Spike Lee
A video of her scolding resurfaces as Lee finally scores his first ever best director and best picture Oscar nominations.
The 61-year-old "BlacKkKlansman" filmmaker has received shockingly scarce Oscar love in his decades as an auteur.
2018 was a case study in the explosion of creativity that can ensue when filmmakers are liberated from the burden of being the Only One.
No other film captured the racist terrors of this year quite like Spike Lee's tale of a black cop who confronted the Ku Klux Klan.
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"What did he create, Malcolm X Men?" wrote one Twitter user.
The light-hearted portrayal of the police in the film is dangerous messaging at a time like this.
Ron Stallworth wanted Denzel Washington to play him in "BlacKkKlansman" and got pretty close: Washington's son.
Except maybe Missy Elliott's funky white sister.
The director, who refuses to refer to Donald Trump by his name, said "we just have to be smarter on who we vote."
“He’s on the wrong side of history."