Awards and Accolades
Academy Awards: 1992
- Nominee, Best Director, John Singleton
- Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, John Singleton
BMI Film Music Award: 1992
- Winner, Stanley Clarke
Image Award: 1993
- Winner, Outstanding Motion Picture, Boyz n the Hood
MTV Movie Award: 1992
- Nominee, Best Movie, Boyz n the Hood
- Winner, Best New Filmmaker, John Singleton
National Film Preservation Board, USA: 2002
- National Film Registry, Boyz n the Hood
New York Film Critics Circle Award: 1991
- Winner, Best New Director, John Singleton
Political Film Society, USA: 1992
- Winner, PFS Award, Peace
- Nominee, PFS Award, Exposé
- Nominee, PFS Award, Human Rights
Writers Guild of America, USA: 1992
- Nominee, WGA Award (Screen), Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, John Singleton
Young Artist Awards: 1992
- Winner, Young Artist Award, Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
In 2007, Boyz n the Hood was selected as one of the 50 Films To See in your lifetime Channel 4.
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