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Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Awards

Boyz n the Hood

12 wins & 28 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1992 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • John Singleton
    John Singleton became the youngest director and the very first African-American in cinema history ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.
  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1992 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • John Singleton

BMI Film & TV Awards

  • Stanley Clarke at an event for Undercover Brother (2002)
    1992 Winner BMI Film Music Award
    • Stanley Clarke

Cannes Film Festival

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1991 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • John Singleton

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Ice Cube
    1992 Winner CFCA Award
    • Most Promising Actor
    • Ice Cube
  • Ice Cube
    1992 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Ice Cube
  • Laurence Fishburne
    1992 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Laurence Fishburne
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Picture
  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1992 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • John Singleton

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Picture
  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1992 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • John Singleton

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. at an event for American Gangster (2007)
    1992 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Cuba Gooding Jr.
  • Laurence Fishburne
    1992 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Laurence Fishburne
  • Ice Cube
    1992 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Ice Cube
  • 1992 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Tyra Ferrell

Kids' Choice Awards, USA

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1993 Nominee Blimp Award
    • Favorite Movie
  • Ice Cube
    1993 Nominee Blimp Award
    • Favorite Movie Actor
    • Ice Cube

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1991 Winner New Generation Award
    • John Singleton

MTV Movie + TV Awards

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Movie
  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1992 Winner MTV Movie Award
    • Best New Filmmaker
    • John Singleton

National Board of Review, USA

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1991 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Ten Films

National Film Preservation Board, USA

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    2002 Winner National Film Registry

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1991 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best New Director
    • John Singleton

Political Film Society, USA

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Nominee PFS Award
    • Exposé
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Winner PFS Award
    • Human Rights
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    1992 Winner PFS Award
    • Peace

Stockholm Film Festival

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1991 Nominee Bronze Horse
    • John Singleton

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1992 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • John Singleton

Young Artist Awards

  • Desi Arnez Hines II in Harlem Nights (1989)
    1992 Winner Young Artist Award
    • Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Desi Arnez Hines II
    • Baha Jackson
    • Donovan McCrary

Online Film & Television Association

  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    2021 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Motion Picture

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • 1991 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Steve Nicolaides
  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    1991 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Director
    • John Singleton
  • 1991 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Cast Ensemble
    • Jaki Brown
  • 1991 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Film Editing
    • Bruce Cannon
  • Laurence Fishburne
    1991 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Laurence Fishburne

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