Since the inception of The Black Reel Awards in 2000, the following men have annually been recognized with our organization’s highest honor. Here is year-by-year look at the men who were able to lose themselves in various characters, the thespians, our Black Reel Awards Best Actor nominees.
2007
Jamie Foxx | “Dreamgirls”
Derek Luke | “Catch a Fire”
Will Smith | “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Denzel Washington | “Inside Man”
Forrest Whitaker | “The Last King of Scotland”
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2006
Will Smith | “Hitch”
Samuel L. Jackson | “Coach Carter”
Don Cheadle | “Crash”
Terrence Howard | “Hustle & Flow”
Idris Elba | “The Gospel”
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2005
Musical or Comedy
Ice Cube | “Barbershop 2: Back in Business”
Jamie Foxx | “Breakin’ All the Rules”
Bernie Mac | “Mr. 3000″
Drama
Mario Van Peebles | “Baadasssss”
Jamie Foxx | “Ray”
Don Cheadle | “Hotel Rwanda”
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2004
LL Cool J | “Deliver Us From Eva”
Chiwetel Ejiofor | “Dirty Pretty Things”
Denzel Washington | “Out of Time”
Cuba Gooding, Jr. | “Radio”
Wentworth Miller | “The Human Stain”
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2003
Samuel L. Jackson | “Changing Lanes”
Derek Luke | “Antwone Fisher”
Ice Cube | “Barbershop”
Denzel Washington | “John Q”
Wesley Snipes | “Undisputed”
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2002
Will Smith | “Ali”
Tyrese | “Baby Boy”
Mekhi Phifer | “O”
Hill Harper | “The Visit”
Denzel Washington | “Training Day”
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2001
Omar Epps | “Love & Basketball”
Morgan Freeman | “Nurse Betty”
Cuba Gooding, Jr. | “Men of Honor”
Samuel L. Jackson | “Shaft”
Denzel Washington | “Remember the Titans”
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2000
Taye Diggs | “The Best Man”
Laurence Fishburne | “The Matrix”
Eddie Murphy | “Bowfinger”
Sean Nelson | “The Wood”
Denzel Washington | “The Hurricane”
