The Piano Lesson’ director Malcolm Washington has inherited his father Denzel Washington’s approach to filmmaking, he tells PEOPLE exclusively at Variety’s Creative Impact Awards and 10 Directors to Watch brunch in Palm Springs on Jan.

Noam Galai/Getty Images Denzel Washington will not be adding another trophy to his mantel after the 2025 Golden Globe Awards. The celebrated actor, 70, was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for Gladiator II.

Golden Globes are already off to a great (history-making) start for Denzel Washington. And for anyone wondering how, considering the awards haven’t even started airing as of writing this, I’ll enlighten you.

In a momentous White House ceremony on January 2, 2025, veteran actor Denzel Washington joined the distinguished ranks of Presidential Medal of Freedom

The White House said the Medal of Freedom recipients have made “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.