23rd Annual Black Reel Awards Winners

Effie T. Brown, Thuso Mbedu, Debra Martin Chase, Alice Diop, and Nikyatu Jusu - Emma McIntyre / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Pierre Suu / Vivien Killilea / Stringer

The 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards was held on February 6, 2023, to celebrate and recognize outstanding work across film and television. The big winners at the awards were The Woman King taking home six awards Black Panther: Wakanda Forever taking home five awards and Inspection taking home four awards.

Four honorary awards were given out. To start, the Vanguard Award celebrated the impact of film and television producer Effie T. Brown. Then, the Sidney Poitier Trailblazer Award honored the legacy of actress Angela Bassett. Next, the Ruby Dee Humanitarian Award honored Kerry Washington’s philanthropic work. Finally, the Oscar Micheaux Impact Award is given to honor the life and legacy of film and television producer Debra Martin Chase.

The full list of winners is listed below.

Outstanding Film: The Woman King, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Cathy Schulman & Julius Tennon, producers

Outstanding Actor: Jeremy Pope, The Inspection

Outstanding Actress: Danielle Deadwyler, Till

Outstanding Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King

Outstanding Supporting Actor: Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway

Outstanding Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Outstanding Screenplay: Till, Chinonye Chukwu, Michael Reilly & Keith Beauchamp, writers

Outstanding Documentary Feature: Sidney, Reginald Hudlin, director

Outstanding International Film: Saint Omer (France), Alice Diop

Outstanding Ensemble: The Woman King, Aisha Coley, casting director

Outstanding Voice Performance: Zoe Saldana, Avatar: The Way of Water

Outstanding Score: The Woman King, Terence Blanchard, composer

Outstanding Original Song: “Lift Me Up” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) | Rihanna (performer/writer), Ryan Coogler (writer), Ludwig Gorannson (writer),

Outstanding Soundtrack: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Outstanding Independent Film: The Inspection, Elegance Bratton, director

Outstanding Short Film: North Star, P.J. Palmer, director

Outstanding Emerging Director: Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny

Outstanding Breakthrough Actor: Jeremy Pope, The Inspection

Outstanding Breakthrough Actress: Thuso Mbedu, The Woman King

Outstanding First Screenplay: The Inspection, Elegance Bratton, writer

Outstanding Cinematography: Nope, Hoyte van Hoytema, cinematographer

Outstanding Costume Design: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ruth E. Carter, costume designer

Outstanding Editing: The Woman King, Terilyn A. Shropshire, editor

Outstanding Production Design: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Hannah Beachler, production designer

Vanguard Award: Effie T. Brown

Sidney Poitier Trailblazer Award: Angela Bassett

Ruby Dee Humanitarian Award: Kerry Washington

Oscar Micheaux Impact Award: Debra Martin Chase

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