Love & Basketball

Summary

Love & Basketball is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,101 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Love & Basketball received the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay^[3].
• Love & Basketball received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture^[4].
• Love & Basketball received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture^[5].
• Love & Basketball received the BET Award for Best Actor & Actress^[6].
• Love & Basketball's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• Love & Basketball's director is recorded as Gina Prince-Bythewood^[8].
• Love & Basketball's screenwriter is recorded as Gina Prince-Bythewood^[9].
• Love & Basketball's composer is recorded as Terence Blanchard^[10].
• Love & Basketball's genre is recorded as romance film^[11].
• Love & Basketball's genre is recorded as drama film^[12].
• Love & Basketball's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film^[13].
• Love & Basketball's genre is recorded as sport film^[14].
• Love & Basketball's genre is recorded as romantic comedy film^[15].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Sanaa Lathan^[16].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Omar Epps^[17].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Dennis Haysbert^[18].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Debbi Morgan^[19].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Alfre Woodard^[20].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Regina Hall^[21].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Shar Jackson^[22].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Tyra Banks^[23].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Harry Lennix^[24].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Kyla Pratt^[25].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Christine Dunford^[26].
• Love & Basketball's cast member is recorded as Boris Kodjoe^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Love & Basketball's producer is recorded as Spike Lee^[28]. Its director is recorded as Gina Prince-Bythewood^[8]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Gina Prince-Bythewood^[9]. Cast members include Sanaa Lathan^[16], Omar Epps^[17], Dennis Haysbert^[18], Debbi Morgan^[19], Alfre Woodard^[20], and Regina Hall^[21].

Publication

Love & Basketball's publication date is recorded as +2000-04-21T00:00:00Z^[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[30]. Genres include romance film^[11], drama film^[12], coming-of-age film^[13], sport film^[14], and romantic comedy film^[15].

Reception

Awards received include Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay^[3], a film award category^[31], in United States^[32]; NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture^[4], a class of award^[33], founded in 1970^[34]; NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture^[5], a class of award^[35]; and BET Award for Best Actor & Actress^[6], a class of award^[36], in United States^[37]. Reviews include 84%^[38] and 6.8/10^[39].

Why It Matters

Love & Basketball ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,101 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

What awards did Love & Basketball receive?

Honors received include Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay^[3], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture^[4], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture^[5], and BET Award for Best Actor & Actress^[6].