Monday, February 20, 2017

2017 Black Reel Awards Winners Announced; "Moonlight" Named Outstanding Film

The Black Reel Awards annually honor African-Americans in feature, independent, and television film.  The awards also take notice of the work in film by people of color throughout the African Diaspora.  The awards were launched in 2000, and this is the 16th year the awards will be handed out.  The Black Reel Awards are now given out by the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).

The nominations for the 17th Annual Black Reel Awards were announced December 14, 2016.  The Black Reel Awards are comprised of more than 110 voters across the country.  The voters annually select and spotlight films, television, and music and performances featuring African-Americans, as well as people of color throughout the African Diaspora.  The 17th Annual Black Reel Awards winners were announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017.

2017 / 17th Annual Black Reel Award winners:

Motion Picture Categories

Outstanding Film
Moonlight  | Dede Gardner, Adele Romanski & Jeremy Kleiner

Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington | Fences

Outstanding Actress
Ruth Negga | Loving

Outstanding Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali | Moonlight

Outstanding Supporting Actress
Viola Davis | Fences

Outstanding Director
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight

Outstanding Screenplay
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight

Outstanding Documentary
13th | Ava DuVernay

Outstanding Ensemble
Moonlight | Yesi Ramirez

Outstanding Foreign-Language Film
Eye of the Storm | Sekou Traore (Burkina Faso)

Outstanding Score
Nicholas Britell | Moonlight

Outstanding Original Song
“I’m Still Here” | Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (Miss Sharon Jones!)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Trevante Rhodes | Moonlight

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Janelle Monae | Hidden Figures

Outstanding Voice Performance
Idris Elba | The Jungle Book

INDEPENDENT

Outstanding Independent Film
American Honey | Andrea Arnold

Outstanding World Cinema Film
Where the Road Runs Out | Rudolf Buitendach (Equatorial Guinea)

Outstanding Independent Short
$15 Kicks | Jenn Shaw

Outstanding Emerging Filmmaker
O.J.: Made in America | Ezra Edelman

Outstanding First Screenplay
The Land | Steven Caple, Jr.

TELEVISION

Outstanding TV Documentary or Special
Beyonce: Lemonade | Beyoncé Knowles & Khalil Joseph

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story | Chip Vucelich, Alexis Martin Woodall & John Travolta, Producers

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Courtney B. Vance | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Kerry Washington | Confirmation

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Sterling K. Brown | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Regina King | American Crime

Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
John Singleton | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Limited Series
Joe Robert Cole | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story (“The Race Card”)

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