John Singleton in numbers
The arc
Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.
Fi1m against the critics
75Fi1m
74Critics
We rate John’s work 1 point above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.
The spread
Of 3 reviewed titles as director.
In numbers
- Reviewed
- 2 films, 1 series
- Screen time
- 4 hours of reviewed films
- Box office
- $294m across 2 films with figures
- Academy Awards
- 2 Oscar nominations
- Active
- 1991–2026
Genres
- Crime3
- Drama2
- Action1
- Thriller1
Best and worst on Fi1m
Credits by decade
Everything credited, reviewed or not.
91990s
102000s
82010s
32020s
Awards
Academy Awards2 nominated
- Nominated1992Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Boyz n the Hood
- Nominated1992Best Director · Boyz n the Hood
Primetime Emmy Awards1 nominated
- Nominated2016Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special · The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Other awards3 nominated
- Nominated2017Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · American Crime Story
- Nominated2004Black Reel Award for Best Director: Black Reel Award for Best Director · 2 Fast 2 Furious
- Nominated1992Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay · Boyz n the Hood
Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.