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[1] The film is widely cited as a masterpiece and significant cultural work.
[2] Spike Lee was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 62nd Academy Awards.
[3] Danny Aiello was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 62nd Academy Awards.
[4] Kim Basinger famously deviated from her prepared remarks to criticize the Academy for snubbing the film for Best Picture.
[5] The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 47th Golden Globe Awards.
[6] Spike Lee was nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes.
[7] Spike Lee was nominated for Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes.
[8] Danny Aiello was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes.
[9] Ruby Dee won Outstanding Actress at the NAACP Image Awards.
[10] Ossie Davis won Outstanding Supporting Actor at the NAACP Image Awards.
[11] The film was nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards.
[12] Spike Lee was nominated for Outstanding Actor at the NAACP Image Awards.
[13] Rosie Perez was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress at the NAACP Image Awards.
[14] Spike Lee was nominated for the PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
[15] The film received a Special Distinction Award at the Independent Spirit Awards, as it was a studio film (Universal) and thus ineligible for main competition.
[16] The film was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
[17] The film won no awards at Cannes, leading to controversy involving jury president Wim Wenders and critic Roger Ebert.
[18] The film won Best Picture at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
[19] Spike Lee won Best Director at the LAFCA Awards.
[20] Danny Aiello won Best Supporting Actor at the LAFCA Awards.
[21] Bill Lee won Best Music at the LAFCA Awards.
[22] The film won Best Picture at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
[23] Spike Lee won Best Director at the CFCA Awards.
[24] Danny Aiello won Best Supporting Actor at the CFCA Awards.
[25] Ernest R. Dickerson won Best Cinematography at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
[26] The film was the runner-up for Best Picture at the NYFCC Awards (Winner was 'My Left Foot').
[27] Danny Aiello won Best Supporting Actor at the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards.
[28] The NSFC does not have official nominations, only voting results. Spike Lee placed 3rd in the Best Director voting (behind Gus Van Sant and Paul Mazursky). 'Nomination' is a common shorthand for being a finalist.
[29] The film was ranked #24 in the 2022 Sight and Sound Critics' Poll.
[30] The film appeared on the Kinema Junpo 'Best Ten' foreign films list for 1989.
[31] The film was selected for the National Film Registry in 1999.
[32] The film is ranked #96 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition).
[33] "Fight the Power" is ranked #40 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs.