The Help, Jumping the Broom, Mooz-Lum, Shame all score multiple film noms
Fishburne, Boyega, Spencer, Oduye, Wayans, DuVernay and McQueen all secure multiple nods
Pariah, the story of a Brooklyn lesbian teenager searching for her sexual expression led the field with nine nominations as the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) announced its nominees Wednesday for its 12th annual Black Reel Awards. Continue reading
After featuring a year with few major studio releases and tons of great documentaries and independent films, the nominations for the 2012 Black Reel Awards will take place Wednesday morning, December 14, 2011 at 8pm exclusively on BlogTalkRadio. Continue reading
Tyler Perry Gets Lots of Nominations but Only a Few Awards
Washington D.C. — Sometimes, the frontrunner isn’t the first one to cross the finish line. Although it was nominated a staggering 14 times (a Black Reel Awards record), Tyler Perry’s sexual abuse drama, For Colored Girls took home only three awards this year. By contrast, Night Catches Us, the story of a man whose dark past will not let him go, nearly swept its nominations, winning five of the seven categories in which it was nominated, including Outstanding Film, Outstanding Screenplay (Tanya Hamilton), Outstanding Actor (five-time nominee Anthony Mackie, who also won last year in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for The Hurt Locker), Outstanding Actress (Kerry Washington) and Outstanding Score (The Roots). Continue reading
Since we awarded the inaugural Outstanding Film statuette to The Hurricane, we have compiled a list of classic, memorable winners that have headline their respective award classes. Before we determine this year’s winner of our top prize, we take a look back to discover which film was your favorite from the first ten years. Continue reading
The actor who defined acting for an entire generation as well as serving as a role model for ALL African-American actors, Sidney Poitier was the recipient of the 20th AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992. Continue reading
Two-time Black Reel Awards nominated director Ava DuVernay is back with a tender story of self-discovery the beautiful drama, I Will Follow.
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This year marks the 20th Anniversary of largest class of African-American directors in Hollywood history. During 1991, there were 17 films directed by people of color and throughout the year we’ll spotlight their films and their cultural significance.
Queen Latifah makes another brief appearance in the Ron Howard film, The Dilemma. Continue reading
Zoe Saldana headlines an all-star cast of B-list celebrities in the indie comedy, The Heart Specialist. Continue reading
Black Reel Award nominee Thandie Newton stars in the dark horror film, Vanishing on 7th Street. Continue reading
