Black Reel Awards of 2020

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Black Reel Awards of 2020
DateFebruary 6, 2020 (Films)
August 6, 2020 (Television)
LocationWashington, D.C.
Most awardsDolemite Is My Name (8)
Most nominationsQueen & Slim (14)
4th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television
DateAugust 6, 2020
LocationWashington, D.C.
Most awardsWatchmen (10)
Most nominationsWatchmen (5)

The 20th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2019, took place on February 6, 2020. During the ceremony, FAAAF presented the Black Reel Awards in 23 categories. The nominations were announced on December 11, 2019.[1]

Queen & Slim earned a leading fourteen nominations, followed by Us and Dolemite Is My Name with eleven and ten nominations, respectively.[2]

The 4th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television was presented on August 6, 2020.[3] The nominations were announced on June 18, 2020.[4] HBO's Watchmen & Insecure lead the nominees with 10 each. Watchmen became the biggest winner, earning 5 BRATs including Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series and Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series for Regina King. Insecure took home the top Comedy prize for Outstanding Comedy Series for a second consecutive year while Pose won the award for Outstanding Drama Series for its second season.

Film winners and nominees[]

Outstanding Film Outstanding Director
Outstanding Actor Outstanding Actress
Outstanding Supporting Actor Outstanding Supporting Actress
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Outstanding Ensemble Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original
Outstanding Documentary Outstanding Independent Film
Outstanding Independent Short Film Outstanding Independent Documentary
Outstanding Foreign Film Outstanding Voice Performance
  • Chiwetel EjioforThe Lion King as Scar
    • Donald GloverThe Lion King as Simba
    • James Earl JonesThe Lion King as Mufasa
    • Keegan-Michael KeyToy Story 4 as Ducky
    • Jordan PeeleToy Story 4 as Bunny
Outstanding Emerging Director Outstanding First Screenplay
Outstanding Original Song Outstanding Original Score
Outstanding Cinematography Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Production Design

Films with multiple nominations and wins[]

Film Wins Nominations Outstanding Film Nominee/Winner
Queen & Slim 4 14 Nominee
Us 4 11 Nominee
Dolemite Is My Name 8 10 Winner
Waves 1 9 Nominee
The Last Black Man in San Francisco 1 8
Clemency 0 7
Harriet 0 6
Luce 0 6
Atlantics 1 5
The Lion King 1 5
Just Mercy 0 3 Nominee
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 0 2
Burning Cane 0 2
Les Misérables 0 2
Toy Story 4 0 2

Television winners and nominees[]

Comedy[]

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series
  • Don Cheadle as Maurice Monroe on Black Monday (Showtime)
    • Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr., on Black-ish (ABC)
    • DeRon Horton as Lionel Higgins on Dear White People (Netflix)
    • Dwayne Johnson as Spencer Strasmore on Ballers (HBO)
    • Tracy Morgan as Tray Leviticus Barker on The Last O.G. (TBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series
  • Dear White People (Episode: "Chapter V"), Directed by Cheryl Dunye (Netflix)
    • #blackAF (Episode: "still....because of slavery"), Directed by Rashida Jones (Netflix)
    • #blackAF (Episode: "Yo, between you and me....this is because of slavery"), Directed by Kenya Barris (Netflix)
    • Black-ish (Episode: "Hair Day"), Directed by Anya Adams (ABC)
    • Insecure (Episode: "Lowkey Movin' On"), Directed by Stella Meghie (HBO)
  • High Fidelity (Episode: "Uptown"), Written by E.T. Feigenbaum and Zoë Kravitz (Hulu)
    • #blackAF (Episode: "hard to believe, but still because of slavery"), Written by Allison McDonald (Netflix)
    • Black-ish (Episode: "Hair Day"), Written by Marquita J. Robinson (ABC)
    • Insecure (Episode: "Lowkey Happy"), Written by Natasha Rothwell (HBO)
    • Insecure (Episode: "Lowkey Movin' On"), Written by Syreeta Singleton (HBO)

Drama[]

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series
  • Giancarlo Esposito as Adam Clayton Powell Jr. on Godfather of Harlem (Epix)
    • Delroy Lindo as Adrian Boseman on The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
    • Ashton Sanders as Bobby Diggs/RZA on Wu-Tang: An American Saga (Hulu)
    • Larenz Tate as Rashad Tate on Power (Starz)
    • Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe on Westworld (HBO)
Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
Outstanding Directing, Drama Series Outstanding Writing, Drama Series
  • This Is Us (Episode: "A Hell of a Week: Part One"), Written by Jon Dorsey (NBC)
    • Black Lightning (Episode: "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four: Grab the Strap"), Written by Charles D. Holland and Asheleigh O. Conley (The CW)
    • Hunters (Episode: "(Ruth 1:16)"), Written by Zakiyyah Alexander (Prime Video)
    • Pose (Episode: "Love Like This Before"), Written by Janet Mock and Ryan Murphy (FX)
    • Queen Sugar (Episode: "Where My Body Stops or Begins"), Written by Mike Flynn (OWN)

Television Movies/Limited Series[]

Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
  • Blair Underwood as Charles Joseph Walker on Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker (Netflix)
  • Regina King as Angela Abar / Sister Night on Watchmen (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Calvin "Cal" Abar on Watchmen (HBO)
    • Jovan Adepo as young Will Reeves on Watchmen (HBO)
    • Bill Bellamy as Sweetness on Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker (Netflix)
    • Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend (Netflix)
    • Louis Gossett Jr. as Will Reeves on Watchmen (HBO)
Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series
  • Watchmen (Episode: "This Extraordinary Being"), Directed by Stephen Williams (HBO)

Programs with multiple nominations and wins[]

Program Wins Nominations
Watchmen 5 10
Insecure 3 10
This Is Us 2 7
Pose 2 4
Saturday Night Live 2 2
Dear White People 1 6
Little Fires Everywhere 1 5
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker 1 5
Godfather of Harlem 1 4
High Fidelity 1 3
Black Monday 1 2
How to Get Away with Murder 1 2
Westworld 1 2
Black-ish 0 7
Queen Sugar 0 6
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel 1 5
#blackAF 0 4
All Rise 0 3
Ballers 0 3
A Black Lady Sketch Show 0 2
Black Lightning 0 2
For Life 0 2
Hollywood 0 3
Hunters 0 2
The Last O.G. 0 2
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family"/"Good Times" 0 2
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 0 2
Mrs. America 0 2
Wu-Tang: An American Saga 0 2

References[]

  1. ^ Morales, Wilson (December 11, 2019). "20th Annual Black Reel Awards - Nominees Announced". Black Film. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. ^ ""Queen" Is King!". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Anderson, Erik (August 6, 2020). "'Watchmen,' 'Insecure' top Black Reel Awards for Television winners". Awards Watch. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Watchmen & Insecure Pace the Black Reel Awards for TV Nominations". Black Reel Awards. June 18, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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