For his portrayal of Ike Turner in "What's Love Got to Do With It" (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in "Two Trains Running" (1992), and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in "TriBeCa" (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play.