BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Lee, based on the 2014 memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth, the first African-American detective in the city's police department who infiltrated and exposed the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. Produced by Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Shaun Redick, Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, and Jordan Peele, the film stars John David Washington as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace.
BlacKkKlansman premiered on May 14, 2018, at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It was theatrically released in the United States on August 10, 2018, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the white supremacist Unite the Right rally.
The film has grossed $88.2 million worldwide, and received acclaim from critics, with critics praising the performances (particularly of Washington and Driver) and timely themes, as well as noting it as a return to form for Lee. At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, it earned four nominations; Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Lee, Best Actor – Drama for Washington and Best Supporting Actor for Driver. At the 24th Critics' Choice Awards, the film received four nominations for Best Picture, Best Director for Lee, Best Supporting Actor for Driver, and Best Adapted Screenplay. In addition, the American Film Institute selected it as one of the top 10 films of 2018.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result AACTA International Awards January 4, 2019 Best Film BlacKkKlansman Best Direction Best Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards February 4, 2019 Best Movie for Grownups BlacKkKlansman Best Director Best Time Capsule BlacKkKlansman Readers' Choice Poll BlacKkKlansman Academy Awards February 24, 2019 Best Picture , Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele and Spike Lee Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee Best Film Editing Best Original Score African-American Film Critics Association December 11, 2018 Best Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott Best Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 10, 2019 Best Film BlacKkKlansman Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott Best Supporting Actor Best Casting Director American Cinema Editors Awards February 1, 2019 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic American Film Institute January 4, 2019 Top 10 Films of the Year BlacKkKlansman Austin Film Critics Association January 7, 2019 Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott Black Reel Awards February 7, 2019 Outstanding Motion Picture BlacKkKlansman Outstanding Actor Outstanding Director Outstanding Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Outstanding Ensemble BlacKkKlansman Outstanding Score Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female Outstanding Cinematography Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Production Design British Academy Film Awards February 10, 2019 Best Film , Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele Best Director Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Best Original Music Cannes Film Festival May 19, 2018 Palme d'Or Grand Prix Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention Chicago Film Critics Association December 8, 2018 Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott Most Promising Performer Critics' Choice Awards January 13, 2019 Best Picture BlacKkKlansman Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 17, 2018 Best Picture BlacKkKlansman Best Director Detroit Film Critics Society December 3, 2018 Best Actor Directors Guild of America February 2, 2019 Feature Film Dublin Film Critics' Circle December 20, 2018 Best Film BlacKkKlansman Best Director Best Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Best Actor Golden Globes January 6, 2019 Best Motion Picture – Drama BlacKkKlansman Best Director Best Actor – Drama Best Supporting Actor Gotham Awards November 26, 2018 Best Actor Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro August 14, 2019 Best Foreign Feature Film BlacKkKlansman Guldbagge Awards January 28, 2019 Best Foreign Film Hollywood Film Awards November 4, 2018 Breakthrough Actor Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 14, 2018 Original Score – Feature Film Houston Film Critics Society January 3, 2019 Best Picture BlacKkKlansman Best Supporting Actor Best Poster BlacKkKlansman Image Awards March 2019 Outstanding Motion Picture BlacKkKlansman Outstanding Actor Outstanding Independent Motion Picture BlacKkKlansman Outstanding Breakthrough Performance Outstanding Writing , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Charlie Wachtel Outstanding Directing Independent Spirit Awards February 23, 2019 Best Supporting Male IndieWire Critics Poll December 17, 2018 Best Film BlacKkKlansman Best Supporting Actor Locarno International Film Festival August 11, 2018 Audience Award Location Managers Guild Awards September 21, 2019 Outstanding Locations in Period Film Tim Stacker London Film Critics' Circle January 20, 2019 Film of the Year BlacKkKlansman Supporting Actor of the Year Technical Achievement New York Film Critics Online December 9, 2018 Top 10 Films BlacKkKlansman Online Film Critics Society January 2, 2019 Best Picture BlacKkKlansman Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Charlie Wachtel Palm Springs International Film Festival January 3, 2019 Career Achievement Award People's Choice Awards November 11, 2018 Drama Movie of 2018 BlacKkKlansman Drama Movie Star of 2018 Producers Guild of America January 19, 2019 Best Theatrical Motion Picture , Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele, Spike Lee San Francisco Film Critics Circle December 9, 2018 Best Picture BlacKkKlansman Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Charlie Wachtel Best Original Score Satellite Awards February 17, 2019 Best Independent Film BlacKkKlansman Best Director Best Actor - Motion Picture, Comedy/Musical Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Wilmott, Charlie Wachtel Best Film Editing Best Original Score Screen Actors Guild Awards January 27, 2019 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture , Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier, Corey Hawkins and John David Washington Seattle Film Critics Society December 17, 2018 Best Film Editing St. Louis Film Critics Association December 16, 2018 Best Film BlacKkKlansman Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Best Score Best Soundtrack BlacKkKlansman Best Scene Final montage Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 3, 2018 Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Writers Guild of America Awards February 17, 2019 Best Adapted Screenplay , David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel and Kevin Willmott
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