23rd Black Reel Awards | ||||
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Date | February 6, 2023 (Film) August 14, 2023 (Television) | |||
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Most awards | The Woman King (6) | |||
Most nominations | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever / The Woman King (14) | |||
Outstanding Film | The Woman King | |||
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The 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2022, took place on February 6, 2023, and streamed on blackreelawards.com at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST.[1] During the ceremony, FAAAF presented the Black Reel Awards in 24 categories. The film nominations were announced on December 15, 2022.[2][3][4]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Woman King led the film nominations with fourteen each, with the latter winning a total of six awards, the most wins by any film, including Outstanding Film.[1]
With her third win for Outstanding Costume Design for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ruth E. Carter became the most decorated technical award winner in Black Reel Awards history.[1] 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.[1]
The 7th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television nominations were announced on June 15, 2023, with the miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters receiving eighteen nominations, becoming the most nominated program in a single year in the history of the awards; the performance categories were merged into gender neutral ones while five technical categories were added.[5] The winners are set to be announced on August 14, 2023.
The following films received multiple nominations:
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The following films received multiple awards:
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Outstanding Comedy Series | |
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Outstanding Lead Performance, Comedy Series | Outstanding Supporting Performance, Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Guest Performance, Comedy Series | |
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Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series | Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Drama Series | |
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Outstanding Lead Performance, Drama Series | Outstanding Supporting Performance, Drama Series |
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Outstanding Guest Performance, Drama Series | |
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Outstanding Directing, Drama Series | Outstanding Writing, Drama Series |
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Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series | |
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Outstanding Lead Performance, TV Movie/Limited Series | Outstanding Supporting Performance, TV Movie/Limited Series |
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Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series | Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series |
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Outstanding Television Documentary or Special | Outstanding Variety, Talk or Sketch - Series or Special |
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Outstanding Music Supervision | Outstanding Musical Score |
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Outstanding Original Song | |
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Outstanding Cinematography | Outstanding Costume Design |
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Outstanding Editing | Outstanding Make Up and Hairstyling |
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Outstanding Production Design | |
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The following films received multiple nominations: