Black Reel Award for Best Actor

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This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture. As of 2016, Denzel Washington has the most wins with 4 and nominations with 10. Chiwetel Ejiofor is also a multiple winner in this category with 2 wins. Both Bernie Mac and Jamie Foxx were the only recipients of the Outstanding Actor awards in Musical/Comedy and Drama.

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

† indicates an Academy Award–winning performance.
‡ indicates an Academy Award–nominated performance that same year.

2000s

YearActorFilmRef
2000
Denzel Washington The Hurricane [1]
Taye Diggs The Best Man
Laurence Fishburne The Matrix
Eddie Murphy Bowfinger
Sean Nelson The Wood
2001
Denzel Washington Remember the Titans [2]
Omar Epps Love and Basketball
Morgan Freeman Nurse Betty
Cuba Gooding Jr. Men of Honor
Samuel L. Jackson Shaft
2002
Denzel Washington Training Day [3]
Vin Diesel The Fast and the Furious
Tyrese Gibson Baby Boy
Samuel L. Jackson The Caveman's Valentine
Will Smith Ali
2003
Derek Luke Antwone Fisher [4]
Ice Cube Barbershop
Samuel L. Jackson Changing Lanes
Wesley Snipes Undisputed
Denzel Washington John Q
2004
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dirty Pretty Things [5]
Cuba Gooding Jr. Radio
LL Cool J Deliver Us from Eva
Wentworth Miller The Human Stain
Denzel Washington Out of Time
2005 Drama
Jamie Foxx Ray [6]
Don Cheadle Hotel Rwanda
Mario Van Peebles BAADASSSSS!
Comedy / Musical
Bernie Mac Mr. 3000
Jamie Foxx Breakin' All the Rules
Ice Cube Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2006
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow [7]
Don Cheadle Crash
Idris Elba The Gospel
Samuel L. Jackson Coach Carter
Will Smith Hitch
2007
Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland [8]
Jamie Foxx Dreamgirls
Derek Luke Catch a Fire
Will Smith The Pursuit of Happyness
Denzel Washington Inside Man
2008
Dev Patel Slumdog Millionaire [9]
Don Cheadle Traitor
Mos Def Be Kind Rewind
Chiwetel Ejiofor Redbelt
Derek Luke Miracle at St. Anna

2010s

YearActorFilmRef
2010
Morgan Freeman Invictus [10]
Quinton Aaron The Blind Side
Jamie Foxx The Soloist
Souléymane Sy Savané Goodbye Solo
Denzel Washington The Taking of Pelham 123
2011
Anthony Mackie Night Catches Us [11]
Don Cheadle Brooklyn's Finest
Jaden Smith The Karate Kid
Denzel Washington The Book of Eli
Denzel Washington Unstoppable
2012
John Boyega Attack the Block [12]
Laz Alonso Jumping the Broom
Demián Bichir A Better Life
Oliver Litundo The First Grader
Evan Ross Mooz-lum
2013
Denzel Washington Flight [13]
Jamie Foxx Django Unchained
Nate Parker Red Tails
Chris Rock 2 Days in New York
Omar Sy The Intouchables
2014
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave [14]
Idris Elba Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Michael B. Jordan Fruitvale Station
Isaiah Washington Blue Caprice
Forest Whitaker The Butler
2015
David Oyelowo Selma [15]
Chadwick Boseman Get on Up
Nate Parker Beyond the Lights
Chris Rock Top Five
Denzel Washington The Equalizer
2016
Michael B. Jordan Creed [16]
Abraham Attah Beasts of No Nation
Chiwetel Ejiofor Z for Zachariah
Samuel L. Jackson The Hateful Eight
Will Smith Concussion
2017
Denzel Washington Fences [17]
Don Cheadle Miles Ahead
Nate Parker The Birth of a Nation
Parker Sawyers Southside with You
Denzel Washington The Magnificent Seven
2018
Daniel Kaluuya Get Out [18]
Chadwick Boseman Marshall
Algee Smith Detroit
LaKeith Stanfield Crown Heights
Denzel Washington Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2019
Chadwick Boseman Black Panther [19]
Michael B. Jordan Creed II
John David Washington BlacKkKlansman
LaKeith Stanfield Sorry to Bother You
Stephan James If Beale Street Could Talk

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References

  1. 2000 Black Reel Awards
  2. 2001 Black Reel Awards
  3. 2002 Black Reel Awards
  4. 2003 Black Reel Awards
  5. 2004 Black Reel Awards
  6. 2005 Black Reel Awards
  7. 2006 Black Reel Awards
  8. 2007 Black Reel Awards
  9. 2008 Black Reel Awards
  10. 2010 Black Reel Awards
  11. 2011 Black Reel Awards
  12. 2012 Black Reel Awards
  13. "Critics Wild About Beasts". Black Reel Awards. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  14. "2014 Black Reel Awards - Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  15. 2015 Black Reel Awards
  16. 2016 Black Reel Awards
  17. 2017 Black Reel Awards
  18. 2018 Black Reel Awards
  19. 2019 Black Reel Awards