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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Documentary, Features for: 4 Little Girls (1997) Shared with: Samuel D. Pollard |
| 1990 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Do the Right Thing (1989) |
| Acapulco Black Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Black Film Award |
Best Director for: He Got Game (1998) |
Best Screenplay for: He Got Game (1998) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Black Film Award |
Best Director for: 4 Little Girls (1997) |
| American Black Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Innovator Award | |
| Atlanta Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | - | Ossie Davis Award | |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Special Award | |
| BET Comedy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | BET Comedy Award |
Outstanding Directing for a Theatrical Film for: She Hate Me (2004) |
Outstanding Writing for a Theatrical Film for: She Hate Me (2004) Shared with: Michael Genet |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: 25th Hour (2002) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Bamboozled (2000) |
| 1997 | Won | Special Mention |
for: Get on the Bus (1996) For the examplary ensemble acting of the whole team. |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Get on the Bus (1996) |
|
| 1993 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Malcolm X (1992) |
| Black Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Black Movie Award |
Best Director for: Inside Man (2006) |
| Black Reel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Black Reel |
Best Director for: Inside Man (2006) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Black Reel |
Best Director - Television for: "Miracle's Boys" (2005) Shared with: Bill Duke Ernest R. Dickerson Neema Barnette LeVar Burton Kevin Arkadie |
Best Director - Television for: Sucker Free City (2004) (TV) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Black Reel |
Best Director for: She Hate Me (2004) |
Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted for: She Hate Me (2004) Shared with: Michael Genet |
| 2003 | Nominated | Black Reel |
Theatrical - Best Director for: 25th Hour (2002) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Black Reel |
Network/Cable - Best Director for: A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) (TV) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Black Reel |
Theatrical - Best Director for: Bamboozled (2000) |
Theatrical - Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) for: Bamboozled (2000) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Black Reel |
Theatrical - Best Director for: Summer of Sam (1999) |
Theatrical - Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) for: Summer of Sam (1999) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention |
for: Jungle Fever (1991) |
| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Jungle Fever (1991) |
|
| 1989 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Do the Right Thing (1989) |
| 1986 | Won | Award of the Youth |
Foreign Film for: She's Gotta Have It (1986) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Director for: Malcolm X (1992) |
| 1990 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Director for: Do the Right Thing (1989) |
| Cinequest San Jose Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | - | Maverick Tribute Award | |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | - | Honorary César | |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Emmy |
Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking for: "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) Shared with: Sam Pollard (producer) Sheila Nevins (executive producer) Jacqueline Glover (supervising producer) |
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming for: "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Non-Fiction Special for: 4 Little Girls (1997) Shared with: Samuel D. Pollard Daphne McWilliams (line producer) Jacqueline Glover (co-ordinating producer) Sheila Nevins (executive producer) |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | - | Inspiration Award | |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Do the Right Thing (1989) |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Do the Right Thing (1989) |
| Gotham Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Filmmaker Award | |
| Image Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Image Award |
Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie - Comedy or Drama for: Inside Man (2006) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best First Feature for: Love & Basketball (2000) Shared with: Gina Prince-Bythewood (director) Sam Kitt (producer) |
| 1987 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best First Feature for: She's Gotta Have It (1986) |
| International Documentary Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | IDA Award |
Feature Documentaries for: 4 Little Girls (1997) Shared with: Samuel D. Pollard |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Locarno International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | Ernest Artaria Award |
for: Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) Tied with Sargento Getúlio (1983). |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Director for: Do the Right Thing (1989) |
| 1986 | Won | New Generation Award |
for: She's Gotta Have It (1986) |
| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | - | Silver Bucket of Excellence Award | |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Documentary Film for: 4 Little Girls (1997) Shared with: Samuel D. Pollard |
| Student Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | Merit Award |
Dramatic for: Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) New York University. |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Spike |
for: Summer of Sam (1999) |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Human Rights Film Network Award |
for: "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) |
| Venice Horizons Documentary Award |
for: "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) |
||
| 1995 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Clockers (1995) |
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