In 1990, Fishburne played Jimmy Jump in the controversial "King of New York", and in 1991, starred in "Boyz n the Hood". The following year, in 1992, he won a Tony Award for his stage performance in the August Wilson play "Two Trains Running" and an Emmy Award for his performance in the opening episode, "The Box," of the short-lived anthology series television drama "TriBeCa". He also starred in "Deep Cover" alongside Jeff Goldblum. In 1993, he received his first Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ike Turner in "What's Love Got to Do With It". Fishburne won an Image Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" for his performance as West Indian Professor Maurice Phipps in the 1995 American drama ensemble film, "Higher Learning". He played the title role in "Othello", the second African-American actor, after Paul Robeson, to perform the role. In 1997, Fishburne starred in the science fiction horror "Event Horizon" alongside Sam Neill. Fishburne is perhaps best known for his role as Morpheus, the hacker-mentor of Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, in the 1999 blockbuster science fiction film "The Matrix".