BRA ’13 | The Actors

JAMIE FOXX

Django Unchained

(The Weinstein Group)

This is Mr. Foxx’s tenth Black Reel Award nomination.  He won the Black Reel for Outstanding Actor for Ray in 2004. He also won the Outstanding Supporting Actor twice for Ali (2001) and Collateral (2004), as well as the Outstanding Television Supporting Actor for Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story (2004). He has also been nominated three times in this category for Breakin’ All the Rules (2004), Dreamgirls (2006) and The Soloist (2009). He was also nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Any Given Sunday (1999). Mr. Foxx was honored with the Black Reel Vanguard Award for Special Achievement in 2004.

NATE PARKER

Red Tails

(20^th Century Fox)

This is Mr. Parker’s second Black Reel Award nomination.  He is also nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Arbitrage (2012).

CHRIS ROCK

Two Days in New York

(Magnolia Pictures)

This is Mr. Rock’s forth Black Reel Award nomination.  He was also nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Nurse Betty (2000) and for Outstanding Screenplay, Original or Adapted (shared with Ali LeRoi) for Head of State (2003). He is also nominated for Outstanding Voice Performance for Madagascar: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012).

OMAR SY

The Intouchables

(The Weinstein Group)

This is Mr. Sy’s second Black Reel Award nomination.  He is also nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance for The Intouchables (2012).

 

 

DENZEL WASHINGTON

Flight

(Paramount)

This is Mr. Washington’s fourteenth Black Reel Award nomination. He won the Black Reel for Outstanding Actor three times for The Hurricane (1999), Remember the Titans (2000) and Training Day (2001). He was also nominated in this category for John Q (2002), Out of Time (2003), Inside Man (2006), The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009), The Book of Eli (2010) and Unstoppable (2010). He was also nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Antwone Fisher (2003). He also won Outstanding Director and Outstanding Film (Producer) for Antwone Fisher (2003) and was nominated in this category for The Book of Eli (2010).