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Academy Award Directing 1992 · Nominated
Academy Award Writing (Screenplay Written Directly 1992 · Nominated
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Two Academy Award nominations
- Boyz N The Hood was selected for the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, and when it opened in the U.S. on July 12, it was met with both critical and financial success. It took in nearly $60 million at the box office and earned Singleton two Academy Award nominations, for best original screenplay and best director.
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Boyz n the Hood. Jump to. 12 wins & 27 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1992 Nominee Oscar. Best Director. 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.
The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing $57.5 million in North America and earning nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 64th Academy Awards. Singleton became the youngest person and the first African American to be nominated for Best Director.
- $57.5 million (North America)
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He made his feature film debut writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming, at age 24, the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for that award.
- John Daniel Singleton, January 6, 1968, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- April 28, 2019 (aged 51), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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- 1986–2019
Boyz n the Hood: Directed by John Singleton. With Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II, Angela Bassett, Miya McGhee. Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
- John Singleton
- 3 min
Jul 8, 2011 · Boyz N The Hood was selected for the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, and when it opened in the U.S. on July 12, it was met with both critical and financial success. It took in nearly $60 million...
- John Ridley
Apr 29, 2019 · How John Singleton Made History as the Oscars’ First Black Best Director Nominee. With "Boyz n the Hood," he broke down barriers for black filmmakers with Oscar nominations, commercial...
Apr 30, 2019 · When John Singleton snagged two Oscar nominations in 1992 for writing and directing his debut feature Boyz n the Hood, he made history twice over. At 24, he was the youngest nominee in Oscar...
