Lee 's film '' BlacKkKlansman '' , a drama thriller set in the 1970s , won the Grand Prix at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival , and opened the following August . It also received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director ( Lee 's first ever nomination in this category ) , with Lee winning his first competitive Academy Award in the category Best Adapted Screenplay
2018 Cannes Film Festival
2018 Cannes Film Festival
Spike Lee