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  • John Singleton

    Birthday: January 06, 1968

    Becoming, at the age of 24, the youngest individual and the first African American ever to be nominated for a Best Director Academy Award, John Singleton made movie history with Boyz 'N the Hood, his astonishing 1991 directorial debut. An intensely personal portrait of life and death in South Central L.A. that was inspired by the director's own experiences, the film earned Singleton ...more
    • 1991
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    • Best Director
    • Boyz 'N the Hood
    • nom
    • 1991
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Boyz 'N the Hood
    • nom


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