| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Feature | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First award | 2002 |
| Most recent winner | A Thousand and One (2024) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film. This award is presented to the directors of the film.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |||
| The Visit | Jordan Walker-Pearlman | [1] | |
| 30 Years to Life | Vanessa Middleton | ||
| Blue Hill Avenue | Craig Ross Jr. | ||
| Lift | DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter | ||
| Lumumba | Raoul Peck | ||
| One Week | Carl Seaton | ||
| 2003 | |||
| Standing in the Shadows of Motown | Paul Justman | [2] | |
| Biggie & Tupac | Nick Broomfield | ||
| Crazy as Hell | Eriq La Salle | ||
| 2004 | |||
| Anne B. Real | Lisa France | [3] | |
| All About You | Christine Swanson | ||
| G | Shonie De La Rosa and Larry Blackhorse Lowe | ||
| 2005 | |||
| The Woodsman | Nicole Kassell | [4] | |
| Motives | Craig Ross Jr. | ||
| Woman Thou Art Loosed | Michael Schultz | ||
| 2006 | |||
| Constellation | Jordan Walker-Pearlman | [5] | |
| Love Trap | Frank B. Goodin II | ||
| On the One | Charles Randolph-Wright | ||
| On the Verge of a Fever | John L'Ecuyer | ||
| Proud | Mary Pat Kelly | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Traci Townsend | Craig Ross Jr. | [6] | |
| No. 2 | Toa Fraser | ||
| Premium | Pete Chatmon | ||
| 2008 | — | ||
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Joe Talbot | [17] | |
| Burning Cane | Phillip Youmans | ||
| Clemency | Chinonye Chukwu | ||
| Guava Island | Hiro Murai | ||
| Luce | Julius Onah | ||
| 2021 | |||
| The Forty-Year-Old Version | Radha Blank | [18] | |
| American Skin | Nate Parker | ||
| Farewell Amor | Ekwa Msangi | ||
| Miss Juneteenth | Channing Godfrey Peoples | ||
| Sylvie's Love | Eugene Ashe | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Zola | Janicza Bravo | [19] | |
| Concrete Cowboy | Ricky Staub | ||
| Nine Days | Edson Oda | ||
| Test Pattern | Shatara Michelle Ford | ||
| The Water Man | David Oyelowo | ||
| 2023 | |||
| The Inspection | Elegance Bratton | ||
| Emergency | Carey Williams | ||
| Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | Adamma Ebo | ||
| Master | Mariama Diallo | ||
| Nanny | Nikyatu Jusu | ||
| 2024 | |||
| A Thousand and One | A. V. Rockwell | ||
| All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt | Raven Jackson | ||
| Earth Mama | Savanah Leaf | ||
| How I Learned to Fly | Simon Steuri | ||
| Rye Lane | Raine Allen-Miller | ||
| 2025 | |||
| We Grown Now | Minhal Baig | ||
| Albany Road | Christine Swanson | ||
| Blink Twice | Zoë Kravitz | ||
| Hard Truths | Mike Leigh | ||
| I Saw the TV Glow | Jane Schoenbrun |