The Black Reel Awards annually honor African-Americans in feature, independent, and television film. The awards also take notice of the work in film by people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The awards were launched in 2000, and this is the 16th year the awards will be handed out. The Black Reel Awards are now given out by the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).
The Black Reel Awards are comprised of more than 80 voters across the country. The voters annually select and spotlight films and performances featuring African-Americans, as well as people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The 16th Annual Black Reel Awards were held on Thursday, February 18, 2016.
16th Annual Black Reel Award Winners:
FILM
Outstanding Film
Creed
Sylvester Stallone, Irwin Winkler, David Winkler, Robert Chartoff, William Chartoff, Kevin King-Templeton, Producers
Outstanding Actor
Michael B. Jordan | Creed
Outstanding Actress
Teyonah Parris | Chi-Raq
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Idris Elba | Beasts of No Nation
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Tessa Thompson | Creed
Outstanding Director
Ryan Coogler | Creed
Outstanding Screenplay
Ryan Coogler and Aaron Covington | Creed
Outstanding Documentary
What Happened, Miss Simone | Liz Garbus
Outstanding Ensemble
Straight Outta Compton | Victoria Thomas and Cindy Tolan
Outstanding Foreign-Language Film
Girlhood | Céline Sciamma (France)
Outstanding Score
Joseph Trapanese | Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Original Song
“See You Again” | Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth (Furious 7)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Abraham Attah | Beasts of No Nation
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Kiersey Clemons | Dope
Outstanding Voice Performance
Rihanna | Home
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Film
Tangerine | Sean Baker
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Blues | Carol Bash
Outstanding Independent Short
Addiction | Danny Dzhurayev
TELEVISION
Outstanding TV Documentary or Special
The Wiz Live! | Kenny Leon
Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
Bessie | Ron Schmidt, Producer
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
David Oyelowo | Nightingale
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Dana Owens (Queen Latifah) | Bessie
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Bokeem Woodbine | Fargo
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Regina King | American Crime
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
Dee Rees | Bessie
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Limited Series
John Ridley | American Crime
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Friday, February 26, 2016
Thursday, February 4, 2016
16th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations - Complete List
The Black Reel Awards annually honor
African-Americans in feature, independent, and television film. The
awards also take notice of the work in film by people of color
throughout the African Diaspora. The awards were launched in 2000,
and this is the 16th year the awards will be handed out. The Black
Reel Awards are now given out by the Foundation for the Advancement
of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).
The Black Reel Awards are comprised of
more than 80 voters across the country. The voters annually select
and spotlight films and performances featuring African-Americans, as
well as people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The 16th
Annual Black Reel Awards winners will be announced on Thursday,
February 18, 2016.
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
- Beasts of No Nation | Amy Kaufman, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Riva Marker, Daniel Crown, Idris Elba (Netflix)
- Chi-Raq | Spike Lee (Amazon/Roadside Attractions)
- Concussion | Ridley Scott, Larry Shuman, Elizabeth Cantillon, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff (Columbia Pictures)
- Creed | Sylvester Stallone, Irwin Winkler, David Winkler, Robert Chartoff, William Chartoff, Kevin King-Templeton (Warner Bros.)
- Straight Outta Compton | F. Gary Gray, Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez, Scott Bernstein (Universal)
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
Abraham Attah | Beasts of No Nation
(Netflix)
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Z for Zachariah
(Roadside Attractions)
Samuel L. Jackson | The Hateful Eight
(The Weinstein Company)
Michael B. Jordan | Creed (Warner
Bros.)
Will Smith | Concussion (Columbia
Pictures)
Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture
Viola Davis | Lila & Eve (Samuel
Goldwyn Films)
Teyonah Parris | Chi-Raq
(Amazon/Roadside Attractions)
Kitana “Kiki” Rodriguez | Tangerine
(Magnolia Pictures)
Zoe Saldana | Infinitely Polar Bear
(Sony Pictures Classics)
Karidja Toure | Girlhood (Pyramide
Distribution)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion
Picture
Chiwetel Ejiofor | The Martian (20th
Century Fox)
Idris Elba | Beasts of No Nation
(Netflix)
Corey Hawkins | Straight Outta Compton
(Universal)
Jason Mitchell | Straight Outta Compton
(Universal)
Forest Whitaker | Southpaw (The
Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion
Picture
Angela Bassett | Chi-Raq
(Amazon/Roadside Attractions)
Zoe Kravitz | Dope (Open Road Films)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Concussion (Columbia
Pictures)
Mya Taylor | Tangerine (Magnolia
Pictures)
Tessa Thompson | Creed (Warner Bros.)
Outstanding Director, Motion Picture
Ryan Coogler | Creed (Warner Bros.)
Rick Famuyiwa | Dope (Open Road Films)
Antoine Fuqua | Southpaw (The Weinstein
Company)
F Gary Gray | Straight Outta Compton
(Universal)
Spike Lee | Chi-Raq (Amazon/Roadside
Attractions)
Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or
Original), Motion Picture
Chi-Raq | Spike Lee & Kevin
Willmont (Amazon/Roadside Attractions)
Creed | Ryan Coogler & Aaron
Covington (Warner Bros.)
Dope | Rick Famuyiwa (Open Road Films)
Outstanding Ensemble
Chi-Raq | Kim Coleman (Amazon/Roadside
Attractions)
Concussion | Lindsay Graham & Mary
Vernieu (Columbia Pictures)
Creed | Francine Maisler (Warner Bros.)
Dope | Kim Coleman (Open Road Films)
Straight Outta Compton | Victoria
Thomas & Cindy Tolan (Universal)
Outstanding Foreign Film
Freetown | Garrett Batty (Liberia)
(Purdie Distribution)
Girlhood | Celine Sciamma (France)
(Pyramide Distribution)
Honeytrap | Rebecca Johnson (UK)
(Defiant Films Entertainment)
Mediterranea | Jonas Carpignano (Italy)
(Sundance Selects)
My Friend Victoria | Jean-Paul Civeyrac
(France) (Zeitgeist Films)
Samba | Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
(France) (Gaumont)
Outstanding Documentary
The Amazing Nina Simone | Jeff L.
Lieberman (Re-Emerging Films)
A Ballerina’s Tale | Nelson George
(Sundance Selects)
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the
Revolution | Stanley Nelson (Dogwoof Productions)
Sweet Micky for President | Ben
Patterson (Prasperity Productions)
What Happened, Miss Simone? | Liz
Garbus (Netflix)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance,
Male
Abraham Attah | Beasts of No Nation
(Netflix)
R.J. Cyler | Me and Earl and the Dying
Girl (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
O’Shea Jackson, Jr. | Straight Outta
Compton (Universal)
Jason Mitchell | Straight Outta Compton
(Universal)
Shameik Moore | Dope (Open Road Films)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance,
Female
Kiersey Clemons | Dope (Open Road
Films)
Chanel Iman | Dope (Open Road Films)
Kitana “Kiki” Rodriguez | Tangerine
(Magnolia Pictures)
Assa Sylla | Girlhood (Pyramide
Distribution)
Mya Taylor | Tangerine (Magnolia
Pictures)
Outstanding Voice Performance
Rihanna | Home (20th Century Fox)
Maya Rudolph | Strange Magic (Walt
Disney Studios)
Marleik “Mar Mar” Walker | The
Peanuts Movie (20th Century Fox)
Quvenzhane Wallis | Kahlil Gibran’s
The Prophet (GKids)
Jeffrey Wright | The Good Dinosaur
(Pixar)
Outstanding Original Score
Beasts of No Nation | Dan Romer
(Netflix)
Chiraq | Terence Blanchard
(Amazon/Roadside Attractions)
Creed | Ludwig Goransson (Warner Bros.)
Dope | Germaine Franco (Open Roads)
Straight Outta Compton | Joseph
Trapanese (Universal)
Outstanding Original Song
- “Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey | Performed by: The Weeknd; Written by: The Weekend, Stephan Moccio , Jason Quenneville, Ahmad Balshe (Universal)
- “Grip” from Creed | Performed by: Tessa Thompson; Written by: Tessa Thompson, Ludwig Goransson, Sam Dew (Warner Bros.)
- “See You Again” from Furious 7 | Performed by: Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth; Written by: Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, Andrew Cedar, DJ Frank E (Universal)
- “Talking to My Diary” from Straight Outta Compton | Performed by: Dr. Dre; Written by: Dr. Dre, Russell “Silk” Brown, Camille “Choc” Clerc, Francois de Roubaix (Universal)
- “Waiting for My Moment” from Creed | Performed by: Childish Gambino, Vince Staples, Jhene Aiko; Written by: Ryan Coogler, Vince Staples, Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson (Warner Bros.)
INDEPENDENT CATEGORIES
Outstanding Independent Feature
Blackbird | Patrik-Ian Polk
Knucklehead | Ben Bowman
Somewhere in the Middle | Lanre Olabisi
Tangerine | Sean Baker
The Man in 3B | Trey Haley
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Adina Howard 20 : A Story of Sexual
Liberation | Gezus Zaire
Be Known | Dwayne Johnson-Cochran
Cody High: A Life Remodeled Project |
Walter V. Marshall
Mary Lou Williams : The Lady Who Swings
the Blues | Carol Bash
Romeo is Bleeding | Jason Zeldes
Outstanding Independent Short
Addiction | Danny Dzhurayev
David’s Reverie | Neil Creque
Williams
Sacred Heart | Jennia Fredrique &
Sol Aponte
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Outstanding TV Documentary or Special
3 ½ Minutes | Marc Silver (HBO)
Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in
the Church | Clay Cane (BET)
Kareem: Minority of One | Clare Lewins
(HBO)
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life:
An All-Star Grammy Tribute | Leon Knoles (CBS)
The Wiz Live! | Kenny Leon (NBC)
Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
American Crime | Lori-Etta Taub &
Ed Tapla (ABC)
Bessie | Ron Schmidt (HBO)
The Book of Negroes | Damon D’Oliveira
& Clement Virgo (BET)
Luther | Marcus Wilson (BBC America)
Show Me a Hero | Gail Mutrux (HBO)
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited
Series
Steve Harris | Let the Church Say Amen
(BET)
James Earl Jones | “Great
Performances: Driving Miss Daisy” (PBS)
Amin Joseph | Stock Option (TV One)
David Oyelowo | Nightingale (HBO)
Michael K. Williams | The Spoils Before
Dying (IFC Channel)
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or
Limited Series
YaYa DaCosta | Whitney (Lifetime)
Aunjanue Ellis | The Book of Negroes
(BET)
Regina Hall | With This Ring (Lifetime)
Queen Latifah | Bessie (HBO)
Shanice Williams | The Wiz Live! (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie
or Limited Series
Charles S. Dutton | Bessie (HBO)
Cuba Gooding Jr. | The Book of Negroes
(BET)
David Alan Grier | The Wiz Live! (NBC)
Michael K. Williams | Bessie (HBO)
Bokeem Woodbine | Fargo (FX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV
Movie or Limited Series
Angela Bassett | American Horror Story:
Hotel (FX)
Mary J. Blige | The Wiz Live! (NBC)
Regina King | American Crime (ABC)
Mo’Nique | Bessie (HBO)
Amber Riley | The Wiz Live! (NBC)
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or
Limited Series
Angela Bassett | Whitney (Lifetime)
Dee Rees | Bessie (HBO)
Regina King | Let the Church Say Amen
(BET)
John Ridley | American Crime (ABC)
Clement Virgo | The Book of Negroes
(BET)
Outstanding Screenplay (Original or
Adapted), TV Movie or Limited Series
Stacey A. Littlejohn | American Crime:
Episode Seven (ABC)
John Ridley | American Crime: Episode
One (ABC)
Dee Rees, Bettina Gilois &
Christopher Cleveland | Bessie (HBO)
Clement Virgo | The Book of Negroes
(BET)
Lisa Belkin, David Simon & William
F. Zorzi | Show Me a Hero (HBO)
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16th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations Announced; "Creed," "Straight Outta Compton" Lead
CREED AND STRAIGHT OUTTA LEADS WITH 9 NOMINATIONS EACH FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL BLACK REEL AWARDS
DOPE, CHI-RAQ AND BEASTS OF NO NATION ALSO TOP CONTENDERS
HBO LEAD WITH 12 TELEVISION NOMINATIONS
BESSIE LEADS ALL TV MOVIES WITH SEVEN NOMINATIONS
(Washington, DC) – The Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) has announced the nominees for The 16th Annual Black Reel Awards. The winners will be revealed live in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 18th, 2016 at 8PM ET/ 5PM PT.
The spin-off of the popular Rocky franchise, “Creed” was nominated for Outstanding Picture, Michael B. Jordan for Outstanding Actor; co-star Tessa Thompson for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Ryan Coogler for Outstanding Director as well as sharing an Outstanding Screenplay nomination with co-writer, Aaron Covington. In addition, the film also was nominated for Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Score and two Outstanding Song nominations, “Grip” and “Waiting for My Moment.”
The biopic of the World’s Most Dangerous Rap Group, “Straight Outta Compton” also flexed its muscle as a front-runner with nominations for Outstanding Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actor nominations for co-stars Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell, and an Outstanding Director nomination for F. Gary Gray. The film also received nominations for Outstanding Ensemble, two nods for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male for O’Shea Jackson, Jr. and Mitchell, Outstanding Score and Outstanding Song for “Talking to My Diary.”
“Chi-Raq,” “Beasts of No Nation,” and “Concussion” rounded out the list of contenders with each receiving Outstanding Film, plus nominations for Teyonah Parris (Outstanding Actress), Idris Elba (Outstanding Supporting Actor), Abraham Attah (Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Breakthrough, Male), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Outstanding Supporting Actress) and Will Smith (Outstanding Actor).
“Dope” earned eight nominations, followed by “Chi-Raq” with seven, and “Beasts of No Nation” and “Tangerine” each with five nominations and “Concussion” earned four.
Angela Bassett, Ryan Coogler, and Spike Lee are each up for three awards, for their work in several notable films including “Chi-Raq,” “Whitney,” “American Horror Story: Hotel“and “Creed” while a distinguished group of actors each took home two nominations including Abraham Attah, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Idris Elba, Regina King, Jason Mitchell, Tessa Thompson and Michael K. Williams.
In the television race, HBO led all studios with 12 nominations, followed by BET with 8. Topping the list of nominated movies is “Bessie” (HBO) with seven. “American Crime” (ABC), “The Book of Negroes” (BET) and “The Wiz Live!” (NBC) follow closely behind with five each. Other top films with multiple nominations include “Let the Church Say Amen” (BET), “Show Me a Hero” (HBO), and “Whitney” (Lifetime).
“There were a rich and diverse pattern of stories that captivated audiences this year in the movies,” says Black Reel Awards founder and President Tim Gordon. “The top two nominated films are a perfect example of familiar stories that are executed extremely well and were also box-office hits. It was also refreshing to see a mix of familiar seasoned talent and a crop of new, rising future stars.”
“The Black Reel Awards” are bestowed annually by FAAAF to honor African-American film achievement in feature, independent and television film. The Black Reel Awards voting membership consists of 80 national film critics, independent filmmakers and music professionals who comprise the four voting branches, film, independent, television and music. For more information, visit: www.BlackReelAwards.com
Follow the 16th Annual Black Reel Awards on Twitter @BlackReelAwards, on Facebook/BlackReelAwards, and on Instagram @BlackReelAwards.
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DOPE, CHI-RAQ AND BEASTS OF NO NATION ALSO TOP CONTENDERS
HBO LEAD WITH 12 TELEVISION NOMINATIONS
BESSIE LEADS ALL TV MOVIES WITH SEVEN NOMINATIONS
(Washington, DC) – The Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) has announced the nominees for The 16th Annual Black Reel Awards. The winners will be revealed live in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 18th, 2016 at 8PM ET/ 5PM PT.
The spin-off of the popular Rocky franchise, “Creed” was nominated for Outstanding Picture, Michael B. Jordan for Outstanding Actor; co-star Tessa Thompson for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Ryan Coogler for Outstanding Director as well as sharing an Outstanding Screenplay nomination with co-writer, Aaron Covington. In addition, the film also was nominated for Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Score and two Outstanding Song nominations, “Grip” and “Waiting for My Moment.”
The biopic of the World’s Most Dangerous Rap Group, “Straight Outta Compton” also flexed its muscle as a front-runner with nominations for Outstanding Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actor nominations for co-stars Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell, and an Outstanding Director nomination for F. Gary Gray. The film also received nominations for Outstanding Ensemble, two nods for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male for O’Shea Jackson, Jr. and Mitchell, Outstanding Score and Outstanding Song for “Talking to My Diary.”
“Chi-Raq,” “Beasts of No Nation,” and “Concussion” rounded out the list of contenders with each receiving Outstanding Film, plus nominations for Teyonah Parris (Outstanding Actress), Idris Elba (Outstanding Supporting Actor), Abraham Attah (Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Breakthrough, Male), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Outstanding Supporting Actress) and Will Smith (Outstanding Actor).
“Dope” earned eight nominations, followed by “Chi-Raq” with seven, and “Beasts of No Nation” and “Tangerine” each with five nominations and “Concussion” earned four.
Angela Bassett, Ryan Coogler, and Spike Lee are each up for three awards, for their work in several notable films including “Chi-Raq,” “Whitney,” “American Horror Story: Hotel“and “Creed” while a distinguished group of actors each took home two nominations including Abraham Attah, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Idris Elba, Regina King, Jason Mitchell, Tessa Thompson and Michael K. Williams.
In the television race, HBO led all studios with 12 nominations, followed by BET with 8. Topping the list of nominated movies is “Bessie” (HBO) with seven. “American Crime” (ABC), “The Book of Negroes” (BET) and “The Wiz Live!” (NBC) follow closely behind with five each. Other top films with multiple nominations include “Let the Church Say Amen” (BET), “Show Me a Hero” (HBO), and “Whitney” (Lifetime).
“There were a rich and diverse pattern of stories that captivated audiences this year in the movies,” says Black Reel Awards founder and President Tim Gordon. “The top two nominated films are a perfect example of familiar stories that are executed extremely well and were also box-office hits. It was also refreshing to see a mix of familiar seasoned talent and a crop of new, rising future stars.”
“The Black Reel Awards” are bestowed annually by FAAAF to honor African-American film achievement in feature, independent and television film. The Black Reel Awards voting membership consists of 80 national film critics, independent filmmakers and music professionals who comprise the four voting branches, film, independent, television and music. For more information, visit: www.BlackReelAwards.com
Follow the 16th Annual Black Reel Awards on Twitter @BlackReelAwards, on Facebook/BlackReelAwards, and on Instagram @BlackReelAwards.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
"Selma" Dominates 2015 Black Reel Awards - Complete Winners List
The Black Reel Awards annually honor African-Americans in feature, independent, and television film. The awards also take notice of the work in film by people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The awards were launched in 2000, and this is the 15th year the awards will be handed out. The Black Reel Awards are now given out by the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).
The 15th Annual Black Reel Awards winners were announced on Friday, February 20, 2015. The Black Reel Awards are comprised of more than 60 voters across the country. The voters annually select and spotlight films and performances featuring African-Americans, as well as people of color throughout the African Diaspora.
Selma won 8 awards, tying the film with last year's 12 Years a Slave for the most Black Reel Award wins in a single year.
2015 / 15th Annual Black Reel Awards Winners:
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)
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The 15th Annual Black Reel Awards winners were announced on Friday, February 20, 2015. The Black Reel Awards are comprised of more than 60 voters across the country. The voters annually select and spotlight films and performances featuring African-Americans, as well as people of color throughout the African Diaspora.
Selma won 8 awards, tying the film with last year's 12 Years a Slave for the most Black Reel Award wins in a single year.
2015 / 15th Annual Black Reel Awards Winners:
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)
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
2015 Black Reel Award Nominations - Complete List
The Black Reel Awards will be held one week from tonight:
The Black Reel Awards annually honor African-Americans in feature, independent, and television film. The awards also take notice of the work in film by people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The awards were launched in 2000, and this is the 15th year the awards will be handed out. The Black Reel Awards are now given out by the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).
The Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) announced its nominees for the 15th Annual Black Reel Awards on December 17, 2014.
The Black Reel Awards are comprised of more than 60 voters across the country. The voters annually select and spotlight films and performances featuring African-Americans, as well as people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The 15th Annual Black Reel Awards winners will be announced on Thursday, February 19, 2015.
The 2015 / 15th Black Reel Awards nominations – a full list:
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding 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 | Reggie Rock Bythewood (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)
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
"12 Years a Slave" Has Record Night at Black Reel Awards
by Leroy Douresseaux
The evening of Thursday, February 13, 2014 in the Nation’s Capital (Washington D.C., for some of you), the 14th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony took place. The Black Reel Awards handed out their prizes for the finest accomplishments and achievements of African-Americans and people of the African Diaspora in feature and independent films and television in 2013.
The runaway winner of the night was 12 Years a Slave. Directed by Steve McQueen, the film is a harrowing story of a free black man who is kidnapped from his Northern home and family and forced into more than a decade of slavery. The film won 8 awards, besting previous record-holder, Precious, which won 7 Black Reel Awards out of 10 nominations at the 2010 awards.
12 Years a Slave’s wins included “Outstanding Motion Picture,” “Outstanding Actor” for Chiwetel Ejiofor (who also won “Outstanding TV Movie Actor” for Dancing on the Edge), “Outstanding Supporting Actress” for newcomer Lupita Nyong’o (who also won “Outstanding Female Breakthrough Performance”), “Outstanding Director” for Steve McQueen, “Outstanding Screenplay” for John Ridley, “Outstanding Ensemble,” and “Outstanding Score,” an apparently unexpected win for maestro Hans Zimmer.
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series was awarded to Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, which also an earned an “Outstanding Director, TV Movie” award for Spike Lee.
2014 / 14th BLACK REEL AWARDS WINNERS (for the year in film and television 2013):
Outstanding Motion Picture
12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Actress
Danai Gurira | Mother of George
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Director
Steve McQueen | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Screenplay
John Ridley | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Documentary
20 Feet From Stardom | Morgan Neville
Outstanding Ensemble
12 Years a Slave | Francine Maiser
Outstanding Foreign Film
War Witch | Canada
Outstanding Score
Hans Zimmer | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Original Song
“Desperation” by Judith Hill | 20 Feet From Stardom
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Voice Performance
Samuel L. Jackson | Turbo
Outstanding Independent Feature
Blue Caprice | Alexandre Moors
Outstanding Independent Documentary
The New Black | Yoruba Richen
Outstanding Independent Short
Black Girl in Paris | Kiandra Parks
Outstanding Television Documentary
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | Whoopi Goldberg
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Outstanding TV Movie Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Dancing on Edge
Outstanding TV Movie Actress
Anika Noni Rose | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie
Omari Hardwick | Being Mary Jane
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie
Octavia Spencer | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Outstanding Director, TV Movie
Spike Lee | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie
Mara Brock Akil | Being Mary Jane
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The evening of Thursday, February 13, 2014 in the Nation’s Capital (Washington D.C., for some of you), the 14th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony took place. The Black Reel Awards handed out their prizes for the finest accomplishments and achievements of African-Americans and people of the African Diaspora in feature and independent films and television in 2013.
The runaway winner of the night was 12 Years a Slave. Directed by Steve McQueen, the film is a harrowing story of a free black man who is kidnapped from his Northern home and family and forced into more than a decade of slavery. The film won 8 awards, besting previous record-holder, Precious, which won 7 Black Reel Awards out of 10 nominations at the 2010 awards.
12 Years a Slave’s wins included “Outstanding Motion Picture,” “Outstanding Actor” for Chiwetel Ejiofor (who also won “Outstanding TV Movie Actor” for Dancing on the Edge), “Outstanding Supporting Actress” for newcomer Lupita Nyong’o (who also won “Outstanding Female Breakthrough Performance”), “Outstanding Director” for Steve McQueen, “Outstanding Screenplay” for John Ridley, “Outstanding Ensemble,” and “Outstanding Score,” an apparently unexpected win for maestro Hans Zimmer.
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series was awarded to Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, which also an earned an “Outstanding Director, TV Movie” award for Spike Lee.
2014 / 14th BLACK REEL AWARDS WINNERS (for the year in film and television 2013):
Outstanding Motion Picture
12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Actress
Danai Gurira | Mother of George
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Director
Steve McQueen | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Screenplay
John Ridley | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Documentary
20 Feet From Stardom | Morgan Neville
Outstanding Ensemble
12 Years a Slave | Francine Maiser
Outstanding Foreign Film
War Witch | Canada
Outstanding Score
Hans Zimmer | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Original Song
“Desperation” by Judith Hill | 20 Feet From Stardom
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Voice Performance
Samuel L. Jackson | Turbo
Outstanding Independent Feature
Blue Caprice | Alexandre Moors
Outstanding Independent Documentary
The New Black | Yoruba Richen
Outstanding Independent Short
Black Girl in Paris | Kiandra Parks
Outstanding Television Documentary
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | Whoopi Goldberg
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Outstanding TV Movie Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Dancing on Edge
Outstanding TV Movie Actress
Anika Noni Rose | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie
Omari Hardwick | Being Mary Jane
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie
Octavia Spencer | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Outstanding Director, TV Movie
Spike Lee | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie
Mara Brock Akil | Being Mary Jane
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
2014 Black Reel Award Nominations - Complete List
by Leroy Douresseaux
The Black Reel Awards annually honor African-Americans in feature, independent and television film. The awards also take notice of the work in film of people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The awards were launched in 2000, and this is the 13th year the awards will be handed out. The Black Reel Awards are now given out by the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).
The official Black Reel Awards blog describes 2013 as the most competitive year in Black film. That may be true as three films: 12 Years a Slave, Fruitvale Station, and Lee Daniels’ The Butler received 9 nominations each – a record for the Black Reel Awards.
It does seem that 2013 is a noteworthy year for these awards. For instance, all five of the “Outstanding Motion Picture” nominees are based on real individuals: baseball pioneer, Jackie Robinson; slain Bay-area resident, Oscar Grant; recently deceased political icon, Nelson Mandela; former-slave-turned-author, Solomon Northup; and long-time White House butler, Eugene Allen.
Black Reel Award records:
The Weinstein Company received a record-breaking 24 nominations. [On the television side, Lifetime led with 10 nominations.]
A record 17 actors received multiple nominations.
With his nomination for “Outstanding Television Director” for the HBO documentary, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, Spike Lee received his 24th nomination, making him the most nominated person in Black Reel Awards history.
The 14th Annual Black Reel Awards winners will be announced Thursday, February 13, 2014.
The 2014 / 14th Annual Black Reel Awards nominees (for the year in film 2013):
Outstanding Motion Picture:
• 12 Years a Slave | Brad Pitt, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Arnon Milchan
• 42 | Thomas Tull
• Fruitvale Station | Nina Yang Bonogivoi & Forest Whitaker
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Anant Singh & David M. Thompson
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler | Lee Daniels, Pam Williams & Laura Ziskin
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture:
• Chiwetel Ejiofor | 12 Years a Slave
• Idris Elba | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Michael B. Jordan | Fruitvale Station
• Isaiah Washington | Blue Caprice
• Forest Whitaker | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture:
• Halle Berry | The Call
• Rosario Dawson | Trance
• Danai Gurira | Mother of George
• LisaGay Hamilton | Go for Sisters
• Nia Long | The Best Man Holiday
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture:
• Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
• David Oyelowo | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Nate Parker | Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
• Tequan Richmond | Blue Caprice
• Keith Stanfield | Short Term 12
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture:
• Melonie Diaz | Fruitvale Station
• Naomie Harris | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
• Octavia Spencer | Fruitvale Station
• Oprah Winfrey | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Outstanding Director, Motion Picture:
• Ryan Coogler | Fruitvale Station
• Lee Daniels | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Malcolm D. Lee | The Best Man Holiday
• Steve McQueen | 12 Years a Slave
• George Tilman Jr. | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted), Motion Picture:
• Ryan Coogler | Fruitvale Station
• Malcolm D. Lee | The Best Man Holiday
• Kasi Lemmons | Black Nativity
• John Ridley | 12 Years a Slave
• Michael Starburry | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Outstanding Documentary:
• 20 Feet From Stardom | Morgan Neville
• Free Angela and All Political Prisoners | Shola Lynch
• God Loves Uganda | Roger Ross Williams
• The Trials of Muhammad Ali | Bill Siegel
• Venus & Serena | Maiken Baird & Michelle Major
Outstanding Ensemble:
• 12 Years a Slave | Francine Maiser
• 42 | Victoria Thomas
• The Best Man Holiday | Julie Hutchinson
• Fruitvale Station | Nina Henninger
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler | Leah Daniels & Billy Hopkins
Outstanding Foreign Film:
• Better Mus Come | Jamaica
• Home Again | Canada
• Nairobi Half Life | Kenya
• Storage 24 | UK
• War Witch | Canada
Outstanding Score:
• Stanley Clarke | The Best Man Holiday
• Ludwig Goransson | Fruitvale Station
• Mark Isham | 42
• Rodrigo Leao | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Hans Zimmer | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Original Song:
• “Desperation” from 20 Feet From Stardom | Written & Performed by: Judith Hill
• “Happy” from Despicable Me 2 | Written & Performed by: Pharrell Williams
• “In the Middle of the Night” from Lee Daniels’ The Butler | Performed by: Fantasia Barrino; Written by: F. Barrino, K. Washington, A. Terry & K. McMasters
• “Queen of the Field (Patsey’s Song)” from 12 Years a Slave | Written & Performed by: Alicia Keys
• “You and I Ain’t No More” from Lee Daniels’ The Butler | Performed by: Gladys Knight, Written by: Lenny Kravitz
Outstanding Breakthrough Actor Performance
• Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
• Chadwick Boseman | 42
• Skylan Brooks | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
• Tequan Richmond | Blue Caprice
• Keith Stanfield | Short Term 12
Outstanding Breakthrough Actress Performance
• Melonie Diaz | Fruitvale Station
• Danai Gurira | Mother of George
• Lindiwe Matshikiza | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
• Tashiana Washington | Gimme the Loot
Outstanding Voice Performance
• Keith David | Free Birds (Relativity Media)
• Snoop Dogg | Turbo (20th Century Fox)
• Samuel L. Jackson | Turbo (20th Century Fox)
• Beyonce Knowles | Epic (20th Century Fox)
• Maya Rudolph | Turbo (20th Century Fox)
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature:
• An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | Terence Nance
• Blue Caprice | Alexandre Moors
• Go for Sisters | John Sayles
• Mother of George | Andrew Dosumu
• Things Never Said | Charles Murray
Outstanding Independent Documentary:
• Africa: The Beat | Javier Arias Bal, Polo Vallejo, Pablo Vega, Manuel Velasco
• I Want My Name Back | Roger Paradiso
• Lenny Cooke | Benny & Joshua Safdie
• The New Black | Yoruba Richen
• Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights | Nev Nnaji
Outstanding Independent Short:
• African Cowboy | Rodney Charles
• Black Girl in Paris | Kiandra Parks
• A Different Tree | Steven Caple Jr.
• Sweet Honey Child | Talibah Newman
• They Die by Dawn | Jeymes Samuel
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary
• Dark Girls | Bill Duke & Dr. Channsin Berry
• Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin | Bob Smeaton
• Made in America | Ron Howard
• Venus vs. | Ava DuVernay
• Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | George Schlatter
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Being Mary Jane | Claire Brown
• Betty & Coretta| Yves Simoneau & Jacqueline Lavoie
• Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story | Bill Diggins, Lyyn Hylden, Maggie Malina, Rozonda “Chili” Thomas, Tionne “T-Boz Watkins”
• Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth | Emily Cohen
• The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Philip Kleinbart, Tonya Lewis Lee, Nikki Silver
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Keith David | Pastor Brown
• Chiwetel Ejiofor | “Dancing on the Edge”
• Omari Hardwick | A Christmas Blessing
• Ernie Hudson | Pastor Brown
• Mike Tyson | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Angela Bassett | Betty & Coretta
• Keke Palmer | Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story
• Anika Noni Rose | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Gabrielle Union | Being Mary Jane
• Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Pastor Brown
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Richard Brooks | Being Mary Jane
• Danny Glover | Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
• Omari Hardwick | Being Mary Jane
• Wood Harris | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Ernie Hudson | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Loretta Devine | Saving Westbrook High
• Audra McDonald | The Sound of Music
• Nicole Ari Parker | Pastor Brown
• LaTonya Richardson | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Octavia Spencer | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Salim Akil | Being Mary Jane
• Rockmond Dunbar | Pastor Brown
• Spike Lee | Mike Tyson: Undisputed: Truth
• Kenny Leon | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Charles Stone III | Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story
Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original), TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Mara Brock Akil | Being Mary Jane
• Rhonda Baraka | Pastor Brown
• Caliope Brattlestreet, Stephen Glantz & Tonya Lee Lewis | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Kate Lanier | Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story
• Kiki Tyson | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
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The Black Reel Awards annually honor African-Americans in feature, independent and television film. The awards also take notice of the work in film of people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The awards were launched in 2000, and this is the 13th year the awards will be handed out. The Black Reel Awards are now given out by the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).
The official Black Reel Awards blog describes 2013 as the most competitive year in Black film. That may be true as three films: 12 Years a Slave, Fruitvale Station, and Lee Daniels’ The Butler received 9 nominations each – a record for the Black Reel Awards.
It does seem that 2013 is a noteworthy year for these awards. For instance, all five of the “Outstanding Motion Picture” nominees are based on real individuals: baseball pioneer, Jackie Robinson; slain Bay-area resident, Oscar Grant; recently deceased political icon, Nelson Mandela; former-slave-turned-author, Solomon Northup; and long-time White House butler, Eugene Allen.
Black Reel Award records:
The Weinstein Company received a record-breaking 24 nominations. [On the television side, Lifetime led with 10 nominations.]
A record 17 actors received multiple nominations.
With his nomination for “Outstanding Television Director” for the HBO documentary, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, Spike Lee received his 24th nomination, making him the most nominated person in Black Reel Awards history.
The 14th Annual Black Reel Awards winners will be announced Thursday, February 13, 2014.
The 2014 / 14th Annual Black Reel Awards nominees (for the year in film 2013):
Outstanding Motion Picture:
• 12 Years a Slave | Brad Pitt, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Arnon Milchan
• 42 | Thomas Tull
• Fruitvale Station | Nina Yang Bonogivoi & Forest Whitaker
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Anant Singh & David M. Thompson
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler | Lee Daniels, Pam Williams & Laura Ziskin
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture:
• Chiwetel Ejiofor | 12 Years a Slave
• Idris Elba | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Michael B. Jordan | Fruitvale Station
• Isaiah Washington | Blue Caprice
• Forest Whitaker | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture:
• Halle Berry | The Call
• Rosario Dawson | Trance
• Danai Gurira | Mother of George
• LisaGay Hamilton | Go for Sisters
• Nia Long | The Best Man Holiday
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture:
• Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
• David Oyelowo | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Nate Parker | Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
• Tequan Richmond | Blue Caprice
• Keith Stanfield | Short Term 12
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture:
• Melonie Diaz | Fruitvale Station
• Naomie Harris | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
• Octavia Spencer | Fruitvale Station
• Oprah Winfrey | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Outstanding Director, Motion Picture:
• Ryan Coogler | Fruitvale Station
• Lee Daniels | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Malcolm D. Lee | The Best Man Holiday
• Steve McQueen | 12 Years a Slave
• George Tilman Jr. | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted), Motion Picture:
• Ryan Coogler | Fruitvale Station
• Malcolm D. Lee | The Best Man Holiday
• Kasi Lemmons | Black Nativity
• John Ridley | 12 Years a Slave
• Michael Starburry | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Outstanding Documentary:
• 20 Feet From Stardom | Morgan Neville
• Free Angela and All Political Prisoners | Shola Lynch
• God Loves Uganda | Roger Ross Williams
• The Trials of Muhammad Ali | Bill Siegel
• Venus & Serena | Maiken Baird & Michelle Major
Outstanding Ensemble:
• 12 Years a Slave | Francine Maiser
• 42 | Victoria Thomas
• The Best Man Holiday | Julie Hutchinson
• Fruitvale Station | Nina Henninger
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler | Leah Daniels & Billy Hopkins
Outstanding Foreign Film:
• Better Mus Come | Jamaica
• Home Again | Canada
• Nairobi Half Life | Kenya
• Storage 24 | UK
• War Witch | Canada
Outstanding Score:
• Stanley Clarke | The Best Man Holiday
• Ludwig Goransson | Fruitvale Station
• Mark Isham | 42
• Rodrigo Leao | Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• Hans Zimmer | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Original Song:
• “Desperation” from 20 Feet From Stardom | Written & Performed by: Judith Hill
• “Happy” from Despicable Me 2 | Written & Performed by: Pharrell Williams
• “In the Middle of the Night” from Lee Daniels’ The Butler | Performed by: Fantasia Barrino; Written by: F. Barrino, K. Washington, A. Terry & K. McMasters
• “Queen of the Field (Patsey’s Song)” from 12 Years a Slave | Written & Performed by: Alicia Keys
• “You and I Ain’t No More” from Lee Daniels’ The Butler | Performed by: Gladys Knight, Written by: Lenny Kravitz
Outstanding Breakthrough Actor Performance
• Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
• Chadwick Boseman | 42
• Skylan Brooks | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
• Tequan Richmond | Blue Caprice
• Keith Stanfield | Short Term 12
Outstanding Breakthrough Actress Performance
• Melonie Diaz | Fruitvale Station
• Danai Gurira | Mother of George
• Lindiwe Matshikiza | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
• Tashiana Washington | Gimme the Loot
Outstanding Voice Performance
• Keith David | Free Birds (Relativity Media)
• Snoop Dogg | Turbo (20th Century Fox)
• Samuel L. Jackson | Turbo (20th Century Fox)
• Beyonce Knowles | Epic (20th Century Fox)
• Maya Rudolph | Turbo (20th Century Fox)
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature:
• An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | Terence Nance
• Blue Caprice | Alexandre Moors
• Go for Sisters | John Sayles
• Mother of George | Andrew Dosumu
• Things Never Said | Charles Murray
Outstanding Independent Documentary:
• Africa: The Beat | Javier Arias Bal, Polo Vallejo, Pablo Vega, Manuel Velasco
• I Want My Name Back | Roger Paradiso
• Lenny Cooke | Benny & Joshua Safdie
• The New Black | Yoruba Richen
• Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights | Nev Nnaji
Outstanding Independent Short:
• African Cowboy | Rodney Charles
• Black Girl in Paris | Kiandra Parks
• A Different Tree | Steven Caple Jr.
• Sweet Honey Child | Talibah Newman
• They Die by Dawn | Jeymes Samuel
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary
• Dark Girls | Bill Duke & Dr. Channsin Berry
• Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin | Bob Smeaton
• Made in America | Ron Howard
• Venus vs. | Ava DuVernay
• Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | George Schlatter
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Being Mary Jane | Claire Brown
• Betty & Coretta| Yves Simoneau & Jacqueline Lavoie
• Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story | Bill Diggins, Lyyn Hylden, Maggie Malina, Rozonda “Chili” Thomas, Tionne “T-Boz Watkins”
• Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth | Emily Cohen
• The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Philip Kleinbart, Tonya Lewis Lee, Nikki Silver
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Keith David | Pastor Brown
• Chiwetel Ejiofor | “Dancing on the Edge”
• Omari Hardwick | A Christmas Blessing
• Ernie Hudson | Pastor Brown
• Mike Tyson | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Angela Bassett | Betty & Coretta
• Keke Palmer | Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story
• Anika Noni Rose | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Gabrielle Union | Being Mary Jane
• Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Pastor Brown
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Richard Brooks | Being Mary Jane
• Danny Glover | Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
• Omari Hardwick | Being Mary Jane
• Wood Harris | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Ernie Hudson | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Loretta Devine | Saving Westbrook High
• Audra McDonald | The Sound of Music
• Nicole Ari Parker | Pastor Brown
• LaTonya Richardson | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Octavia Spencer | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Salim Akil | Being Mary Jane
• Rockmond Dunbar | Pastor Brown
• Spike Lee | Mike Tyson: Undisputed: Truth
• Kenny Leon | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Charles Stone III | Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story
Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original), TV Movie or Mini-Series
• Mara Brock Akil | Being Mary Jane
• Rhonda Baraka | Pastor Brown
• Caliope Brattlestreet, Stephen Glantz & Tonya Lee Lewis | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Kate Lanier | Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story
• Kiki Tyson | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
"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
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
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
2013 Black Reel Award Nominations - Complete List
The Black Reel Awards annually honor African-Americans in feature, independent and television film. The awards also take notice of the work in film of people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The awards were launched in 2000, and this is the 13th year the awards will be handed out. The Black Reel Awards are now given out by the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).
The 13th Annual Black Reel Awards winners will be announced on Blog Talk Radio, Thursday, February 7, 2013, in Washington, DC.
2013 Black Reel Awards nominations (for the year in film 2012):
Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Michael Gottwald, John Penn & Dan Javey (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Django Unchained
Reginald Huldin, Pilar Savone & Stacey Sher (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Flight
Laurie McDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey & Robert Zemeckis (Paramount)
The Intouchables
Laurent Zeitoun, Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky & Yann Zenou (The Weinstein Company)
Middle of Nowhere
Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes & Howard Barish (AFFRM)
Outstanding Actor
Jamie Foxx - Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Nate Parker - Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Chris Rock - 2 Days in New York (Magnolia Pictures)
Omar Sy - The Intouchables (The Weinstein Company)
Denzel Washington - Flight (Paramount)
Outstanding Actress
Halle Berry - Cloud Atlas (Warner Brothers)
Emayatzy Corinealdi - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Viola Davis - Won’t Back Down (20th Century Fox)
Rashida Jones - Celeste and Jesse Forever (Sony Pictures Classics)
Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Mike Epps - Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Dwight Henry - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
Samuel L. Jackson - Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
David Oyelowo - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Nate Parker - Arbitrage (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris - Skyfall (MGM)/ (Columbia)
Octavia Spencer - Smashed (Sony Pictures Classics)
Lorraine Toussaint - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Tamara Tunie - Flight (Paramount)
Kerry Washington - Django Unchained (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Director
Salim Akil - Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Ava DuVernay - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Spike Lee - Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Peter Ramsey - Rise of the Guardians (DreamWorks)
Tim Story - Think Like A Man (Screen Gems)
Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
Mara Brock Akil - Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Ava DuVernay - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Rashida Jones & Will McCormack - Celeste and Jesse Forever (Sony Pictures Classics)
Spike Lee & James McBride - Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Aaron McGruder & John Ridley - Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Outstanding Feature Documentary
Bad 25
Spike Lee
Brooklyn Castle
Katie Dallamaggiore (Producers Distribution Agency)
The Central Park Five
Sarah Burns, Ken Burns & David McMahon (Sundance Select)
Marley
Kevin McDonald (Magnolia Pictures)
Searching for Sugar Man
Malik Bendjelloul (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding Ensemble
Django Unchained
Casting Director: Victoria Thomas (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)
Flight
Casting Director: Victoria Burrows (Paramount)
Middle of Nowhere
Casting Director: Aisha Coley (AFFRM)
Sparkle
Casting Director: Twinkie Byrd (Tristar Pictures)
Think Like A Man
Casting Director: Kim Hardin (Screen Gems)
Outstanding Foreign Film
Elza
Guadeloupe (Autonomous Entertainment)
The Intouchables
France (The Weinstein Company)
Ties That Bind
South Africa (Image Entertainment)
Toussaint Louverture
France
Wuthering Heights
United Kingdom (Laboratories)
Outstanding Score
Terence Blanchard - Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Kathryn Bostic - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Bruce Hornsby - Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Salaam Remi - Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Dan Romer & Behn Zeitilin - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)
Outstanding Original or Adapted Song
“Carry It” from The Man With the Iron Fists
Performed and Written by: Travis Barker, RZA, Tom Morrello & Raekwon (Universal)
“Celebrate” from Sparkle
Performed by: Jordin Sparks & Whitney Houston; Written by: R. Kelly (Tristar Pictures)
“No Church in the Wild” from Safe House
Performed by: Jay-Z, Kanye West & Frank Ocean; Written by: Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, The-Dream, Chales Nipa, Joseph Roach, Gary Wright, James Brown, Michael Dean & Phil Manzanera (Universal)
“Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” from Think Like a Man
Performed by: John Legend & Ludacris; Written: Allen Arthur, Keith Justice, Clayton Reilly, Miguel Pimental, John Legend & Ludacris (Screen Gems)
“Who Did That to You” from Django Unchained
Performed by: John Legend; Written by: John Legend & Paul Epworth (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Emayatzy Corinealdi - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Dwight Henry - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)
Amandla Stenberg - The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Omar Sy - The Intouchables (The Weinstein Company)
Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)
Outstanding Voice Performance
Tempestt Bledsoe - ParaNorman (Focus Features)
Dennis Haysbert - Wreck-it Ralph (Walt Disney)
Queen Latifah - Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)
Chris Rock - Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (Paramount)
Wanda Sykes - Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Independent Film
Elza
Mariette Monpierre (Autonomous Entertainment)
Four
Joshua Sanchez
The Last Fall
Matthew A. Cherry (Image Entertainment)
LUV
Sheldon Candis (Indomina Releasing)
Yelling to the Sky
Victoria Mahoney (MPI Media Group)
Outstanding Independent Documentary
BMF: The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop Drug Empire
D. Skiorski
Contradictions of Fair Hope
S. Epatha Merkerson & Rockell Metcalf
From Fatherless to Fatherhood
Kobie Brown
Justice for Sale
Femke & Isla van Velzen
Soul Food Junkies
Bryon Hurt
Outstanding Independent Short
The Bluest Note
Marques Green
Crossover
Tina Mabry
The Last/First Kiss
Andrea Ashton
Record/Play
Jesse Atlas
White Space
Maya Washington
Outstanding Television Documentary
The Announcement
Nelson George (ESPN)
Brooklyn Boheme
Nelson George and Diane Paragas (Showtime)
On the Shoulders of Giants
Deborah Morales (Showtime)
Slavery by Another Name
Samuel D. Pollard (PBS)
Uprising: Hip-Hop and the LA Riots
Mark Ford (VH1)
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
A Beautiful Soul
Noel Jones, Holly Davis Carter, Danny Green, Kimberly Ogletree & Dominique Telson (TVOne)
Let It Shine
Amy Gibbons & David Nelson (Disney Channel)
Raising Izzie
Angelique Bones & Valencia Y. Hawkins (The Gospel Music Channel)
Somebody’s Child
Keith Neal, David Eubanks & Eric Tomosunas (The Gospel Music Channel)
Steel Magnolias
David A. Rosemont (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Rockmond Dunbar - Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Firelight (ABC)
Trevor Jackson - Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Sean Patrick Thomas - Murder on the 13th Floor (Lifetime)
Michael Jai White - Somebody’s Child (The Gospel Music Channel)
Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Aunjanue Ellis - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Queen Latifah - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Keke Palmer - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Vanessa A. Williams - Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Lynn Whitfield - Somebody’s Child (Gospel Music Channel)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Danny Glover - Hannah’s Law (Hallmark Channel)
Louis Gossett Jr. - Smitty (The Gospel Music Channel)
Boris Kodjoe - Killer Amongst Us (Lifetime)
Harry J. Lennix - A Beautiful Soul (TVOne)
Courtney B. Vance - Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Adepero Oduye - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Phylicia Rashad - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Gloria Reuben - Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (CBS)
Jill Scott - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Alfre Woodard - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Outstanding Director in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Roger M. Bobb - Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Vondie Curtis-Hall - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Kenny Leon - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Darnell Martin - Firelight (ABC)
Bille Woodruff - Rags (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
David Martyn Conley - Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Eric Daniel - Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Elizabeth Hunter - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Siddeeqah Powell - Somebody’s Child (The Gospel Music Channel)
Cas Sigers - A Cross to Bear (The Gospel Music Channel)
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The 13th Annual Black Reel Awards winners will be announced on Blog Talk Radio, Thursday, February 7, 2013, in Washington, DC.
2013 Black Reel Awards nominations (for the year in film 2012):
Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Michael Gottwald, John Penn & Dan Javey (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Django Unchained
Reginald Huldin, Pilar Savone & Stacey Sher (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Flight
Laurie McDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey & Robert Zemeckis (Paramount)
The Intouchables
Laurent Zeitoun, Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky & Yann Zenou (The Weinstein Company)
Middle of Nowhere
Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes & Howard Barish (AFFRM)
Outstanding Actor
Jamie Foxx - Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Nate Parker - Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Chris Rock - 2 Days in New York (Magnolia Pictures)
Omar Sy - The Intouchables (The Weinstein Company)
Denzel Washington - Flight (Paramount)
Outstanding Actress
Halle Berry - Cloud Atlas (Warner Brothers)
Emayatzy Corinealdi - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Viola Davis - Won’t Back Down (20th Century Fox)
Rashida Jones - Celeste and Jesse Forever (Sony Pictures Classics)
Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Mike Epps - Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Dwight Henry - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
Samuel L. Jackson - Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
David Oyelowo - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Nate Parker - Arbitrage (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris - Skyfall (MGM)/ (Columbia)
Octavia Spencer - Smashed (Sony Pictures Classics)
Lorraine Toussaint - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Tamara Tunie - Flight (Paramount)
Kerry Washington - Django Unchained (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Director
Salim Akil - Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Ava DuVernay - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Spike Lee - Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Peter Ramsey - Rise of the Guardians (DreamWorks)
Tim Story - Think Like A Man (Screen Gems)
Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
Mara Brock Akil - Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Ava DuVernay - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Rashida Jones & Will McCormack - Celeste and Jesse Forever (Sony Pictures Classics)
Spike Lee & James McBride - Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Aaron McGruder & John Ridley - Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Outstanding Feature Documentary
Bad 25
Spike Lee
Brooklyn Castle
Katie Dallamaggiore (Producers Distribution Agency)
The Central Park Five
Sarah Burns, Ken Burns & David McMahon (Sundance Select)
Marley
Kevin McDonald (Magnolia Pictures)
Searching for Sugar Man
Malik Bendjelloul (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding Ensemble
Django Unchained
Casting Director: Victoria Thomas (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)
Flight
Casting Director: Victoria Burrows (Paramount)
Middle of Nowhere
Casting Director: Aisha Coley (AFFRM)
Sparkle
Casting Director: Twinkie Byrd (Tristar Pictures)
Think Like A Man
Casting Director: Kim Hardin (Screen Gems)
Outstanding Foreign Film
Elza
Guadeloupe (Autonomous Entertainment)
The Intouchables
France (The Weinstein Company)
Ties That Bind
South Africa (Image Entertainment)
Toussaint Louverture
France
Wuthering Heights
United Kingdom (Laboratories)
Outstanding Score
Terence Blanchard - Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Kathryn Bostic - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Bruce Hornsby - Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Salaam Remi - Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Dan Romer & Behn Zeitilin - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)
Outstanding Original or Adapted Song
“Carry It” from The Man With the Iron Fists
Performed and Written by: Travis Barker, RZA, Tom Morrello & Raekwon (Universal)
“Celebrate” from Sparkle
Performed by: Jordin Sparks & Whitney Houston; Written by: R. Kelly (Tristar Pictures)
“No Church in the Wild” from Safe House
Performed by: Jay-Z, Kanye West & Frank Ocean; Written by: Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, The-Dream, Chales Nipa, Joseph Roach, Gary Wright, James Brown, Michael Dean & Phil Manzanera (Universal)
“Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” from Think Like a Man
Performed by: John Legend & Ludacris; Written: Allen Arthur, Keith Justice, Clayton Reilly, Miguel Pimental, John Legend & Ludacris (Screen Gems)
“Who Did That to You” from Django Unchained
Performed by: John Legend; Written by: John Legend & Paul Epworth (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Emayatzy Corinealdi - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Dwight Henry - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)
Amandla Stenberg - The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Omar Sy - The Intouchables (The Weinstein Company)
Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)
Outstanding Voice Performance
Tempestt Bledsoe - ParaNorman (Focus Features)
Dennis Haysbert - Wreck-it Ralph (Walt Disney)
Queen Latifah - Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)
Chris Rock - Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (Paramount)
Wanda Sykes - Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Independent Film
Elza
Mariette Monpierre (Autonomous Entertainment)
Four
Joshua Sanchez
The Last Fall
Matthew A. Cherry (Image Entertainment)
LUV
Sheldon Candis (Indomina Releasing)
Yelling to the Sky
Victoria Mahoney (MPI Media Group)
Outstanding Independent Documentary
BMF: The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop Drug Empire
D. Skiorski
Contradictions of Fair Hope
S. Epatha Merkerson & Rockell Metcalf
From Fatherless to Fatherhood
Kobie Brown
Justice for Sale
Femke & Isla van Velzen
Soul Food Junkies
Bryon Hurt
Outstanding Independent Short
The Bluest Note
Marques Green
Crossover
Tina Mabry
The Last/First Kiss
Andrea Ashton
Record/Play
Jesse Atlas
White Space
Maya Washington
Outstanding Television Documentary
The Announcement
Nelson George (ESPN)
Brooklyn Boheme
Nelson George and Diane Paragas (Showtime)
On the Shoulders of Giants
Deborah Morales (Showtime)
Slavery by Another Name
Samuel D. Pollard (PBS)
Uprising: Hip-Hop and the LA Riots
Mark Ford (VH1)
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
A Beautiful Soul
Noel Jones, Holly Davis Carter, Danny Green, Kimberly Ogletree & Dominique Telson (TVOne)
Let It Shine
Amy Gibbons & David Nelson (Disney Channel)
Raising Izzie
Angelique Bones & Valencia Y. Hawkins (The Gospel Music Channel)
Somebody’s Child
Keith Neal, David Eubanks & Eric Tomosunas (The Gospel Music Channel)
Steel Magnolias
David A. Rosemont (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Rockmond Dunbar - Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Firelight (ABC)
Trevor Jackson - Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Sean Patrick Thomas - Murder on the 13th Floor (Lifetime)
Michael Jai White - Somebody’s Child (The Gospel Music Channel)
Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Aunjanue Ellis - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Queen Latifah - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Keke Palmer - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Vanessa A. Williams - Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Lynn Whitfield - Somebody’s Child (Gospel Music Channel)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Danny Glover - Hannah’s Law (Hallmark Channel)
Louis Gossett Jr. - Smitty (The Gospel Music Channel)
Boris Kodjoe - Killer Amongst Us (Lifetime)
Harry J. Lennix - A Beautiful Soul (TVOne)
Courtney B. Vance - Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Adepero Oduye - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Phylicia Rashad - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Gloria Reuben - Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (CBS)
Jill Scott - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Alfre Woodard - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Outstanding Director in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Roger M. Bobb - Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Vondie Curtis-Hall - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Kenny Leon - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Darnell Martin - Firelight (ABC)
Bille Woodruff - Rags (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
David Martyn Conley - Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Eric Daniel - Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Elizabeth Hunter - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Siddeeqah Powell - Somebody’s Child (The Gospel Music Channel)
Cas Sigers - A Cross to Bear (The Gospel Music Channel)
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