Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American film directed by Spike Lee, set across a single sweltering summer day in a Black neighborhood in Brooklyn, following the rising tension between local residents and Sal, the Italian American owner of the pizzeria that has served the block for years, as long simmering racial grievances build toward a violent confrontation. Lee refuses to offer a clear villain or a comfortable resolution, instead presenting the neighborhood's frustrations, and the later riot the film's climax depicts, as the product of accumulated inequities rather than any single person's fault. It was selected for the National Film Registry in 1999 and is widely regarded as one of the most important American films to address race relations directly, ranking 24th in the British Film Institute's 2022 critics poll of the greatest films ever made.
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Original Language AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director 2 AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film 2 AwardNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture 2 AwardNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 2 Release Year FAQs
Which actor from Do the Right Thing was nominated for an Academy Award?
Danny Aiello, for Best Supporting Actor.
Danny Aiello was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film. The award that year went to Denzel Washington for Glory.
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Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American independent comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.
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Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American independent comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.
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Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American independent comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.
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Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American film directed by Spike Lee, set across a single sweltering summer day in a Black neighborhood in Brooklyn, following the rising tension between local residents and Sal, the Italian American owner of the pizzeria that has served the block for years, as long simmering racial grievances build toward a violent confrontation.
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Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American independent comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.
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Wikidata P166: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Wikidata P166 (award received): Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director.
Wikidata P166: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film.
Wikidata P166: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Wikidata P166 (award received): NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.
Wikidata P166: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Wikidata P166 (award received): NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.
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