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Black Reel Awards

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    Best Actor

    • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
      Winner
      • Forest Whitaker
      • The Last King of Scotland
    • Denzel Washington
      • Denzel Washington
      • Inside Man
    • Jamie Foxx at an event for Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
      • Jamie Foxx
      • Dreamgirls
    • Derek Luke
      • Derek Luke
      • Catch a Fire
    • Will Smith at an event for Seven Pounds (2008)
      • Will Smith
      • The Pursuit of Happyness

    Best Actress

    • Keke Palmer
      Winner
      • Keke Palmer
      • Akeelah and the Bee
    • Sanaa Lathan
      • Sanaa Lathan
      • Something New
    • Beyoncé
      • Beyoncé
      • Dreamgirls

    Best Breakthrough Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (80K)
      Jennifer Hudson
    • [object Object]

      Half Nelson

      7.1 (95K)
      Shareeka Epps
    • [object Object]

      Deja Vu

      7.1 (342K)
      Paula Patton
    • [object Object]

      The Pursuit of Happyness

      8.0 (607K)
      Jaden Smith
    • [object Object]

      Akeelah and the Bee

      7.4 (23K)
      Keke Palmer

    Best Director

    • Spike Lee
      Winner
      • Spike Lee
      • Inside Man
      • Chris Robinson
      • ATL
      • Bryan Barber
      • Idlewild
    • Sanaa Hamri
      • Sanaa Hamri
      • Something New
    • Clark Johnson in S.W.A.T. (2003)
      • Clark Johnson
      • The Sentinel

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dave Chappelle's Block Party

      7.2 (9.8K)
    • [object Object]

      The Heart of the Game

      7.6 (982)
    • [object Object]

      Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

      7.8 (5.8K)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (80K)
      Laurence Mark
    • [object Object]

      Something New

      6.6 (16K)
      Stephanie Allain
    • [object Object]

      The Pursuit of Happyness

      8.0 (607K)
      Will Smith
      Teddy Zee
      Steve Tisch
      James Lassiter
      Todd Black
      Jason Blumenthal
    • [object Object]

      Akeelah and the Bee

      7.4 (23K)
      Laurence Fishburne
      Sidney Ganis
      Nancy Hult Ganis
      Danny Llewelyn
      Michael Romersa
    • [object Object]

      Inside Man

      7.6 (420K)
      Brian Grazer
      Jonathan Filley

    Best Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Traci Townsend

      5.7 (132)
      Craig Ross Jr.
    • [object Object]

      Naming Number Two

      6.5 (624)
      Toa Fraser
    • [object Object]

      Premium

      5.7 (590)
      Pete Chatmon

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (80K)
      Harvey Mason Jr.
      Damon Thomas
    • [object Object]

      Something New

      6.6 (16K)
      Lisa Coleman
      Wendy Melvoin
    • [object Object]

      Inside Man

      7.6 (420K)
      Terence Blanchard
    • [object Object]

      Idlewild

      6.2 (6K)
      Big Boi
    • [object Object]

      Akeelah and the Bee

      7.4 (23K)
      Aaron Zigman

    Best Original Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (80K)
    • [object Object]

      Idlewild

      6.2 (6K)
    • [object Object]

      Something New

      6.6 (16K)
    • [object Object]

      Take the Lead

      6.6 (27K)
    • [object Object]

      Dave Chappelle's Block Party

      7.2 (9.8K)

    Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Something New

      6.6 (16K)
      Kriss Turner
    • [object Object]

      ATL

      6.2 (13K)
      Tina Gordon
    • [object Object]

      Glory Road

      7.2 (51K)
      Christopher Cleveland
      Bettina Gilois
    • [object Object]

      Idlewild

      6.2 (6K)
      Bryan Barber
    • [object Object]

      Madea's Family Reunion

      5.3 (13K)
      Tyler Perry

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (80K)
      Jennifer Hudson(Performer)
      Henry Krieger(Writer)
      Tom Eyen(Writer)
      For the song "And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)"
    • [object Object]

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (80K)
      Jennifer Hudson(Performer)
      Henry Krieger(Writer)
      Tom Eyen(Writer)
      For the song "One Night Only"
    • [object Object]

      Idlewild

      6.2 (6K)
      Outkast(Performers)
      André 3000(Writer)
      For the song "Idlewild Blues (Don't Chu Worry About a Thing)"
    • [object Object]

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (80K)
      Beyoncé(Performer, Writer)
      Scott Cutler(Writer)
      Anne Preven(Writer)
      Henry Krieger(Writer)
      For the song "Listen"
    • [object Object]

      Glory Road

      7.2 (51K)
      Alicia Keys(Performer)
      Lyfe Jennings(Performer)
      Curtis Mayfield(Writer)
      For the song "People Get Ready"

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Djimon Hounsou and Mathieu Tossa at an event for The Tempest (2010)
      Winner
      • Djimon Hounsou
      • Blood Diamond
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • Children of Men
    • Eddie Murphy at an event for Good Luck Chuck (2007)
      • Eddie Murphy
      • Dreamgirls
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • Kinky Boots
    • Laurence Fishburne
      • Laurence Fishburne
      • Akeelah and the Bee

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Jennifer Hudson
      Winner
      • Jennifer Hudson
      • Dreamgirls
    • Kerry Washington
      • Kerry Washington
      • The Last King of Scotland
    • Shareeka Epps
      • Shareeka Epps
      • Half Nelson
    • Clare-Hope Ashitey at an event for Children of Men (2006)
      • Clare-Hope Ashitey
      • Children of Men
    • Angela Bassett
      • Angela Bassett
      • Akeelah and the Bee

    Network/Cable - Best Actor

    • Andre Braugher
      Winner
      • Andre Braugher
      • Thief

    Network/Cable - Best Director

    • Edward James Olmos
      Winner
      • Edward James Olmos
      • Walkout

    Network/Cable - Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Walkout

      6.7 (1.6K)
      Marcus DeLeon
      Ernie Contreras
      Timothy J. Sexton

    Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor

    • Michael Peña
      Winner
      • Michael Peña
      • Walkout

    Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress

    • Alfre Woodard
      Winner
      • Alfre Woodard
      • The Water Is Wide

    Network/Cable - Best Television Movie/Mini-Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Walkout

      6.7 (1.6K)

    Newtork/Cable- Best Actress

    • Alexa PenaVega
      Winner
      • Alexa PenaVega
      • Walkout

    Best Independent Documentary

    • [object Object]

      Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey

      9.5 (23)
      Ian Inaba
    • [object Object]

      The Pact

      8.3 (42)
      Andrea Kalin
    • [object Object]

      Ithuteng (Never Stop Learning)

      8.4 (17)
      Willie Ebersol
    • [object Object]

      HairKuTT

      8.3 (29)
      Curtis Elliott

    Best Independent Mini Documentary

    • Bling: Consequences and Repercussions

      Kareem Edouard
    • [object Object]

      Girl's Night Out

      10 (7)
      GucciMan
    • [object Object]

      God Sleeps in Rwanda

      7.2 (134)
      Kimberlee Acquaro
      Stacy Sherman

    • Untold Legacy

      Leslie K. Brown

    • Whose Children Are These?

      Theresa Thanjan

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    • FAAAF/Black Reel Awards

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    Event date

    February 7, 2007

    Event location

    Washington, DC, USA

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