Morgan Freeman Oscars 2025. For his portrayal of nelson mandela in the film, freeman garnered oscar, golden globe and critics' choice award nominations, and won the national board of review award for best actor. The audience is lulled into the story by the narration of ellis “red” redding (morgan freeman), a prisoner serving a life sentence who is a skilled contraband smuggler.

He then began a movie career that has included five oscar nominations so far and a win for best supporting actor (“million dollar baby” directed by clint eastwood in 2004). Where will the 2025 oscars be.