news Spike Lee directing Mar 20, 1957 69 years Atlanta, Georgia, USA news ✕ loading… add oscars oscars ✕ 2 wins 2015 HONORARY AWARD 2018 WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott BlacKkKlansman 4 nominations 1989 WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) Do the Right Thing 1997 DOCUMENTARY (Feature) Sam Pollard 4 Little Girls 2018 BEST PICTURE Jason Blum, Jordan Peele, Sean McKittrick, Raymond Mansfield BlacKkKlansman 2018 DIRECTING BlacKkKlansman 161 of 190 films rated IMDb avg 6.5 IMDb median 6.7 RT avg 77% RT median 85% highest rated Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee 8.6 Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II 8.5 Hoop Dreams 8.3 The Voice of Hind Rajab 8.3 John Leguizamo: Freak 8.2 B Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies 8.2 David Byrne's American Utopia 8.2 Come Rain or Shine 8.1 French cinema mon amour 8.1 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 8.1 acting 129 production 90 directing 82 writing 22 crew 6 camera 3 creator 3 editing 2 camera Genesis | Come Rain or Shine → Camera Operator The Concert for New York City → Director of Photography Come Rain or Come Shine → Director of Photography