African-American film awards ceremony
4th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television Date August 6, 2020 Location Washington, D.C. Most awards Watchmen (5)Most nominations Watchmen (10)
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 [ edit ] Outstanding Film Outstanding Director Dolemite Is My Name – Eddie Murphy , John Fox, and John Davis Just Mercy – Asher Goldstein and Gil Netter Queen & Slim – Pamela Addy, Andrew Coles, James Frey , Michelle Knudsen, Melina Matsoukas , Lena Waithe and Brad Weston Us – Jordan Peele , Jason Blum , Ian Cooper, and Sean McKittrick Waves – Trey Edward Shults , Kevin Turen, and James Wilson 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 The Last Black Man in San Francisco – Joe Talbot , Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , Christina Oh , and Khaliah Neal Burning Cane – Phillip Youmans , Ojo Akinlana, Wendell Pierce, Mose Mayer, Isaac Webb, Cassandra Youmans, Jakob Johnson, and Karen Kaia Livers Clemency – Chinonye Chukwu , Timur Bekbosunov, Julian Cautherley, Bronwyn Cornelius, and Peter Wong Guava Island – Hiro Murai , Donald Glover , Carmen Cuba, Jennifer Roth, and Fam Udeorji Luce – Julius Onah , John Baker, and Andrew Yang Outstanding Independent Short Film Outstanding Independent Documentary Outstanding Foreign Film Outstanding Voice Performance 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 [ edit ] Television winners and nominees [ edit ] Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series 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 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)
Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Actor, Drama Series Outstanding Actress, Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series 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 [ edit ] Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series Watchmen (Episode: "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own"), Written by Damon Lindelof and Christal Henry (HBO)
Programs with multiple nominations and wins [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Morales, Wilson (December 11, 2019). "20th Annual Black Reel Awards - Nominees Announced" . Black Film . Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020 . ^ " "Queen" Is King!" . Black Reel Awards . December 11, 2019. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020 . ^ Anderson, Erik (August 6, 2020). " 'Watchmen,' 'Insecure' top Black Reel Awards for Television winners" . Awards Watch . Retrieved February 20, 2021 . ^ "Watchmen & Insecure Pace the Black Reel Awards for TV Nominations" . Black Reel Awards . June 18, 2020. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021 .
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