Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | |
|---|---|
 The 2021 recipient: Andra Day | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First awarded | Black Reel Awards of 2014 |
| Most recent winner | Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Black Reel Awards of 2021) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female. Prior to 2014 the category was no gender specific, thus was called Outstanding Breakthrough Performance. Naomie Harris was the first woman to win the Outstanding Breakthrough Performance category. Sharon Warren was the first actress to win a Black Reel Awards in a Lead or Supporting performance and the Breakthrough performance in the same year.
Currently, Lupita Nyong'o is the first person (man or woman) to win the BRA "Triple Crown" acting award with wins in the Lead, Supporting and Breakthrough categories. Nyong'o took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress & Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male for 12 Years a Slave and won the award for Outstanding Actress for Us.
At age 9, Quvenzhane Wallis became the youngest actress to win this award for Beasts of the Southern Wild and at age 38, Tiffany Haddish became the oldest winner in this category for Girls Trip. At the 15th Annual Black Reel Awards both Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez became the first transgender actresses nominated in this category for their performances in Tangerine.
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s[]
| Year | Actor / Actress | Film | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance | |||||
| 2003 | |||||
| Derek Luke | Antwone Fisher (Outstanding Actor Winner) |
[1] | |||
| Beyoncé | Austin Powers in Goldmember | ||||
| Nick Cannon | Drumline | ||||
| Raven Goodwin | Lovely & Amazing | ||||
| Lil' Bow Wow | Like Mike | ||||
| 2004 | |||||
| Naomie Harris | 28 Days Later | [2] | |||
| Romeo Miller | Honey | ||||
| Wentworth Miller | The Human Stain (Outstanding Actor nominee) | ||||
| 2005 | |||||
| Sharon Warren | Ray (Outstanding Supporting Actress Winner) |
[3] | |||
| Anthony Mackie | She Hate Me | ||||
| C.J. Sanders | Ray | ||||
| 2006 | |||||
| Brandon T. Jackson | Roll Bounce | [4] | |||
| Ashanti | Coach Carter | ||||
| Tyler Perry | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | ||||
| 2007 | |||||
| Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls (Outstanding Supporting Actress Winner) |
[5] | |||
| Shareeka Epps | Half Nelson (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||||
| Keke Palmer | Akeelah and the Bee (Outstanding Actress Winner) | ||||
| Paula Patton | Déjà Vu | ||||
| Jaden Smith | The Pursuit of Happyness | ||||
| 2008 | |||||
| Dev Patel | Slumdog Millionaire (Outstanding Actor Winner) |
[6] | |||
| Omar Benson Miller | Miracle at St. Anna | ||||
| Columbus Short | Cadillac Records | ||||
| Saïd Taghmaoui | Traitor | ||||
| Tristan Wilds | The Secret Life of Bees | ||||
2010s[]
| Year | Actress | Film | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance | |||||
| 2010 | |||||
| Gabourey Sidibe | Precious (Outstanding Actress Winner) |
[7] | |||
| Quinton Aaron | The Blind Side (Outstanding Actor nominee) | ||||
| Nicole Beharie | American Violet (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||||
| Souléymane Sy Savané | Goodbye Solo (Outstanding Actor nominee) | ||||
| Jamal Woolard | Notorious | ||||
| 2011 | |||||
| Tessa Thompson | For Colored Girls | [8] | |||
| Amari Cheatom | Night Catches Us | ||||
| Yaya DaCosta | The Kids Are All Right | ||||
| Omari Hardwick | For Colored Girls | ||||
| Zoë Kravitz | It's Kind of a Funny Story | ||||
| 2012 | |||||
| Adepero Oduye | Pariah (Outstanding Actress nominee) |
[9] | |||
| John Boyega | Attack the Block (Outstanding Actor Winner) | ||||
| Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Larry Crowne | ||||
| Octavia Spencer | The Help (Outstanding Supporting Actress Winner) | ||||
| Kim Wayans | Pariah (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||||
| 2013 | |||||
| Quvenzhané Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild (Outstanding Actress Winner) |
[10] | |||
| Emayatzy Corinealdi | Middle of Nowhere (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||||
| Dwight Henry | Beasts of the Southern Wild (Outstanding Supporting Actor nominee) | ||||
| Amandla Stenberg | The Hunger Games | ||||
| Omar Sy | The Intouchables (Outstanding Actor nominee) | ||||
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | |||||
| 2014 | |||||
| Lupita Nyong'o | 12 Years a Slave (Outstanding Supporting Actress Winner) |
[11] | |||
| Melonie Diaz | Fruitvale Station (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||||
| Danai Gurira | Mother of George (Outstanding Actress Winner) | ||||
| Lindiwe Matshikiza | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | ||||
| Tashiana Washington | Gimme the Loot | ||||
| 2015 | |||||
| Teyonah Parris | Dear White People (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) |
[12] | |||
| Jillian Estell | Black or White | ||||
| Patina Miller | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | ||||
| Amber Stevens | 22 Jump Street | ||||
| Kuoth Wiel | The Good Lie | ||||
| 2016 | |||||
| Kiersey Clemons | Dope | [13] | |||
| Chanel Iman | Dope | ||||
| Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Tangerine (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||||
| Assa Sylla | Girlhood | ||||
| Mya Taylor | Tangerine (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||||
| 2017 | |||||
| Janelle Monae | Hidden Figures (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) |
[14] | |||
| Royalty Hightower | The Fits (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||||
| Sasha Lane | American Honey (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||||
| Leslie Jones | Ghostbusters | ||||
| Aja Naomi King | The Birth of a Nation | ||||
| 2018 | |||||
| Tiffany Haddish | Girls Trip (Outstanding Supporting Actress Winner) |
[15] | |||
| Betty Gabriel | Get Out (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||||
| Mary J. Blige | Mudbound (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||||
| Natalie Paul | Crown Heights (Outstanding Actress Winner) | ||||
| Jessica Williams | The Incredible Jessica James (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||||
| 2019 | |||||
| Letitia Wright | Black Panther (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) |
[16] | |||
| Laura Harrier | BlacKkKlansman | ||||
| Zoe Renee | Jinn (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||||
| KiKi Layne | If Beale Street Could Talk (Outstanding Actress Winner) | ||||
| Cynthia Erivo | Bad Times at the El Royale | ||||
2020s[]
| Year | Actress | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Da’Vine Joy Randolph | Dolemite Is My Name (Outstanding Supporting Actress Winner) |
[17] | |
| Shahadi Wright Joseph | Us (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||
| Jodie Turner-Smith | Queen & Slim (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||
| Taylor Russell | Waves (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||
| Mame Bineta Sane | Atlantics | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Andra Day | The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Outstanding Actress nominee) |
[18] | |
| Radha Blank | The Forty-Year-Old Version | ||
| Alexis Chikaeze | Miss Juneteenth (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||
| Dominique Fishback | Judas and the Black Messiah (Outstanding Supporting Actress Winner) | ||
| Zendaya | Malcolm & Marie (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Danielle Deadwyler | The Harder They Fall | [19] | |
| Ariana DeBose | West Side Story (Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee) | ||
| Taylour Paige | Zola (Outstanding Actress nominee) | ||
| Saniyya Sidney | King Richard | ||
| Demi Singleton | King Richard |
Multiple nominations from the same film[]
- Kiersey Clemons (winner) and Chanel Iman in Dope (2016)
- Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor in Tangerine (2016)
- Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton in King Richard (2022)
Age superlatives[]
| Record | Actress | Film | Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Tiffany Haddish | Girls Trip | 38 |
| Oldest nominee | Kim Wayans | Pariah | 50 |
| Youngest winner | Quvenzhane Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild | 9 |
| Youngest nominee | Quvenzhane Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild | 9 |
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2017)". IMDb.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2018)". IMDb.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2019)". IMDb.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2020)". IMDb.
- ^ [http://blackreelawards.com/a-special-night-in-miami/
- ^ "'The Harder They Fall' Sets Record with 20 Nominations from the Black Reel Awards". Black Girl Nerds. BGN Staff. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
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