Black Reel Awards of 2025

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25th Black Reel Awards
DateFebruary 10, 2025
Most nominations Nickel Boys (13)
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The 25th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2024, will take place on February 10, 2025. The film nominations were announced on December 19, 2024, with the ceremony to be streamed live on their website. [1]

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The historical drama film Nickel Boys led with the most nominations at thirteen, followed closely by The Piano Lesson with twelve. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor notably received two nominations for Outstanding Supporting Performance for her performances in Exhibiting Forgiveness and Nickel Boys. Zendaya also received duel recognition, both as an actor and producer of Challengers . [2] [3]

Film winners and nominees

Outstanding Film Outstanding Director
Outstanding Lead Performance Outstanding Supporting Performance
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Short Film Outstanding Documentary Feature
Outstanding International Film Outstanding Independent Film
Outstanding Screenplay Outstanding First Screenplay
Outstanding Emerging Director Outstanding Voice Performance
Outstanding Score Outstanding Soundtrack
Outstanding Original Song Outstanding Cinematography
Outstanding Editing Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Production Design Outstanding Hairstyling & Makeup
  • Nickel Boys – Nora Mendis, Elizabeth Herberg and Monique Champagne
  • Nine – Gilbert Ekow Ampah and Edmund Johnson
  • The Piano Lesson – David J. Bomba, Chardae Adams and Patrick Cassidy

Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilm
13 Nickel Boys
12 The Piano Lesson
9 Exhibiting Forgiveness
7 Blink Twice
6 Sing Sing
5 The Fire Inside
Hard Truths
We Grown Now
4 Bob Marley: One Love
3 Blitz
Daughters
Emilia Pérez
Piece by Piece
Shirley
Wicked
The Wild Robot
2 The Book of Clarence
Challengers
Luther: Never Too Much
Mufasa: The Lion King
Nine
Saturday Night
Seeking Mavis Beacon
The Six Triple Eight

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References

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  3. Pedersen, Erik (December 19, 2024). "'Nickel Boys' Leads 2025 Black Reel Awards Nominations; 'Piano Lesson' Close Second". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 10, 2025.