Black Reel Awards of 2023: Difference between revisions

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| name = 23rd Black Reel Awards

| award1_type = Outstanding Film

| award1_winner = ''[[The Woman King]]''

With her third win for [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Costume Design|Outstanding Costume Design]] for ''Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'', [[Ruth E. Carter]] became the most decorated technical award winner in Black Reel Awards history.<ref name="Winners"/> Actress [[Angela Bassett]] also made history, becoming the first woman ever to win an acting and honorary award in the same year; she won for her work in ''Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' and also received the prestigious Sidney Poitier Trailblazer Award, recognizing her career of acting excellence.<ref name="Winners"/>

==Film winners and nominees==

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* '''''[[The Woman King]]'' – [[Maria Bello]], [[Viola Davis]], [[Cathy Schulman]] and Julius Tennon, producers'''

** ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]'' – [[Kevin Feige]] and Nate Moore, producers

** ''[[Nope (film)|Nope]]'' – [[Jordan Peele]] and [[Ian Cooper (artist)|Ian Cooper]], producers

** ''[[Till (film)|Till]]'' – [[Keith Beauchamp (filmmaker)|Keith Beauchamp]], [[Barbara Broccoli]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], Michael Reilly and Thomas Levine, producers

* '''[[Gina Prince-Bythewood]] – ''[[The Woman King]]'''''

** [[Elegance Bratton]] – ''[[The Inspection]]''

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* '''[[Jeremy Pope]] – ''[[The Inspection]]'' as Ellis French'''

** [[John Boyega]] – ''[[Breaking (film)|Breaking]]'' as Lance Corporal Brian Brown-Easley

** [[Daniel Kaluuya]] – ''[[Nope (film)|Nope]]'' as Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr.

** [[Jonathan Majors]] – ''[[Devotion (2022 film)|Devotion]]'' as [[Jesse L. Brown]]

* '''[[Danielle Deadwyler]] – ''[[Till (film)|Till]]'' as [[Mamie Till|Mamie Till-Mobley]]'''

** [[Viola Davis]] – ''[[The Woman King]]'' as General Nanisca

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* '''[[Brian Tyree Henry]] – ''[[Causeway (film)|Causeway]]'' as James Aucoin'''

** [[Micheal Ward]] – ''[[Empire of Light]]'' as Stephen

** [[Bokeem Woodbine]] – ''[[The Inspection]]'' as Leland Laws

** [[Jeffrey Wright]] – ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' as Lt. [[Jim Gordon (character)#Film|James Gordon]]

* '''[[Angela Bassett]] – ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]'' as Ramonda'''

** [[Thuso Mbedu]] – ''[[The Woman King]]'' as Nawi

** ''[[Descendant (2022 film)|Descendant]]'' – [[Margaret Brown (film director)|Margaret Brown]], director

** ''[[Is That Black Enough for You?!?]]'' – [[Elvis Mitchell]], director

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* '''''[[The Inspection]]'' – [[Elegance Bratton]], director'''

* '''''[[The Woman King]]'' – [[Terilyn A. Shropshire]]'''

** ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]'' – [[Michael Shawver|Michael P. Shawver]], Kelley Dixon, and [[Jennifer Lame]]

** ''[[Thirteen Lives]]'' – [[James D. Wilcox]]

** ''[[Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody]]'' – Daysha Broadway

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===Comedy===

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* [[Don Cheadle]] – ''[[Dave (TV series)|Dave]]'' as Himself (FXX)

* [[Zach Fox]] – ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' as Tariq Temple (ABC)

* [[Taraji P. Henson]] – ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' as Vanetta Teagues (ABC)

* [[Lil Rel Howery]] – ''[[Poker Face (TV series)|Poker Face]]'' as Taffy Boyle (Peacock)

* [[S. Epatha Merkerson]] – ''[[Poker Face (TV series)|Poker Face]]'' as Joyce Harris (Peacock)

* [[Leslie Odom Jr.]] – ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' as Draemond Winding (ABC)

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

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

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* ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' ("Educator of the Year") – Written by Jordan Temple (ABC)

* ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'' ("Franklin Institute") – Written by [[Brittani Nichols]] (ABC)

* ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' ("[[It Was All a Dream (Atlanta)|It Was All a Dream]]") – Written by [[Donald Glover]] (FX)

* ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' ("[[The Most Atlanta]]") – Written by [[Stephen Glover (screenwriter)|Stephen Glover]] (FX)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* [[Keivonn Woodard]] – ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'' as Sam (HBO)

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

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

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

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

* ''[[Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story]]'' ("Queen to Be") – Written by [[Shonda Rhimes]] (Netflix)

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* ''Black Girl Missing'' (Lifetime)

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

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* [[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)

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

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

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

* [[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+)

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* ''[[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)

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* ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' ("Brown Girl Dreaming") – Written by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (Peacock)

* ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'' ("The Invisible Man") – Written by Ayanna Floyd Davis (Peacock)

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===Other programs===

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* ''Bill Russell: Legend'' – Sam Pollard, director (Netflix)

* ''[[Dear Mama (TV series)|Dear Mama]]'' – [[Hughes brothers|Allen Hughes]], director (FX)

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

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

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

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===Music categories===

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* ''[[BMF (TV series)|BMF]]'' – Derryck "Big Tank" Thornton (Starz)

* ''[[Queen Sugar]]'' – Aamina Gant (OWN)

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===Technical categories===

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* ''[[Kindred (TV series)|Kindred]]'' – Jaclyn Banner (FX on Hulu)

* ''[[P-Valley]]'' – Tiffany Hasbourne (Starz)

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* ''[[Kindred (TV series)|Kindred]]'' – Shannon Baker Davis (FX on Hulu)

* ''[[Power Book II: Ghost]]'' – Spenser Reich (Starz)

* ''[[Rap Sh!t]]'' – Lynarion Hubbard (Max)

* ''[[Unprisoned]]'' – Christine Armstrong (Hulu)

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! width="50%" colspan="2"| Outstanding Production Design

* ''[[Praise This]]'' – Keith Brian Burns (Peacock)

* ''[[Random Acts of Flyness]]'' – Nora Mendis (HBO)

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| ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]''

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| ''[[Abbott Elementary]]''

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| ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]''

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| ''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]''

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| ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]''

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| ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]''

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| ''[[Harlem (TV series)|Harlem]]''

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| ''[[Praise This]]''

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| ''[[Kaleidoscope (American TV series)|Kaleidoscope]]''

| ''[[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]]''

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==External links==

{{Black Reel Awards}}

[[Category:Black Reel Awards]]

[[Category:Voice acting awards]]

[[Category:2022 in American cinema]]

[[Category:2022 awards in the United States]]