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Black Reel Awards

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    Black Reel

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    Best Actor

    • John Boyega in Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
      Winner
      • John Boyega
      • Attack the Block
    • Evan Ross
      • Evan Ross
      • Mooz-Lum
    • Demián Bichir
      • Demián Bichir
      • A Better Life
    • Laz Alonso in The Boys (2019)
      • Laz Alonso
      • Jumping the Broom
    • Oliver Litondo in The First Grader (2010)
      • Oliver Litondo
      • The First Grader

    Best Actress

    • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
      Winner
      • Viola Davis
      • The Help
    • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
      • Naomie Harris
      • The First Grader
    • Zoe Saldaña
      • Zoe Saldaña
      • Colombiana
    • Nia Long
      • Nia Long
      • Mooz-Lum
    • Adepero Oduye
      • Adepero Oduye
      • Pariah

    Best Breakthrough Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pariah

      7.2 (7.9K)
      Adepero Oduye
    • [object Object]

      The Help

      8.1 (522K)
      Octavia Spencer
    • [object Object]

      Attack the Block

      6.7 (115K)
      John Boyega
    • [object Object]

      Larry Crowne

      6.1 (76K)
      Gugu Mbatha-Raw
    • [object Object]

      Pariah

      7.2 (7.9K)
      Kim Wayans

    Best Director

    • Steve McQueen
      Winner
      • Steve McQueen
      • Shame
    • Ava DuVernay at an event for 30th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards (2015)
      • Ava DuVernay
      • I Will Follow
    • Dee Rees
      • Dee Rees
      • Pariah
    • Salim Akil
      • Salim Akil
      • Jumping the Broom
    • "The Dutchman" Principal Photography
      • Qasim Basir
      • Mooz-Lum

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

      7.6 (4.2K)
      Michael Rapaport
    • [object Object]

      The Interrupters

      7.5 (3.7K)
      Steve James
    • [object Object]

      The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

      7.6 (2.6K)
      Göran Hugo Olsson
    • [object Object]

      Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

      7.6 (7.3K)
      Constance Marks
    • [object Object]

      Undefeated

      7.7 (7.5K)
      Daniel Lindsay
      T.J. Martin

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Help

      8.1 (522K)
      Kerry Barden(Casting Director)
      Paul Schnee(Casting Director)
    • [object Object]

      Jumping the Broom

      5.7 (12K)
      Tracy 'Twinkie' Byrd(Casting Director)
    • [object Object]

      Fast Five

      7.3 (428K)
      Debra Zane(Casting Director)
    • [object Object]

      Pariah

      7.2 (7.9K)
      Eyde Belasco(Casting Director)
    • [object Object]

      Mooz-Lum

      6.6 (1.1K)
      Aleta Chappelle(Casting Director)
    • [object Object]

      Attack the Block

      6.7 (115K)
      Nina Gold(Casting Director)
      John Boyega
      Jodie Whittaker
      Alex Esmail
      Leeon Jones
      Nick Frost
      Simon Howard
      Maggie McCarthy
      Luke Treadaway
      Danielle Vitalis

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Help

      8.1 (522K)
      Chris Columbus
      Michael Barnathan
      Brunson Green
    • [object Object]

      Pariah

      7.2 (7.9K)
      Nekisa Cooper
    • [object Object]

      Shame

      7.2 (215K)
      Iain Canning
      Emile Sherman
      Bergen Swanson
    • [object Object]

      Attack the Block

      6.7 (115K)
      Nira Park
      James Wilson
    • [object Object]

      Jumping the Broom

      5.7 (12K)
      T.D. Jakes
      Tracey E. Edmonds
      Elizabeth Hunter

    Best Independent Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door

      7.5 (26)
      Clifford Ward
      Christine Acham
    • [object Object]

      Burn: The Evolution of an American City

      7.7 (12)
      Harold Jackson III

    • Brown Babies: The Mischlingskinder Story

      8.8 (8)
      Regina Griffin
    • [object Object]

      Zero Percent

      7.5 (92)
      Tim Skousen

    • Gang Girl: A Mother's Journey to Save Her Daughter

      Valerie Goodloe
    • [object Object]

      The Manuscripts of Timbuktu

      Zola Maseko

    Best Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Last Day Without You

      5.8 (1.4K)
      Stefan C. Schaefer
      Cicala Filmworks
      Silver Shepherd

    • Billy

      Winston Moxam
    • [object Object]

      The Tested

      7.3 (67)
      Russell Costanzo
    • [object Object]

      Mamitas

      6.9 (496)
      Nicholas Ozeki
    • [object Object]

      The Assailant

      5.9 (1.9K)
      João Daniel Tikhomiroff

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Help

      8.1 (522K)
      Thomas Newman
    • [object Object]

      Shame

      7.2 (215K)
      Harry Escott
    • [object Object]

      Attack the Block

      6.7 (115K)
      Steven Price
    • [object Object]

      Mooz-Lum

      6.6 (1.1K)
      Misha Segal
    • [object Object]

      The First Grader

      7.4 (5K)
      Alex Heffes

    Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shame

      7.2 (215K)
      Steve McQueen
      Abi Morgan
    • [object Object]

      Pariah

      7.2 (7.9K)
      Dee Rees
    • [object Object]

      Jumping the Broom

      5.7 (12K)
      Arlene Gibbs
      Elizabeth Hunter
    • [object Object]

      Mooz-Lum

      6.6 (1.1K)
      Qasim Basir
    • [object Object]

      I Will Follow

      6.1 (960)
      Ava DuVernay

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Help

      8.1 (522K)
      Mary J. Blige(Performer, Writer)
      Harvey Mason Jr.(Writer)
      Thomas Newman(Writer)
      Damon Thomas(Writer)
      For the song "Living Proof"
    • [object Object]

      My Last Day Without You

      5.8 (1.4K)
      Nicole Beharie(Performer)
      Scott Jacoby(Writer)
      Stefan C. Schaefer(Writer)
      Chris Silber(Writer)
      For the song "My Last Day Without You"
    • [object Object]

      Rio

      6.9 (268K)
      Jamie Foxx(Performer)
      Siedah Garrett(Writer)
      Carlinhos Brown(Writer)
      For the song "Fly Love"
    • [object Object]

      Footloose

      5.9 (55K)
      CeeLo Green(Performer)
      Kenny Wayne Shepherd(Performer)
      R.L. Burnside(Writer)
      For the song "Walkin' Blues"
    • [object Object]

      Fast Five

      7.3 (428K)
      Ludacris(Performer, Writer)
      Joell Ortiz(Performer, Writer)
      Mr. Porter(Writer)
      Eminem(Writer)
      Joe Budden(Writer, Performer)
      Royce Da 5'9''(Writer, Performer)
      Luis Resto(Writer)
      Crooked I(Writer, Performer)
      For the song "Furiously Dangerous"

    Outstanding Foreign Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Attack the Block

      6.7 (115K)
    • [object Object]

      The First Grader

      7.4 (5K)
    • [object Object]

      Viva Riva!

      6.1 (1.3K)
    • [object Object]

      Life, Above All

      7.1 (1.5K)
    • [object Object]

      Kinyarwanda

      6.8 (519)

    Outstanding Independent Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wake

      7.5 (58)
      Bree Newsome
    • [object Object]

      Wolf Call

      8.5 (27)
      Rob Underhill
    • [object Object]

      Fig

      7.3 (221)
      Ryan Coogler
    • [object Object]

      The Tombs

      8.6 (15)
      Jerry LaMothe
    • [object Object]

      The Abyss Boys

      7.3 (15)
      Jan-Hendrik Beetge

    Outstanding Supporting Actor

    • Don Cheadle at an event for Traitor (2008)
      Winner
      • Don Cheadle
      • The Guard
    • Anthony Mackie at an event for The Hurt Locker (2008)
      • Anthony Mackie
      • The Adjustment Bureau
    • Laurence Fishburne
      • Laurence Fishburne
      • Contagion
    • Mike Epps at an event for All About the Benjamins (2002)
      • Mike Epps
      • Jumping the Broom
    • Isiah Whitlock Jr.
      • Isiah Whitlock Jr.
      • Cedar Rapids

    Outstanding Supporting Actress

    • Octavia Spencer
      Winner
      • Octavia Spencer
      • The Help
    • Kim Wayans at an event for Dance Flick (2009)
      • Kim Wayans
      • Pariah
    • Pernell Walker
      • Pernell Walker
      • Pariah
    • Angela Bassett
      • Angela Bassett
      • Jumping the Broom
    • Maya Rudolph at an event for Shrek the Third (2007)
      • Maya Rudolph
      • Bridesmaids

    Outstanding Television Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

      7.8 (205)
      Richard Lowe
      Martin Torgoff
    • [object Object]

      The Latino List

      7.0 (56)
      Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
    • [object Object]

      30 for 30

      8.8 (6K)
      Jason Hehir
      For the episode "The Fab Five"
    • [object Object]

      Pray the Devil Back to Hell

      7.5 (592)
      Gini Reticker

    Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thurgood

      7.9 (608)
      Michael Stevens
    • [object Object]

      Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

      6.3 (983)
      Harvey Kahn
    • [object Object]

      Luther

      8.4 (162K)
      Katie Swinden
    • [object Object]

      Five

      6.9 (1.2K)
      Nellie Nugiel
    • [object Object]

      The Sunset Limited

      7.3 (33K)
      Barbara A. Hall

    Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Female

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

      6.3 (983)
      Taraji P. Henson
    • [object Object]

      Five

      6.9 (1.2K)
      Rosario Dawson
    • [object Object]

      Five

      6.9 (1.2K)
      Tracee Ellis Ross
    • [object Object]

      Five

      6.9 (1.2K)
      Jenifer Lewis
    • [object Object]

      Bag of Bones

      5.7 (9.8K)
      Anika Noni Rose

    Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Male

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Luther

      8.4 (162K)
      Idris Elba
    • [object Object]

      Hallmark Hall of Fame

      8.2 (351)
      Mykelti Williamson
      For episode "Have a Little Faith"
    • [object Object]

      Trinity Goodheart

      5.5 (188)
      Eric Benét
    • [object Object]

      Thurgood

      7.9 (608)
      Laurence Fishburne
    • [object Object]

      The Sunset Limited

      7.3 (33K)
      Samuel L. Jackson

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