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23rd Black Reel Awards
DateFebruary 6, 2023 (Film)
January 16, 2024 (Television)
Highlights
Most awardsThe Woman King (6)
Most nominationsBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever / The Woman King (14)
Outstanding FilmThe Woman King
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The 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2022, took place on February 6, 2023, and streamed on blackreelawards.com at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST.[1] During the ceremony, FAAAF presented the Black Reel Awards in 24 categories. The film nominations were announced on December 15, 2022.[2][3][4]

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Woman King led the film nominations with fourteen each, with the latter winning a total of six awards, the most wins by any film, including Outstanding Film.[1]

With her third win for Outstanding Costume Design for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ruth E. Carter became the most decorated technical award winner in Black Reel Awards history.[1] Actress Angela Bassett also made history, becoming the first woman ever to win an acting and honorary award in the same year; she won for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and also received the prestigious "Sidney Poitier Trailblazer Award", recognizing her career of acting excellence.[1]

The 7th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television nominations were announced on June 15, 2023; the performance categories were merged into gender neutral ones while five technical categories were added. The miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters received 18 nominations, becoming the most nominated program in a single year in the history of the awards.[5] The ceremony was initially scheduled for August 14, but has been delayed and rescheduled. This temporary change is due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes; the ceremony will now be on January 13, 2024, combining both the film and television ceremonies.[6]

Representatives for the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) explained that temporarily rescheduling the summer celebration "gives the opportunity for the resolution of the strikes to occur and allow for the presence and participation of all the honorees".[6]

"The best part about recognizing excellence in anything is giving those who have done the work the opportunity to shine," stated Tim Gordon, the Black Reel Awards' founder and executive director. "We felt announcing the winners on our site or in a press release would not appropriately honor the fantastic work of those in our entertainment community," he concluded.[6]

Film winners and nominees

Outstanding Film Outstanding Director
Outstanding Actor Outstanding Actress
Outstanding Supporting Actor Outstanding Supporting Actress
Outstanding Breakthrough Male Outstanding Breakthrough Female
Outstanding Ensemble Outstanding Screenplay
Outstanding Documentary Feature Outstanding Independent Film
Outstanding Short Film Outstanding International Film
  • North Star – P.J. Palmer, director
    • Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison – Cinque Northern, director
    • Elegy: My Two Months in Harlem – Andre Lambertson, director
    • Fannie – Christine Swanson, director
    • New Moon – Jeremie Balais, Raúl Domingo and Jeffig Le Bars, directors
Outstanding Voice Performance Outstanding Soundtrack
Outstanding Emerging Director Outstanding First Screenplay
Outstanding Original Song Outstanding Score
Outstanding Cinematography Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Editing Outstanding Production Design

Honorary awards

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Television winners and nominees

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

Television Movie or Limited Series

Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series
Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Outstanding Directing in a TV Movie or Limited Series Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie or Limited Series

Other programs

Outstanding Documentary Outstanding Variety, Sketch, or Talk – Series or Special

Music categories

Outstanding Musical Score Outstanding Music Supervision
Outstanding Original Song

Technical categories

Outstanding Cinematography Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Editing Outstanding Makeup & Hairstyling
Outstanding Production Design

Programs with multiple nominations

The following programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations Program
18 The Best Man: The Final Chapters
16 Abbott Elementary
10 P-Valley
8 Atlanta
Snowfall
Swarm
7 Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
6 A Black Lady Sketch Show
Unprisoned
5 Kindred
4 From Scratch
Godfather of Harlem
The Last of Us
Queen Sugar
3 Entergalatic
Harlem
Praise This
Random Acts of Flyness
2 9-1-1
Bel-Air
The Equalizer
Kaleidoscope
The Neighborhood
Poker Face
Rap Sh!t
Ted Lasso

References

  1. ^ a b c d Complex, Valerie (February 6, 2023). "'The Woman King' Wins Big at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 BOLT Nominations". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 15, 2022). "'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', 'The Woman King' lead 2023 Black Reel Awards nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Complex, Valerie (December 15, 2022). "Black Reel Awards Nominations Announced for 23rd Annual Ceremony; 'The Woman King' and 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Lead with 14 nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Complex, Valerie (June 15, 2023). "Black Reel 7th Annual Television Awards featuring Gender Neutral Categories Announces Nominations; 'The Best Man: Final Chapters' leads with 18 noms". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Jackson, Angelique (July 18, 2023). "Black Reel Awards to Combine Film and TV Honors, Ceremony Rescheduled for January (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d Jackson, Angelique (January 16, 2023). "Angela Bassett, Kerry Washington, Effie T. Brown, and Debra Martin Chase Named Special Honorees at 2023 Black Reel Awards (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.