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Black Reel Awards

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    Black Reel

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    Outstanding Actor

    • Jeremy Pope
      Winner
      • Jeremy Pope
      • The Inspection
    • John Boyega in Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
      • John Boyega
      • Breaking
    • Sterling K. Brown
      • Sterling K. Brown
      • Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
    • Daniel Kaluuya
      • Daniel Kaluuya
      • Nope
    • Jonathan Majors
      • Jonathan Majors
      • Devotion

    Outstanding Actress

    • Danielle Deadwyler
      Winner
      • Danielle Deadwyler
      • Till
    • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
      • Viola Davis
      • The Woman King
    • Anna Diop
      • Anna Diop
      • Nanny
    • Regina Hall at an event for Cadillac Records (2008)
      • Regina Hall
      • Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
    • Letitia Wright
      • Letitia Wright
      • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Outstanding Breakthrough Actor

    • Jeremy Pope
      Winner
      • Jeremy Pope
      • The Inspection
    • Jalyn Hall
      • Jalyn Hall
      • Till
    • Daryl McCormack in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)
      • Daryl McCormack
      • Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
    • Quintessa Swindell
      • Quintessa Swindell
      • Black Adam
    • Micheal Ward
      • Micheal Ward
      • Empire of Light

    Outstanding Breakthrough Actress

    • Thuso Mbedu
      Winner
      • Thuso Mbedu
      • The Woman King
    • Sheila Atim
      • Sheila Atim
      • The Woman King
    • Film Independent Spirit Awards (2025)
      • Charmaine Bingwa
      • Emancipation
    • Anna Diop
      • Anna Diop
      • Nanny
    • Dominique Thorne
      • Dominique Thorne
      • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Outstanding Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nope

      6.8 (304K)
      Hoyte van Hoytema
    • [object Object]

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
      Autumn Durald Arkapaw
    • [object Object]

      Emancipation

      6.3 (30K)
      Robert Richardson
    • [object Object]

      Till

      7.2 (17K)
      Bobby Bukowski
    • [object Object]

      The Woman King

      6.9 (80K)
      Polly Morgan

    Outstanding Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
      Ruth E. Carter
    • [object Object]

      Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

      5.3 (4.5K)
      Lorraine Coppin
    • [object Object]

      Nanny

      5.3 (8.8K)
      Charlese Antoinette Jones
    • [object Object]

      Till

      7.2 (17K)
      Marci Rodgers
    • [object Object]

      The Woman King

      6.9 (80K)
      Gersha Phillips

    Outstanding Director

    • Gina Prince-Bythewood in Half the Picture (2018)
      Winner
      • Gina Prince-Bythewood
      • The Woman King
    • Elegance Bratton x New York Times
      • Elegance Bratton
      • The Inspection
    • Chinonye Chukwu
      • Chinonye Chukwu
      • Till
    • Ryan Coogler
      • Ryan Coogler
      • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
    • Jordan Peele
      • Jordan Peele
      • Nope

    Outstanding Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sidney

      7.8 (1.4K)
      Reginald Hudlin
    • [object Object]

      Aftershock

      6.8 (400)
      Paula Eiselt
      Tonya Lewis Lee
    • [object Object]

      Descendant

      7.1 (1.5K)
      Margaret Brown
    • [object Object]

      Is That Black Enough for You?!?

      7.2 (1.7K)
      Elvis Mitchell
    • [object Object]

      Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

      7.4 (900)
      Sacha Jenkins

    Outstanding Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Woman King

      6.9 (80K)
      Terilyn A. Shropshire
    • [object Object]

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
      Michael P. Shawver
      Kelley Dixon
      Jennifer Lame
    • [object Object]

      Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

      6.6 (26K)
      Daysha Broadway
    • [object Object]

      Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

      7.4 (900)
      Jason Pollard
      Alma Herrera-Pazmiño
    • [object Object]

      Thirteen Lives

      7.8 (75K)
      James D. Wilcox

    Outstanding Emerging Director

    • Nikyatu Jusu
      Winner
      • Nikyatu Jusu
      • Nanny
    • Elegance Bratton x New York Times
      • Elegance Bratton
      • The Inspection
      • Adamma Ebo
      • Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
    • Elvis Mitchell
      • Elvis Mitchell
      • Is That Black Enough for You?!?
    • Carey Williams
      • Carey Williams
      • Emergency

    Outstanding Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Woman King

      6.9 (80K)
      Aisha Coley
    • [object Object]

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
      Sarah Finn
    • [object Object]

      Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

      5.3 (4.5K)
      Shannon Reis
    • [object Object]

      The Inspection

      6.7 (5.8K)
      Kim Coleman
    • [object Object]

      Till

      7.2 (17K)
      Kim Coleman

    Outstanding Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Woman King

      6.9 (80K)
      Maria Bello
      Viola Davis
      Cathy Schulman
      Julius Tennon
    • [object Object]

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
      Kevin Feige
      Nate Moore
    • [object Object]

      Devotion

      6.6 (31K)
      Molly Smith
      Rachel Smith
      Thad Luckinbill
      Trent Luckinbill
    • [object Object]

      Nope

      6.8 (304K)
      Jordan Peele
      Ian Cooper
    • [object Object]

      Till

      7.2 (17K)
      Keith Beauchamp
      Barbara Broccoli
      Whoopi Goldberg
      Michael Reilly
      Thomas Levine

    Outstanding First Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Inspection

      6.7 (5.8K)
      Elegance Bratton
    • [object Object]

      Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

      5.3 (4.5K)
      Adamma Ebo
    • [object Object]

      Master

      5.3 (6.2K)
      Mariama Diallo
    • [object Object]

      Nanny

      5.3 (8.8K)
      Nikyatu Jusu
    • [object Object]

      On the Come Up

      5.7 (819)
      Kay Oyegun

    Outstanding Independent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Inspection

      6.7 (5.8K)
      Elegance Bratton
    • [object Object]

      Emergency

      6.2 (10K)
      Carey Williams
    • [object Object]

      Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

      5.3 (4.5K)
      Adamma Ebo
    • [object Object]

      Master

      5.3 (6.2K)
      Mariama Diallo
    • [object Object]

      Nanny

      5.3 (8.8K)
      Nikyatu Jusu

    Outstanding International Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Saint Omer

      6.8 (6K)
      Alice Diop
      France
    • [object Object]

      Neptune Frost

      6.5 (1.2K)
      Saul Williams
      Anisia Uzeyman
      Rwanda

    Outstanding Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
      Tems
      Ludwig Göransson
      Rihanna
      Ryan Coogler
      Song: "Lift Me Up"
    • [object Object]

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
      James Fauntleroy
      Ludwig Göransson
      Rihanna
      The-Dream
      Song: "Born Again"
    • [object Object]

      The Woman King

      6.9 (80K)
      Jesse Corparal Wilson
      Angélique Kidjo
      Jeremy Lutito
      Song: "Keep Rising"
    • [object Object]

      A Jazzman's Blues

      6.8 (4.7K)
      Ruth B.
      Terence Blanchard
      Song: "Paper Airplanes"
    • [object Object]

      Till

      7.2 (17K)
      Jazmine Sullivan
      D'Mile
      Song: "Stand Up"

    Outstanding Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
      Hannah Beachler
    • [object Object]

      Devotion

      6.6 (31K)
      Wynn Thomas
    • [object Object]

      Nope

      6.8 (304K)
      Ruth De Jong
    • [object Object]

      Till

      7.2 (17K)
      Curt Beech
    • [object Object]

      The Woman King

      6.9 (80K)
      Akin McKenzie

    Outstanding Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Woman King

      6.9 (80K)
      Terence Blanchard
    • [object Object]

      Alice

      5.6 (3.6K)
      Common
    • [object Object]

      End of the Road

      4.8 (9.5K)
      Craig DeLeon
    • [object Object]

      Nanny

      5.3 (8.8K)
      Tanerélle
      Bartek Gliniak
    • [object Object]

      Nope

      6.8 (304K)
      Michael Abels

    Outstanding Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Till

      7.2 (17K)
      Keith Beauchamp
      Michael Reilly
      Chinonye Chukwu
    • [object Object]

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
      Ryan Coogler
      Joe Robert Cole
    • [object Object]

      The Inspection

      6.7 (5.8K)
      Elegance Bratton
    • [object Object]

      Nanny

      5.3 (8.8K)
      Nikyatu Jusu
    • [object Object]

      Nope

      6.8 (304K)
      Jordan Peele

    Outstanding Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      North Star

      7.5 (157)
      P.J. Palmer
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      North Star

      7.5 (157)
      Colman Domingo
      Heather Morris
      Caroline Metz
      Ryan Haffey
      Zelda Hallman
      Andrew Carlberg
      Emily Palmer
      Lindsey Moreno
      Cynthia Hallman
      Edith Productions
      (twenty)2 films
      Fig Street Entertainment
      Parce Productions
    • [object Object]

      Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison

      6.4 (77)
      Cinque Northern
    • [object Object]

      Elegy: My Two Months in Harlem

      Andre Lambertson
    • [object Object]

      Fannie

      7.6 (22)
      Christine Swanson
    • [object Object]

      New Moon

      6.5 (77)
      Jérémie Balais
      Raul Domingo
      Jeffig Le Bars

    Outstanding Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

      6.6 (339K)
    • [object Object]

      A Jazzman's Blues

      6.8 (4.7K)
    • [object Object]

      Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story

      5.9 (204)
    • [object Object]

      Till

      7.2 (17K)
    • [object Object]

      The Woman King

      6.9 (80K)

    Outstanding Supporting Actor

    • Brian Tyree Henry
      Winner
      • Brian Tyree Henry
      • Causeway
    • Micheal Ward
      • Micheal Ward
      • Empire of Light
    • Michael Kenneth Williams at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)
      • Michael Kenneth Williams
      • Breaking
    • Bokeem Woodbine
      • Bokeem Woodbine
      • The Inspection
    • Jeffrey Wright at an event for 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2024)
      • Jeffrey Wright
      • The Batman

    Outstanding Supporting Actress

    • Angela Bassett
      Winner
      • Angela Bassett
      • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
    • Thuso Mbedu
      • Thuso Mbedu
      • The Woman King
    • Janelle Monáe
      • Janelle Monáe
      • Glass Onion
    • Keke Palmer
      • Keke Palmer
      • Nope
    • Gabrielle Union
      • Gabrielle Union
      • The Inspection

    Outstanding Voice Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Avatar: The Way of Water

      7.5 (543K)
      Zoe Saldaña
    • [object Object]

      The Bad Guys

      6.9 (71K)
      Zazie Beetz
    • [object Object]

      Sonic the Hedgehog 2

      6.5 (110K)
      Idris Elba
    • [object Object]

      Lightyear

      6.1 (132K)
      Keke Palmer
    • [object Object]

      Strange World

      5.7 (49K)
      Gabrielle Union

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