Black Reel Awards of 2014
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The nominees for the 14th Annual Black Reel Awards were announced on Wednesday, December 18, 2013.[1] Fruitvale Station, Lee Daniels' The Butler and 12 Years a Slave lead the film nominees with 9 nominations apiece. Pastor Brown, The Watsons Go to Birmingham and Being Mary Jane lead the television nominees with 6 nominations. This year saw the Breakthrough Performance category split between genders bringing this years total categories to 26.
The winners were announced on Thursday, February 13, 2014. 12 Years a Slave made Black Reel Awards History by winning 8 awards including Outstanding Motion Picture. Multiple winning films included: Captain Phillips and 20 Feet From Stardom. On the television side, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth and Being Mary Jane tied for the most wins with two[2]
Multiple winners included: Steve McQueen (director), Lupita Nyong'o, Barkhad Abdi and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Winners/Nominees
| Categories | Winners | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave (Producers: Brad Pitt, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Arnon Milchan) | 42 (Producer:Thomas Tulll) Lee Daniels' the Butler (Producers:Lee Daniels, Pam Williams & Laura Ziskin) Fruitvale Station (Producers:Nina Yang Bonogivoi & Forest Whitaker) Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Producers: Anant Singh & David M. Thompson) |
| Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture | Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) |
Isaiah Washington (Blue Caprice) |
| Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture | Danai Gurira (Mother of George) | Nia Long (The Best Man Holiday) Halle Berry (The Call) Rosario Dawson (Trance) LisaGay Hamilton (Go for Sisters) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture | Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) | Nate Parker (Ain't Them Bodies Saints) David Oyelowo (Lee Daniels' the Butler) Tequan Richmond (Blue Caprice) Keith Stanfield (Short Term 12) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture | Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) | Oprah Winfrey (Lee Daniels' the Butler) Naomie Harris (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) Octavia Spencer (Fruitvale Station) Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station) |
| Outstanding Director, Motion Picture | Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) | Lee Daniels (Lee Daniels' the Butler) Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man Holiday) Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) George Tillman Jr. (The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete) |
| Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted), Motion Picture | John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) | Kasi Lemmons (Black Nativity) Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man Holiday) Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) Michael Starburry (The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete) |
| Outstanding Ensemble | 12 Years a Slave | Lee Daniels' The Butler The Best Man Holiday Fruitvale Station 42 |
| Outstanding Score | Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave) | Rodrigo Leao (Lee Daniels' the Butler) Stanley Clarke (The Best Man Holiday) Ludwig Gorannson (Fruitvale Station) Mark Isham (42) |
| Outstanding Original Song | Judith Hill- "Desperation" (20 Feet From Stardom) | Fantasia Barrino-"In the Middle of the Night" (Lee Daniels' the Butler) Gladys Knight-"You and I Ain't No More" (Lee Daniels' The Butler) Alicia Keys-"Queen of the Field (Patsey's Song)" (12 Years a Slave) Pharrell Williams-"Happy" (Despicable Me 2) |
| Outstanding Documentary | 20 Feet from Stardom | God Loves Uganda Venus & Serena The Trials of Muhammad Ali Free Angela and all Political Prisoners |
| Outstanding Foreign Film | War Witch | Storage 24 Better Mus Come Home Again Nairobi Half Life |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Actor Performance | Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) | Tequan Richmond (Blue Caprice) Chadwick Boseman (42) Skylan Brooks (The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete) Keith Stanfield (Short Term 12) |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Actress Performance | Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) | Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station) Lindiwe Matshikiza (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) Danai Gurira (Mother of George) Tashiana Washington (Gimme the Loot) |
| Outstanding Voice Performance | Samuel L. Jackson (Turbo) | Beyonce Knowles (Epic) Maya Rudolph (Turbo) Snoop Dogg (Turbo) Keith David (Free Birds) |
| Outstanding Independent Feature | Blue Caprice (Alexandre Moors) | Mother of George (Andrew Dosunmu) Things Never Said (Charles Murray) An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (Terence Nance) Go for Sisters (John Sayles) |
| Outstanding Independent Documentary | The New Black (Yoruba Richen) | I Want My Name Back (Roger Paradiso) Lenny Cooke (Benny & Joshua Safdie) Africa: The Beat (Javier Arias Bal, Polo Vallejo, Pablo Vega, Manuel Velasco) Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights (Nev Nnaji) |
| Outstanding Independent Short | Black Girl in Paris (Kiandra Parks) | They Die by the Dawn (Jeymes Samuel) Sweet Honey Chile (Talibah Newman) A Different Tree (Steven Caple Jr.) African Cowboy (Rodney Charles) |
| Outstanding Television Documentary | Whoopi Goldberg presents Moms Mabley (Whoopi Goldberg) | Venus vs. (Ava DuVernay) Made in America (Ron Howard) Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin (Bob Smeaton) Dark Girls (Bill Duke & D. Channsin Berry) |
| Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth | The Watsons Go to Birmingham Being Mary Jane CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story Betty & Coretta |
| Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series | Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dancing on the Edge) | Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth]) Ernie Hudson (Pastor Brown) Keith David (Pastor Brown) Omari Hardwick (A Christmas Blessing) |
| Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series | Anika Noni Rose (The Watsons Go to Birmingham) | Gabrielle Union (Being Mary Jane) Angela Bassett (Betty & Coretta) Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Pastor Brown) Keke Palmer (CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series | Omari Hardwick (Being Mary Jane) | Richard Brooks (Being Mary Jane) Danny Glover (Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight) Ernie Hudson (Call Me Crazy: A Five Film) Wood Harris (The Watsons Go to Birmingham) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series | Octavia Spencer (Call Me Crazy: A Five Film) | Nicole Ari Parker (Pastor Brown) Audra McDonald (The Sound of Music Live!) Loretta Devine (Saving Westbrook High) LaTanya Richardson (The Watsons Go to Birmingham) |
| Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series | Spike Lee (Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth) | Rockmond Dunbar (Pastor Brown) Salim Akil (Being Mary Jane) Charles Stone III (CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story) Kenny Leon (The Watsons Go to Birmingham) |
| Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original), TV Movie or Mini-Series | Mara Brock Akil (Being Mary Jane) | Rhonda Baraka (Pastor Brown) Kiki Tyson (Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth) Kate Lanier (CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story) Tonya Lewis Lee, Caliope Brattlestreet, Stephen Glantz (The Watsons Go to Birmingham) |
