“It’s brilliant. It’s like, why would they make ‘Hamlet’ a movie? Why would they make ‘Death of a Salesman” a movie? Because it is some of the greatest writing in the 20th century,” the actor told Reuters.

Pulitzer-Prize-winning “Fences,” which opens in U.S. movie theaters on Dec. 25, is the first play by the late, influential black playwright August Wilson to be turned into a film.

Washington and Viola Davis reprise their 2010 Tony-winning roles as egotistical garbage worker Troy Maxson and his long-suffering wife Rose in the intense family drama about lost hope, betrayal and race prejudice in 1950s America.

“There’s an excitement because we knew that this is permanent now. This is forever. So everybody’s coming with their game,” Washington said of adapting “Fences” to film, which he also directed and produced. Washington is also involved in filming all 10 of Wilson’s stage plays for TV channel HBO.

With strong reviews, “Fences” has put Washington and Davis front and center of a Hollywood awards season looking to redeem itself after the #OscarsSoWhite furor of the past two years.

Washington, 61, is seen as a leading contender for his third Oscar, while Davis, 51, is regarded by awards pundits as a shoo-in in the supporting actress race.

“Every day was an acting Olympics,” said Davis of the film shoot. “There was no scene where you just walked in and put down a pot.”

Wilson, who died in 2005, set many of his plays in the pre-civil rights era, charting the experience of African-American working men and women and their struggle for dignity and love.

“He honored people that literally had been seen as invisible throughout history and he uplifts them as exactly who they are,” Davis said.

Stephen McKinley Henderson, who plays Troy’s best friend Jim Bono, said “Fences” is timeless.

“Great writers write about the capacity of being human. … The politics is just the background of our lives. The really important things are the people who are closest to us, not the people who are in some seat of power a long way away. So (the play) is always going to speak to you, whatever period you are in,” he said.

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Best Motion Picture, Drama: The Revenant
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Brie Larson, Room
Best Motion Picture, Comedy: The Martian
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Best Director, Motion Picture: Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Best TV Series, Drama: Mr. Robot, USA Network
Best Original Song, Motion Picture: “Writing’s on the Wall,” Spectre
Best Actress in a Limited-Series or TV Movie: Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul, Hungary
Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy: Gael García Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Animated Feature Film: Inside Out
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon, The Martian
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie: Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Best Actor in a Limited-Series or TV Movie: Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
Best TV Movie or Limited-Series: Wolf Hall, PBS
Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Mozart in the Jungle, Amazon Video
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited-Series or TV Movie: Maura Tierney, The Affair
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Cecil B. DeMille Award: Denzel Washington

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