Black Reel Awards of 2020

The 20th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2019, took place on February 6, 2020. During the ceremony, FAAAF presented the Black Reel Awards in 23 categories. The nominations were announced on December 11, 2019.[1]

20th Black Reel Awards
Date	February 6, 2020
Location	Washington, D.C.
Most nominations	Queen & Slim (14)

Queen & Slim earned a leading fourteen nominations, followed by Us and Dolemite Is My Name with eleven and ten nominations, respectively.[2]

Winners and nominees

Outstanding Film	Outstanding Director
Dolemite Is My Name – Eddie Murphy, John Fox, and John Davis Just Mercy – Asher Goldstein and Gil Netter Queen & Slim – Pamela Addy, Andrew Coles, James Frey, Michelle Knudsen, Melina Matsoukas, Lena Waithe and Brad Weston Us – Jordan Peele, Jason Blum, Ian Cooper, and Sean McKittrick Waves – Trey Edward Shults, Kevin Turen, and James Wilson	Jordan Peele – Us Mati Diop – Atlantics Kasi Lemmons – Harriet Melina Matsoukas – Queen & Slim Julius Onah – Luce
Outstanding Actor	Outstanding Actress
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name as Rudy Ray Moore Jimmie Fails – The Last Black Man in San Francisco as Jimmie Fails Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Luce as Luce Edgar Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Waves as Tyler Williams Daniel Kaluuya – Queen & Slim as Earnest "Slim" Hines	Lupita Nyong'o – Us as Adelaide Wilson/Red Cynthia Erivo – Harriet as Harriet Tubman Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Fast Color as Ruth Jodie Turner-Smith – Queen & Slim as Angela "Queen" Johnson Alfre Woodard – Clemency as Warden Bernadine Williams
Outstanding Supporting Actor	Outstanding Supporting Actress
Wesley Snipes – Dolemite Is My Name as D'Urville Martin Sterling K. Brown – Waves as Ronald Williams Jamie Foxx – Just Mercy as Walter McMillian Aldis Hodge – Clemency as Anthony Woods Jonathan Majors – The Last Black Man in San Francisco as Montgomery "Mont" Allen	Da'Vine Joy Randolph – Dolemite Is My Name as Lady Reed Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us as Zora Wilson/Umbrae Janelle Monáe – Harriet as Marie Buchanon Taylor Russell – Waves as Emily Williams Octavia Spencer – Luce as Harriet Wilson
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male	Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Waves as Tyler Williams Tituss Burgess – Dolemite Is My Name as Theodore Toney Jimmie Fails – The Last Black Man in San Francisco as Jimmie Fails Aldis Hodge – Clemency as Anthony Woods Jonathan Majors – The Last Black Man in San Francisco as Montgomery "Mont" Allen	Da'Vine Joy Randolph – Dolemite Is My Name as Lady Reed Mame Bineta Sane – Atlantics as Cheikh Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us as Zora Wilson/Umbrae Taylor Russell – Waves as Emily Williams Jodie Turner-Smith – Queen & Slim as Angela "Queen" Johnson
Outstanding Ensemble	Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original
Dolemite Is My Name – Lindsey Graham and Mary Vernieu The Last Black Man in San Francisco – Julia Kim Just Mercy – Carmen Cuba Us – Terri Taylor Waves – Avy Kaufman	Us – Jordan Peele Clemency – Chinonye Chukwu Les Misérables – Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, and Alexis Manenti Luce – J.C. Lee and Julius Onah Queen & Slim – Lena Waithe
Outstanding Documentary	Outstanding Independent Film
The Black Godfather – Reginald Hudlin The Apollo – Roger Ross Williams Knock Down the House – Rachel Lears Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool – Stanley Nelson Jr. Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am – Timothy Greenfield-Sanders	The Last Black Man in San Francisco – Joe Talbot, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh, and Khaliah Neal Burning Cane – Phillip Youmans, Ojo Akinlana, Wendell Pierce, Mose Mayer, Isaac Webb, Cassandra Youmans, Jakob Johnson, and Karen Kaia Livers Clemency – Chinonye Chukwu, Timur Bekbosunov, Julian Cautherley, Bronwyn Cornelius, and Peter Wong Guava Island – Hiro Murai, Donald Glover, Carmen Cuba, Jennifer Roth, and Fam Udeorji Luce – Julius Onah, John Baker, and Andrew Yang
Outstanding Independent Short Film	Outstanding Independent Documentary
Hair Love – Matthew A. Cherry America – Garrett Bradley It's Not About Jimmy Keene – Caleb Jaffe Suicide by Sunlight – Nikyatu Jusu Zahra and the Oil Man – Yucef Mayes	No Lye: An American Beauty Story – Bayer Mack 16 Bars – Sam Bathrick The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion – Lisa Cortes and Farah X
Outstanding Foreign Film	Outstanding Voice Performance
Atlantics (Senegal) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (United Kingdom) Farming (United Kingdom) In Fabric (United Kingdom) Les Misérables (France)	Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Lion King as Scar Donald Glover – The Lion King as Simba James Earl Jones – The Lion King as Mufasa Keegan-Michael Key – Toy Story 4 as Ducky Jordan Peele – Toy Story 4 as Bunny
Outstanding Emerging Director	Outstanding First Screenplay
Melina Matsoukas – Queen & Slim Chinonye Chukwu – Clemency Nia DaCosta – Little Woods Mati Diop – Atlantics Julius Onah – Luce	Queen & Slim – Lena Waithe Atlantics – Mati Diop and Olivier Demangel The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – Chiwetel Ejiofor Burning Cane – Phillip Youmans Clemency – Chinonye Chukwu
Outstanding Original Song	Outstanding Original Score
"Collide" from Queen & Slim – Tiana Major9 and EarthGang "Don't Turn Back" from The Apollo – Robert Glasper and Ledisi "Guarding the Gates" from Queen & Slim – Lauryn Hill "It's Not Over" from Brian Banks – Gizzle and Sam Fisher "Spirit" from The Lion King – Beyoncé	Us – Michael Abels Dolemite Is My Name – Scott Bomar The Last Black Man in San Francisco – Emile Mosseri Queen & Slim – Devonté Hynes Waves – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Outstanding Cinematography	Outstanding Costume Design
Queen & Slim – Tad Racliffe Harriet – John Toll The Last Black Man in San Francisco – Adam Newport-Berra Us – Mike Gioulakis Waves – Drew Daniels	Dolemite Is My Name – Ruth E. Carter Harriet – Paul Tazewell Hustlers – Mitchell Travers Queen & Slim – Shiona Turini Us – Kym Barrett
Outstanding Production Design
Dolemite Is My Name – Clay A. Griffith Harriet – Warren Alan Young The Lion King – James Chinlund Queen & Slim – Karen Murphy Us – Ruth de Jong

Films with multiple nominations and wins

Film	Wins	Nominations	Outstanding Film Nominee/Winner
Queen & Slim	4	14	Nominee
Us	4	11	Nominee
Dolemite Is My Name	8	10	Winner
Waves	1	9	Nominee
The Last Black Man in San Francisco	1	8
Clemency	0	7
Harriet	0	6
Luce	0	6
Atlantics	1	5
The Lion King	1	5
Just Mercy	0	3	Nominee
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind	0	2
Burning Cane	0	2
Les Misérables	0	2
Toy Story 4	0	2

References

1. Morales, Wilson (December 11, 2019). "20th Annual Black Reel Awards - Nominees Announced". Black Film. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
2. ""Queen" Is King!". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.