Spike Lee
DirectorProducerWriter
- Born
- March 20, 1957
Spike Lee was born Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Georgia, to Brooklyn, New York. Lee came from artistic, education-grounded background; his father was a jazz musician, and his mother, a schoolteacher. He attended…
Director
| Katrina: Come Hell and High Water(2025) |
| Highest 2 Lowest(2025) |
| Italy in America(2024) |
| Capital One: NCAA - Halftime at Home(2023) |
| Nike: Seen It All(2022) |
Writer
| Da 5 Bloods(2020) |
| 3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd(2020) |
| She's Gotta Have It(2017) |
| Coach: Words Matter(2019) |
| BlacKkKlansman(2018) |
Actor
| Red Sea Film Fest 2024(2025) |
| Italy in America(2024)as Spike Lee |
| Nike: Seen It All(2022)as Mars Blackmon |
| Black-ish(2014)as Spike Lee |
| She's Gotta Have It(2017)as Drum Major, Joe the Bartender |
Producer
| The Voice of Hind Rajab(2025) |
| From Sidney, with Love(2025) |
| Katrina: Come Hell and High Water(2025) |
| How I Learned to Die(2025) |
| Talk Me(2025) |
Cinematographer
| Come Rain or Come Shine(2001) |
Editor
| She's Gotta Have It(1986) |
| Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads(1983) |
Second Unit or Assistant Director
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon(2014) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise(2010) |
| Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads(1983) |
Additional Crew
| Live It Up(2009) |
| Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth(2013) |
| Una noche(2012) |
| If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise(2010) |
| C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America(2004) |
Thanks
| MegaDoc(2025) |
| Opus(2025) |
| The Piano Lesson(2024) |
| The Perfect Find(2023) |
| A Thousand and One(2023) |
Soundtrack
| Star Trek Beyond(2016) |
| Chi-Raq(2015) |
| The Wolf of Wall Street(2013) |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom(2013) |
| Do the Right Thing(1989) |
Self
| Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.(2012)as Self |
| Critics Choice 8th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television(2026)as Self - Honoree |
| Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson(2017)as Self - Guest |
| ZIB Flash(2004)as Self |
| The Times in Pictures(1957)as Self |
Archive Footage
| Weekend Breakfast(2012)as Self - Director |
| Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self |
| Spike Lee: The Last King of Brooklyn(2025)as Self |
| Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music(2025)as Self - Filmmaker |
| The Beat with Ari Melber(2017)as Self |
Archive Sound
| Mike and Mike in the Morning(2006)as Self |
Credit Score: Spike Lee
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do the Right Thing | 25.00 | 1989 | • | • | 7.9 | 0 | 2 | 123904 | |
| 2 | Malcolm X | 6.50 | 1992 | • | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | 111114 | ||
| 3 | Jungle Fever | 3.25 | 1991 | • | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 21072 | ||
| 4 | Mo' Better Blues | 3.25 | 1990 | • | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 15021 | ||
| 5 | She's Gotta Have It | 3.25 | 1986 | • | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 17689 | ||
| 6 | Summer of Sam | 2.50 | 1999 | • | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 44164 | ||
| 7 | School Daze | 2.50 | 1988 | • | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 8729 | ||
| 8 | Crooklyn | 1.50 | 1994 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 12328 | |||
| 9 | Clockers | 1.00 | 1995 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 24935 |