Black Reel Awards
Posted on January 23, 2024 at 5:12 pm
Black Reel Awards Nominees: One Night in Miami, 40-Year-Old Version, Ma Rainey, and More
Posted on February 18, 2021 at 12:17 pm
The nominees are:
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
(award given to the producer)
DA 5 BLOODS (NETFLIX)
Jon Kilik, Spike Lee, Beatriz Levin & Lloyd Levin, producers
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
Charles D. King, Ryan Cooler & Shaka King, producers
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (NETFLIX)
Denzel Washington, Todd Black & Dany Wolf, producers
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder & Jody Klein, producers
SOUL (WALT DISNEY MOTION PICTURES)
Dana Murray, producers
OUTSTANDING ACTOR
KINGSLEY BEN-ADIR
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (NETFLIX)
DELROY LINDO
DA 5 BLOODS (NETFLIX)
ROB MORGAN
BULL (SONY PICTURES WORLDWIDE)
LAKEITH STANFIELD
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS
NICOLE BEHARIE
MISS JUNETEENTH (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT)
VIOLA DAVIS
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (NETFLIX)
ANDRA DAY
THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY (HULU)
TESSA THOMPSON
SYLVIE’S LOVE (AMAZON STUDIOS)
ZENDAYA
MALCOLM & MARIE (NETFLIX)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
RADHA BLANK
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION (NETFLIX)
REGINA KING
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
SHAKA KING
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
SPIKE LEE
DA 5 BLOODS (NETFLIX)
CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES
MISS JUNETEENTH (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
DA 5 BLOODS (NETFLIX)
COLMAN DOMINGO
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (NETFLIX)
ALDIS HODGE
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
DANIEL KALUUYA
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
LESLIE ODOM JR.
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ALEXIS CHIKAEZE
MISS JUNETEENTH (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT)
DOMINIQUE FISHBACK
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
KIKI LAYNE
THE OLD GUARD (NETFLIX)
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
THE HIGH NOTE (FOCUS FEATURES)
GABOUREY SIDIBE
ANTEBELLUM (LIONSGATE)
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION
RADHA BLANK (NETFLIX)
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
WILL BERSON & SHAKA KING (WARNER BROS.)
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON (NETFLIX)
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
KEMP POWERS (AMAZON STUDIOS)
SOUL
PETE DOCTER, MIKE JONES & KEMP POWERS (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES)
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
(award given to the director)
ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY (AMAZON STUDIOS)
LIZ GARBUS & LISA CORTES, DIRECTORS
JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE (MAGNOLIA PICTURES / PARTICIPANT)
DAWN PORTER, DIRECTOR
MLK/FBI (IFC FILMS)
SAM POLLARD, DIRECTOR
TIME (AMAZON STUDIOS)
GARRETT BRADLEY, DIRECTOR
THE WAY I SEE IT (FOCUS FEATURES)
DAWN PORTER, DIRECTOR
OUTSTANDING FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
(award given to the director)
HIS HOUSE | UNITED KINGDOM
REMI WEEKES, DIRECTOR (NETFLIX)
NIGHT OF THE KINGS | SENEGAL
PHILIPPE LACOTE, DIRECTOR (NEON)
THE LIFE AHEAD | ITALY
EDOARDO PONTI, DIRECTOR (NETFLIX)
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
(award given to the casting director)
DA 5 BLOODS (NETFLIX)
KIM COLEMAN, CASTING DIRECTOR
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
ALEXA L. FOGEL, CASTING DIRECTOR
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (NETFLIX)
AVY KAUFMAN, CASTING DIRECTOR
MISS JUNETEENTH (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT)
TISHA BLOOD, CHELSEA ELLIS BLOCH, MATTHEW WEST TAYLOR, CASTING DIRECTORS
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
KIMBERLY HARDIN, CASTING DIRECTOR
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE
ANGELA BASSETT
SOUL (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES)
JAMIE FOXX
SOUL (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES)
MAYA RUDOLPH
THE WILLOUGHBYS (NETFLIX)
OCTAVIA SPENCER
ONWARD (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES)
PHYLICIA RASHAD
SOUL (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES)
OUTSTANDING SCORE
(award given to the composer)
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION (NETFLIX)
GUY C. ROUTTE, COMPOSER
JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY (NETFLIX)
JOHN DEBNEY, COMPOSER
THE PHOTOGRAPH (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
ROBERT GLASPER, COMPOSER
SOUL (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES)
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS & JON BATISTE, COMPOSERS
SYLVIE’S LOVE (AMAZON STUDIOS)
FABRICE LECOMTE, COMPOSER
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
(award given to the performer and songwriters)
“FIGHT FOR YOU” (JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH)
H.E.R, PERFORMER ; H.E.R, DERNST EMILE II & TIARA THOMAS, WRITERS
“MAKE IT WORK” (JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY)
ANIKA NONI ROSE & FOREST WHITAKER, PERFORMERS; JOHN LEGEND; WRITER
“POVERTY PORN” (THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION)
RADHAMUSPRIME, PERFORMER; RADHA BLANK, WRITER
“SPEAK NOW” (ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI)
LESLIE ODOM JR., PERFORMER; LESLIE ODOM JR. & SAM ASHWORTH, WRITERS
“TIGRESS & TWEED” (THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY)
ANDRA DAY, PERFORMER; ANDRA DAY & RAPHAEL SAADIQ, WRITERS
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT FEATURE
(award given to the director)
AMERICAN SKIN (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT)
NATE PARKER, DIRECTOR
FAREWELL AMOR (IFC MIDNIGHT)
EKWA MSANGI, DIRECTOR
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION (NETFLIX)
RADHA BLANK, DIRECTOR
MISS JUNETEENTH (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT)
CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES, DIRECTOR
SYLVIE’S LOVE (AMAZON STUDIOS)
EUGENE ASHE, DIRECTOR
OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM
(award given to the director)
BROTHER
YA’KE SMITH, DIRECTOR
CANVAS (NETFLIX)
FRANK E. ABNEY III, DIRECTOR
THE CYPHER
LETIA SOLOMON, DIRECTOR
GRAB MY HAND: A LETTER TO MY DAD
CAMRUS JOHNSON, DIRECTOR
THE PANDEMIC CHRONICLES
YA’KE SMITH, DIRECTOR
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY
(award given to the director)
MR. SOUL! (SHOES IN THE BED PRODUCTIONS)
MELISSA HAIZLIP, DIRECTOR
THE SIT-IN: HARRY BELAFONTE HOSTS THE TONIGHT SHOW (PEACOCK)
YORUBA RICHEN, DIRECTOR
WITH DRAWN ARMS (STARZ!)
GLENN KAINO & AFSHIN SHAHIDI, DIRECTORS
OUTSTANDING EMERGING DIRECTOR
EUGENE ASHE
SYLVIE’S LOVE (AMAZON STUDIOS)
RADHA BLANK
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION (NETFLIX)
REGINA KING
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
SHAKA KING
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES
MISS JUNETEENTH (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT)
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, MALE
YAHYA ABDUL-MANTEEN II
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (NETFLIX)
KINGSLEY BEN-ADIR
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
DUSAN BROWN
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (NETFLIX)
ELI GOREE
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
NTARE MWINE
FAREWELL AMOR (IFC MIDNIGHT)
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
RADHA BLANK
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION (NETFLIX)
ALEXIS CHIKAEZE
MISS JUNETEENTH (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT)
ANDRA DAY
THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY (HULU)
DOMINIQUE FISHBACK
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
ZENDAYA
MALCOLM & MARIE (NETFLIX)
OUTSTANDING FIRST SCREENPLAY 
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION (NETFLIX)
RADHA BLANK
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (NETFLIX)
RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON
MISS JUNETEENTH (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT)
CHANNING PEOPLES GODFREY
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
KEMP POWERS
SYLVIE’S LOVE (AMAZON STUDIOS)
EUGENE ASHE
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY
DA 5 BLOODS (NETFLIX)
NEWTON THOMAS SIGEL, CINEMATOGRAPHER
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
SEAN BOBBITT, CINEMATOGRAPHER
MALCOLM & MARIE (NETFLIX)
MARCELL REV, CINEMATOGRAPHER
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
TAMI REIKER, CINEMATOGRAPHER
TENET (WARNER BROS.)
HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA, CINEMATOGRAPHER
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY (NETFLIX)
MICHAEL WILKINSON, COSTUME DESIGN
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (NETFLIX)
ANN ROTH, COSTUME DESIGNER
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
FRANCINE JAMISON-TANCHUCK, COSTUME DESIGNER
SYLVIE’S LOVE (AMAZON STUDIOS)
PHOENIX MELLOW, COSTUME DESIGNER
THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY (HULU)
PAOLO NIEDDU, COSTUME DESIGNER
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
JINGLE JANGLE: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY (NETFLIX)
GAVIN BOCQUET, PRODUCTION DESIGNER
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (WARNER BROS.)
SAM LISENCO, PRODUCTION DESIGN
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (NETFLIX)
MARK RICKER, PRODUCTION DESIGN
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (AMAZON STUDIOS)
BARRY ROBISON, PRODUCTION DESIGNER
TENET (WARNER BROS.)
NATHAN CROWLEY, PRODUCTION DESIGNER
The story of a group of icons and friends who spend an evening together celebrating Cassius Clay’s heavyweight championship victory, One Night in Miami, led a crowded field of contenders receiving 15 nominations. Oscar and Black Reel Award winner Regina King’s debut film came within two nominations of matching Black Panther’s record of 17 nominations. The film received nominations for Outstanding Picture, Outstanding Actor (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Leslie Odom, Jr. and Aldis Hodge), and Outstanding Screenplay (Kemp Powers). King, who received an Outstanding Director nomination, becomes the first actress honored with a Director nod.
Also receiving 12 nominations was Judas and the Messiah. The story that recreates the unfortunate conditions that led to Illinois Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton assassination, was nominated for Outstanding Picture, Outstanding Actor (Lakeith Stanfield), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Daniel Kaluuya), Outstanding Supporting Actress (Dominique Fishback), Outstanding Screenplay (Will Berson and Shaka King), and Outstanding Director (King).
The final on-screen performance of the late Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom took home ten nominations. The film garnered Outstanding Picture, Outstanding Actor for Boseman, Outstanding Actress for Viola Davis; Outstanding Supporting nods Colman Domingo, Outstanding Screenplay (Ruben Santiago-Hudson) as well as an Outstanding Ensemble nomination. Boseman becomes the first Male Actor and the second actor to receive acting nominations posthumously.
This year was also notable for several record-setting individual achievements; most notably, it was the first year where the majority of the nominated directors were women. The essence of that change was writer/director/producer Radha Blanks who received seven nominations for her debut film, The Forty-Year-Old Version. Blank becomes the most nominated individual in Black Reel Awards history scoring nods for Outstanding Director, Outstanding Screenplay, and Outstanding Song, among her accolades. In addition, Dawn Porter becomes the first director to earn multiple nominations in the Outstanding Documentary category for both John Lewis: Good Trouble and The Way I See It. In addition, Pixar’s Soul becomes the first animated film to earn a Screenplay nomination and the second animated film (The Princess and the Frog) to earn an Outstanding Picture nom.
In the studio/network tally, Netflix leads with 36 nominations, followed by 23 nominations for Amazon, with 14 for Warner Bros.
“Last year was a historic year in film, if for no other reason that there were more films released than ever before by Black filmmakers, featuring a tremendous amount of quality performances by a group of tireless creatives, who overcame unique challenges to create a group of memorable and indelible images,” said Black Reel Awards founder Tim Gordon. “We look forward to creatives continuing to tell our stories and we congratulate all of this year’s talented nominees.
Black Reel Awards annually recognize excellence of African-Americans, as well as the cinematic achievements of the African diaspora, in the global film industry.
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Queen & Slim Leads 2019 Black Reel Awards Nominees
Posted on December 11, 2019 at 5:25 pm
Director Melina Matsoukas’ piercing examination of race and justice tied both Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls and Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk, scoring multiple nominations. They included Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Actor (Daniel Kaluuya), Outstanding Actress and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female (Jodie Turner-Smith), Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted) and Outstanding First Screenplay for Lena Waithe, as well as Outstanding Director and Outstanding Emerging Director for Matsoukas.
In addition, the film received multiple nominations in the Outstanding Song category, for Collide (Tiana Major9 & EARTH GANGO) and Guarding the Gates (Lauryn Hill), Outstanding Score and nods in every technical category, Outstanding Cinematography, Outstanding Costume Design and Outstanding Production Design.
Director Jordan Peele’s follow-up to his Black Reel Award winning film, Get Out, Us thrilled voters as well on the way to 12 nominations. Led by its visionary director, who garnered a record-tying four nominations including Outstanding Director, Outstanding Screenplay, Original or Adapted, and Outstanding Motion Picture. Peele also was recognized for Outstanding Voice Performer for Toy Story 4. Us also secured an Outstanding Motion Picture nomination as well as Outstanding Actress for Black Reel Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Outstanding Supporting Actress and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female for newcomer Shahadi Wright Joseph, Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Score, Outstanding Cinematography, Outstanding Costume Design, and Outstanding Production Design.
The story of underground cult comedian Rudy Ray Moore, Dolemite Is My Name also scored double-digit nominations with 11. Led by Outstanding Actor nominee Eddie Murphy, the film received multiple nominations for its talented cast including Outstanding Supporting Actress and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female for newcomer Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Outstanding Supporting Actor for Black Reel Award winner Wesley Snipes, Outstanding Breakthrough Actor, Male for Titus Burgess. The film also garnered noms for Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Score, as well as Outstanding Costume Design for last year’s winner, Ruth E. Carter.
“I’m extremely thrilled with the choices that our Voting Academy made this year,” said Black Reel Awards founder and President, Tim Gordon. ”As we celebrate our 20th Anniversary, it is both humbling to reminisce about the journey, yet refreshing to see and experience so much new talent that graced the screen for the first time.”
Other highlights include Waves receiving nine nominations followed by the indie darling, The Last Black Man in San Francisco that scored eight nominations. Seven nominations went to the prison drama, Clemency, while both Harriet and Luce each took home six nods. In addition, three directors each received four nominations, Chinoye Chukwu, Julius Onah, and Peele.
The 20th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 6, 2020, live streamed on BlogTalkRadio.
20TH ANNUAL BLACK REEL AWARDS NOMINEES
(Digital Nomination Copy)
Outstanding Motion Picture
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
Eddie Murphy, John Fox & John Davis
JUST MERCY (Warner Bros.)
Asher Goldstein & Gil Netter
QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
Pamela Addy, Andrew Coles, James Frey, Michelle Knudsen, Melina Matsoukas, Lena Waithe & Brad Weston
US (Universal Pictures)
Jordan Peele, Jason Blum, Ian Cooper & Sean McKittrick
WAVES (A24)
Trey Edward Schultz, Kevin Turen & James Wilson
Outstanding Actor
JIMMIE FAILS
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
KELVIN HARRISON JR.
Luce (Neon)
KELVIN HARRISON JR.
Waves (A24)
DANIEL KALUUYA
Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
EDDIE MURPHY
Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
Outstanding Actress
Credit: Glen Wilson / Focus Features
CYNTHIA ERIVO
Harriet (Focus Features)
GUGU MBATHA-RAW
Fast Color (Lionsgate/Codeblack)
LUPITA NYONG’O
Us (Universal Pictures)
JODIE TURNER-SMITH
Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
ALFRE WOODARD
Clemency (Neon)
Outstanding Director
MATI DIOP
Atlantics (Netflix)
KASI LEMMONS
Harriet (Focus Features)
MELINA MATSOUKAS
Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
JULIUS ONAH
Luce (Neon)
JORDAN PEELE
Us (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actor
STERLING K. BROWN
Waves (A24)
ALDIS HODGE
Clemency (Neon)
JAMIE FOXX
Just Mercy (Warner Bros.)
JONATHAN MAJORS
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
WESLEY SNIPES
Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress
SHAHADI WRIGHT JOSEPH
Us (Universal Pictures)
JANELLE MONAE
Harriet (Focus Features)
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH
Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
TAYLOR RUSSELL
Waves (A24)
OCTAVIA SPENCER
Luce (Neon)
Outstanding Screenplay
CLEMENCY (Neon)
Chinonye Chukwu
LES MISERABLES (Amazon Studios)
Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini & Alexis Manenti
LUCE (Neon)
J.C. Lee & Julius Onah
QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
Lena Waithe
US (Universal Pictures)
Jordan Peele
Outstanding Documentary Feature
THE APOLLO (HBO Documentary)
Roger Ross Williams, director
THE BLACK GODFATHER (Netflix)
Reginald Hudlin, director
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE (Netflix)
Rachel Lears, director
MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL (Abramorama)
Stanley Nelson, director
TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM (Magnolia Pictures)
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, director
Outstanding International Film
ATLANTICS (Netflix)
Senegal
THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND (Netflix)
United Kingdom
FARMING (Momentum Pictures)
United Kingdom
IN FABRIC (A24)
United Kingdom
LES MISERABLES (Amazon Studios)
France
Outstanding Ensemble
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
Lindsay Graham & Mary Vernieu, casting directors
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (A24)
Julia Kim, casting director
JUST MERCY (Warner Bros.)
Carmen Cuba, casting director
US (Universal Pictures)
Terri Taylor, casting director
WAVES (A24)
Avy Kaufman, casting director
Outstanding Voice Performance
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR (Scar)
The Lion King (Disney)
DONALD GLOVER (Simba)
The Lion King (Disney)
JAMES EARL JONES (Mufasa)
The Lion King (Disney)
KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY (Ducky)
Toy Story 4 (Disney)
JORDAN PEELE (Bunny)
Toy Story 4 (Disney)
Outstanding Score
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
Scott Bomar
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (A24)
Emile Mosseri
QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
Devonte Hynes
US (Universal Pictures)
Michael Abels
WAVES (A24)
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Outstanding Original Song
“COLLIDE” (QUEEN & SLIM)
Tiana Major9 & EARTH GANG, performers
“DON’T TURN BACK” (THE APOLLO)
Robert Glasper & Ledisi, performers
“GUARDING THE GATES” (QUEEN & SLIM)
Lauryn Hill, performer
“IT’S NOT OVER” (BRIAN BANKS)
Gizzle & Sam Fisher, performers
“SPIRIT” (THE LION KING)
Beyonce Knowles-Carter, performer
Outstanding Independent Feature – Awarded to the Director & Producers
BURNING CANE (ARRAY)
Phillip Youmans, director
Ojo Akinlana, Wendell Pierce, Mose Mayer, Isaac Webb, Cassandra Youmans Jakob Johnson & Karen Kaia Livers, producers
CLEMENCY (Neon)
Chinonye Chukwu, director
Timur Bekbosunov, Julian Cautherley, Bronwyn Cornelius & Peter Wong, producers
GUAVA ISLAND (Amazon Studios)
Hiro Murai, director
Donald Glover, Carmen Cuba, Jennifer Roth & Fam Udeorji, producers
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (A24)
Joe Talbot, director/producer
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh & Khaliah Neal, producers
LUCE (Neon)
Julius Onah, director/producer
John Baker & Andrew Yang, producers
Outstanding Short Film
AMERICA
Garrett Bradley, director
HAIR LOVE (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Matthew A. Cherry, director
IT’S NOT ABOUT JIMMY KEENE
Caleb Jaffe, director
SUICIDE BY SUNLIGHT
Nikyatu Jusu, director
ZAHRA AND THE OIL MAN
Yucef Mayes, director
Outstanding Independent Documentary
16 BARS
Sam Bathrick, director
NO LYE: AN AMERICAN BEAUTY STORY
Bayer Mack, director
THE REMIX: HIP HOP X FASHION
Lisa Cortes & Farah Khalid, director
Outstanding Emerging Director
CHINONYE CHUKWU
Clemency (Neon)
NIA DACOSTA
Little Woods (Neon)
MATI DIOP
Atlantics (Netflix)
MELINA MATSOUKAS
Queen & Slim (Universal)
JULIUS ONAH
Luce (Neon)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
TITUSS BURGESS
Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix)
JIMMIE FAILS
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
KELVIN HARRISON JR.
Waves (A24)
ALDIS HODGE
Clemency (Neon)
JONATHAN MAJORS
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
MAME BINETA SANE
Atlantics (Netflix)
SHAHADI WRIGHT JOSEPH
Us (Universal Pictures)
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH
Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
TAYLOR RUSSELL
Waves (A24)
JODIE TURNER-SMITH
Queen & Slim (Universal)
Outstanding First Screenplay
ATLANTICS (Netflix)
Mati Diop & Olivier Demangel
THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND (Netflix)
Chiwetel Ejiofor
BURNING CANE (ARRAY)
Phillip Youmans
CLEMENCY (Neon)
Chinoye Chukwu
QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
Lena Waithe
Outstanding Cinematography
HARRIET (Focus Features)
John Toll
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (A24)
Adam Newport-Berra
QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
Tad Radcliffe
US (Universal Pictures)
Mike Gioulakis
WAVES (A24)
Drew Daniels
Outstanding Costume Design
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
Ruth E. Carter
HARRIET (Focus Features)
Paul Tazewell
HUSTLERS (STX Entertainment)
Mitchell Travers
QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
Shiona Turini
US (Universal Pictures)
Kym Barrett
Outstanding Production Design
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Netflix)
Clay A. Griffith
HARRIET (Focus Features)
Warren Alan Young
THE LION KING (Disney)
James Chinlund
QUEEN & SLIM (Universal Pictures)
Karen Murphy
US (Universal Pictures)
Ruth De Jong
Nominations Per Film
14 nominations
Queen & Slim
11 nominations
Us
10 nominations
Dolemite is My Name
9 nominations
Waves
8 nominations
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
7 nominations
Clemency
6 nominations
Harriet
Luce
5 nominations
Atlantics
The Lion King
3 nominations
Just Mercy
2 nominations
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Burning Cane
Les Miserables
Toy Story 4
1 nomination
16 Bars
America
The Black Godfather
Brian Banks
Guava Island
Farming
Fast Color
Hair Love
Hustlers
In Fabric
It’s Not About Jimmy Keene
Knock Down the House
Little Woods
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
No Lye: An American Beauty Story
The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion
Suicide by the Sunlight
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Zahra and the Oil Man
Black Reel Awards: Selma Ties the Record
Posted on February 20, 2015 at 7:37 am
Outstanding Motion Picture
Selma | Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner & Christian Colson (Paramount)
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
David Oyelowo | Selma (Paramount)
Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture
Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Belle (Fox Searchlight)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Wendell Pierce | Selma (Paramount)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Carmen Ejogo | Selma (Paramount)
Outstanding Director, Motion Picture
Ava DuVernay | Selma (Paramount)
Outstanding Screenplay, Motion Picture
Chris Rock | Top Five (Paramount)
Outstanding Documentary
Anita: Speaking Truth to the Power | Freida Lee Mock
Outstanding Ensemble (Awarded to Casting Directors)
Selma | Aisha Coley (Paramount)
Outstanding Foreign Film
Fishing Without Nets (Kenya) | Cutter Hodierne (Drafthouse Films)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Tyler James Williams | Dear White People (Lionsgate/ Roadside Attractions
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Teyonah Parris | Dear White People (Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions)
Outstanding Voice Performance
Morgan Freeman | The LEGO Movie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Score
Jason Moran | Selma (Paramount)
Outstanding Original Song
“Glory” from Selma | Performed by: John Legend & Common;
Written by: John Legend, Common & Che Smith (Paramount)
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature
The Retrieval | Chris Eska
Outstanding Independent Documentary
25 to Life | Mark Brown
Outstanding Independent Short
#AmeriCan | Nate Parker
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown | Alex Gibney (HBO)
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
The Trip to Bountiful | Bill Haber, Cicely Tyson, Hallie Foote & Jeff Hayes (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Larenz Tate | Gun Hill (BET)
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Cicely Tyson | The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Blair Underwood | The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Anika Noni Rose | A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Reggie Rock Bythewood | Gun Hill (BET)
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Reggie Rock Bythewood | Gun Hill (BET)
Black Reel Awards Nominations 2014
Posted on December 17, 2014 at 9:14 am
One of the great pleasures of this time of year is voting for so many of my favorite filmmakers as a part of the Black Reel Awards. Thanks, as ever, to Tim Gordon for allowing me to participate. I think it is fair to say we had more and better choices this year than we ever have before. Here are our nominees:
MOTION PICTURE
Belle | Damian Jones (Fox Searchlight)
Beyond the Lights | Stephanie Allain, Amar’e Stoudamire, Reggie Rock Bythewood & Ryan Kavanaugh (Relativity Media)
Dear White People | Justin Simien, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe, Ann Le, Effie Brown & Julia Lebedev (Lionsgate/ Roadside Attractions)
Selma | Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner & Christian Colson (Paramount)
Top Five | Scott Rudin & Eli Bush (Paramount)
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
Chadwick Boseman | Get on Up (Universal Pictures)
David Oyelowo | Selma (Paramount)
Nate Parker | Beyond the Lights (Relativity Media)
Chris Rock | Top Five (Paramount)
Denzel Washington | The Equalizer (Columbia Pictures)
Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture
Rosario Dawson | Top Five (Paramount)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Belle (Fox Searchlight)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Beyond the Lights (Relativity Media)
Tessa Thompson | Dear White People (Lionsgate/ Roadside Attractions)
Quvenzhane Wallis | Annie (Columbia Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Nelsan Ellis | Get On Up (Universal)
David Oyelowo | A Most Violent Year (A24)
Tyler Perry | Gone Girl (20th Century Fox)
Wendell Pierce | Selma (Paramount)
Michael K. Williams | The Gambler (Paramount)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Viola Davis | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (The Weinstein Company)
Carmen Ejogo | Selma (Paramount)
Teyonah Parris | Dear White People (Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions)
Zoe Saldana | Guardians of the Galaxy (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Octavia Spencer | Snowpiercer (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Director, Motion Picture
Amma Asante | Belle (Fox Searchlight)
Gina Prince-Bythewood | Beyond the Lights (Relativity Media)
Ava DuVernay | Selma (Paramount)
Chris Rock | Top Five (Paramount)
Justin Simien | Dear White People (Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions)
Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted), Motion Picture
Gina Prince-Bythewood | Beyond the Lights (Relativity Media)
John Ridley | Jimi: All is by My Side (XLrator Media/ Open Road Films)
Chris Rock | Top Five (Paramount)
Misan Sagay | Belle (Fox Searchlight)
Justin Simien | Dear White People (Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions)
Outstanding Documentary
Anita: Speaking Truth to the Power | Freida Lee Mock (Samuel Goldwyn)
I Am Ali | Clare Lewins (Focus World)
Keep on Keepin’ On | Alan Hicks (Radius-TWC)
Time is Illmatic | One9 (Tribeca Film)
Virunga | Orlando von Einsiedel (Netflix)
Outstanding Ensemble (Awarded to Casting Directors)
Belle | Toby Whale (Fox Searchlight)
Dear White People | Kim Coleman (Lionsgate/ Roadside Attractions)
Get On Up | Kerry Barden & Paul Schnee (Universal)
Selma | Aisha Coley (Paramount)
Top Five | Victoria Thomas (Paramount)
Outstanding Foreign Film
Difret (Ethiopia)| Zeresenay Mehari (Moving Turtle)
The Double! (U.K.) | Richard Ayoade (Magnolia Films)
Fishing Without Nets (Kenya) | Cutter Hodierne (Drafthouse Films)
Freedom Road (South Africa) | Shane Vermooten (Media Village Productions)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Nigeria) | Biyi Bandele (Monterey Media)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Brandon Bell | Dear White People (Lionsgate/ Roadside Attractions)
David Gyasi | Interstellar (Paramount)
Andre Holland | Selma (Paramount)
Stephan James | Selma (Paramount)
Tyler James Williams | Dear White People (Lionsgate/ Roadside Attractions
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Jillian Estell| Black or White (Relativity Media)
Patina Miller | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1 (Lionsgate)
Teyonah Parris | Dear White People (Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions)
Amber Stevens | 22 Jump Street (Columbia/ MGM)
Kuoth Wiel | The Good Lie (Warner Bros.)
Outstanding Voice Performance
Vin Diesel | Guardians of the Galaxy (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Morgan Freeman | The LEGO Movie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Maya Rudolph | Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Zoe Saldana | The Book of Life (20th Century Fox)
Damon Wayans Jr. | Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
MUSIC
Outstanding Score
Terence Blanchard | Black or White (Relativity Media)
Kathryn Bostic | Dear White People (Lionsgate/ Roadside Attractions)
Danny Bramson & Waddy Wachtel | Jimi: All is by My Side (XLrator Media/ Open Road Films)
Mask Isham | Beyond the Lights (Relativity Media)
Jason Moran | Selma (Paramount)
Outstanding Original Song
“It Ain’t Easy” from Top Five | Written & Performed by: Questlove & Elza Colby (Paramount)
“It’s On Again” from The Amazing Spider-Man 2| Performed by: Alicia Keys & Kendrick Lamar; Written by: Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer & Kendrick Lamar (Sony Pictures)
“Glory” from Selma | Performed by: John Legend & Common; Written by: John Legend, Common & Che Smith (Paramount)
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights | Performed by: Rita Ora; Written by: Diane Warren (Relativity Media)
“What is Love” from Rio 2 | Performed by: Janelle Monae; Written by: Janelle Monae, Nathaniel Irvin III and Roman Irvin (20th Century Fox)
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature
1982 | Tommy Oliver
Christmas Wedding Baby | Kiara C. Jones
CRU | Alton Glass
The Retrieval | Chris Eska (Variance Films)
Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind | Richie Adams
Outstanding Independent Documentary
25 to Life | Mike Brown (AAFRM)
Evolution of a Criminal | Darius Clark Monroe
Let the Fire Burn | Jason Osder
Oscar Micheaux: The Czar of Black Hollywood | Bayer Mack
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People | Thomas Allen Harris
Outstanding Independent Short
#AmeriCan | Nate Parker
Muted | Rachel Goldberg
The Voodoo | Steven Alexander
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
Finding the Funk | Nelson George (VH1)
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown | Alex Gibney (HBO)
On the Run Tour: Jay-Z & Beyonce | Jonas Akerlund (HBO)
The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip-Hop | Billy Corben & Alfred Spellman (VH1)
Terror at the Mall | Dan Reed (HBO)
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Tom Leonardis, Jeffrey M. Hayes, Bill Haber & Whoopi Goldberg (Lifetime)
Gun Hill | Daniel Hank (BET)
Rosemary’s Baby | Zoe Saldana, Cisely Saldana, Mariel Saldana, Tom Patricia & Robert Bernacchi (NBC)
Seasons of Love | Joshua A. Green, Asger Hussain & Yaron Schwartzman (Lifetime)
The Trip to Bountiful | Bill Haber, Cicely Tyson, Hallie Foote & Jeff Hayes (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Charles S. Dutton | Comeback Dad (UP)
David Alan Grier | An En Vogue Christmas (Lifetime)
Ving Rhames | A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Keith Robinson | Lyfe’s Journey (UP)
Larenz Tate | Gun Hill (BET)
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Whoopi Goldberg | A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Imani Hakim | The Gabby Douglas Story (Lifetime)
Letoya Luckett | Seasons of Love (Lifetime)
Zoe Saldana | “Rosemary’s Baby” (NBC)
Cicely Tyson | The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Richard T. Jones | Lyfe’s Journey (UP)
Harry Lennix | The Fright Night Files (TVOne)
Mekhi Phifer | A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Blair Underwood | The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
Bokeem Woodbine | The Fright Night Files (TVOne)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Tichina Arnold | A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Kimberly Elise | A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Aisha Hinds | Gun Hill (BET)
Anika Noni Rose | A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Vanessa L. Williams | The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Reggie Rock Bythewood | Gun Hill (BET)
Stan Foster | My Other Mother (UP)
Princess Monique | Seasons of Love (Lifetime)
Russ Parr & R.L. Scott | The Fright Night Files (TVOne)
Ryan Richmond | Lyfe’s Journey (UP)
Outstanding Writing, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Reggie Rock Bythewood | Gun Hill (BET)
Shernold Edwards | A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Dayna Lynne North | An En Vogue Christmas (Lifetime)
Peres Owino & Sharon Brathwaite-Sanders | Seasons of Love (Lifetime)
Kimberly Walker | Comeback Dad (UP)