John Singleton, the director of films such as Boyz n the Hood, has been remembered at the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Singleton, who died aged 51 in April 2019 after suffering a stroke, was both the first African American and the youngest ever film-maker to be nominated for the best director Oscar.
His incendiary debut about LA gun violence and drug wars was a commercial and critical success when it was released in 1991, made a star out of its lead actor Cuba Gooding Jr and marked the beginning of a successful transition into the movies for the rapper Ice Cube.
Singleton’s later films – such as the remake of Shaft, Four Brothers and Fast 2 Furious – failed to reach such heights, but Singleton was still regarded as a mentor by a new generation of black film-makers.
