21st Black Reel Awards | |
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Date | April 11, 2021 |
Most awards | One Night in Miami... (5) |
Most nominations | One Night in Miami... (15) |
The 21st Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2020, took place on April 11, 2021. During the ceremony, FAAAF presented the Black Reel Awards in 23 categories. The film nominations were announced on February 18, 2021 and led by One Night in Miami... with 15 nominations. [1] [2]
Amazon Studios' 'One Night in Miami...' was the big winner, winning 5 wins including Outstanding Director for Regina King, Outstanding Ensemble and Outstanding Original Song for "Speak Now". King became the third woman behind Gina Prince-Bythewood & Ava DuVernay to win Outstanding Director. Judas and the Black Messiah took home 3 prizes including Outstanding Film, Outstanding Supporting Actor for Daniel Kaluuya & Outstanding Supporting Actress for Dominique Fishback. The producing team of Ryan Coogler, Shaka King and Charles D. King became the first all-Black producing team to win Outstanding Film in Black Reel Award history. In addition, Kaluuya joined Lupita Nyong'o as only the second person and first male to win the Black Reel Award "Triple-Crown" for Lead, Supporting and Breakthrough categories.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2 wins were historic as Chadwick Boseman win for Outstanding Actor became the first posthumously winner, while Viola Davis win for Outstanding Actress tied her for the most wins in that category with 2. Other big winners included The Forty-Year-Old Version, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey & Soul [3]
The 5th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television was presented on August 11, 2021. The nominations were announced on June 17, 2021. [4]
Film | Wins | Nominations |
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Da 5 Bloods | 0 | 6 |
Farewell Amor | 0 | 2 |
The 40-Year-Old Version | 3 | 8 |
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | 2 | 4 |
Judas and the Black Messiah | 3 | 12 |
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | 2 | 10 |
Malcolm & Marie | 1 | 3 |
Miss Juneteenth | 0 | 8 |
One Night in Miami... | 5 | 15 |
Soul | 2 | 6 |
Sylvie's Love | 0 | 6 |
Tenet | 0 | 2 |
The United States vs. Billie Holiday | 1 | 4 |
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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Outstanding Television Documentary or Special | Outstanding Music |
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