Black Reel Awards: 2004

Black Reel

Date:	22 February
Location:	H20 on the Waterfront, Washington, DC, USA

Film: Best Actor


Winner:
	Dirty Pretty Things (2002) - Chiwetel Ejiofor
Other Nominees:
	Deliver Us from Eva (2003) - LL Cool J Human Stain, The (2003) - Wentworth Miller Out of Time (2003/I) - Denzel Washington

Best Actor -- Theatrical Film

Film: Best Actress


Winner:
	Out of Time (2003/I) - Sanaa Lathan
Other Nominees:
	Bringing Down the House (2003) - Queen Latifah Deliver Us from Eva (2003) - Gabrielle Union Fighting Temptations, The (2003) - Beyoncé Knowles Gothika (2003) - Halle Berry

Film: Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	In America (2002) - Djimon Hounsou
Other Nominees:
	Bruce Almighty (2003) - Morgan Freeman (I) Dark Blue (2002) - Ving Rhames Italian Job, The (2003) - Mos Def Phone Booth (2002) - Forest Whitaker

Film: Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Human Stain, The (2003) - Anna Deavere Smith
Other Nominees:
	Dark Blue (2002) - Michael Michele Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) - Vivica A. Fox Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) - Gloria Foster Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) - Mary Alice (I)

Film: Best Director


Winner:
	Italian Job, The (2003) - F. Gary Gray
Other Nominees:
	2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) - John Singleton (I) Deliver Us from Eva (2003) - Gary Hardwick Out of Time (2003/I) - Carl Franklin (I) Tears of the Sun (2003) - Antoine Fuqua

Film: Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)


Winner:
	Deliver Us from Eva (2003) - Gary Hardwick; James Iver Mattson; B.E. Brauner
Other Nominees:
	Fighting Temptations, The (2003) - Elizabeth Hunter (I); Saladin K. Patterson Head of State (2003) - Chris Rock (I); Ali LeRoi

Film: Best Soundtrack


Winner:
	Fighting Temptations, The (2003) - Sony
Other Nominees:
	2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

Film: Best Song


Winner:
	Fighting Temptations, The (2003) - Beyoncé Knowles; Walter Williams Sr. - For "He Still Loves Me".
Other Nominees:
	2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) - Joe Budden - For the song "Pump It Up". 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) - Ludacris - For the song "Act a Fool". Deliver Us from Eva (2003) - LL Cool J (performer); Amerie (performer) - For the song "Paradise". Tupac: Resurrection (2003) - Tupac Shakur (performer); The Notorious B.I.G. (performer) - For the song "Runnin' (Dying to Live)".

Special Achievement - Documentary


Winner:
	Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002) - Artisan Entertainment [us]

Special Achievement - Foreign Film


Winner:
	Cidade de Deus (2002) - Miramax Films [us]

Film: Best Independent Film


Winner:
	Anne B. Real (2003) - Screen Media Ventures [us]
Other Nominees:
	All About You (2001) - Urbanworks LLC [us] G (2002) - "g" Productions LLC [us]

Film: Best Breakthrough Performance


Winner:
	28 Days Later... (2002) - Naomie Harris
Other Nominees:
	Honey (2003) - Lil' Romeo Human Stain, The (2003) - Wentworth Miller

Film: Best Theatrical


Winner:
	Out of Time (2003/I) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) [us]
Other Nominees:
	Fighting Temptations, The (2003) - Paramount Pictures [us] Italian Job, The (2003) - Paramount Pictures [us] S.W.A.T. (2003) - Columbia Pictures [us] Tupac: Resurrection (2003) - Paramount Pictures [us]

Television: Best Film


Winner:
	Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) - Showtime Networks Inc. [us]
Other Nominees:
	Good Fences (2003) (TV) - Showtime [us] Sounder (2003) (TV) - American Broadcasting Company (ABC) [us]

Television: Best Actor


Winner:
	Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) - Forest Whitaker
Other Nominees:
	Good Fences (2003) (TV) - Danny Glover Sounder (2003) (TV) - Carl Lumbly

Television: Best Actress


Winner:
	Sounder (2003) (TV) - Suzzanne Douglas
Other Nominees:
	Cheetah Girls, The (2003) (TV) - Raven-Symoné (I) Good Fences (2003) (TV) - Whoopi Goldberg

Television: Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	"Angels in America" (2003) - Jeffrey Wright (I)
Other Nominees:
	Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) - Ossie Davis Sounder (2003) (TV) - Paul Winfield

Television: Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Good Fences (2003) (TV) - Mo'Nique
Other Nominees:
	Cheetah Girls, The (2003) (TV) - Lynn Whitfield Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2003) (TV) - Robin Givens

Television: Best Director


Winner:
	Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) - Bill Duke (I)
Other Nominees:
	Good Fences (2003) (TV) - Ernest R. Dickerson Sounder (2003) (TV) - Kevin Hooks

Television: Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)


Winner:
	Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) - Richard Wesley (I); Frank Military
Other Nominees:
	Good Fences (2003) (TV) - Trey Ellis Sounder (2003) (TV) - Bill Cain (I)

Television: Best Original Program


Winner:
	Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) - Home Box Office (HBO) [us]
Other Nominees:
	"American Experience, The" (1988) {The Murder of Emmett Till (#15.6)} - Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) [us] Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003) - Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) [us] Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003) (TV) - AMC