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Feb 25, 2019 · Spike Lee was awarded an honorary Oscar in 2015, but last night's win was his first competitive Academy Award. The acclaimed director took home the trophy for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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He has received five competitive Academy Award nominations winning Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman (2018). He has also received two special Oscars, a Student Academy Award for Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983), and an Honorary Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2016.
YearCategoryNominated WorkResultNominatedAward of the YouthWonNominatedNominatedThis year's BFCC Pioneer Award is given to writer/director/producer/actor Spike Lee for his immense contributions in film and television this year with 'Blackkklansman', 'Pass Over', 'Nigerian Prince', 'Tales from the Hood 2' and the recent 'She's Gotta Have It' TV series.
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Jan 22, 2019 · CNN — More than 30 years after the release of his first feature film, legendary director Spike Lee has earned his first Oscar nomination for best director and his first nomination for...
To many people's surprise, the film was not nominated for Best Picture or Best Director at the Academy Awards. The film only earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Spike Lee's first Oscar nomination, and for Best Supporting Actor for Danny Aiello.
Jan 22, 2019 · Lee is the sixth black filmmaker to be Oscar-nominated for directing, after John Singleton (“Boyz N the Hood”), Lee Daniels (“Precious”), Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), Barry Jenkins...
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Jan 23, 2019 · Spike Lee is nominated for a director Oscar for “BlacKkKlansman,” which is nominated for best picture.