John Singleton at an event for Identité secrète (2011)

Awards

John Singleton

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14 wins & 26 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

1992 Nominee Oscar
- Best Director
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue
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.
1992 Nominee Oscar
- Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

Acapulco Black Film Festival

2001 Winner Career Achievement Award
1998 Nominee Black Film Award
- Best Director
- Rosewood

Berlin International Film Festival

1997 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
- Best Film
- Rosewood

Cannes Film Festival

1991 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

1992 Nominee CFCA Award
- Best Director
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue
1992 Nominee CFCA Award
- Best Screenplay
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

1992 Nominee DFWFCA Award
- Best Director
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

Directors Guild of America, USA

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

Primetime Emmy Awards

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
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)

2017 Winner Image Award
- Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
- American Crime Story
Episode: "The Race Card (2016)"
2006 Winner Image Award
- Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie
- Quatre frères

Locarno Film Festival

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
2001 Nominee Golden Leopard
- Baby Boy

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1991 Winner New Generation Award
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

MTV Movie + TV Awards

1992 Winner MTV Movie Award
- Best New Filmmaker
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1991 Winner NYFCC Award
- Best New Director
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

2016 Nominee Emmy
- Outstanding Arts and 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

1992 Winner ShoWest Award
- Screenwriter of the Year
1992 Winner Special Award
- Directorial Debut of the Year

Stockholm Film Festival

1991 Nominee Bronze Horse
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

Walk of Fame

2003 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
- Motion Picture
On August 26, 2003. At 6915 Hollywood Blvd.

Writers Guild of America, USA

1992 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
- Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

Black Reel Awards

2017 Winner Black Reel
- Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
- American Crime Story
Episode: "The Race Card (2016)"
2006 Nominee Black Reel
- Best Director
- Quatre frères
2006 Nominee Black Reel
- Best Film
- Hustle & Flow
2004 Nominee Black Reel
- Film: Best Director
- 2 Fast 2 Furious
2002 Nominee Black Reel
- Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
- Baby Boy

Black Movie Awards

2022 Winner Black Movie Award
- Classic Cinema Hall of Fame
- Poetic Justice
2006 Nominee Black Movie Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Directing
- Quatre frères
2005 Nominee Black Movie Award
- Outstanding Motion Picture
- Hustle & Flow
Shared with: Stephanie Allain

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

2015 Winner Special Achievement Award
2005 Winner Special Achievement Award
Honored for producing the film "Hustle & Flow" and directing "Four Brothers".

Awards Circuit Community Awards

1991 Nominee ACCA
- Best Director
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue
1991 Nominee ACCA
- Best Original Screenplay
- Boyz n the Hood : La Loi de la rue

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