The Woman King that edged out all the competitors at The Black Reel Awards this yr. With six wins out of the fourteen nominations, The Girl King nabbed wins for excellent movie, excellent director, excellent ensemble, breakthrough actress, excellent rating and excellent enhancing.
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s sweeping epic that targeted on the ladies warriors of Dahomey, narrowly overtook Marvel’s superhero movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly which garnered 5 Black Reel wins of its personal. Going into the night time, Wakanda Endlessly was tied with The Girl King with fourteen award nominations. Together with her third Black Reel Award win for Excellent Costume Design for Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly, the implausible Ruth E. Carter grew to become probably the most adorned technical award winner in Black Reel historical past.
Actress Angela Bassett additionally made Black Reel historical past, changing into the primary girl ever to win an performing and honorary award in the identical yr. Ms. Bassett gained excellent supporting actress for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly and in addition obtained the celebrated Sidney Poitier Trailblazer Award recognizing her profession of performing excellence. Bassett joins Jamie Foxx, the one different particular person to be honored, claiming the Vanguard award and the excellent actor award for Ray in 2005.
Unbiased studio A24, obtained 10 nominations for The Inspection and cashed in 4 wins, due to Jeremy Pope receiving two awards (excellent actor and breakthrough Actor). To not be outdone by the Pope, writer-director Magnificence Bratton additionally took dwelling two awards for excellent unbiased movie & first screenplay.
Presenters included: Courtney B. Vance, Ruth E. Carter, Colman Domingo, Tasha Smith, Kasi Lemmons, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Quvenzhané Wallis, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Cory Hardrict, Cassie Freeman, Cheryl Dunye, Quintessa Swindell, Saddiq Saunderson, and Jahi Winston simply to call a number of.
twenty third Black Reel Award Winners:
OUTSTANDING FILM
The Girl King | Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Cathy Schulman & Julius Tennon, producers
OUTSTANDING ACTOR
Jeremy Pope | The Inspection
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS
Danielle Deadwyler | Until
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Gina Prince-Bythewood | The Girl King
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brian Tyree Henry | Causeway
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Angela Bassett | Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY
Until | Chinonye Chukwu, Michael Reilly & Keith Beauchamp, writers
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Sidney | Reginald Hudlin, director
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL FILM
Saint Omer (France) | Alice Diop
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
The Girl King | Aisha Coley, casting director
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE
Zoe Saldana | Avatar: The Method of Water
OUTSTANDING SCORE
The Girl King | Terence Blanchard, composer
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
“Lift Me Up” (Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly) | Rihanna (performer/author), Ryan Coogler (author), Ludwig Gorannson (author),
OUTSTANDING SOUNDTRACK
Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT FILM
The Inspection | Magnificence Bratton, director
OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM
NORTH STAR | P.J. Palmer, director
OUTSTANDING EMERGING DIRECTOR
Nikyatu Jusu | Nanny
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Jeremy Pope | The Inspection
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH ACTRESS
Thuso Mbedu | The Girl King
OUTSTANDING FIRST SCREENPLAY
The Inspection | Magnificence Bratton, author
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY
NOPE | Hoyte van Hoytema, cinematographer
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly | Ruth E. Carter, costume designer
OUTSTANDING EDITING
The Girl King | Terilyn A. Shropshire, editor
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly | Hannah Beachler, manufacturing designer
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