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John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)

Awards

John Singleton

14 wins & 25 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Boyz n the Hood
    John Singleton became the youngest director and the very first African-American in cinema history ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Boyz n the Hood

Acapulco Black Film Festival

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    2001 Winner Career Achievement Award
  • Rosewood (1997)
    1998 Nominee Black Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Rosewood

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Rosewood (1997)
    1997 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Best Film
    • Rosewood

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Boyz n the Hood
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Boyz n the Hood

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Boyz n the Hood

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    2017 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
    • American Crime Story
    Episode: "The Race Card (2016)"

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017)
    2017 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
    Shared with: Tara Long · Mark Ford · Kevin Lopez · Brad Abramson · One9 · Erik Parker · Nora Donaghy · Shelly Tatro · Elaine Frontain Bryant
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    2016 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
    • American Crime Story
    For The Race Card (2016)

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    2017 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
    • American Crime Story
    Episode: "The Race Card (2016)"
  • Mark Wahlberg, André 3000, Tyrese Gibson, and Garrett Hedlund in Four Brothers (2005)
    2006 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie
    • Four Brothers

Locarno Film Festival

  • Snoop Dogg and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy (2001)
    2001 Winner Special Mention
    • Baby Boy
    For its innovative concept and ensemble acting.
    Shared with: Tyrese Gibson · Taraji P. Henson · Omar Gooding · Tamara Bass · Candy Ann Brown · A.J. Johnson · Ving Rhames · Angell Conwell · Kareem J. Grimes · Tracey Cherelle Jones · Kaylan Bolton
  • Snoop Dogg and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy (2001)
    2001 Nominee Golden Leopard
    • Baby Boy

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1991 Winner New Generation Award
    • Boyz n the Hood

MTV Movie + TV Awards

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Winner MTV Movie Award
    • Best New Filmmaker
    • Boyz n the Hood

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1991 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best New Director
    • Boyz n the Hood

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Independent Lens (1999)
    2016 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming
    • Independent Lens
    • Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
    For episode "Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People"
    Shared with: Kimberly Steward · Jacquie Jones · Lois Vossen · Sally Jo Fifer · Ann Bennett · Don Perry · Deborah Willis · Thomas Allen Harris

ShoWest Convention, USA

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1992 Winner ShoWest Award
    • Screenwriter of the Year
  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1992 Winner Special Award
    • Directorial Debut of the Year

Stockholm Film Festival

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1991 Nominee Bronze Horse
    • Boyz n the Hood

Walk of Fame

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    2003 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On August 26, 2003. At 6915 Hollywood Blvd.

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Boyz n the Hood

Black Reel Awards

  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    2017 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
    • American Crime Story
    Episode: "The Race Card (2016)"
  • Mark Wahlberg, André 3000, Tyrese Gibson, and Garrett Hedlund in Four Brothers (2005)
    2006 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Director
    • Four Brothers
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2006 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Film
    • Hustle & Flow
  • Ludacris, Eva Mendes, Tyrese Gibson, Paul Walker, and Devon Aoki in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
    2004 Nominee Black Reel
    • Film: Best Director
    • 2 Fast 2 Furious
  • Snoop Dogg and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy (2001)
    2002 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
    • Baby Boy

Black Movie Awards

  • Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993)
    2022 Winner Black Movie Award
    • Classic Cinema Hall of Fame
    • Poetic Justice
  • Mark Wahlberg, André 3000, Tyrese Gibson, and Garrett Hedlund in Four Brothers (2005)
    2006 Nominee Black Movie Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Directing
    • Four Brothers
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2005 Nominee Black Movie Award
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
    • Hustle & Flow
    Shared with: Stephanie Allain

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    2015 Winner Special Achievement Award
  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    2005 Winner Special Achievement Award
    Honored for producing the film "Hustle & Flow" and directing "Four Brothers".

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1991 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Director
    • Boyz n the Hood
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1991 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Boyz n the Hood

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