PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 30: US actor and director Spike Lee follows the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Bercy Arena on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Honoree US actor and comedian Kevin Hart arrives for the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2024. This year’s award, which is named to honor one of the world’s greatest humorists, honors US actor and comedian Kevin Hart. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 12: Spike Lee poses in the portrait studio during the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 on December 12, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 13: Denzel Washington attends the Los Angeles special screening of Apple Original Films and A24’s “Highest 2 Lowest” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on August 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Savion Washington/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 11: (L-R) Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky attend the “Highest 2 Lowest” New York Premiere at Brooklyn Academy of Music on August 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 13: A$AP Rocky (L) and director Spike Lee seen at Apple Original Films and A24’s HIGHEST 2 LOWEST – Los Angeles Special Screening after party at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Fanny’s Restaurant on August 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/A24 via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 14: Ryan Coogler attends the European premiere of “Sinners” at Cineworld Leicester Square on April 14, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures)
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 14: Director Ryan Coogler attends the European premiere of “Sinners” at Cineworld Leicester Square on April 14, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Spike Lee (L) and Denzel Washington attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks at Crypto.com Arena on March 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
