By Matt Neglia The Foundation for the Augmentation for African-Americans in Film (FAAF) has announced the 17th annual Black Reel Awards nominations have been announced with the winners to be revelaed on February 17th.
Click below to see the nominees.
Reviews are highlighted in yellow. Outstanding Motion Picture
13th
Fences
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
Don Cheadle – Miles Ahead
Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation
Parker Sawyers – Southside With You
Denzel Washington – Fences
Denzel Washington – The Magnificent Seven
Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture
Taraji P. Henson – Hidden Figures
Royalty Hightower – The Fits
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Ruth Negga – Loving
Madina Nwalanga – Queen of Katwe
Outstanding Director, Motion Picture
Don Cheadle – Miles Ahead
Antoine Fuqua – The Magnificent Seven
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation
Denzel Washington – Fences
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Jovan Adepo – Fences
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Stephen McKinley Henderson – Fences
Andre Holland – Moonlight
Ashton Sanders – Moonlight
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Viola Davis – Fences
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Janelle Monae – Hidden Figures
Janelle Monae – Moonlight
Lupita Nyong’o – Queen of Katwe
Outstanding Screenplay, Motion Picture
The Birth of a Nation – Nate Parker
Fences – August Wilson
Keanu – Jordan Peele & Alex Rubens
Miles Ahead – Don Cheadle & Steven Baigelman
Moonlight – Barry Jenkins
Outstanding Documentary Feature
13th – Ava Duvernay
I Am Not Your Negro – Raoul Peck
Life, Animated – Roger Ross Williams
Miss Sharon Jones! – Barbara Kopple
O.J.: Made in America – Ezra Edelman
Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Aisha (Tanzania) – Chande Omar
Divines (France) – Uda Benyamina
Eye of the Storm (Burkina Faso) – Sekou Traore
Lamb (Ethiopia) – Yared Zeleke
Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It (Niger) – Christopher Kirley
Outstanding Ensemble
The Birth of a Nation
Fences
Hidden Figures
Keanu
Moonlight
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Jovan Adepo – Fences
Markees Christmas – Morris From America
Alex Hibbert – Moonlight
Trevante Rhodes – Moonlight
Ashton Sanders – Moonlight
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Royalty Hightower – The Fits
Leslie Jones – Ghostbusters
Aja Naomi King – The Birth of a Nation
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Janelle Monae – Hidden Figures
Outstanding Voice Performance
Idris Elba – Finding Dory
Idris Elba – The Jungle Book
Idris Elba – Zootopia
Dwayne Johnson – Moana
Lupita Nyong’o – The Jungle Book
Outstanding Score
The Birth of a Nation – Henry Jackman
Fences – Marcelo Zarvos
Hidden Figures – Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer
Miles Ahead – Robert Glasper
Moonlight – Nicholas Britell
Outstanding Original Song
“A Letter to the Free” from 13th – Performed by: Common & Bilal; Written by: Common
“Back to Life” from Queen of Katwe – Performed by: Alicia Keys; Written by: Alicia Keys, Illangelo & Billy Walsh
“I’m Still Here” from Miss Sharon Jones! – Written & Performed by: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
“Start” from Southside With You – Written & Performed by: John Legend
“Surrender” from Hidden Figures – Performed by: Lalah Hathaway & Pharrell Williams; Written by: Pharrell Williams You can follow Matt and hear more of his thoughts on the Oscars and Film on Twitter at @NextBestPicture
