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Gibson and Penn were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Penn was nominated as Best Director, and both Bancroft (portraying Sullivan) and Duke (portraying Keller) won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
List of black Golden Globe Award winners and nominees - Film. 1  Out of the 27 nominated performances, 18 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins. 2  Denzel Washington has the most nominations in this category, earning 7 nominations. 3  Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington & Forest Whitaker are the only winners in this category.