Black Reel Awards of 2020 | |
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Date | February 6, 2020 (Films) August 6, 2020 (Television) |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
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Most awards | Dolemite Is My Name (8) |
Most nominations | Queen & Slim (14) |
Outstanding film | Dolemite Is My Name |
4th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television | |
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Date | August 6, 2020 |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Most awards | Watchmen (5) |
Most nominations | Watchmen (10) |
The 20th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2019, took place on February 6, 2020. During the ceremony, FAAAF presented the Black Reel Awards in 23 categories. The nominations were announced on December 11, 2019. [1]
Queen & Slim earned a leading fourteen nominations, followed by Us and Dolemite Is My Name with eleven and ten nominations, respectively. [2]
The 4th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television was presented on August 6, 2020. [3] The nominations were announced on June 18, 2020. [4] HBO's Watchmen & Insecure lead the nominees with 10 each. Watchmen became the biggest winner, earning 5 BRATs including Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series and Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series for Regina King. Insecure took home the top Comedy prize for Outstanding Comedy Series for a second consecutive year while Pose won the award for Outstanding Drama Series for its second season.
Film | Wins | Nominations | Outstanding Film Nominee/Winner |
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Queen & Slim | 4 | 14 | Nominee |
Us | 4 | 11 | Nominee |
Dolemite Is My Name | 8 | 10 | Winner |
Waves | 1 | 9 | Nominee |
The Last Black Man in San Francisco | 1 | 8 | |
Clemency | 0 | 7 | |
Harriet | 0 | 6 | |
Luce | 0 | 6 | |
Atlantics | 1 | 5 | |
The Lion King | 1 | 5 | |
Just Mercy | 0 | 3 | Nominee |
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | 0 | 2 | |
Burning Cane | 0 | 2 | |
Les Misérables | 0 | 2 | |
Toy Story 4 | 0 | 2 | |
The Apollo | 0 | 2 |
Outstanding Comedy Series | |
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Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series | Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series | Outstanding Guest Actress, 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 Actor, Drama Series | Outstanding Actress, Drama Series |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series |
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Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series | Outstanding Guest Actress, 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 Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series | Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series |
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Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series | Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series |
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Program | Wins | Nominations |
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Watchmen | 5 | 10 |
Insecure | 3 | 10 |
This Is Us | 2 | 7 |
Pose | 2 | 4 |
Saturday Night Live | 2 | 2 |
Dear White People | 1 | 6 |
Little Fires Everywhere | 1 | 5 |
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker | 1 | 5 |
Godfather of Harlem | 1 | 4 |
High Fidelity | 1 | 3 |
Black Monday | 1 | 2 |
How to Get Away with Murder | 1 | 2 |
Westworld | 1 | 2 |
Black-ish | 0 | 7 |
Queen Sugar | 0 | 6 |
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | 1 | 5 |
#blackAF | 0 | 4 |
All Rise | 0 | 3 |
Ballers | 0 | 3 |
A Black Lady Sketch Show | 0 | 2 |
Black Lightning | 0 | 2 |
For Life | 0 | 2 |
Hollywood | 0 | 3 |
Hunters | 0 | 2 |
The Last O.G. | 0 | 2 |
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family"/"Good Times" | 0 | 2 |
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | 0 | 2 |
Mrs. America | 0 | 2 |
Wu-Tang: An American Saga | 0 | 2 |
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