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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance

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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Performance
The 2024 recipient: Jeffrey Wright
Awarded forOutstanding Performance
CountryUnited States
Presented byBlack Reel Awards (BRAs)
First awarded2024
Most recent winnerJeffrey Wright
American Fiction
Websiteblackreelawards.com

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance. The award recognizes an actor or actress who delivers an outstanding performance in a leading role within the given eligible period.[1]

The award was first presented at the 24th Annual Black Reel Awards as a result of a merger between the Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress awards into a single gender-neutral award, with a total of ten nominees being selected. Jeffrey Wright is the inaugural winner for his performance in American Fiction, for which he was also nominated at the Academy Awards.

Winners and nominees

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2020s

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Year Actor Role(s) Film
2024
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Jeffrey Wright Thelonious "Monk" Ellison American Fiction
Fantasia Barrino Celie Harris-Johnson The Color Purple
John Boyega Fontaine / Tyrone They Cloned Tyrone
Colman Domingo Bayard Rustin Rustin
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Isabel Wilkerson Origin
Jamie Foxx Willie E. Gary The Burial
Kelvin Harrison Jr. Chevalier de Saint-Georges Chevalier
Michael B. Jordan Adonis Creed Creed III
Teyana Taylor Inez de la Paz A Thousand and One
Sophie Wilde Mia Talk to Me

Age superlatives

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Record Actor Film Age (in years)
Oldest winner Jeffrey Wright American Fiction 58
Oldest nominee
Youngest winner
Youngest nominee Sophie Wilde Talk to Me 25

References

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  1. ^ Siler, Brenda C. (January 23, 2024). "'The Color Purple' at the Top in 2024 Black Reel Awards". The Washington Informer. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Complex, Valerie (February 6, 2023). "'The Woman King' Wins Big at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2023.