marlon brando was the first african-american and the youngest person ever to be nominated for best director.
who was the first african-american and the youngest person ever to be nominated for best director?
marlon brando
singleton's film debut "boyz n the hood" (1991), an inner city drama starring cuba gooding, jr., angela bassett, ice cube, and laurence fishburne, was both a critical and commercial success. for his efforts, singleton received academy award nominations for best original screenplay and best director. at age 24 he was the youngest person ever nominated for best director, and the first african-american to be nominated for the award. (four others lee daniels, barry jenkins, jordan peele, and spike lee have been nominated since.) the film has since attained classic status and, in 2002, the united states library of congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the national film registry.
john singleton
norman rae taurog (february 23, 1899 – april 7, 1981) was an american film director and screenwriter. from 1920 to 1968, taurog directed 180 films. at the age of 32, he received the academy award for best director for "skippy" (1931). he is the second youngest person ever to win the award after damien chazelle, who won for "la la land" in 2017. he was later nominated for best director for the film "boys town" (1938). he directed some of the best-known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew jackie cooper, spencer tracy, mickey rooney, judy garland, deanna durbin, fred astaire, gene kelly, deborah kerr, peter lawford, dean martin, jerry lewis, and elvis presley. taurog directed six martin and lewis films, and nine elvis presley films, more than any other director. for his contribution to the motion picture industry, norman taurog has a star on the hollywood walk of fame at 1600 vine street.
norman taurog