Spike Lee and his wife on the Oscars' red carpet Veteran director Spike Lee poses for photographers on the Oscars' red carpet ahead of the 91st Academy Awards. His movie 'BlacKkKlansman', a blistering drama based on a real-life tale of a black cop in Colorado who decides to try to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan with the help of his white partner, is nominated in several categories, including best picture.