"Beasts of the Southern Wild" Goes Wild at 2013 Black Reel Awards

At the 13th Annual Black Reel Awards, Beasts of the Southern Wild won the "Outstanding Film" award, one of its four wins, which included an "Outstanding Actress" award for its young star, Quvenzhane Wallis.  Meanwhile, Denzel Washington won his record fourth "Outstanding Actor" award for his performance in Flight.

The 13th Annual Black Reel Awards winners were announced on Blog Talk Radio, Thursday, February 7, 2013, in Washington, DC.

The Class of 2013 – The 2013 Black Reel Awards winners (for the year in film 2012):

Outstanding Film
Beasts of the Southern Wild

Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington - Flight

Outstanding Actress
Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Outstanding Supporting Actor
Samuel L. Jackson - Django Unchained

Outstanding Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris - Skyfall

Outstanding Director
Ava DuVernay - Middle of Nowhere

Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
Ava DuVernay - Middle of Nowhere

Outstanding Documentary
The Central Park Five - Sarah Burns, Ken Burns & David McMahon

Outstanding Ensemble
Django Unchained - Victoria Thomas

Outstanding Foreign Film
The Intouchables (from France)

Outstanding Score
Dan Romer & Behn Zeitilin - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Outstanding Song
John Legend “Who Did That to You” from Django Unchained

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Outstanding Voice Performance
Dennis Haysbert - Wreck-it Ralph (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Outstanding Independent Film
LUV - Sheldon Candis

Outstanding Television Documentary
Brooklyn Boheme - Nelson George & Diane Paragas

Outstanding Independent Documentary
Soul Food Junkies - Byron Hurt

Outstanding Independent Short
The Bluest Note - Marques Green

Outstanding Television Movie
A Beautiful Soul - TVOne

Outstanding Television Actor
Sean Patrick Thomas - Murder on the 13th Floor

Outstanding Television Actress
Aunjanue Ellis - Abducted: The Carlina White Story

Outstanding Television Supporting Actor
Courtney B. Vance - Let It Shine

Outstanding Television Supporting Actress
Alfre Woodard - Steel Magnolias

Outstanding Television Director
Vondie Curtis-Hall - Abducted: The Carlina White Story

Outstanding Television Screenplay
Elizabeth Hunter - Abducted: The Carlina White Story