This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film. This award is presented to the directors of the film.
| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Feature | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First awarded | Black Reel Awards of 2002 |
| Most recent winner | The Forty-Year-Old Version (Black Reel Awards of 2021) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
Winners and nominees
editWinners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s
edit| Year | Film | Director(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |||
| The Visit | Jordan Walker-Pearlman | [1] | |
| 30 Years to Life | Vanessa Middleton | ||
| Blue Hill Avenue | Craig Ross Jr. | ||
| Lift | DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter | ||
| Lumumba | Raoul Peck | ||
| One Week | Carl Seaton | ||
| 2003 | |||
| Standing in the Shadows of Motown | Paul Justman | [2] | |
| Biggie & Tupac | Nick Broomfield | ||
| Crazy as Hell | Eriq La Salle | ||
| 2004 | |||
| Anne B. Real | Lisa France | [3] | |
| All About You | Christine Swanson | ||
| G | Shonie De La Rosa and Larry Blackhorse Lowe | ||
| 2005 | |||
| The Woodsman | Nicole Kassell | [4] | |
| Motives | Craig Ross Jr. | ||
| Woman Thou Art Loosed | Michael Schultz | ||
| 2006 | |||
| Constellation | Jordan Walker-Pearlman | [5] | |
| Love Trap | Frank B. Goodin II | ||
| On the One | Charles Randolph-Wright | ||
| On the Verge of a Fever | John L'Ecuyer | ||
| Proud | Mary Pat Kelly | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Traci Townsend | Craig Ross Jr. | [6] | |
| No. 2 | Toa Fraser | ||
| Premium | Pete Chatmon | ||
| 2008 | — | ||
2010s
edit2020s
edit| Year | Film | Director(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Joe Talbot | [17] | |
| Burning Cane | Phillip Youmans | ||
| Clemency | Chinonye Chukwu | ||
| Guava Island | Hiro Murai | ||
| Luce | Julius Onah | ||
| 2021 | |||
| The Forty-Year-Old Version | Radha Blank | [18] | |
| American Skin | Nate Parker | ||
| Farewell Amor | Ekwa Msangi | ||
| Miss Juneteenth | Channing Godfrey Peoples | ||
| Sylvie's Love | Eugene Ashe | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Concrete Cowboy | Ricky Staub | [19] | |
| Nine Days | Edson Oda | ||
| Test Pattern | Shatara Michelle Ford | ||
| The Water Man | David Oyelowo | ||
| Zola | Janicza Bravo |
Multiple nominations and wins
editMultiple wins
edit- 2 Wins
Multiple nominations
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References
edit- ^ 2002 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2003 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2004 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2005 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2006 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2007 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2010 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2011 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2012 Black Reel Awards
- ^ "Critics Wild About Beasts". Black Reel Awards. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Black Reel Awards - Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2016 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2017 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2018 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2019 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2020 Black Reel Awards
- ^ "A Special "Night in Miami!" – the Black Reel Awards". Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "'The Harder They Fall' Sets Record with 20 Nominations from the Black Reel Awards". Black Girl Nerds. BGN Staff. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.