Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor
| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor | |
|---|---|
 The 2021 recipient: Chadwick Boseman | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Actor |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First awarded | Black Reel Awards of 2000 |
| Most recent winner | Chadwick Boseman Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Black Reel Awards of 2021) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. The award recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role within the given eligible period.
Denzel Washington received the very first award for The Hurricane at the 1st Annual Black Reel Award. Since its inception, the award has been given out to 16 actors. Denzel Washington holds the record for most wins and nominations in this category with 5 wins and 14 nominations, respectively. Other multiple winners include Chiwetel Ejiofor & Chadwick Boseman. Washington also became the first person to earn multiple nominations in the same year for The Book of Eli & Unstoppable at the 11th Annual Black Reel Awards. Samuel L. Jackson & Don Cheadle are tied as the most nominated actors in this category without a win.
At the 21st Annual Black Reel Awards, Chadwick Boseman became the first posthumous acting winner in Black Reel Awards History for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
At age 18, Dev Patel became the youngest actor to win this award for Slumdog Millionaire and at age 72, Morgan Freeman became the oldest winner in this category for Invictus.
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s[]
2010s[]
2020s[]
| Year | Actor | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Eddie Murphy | Dolemite Is My Name | [22][23] | |
| Jimmie Fails | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | ||
| Daniel Kaluuya | Queen & Slim | ||
| Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Waves | ||
| Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Luce | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Kingsley Ben-Adir | One Night in Miami... | [24] | |
| Chadwick Boseman (posthumous) | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | ||
| Delroy Lindo | Da 5 Bloods | ||
| Rob Morgan | Bull | ||
| Lakeith Stanfield | Judas and the Black Messiah |
Multiple nominations and wins[]
Multiple wins[]
- 5 Wins
- Denzel Washington
- 2 Wins
- Chadwick Boseman
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
Multiple nominations[]
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Age superlatives[]
| Record | Actor | Film | Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Morgan Freeman | Invictus | 72 |
| Oldest nominee | Morgan Freeman | Invictus | 72 |
| Youngest winner | Dev Patel | Slumdog Millionaire | 18 |
| Youngest nominee | Jaden Smith | The Karate Kid | 12 |
References[]
- ^ 2000 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2001 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2002 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2003 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2004 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2005 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2006 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2007 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2008 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2010 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2011 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2012 Black Reel Awards
- ^ "Critics Wild About Beasts". Black Reel Awards. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Black Reel Awards - Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2016 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2017 Black Reel Awards
- ^ Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards Black Reel Awards. 13 December 2017.
- ^ Get Out “Sinks” the Competition at The Black Reel Awards Black Reel Awards. 23 February 2018.
- ^ [1] Black Reel Awards. 13 December 2017.
- ^ [2] Black Reel Awards. 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2020)". IMDb.
- ^ ""The Great Eight . . . Dolemite is Dynomite!"". February 7, 2020.
- ^ "A Special "Night in Miami!"". February 18, 2021.
- Black Reel Awards