Nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actor

Idris Elba

The Harder They Fall

Nomination History

This is the 11th Black Reel Award nomination (overall) and third nomination in this category for Idris Elba. He previously won in this category in 2016 for Beasts of No Nation.

  • 2006 - Nominee, Outstanding Actor | The Gospel

  • 2014 - Nominee, Outstanding Actor | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

  • 2016 - Nominee, Outstanding Film | Beasts of No Nation

  • 2016 - Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor | Beasts of No Nation

  • 2017 - Winner, Outstanding Voice Performance | The Jungle Book

  • 2017 - Nominee, Outstanding Voice Performance | Finding Dory

  • 2017 - Nominee, Outstanding Voice Performance | Zootopia

  • 2018 - Nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actor | Molly’s Game

  • 2019 - Nominee, Outstanding Independent Film | Yardie

  • 2019 - Nominee, Outstanding Emerging Director | Yardie

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actor | The Harder They Fall

Related Nominees

  • Lawrence Bender, Shawn Carter, James Lassiter & Jeymes Samuel, producers

  • Jonathan Majors

  • Zazie Beetz

  • Jeymes Samuel & Boaz Yakin

  • Idris Elba

    LaKeith Stanfield

  • Regina King

  • Victoria Thomas, casting director

  • Jeymes Samuel, composer

  • “Guns Go Bang”

    “The Harder They Fall”

  • Jeymes Samuel

  • Deon Cole

    Edi Gathegi

  • Danielle Deadwyler

  • Mihai Malaimare Jr., cinematographer

  • Antoinette Messam, costume designer

  • Tom Eagles, editor

  • Martin Whist, production designer