Awards
Academy Awards, USA 1990
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Nominee Oscar |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Danny Aiello |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Spike Lee |
20/20 Awards 2010
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Winner Felix |
Best Director Spike Lee |
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Best Editing Barry Alexander Brown |
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Best Original Song Public Enemy
For "Fight the Power"
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Nominee Felix |
Best Picture |
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Best Supporting Actor Danny Aiello |
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Best Supporting Actor John Turturro |
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Best Original Screenplay Spike Lee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1990
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Winner BSFC Award |
Best Supporting Actor Danny Aiello |
Cahiers du Cinéma 1989
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Winner Top 10 Film Award |
Best Film Spike Lee
Tied with Palombella rossa (1989)
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Cannes Film Festival 1989
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Nominee Palme d'Or |
Spike Lee
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Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1990
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Winner CFCA Award |
Best Picture |
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Best Supporting Actor Danny Aiello |
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Best Director Spike Lee |
Golden Globes, USA 1990
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Nominee Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Director - Motion Picture Spike Lee |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Danny Aiello |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Spike Lee |
Gotham Awards 2000
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Winner Classic Film Tribute Award |
Image Awards (NAACP) 1991
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Winner Image Award |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Ruby Dee |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Ossie Davis |
Image Awards (NAACP) 1989
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Winner Image Award |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Ruby Dee |
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Nominee Image Award |
Outstanding Motion Picture |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1989
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Winner LAFCA Award |
Best Picture |
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Best Supporting Actor Danny Aiello |
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Best Director Spike Lee |
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Best Music Bill Lee |
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Nominee LAFCA Award |
Best Screenplay Spike Lee |
MTV Movie + TV Awards 2006
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Winner Silver Bucket of Excellence Award |
Spike Lee
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National Film Preservation Board, USA 1999
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Winner National Film Registry |
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 1990
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Nominee NSFC Award |
Best Director Spike Lee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1989
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Winner NYFCC Award |
Best Cinematographer Ernest R. Dickerson |
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Nominee NYFCC Award |
Best Film
5th Place.
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Best Screenplay Spike Lee
4th Place.
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Online Film & Television Association 2021
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Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame |
Songs
"Fight the Power"
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Online Film & Television Association 2011
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Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame |
Motion Picture |
Political Film Society, USA 1990
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Nominee PFS Award |
Peace |
