Filmmaker Spike Lee finally got his due at the Oscar nominations .

The 61-year-old auteurs BlacKkKlansman earned nods for best picture and best director Tuesday, marking the first time Lee has been recognized by the Academy in both categories.

BROOKLYN IN DA OSCARS YA DIG? SHO-NUFF, he wrote on Instagram.

Lee has endured an inexplicable scarcity of Oscar love after being nominated for his Do The Right Thing screenplay in 1990. But the landmark film was surprisingly omitted from best picture and best director consideration. His documentary 4 Little Girls also picked up a nomination in 1998, but thats his last whiff of a competitive Oscar. He has received an honorary Oscar, however.

The Academy might have just righted history in one fell swoop, especially if Lee goes on to win. BlacKkKlansman, about a black cop who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s, also earned a best adapted screenplay nomination for Lee, plus best supporting actor for Adam Driver, best original score and best editing.