Black Reel Awards of 2016

The 2016 Black Reel Awards, which annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films, will be announced on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Creed and Straight Outta Compton lead all films with nine nominations apiece.^[1]

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold

Best Film	Best Director
TBD Concussion Beasts of No Nation Straight Outta Compton Creed Chi-Raq	TBD Spike Lee - Chi-Raq Antoine Fuqua - Southpaw Ryan Coogler - Creed Rick Famuyiwa - Dope F Gary Gray - Straight Outta Compton
Best Actor	Best Actress
TBD Abraham Attah - Beasts of No Nation Chiwetel Ejiofor - Z for Zachariah Michael B. Jordan - Creed Will Smith - Concussion Samuel L. Jackson - The Hateful Eight	TBD Teyonah Parris - Chi-Raq Kitana Kiki Rodriguez - Tangerine Viola Davis- Lila & Eve Zoe Saldana - Infinitely Polar Bear Karidja Toure - Girlhood
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
TBD Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation Chiwetel Ejiofor - The Martian Jason Mitchell - Straight Outta Compton Corey Hawkins - Straight Outta Compton Forest Whitaker – Southpaw	TBD Tessa Thompson - Creed Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Concussion Mya Taylor - Tangerine Zoe Kravitz - Dope Angela Bassett - Chi-Raq
Best Breakthrough Performance, Male	Best Breakthrough Performance, Female
TBD Abraham Attah - Beasts of No Nation Jason Mitchell - Straight Outta Compton O'Shea Jackson, Jr. - Straight Outta Compton Shameik Moore - Dope RJ Cyler - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl	TBD Chanel Iman - Dope (2015 film) Kiersey Clemons - Dope (2015 film) Assa Sylla - Girlhood Kitana Kiki Rodriguez - Tangerine (film) Mya Taylor - Tangerine (film)
Best Cast (Ensemble) (Awarded to Casting Directors)	Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original
TBD Dope (2015 film) – Kim Coleman Concussion (2015 film) - Lindsay Graham & Mary Vernieu Creed (film) - Francine Maisler Straight Outta Compton (film) - Victoria Thomas & Cindy Tolan Chi-Raq (film) – Kim Coleman	TBD Rick Famuyiwa - Dope (2015 film) Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington - Creed (film) Spike Lee & Kevin Willmont - Chi-Raq (film)
Best Feature Documentary	Best Voice Performance
TBD A Ballerina’s Tale – Nelson George What Happened, Miss Simone? - Liz Garbus Sweet Micky for President - Ben Patterson ‘’The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution – Stanley Nelson The Amazing Nina Simone - Jeff L. Lieberman	TBD Jeffrey Wright - The Good Dinosaur Maya Rudolph - Strange Magic (film) Rihanna - Home (2015 film) Marelik "Mar Mar" Walker- The Peanuts Movie Quvenzhane Wallis - The Prophet (2014 film)
Best Independent Feature	Best Independent Documentary
TBA Tangerine – Sean Baker Somewhere in the Middle - Lanre Olabisi The Man in 3B – Trey Hayley Knucklehead – Ben Bowman Blackbird – Patrik-Ian Polk	TBD Be Known - Dwayne Johnson-Cochran Romeo is Bleeding - Jason Zeldes Adina Howard 20 : A Story of Sexual Liberation - Gezus Zaire Cody High: A Life Remodeled Project’’- Walter V. Marshall Mary Lou Williams : The Lady Who Swings the Blues – Carol Bush
Best Independent Short	Best Foreign Film
TBD Sacred Heart - Jennia Fredrique & Sol Aponte David’s Reviere - Neil Creque Williams ”Addiction” - Danny Dzhurayev	TBD Samba (2014 film) (France)- Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano Honeytrap (U.K.) - Jonas Carpignano My Friend Victoria (France) - Jean-Paul Civeyrac Girlhood (film) (France) - Celine Sciamma Mediterranea (film) (Italy) - \| Jonas Carpignano Freetown (Liberia) - Garrett Batty
Best Original or Adapted Song	Outstanding Original Score
"TBD "See You Again” from Furious 7 – Performed by: Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth; Written by: Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, Andrew Cedar, DJ Frank E "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 "Earned It" from Fifty Shades of Grey - Performed by The Weeknd; Written by: The Weekend, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville, Ahmad Balshe "Waiting for My Moment" from Creed - Performed by Childish Gambino, Vince Staples & Jhene Aiko; Written by: Ryan Coogler, Vince Staples, Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson "Grip" from Creed - Performed by Tessa Thompson; Written by: Tessa Thompson, Ludwig Goransson, Sam Dew	TBD Beast of No Nation – Dan Roemer Creed – Ludwig Goransson Chi-Raq - Terence Blanchard Dope - Germaine Franco Straight Outta Compton - Joseph Trapanese
Best Television Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie
TBD Bessie (film) (HBO) - Ron Schmidt The Book of Negroes (miniseries) (BET) - Clement Virgo & Damon D’Oliveira Show Me a Hero (HBO) – Gail Mutrux Luther (TV series) (BBC) – Marcus Wilson American Crime (TV series) (ABC) - Lori-Etta Taub & Ed Tapla	''''' Clement Virgo – ‘'The Book of Negroes (miniseries) (BET) Regina King - '’Let the Church Say Amen (BET) John Ridley - American Crime (TV series) (ABC) Angela Bassett - Whitney (film)' (Lifetime) Dee Rees - Bessie (film) (HBO)
Best Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie	Best Actress in a Television Miniseries or Movie
TBD David Oyelowo - Nightingale (HBO) Amin Joseph - '’Stock Option’' (TVOne) Steve Harris - '’Let the Church Say Amen (BET) Michael K. Williams – ‘’The Spoils Before Dying’’ (IFC (U.S. TV network)) James Earl Jones - Great Performances: “Driving Miss Daisy” (PBS)	TBD Yaya DaCosta -Whitney (film)' (Lifetime) Queen Latifah - Bessie (film) (HBO) Aunjanue Ellis - ‘'The Book of Negroes (miniseries) (BET) Regina Hall - With This Ring (Lifetime) Shanice Williams - The Wiz Live! (NBC)
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie	Best Supporting Actress in a Television Miniseries or Movie
TBD TBD Michael K. Williams - Bessie (film) (HBO) David Alan Grier - The Wiz Live! (NBC) Cuba Gooding Jr. - ‘'The Book of Negroes (miniseries) (BET) Bokeem Woodbine - Fargo (TV series) (FX (TV channel)) Charles S. Dutton - Bessie (film) (HBO)	TBD Mo’Nique - Bessie (film) (HBO) Amber Riley - The Wiz Live! (NBC) Mary J. Blige - The Wiz Live! (NBC) Regina King - American Crime (TV series) (ABC) Angela Bassett – ‘’American Horror Story: Hotel’’ (FX (TV channel))
Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted) in a Television Miniseries or Movie	Best Television Documentary or Special
TBD Dee Rees, Bettina Gilois & Christopher Cleveland - Bessie (film) (HBO) Clement Virgo - ‘'The Book of Negroes (miniseries) (BET) John Ridley- American Crime (TV series) (ABC) Stacy A. Littlejohn- American Crime (TV series) (ABC) Lisa Belkin, David Simon & William F. Zorzi - Show Me a Hero (HBO)	TBD The Wiz Live! (NBC) – Kenny Leon ’’Holler if You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church’’ (BET) – Clay Cane 3 ½ Minutes (HBO) - Marc Silver Kareem: Minority of One (HBO) - Clare Lewins Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life: An All-Star Grammy Tribute (CBS) - Leon Knoles

References

↑ http://blackreelawards.com/16th-annual-black-reel-award-nominations

Black Reel Awards

Current awards (Film)	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Breakthrough Performance Best Ensemble Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original Best Original or Adapted Song Best Original Score Best Voice Performance Best Foreign Film Best Short Film Best Feature Documentary Best Independent Documentary Best Independent Film

Current awards (Television)	Best Television Miniseries or Movie Best Television Documentary Best Actor: Television Miniseries or Movie Best Actress: Television Movie/Cable Best Supporting Actor: Television Movie/Cable Best Supporting Actress: Television Movie/Cable Best Director: Television Movie/Cable Best Screenplay: Television Movie/Cable

Retired awards (Film)	Best Film Poster Best New Director (1989–1996)

Retired awards (Television)	Best Original Television Program

Ceremonies	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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