The 27th annual Black Reel Awards announced its nominees on Thursday.
The action-packed Netflix western听“The Harder They Fall” leads with a record 20 nominations, including Outstanding Film, Director (Jeymes Samuel), Actor (Jonathan Majors) and Actress (Zazie Beetz),听breaking the record of 17 held by “Black Panther.”
鈥淲hat a truly transformative year for Black Cinema,鈥� founder Tim Gordon said. 鈥淚t is a pleasure to witness the continuing evolution and growth of Black Film over our two decades in celebration of these accomplishments. As our growth continues, The Black Reels have exciting news coming soon and we can鈥檛 wait to see how it will add to the texture of this rich cinematic fabric.鈥�
Another Netflix film earned the second most nods as听the masterful “Passing” received 13 nominations, including Outstanding Film, Director (Rebecca Hall), Actress (Tessa Thompson) and Supporting Actress (Ruth Negga), who plays听a Black woman passing as white in the 1920s.
“Zola” received a total of nine nominations, the most for any independent film.
The awards were first presented in 2000 in D.C.
This year’s winners will be announced on Feb. 27, 2022.
22nd Annual Nominees
Outstanding Motion Picture听
The Harder They Fall
Lawrence Bender, Shawn Carter, James Lassiter & Jeymes Samuel, producers听
King Richard听
Will Smith, Tim White & Trevor White, producers听
Passing
Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Rebecca Hall & Margot Hand, producers听
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Joel Coen, Robert Graf & Frances McDormand, producers听
West Side Story
Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger & Kevin McCollum, producers
Outstanding Director 听
Halle Berry | Bruised听
Nia DaCosta | Candyman
Reinaldo Marcus Green | King Richard听
Rebecca Hall | Passing听
Jeymes Samuel | The Harder They Fall
Outstanding Actor听
Mahershala Ali | Swan Song听
Winston Duke | Nine Days听
Jonathan Majors | The Harder They Fall听
Will Smith | King Richard听
Denzel Washington | The Tragedy of Macbeth听
Outstanding Actress听
Zazie Beetz | The Harder They Fall听
Halle Berry | Bruised听
Jennifer Hudson | Respect听
Taylour Paige | Zola听
Tessa Thompson | Passing听
Outstanding Supporting Actor 听
Colman Domingo | Zola听
Idris Elba | The Harder They Fall
Andre Holland | Passing听
LaKeith Stanfield | The Harder They Fall听
Jeffrey Wright | The French Dispatch听
Outstanding Supporting Actress 听
Ariana DeBose | West Side Story听
Aunjanue Ellis | King Richard
Regina King | The Harder They Fall听
Rita Moreno | West Side Story听
Ruth Negga | Passing听
Outstanding Screenplay听
Candyman听
Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele & Win Rosenfeld
The Harder They Fall
Jeymes Samuel & Boaz Yakin
In the Heights听
Quiara Alegria Hudes听
Passing听
Rebecca Hall听
Zola
Janicza Bravo & Jeremy O. Harris听
Outstanding Documentary听
Ailey听
Jamila Wignot, director听
Citizen Ashe听
Rex Miller & Sam Pollard, directors听
My Name is Pauli Murray听
Julie Cohen & Betsy West, directors听
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It听
Mariem P茅rez Riera, director听
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)听
Ahmir 鈥淨uestlove鈥� Thompson, director听
Outstanding Foreign-Language Film
African America (South Africa)听
Muzi Mthembu, director听
Bitter Sugar (Tunisia)听
Malik Isasis, director听
Faya Dayi (Ethiopia)听
Jessica Beshir, director听
Outstanding Ensemble听
The Harder They Fall
Victoria Thomas, casting director听
In the Heights听
Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey, casting directors听
King Richard听
Rich Delia & Avy Kaufman, casting directors听
Passing听
Kim Ostroy & Laura Rosenthal, casting directors听
Zola听
Kim Coleman, casting director听
Outstanding Voice Performance听
Eric Andre | The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Marsai Martin | Spirit Untamed听
Maya Rudolph | Luca听
Maya Rudolph | The Mitchells vs. The Machines听
Zoe Saldana | Vivo听
Outstanding Score听
Candyman听
Robert Aiki Aubrey, composer听
The Harder They Fall听
Jeymes Samuel, composer
In the Heights听
Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Bill Sherman, composers听
Passing听
Devonte Hynes, composer听
Respect听
Kris Bowers, composer听
Outstanding Original Song听
鈥淎utomatic Woman鈥� (Bruised)
H.E.R., performer; Van Hunt, H.E.R. & Brittany Hazzard, writers 听
鈥淏e Alive鈥� (King Richard)
Beyonce, performer; Beyonc茅 Knowles-Carter & DIXSON, writers
鈥淕uns Go Bang鈥� (The Harder They Fall)
Jay-Z & Kid Cudi, performers; Shawn 鈥淛ay-Z鈥� Carter, Kid Cudi & Jeymes Samuel, writers听
鈥淭he Harder They Fall鈥� (The Harder They Fall)
Koffee, performer; Shawn 鈥淛ay-Z鈥� Carter & Jeymes Samuel, writers听
鈥淗ere I Am (Singing My Way Home)鈥� (Respect)
Jennifer Hudson, performer; Carole King, Jennifer Hudson & Jamie Hartman, writers听
Outstanding Independent Film
Concrete Cowboy听
Ricky Staub, director听
Nine Days
Edson Oda, director听
Test Pattern
Shatara Michelle Ford, director听
The Water Man听
David Oyelowo, director听
Zola听
Janicza Bravo, director听
Outstanding Short Film
54 Years Late听
Michele Wise Wright, director听
Coffee
Jordan Pitt, director听
The Door of Return听
Kokutekeleza Musebeni & Anna Zhukovets, directors听
Junior
Jehnovah Carlisle, director听
The Snakes听
Michelle Beck, director听
Outstanding Independent Documentary
100 Years from Mississippi听
Tarabu Betserai Kirkland, director听
Big Chief, Black Hawk听
Jonathan Isaac Jackson, director听
I Still Breathe听
Alfred George Bailey, director听
Little Satchmo听
John Alexander, director听
Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality听
Colin K. Gray, director听
Outstanding Emerging Director 听
Halle Berry | Bruised听
Janicza Bravo | Zola
Rebecca Hall | Passing听
Ahmir 鈥淨uestlove鈥� Thompson | Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Jeymes Samuel | The Harder They Fall听
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male听
Deon Cole | The Harder They Fall听
Edi Gathegi | The Harder They Fall听
Joshua Henry | tick, tick鈥oom!
Caleb McLaughlin | Concrete Cowboy
Anthony Ramos | In the Heights听
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female听
Danielle Deadwyler | The Harder They Fall听
Ariana DeBose | West Side Story听
Taylour Paige | Zola听
Saniyya Sidney | King Richard听
Demi Singleton | King Richard听
Outstanding First Screenplay听
In The Heights
Quiara Alegria Hudes听
Passing听
Rebecca Hall
Zola听
Janicza Bravo & Jeremy O. Harris听
Cinematography 听
The Harder They Fall听
Mihai Malaimare Jr., cinematographer听
In the Heights听
Myron Kerstein, cinematographer听
Passing听
Edu Grau, cinematographer听
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Bruno Delbonnel, cinematographer听
West Side Story 听
Janusz Kaminski, cinematographer听
Outstanding Costume Design听
Coming 2 America听
Ruth E. Carter, costume designer听
The Harder They Fall听
Antoinette Messam, costume designer听
Passing听
Marci Rodgers, costume designer听
The Tragedy of Macbeth听
Mary Zophres, costume designer听
West Side Story听
Paul Tazewell, costume designer听
Outstanding Editing听
Bruised听
Jacob Craycroft & Terilyn A. Shropshire, editors听
The Harder They Fall
Tom Eagles, editor听
King Richard听
Pamela Martin, editor听
Respect听
Avril Beukes, editor听
Zola听
Joi McMillion, editor听
Outstanding Production Design
The Harder They Fall
Martin Whist, production designer听
In the Heights听
Nelson Coates, production designer听
Passing听
Nora Mendis, production designer听
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Stefan Dechant, production designer听
West Side Story听
Adam Stockhausen, production designer听
Nominations by Film听
20 nominations
The Harder They Fall
13 nominations听
Passing听
9 nominations
King Richard听
Zola听
6 nominations听
In the Heights听
West Side Story听
5 nominations听
Bruised听
The Tragedy of Macbeth听
4 nominations听
Respect听
3 nominations听
Candyman听
2 nominations听
Concrete Cowboy听
The Mitchells vs. The Machines听
Nine Days听
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)听
1 nomination听
54 Years Late听
100 Years from Mississippi听
African America听
Ailey听
Big Chief, Black Hawk听
Bitter Sugar听
Citizen Ashe听
Coffee听
Coming 2 America听
The Door of Return听
Faya Dayi听
The French Dispatch听
I Still Breathe听
Junior听
Little Satchmo听
Luca听
My Name is Pauli Murray听
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It听
Swan Song听
The Snakes听
Spirit Untamed听
Test Pattern听
迟颈肠办,迟颈肠办鈥辞辞尘!听
The Water Man听
Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality听
Vivo听
Individuals with Multiple Nominations听
7 NOMINATIONS
Jeymes Samuel
- Outstanding Film – The Harder They Fall
- Outstanding Director – The Harder They Fall
- Outstanding Screenplay – The Harder They Fall
- Outstanding Score – The Harder They Fall听
- Outstanding Song – The Harder They Fall (鈥淕uns Go Bang鈥� )
- Outstanding Song – The Harder They Fall (鈥淭he Harder They Fall鈥�)
- Outstanding Emerging Director – The Harder They Fall
5 NOMINATIONS
Rebecca Hall
- Outstanding Film – Passing
- Outstanding Director – Passing
- Outstanding Screenplay – Passing听
- Outstanding Emerging Director – Passing
- Outstanding First Screenplay – Passing听
4 NOMINATIONS
Janicza Bravo听
- Outstanding Screenplay – Zola
- Outstanding Independent Feature – Zola
- Outstanding Emerging Director – Zola听
- Outstanding First Screenplay – Zola听
3 NOMINATIONS
Halle Berry
- Outstanding Director – Bruised听
- Outstanding Actress – Bruised听
- Outstanding Emerging Director – Bruised听
Shawn 鈥淛ay-Z鈥� Carter听
- Outstanding Film – The Harder They Fall
- Outstanding Song – The Harder They Fall (鈥淕uns Go Bang鈥� )
- Outstanding Song – The Harder They Fall (鈥淭he Harder They Fall鈥�)
2 NOMINATIONS
Nia DaCosta听
- Outstanding Director – Candyman
- Outstanding Screenplay – Candyman听
Ariana DeBose听
- Outstanding Supporting Actress – West Side Story
- Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female – West Side Story听
Jeremy O. Harris
- Outstanding Screenplay – Zola
- Outstanding First Screenplay – Zola听
Jennifer Hudson听
- Outstanding Actress – Respect
- Outstanding Original Song – Respect (鈥淗ere I Am (Singing My Way Home)鈥�)
Quiara Alegria Hudes
- Outstanding Screenplay – In the Heights听
- Outstanding First Screenplay – In the Heights听
Taylour Paige听
- Outstanding Actress – Zola
- Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female – Zola听
Maya Rudolph听
- Outstanding Voice Performance – Luca听
- Outstanding Voice Performance – The Mitchells vs. The Machines听
Ahmir 鈥淨uestlove鈥� Thompson听
- Outstanding Documentary Feature – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised)听
- Outstanding Emerging Director – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised)听
Will Smith听
- Outstanding Film – King Richard
- Outstanding Actor – King Richard听
Nominations by Studio听
20th Century Studios | 6 nominations听
West Side Story – 6 nominations听
A24 | 14 nominations听
Zola – 9 nominations听
The Tragedy of Macbeth – 5 nominations听
Amazon Studios | 2 nominations听
Coming 2 America – 1 nomination听
My Name is Pauli Murray – 1 nomination听
Apple TV+ | 1 nomination听
Swan Song- 1 nomination听
Janus Films | 1 nomination听
Faya Dayi – 1 nomination听
Kino Lorber | 1 nomination听
Test Pattern – 1 nomination听
Magnolia Pictures | 1 nomination听
Citizen Ashe – 1 nomination听
Neon | 1 nomination听
Ailey – 1 nomination听
Netflix | 43 nominations听
The Harder They Fall – 20 nominations听
Passing – 12 Nominations听
Bruised – 5 nominations听
Concrete Cowboy – 2 nominations听
The Mitchells vs. the Machines – 2 nominations听
迟颈肠办,迟颈肠办鈥辞辞尘! – 1 nomination听
Vivo – 1 nomination听
RLJE Films | 1 nomination听
The Water Man – 1 nomination听
Roadside Attractions | 1 nomination听
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It – 1 nomination听
Searchlights Pictures | 3 nominations 听
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised) – 2 nominations听
The French Dispatch – 1 nomination听
Sony Picture Classics | 2 nominations听
Nine Days – 2 nominations听
Universal Pictures | 4 nominations听
Candyman – 3 nominations
Spirit Untamed – 1 nomination 听
United Artists Releasing | 5 nominations听
Respect – 5 nominations听
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 1 nomination听
Luca – 1 nomination听
Warner Bros. | 15 nominations听
King Richard – 9 nominations听
In the Heights – 6 nominations听
