Do the Right Thing:Awards & nominations

1990 Academy Awards

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Danny Aiello (nominated)
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Spike Lee (nominated)
1989 Cannes Film Festival

Golden Palm Spike Lee (nominated)
1990 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director Spike Lee (won)
Best Picture (won)
Best Supporting Actor Danny Aiello (won)
1990 Golden Globes

Best Director (Motion Picture) Spike Lee (nominated)
Best Motion Picture - Drama (nominated)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Danny Aiello (nominated)
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture) Spike Lee (nominated)
1991 NAACP Image Awards

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Ruby Dee (won)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Ossie Davis (won)
1989 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director Spike Lee (won)
Best Music Bill Lee (won)
Best Picture (won)
Best Supporting Actor Danny Aiello (won)
1989 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Cinematographer Ernest R. Dickerson (won)
National Film Preservation Board

National Film Registry (1999)

MTV Movie Awards

The Bucket of Excellence (lifetime achievement award, 2006)