Black Reel Awards of 2024 explained

The 24th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2023, took place on January 16, 2024; the combined film and television award ceremonies were presented together.^{[1] [2] [3]} The film nominations were announced on December 14, 2023.^{[1] [4] [5]} During the ceremony, the winners of the 7th Annual Black Reel Television Awards were announced; the television ceremony was initially scheduled for August 14, 2023, but was changed due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, which took place from May 2 to November 9.^[6]

The film adaptation of the Broadway Tony Award-winning musical The Color Purple received the most nominations with nineteen, setting the mark for the most nominations for a musical film, followed by Rustin with ten.^[4] American actor Colman Domingo was honored with the inaugural Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award, named after the late Chadwick Boseman.^[7] American television producer Shonda Rhimes was honored with the Diahann Carroll Executive Award.^[8]

The nominations for the 8th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television were announced on June 13, 2024.^[9] National Geographic's biographical, anthology, drama series Genius: MLK/X received the most nominations with a tally of 14. Amazon Prime Video led the networks with 19 nominations across four shows. Donald Glover received four nominations, the most for any individual in this year^[10] The winners are to be announced at a ceremony on August 13, 2024.

Film winners and nominees

Outstanding Film	Outstanding Director
American Fiction – Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, producers The Color Purple – Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones, producers Origin – Ava DuVernay and Paul Garnes, producers Rustin – Bruce Cohen, Tonia Davis and George C. Wolfe, producers – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal and Avi Arad, producers	Cord Jefferson – American Fiction Blitz Bazawule – The Color Purple Ava DuVernay – Origin Michael B. Jordan – Creed III A. V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One
Outstanding Lead Performance	Outstanding Supporting Performance
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple as Celie Harris-Johnson John Boyega – They Cloned Tyrone as Fontaine / Tyrone Colman Domingo – Rustin as Bayard Rustin Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Origin as Isabel Wilkerson Jamie Foxx – The Burial as Willie E. Gary Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Chevalier as Joseph Bologne Michael B. Jordan – Creed III as Adonis Creed Teyana Taylor – A Thousand and One as Inez de la Paz Sophie Wilde – Talk to Me as Mia	Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple as Sofia Erika Alexander – American Fiction as Coraline Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction as Clifford "Cliff" Ellison Viola Davis – Air as Deloris Jordan Colman Domingo – The Color Purple as Albert "Mister" Johnson Jamie Foxx – They Cloned Tyrone as Slick Charles Taraji P. Henson – The Color Purple as Shug Avery Jonathan Majors – Creed III as Damian Anderson Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers as Mary Lamb Jurnee Smollett – The Burial as Mame Downes
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance	Outstanding Ensemble
Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple as Celie Harris-Johnson Archie Madekwe – Gran Turismo as Jann Mardenborough Halle Bailey – The Little Mermaid as Ariel Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple as Sofia Jerrod Carmichael – Poor Things as Harry Astley Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – The Color Purple as young Celie Tia Nomore – Earth Mama as Gia Vivian Oparah – Rye Lane as Yas Dewayne Perkins – The Blackening as Dewayne Teyana Taylor – A Thousand and One as Inez de la Paz	The Color Purple – Tiffany Little Canfield, Destiny Lilly and Bernard Telsey, casting directors American Fiction – Jennifer Euston, casting director The Blackening – Leah Daniels Butler, casting director Rustin – Cherelle Cargill and Avy Kaufman, casting directors They Cloned Tyrone – Kim Coleman, casting director
Outstanding Short Film	Outstanding Documentary Feature
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games – Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, directors ALIVE IN BRONZE: Huey P. Newton – A.K. Sandhu, director Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney – Nazenet Habtezghi, director The Dads – Luchina Fisher, director The Last Repair Shop – Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot, directors	– Lisa Cortés, director American Symphony – Matthew Heineman, director Kokomo City – D. Smith, director – Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, director Stamped from the Beginning – Roger Ross Williams, director
Outstanding International Film	Outstanding Independent Film
Rye Lane (United Kingdom) – Raine Allen-Miller, director Brother (Canada) – Clement Virgo, director Our Father, the Devil (Cameroon) – Ellie Foumbi, director	A Thousand and One – A. V. Rockwell, director All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt – Raven Jackson, director Earth Mama – Savanah Leaf, director How I Learned to Fly – Simon Steuri, director Rye Lane – Raine Allen-Miller, director
Outstanding Screenplay	Outstanding First Screenplay
American Fiction – Cord Jefferson Origin – Ava DuVernay Rustin – Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black They Cloned Tyrone – Tony Rettenmaier and Juel Taylor A Thousand and One – A. V. Rockwell	American Fiction – Cord Jefferson All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt – Raven Jackson The Color Purple – Marcus Gardley Earth Mama – Savanah Leaf A Thousand and One – A. V. Rockwell
Outstanding Emerging Director	Outstanding Voice Performance
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction Blitz Bazawule – The Color Purple Raven Jackson – All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt A. V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone	Shameik Moore – as Miles Morales / Spider-Man Ariana DeBose – Wish as Asha Ayo Edebiri – as April O'Neil Brian Tyree Henry – as Jeff Morales Daniel Kaluuya – as Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk
Outstanding Score	Outstanding Soundtrack
The Color Purple – Kris Bowers American Symphony – Jon Batiste Chevalier – Kris Bowers Rustin – Branford Marsalis They Cloned Tyrone – Desmond Murray and Pierre Charles	The Color Purple Creed III The Little Mermaid Rustin Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Outstanding Original Song	Outstanding Cinematography
"Keep It Movin" from The Color Purple – Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, performers; Halle Bailey, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney and Morten Ristorp, writers "Am I Dreaming" from – Metro Boomin, ASAP Rocky and Roisee, performers; Leland Tyler Wayne, Roisee, Rakim Mayers, Mike Dean, Peter Lee Johnson and Landon "Script" Wayne, writers "It Never Went Away" from American Symphony – Jon Batiste, writer and performer "My House" from – Beyoncé, performer; Beyoncé Knowles and The-Terius "The-Dream" Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant, writers "Road to Freedom" from Rustin – Lenny Kravitz, writer and performer	All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt – Jomo Fray Earth Mama – Jody Lee Lipes Kokomo City – D. Smith Rye Lane – Olan Collardy Silver Dollar Road – Henry Adebonojo and Antonio Rossi
Outstanding Editing	Outstanding Costume Design
– Michael Andrews The Color Purple – Jon Poll Kokomo City – D. Smith Origin – Spencer Averick They Cloned Tyrone – Saira Haider	The Color Purple – Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Air – Charlese Antoinette Jones – Beyoncé and Shiona Turini Rustin – Toni-Leslie James They Cloned Tyrone – Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Outstanding Production Design	Outstanding Hairstyling & Makeup
The Color Purple – Paul D. Austerberry Chevalier – Karen Murphy – Hannah Beachler Rustin – Mark Ricker – Patrick O'Keefe	The Color Purple – Carol Rasheed, makeup department head and Lawrence Davis, hair department head Air – Carla Farmer, hair department head Bottoms – Shandrea Williams, hair department head Rustin – Melissa Forney, hair department head and Beverly Jo Pryor, makeup department head A Thousand and One – Craig Carter, hair department head

Honorary awards

• Diahann Carroll Icon Award – Shonda Rhimes^[8]
• Oscar Micheaux Memorial Award – Ruth E. Carter^[8]
• Ruby Dee Humanitarian Award – Sheryl Lee Ralph^[8]
• Sidney Poitier Trailblazer Award – Samuel L. Jackson^[8]
• Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award – Colman Domingo^[8]

Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"

Film
19	The Color Purple
10	Rustin
9	American Fiction
8
	They Cloned Tyrone
	A Thousand and One
5	Origin
4	All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
	Creed III
	Earth Mama
	Rye Lane
3	Air
	American Symphony
	Chevalier
	Kokomo City
2	The Blackening
	The Burial
	The Little Mermaid

The following films received multiple awards:

Wins	Film
9	The Color Purple
6	American Fiction
2

Television nominees

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary – Quinta Brunson, showrunner (ABC) Diarra from Detroit – Diarra Kilpatrick, showrunner (BET+) The Ms. Pat Show – Jordan E. Cooper, showrunner (BET+) Rap Sh!t – Syreeta Singleton, showrunner (Max) Survival of the Thickest – Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, showrunner (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear as Sydney Adamu (FX) Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary as Janine Teagues (ABC) Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest as Mavis Beaumont (Netflix) Renee Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva as Wickie (Netflix) Jharrel Jerome – I'm a Virgo as Cootie (Prime Video) Diarra Kilpatrick – Diarra from Detroit as Diarra Brickland (BET+) Anthony Mackie – Twisted Metal as John Doe (Peacock) Maya Rudolph – Loot as Molly Wells (Apple TV+) Jaz Sinclair – Gen V as Marie Moreau (Prime Video) Patricia "Ms. Pat" Williams – The Ms. Pat Show as Patricia "Pat" Ford Carson (BET+)	Janelle James – Abbott Elementary as Ava Coleman (ABC) Tone Bell – Survival of the Thickest as Khalil (Netflix) Lionel Boyce – The Bear as Marcus Brooks (FX) Giancarlo Esposito – The Gentlemen as Stanley Johnston (Netflix) Danielle Pinnock – Ghosts as Alberta Haynes (CBS) Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary as Barbara Howard (ABC) Tami Roman – The Ms. Pat Show as Denise Ford (BET+) J. B. Smoove – Curb Your Enthusiasm as Leon Black (HBO) Vince Swann – The Ms. Pat Show as Brandon James (BET+) Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary as Gregory Eddie (ABC)
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy Series
Phylicia Rashad – Diarra from Detroit as Vonda (BET+) Erika Alexander – Run the World as Barb (Starz) Tatyana Ali – Abbott Elementary as Krystal (ABC) Garcelle Beauvais – Survival of the Thickest as Natasha Karina (Netflix) Jordan E. Cooper – The Ms. Pat Show (BET+) Keegan-Michael Key – Abbott Elementary as Superintendent John Reynolds (ABC) Sanaa Lathan – Curb Your Enthusiasm as Sibby Sanders (HBO) Da'Vine Joy Randolph – Only Murders in the Building as Detective Williams (Hulu) Cree Summer – Abbott Elementary as Rosalyn Inez (ABC) Robert Townsend – The Bear as Emmanuel Adamu (FX)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary ("Party") – Directed by Randall Einhorn (ABC) Diarra from Detroit ("Chasing Ghosts") – Directed by Chioke Nassor (BET+) Loot ("Clueless") – Directed by Kevin Bray (Apple TV+) Gen V ("Guardians of Godolkin") – Directed by Sanaa Hamri (Prime Video) I'm a Virgo ("You a Big Muthaf*cka") – Directed by Boots Riley (Prime Video)	The Bear ("Honeydew") – Written by Stacy Osei-Kuffour (FX) Abbott Elementary ("Career Day, Part 1") – Written by Quinta Brunson (ABC) Survival of the Thickest ("Keep Your Plants Watered, Bitch") – Written by Michelle Buteau & Danielle Sanchez-Witzel (Netflix) Abbott Elementary ("Librarian") – Written by Morgan Murphy (ABC) I'm a Virgo ("You a Big Muthaf*cka") – Written by Boots Riley (Prime Video)

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series
Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Francesca Sloane, showrunner (Prime Video) Black Cake – Melissa Jo Cerar, showrunner (Hulu) The Equalizer – Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller, showrunners (CBS) Lupin – George Kay, showrunner (Netflix) X-Men '97 – Beau DeMayo, showrunner (Disney+)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series
Idris Elba – Hijack as Sam Nelson (Apple TV+) Rosario Dawson – Ahsoka as Ahsoka Tano (Disney+) Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – as Carolyn Wilder (FX) Giancarlo Esposito – Parish as Gracián "Gray" Parish (AMC) Donald Glover – Mr. & Mrs. Smith as John Smith / Michael (Prime Video) Quincy Isaiah – as Magic Johnson (HBO) Sonequa Martin-Green – as Michael Burnham (Paramount+) Queen Latifah – The Equalizer as Robyn McCall (CBS) Zoe Saldana – as Joe (Paramount+) Omar Sy – Lupin as Assane Diop (Netflix)	Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show as Christine Hunter (Apple TV+) Joey Bada$$ – as Kadeem "Unique" Mathis (Starz) Malcolm Barrett – Average Joe as Leon Montgomery (BET+) Colman Domingo – Fear the Walking Dead as Victor Strand (AMC) Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Loki as Ravonna Renslayer (Disney+) Audra McDonald – The Gilded Age as Dorothy Scott (HBO) Wunmi Mosaku – Loki as Hunter B-15 (Disney+) DeVaughn Nixon – as Norm Nixon (HBO) Karen Pittman – The Morning Show as Mia Jordan (Apple TV+) Lynn Whitfield – The Chi as Alicia (Showtime)
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series
Michaela Coel – Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Bev (Prime Video) Michael Braugher – The Gilded Age as Booker T. Washington (HBO) Loretta Devine – Kingdom Business as Darlene West (BET+) Taye Diggs – All American as Billy Baker (CW) LisaGay Hamilton – as Christine Johnson (HBO) Rashida Jones – Silo as Allison Becker (Apple TV+) Rob Morgan – Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty as Earvin Johnson Sr. (HBO) Wendell Pierce – as Ishmael "Snaps" Henry (Starz) CCH Pounder – 3 Body Problem as Lillian Joseph (Netflix) Susan Kelechi Watson – Will Trent as Cricket Dawson (ABC)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series	Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Black Cake ("Eleanor") – Directed by Natalia Leite (Hulu) Mr. & Mrs. Smith ("A Breakup") – Directed by Donald Glover (Prime Video) ("BEAT L.A.") – Directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield (HBO) Average Joe ("Pilot") – Directed by Eric Dean Seaton (BET+) X-Men '97 ("Tolerance is Extinction, Part 1") – Directed by Chase Conley (Disney+)	X-Men '97 ("Remember It") – Written by Beau Mayo (Disney+) Mr. & Mrs. Smith ("A Breakup") – Written by Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover (Prime Video) The Gilded Age ("Close Enough to Touch") – Written by Julian Fellowes & Sonja Warfield (HBO) Mr. & Mrs. Smith ("First Date") – Written by Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover (Prime Video) ("What We") – Written by Danai Gurira (AMC)

Television Movie or Limited Series

Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series
– Chad Feehan, showrunner (Paramount+) Genius: MLK/X – Raphael Jackson Jr. & Damione Macedon, showrunners (National Geographic) The Other Black Girl – Gus Hickey & Jordan Reddout, showrunners (Hulu) Them: The Scare – Little Marvin, showrunner (Prime Video) True Detective – Issa Lopez, showrunner (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series	Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series
David Oyelowo – as Bass Reeves (Paramount+) Uzo Aduba – Painkiller as Edie Flowers (Netflix) Deborah Ayorinde – Them: The Scare as Detective Dawn Reeve (Prime Video) Zazie Beetz – Black Mirror as Bo (Netflix) Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic) Carl Lumbly – The Fall of the House of Usher as C. Auguste Dupin (Netflix) Ashleigh Murray – The Other Black Girl as Hazel-May McCall (Hulu) Leslie Odom Jr. – Great Performances: Purlie Victorious as Purlie Victorious Judson (PBS) Aaron Pierre – Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic) Courtney B. Vance – Heist 88 as Jeremy Horne (Showtime)	Luke James – Them: The Scare as Edmund Gaines (Prime Video) Jelani Alladin – Fellow Travelers as Marcus Gaines (Showtime) Don Cheadle – Secret Invasion as Raava / James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Disney+) Pam Grier – Them: The Scare as Athena Reeve (Prime Video) Jharrel Jerome – Full Circle as Aked (Max) Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X as Elijah Muhammad (National Geographic) Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry as Harriet Sloane (Apple TV+) Lamorne Morris – Fargo as Whitley "Witt" Farr (FX) Kali Reis – True Detective as Evangeline Navarro (HBO) Noah J. Ricketts – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
Outstanding Directing in a TV Movie or Limited Series	Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Genius: MLK/X ("Graduation") – Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples (National Geographic) Them: The Scare ("One of Us is Gonna Die Tonight") – Directed by Little Marvin (Prime Video) Lessons in Chemistry ("CH3COOH") – Directed by Millicent Shelton (Apple TV+) A Man in Full ("Saddlebags") – Directed by Regina King (Netflix) The Other Black Girl ("To Be Young, Gifted and Broke") – Directed by Mariama Diallo (Hulu)	Genius: MLK/X ("Matriarchs") – Written by Sigrid Gilmer (National Geographic) Them: The Scare ("Are You Scared?") – Written by Little Marvin (Prime Video) Genius: MLK/X ("Graduation") – Written by Jeff Stetson (National Geographic) ("Part V") – Written by Terence Anthony (Paramount+) Fellow Travelers ("White Nights") – Written by Brandon K. Hines & Ron Nyswaner (Showtime)

Music categories

Outstanding Musical Score	Outstanding Music Supervision
Genius: MLK/X – Composed by Terence Blanchard (National Geographic) – Composed by Rodney Chrome (Netflix) – Composed by Chanda Dancy (Paramount+) Run the World – Composed by Robert Glasper (Starz) – Composed by Robert Glasper & Jeff Beal (HBO)	– Tamar Davis, Ashley Davis, Lana Bui & Tim Bjorkman (Netflix) The Chi – Derryck “Big Tank” Thornton (Showtime) Genius: MLK/X – Amani K. Smith (National Geographic) Run the World – Morgan Rhodes (Starz) Swagger – Derryck "Big Tank" Thornton (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Original Song
"Change the World" from Genius: MLK/X – Written and performed by Aloe Blacc & Blu (National Geographic) "Back to Love" from Run the World – Written and performed by Robert Glasper, SiR & Alexandra Isley (Starz) "Grace Amazing" from Kingdom Business – Written by Kirk Franklin; Performed by Yolanda Adams (BET+) "We Family” from Kingdom Business – Written by Kirk Franklin; Performed by Yolanda Adams, Chaundre Broomfield & Kiandra Richardson (BET+) "Win" from Swagger – Written by Jason Mills; Performed by IDK (Apple TV+)

Technical categories

Outstanding Cinematography	Outstanding Costume Design
Black Cake – Richard J. Vialet (Hulu) The Chi – Nathan Ray Salter (Showtime) The Equalizer – Terrence Laron Burke (CBS) Genius: MLK/X – Joe 'Jody' Williams (National Geographic) Kings from Queens: The Run-DMC Story – Darius Lyles & Yves Wilson (Peacock)	Genius: MLK/X – Mercedes Cook (National Geographic) I'm a Virgo – Deidra Elizabeth Govan (Prime Video) – Tsigie White Robinson (Starz)   Run the World – Dyshaun Burton (Starz) The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show starring Usher – Tanja Caldwell (CBS)
Outstanding Editing	Outstanding Makeup & Hairstyling
Genius: MLK/X – Libya El-Amin (National Geographic)  – Michael Schultz (Paramount+) – Sushila Love (Paramount+) Swagger – Angela Latimer (Apple TV+) – Felicia Mignon Livingston (HBO)	Genius: MLK/X – Jeremy Dell & Jessi Dean (National Geographic) Abbott Elementary – Constance Foe & Moira Fraizer (ABC) I'm a Virgo – Yolanda Mercadel & LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin (Amazon Prime Video) – Kelley Curry (Paramount+) – Anita Gibson & Erin Hicks (Starz)
Outstanding Production Design
– Wynn Thomas (Paramount+) BMF – Nate Jones (Starz) Iwaju – Hamid Ibrahim (Disney+)

Programs with multiple nominations

The following programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"

Program
14
12	Abbott Elementary
7
6	Mr. & Mrs. Smith
	Them: The Scare
5	I'm a Virgo
	Run the World
	Survival of the Thickest
	The Ms. Pat Show
4	Diarra from Detroit
	The Bear
3	Black Cake
	Fellow Travelers
	Kingdom Business
	Swagger
	The Chi
	The Equalizer
	The Gilded Age
	The Other Black Girl
	X-Men '97
2	Average Joe
	Curb Your Enthusiasm
	Gen V
	Great Performances: Purlie Victorious
	Lessons in Chemistry
	Loki
	Loot
	Lupin
	The Morning Show
	True Detective
	The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show starring Usher

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 Black Reel Film & TV Winners . . January 17, 2024 . January 25, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125213148/https://www.blackreelawards.com/2024-black-reel-film-tv-winners . dead .
2. Web site: Black Reel Awards Reveals Winners of Film and Television Categories; 'American Fiction' and 'The Color Purple' Take Home Top Honors . Valerie . Complex . . January 16, 2024 . January 17, 2024 . January 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117145344/https://deadline.com/2024/01/black-reel-awards-reveals-winners-film-and-television-categories-american-fiction-the-color-purple-1235794783/ . live .
3. Web site: Black Reel Awards (BRA) Winners: 'American Fiction', 'The Color Purple' Win Big . Erik . Anderson . AwardsWatch . January 17, 2024 . January 17, 2024 . January 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117172457/https://awardswatch.com/black-reel-awards-bra-winners-american-fiction-the-color-purple-win-big/ . live .
4. Web site: Black Reel Awards Nominations: 'The Color Purple' and 'Rustin' Dominate . Valerie . Complex . . December 15, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216000454/https://deadline.com/2023/12/black-reel-awards-nominations-revealed-color-purple-and-rustin-dominate-nominations-1235669797/ . live .
5. Web site: Black Reel Awards (BRA) Nominations: 'The Color Purple' Leads with 19, 'Rustin' with 10 . Erik . Anderson . AwardsWatch . December 15, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216005825/https://awardswatch.com/black-reel-awards-bra-nominations-the-color-purple-leads-with-19-rustin-with-10/ . live .
6. Web site: Black Reel Awards to Combine Film & TV Honors, Ceremony Rescheduled for January . Angelique . Jackson . . July 18, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . August 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818181805/https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/black-reel-awards-film-tv-honors-ceremony-january-1235672178/ . live .
7. Web site: Black Reel Awards: Colman Domingo to Accept Inaugural Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award . Angelique . Jackson . . December 4, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216134948/https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/black-reel-awards-honorees-colman-domingo-chadwick-boseman-black-reel-1235820741/ . live .
8. Web site: Black Reel Awards Honorees include Samuel L. Jackson, Colman Domingo, Shonda Rhimes and Ruth E. Carter . Valerie . Complex . . December 4, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216134948/https://deadline.com/2023/12/the-black-reel-awards-unveils-honorary-awards-recipients-samuel-l-jackson-colman-domingo-1235651386/ . live .
9. Web site: 8th Annual Black Reel Television Awards Nominees . 2024-06-16 . Black Reel Awards . en-US . 2024-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240616203208/https://www.blackreelawards.com/8th-annual-black-reel-television-awards-nominees . live .
10. Web site: Complex . Valerie . 2024-06-14 . Black Reel TV Awards Unveils 2024 Nominees: Nat Geo’s ‘Genius: MLK/X’ Tops The Crop With 14 . 2024-06-16 . Deadline . en-US . 2024-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626221927/https://deadline.com/2024/06/black-reel-television-awards-2024-nominations-1235972999/ . live .