Black Reel Awards of 2022
Film and television awards ceremony
The 22nd Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2021 , took place on February 28, 2022,[ 1] and streamed on blackreelawards.com at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST .[ 2] During the ceremony, FAAAF presented the Black Reel Awards in 24 categories. The film nominations were announced on December 16, 2021.[ 3]
The Harder They Fall led the nominations with twenty and broke the record of most film nominations;[ 3] this record was previously held by Black Panther (2018), which received seventeen nominations and a record-breaking ten wins in 2019 .[ 4] The film went on to win a total of six awards, the most wins by any film; King Richard and Passing tied for second place with three wins each, with the former winning Outstanding Motion Picture .[ 1] The Harder They Fall is also the first western nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Screenplay from the group.[ 3] Director Jeymes Samuel tied with Radha Blank for the most individual nominations in a single year with seven;[ 3] Samuel went on to win for Outstanding Director , Outstanding Emerging Director , and Outstanding Score for The Harder They Fall .[ 1] At 90 years old, Rita Moreno became the oldest nominee in any category after receiving a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for West Side Story .[ 3]
The 6th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television nominations were announced on June 16, 2022.[ 5] The ceremony took place on August 14, 2022.[ 6] The sitcom Abbott Elementary led all programs with seven wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series , while HBO led all networks and platforms with ten wins from their record forty nominations. Actor Donald Glover led the pack in individual nominations with five, winning one for Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series .[ 6]
Film winners and nominees
Outstanding Motion Picture
Outstanding Director
King Richard – Will Smith , Tim White and Trevor White , producers
The Harder They Fall – Lawrence Bender , Shawn Carter , James Lassiter and Jeymes Samuel , producers
Passing – Nina Yang Bongiovi , Forest Whitaker , Rebecca Hall and Margot Hand, producers
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Joel Coen , Robert Graf and Frances McDormand , producers
West Side Story – Steven Spielberg , Kristie Macosko Krieger and Kevin McCollum , producers
Outstanding Actor
Outstanding Actress
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Screenplay
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Outstanding Independent Film
Outstanding Short Film
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Coffee – Jordan Pitt
54 Years Late – Michele Wise Wright
The Door of Return – Kokutekeleza Musebeni and Anna Zhukovets
Junior – Jehnovah Carlisle
The Snakes – Michelle Beck
100 Years from Mississippi – Tarabu Betserai Kirkland
Big Chief, Black Hawk – Jonathan Isaac Jackson
I Still Breathe – Alfred George Bailey
Little Satchmo – John Alexander
UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality – Colin K. Gray
Outstanding Foreign-Language Film
Outstanding Voice Performance
Outstanding Emerging Director
Outstanding First Screenplay
Outstanding Original Song
Outstanding Score
"Automatic Woman" from Bruised – H.E.R. , performer; Van Hunt , H.E.R. and Brittany Hazzard , writers
"Be Alive " from King Richard – Beyoncé , performer; Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and DIXSON , writers
"Guns Go Bang" from The Harder They Fall – Jay-Z and Kid Cudi , performers; Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel , writers
"The Harder They Fall" from The Harder They Fall – Koffee , performer; Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Jeymes Samuel, writers
"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" from Respect – Jennifer Hudson , performer; Carole King , Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Hartman , writers
Outstanding Cinematography
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Editing
Outstanding Production Design
Honorary awards
Films with multiple nominations and awards
The following films received multiple nominations:
The following films received multiple awards:
Television winners and nominees
Comedy
Drama
Television Movies/Limited Series
Other categories
Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
Outstanding Variety, Talk or Sketch - Series or Special
A Black Lady Sketch Show – Robin Thede , showrunner (HBO)
Dave Chappelle: The Closer – Sina Sadighi, producer (Netflix)
Rothaniel – Bo Burnham , Jerrod Carmichael , Eli Bush , Josh Senior and Matthew Vaughan , producers (HBO)
The Amber Ruffin Show – Jason Carden, Jen Sochko, Zoie Mancino, Amber Ruffin , and Jenny Hagel , producers (Peacock)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Jennifer Flanz, showrunner (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Original Song
Outstanding Music Supervision
Outstanding Musical Score
Television programs with multiple nominations and awards
The following programs received multiple nominations:
References
^ a b c Complex, Valerie (February 28, 2022). " 'The Harder They Fall' Wins Big At The Black Reel Awards Taking In The Most Awards By Any Film This Year" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 28, 2022 .
^ Complex, Valerie (February 17, 2022). "The Black Reel Awards Announces Partnership With Idobi Network And Unveils New Awards Statuette" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 28, 2022 .
^ a b c d e Anderson, Erik (December 16, 2021). "Black Reel Awards: 'The Harder They Fall' sets record with 20 nominations, women directors make history" . AwardsWatch. Retrieved February 28, 2022 .
^ Anderson, Erik (February 9, 2019). "Black Reel Awards: 'Black Panther' roars with 10 wins; 'Beale Street' with four" . AwardsWatch. Retrieved February 28, 2022 .
^ Complex, Valerie (June 16, 2022). "6th Annual Black Reel Television Awards Nominations Announced" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 20, 2023 .
^ a b Tinoco, Armando (August 14, 2022). "Black Reel TV Awards: Quinta Brunson & 'Abbott Elementary' Lead Winners List" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 20, 2023 .
^ a b c d Complex, Valerie (February 7, 2022). "Black Reel Awards Announces This Year's Honorary Award Recipients; Halle Berry And Laurence Fishburne Among The Winners" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 28, 2022 .
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