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Black Reel Awards

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    Black Reel

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    Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture

    • Michael B. Jordan
      Winner
      • Michael B. Jordan
      • Creed
    • Will Smith at an event for Seven Pounds (2008)
      • Will Smith
      • Concussion
    • Samuel L. Jackson at an event for Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
      • Samuel L. Jackson
      • The Hateful Eight
    • Abraham Attah
      • Abraham Attah
      • Beasts of No Nation
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • Z for Zachariah

    Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series

    • David Oyelowo
      Winner
      • David Oyelowo
      • Nightingale
    • Steve Harris at an event for Chi-Raq (2015)
      • Steve Harris
      • Let the Church Say Amen
    • James Earl Jones
      • James Earl Jones
      • Great Performances
      • Driving Miss Daisy
    • Amin Joseph
      • Amin Joseph
      • Stock Option
    • Michael Kenneth Williams at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)
      • Michael Kenneth Williams
      • The Spoils Before Dying

    Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture

    • Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon 2014
      Winner
      • Teyonah Parris
      • Chi-Raq
    • Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
      • Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
      • Tangerine
    • Karidja Touré in Girlhood (2014)
      • Karidja Touré
      • Girlhood
    • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
      • Viola Davis
      • Lila & Eve
    • Zoe Saldaña
      • Zoe Saldaña
      • Infinitely Polar Bear

    Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series

    • Queen Latifah
      Winner
      • Queen Latifah
      • Bessie
    • Regina Hall at an event for Cadillac Records (2008)
      • Regina Hall
      • With This Ring
    • Shanice Shantay in The Wiz Live! (2015)
      • Shanice Shantay
      • The Wiz Live!
    • Yaya DaCosta
      • Yaya DaCosta
      • Whitney
    • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor at an event for Men of Honor (2000)
      • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
      • The Book of Negroes

    Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dope

      7.2 (91K)
      Kiersey Clemons
    • [object Object]

      Tangerine

      7.1 (41K)
      Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
    • [object Object]

      Tangerine

      7.1 (41K)
      Mya Taylor
    • [object Object]

      Dope

      7.2 (91K)
      Chanel Iman
    • [object Object]

      Girlhood

      6.9 (10K)
      Assa Sylla

    Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beasts of No Nation

      7.7 (90K)
      Abraham Attah
    • [object Object]

      Straight Outta Compton

      7.8 (229K)
      O'Shea Jackson Jr.
    • [object Object]

      Straight Outta Compton

      7.8 (229K)
      Jason Mitchell
    • [object Object]

      Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

      7.7 (143K)
      RJ Cyler
    • [object Object]

      Dope

      7.2 (91K)
      Shameik Moore

    Outstanding Director, Motion Picture

    • Ryan Coogler
      Winner
      • Ryan Coogler
      • Creed
    • Rick Famuyiwa in Our Family Wedding (2010)
      • Rick Famuyiwa
      • Dope
    • Antoine Fuqua at an event for Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
      • Antoine Fuqua
      • Southpaw
    • Spike Lee
      • Spike Lee
      • Chi-Raq
    • F. Gary Gray in Set It Off (1996)
      • F. Gary Gray
      • Straight Outta Compton

    Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series

    • Dee Rees
      Winner
      • Dee Rees
      • Bessie
    • Clement Virgo
      • Clement Virgo
      • The Book of Negroes
    • John Ridley
      • John Ridley
      • American Crime
      Episode: "Episode One (2015)"
    • Angela Bassett
      • Angela Bassett
      • Whitney
    • Regina King
      • Regina King
      • Let the Church Say Amen

    Outstanding Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What Happened, Miss Simone?

      7.6 (15K)
      Liz Garbus
    • [object Object]

      The Amazing Nina Simone

      7.2 (65)
      Jeff L. Lieberman
    • [object Object]

      A Ballerina's Tale

      6.4 (733)
      Nelson George
    • [object Object]

      The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

      7.4 (2.2K)
      Stanley Nelson
    • [object Object]

      Sweet Micky for President

      7.3 (125)
      Ben Patterson

    Outstanding Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Straight Outta Compton

      7.8 (229K)
      Victoria Thomas
      Cindy Tolan
    • [object Object]

      Chi-Raq

      5.9 (11K)
      Kim Coleman
    • [object Object]

      Concussion

      7.1 (103K)
      Lindsay Graham
      Mary Vernieu
    • [object Object]

      Creed

      7.6 (325K)
      Francine Maisler
    • [object Object]

      Dope

      7.2 (91K)
      Kim Coleman

    Outstanding Foreign Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girlhood

      6.9 (10K)
      Céline Sciamma
      France
    • [object Object]

      Freetown

      4.7 (1.3K)
      Garrett Batty
      Liberia
    • [object Object]

      Honeytrap

      5.9 (862)
      Rebecca Johnson
      UK
    • [object Object]

      Mediterranea

      6.6 (1.8K)
      Jonas Carpignano
      Italy
    • [object Object]

      My Friend Victoria

      6.4 (358)
      Jean-Paul Civeyrac
      France
    • [object Object]

      Samba

      6.7 (18K)
      Olivier Nakache
      Éric Toledano
      France

    Outstanding Independent Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

      7.6 (52)
      Carol Bash
    • [object Object]

      Adina Howard 20: A Story of Sexual Liberation

      Gezus Zaire
    • [object Object]

      Be Known

      7.4 (18)
      Dwayne Johnson-Cochran
    • [object Object]

      Cody High: A Life Remodeled Project

      7.2 (9)
      Walter V. Marshall
    • [object Object]

      Romeo Is Bleeding

      7.9 (115)
      Jason Zeldes

    Outstanding Independent Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tangerine

      7.1 (41K)
      Sean Baker
    • [object Object]

      Blackbird

      5.6 (1.2K)
      Patrik-Ian Polk
    • [object Object]

      Knucklehead

      6.3 (114)
      Ben Bowman
    • [object Object]

      Somewhere in the Middle

      7.0 (115)
      Lanre Olabisi
    • [object Object]

      The Man in 3B

      5.4 (807)
      Trey Haley

    Outstanding Independent Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Addiction

      Danny Dzhurayev
    • [object Object]

      David's Reverie

      Neil Creque Williams
    • [object Object]

      Sacred Heart

      4.3 (27)
      Jennia Fredrique Aponte
      Sol Aponte

    Outstanding Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Creed

      7.6 (325K)
      Sylvester Stallone
      Irwin Winkler
      David Winkler
      Robert Chartoff
      William Chartoff
      Kevin King Templeton
    • [object Object]

      Beasts of No Nation

      7.7 (90K)
      Amy Kaufman
      Cary Joji Fukunaga
      Daniela Taplin Lundberg
      Riva Marker
      Daniel Crown
      Idris Elba
    • [object Object]

      Chi-Raq

      5.9 (11K)
      Spike Lee
    • [object Object]

      Concussion

      7.1 (103K)
      Ridley Scott
      Larry Shuman
      Elizabeth Cantillon
      Giannina Facio
      David Wolthoff
    • [object Object]

      Straight Outta Compton

      7.8 (229K)
      F. Gary Gray
      Ice Cube
      Matt Alvarez
      Scott Bernstein

    Outstanding Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Furious 7

      7.1 (430K)
      Wiz Khalifa
      Charlie Puth
      Andrew Cedar
      DJ Frank E
      Song: "See You Again"
    • [object Object]

      Fifty Shades of Grey

      4.2 (349K)
      The Weeknd
      Stephan Moccio
      DaHeala
      Belly
      Song: "Earned It"
    • [object Object]

      Creed

      7.6 (325K)
      Tessa Thompson
      Ludwig Göransson
      Sam Dew
      Song: "Grip"
    • [object Object]

      Straight Outta Compton

      7.8 (229K)
      Dr. Dre
      Silk
      Camille 'Choc' Clerc
      François de Roubaix
      Song: "Talking to My Diary"
    • [object Object]

      Creed

      7.6 (325K)
      Donald Glover
      Vince Staples
      Jhené Aiko
      Ryan Coogler
      Ludwig Göransson
      Song: "Waiting for My Moment"

    Outstanding Original or Adapted Screenplay, Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Creed

      7.6 (325K)
      Aaron Covington
      Ryan Coogler
    • [object Object]

      Chi-Raq

      5.9 (11K)
      Spike Lee
      Kevin Willmott
    • [object Object]

      Dope

      7.2 (91K)
      Rick Famuyiwa

    Outstanding Original or Adapted Screenplay, TV Movie or Limited Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Crime

      7.7 (10K)
      John Ridley
      Episode: "Episode One (2015)"
    • [object Object]

      American Crime

      7.7 (10K)
      Stacy A. Littlejohn
      Episode: Episode Seven (2015)"
    • [object Object]

      Show Me a Hero

      7.9 (12K)
      David Simon
      William F. Zorzi
      Lisa Belkin
    • [object Object]

      The Book of Negroes

      7.8 (2.5K)
      Clement Virgo
    • [object Object]

      Bessie

      6.7 (5K)
      Dee Rees
      Bettina Gilois
      Christopher Cleveland

    Outstanding Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Straight Outta Compton

      7.8 (229K)
      Joseph Trapanese
    • [object Object]

      Creed

      7.6 (325K)
      Ludwig Göransson
    • [object Object]

      Chi-Raq

      5.9 (11K)
      Terence Blanchard
    • [object Object]

      Dope

      7.2 (91K)
      Germaine Franco
    • [object Object]

      Beasts of No Nation

      7.7 (90K)
      Dan Romer

    Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture

    • Idris Elba at an event for Les Misérables (2012)
      Winner
      • Idris Elba
      • Beasts of No Nation
    • Jason Mitchell at an event for The Chi (2018)
      • Jason Mitchell
      • Straight Outta Compton
    • Corey Hawkins
      • Corey Hawkins
      • Straight Outta Compton
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • Chiwetel Ejiofor
      • The Martian
    • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
      • Forest Whitaker
      • Southpaw

    Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series

    • Bokeem Woodbine
      Winner
      • Bokeem Woodbine
      • Fargo
    • David Alan Grier
      • David Alan Grier
      • The Wiz Live!
    • Charles S. Dutton
      • Charles S. Dutton
      • Bessie
    • Michael Kenneth Williams at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)
      • Michael Kenneth Williams
      • Bessie
    • Cuba Gooding Jr. at an event for American Gangster (2007)
      • Cuba Gooding Jr.
      • The Book of Negroes

    Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture

    • Tessa Thompson at an event for The Oscars (2019)
      Winner
      • Tessa Thompson
      • Creed
    • Gugu Mbatha-Raw
      • Gugu Mbatha-Raw
      • Concussion
    • Mya Taylor at an event for The Oscars (2016)
      • Mya Taylor
      • Tangerine
    • Angela Bassett
      • Angela Bassett
      • Chi-Raq
    • Zoë Kravitz
      • Zoë Kravitz
      • Dope

    Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series

    • Regina King
      Winner
      • Regina King
      • American Crime
    • Mo'Nique
      • Mo'Nique
      • Bessie
    • Amber Riley
      • Amber Riley
      • The Wiz Live!
    • Mary J. Blige
      • Mary J. Blige
      • The Wiz Live!
    • Angela Bassett
      • Angela Bassett
      • American Horror Story

    Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bessie

      6.7 (5K)
      Ron Schmidt
    • [object Object]

      American Crime

      7.7 (10K)
      Lori-Etta Taub
      Ed Tapia
    • [object Object]

      The Book of Negroes

      7.8 (2.5K)
      Damon D'Oliveira
      Clement Virgo
    • [object Object]

      Luther

      8.4 (160K)
      Marcus Wilson
    • [object Object]

      Show Me a Hero

      7.9 (12K)
      Gail Mutrux

    Outstanding Television Documentary or Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wiz Live!

      7.1 (2.6K)
      Kenny Leon
    • [object Object]

      3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets

      7.2 (2K)
      Marc Silver
    • [object Object]

      Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church

      7.0 (7)
      Clay Cane
    • [object Object]

      Kareem: Minority of One

      7.4 (1.1K)
      Clare Lewins
    • [object Object]

      Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life an All Star Grammy Salute

      7.9 (49)
      Leon Knoles

    Outstanding Voice Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Home

      6.5 (118K)
      Rihanna
      "Gratuity 'Tip' Tucci"
    • [object Object]

      The Peanuts Movie

      7.0 (52K)
      Marleik Mar Mar Walker
      "Franklin"
    • [object Object]

      The Good Dinosaur

      6.7 (135K)
      Jeffrey Wright
      "Poppa"
    • [object Object]

      Strange Magic

      5.8 (13K)
      Maya Rudolph
      "Griselda"
    • [object Object]

      Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

      7.1 (5.2K)
      Quvenzhané Wallis
      "Almitra"

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