16th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations

Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
Chi-Raq
Concussion
Creed
Straight Outta Compton

Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
Abraham Attah "Beasts of No Nation"
Chiwetel Ejiofor "Z for Zachariah"
Samuel L. Jackson "The Hateful Eight"
Michael B. Jordan "Creed"
Will Smith "Concussion"

Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture
Viola Davis "Lila & Eve"
Teyonah Parris "Chi-Raq"
Kitana “Kiki” Rodriguez "Tangerine"
Zoe Saldana "Infinitely Polar Bear"
Karidja Toure "Girlhood")

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Chiwetel Ejiofor "The Martian"
Idris Elba "Beasts of No Nation"
Corey Hawkins "Straight Outta Compton"
Jason Mitchell "Straight Outta Compton"
Forest Whitaker "Southpaw"

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Angela Bassett "Chi-Raq"
Zoe Kravitz "Dope"
Gugu Mbatha-Raw "Concussion"
Mya Taylor "Tangerine"
Tessa Thompson "Creed"

Outstanding Director, Motion Picture
Ryan Coogler "Creed"
Rick Famuyiwa "Dope"
Antoine Fuqua "Southpaw"
F Gary Gray "Straight Outta Compton"
Spike Lee "Chi-Raq"

Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original), Motion Picture
Chi-Raq - Spike Lee & Kevin Willmont
Creed - Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington
Dope - Rick Famuyiwa

Outstanding Ensemble
Chi-Raq
Concussion
Creed
Dope
Straight Outta Compton

Outstanding Foreign Film
Freetown (Liberia)
Girlhood (France)
Honeytrap (UK)
Mediterranea (Italy)
My Friend Victoria (France)
Samba France)

Outstanding Documentary
The Amazing Nina Simone
A Ballerina’s Tale
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Sweet Micky for President
What Happened, Miss Simone?

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Abraham Attah "Beasts of No Nation"
R.J. Cyler "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"
O’Shea Jackson, Jr. "Straight Outta Compton"
Jason Mitchell "Straight Outta Compton"
Shameik Moore "Dope"

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Kiersey Clemons "Dope"
Chanel Iman "Dope"
Kitana “Kiki” Rodriguez "Tangerine"
Assa Sylla "Girlhood"
Mya Taylor "Tangerine"

Outstanding Voice Performance
Mar Mar "The Peanuts Movie"
Rihanna "Home"
Maya Rudolph "Strange Magic"
Quvenzhane Wallis "Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet"
Jeffrey Wright "The Good Dinosaur"

Outstanding Original Score
Beasts of No Nation  - Dan Romer
Chiraq - Terence Blanchard
Creed - Ludwig Goransson
Dope - Germaine Franco
Straight Outta Compton - Joseph Trapanese

Outstanding Original Song
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Grip” from Creed
“See You Again” from Furious 7
“Talking to My Diary” from Straight Outta Compton
“Waiting for My Moment” from Creed

Outstanding Independent Feature
Blackbird
Knucklehead
Somewhere in the Middle
Tangerine
The Man in 3B

Outstanding Independent Documentary
Adina Howard 20 : A Story of Sexual Liberation
Be Known
Cody High: A Life Remodeled Projec
Mary Lou Williams : The Lady Who Swings the Blues
Romeo is Bleeding

Outstanding Independent Short
Addiction
David’s Reverie
Sacred Heart

Outstanding TV Documentary or Special
3 ½ Minutes
Holler if You Hear Me: Gay in the Black Church
Kareem: Minority of One
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life: An All-Star Grammy Tribute
The Wiz Live!

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
American Crime
Bessie
The Book of Negroes
Luther
Show Me a Hero

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Steve Harris "Let the Church Say Amen"
James Earl Jones “Great Performances: Driving Miss Daisy”
Amin Joseph "Stock Option"
David Oyelowo "Nightingale"
Michael K. Williams "The Spoils of Babylon"

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
YaYa DaCosta "Whitney"
Aunjanue Ellis "The Book of Negroes"
Regina Hall "With This Ring"
Queen Latifah "Bessie"
Shanice Williams "The Wiz Live!"

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Charles S. Dutton "Bessie"
Cuba Gooding Jr. "The Book of Negroes"
David Alan Grier "The Wiz Live!"
Michael K. Williams "Bessie"
Bokeem Woodbine "Fargo"

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Angela Bassett "American Horror Story: Hotel"
Mary J. Blige "The Wiz Live!"
Regina King "American Crime"
Mo’Nique "Bessie"
Amber Riley "The Wiz Live!"

Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
Angela Bassett "Whitney"
Dee Rees "Bessie"
Regina King "Let the Church Say Amen"
John Ridley "American Crime"
Clement Virgo "The Book of Negroes"

Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted), TV Movie or Limited Series
 Stacey A. Littlejohn "American Crime"
 John Ridley "American Crime"
 Dee Rees, Bettina Gilois & Christopher Cleveland "Bessie"
 Clement Virgo "The Book of Negroes"
 Lisa Belkin, David Simon & William F. Zorzi "Show Me a Hero"