He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a cop in "Crash"
Flight -- Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars in this "riveting and ..... 
crash; friends try to help him and are spurned, he is alienated from his family, and
... [DOC] [TLE] Best Actor: Best Supporting Actor 2005: Matt Dillon in Crash [PAR] Apr 18, 2012 ... Matt Dillon received his first Oscar nominations for portraying Sergeant John 
Ryan in Crash.