<P> Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert ranked the film as the best of 1989 and later ranked it as one of the top 10 films of the decade (#6 for Siskel and #4 for Ebert). Ebert later added the film to his list of The Great Movies . According to online film resource They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?, Do the Right Thing is the most acclaimed film of 1989 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="5"> List of awards and nominations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Date of ceremony </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Recipients and nominees </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Academy Awards </Td> <Td> March 28, 1990 </Td> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> Danny Aiello </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Original Screenplay </Td> <Td> Spike Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boston Society of Film Critics </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> Danny Aiello </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cannes Film Festival </Td> <Td> May 23, 1989 </Td> <Td> Palme d'Or </Td> <Td> Spike Lee </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chicago Film Critics Association </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> Spike Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> Danny Aiello </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Golden Globe Awards </Td> <Td> January 20, 1990 </Td> <Td> Best Motion Picture--Drama </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor--Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Danny Aiello </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director--Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Spike Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Screenplay--Motion Picture </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Los Angeles Film Critics Association </Td> <Td> December 16, 1989 </Td> <Td> Best Film </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> Danny Aiello </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> Spike Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Screenplay </Td> <Td> 2nd place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Music </Td> <Td> Bill Lee </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MTV Movie Awards </Td> <Td> June 6, 2006 </Td> <Td> Silver Bucket of Excellence </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NAACP Image Awards </Td> <Td> December 11, 1989 </Td> <Td> Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Ruby Dee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Ossie Davis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> National Society of Film Critics Awards </Td> <Td> January 8, 1990 </Td> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> Spike Lee </Td> <Td> 3rd place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York Film Critics Circle </Td> <Td> January 14, 1990 </Td> <Td> Best Film </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Screenplay </Td> <Td> Spike Lee </Td> <Td> 4th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Cinematography </Td> <Td> Ernest Dickerson </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The 20 / 20 Awards </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> Spike Lee </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> Danny Aiello </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Turturro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Original Screenplay </Td> <Td> Spike Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Film Editing </Td> <Td> Barry Alexander Brown </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Original Song </Td> <Td> "Fight the Power" Music and Lyrics by Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, and Keith Shocklee </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="5"> List of awards and nominations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Date of ceremony </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Recipients and nominees </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr>

Summary of the movie do the right thing