Black Reel Awards of 2023: Difference between revisions

| date = February 6, 2023 (Film)<br>January 16, 2024 (Television)

! width="50%"| [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Film|Outstanding Film]]

** ''[[Nanny (film)|Nanny]]'' – [[Tanerélle]] and Bartek Gliniak

==Television winners and nominees==

* '''''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' – [[Quinta Brunson]], showrunner (ABC)'''

** ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' – [[Donald Glover]], showrunner (FX)

** ''[[Harlem (TV series)|Harlem]]'' – [[Tracy Oliver]], showrunner (Prime Video)

** ''[[Unprisoned]]'' – [[Yvette Lee Bowser]], showrunner (Hulu)

** ''[[The Upshaws]]'' – Regina Y. Hicks, showrunner (Netflix)

! width="50%"| [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series]]

* '''[[Quinta Brunson]] – ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' as Janine Teagues (ABC)'''

** [[Tichina Arnold]] – ''[[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]]'' as Tina Butler (CBS)

** [[Cedric the Entertainer]] – ''[[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]]'' as Calvin Butler (CBS)

** [[Donald Glover]] – ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' as Earnest "Earn" Marks (FX)

** [[Meagan Good]] – ''[[Harlem (TV series)|Harlem]]'' as Camille Parks (Prime Video)

** [[Jasmine Cephas Jones]] – ''[[Blindspotting (TV series)|Blindspotting]]'' as Ashley Rose (Starz)

** [[Delroy Lindo]] – ''[[Unprisoned]]'' as Edwin Alexander (Hulu)

** [[Robin Thede]] – ''[[A Black Lady Sketch Show]]'' as Various Characters (HBO)

** [[Kerry Washington]] – ''[[Unprisoned]]'' as Paige Alexander (Hulu)

** [[Ms. Pat|Patricia "Ms. Pat" Williams]] – ''[[The Ms. Pat Show]]'' as Patricia "Pat" Ford Carson (BET+)

* '''[[Sheryl Lee Ralph]] – ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' as Barbara Howard (ABC)'''

** [[Zazie Beetz]] – ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' as Vanessa "Van" Kiefer (FX)

** [[William Stanford Davis]] – ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' as Mr. Johnson (ABC)

** [[Ayo Edebiri]] – ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'' as Sydney Adamu (FX on Hulu)

** [[Brian Tyree Henry]] – ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles (FX)

** [[Janelle James]] – ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' as Ava Coleman (ABC)

** [[Toheeb Jimoh]] – ''[[Ted Lasso]]'' as Samuel "Sam" Obisanya (Apple TV+)

** [[Danielle Pinnock]] – ''[[Ghosts (American TV series)|Ghost]]'' as Alberta Haynes (CBS)

** [[LaKeith Stanfield]] – ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' as Darius Epps (FX)

** [[Tyler James Williams]] – ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' as Gregory Eddie (ABC)

* '''''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' ("[[The Goof Who Sat By the Door]]") – Directed by [[Donald Glover]] (FX)'''

** ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' ("Mom") – Directed by [[Ken Whittingham]] (ABC)

** ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' ("Read-A-Thon") – Directed by [[Dime Davis]] (ABC)

** ''[[Ted Lasso]]'' ("[[Big Week (Ted Lasso)|Big Week]]") – Directed by [[Destiny Ekaragha]] (Apple TV+)

** ''[[Unprisoned]]'' ("Nigrescence") – Directed by [[Numa Perrier]] (Hulu)

* '''''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]'' – Dave Andron, showrunner (FX)'''

** ''[[Bel-Air (TV series)|Bel-Air]]'' – Carla Banks Waddles, showrunner (Peacock)

** ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]'' – [[Chris Brancato]], showrunner (MGM+)

** ''[[P-Valley]]'' – [[Katori Hall]], showrunner (Starz)

** ''[[Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story]]'' – [[Shonda Rhimes]], showrunner (Netflix)

! width="50%"| [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series]]

* '''[[Damson Idris]] – ''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]'' as Franklin Saint (FX)'''

** [[Jacob Anderson]] – ''[[Interview with the Vampire (TV series)|Interview with the Vampire]]'' as [[Louis de Pointe du Lac]] (AMC)

** [[Nicco Annan]] – ''[[P-Valley]]'' as Uncle Clifford Sayles (Starz)

** [[Jabari Banks]] – ''[[Bel-Air (TV series)|Bel-Air]]'' as [[Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)|Will Smith]] (Peacock)

** [[Angela Bassett]] – ''[[9-1-1 (TV series)|9-1-1]]'' as Athena Grant-Nash (FOX)

** [[Queen Latifah]] – ''[[The Equalizer (2021 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'' as Robyn McCall (CBS)

** [[Patina Miller]] – ''[[Power Book III: Raising Kanan]]'' as Raquel Thomas (Starz)

** [[Harold Perrineau]] – ''[[From (TV series)|From]]'' as Boyd Stevens (MGM+)

** [[Octavia Spencer]] – ''[[Truth Be Told (2019 TV series)|Truth Be Told]]'' as Poppy Parnell (Apple TV+)

** [[Forest Whitaker]] – ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]'' as [[Bumpy Johnson|Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson]] (MGM+)

* '''[[Giancarlo Esposito]] – ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' as [[Gus Fring]] (AMC)'''

** [[Adjoa Andoh]] – ''[[Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story]]'' as Lady Agatha Danbury (Netflix)

** [[Brandee Evans]] – ''[[P-Valley]]'' as Mercedes Woodbine (Starz)

** [[Aisha Hinds]] – ''[[9-1-1 (TV series)|9-1-1]]'' as Henrietta "Hen" Wilson (FOX)

** [[Amin Joseph]] – ''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]'' as Jerome Saint (FX)

** Angela Lewis – ''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]'' as Louanne "Louie" Saint (FX)

** [[J. Alphonse Nicholson]] – ''[[P-Valley]]'' as LaMarques / Lil Murda (Starz)

** [[Sarah Niles]] – ''[[Riches (TV series)|Riches]]'' as Claudia Richards (Prime Video)

** [[Golda Rosheuvel]] – ''[[Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story]]'' as [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Queen Charlotte]] (Netflix)

** [[Arsema Thomas]] – ''[[Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story]]'' as Young Agatha (Netflix)

* '''''[[Reasonable Doubt (TV series)|Reasonable Doubt]]'' ("Can't Knock the Hustle") – Directed by [[Kerry Washington]] (Hulu)'''

** ''[[P-Valley]]'' ("Mississippi Rule") – Directed by [[Katori Hall]] (Starz)

** ''[[Queen Sugar]]'' ("For They Existed") – Directed by [[Ava DuVernay]] (OWN)

** ''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]'' ("Ballad of the Bear") – Directed by [[Amin Joseph]] (FX)

** ''[[The Umbrella Academy (TV series)|The Umbrella Academy]]'' ("Pocket Full of Lightning") – Directed by [[Cheryl Dunye]] (Netflix)

* '''''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' – [[Malcolm D. Lee]], showrunner (Peacock)'''

** ''Black Girl Missing'' (Lifetime)

** ''[[Entergalactic (TV special)|Entergalatic]]'' – Michael Penketh and Mike Moon, producers (Netflix)

** ''[[Praise This]]'' – [[Will Packer]], [[Tim Story]] and James Lopez, producers (Peacock)

** ''[[Swarm (TV series)|Swarm]]'' – [[Janine Nabers]], showrunner (Prime Video)

* '''[[Dominique Fishback]] – ''[[Swarm (TV series)|Swarm]]'' as Andrea "Dre" Greene (Prime Video)'''

** [[Taye Diggs]] – ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' as Harper Stewart (Peacock)

** [[Giancarlo Esposito]] – ''[[Kaleidoscope (American TV series)|Kaleidoscope]]'' as Leo Pap / Ray Vernon (Netflix)

** [[Regina Hall]] – ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' as Candace "Candy" Sparks (Peacock)

** [[Brian Tyree Henry]] – ''[[Class of '09]]'' as Tayo Michaels (FX on Hulu)

** [[Terrence Howard]] – ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' as Quentin Spivey (Peacock)

** [[Sanaa Lathan]] – ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' as Robyn Stewart (Peacock)

** [[Nia Long]] – ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' as Jordan Armstrong (Peacock)

** [[Harold Perrineau]] – ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' as Julian "Murch" Murchison (Peacock)

** [[Zoe Saldaña]] – ''[[From Scratch (TV series)|From Scratch]]'' as Amy Wheeler (Netflix)

* '''[[Niecy Nash|Niecy Nash-Betts]] – ''[[Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story]]'' as Glenda Cleveland (Netflix)'''

** [[Morris Chestnut]] – ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' as Lance Sullivan (Peacock)

** [[Keith David]] – ''[[From Scratch (TV series)|From Scratch]]'' as Hershel Wheeler (Netflix)

** [[Danielle Deadwyler]] – ''[[From Scratch (TV series)|From Scratch]]'' as Zora Wheeler (Netflix)

** [[Melissa De Sousa]] – ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' as Shelby Taylor (Peacock)

** [[Tati Gabrielle]] – ''[[Kaleidoscope (American TV series)|Kaleidoscope]]'' as Hannah Kim (Netflix)

** [[Russell Hornsby]] – ''[[Mike (miniseries)|Mike]]'' as [[Don King]] (Hulu)

** [[Lance Reddick]] – ''[[White Men Can't Jump (2023 film)|White Men Can't Jump]]'' as Benji (Hulu)

** [[Trevante Rhodes]] – ''[[Bruiser (2022 film)|Bruiser]]'' as Porter (Hulu)

** [[Aisha Tyler]] – ''[[The Last Thing He Told Me (miniseries)|The Last Thing He Told Me]]'' as Jules Taylor (Apple TV+)

* '''''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' ("Brown Girl Dreaming") – Directed by [[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]] (Peacock)'''

** ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' ("The Party") – Directed by [[Charles Stone III]] (Peacock)

** ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' ("The Wedding") – Directed by [[Malcolm D. Lee]] (Peacock)

** ''[[From Scratch (TV series)|From Scratch]]'' ("Aftertastes") – Directed by [[Nzingha Stewart]] (Netflix)

** ''[[Swarm (TV series)|Swarm]]'' ("Running Scared") – Directed by [[Ibra Ake]] (Prime Video)

* '''''[[A Black Lady Sketch Show]]'' (HBO)'''

** ''[[The Daily Show|The Daily Show with Trevor Noah]]'' (Comedy Central)

** ''[[The Jennifer Hudson Show]]'' (Syndication)

** ''[[Marvel Studios: Assembled]] – The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (Disney+)

** ''Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me'' (Max)

[[Category:Black Reel Awards|2023]]

[[Category:2023 awards in the United States]]