Good afternoon, everyone.

I'm Scott Feinberg, the Hollywood Reporter's Executive Editor of Awards coverage

and a trustee professor here at Chapman.

And it is a true honor and privilege for all of us to be joined today by one of the most talented,

trailblazing, and influential filmmakers of our time or any other.

He's a filmmaker from, as he calls it, the People's Republic of Brooklyn,

who became the face of indie filmmaking with his feature directorial debut, 1986 is She's Got to Have It, and has spent

the nearly 40 years since making what he calls joints, but could also be called masterpieces,

like 1989's do the right thing, 1991's Jungle Fever, 1992s, Malcolm X, 2006 is Inside Man,

2018's Black Klansman, and most recently, highest to lowest.

His 24th narrative feature, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May,

was released by 824 in theaters in August and dropped on Apple TV in September.

One of only two people who have ever been awarded a Student Academy Award, an honorary

academy award, and a competitive Academy Award.

He has also received Film at Lincoln Center's Chaplain Award, the Directors Guild of America's

Lifetime Achievement Award, and the National Medal of Arts.

Five of his films, she's got to have it. Do the Right Thing. Malcolm X, four little girls,

and bamboozled have been selected by the Library of Congress for Preservation in the National Film Registry

for being, quote, culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, close quote.

And luckily for all of us, he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

And so, without further ado, would you please join me in welcoming to Chapman University

and back to the Hollywood Reporter's Awards Shider podcast, Mr. Spike Lee?

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