However, his most acclaimed project to
date was 1995's Dead Man Walking, a gut - wrenching examination of the
death penalty, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director; Sean Penn, portraying a
death -
row inmate, garnered a Best Actor nomination while Sarandon won Best Actress honors.
Suge Knight has just added another
date to his already packed legal slate, with Pitchfork reporting that the
Death Row Records co-founder has been indicted for allegedly threatening the life of Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray.