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Black Reel Awards

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    Black Reel

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Out of Time

      6.5 (69K)
      Jesse Beaton
      Neal H. Moritz
      Damien Saccani
    • [object Object]

      The Fighting Temptations

      5.6 (7.9K)
      Benny Medina
      Jeff Pollack
      Loretha C. Jones
      David Gale
    • [object Object]

      Tupac: Resurrection

      7.9 (10K)
      Karolyn Ali
      Lauren Lazin
      Preston L. Holmes
    • [object Object]

      S.W.A.T.

      6.1 (158K)
      Christopher Lee
      Neal H. Moritz
      Dan Halsted
    • [object Object]

      The Italian Job

      7.0 (401K)
      Donald De Line

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fighting Temptations

      5.6 (7.9K)
      Beyoncé(Performer)
      Walter Williams Sr.(Performer)
      Jimmy Jam(Writer)
      Terry Lewis(Writer)
      Big Jim Wright(Writer)
      For the song "He Still Loves Me"
    • [object Object]

      Deliver Us from Eva

      6.0 (8K)
      LL Cool J(Writer, Performer)
      Amerie(Writer, Performer)
      50 Cent(Writer)
      Tone(Writer)
      Poke(Writer)
      Allan Wayne Felder(Writer)
      Kenneth Burke(Writer)
      Norma Jean Wright(Writer)
      For the song "Paradise"
    • [object Object]

      2 Fast 2 Furious

      5.9 (314K)
      Ludacris(Performer, Writer)
      For the song "Act a Fool"
    • [object Object]

      Tupac: Resurrection

      7.9 (10K)
      Tupac Shakur(Performer, Writer)
      The Notorious B.I.G.(Performer, Writer)
      Eminem(Writer)
      Luis Resto(Writer)
      Edgar Winter(Writer)
      For the song "Runnin (Livin to Die)"
    • [object Object]

      2 Fast 2 Furious

      5.9 (314K)
      Joe Budden(Performer, Writer)
      Claydes Smith(Writer)
      Robert 'Spike' Mickens(Writer)
      Just Blaze(Writer)
      Robert 'Kool' Bell(Writer)
      Dennis D.T. Thomas(Writer)
      Ricky Westfield(Writer)
      George 'Funky' Brown(Writer)
      For the song "Pump It Up"

    Film: Best Actor

    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      Winner
      • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • Dirty Pretty Things
    • Cuba Gooding Jr. at an event for American Gangster (2007)
      • Cuba Gooding Jr.
      • Radio
    • LL Cool J
      • LL Cool J
      • Deliver Us from Eva
    • Wentworth Miller
      • Wentworth Miller
      • The Human Stain
    • Denzel Washington
      • Denzel Washington
      • Out of Time

    Film: Best Actress

    • Sanaa Lathan
      Winner
      • Sanaa Lathan
      • Out of Time
    • Gabrielle Union
      • Gabrielle Union
      • Deliver Us from Eva
    • Queen Latifah
      • Queen Latifah
      • Bringing Down the House
    • Beyoncé
      • Beyoncé
      • The Fighting Temptations
    • Halle Berry
      • Halle Berry
      • Gothika

    Film: Best Breakthrough Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      28 Days Later

      7.5 (512K)
      Naomie Harris
    • [object Object]

      The Human Stain

      6.2 (33K)
      Wentworth Miller
    • [object Object]

      Honey

      5.3 (49K)
      Romeo Miller

    Film: Best Director

    • F. Gary Gray in Set It Off (1996)
      Winner
      • F. Gary Gray
      • The Italian Job
    • Carl Franklin at an event for Out of Time (2003)
      • Carl Franklin
      • Out of Time
    • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
      • John Singleton
      • 2 Fast 2 Furious
    • Antoine Fuqua at an event for Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
      • Antoine Fuqua
      • Tears of the Sun
    • Hardwick
      • Gary Hardwick
      • Deliver Us from Eva

    Film: Best Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Anne B. Real

      2.3 (3.9K)
      Screen Media Ventures
    • [object Object]

      All About You

      6.4 (345)
      Urbanworks LLC
    • [object Object]

      G

      5.2 (810)
      "g" Productions LLC

    Film: Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deliver Us from Eva

      6.0 (8K)
      Gary Hardwick
      James Iver Mattson
      B.E. Brauner
    • [object Object]

      The Fighting Temptations

      5.6 (7.9K)
      Elizabeth Hunter
      Saladin K. Patterson
    • [object Object]

      Head of State

      5.5 (22K)
      Chris Rock
      Ali LeRoi

    Film: Best Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fighting Temptations

      5.6 (7.9K)
    • [object Object]

      Deliver Us from Eva

      6.0 (8K)
    • [object Object]

      Tupac: Resurrection

      7.9 (10K)
    • [object Object]

      Bad Boys II

      6.6 (283K)
    • [object Object]

      2 Fast 2 Furious

      5.9 (314K)

    Film: Best Supporting Actor

    • Djimon Hounsou and Mathieu Tossa at an event for The Tempest (2010)
      Winner
      • Djimon Hounsou
      • In America
    • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
      • Forest Whitaker
      • Phone Booth
    • Morgan Freeman
      • Morgan Freeman
      • Bruce Almighty
    • Ving Rhames at an event for I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
      • Ving Rhames
      • Dark Blue
    • Yasiin Bey in Dexter (2006)
      • Yasiin Bey
      • The Italian Job

    Film: Best Supporting Actress

    • Anna Deavere Smith
      Winner
      • Anna Deavere Smith
      • The Human Stain
    • Gloria Foster
      • Gloria Foster
      • The Matrix Reloaded
    • Vivica A. Fox
      • Vivica A. Fox
      • Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    • Michael Michele at an event for Dark Blue (2002)
      • Michael Michele
      • Dark Blue
    • Mary Alice
      • Mary Alice
      • The Matrix Revolutions

    Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deacons for Defense

      7.0 (609)
      Mark Anthony Little
      Robert Rehme
      Nick Grillo
    • [object Object]

      Sounder

      6.4 (201)
      Clara George
      Kevin Hooks
    • [object Object]

      Good Fences

      5.7 (962)
      Danny Glover
      Whoopi Goldberg
    • [object Object]

      The Cheetah Girls

      4.9 (9.4K)
      Cheryl Hill
    • [object Object]

      D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

      6.0 (1.6K)
      Tracey Jeffrey

    Special Achievement - Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amandla!

      7.4 (632)
      Artisan Entertainment

    Special Achievement - Foreign Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      City of God

      8.6 (846K)
      Miramax

    Television: Best Actor

    • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
      Winner
      • Forest Whitaker
      • Deacons for Defense
    • Carl Lumbly
      • Carl Lumbly
      • Sounder
    • Danny Glover at an event for Blindness (2008)
      • Danny Glover
      • Good Fences

    Television: Best Actress

    • Suzzanne Douglas in The Parent 'Hood (1995)
      Winner
      • Suzzanne Douglas
      • Sounder
    • Raven-Symoné
      • Raven-Symoné
      • The Cheetah Girls
    • Whoopi Goldberg
      • Whoopi Goldberg
      • Good Fences

    Television: Best Director

    • Bill Duke
      Winner
      • Bill Duke
      • Deacons for Defense
    • Kevin Hooks
      • Kevin Hooks
      • Sounder
    • Ernest R. Dickerson at an event for Never Die Alone (2004)
      • Ernest R. Dickerson
      • Good Fences

    Television: Best Original Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

      8.0 (259)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Hell Up in Hollywood: Soul Cinema and the 1970s

      5.9 (10)
    • [object Object]

      Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

      7.9 (248)
      Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
    • [object Object]

      American Experience

      8.6 (2.4K)
      Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
      For episode "The Murder of Emmett Till (#15.6)".
    • [object Object]

      Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute

      5.1 (85)

    Television: Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deacons for Defense

      7.0 (609)
      Richard Wesley
      Frank Military
    • [object Object]

      Good Fences

      5.7 (962)
      Trey Ellis
    • [object Object]

      Sounder

      6.4 (201)
      Bill Cain

    Television: Best Supporting Actor

    • Jeffrey Wright at an event for 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2024)
      Winner
      • Jeffrey Wright
      • Angels in America
    • Ossie Davis
      • Ossie Davis
      • Deacons for Defense
    • Paul Winfield
      • Paul Winfield
      • Sounder

    Television: Best Supporting Actress

    • Mo'Nique
      Winner
      • Mo'Nique
      • Good Fences
    • Lynn Whitfield
      • Lynn Whitfield
      • The Cheetah Girls
    • Robin Givens
      • Robin Givens
      • Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

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    • FAAAF/Black Reel Awards

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    Event date

    February 22, 2004

    Event location

    Washington, DC, USA

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