(In addition to Lee’s nominations, it’s up for Best Score, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay — Lee’s a co-writer as well.)
When Spike Lee was nominated for Best Director, and his movie BlacKkKlansman was nominated for Best Picture this morning by the Academy Awards, it was the first time Lee had been honored in either category in his entire career.
The winners of this year’s Academy Awards will be announced on February 24 on ABC.
This bit of trivia made me rub my eyes, and not just because both of my children have pink eye right now.