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, were announced on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Creed and Straight Outta Compton led all films with nine nominations apiece.^[1]

Creed was the big winner of the night winning five awards including Outstanding Picture, Director (Ryan Coogler) and Actor (Michael B. Jordan). Bessie took home three awards followed by American Crime, Beasts of No Nation and Straight Outta Compton with two wins.

Dee Rees, Ryan Coogler, Regina King, Rihanna, Michael B. Jordan, Abraham Attah and Kiersey Clemons were some of the winners earning their first Black Reel Award.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Best Film	Best Director
Creed Concussion Beasts of No Nation Straight Outta Compton Chi-Raq	Ryan Coogler - Creed Spike Lee - Chi-Raq Antoine Fuqua - Southpaw Rick Famuyiwa - Dope F Gary Gray - Straight Outta Compton
Best Actor	Best Actress
Michael B. Jordan - Creed Abraham Attah - Beasts of No Nation Chiwetel Ejiofor - Z for Zachariah Will Smith - Concussion Samuel L. Jackson - The Hateful Eight	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
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation Chiwetel Ejiofor - The Martian Jason Mitchell - Straight Outta Compton Corey Hawkins - Straight Outta Compton Forest Whitaker - Southpaw	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
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	Kiersey Clemons - Dope Chanel Iman - Dope Assa Sylla - Girlhood Kitana Kiki Rodriguez - Tangerine Mya Taylor - Tangerine
Best Cast (Ensemble) (Awarded to Casting Directors)	Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original
Straight Outta Compton - Victoria Thomas & Cindy Tolan Dope - Kim Coleman Concussion - Lindsay Graham & Mary Vernieu Creed - Francine Maisler Chi-Raq - Kim Coleman	Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington - Creed Rick Famuyiwa - Dope Spike Lee & Kevin Willmont - Chi-Raq
Best Feature Documentary	Best Voice Performance
What Happened, Miss Simone? - Liz Garbus A Ballerina’s Tale - Nelson George Sweet Micky for President - Ben Patterson The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution - Stanley Nelson The Amazing Nina Simone - Jeff L. Lieberman	Rihanna - Home Jeffrey Wright - The Good Dinosaur Maya Rudolph - Strange Magic Marelik "Mar Mar" Walker - The Peanuts Movie Quvenzhane Wallis - The Prophet
Best Independent Feature	Best Independent Documentary
Tangerine - Sean Baker Somewhere in the Middle - Lanre Olabisi The Man in 3B - Trey Hayley Knucklehead - Ben Bowman Blackbird - Patrik-Ian Polk	Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Blues - Carol Bush 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
Best Independent Short	Best Foreign Film
Addiction - Danny Dzhurayev Sacred Heart - Jennia Fredrique & Sol Aponte David’s Reviere - Neil Creque Williams	Girlhood (France) - Celine Sciamma Samba (France) - Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano Honeytrap (U.K.) - Jonas Carpignano My Friend Victoria (France) - Jean-Paul Civeyrac Mediterranea (Italy) - Jonas Carpignano Freetown (Liberia) - Garrett Batty
Best Original or Adapted Song	Outstanding Original Score
*"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 Göransson "Grip" from Creed - Performed by Tessa Thompson; Written by: Tessa Thompson, Ludwig Göransson, Sam Dew	Joseph Trapanese - Straight Outta Compton Dan Roemer - Beast of No Nation Ludwig Goransson - Creed Terence Blanchard - Chi-Raq Germaine Franco - Dope
Best Television Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie
Bessie (HBO) - Ron Schmidt The Book of Negroes (BET) - Clement Virgo & Damon D’Oliveira Show Me a Hero (HBO) - Gail Mutrux Luther (BBC) - Marcus Wilson American Crime (ABC) - Lori-Etta Taub & Ed Tapla	Dee Rees - Bessie (HBO) Clement Virgo - The Book of Negroes (BET) Regina King - Let the Church Say Amen (BET) John Ridley - American Crime (ABC) Angela Bassett - Whitney (Lifetime)
Best Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie	Best Actress in a Television Miniseries or Movie
*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) James Earl Jones - Great Performances: “Driving Miss Daisy” (PBS)	*Queen Latifah - Bessie* (HBO)** Yaya DaCosta - Whitney (Lifetime) Aunjanue Ellis - The Book of Negroes (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
*Bokeem Woodbine - Fargo* (FX)** Michael K. Williams - Bessie (HBO) David Alan Grier - The Wiz Live! (NBC) Cuba Gooding Jr. - The Book of Negroes (BET) Charles S. Dutton - Bessie (HBO)	*Regina King - American Crime* (ABC)** Mo’Nique - Bessie (HBO) Amber Riley - The Wiz Live! (NBC) Mary J. Blige - The Wiz Live! (NBC) Angela Bassett - American Horror Story: Hotel (FX)
Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted) in a Television Miniseries or Movie	Best Television Documentary or Special
*John Ridley - American Crime* (ABC)** Dee Rees, Bettina Gilois & Christopher Cleveland - Bessie (HBO) Clement Virgo - The Book of Negroes (BET) Stacy A. Littlejohn - American Crime (ABC) Lisa Belkin, David Simon & William F. Zorzi - Show Me a Hero (HBO)	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 Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series 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 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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