Spike Lee Receives Oscar (Full Intro and Speech)

Watch as Spike Lee receives the Governors Award Oscar in 2015. Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson lead the celebration of the legendary filmmakers extraordinary achievements.
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[@YungM.D.]

“Nothing’s changed...” You can feel the discomfort in the room when Denzel says something brutally honest

[@francespatterson5134]

Yep!! And I was just a smiling😊

[@Twistedpeppermint99]

Sad but true..

[@fighterck6241]

As a Nigerian that accent was on point. Even the way he rambles on and on.

[@briannicepianoworship8944]

Is no one going to comment on how brilliant of an actor Wesley sniper is even in this short clipped and not given credit by hollywood enough

[@MemoryLane77852]

Brian Nice, The IRS mentally fucked Wesley’s mind so bad that he now speaks with a Nigerian accent.

[@shannonfate9238]

Man if it weren't for Wesley Marvel would no longer be here!!

[@lolapavon4780]

Brian Nice yes true but he should have taken his financial situation .... pay your taxes .... so stupid...

[@emanpaul9995]

@Teety Streamer why?

[@glennfromthebronx]

....Wesley Snipes coulda/shoulda had a long, steady career.....hoping he "steadies"himself and wins/earns acting roles that can showcase his range of acting talents.

[@wingchundragon]

Spike need to do another film with all three together again

[@reginaldt.7849]

too much money

[@yshuff7603]

TRRRUUUUUUULY!!!! ♥♥

[@tishaw3028]

Agreed

[@acharich]

That'd be lit..!

[@DRLEWIS]

I am tickled with this because of the fact. We've had African actors hired to play roles that an African American actor could have done. So Wesley, imitating a Nigerian, and I am around Nigerians, he's making some points he is hilarious and I love him!

[@acharich]

😂

[@cursedlovervibes4607]

Amazing speech! Funny Thing is some people wont even see the deeper side of what Wesley Snipes was articulating.. much RESPECT ✊🏾

[@kaoticmotiongaming2850]

Lol yeeeh i caught it! Very deep!

[@HollywoodLadyJ]

I have mad respect for Spike Lee for fighting and standing up for our peope behind the camera.

[@pearltippins7280]

I just love our black men just awesome may the almighty God bless them always and forever......

[@phoenixjackson2847]

When I see Spike Lee I’m going to let him know to do a movie about the black Wall Street with all three actors that is on that stage. That’ll be awesome!!!!!!

[@blacktreemedia]

Excellent idea

[@phoenixjackson2847]

BlackTree TV yes my brother, we need to show some of brilliance of what we was doing as a community on our own without there help. Black Wall Street, Tulsa Oklahoma, Rosewood. Those times in segregation, in reality, we were growing wealthy and becoming very strong as a community then than now. There need to more movies to show that we was evolving and repeat then be interrupted by our government. Show the world the truth

[@jmaine46]

Yes!!! that would be a good one.....OR!! just any movie with the 3 actors in it.

[@DrRhilTV]

Black wall street is now Washington DC. We remade it.

[@DrRhilTV]

@Happier Nappier Kat I don't think our culture respects Harriet Tubman. If they did Kanye West comments about slavery wouldn't have been an outrage

[@yeseniareyes7070]

Wesley snipes 4life to wong fu, blade, white man cant jump, new jack city, money train and more 💋my fly chocolatey brother amazing actor 🙌🏻

[@henessy.-.45]

Damn, now I want to watch New Jack City

[@scholareleven9941]

Now I want him to be acknowledged

[@ryder9427]

He's my 2nd favorite actor!! Legend!!

[@yeseniareyes7070]

Rolling Thunder i feel for the past our history should not be forgotten or repeated when it comes to this. I like spike lee, I feel his Oscar is well over due and I’m happy he enjoys what he does🙏🏻

[@rollingthunder1578]

Yesenia Reyes Spike Lee does what ever his Propaganda bosses tell him to too. You, are still out in the field.

[@summerana9514]

Yassssss spike,Westley,Denzel& Samuel powerful successful black men 😍😍

[@BrooklynRival7718]

You'd date a white dude be quite

[@jamanepaul2087]

@Over Under Sideways Down colored boys!! bitch if I ever see u

[@jessicamacklin5386]

And they are all MARRIED, with families. I love it!!! Black Brilliance at it finest!

[@summertime8879]

That was excellent, AND I think he did that script off the top of his head - Brilliant Wesley, Brilliant!

[@johnsantini2753]

what brilliant

[@AmerIndianWarrior]

Finally you deserve it Spike! You are the man!

[@DRLEWIS]

Wesley is a NUTT!!! Love you for this!!!

[@johnsonaak7192]

DR. LEWIS yasssss where this Wesley been?

[@ar3dad676]

Denzel: “Wesley was you in it?” Wesley : “Don’t talk about movies I wasn’t in” Lol!!!!!

[@acharich]

💀😂💀

[@gladys100011]

Wesley auditioning for Black Panther

[@user-xo3cx5ph9r]

Holy shit I was about to say he should be in black panther 2....he is a great action star!

[@F.Hakeem89]

He should come back as Blade.

[@user-xo3cx5ph9r]

@@F.Hakeem89 they wont do another Blade...the owners werent happy with the box office for the sequel and 3rd.

[@yvonneshelton2505]

gladys100011 he should have in Black Panther

[@glennfromthebronx]

lmao....BLACK PANTHER II....III....IV etc. (to infinity)

[@ItsAllLove4Real]

This was absolutely PRICELESS...Love these dudes, funny as hell😂🤣😂

[@DRLEWIS]

Can you see THA BROTHERHOOD here!!! I love it!!!

[@blacktreemedia]

The same people that didn’t invite you. 😂

[@herminiayolandandongnzang9075]

@Satriani t stupid, Envy

[@blacktreemedia]

Satriani t I guess “charcoal head” is a funny joke in some insignificant part of the world, from which you are a representative

[@westwardpomonagyrl4358]

I guess when it takes that long,to be recognized. You can talk that long

[@delfstr]

Best Award Speech I ever listened to.

[@rodriquedillard5472]

White ppl in the room got quiet when he said we have to better than their white classmates, and Denzel said nothing's changed. #classicmoment

[@r.dstroh5906]

Spike Lee you have been validated long before the award brother you been doing your thing with hella motivational movies for our community you the man and been the man keep going brother.

[@sebastianbolt7886]

Just fabulous talent, Wesley snipes man we need to see more of him.

[@henessy.-.45]

Greatness up there.. All 4 of them.

[@msflygurl3760]

I need them all in a movie!!!!!!

[@Hakeem597]

Exactly!!! Great words of wisdom. Its a shame this was not televised.

[@maureenj.odonnell4438]

Spike Lee, is absolutely brilliant!

[@mysteryof7]

Wesley is an extraordinarily talented actor. With that said...why am I not seeing my man in any movies lately?! Hollywood is trippin'.

[@lissalives1]

Does Denzel Washington ever age? Damn! The man is so handsome!

[@HollywoodLadyJ]

Wow. Wesley Snipes killed this! I'm thoroughly impressed.

[@Deeluvpatriots]

Finally, I'll take it, Congrats Spike you were happy and that's all that matters!

[@sexyndacityable]

No one has hired some of the best talented actors in the game like spike. Half of the people in that room have been in his movies. It's about time my brother was acknowledged. Still mad he was robbed for the Oscar's. They knew they had to make up yrs ago for not nominating us a few yrs ago. There is not one thing blacks can't do in entertainment, music, movies, science etc.

[@dianembonu632]

This is the closest to a Nigerian accent on an American actor that I have heard.

[@TheYESShow]

LOVE THIS! Thanks so much for posting this! I have love for all these guys! #SpikeLee #Denzel #SamLJackson #WesleySnipes #YES!

[@tashanjames2278]

Black wall St should be for Spike Lee only... Don't touch our history...And the Harlem Renaissance....

[@corneliuswhite5139]

Okay, I want Samuel L. Jackson, Wesley Snipes and Denzel Washington in a movie together.

[@DHinez]

you must not have seen "Mo Betta Blues"

[@bibaolaitan5189]

God ... Wesley snipes is good... first american actor that got that African like accent.... he shud have acted concusion not will smith.

[@foxybrown5715]

#democratscreatedthekkk ****Watch the vid: "Malcolm X on Liberals" (The Daily Digest).**** #theciacontrolsthemedia

[@jacewoods411]

Wasn't on house arrest? j/k btw Dr said Will blow him away and he should've won the Oscar

[@jacewoods411]

Heard of Chadwick Bozeman who went to Howard?

[@acharich]

The irony is the doctor Will Smith was playing has a confused sounding, non-typical Nigerian accent so WS was quite accurate for who he was representing.. But we were all outraged because it didn't sound like a typical Nigerian.. lol

[@bettiehuntaycox3481]

Truly a historical and long over due Oscar recognition celebration! #SpikeRocks

[@happynostech]

You have to love this man, not only his work but his morals he is one of the greats indeed :-) God bless his grandmother what a women, she was thinking about the generations to come

[@loveishere8434]

Wesley snipes ....the real first black super hero blade!!! That was a commercial success...

[@johnsonaak7192]

Spike we need black Wall Street the movie.

[@gee1081]

Excellent idea

[@ShAkuba0]

Yeahhh!!

[@dsoulsa1love310]

I still love you Wesley Snipes always💪🏾✊🏾👑❤

[@uriellevelupriley684]

So proud of #spikelee !!! So amazing!!!

[@rhondalumpkins6003]

Beautiful speech❤

[@ssy6211]

Morehouse!

[@laylaj.t.coetzee1562]

I love love all of these men. Especially denzel

[@brightstar8859]

Wow! Wesley Snipes sounds good. He sounds like a man from a country in Africa. Great performance and nice speech. Love from South Africa💜

[@michelesims4669]

All of those beautiful, educated, mature Black men on that stage made me excited (2 of them actually married to Black women)!!

[@kelseybee123]

So beautiful.

[@colbysnodgrass508]

Snipes is a beast

[@rickely7146]

I had no idea who Spike Lee was until now. I had not paid attention to Hollywood or TV as I was in my own little world! Thank You for sharing this beautiful message and Thank You for endevouring to persevere and Thank You for being authentic and speaking truth! Infinite Love and Light Beautiful Souls!!!

[@samara4367]

Spike Lee's reaction to Wes= A floating pair of glasses "👓Heh"

[@sexyndacityable]

Yo black don't crack unless we do crack. Look how good Denzel and spike look

[@reshodwilliams3398]

This is the definition of loyalty 💯

[@DRLEWIS]

Spike Lee I appreciate you very much.

[@lisasou95]

Is that a real Wesley Snipes.. If so that's the best work he ever done.

[@justice4all224]

Fight The Power Spike. :))

[@monwell250]

Your speech is a movie spike 💪🏽

[@theodorecoleman2063]

Shot out to Spike bro you work hard and kept your pride...

[@dsoulsa1love310]

4💪🏾✊🏾👑's I truly love you all. Thank you for sharing your Gifts ✌🏾and Many More Blessings to You and Yours ❤CONGRATULATIONS SPIKE LEE🙌🏾👑✌🏾❤

[@loveishere8434]

Spike deserves this....congrats!!!!

[@LizfromCali]

I love that guy... he is hilarious!

[@GulzatMatisakova]

i love all of them.legendary men

[@shermanhenderson1817]

Mr. Snipes nor any black actor or actress need the approval of White Hollywood, Black-Americans skills are self-evident as is our long histories of Black achievements and contributions to this country's development. No other race has given as much to this country as Black men and women. Music in particular, no other race has created heart felt films and music as Black-Americans. A conversation I had sometime ago with a Mexican born friend, I asked him, "Why isn't their any Mexican civil rights leaders in Mexico?" He could not answer the question. If you Google "Mexico Civil Rights Leaders," not one comes up that lives in Mexico. The ones that do exist, all live in Texas, or other border states, and not actually in the country of Mexico. I'm using this as an example. Black-Americans are the true contributors to this country's development. Therefore, I say, no one race who didn't contribute to the development of this country should feel entitled when they flee from problems rather than stand up in their country and fight, die or whatever it takes to live in equity as human beings rather then flee the oppression as the Mexican people do daily. Stay and fight for a good standard of life within Mexico opposed to fleeing from troubles. Black-Americans didn't flee, but we stood up and fought against evil -- The Mexican people should learn to stand up in their country as Black-Americans have done in the USA, and die if necessary! Finally, I say to ALL Mexican people, Unify yourselves in your country and show respect for the so called "African-Americans that did stand up and fight for rights.

[@mariaisabeljesus]

Samuel Jackson diz que sim! Fantástico trio!! Aplausos!!

[@Arvesikdt]

"Sit your 5 dollar ass down before I make change." Nino B

[@eramartin7079]

Spike Lee One of best African-American Film Director .

[@jenhasken]

Oh my God I love this. Wesley was in Jungle Fever. Denzel was in Mo Better Blues. Back in the day. Wondferul movies.

[@MOEZANDERS]

Spike has So Much Class and Love... Blessings

[@SuperQdaddy]

Spike grandma is the Blessing *

[@jazzlovem1957]

Wesley Snipes is a great actor I love many of his films.

[@missesmandarin9990]

Funny hes claping for himself, gotta love Spike Lee, I was a fan since Malcolm X, altho i did like MoBetterBlues

[@tonyyeyo5759]

Didn't like Mo Better Blues?! Didn't. Like. Mo Better... Blues? Didn't like Mo better man tf wrong wichu?

[@newera5238]

I can recite a line from EVERY movie they made with him!😅🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@romeo_scorpio]

Great Speech ....honest ...sad but true....work hard and success will find you.

[@MRBOLDEN84]

SALUTE to Spike

[@darrellpowell8734]

CONGRADS SPIKE👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@girlface983]

Wesley looks good. Spike Wesley needs work. Do a film with him and Samuel L Jackson. Three of the most talented me stand on that stage, Ok add Den too.

[@askaniuk]

where and when did this happen?

[@acharich]

9:58 *Tyler Perry has left the chat* 😅😅😅 - @Acharich

[@jonceasy8575]

Man. Wesley, Denzel and Samuel are the best veteran African american actors on the planet.

[@zuazhar1630]

Hilarious and pure talent!

[@clarkron6264]

ah hahaha , 💙 I love Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee👏👏👏👏👏 Congratulations Spike , loved ur suit as well !

[@laughterhappiness5436]

Wesley out here. Rename him Kelechi

[@ryder9427]

Legends

[@dario202f]

Aw what could have been?! Wesley Snipes attempted to make a Black Panther movie in 92'. He took it to Columbia Pictures and they cast it into production hell. Then 6 years later they gave him Blade. I myself believe it was cast into production hell because of positive imagery that was contrary to gangsta rap and hood movies they forced down our throats. Snipes's version would have been based on the original Stan Lee comics. What we got was an amalgamation of the comic runs of Stan Lee, Chris Priest, Reginald Hudland and Ta- nehisi Coates. Mostly of what Priest, Hudland and Coates did.

[@Dim4323]

They did the right thing.

[@baskilyare]

Denzel Washington and wisely snip is two my favrt actors

[@NkrumahTure]

Very cool Spike.

[@Remy-dl6nc]

Spike lee you make us proud great job to you. Long overdue reward you said you taking as many mf as you can.... well then please sign me up! Ready to work, sing, administer. Whatever you need man! I got you! Love you spike!

[@mumbleman8]

Seeing all 4 makes me think of a scene from Mo Better Blues when Samuel L Jackson kicked almost all their asses

[@diva70smusic]

Wesley has a beautiful voice!

[@jeannetteMiller-dv3ko]

FOREVERMORE SUPER SUPERB AWESOMENESS 💪🏾💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💯🖖🏾🔥💯

[@kurtadams3021]

Proud of my brothers

[@kaoticmotiongaming2850]

Ooooo yall missed it!!! He just spoke a lot of truth at the same time at the beginning 👀

[@IndianRedd]

Where Brooklyn at?? Brooklyn: The Oscars

[@farisasmith7109]

He needs to be in the next Black Panther movie. He would be an awesome villian or good guy.

[@whatistau]

he was amazing as Simon from demolition man

[@sanderssanders5607]

Brooklyn all day!

[@IZionDawta]

Wesley is Auditioning! Lol love it!!!!

[@iadiramorales68]

Good for him 👏👏👏👏👏