Thursday, December 18, 2025

26th Black Reel Film Award Nominations

Outstanding Film
Hedda
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Gabrielle Nadig, Nia DaCosta, Tessa Thompson, producers

Highest 2 Lowest
Todd Black & Jason Michael Berman, producers 

One of Them Days
Issa Rae, Deniese Davis, Sara Rastogi, James Lopez, Poppy Hank, producers

Sinners
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler, producers

Wicked: For Good
Marc Platt & David Stone, producers

Outstanding Director
Ryan Coogler
Sinners

Nia DaCosta
Hedda

Spike Lee
Highest 2 Lowest 

Rungano Nyoni
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 

R.T. Thorne
40 Acres

Outstanding Lead Performance
Danielle Deadwyler
40 Acres

Cynthia Erivo
Wicked: For Good

Andre Holland
Love, Brooklyn 

Chase Infiniti
One Battle After Another 

Dwayne Johnson
The Smashing Machine 

Michael B. Jordan
Sinners

Jonathan Majors
Magazine Dreams 

Keke Palmer
One of Them Days

Tessa Thompson
Hedda

Denzel Washington
Highest 2 Lowest 

Outstanding Supporting Performance
Miles Caton
Sinners

Regina Hall
One Battle After Another 

Damson Idris
F1

David Jonsson
The Long Walk

Delroy Lindo
Sinners

Wunmi Mosaku
Sinners

Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Eternity 

A$AP Rocky
Highest 2 Lowest 

Teyana Taylor
One Battle After Another 

Jeffrey Wright
Highest 2 Lowest 

Outstanding Screenplay
Ryan Coogler
Sinners

Nia DaCosta
Hedda

Rungano Nyoni
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Syreeta Singleton
One of Them Days

R.T. Thorne
40 Acres

Outstanding Documentary
Being Eddie
Angus Wall, director

In Whose Name?
Nico Ballesteros, director

Orwell: 2+2 = 5
Raoul Peck, director 

Songs From the Hole
Contessa Gayles, director 

The Perfect Neighbor
Geeta Gandbhir, director 

Outstanding Ensemble
40 Acres
Stephanie Gorin, casting director 

Highest 2 Lowest
Kim Coleman, casting director 

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Isabella Odoffin, casting director 

One of Them Days
Nicole Abellera & Jeanne McCarthy, casting directors 

Sinners
Francine Maisler, casting director 

Outstanding International Film
My Father's Shadow
United Kingdom 

Night Call
Belgium 

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Zambia, UK, Ireland 

Souleymane's Story
France 

We Were Here - The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Italy

Outstanding Voice Peformance 
Danielle Brooks
The Bad Guy 2 

Quinta Brunson
Zootopia 2 

Idris Elba
Zootopia 2

Anthony Ramos
The Bad Guys 2  

Zoe Saldana
Avatar: Fire and Ash 

Outstanding Score
Freaky Tales
Raphael Saadiq, composer

Hedda
Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer  

Highest 2 Lowest
Howard Drossin, composer 

Sinners
Ludwig Göransson, composer 

The Eyes of Ghana
Kris Bowers, composer 

Outstanding Original Song 
"Highest 2 Lowest" (Highest 2 Lowest)
Aiyana-Lee, performer 
Aiyana-Lee Anderson & Nicole Daciana Anderson, writers

"I Lied to You" (Sinners)
Miles Caton, performer
Raphael Saadiq & Ludwig Göransson, writers

"Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" (Sinners)
Miles Caton & Alice Smith, performers
Miles Caton, Alice Smith & Ludwig Göransson, writers 

"Pale, Pale Moon" (Sinners)
Brittany Howard, performer
Brittany Howard & Ludwig Göransson, writers 

"Sinners" (Sinners)
Rod Wave, performer
Darius Povillunas, Kyris D’Asia, Rod Wave & Tarkan Kozluklu, writers  

Outstanding Soundtrack
Freaky Tales
Highest 2 Lowest
One of Them Days
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

Outstanding Independent Film
40 Acres
R.T. Thorne, director 

Love, Brooklyn
Rachael Holder, director 

Magazine Dreams
Elijah Bynum, director 

My Father's Shadow
Akinola Davies Jr., director 

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Rungano Nyoni, director 

Outstanding Independent Documentary
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Kahlil Joseph, director 

Fatherless No More
Kayla Johnson, director 

Seeds
Brittany Shyne, director 

The Eyes of Ghana
Ben Proudfoot, director 

We Were Here - The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu, director 

Outstanding Short Film
JULES
Tiffany Abney, director 

The Devil is Busy
Geeta Gandbhir & Christalyn Hampton, directors 

Walk in the Light
Princella Smith, director 

Outstanding Emerging Director 
Akinola Davies Jr.
My Father’s Shadow 

Rachael Holder
Love, Brooklyn 

Kahlil Joseph
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions 

Rungano Nyoni
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 

R.T. Thorne
40 Acres

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Miles Caton
Sinners

Susan Chardy
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 

Naya Desir-Johnson
Sarah’s Oil

Damson Idris
F1

Chase Infiniti
One Battle After Another 

Jayme Lawson
Sinners

Abou Sangaré
Souleymane’s Story 

SZA
One of Them Days

A$AP Rocky
Highest 2 Lowest 

Tyriq Withers
HIM

Outstanding First Screenplay
Nnamdi Asomugha
The Knife 

Akinola Davies Jr. & Wale Davies
My Father’s Shadow 

Rungano Nyoni
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 

Syreeta Singleton
One of Them Days 

R.T. Thorne
40 Acres

Outstanding Cinematography 
After the Hunt
Malik Hassan Sayeed

HIM
Kira Kelly

My Father's Shadow
Jermaine Canute Bradley Edwards

Sinners
Autunmn Durald Arkapaw 

Seeds
Brittany Shyne 

Outstanding Costume Design
40 Acres
Charlene Akuamoah

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Estelle Don Banda

Highest 2 Lowest
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck

Sinners
Ruth E. Carter 

Wicked: For Good
Paul Tazewell

Outstanding Editing
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Kahlil Joseph, Luke Lynch & Paul Rogers 

HIM
Taylor Joy Mason 

Seeds
Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Sinners
Michael P. Shawver

The Smashing Machine
Benny Safdie 

Outstanding Hair & Makeup
40 Acres
Antonio Hines & Chancelle Mulela

My Dead Friend Zoe
Amber Aprin & Mele Egbe 

One of Them Days
Vonda K. Morris & Nikki Wright

Sinners
Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Sian Richards & Shunika Terry 

The Smashing Machine
Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox & Mia Neal 

Outstanding Production Design
Captain America: Brave New World
Ramsey Avery, production designer; Rosemary Brandenburg, set decorator 

Hedda
Cara Brower, production designer; Stella Fox, set decorator 

Sinners
Hannah Beachler, production designer; Monique Champagne, set decorator

The Smashing Machine
James Chinlund, production designer; Marcia Calosio, Mike Keel & Frank Okay, set decorators 

Wicked: For Good
Nathan Crowley, production designer; Lee Sanders, set decorator 

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