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Training Day

It\'s not what you know. It\'s what you can prove.

["Academy Award Best Actor (Denzel Washington)","Academy Award Nomination Best Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke)","MTV Movie Award Best Villain (Denzel Washington)"]

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Training Day (2001) is Antoine Fuqua\'s crime thriller starring Denzel Washington as corrupt LAPD narcotics detective Alonzo Harris — one of cinema\'s great villains. Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his ferocious, morally complex portrayal. Ethan Hawke plays the rookie cop swept into Alonzo\'s corrupt world. The film grossed $104M worldwide.

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Training Day

Credits & Contributors (4)

Cast & Performance
Direction
Production

Cast & Performance

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington Det. Alonzo Harris

Denzel Washington\'s Oscar-winning performance as corrupt LAPD detective Alonzo Harris is one of cinema\'s most compelling villain portrayals — electrifying from first frame to last.

Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke Jake Hoyt

Ethan Hawke received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as rookie cop Jake Hoyt — the moral center of the film.

Direction

Antoine Fuqua

Antoine Fuqua directed Training Day, eliciting Denzel\'s Oscar-winning performance and creating one of the defining crime thrillers of the 2000s.

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures Studio & Distributor

Warner Bros produced and distributed Training Day, which grossed $104M worldwide on a $45M budget.