The Black Reel Awards have announced the nominations for their 23rd annual awards ceremony.
Gina Prince Bythewoods The queen of womenabout the warrior women of Dahomey’s land and that of Ryan Coogler Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverabout a superhero from the fictional African nation of Wakanda and a memorial to Chadwick Boseman, is up to 14 nominations.
Two other films joined the double-digit nominations: MGMs To and A24s The inspection.
Independent studio A24 received 11 nominations across all categories. However, Amazon Studios received a record three nominations in the Outstanding Independent Film category. master, nanny and emergency. Perennial powerhouse Disney Studios received the most nominations of any studio with 15.
Viola Davis received her sixth Outstanding Actress nomination for her work in The queen of women, who became the most recognizable person in the actress category in the history of the Black Reel Awards (Bolts). At the same time, director Elegance Bratton received the most recognition for a creativity that year, with four Bolt nominations. Prince-Bythewood earns her fourth nomination for Outstanding Director and becomes the most recognized director in Black Reel Award history. Two of her previous films The secret life of bees and love and basketball led to victories.
Grammy and fashion icon Rihanna received two Bolt nominations in the Outstanding Original Song category for “Born Again” and “Lift Me Up.” Wakanda forever Soundtrack. For the first time in history, all the nominees in the Outstanding Original Song category were performed and written, at least in part, by women.
With an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for his work in Breaking, Michael K. Williams becomes the third person, along with Chadwick Boseman and Gloria Foster, to receive posthumous acting nominations at the Black Reel Awards.
Presentation of the Black Reel Awards in association with idobi radio on 6 February 2023.
EXCELLENT FILM
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Kevin Feige & Nate Moore, producers
mission | Molly Smith, Rachel Smith, Thad Luckinbill & Trent Luckinbill, producers
no | Jordan Peele and Ian Cooper, producers
To | Keith Beauchamp, Barbara Broccoli, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Reilly & Thomas Levin, producers
The queen of women | Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Cathy Schulman & Julius Tennon, producers
EXCELLENT ACTOR
John Boyega | interruption
Sterling K. Brown | Horn for Jesus. save your soul
Daniel Kaluuya | no
Jonathan Majors | mission
Jeremy Pope | The inspection
EXCELLENT ACTRESS
Viola Davis | The queen of women
Danielle Deadwyler | To
Anna Diop | take care
Regina Hall | Horn for Jesus. save your soul
Letitia Wright | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
EXCELLENT DIRECTOR
Elegance Bratton | The inspection
Gina Prince Bythewood | The queen of women
Chinonia Chukwu | To
Ryan Cooler | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Jordan Peele | no
EXCELLENT SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brian Tyree-Henry | elevated road
Michael Ward | rich in light
Michael K Williams | interruption
Bokeem Woodbine | The inspection
Jeffrey Wright | The dough
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Angela Bassett | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Thuso Mbedu | The queen of women
Janelle Monae | Glass Onion: A Mystery of Blades
Keke Palmer | no
Gabriel Union | The inspection
EXCELLENT SCREEN
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Writers
The inspection | Elegance Bratton, author
take care | Nikyatu Jusu, writer
no | Jordan Peele, writer
To | Michael Reilly, Keith Beaucham & Chinonye Chukwu, authors
EXCELLENT ENSEMBLE
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Sarah Finn, casting
Horn for Jesus. save your soul | Shannon Reis, Cast
The inspection | Kim Coleman, cast
To | Kim Coleman, cast
The queen of women | Aisha Coley, cast
EXCELLENT INTERNATIONAL FILM
Neptune Frost (Rwanda) | Saul Williams & Anisia Uzeyman, directors
Our father the devil (France) | Ellie Foumbi, director
Holy Omer (France) | Alice Diop, director
EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY
aftershocks | Tonya Lewis Lee & Paula Eiselt, directors
descendant | Margaret Brown, director
Is it black enough for you? | Elvis Mitchell, director
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues | Sacha Jenkins, director
Sydney | Reginald Hudlin, director
EXCELLENT VOICE PERFORMANCE
Zazie Beet | The Bad Boys
Idris Elba| Sonic the Hedgehog2
Keke Palmer | light year
Zoe Saldana | Avatar: The Way of Water
Gabriel Union | strange world
EXCELLENT RESULT
Alice | General, composer
end of the street | Craig DeLeon, Composer
take care | Tanerelle & Bartek Gliniak, composers
no | Michael Abels, composer
The queen of women | Terence Blanchard, composer
EXCELLENT ORIGINAL SONG
“born again” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Rihanna, artist; Rihanna, The-Dream, Ludwig Goransson & James Fauntleroy, writers
“Keep Rising” (The queen of women) Jessy Wilson & Angelique Kidjo, artists; Jessy Wilson, Angelique Kidjo & Jeremy Lutito, authors
“Lift Me Up” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Rihanna, artist; Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Goransson & Tems, writers
“paper airplane” (A jazzman’s blues) Ruth B., women artists; Ruth B. & Terence Blanchard, authors
“Stand up” (To) Jazzmine Sullivan, artist; Jazmine Sullivan, D’Mile, writer
EXCELLENT Soundtrack
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
A jazzman’s blues
Remember Me: The Story of Mahalia Jackson
To
The queen of women
EXCELLENT INDEPENDENT FILM
Emergency | Carey Williams, director
Horn for Jesus. save your soul | Adamma Ebo, director
The inspection | Elegance Bratton, director
master | Mariama Diallo, director
take care | Nikyatu Jusu, director
EXCELLENT SHORT FILM
Angola do you hear us? Voices from a plantation prison | Cinque Nord, director
Elegy: My Two Months in Harlem | Andre Lambertson, director
fannie | Christine Swanson, director
new moon | Jeremie Balais, Raul Domingo & Jeffig Lebars, directors
north star | PJ Palmer, director
OUTSTANDING EMERGING DIRECTOR
Elegance Bratton | The inspection
Adamma Ebo | Horn for Jesus. save your soul
Nikyatu Jusu | take care
Elvis Mitchell | Is it black enough for you?
Cary Williams | Emergency
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH ACTRESS
Sheila Atim | The queen of women
Charmaine Bingwa | liberation
Anna Diop | take care
Thuso Mbedu | The queen of women
Dominique Dorn | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
EXCELLENT FIRST SCREEN
Horn for Jesus. save your soul | Adamma Ebo, writer
The inspection | Elegance Bratton, author
master | Mariama Diallo, writer
take care | Nikyatu Jusu, author
Come on | Kay Oyegun, writer
EXCELLENT CAMERA
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Autumn Durald Arkapaw, cinematographer
liberation | Robert Richardson, cinematographer
no | Hoyte Van Hoytema, cinematographer
To | Bobby Bukowski, cameraman
The queen of women | Polly Morgan, cinematographer
EXCELLENT COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Ruth E. Carter, costume designer
Horn for Jesus. save your soul | Lorraine Coppin, costume designer
take care | Charlese Antoinette Jones, costume designer
To | Marci Rodgers, costume designer
The queen of women | Gersha Phillips, costume designer
EXCELLENT EDITING
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Michael P. Shawver, Kelley Dixon, and Jennifer Lame, editors
Whitney Houston: I want to dance with someone | Daysha Broadway, editor
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues | Jason Pollard & Alma Herrera Pazmino, Editors
Thirteen lives | James D. Wilcox, editor
The queen of women | Terilyn A. Shropshire, Editor
EXCELLENT PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Hannah Beachler, production designer
mission | Wynn Thomas, production designer
no | Ruth de Jong, Production Designer
To | Curt Beech, production designer
The queen of women | Akin McKenzie, production designer
Author: Valerie complex
Source: Deadline
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