael Beach (2002) Steve Harris (2003) Taye Diggs (2004) Isaiah Washington (2005) Isaiah Washington (2006) Hill Harper (2007) Hill Harper (2008) Hill Harper (2009) 2010s LL Cool J (2010) LL Cool J (2011) LL Cool J (2012) LL Cool J (2013) Shemar Moore (2014) Terrence Howard (2015) Sterling K. Brown (2016) Omari Hardwick (2017) Omari Hardwick (2018) Omari Hardwick (2019) 2020s Regé-Jean Page (2020) Sterling K. Brown (2021) Nicco Annan (2022) Damson Idris (2023) Michael Rainey Jr. (2024) v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 1990s Ice-T (1995) No Award (1996) Louis Gossett Jr. (1997) Ossie Davis (1998) Clarence Gilyard (1999) 2000s Ossie Davis (2000) Ice-T (2001) Gary Dourdan (2002) Mekhi Phifer (2003) Mekhi Phifer (2004) Gary Dourdan (2005) Omar Epps (2006) Omar Epps (2007) Taye Diggs (2008) Delroy Lindo (2009) 2010s Terrence Howard (2010) James Pickens Jr. (2011) Omar Epps (2012) Joe Morton (2013) Joe Morton (2014) Joe Morton (2015) Jussie Smollett (2016) Joe Morton (2017) Jesse Williams (2018) Harold Perrineau (2019) 2020s Cliff "Method Man" Smith (2020) Cliff "Method Man" Smith (2021) Cliff "Method Man" Smith (2022) Adrian Holmes (2023) Cliff "Method Man" Smith (2024) v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Paul Winfield (1982) Danny Glover (1989) No Award (1990) Blair Underwood (1991) James Earl Jones (1992) Dorian Harewood (1993) Danny Glover (1994) Laurence Fishburne (1995) Wesley Snipes (1996) Laurence Fishburne (1997) Blair Underwood (1998) Sidney Poitier (1999) Danny Glover (2000) Gregory Hines (2001) Charles S. Dutton (2002) Charles S. Dutton (2003) Jamie Foxx (2004) Terrence Howard (2005) Kadeem Hardison (2006) Wendell Pierce (2007) Sean Combs (2008) Cuba Gooding Jr. (2009) Idris Elba (2010) Laurence Fishburne (2011) Cuba Gooding Jr. (2012) Idris Elba (2013) Blair Underwood (2014) David Alan Grier (2015) Courtney B. Vance (2016) Idris Elba (2017) Michael B. Jordan (2018) Jharrel Jerome (2019) Blair Underwood (2020) Kevin Hart (2021) Morris Chestnut (2022) Keith Powers (2023) Aaron Pierre (2024) v t e National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance Alicia Silverstone (1995) Renée Zellweger (1996) Bai Ling (1997) Billy Crudup / Angelina Jolie (1998) Hilary Swank / Wes Bentley (1999) Jamie Bell / Michelle Rodriguez (2000) Hayden Christensen / Naomi Watts (2001) Maggie Gyllenhaal / Derek Luke (2002) Charlize Theron / Paul Giamatti (2003) Emmy Rossum / Topher Grace (2004) Q'orianka Kilcher / Terrence Howard (2005) Jennifer Hudson / Rinko Kikuchi / Ryan Gosling (2006) Ellen Page / Emile Hirsch (2007) Viola Davis / Dev Patel (2008) Gabourey Sidibe / Jeremy Renner (2009) Jennifer Lawrence (2010) Rooney Mara / Felicity Jones (2011) Quvenzhané Wallis / Tom Holland (2012) Adèle Exarchopoulos / Michael B. Jordan (2013) Jack O'Connell (2014) Abraham Attah / Jacob Tremblay (2015) Lucas Hedges / Royalty Hightower (2016) Timothée Chalamet (2017) Thomasin McKenzie (2018) Paul Walter Hauser (2019) Sidney Flanigan (2020) Alana Haim / Cooper Hoffman (2021) Danielle Deadwyler / Gabriel LaBelle (2022) Teyana Taylor (2023) Mikey Madison (2024) Chase Infiniti (2025) v t e Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (1996–2010, 2018–present) Geoffrey Rush (1996) Robert Duvall (1997) Edward Norton (1998) Terence Stamp (1999) Geoffrey Rush (2000) Brian Cox (2001) Michael Caine / Daniel Day-Lewis (2002) Sean Penn (2003) Don Cheadle (2004) Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005) Forest Whitaker (2006) Viggo Mortensen (2007) Richard Jenkins (2008) Jeremy Renner (2009) Colin Firth (2010) Willem Dafoe (2018) Christian Bale (2019) Riz Ahmed (2020) Benedict Cumberbatch (2021) Brendan Fraser (2022) Cillian Murphy (2023) Colman Domingo (2024) Musical or Comedy (1996–2010, 2018–present) Tom Cruise (1996) Jack Nicholson (1997) Ian Bannen / David Kelly (1998) Philip Seymour Hoffman (1999) Michael Douglas (2000) Ewan McGregor (2001) Kieran Culkin (2002) Bill Murray (2003) Jamie Foxx (2004) Terrence Howard (2005) Joseph Cross (2006) Ryan Gosling (2007) Ricky Gervais (2008) Michael Stuhlbarg (2009) Michael Cera (2010) Rami Malek (2018) Taron Egerton (2019) Sacha Baron Cohen (2020) Andrew Garfield (2021) Austin Butler (2022) Paul Giamatti (2023) Keith Kupferer (2024) Motion Picture (2011–2017) Ryan Gosling (2011) Bradley Cooper (2012) Matthew McConaughey (2013) Michael Keaton (2014) Leonardo DiCaprio (2015) Andrew Garfield / Viggo Mortensen (2016) Gary Oldman / Harry Dean Stanton (2017) v t e Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Chris Cooper (2002) Alec Baldwin (2003) Morgan Freeman (2004) Terrence Howard (2005) Alan Arkin (2006) Javier Bardem (2007) Heath Ledger (2008) Christoph Waltz (2009) Christian Bale (2010) Christopher Plummer (2011) Philip Seymour Hoffman (2012) Jared Leto (2013) J. K. Simmons (2014) Mark Rylance (2015) Mahershala Ali (2016) Willem Dafoe (2017) Richard E. Grant (2018) Brad Pitt (2019) Daniel Kaluuya (2020) Troy Kotsur (2021) Brendan Gleeson (2022) Robert Downey Jr. (2023) Kieran Culkin (2024) v t e Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Youth Performance Terrence Howard (2005) Jennifer Hudson (2006) Elliot Page (2007) Dev Patel (2008) Gabourey Sidibe (2009) No Award (2010) No Award (2011) Quvenzhané Wallis (2012) Tye Sheridan (2013) Ellar Coltrane (2014) Jacob Tremblay (2015) Lucas Hedges (2016) Brooklynn Prince (2017) Elsie Fisher (2018) Roman Griffin Davis (2019) Alan Kim (2020) Woody Norman (2021) Gabriel LaBelle (2022) Dominic Sessa (2023) Elliott Heffernan (2024) Miles Caton (2025)

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