“The Great Eight . . . Dolemite is Dynomite!”

Rudy Ray Moore story wins EIGHT Black Reel Awards Us and Queen & Slim each take home four wins apiece The inspirational story of...

“Queen” is King!

Melina Matsoukas’ debut cross-country road love story scores 14 nominations to lead the field Us and Dolemite Is My Name also garner double-digit nominations...

Black Panther Reigns Supreme!

Ryan Coogler’s Superhero Saga Dominates with Ten Wins BlackkKlansman Shut Out The largest grossing domestic film of the year, Black Panther, also took a...

Black Panther “Roars!”

Ryan Coogler’s comic cultural touchstone paces the field with 17 nominations If Beale Street Could Talk and BlackkKlansman also secured double-digit noms The largest...

Voters Are “Sweet” on Queen Sugar

Second-year drama from executive producer Ava DuVernay scores 14 nominations Atlanta paces the comedy categories with 10 nods; Donald Glover receives six nominations (Washington,...

Get Out “Sinks” the Competition at The Black Reel Awards

Peele’s story dominates the awards coming one win shy of tying the record most wins in a year! (Washington, DC, February 22, 2018) The...

Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards

Writer/director Jordan Peele’s funny, scary and thought-provoking look at interracial politics, Get Out, garnered 12 nominations from the 18th Annual Black Reel Awards, making...

Winfrey, Lee, Tyson, and Peele to receive Honorary Black Reel Awards

(Washington, DC, December 7, 2017) The Board of Directors for the Foundation for the Augmentation of African Americans in Film announced the recipients of...

New Edition Story and This Is Us Dominate The Black Reel Awards for Television

The BET miniseries wins 5 Awards; This Is Us Takes Home 4; Atlanta Wins Outstanding Comedy Series The biopic of five boys from Boston,...

Meet the Nominees

Here are the talented performers and series nominated for the 1st Annual Black Reel Awards . . .
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