Black Reel Awards of 2022

22nd Black Reel Awards
Date	February 28, 2022
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Highlights
Most awards	The Harder They Fall (6)
Most nominations	The Harder They Fall (20)
Outstanding Motion Picture	King Richard
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The 22nd Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2021, took place on February 28, 2022, and streamed on blackreelawards.com at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, FAAAF presented the Black Reel Awards in 24 categories. The film nominations were announced on December 16, 2021.

The Harder They Fall led the nominations with twenty and broke the record of most film nominations; this record was previously held by Black Panther (2018), which received seventeen nominations and a record-breaking ten wins in 2019. The film went on to win a total of six awards, the most wins by any film; King Richard and Passing tied for second place with three wins each, with the former winning Outstanding Motion Picture. The Harder They Fall is also the first western nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Screenplay from the group. Director Jeymes Samuel tied with Radha Blank for the most individual nominations in a single year with seven; Samuel went on to win for Outstanding Director, Outstanding Emerging Director, and Outstanding Score for The Harder They Fall. At 90 years old, Rita Moreno became the oldest nominee in any category after receiving a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for West Side Story.

Film winners and nominees

Outstanding Motion Picture	Outstanding Director
King Richard – Will Smith, Tim White and Trevor White, producers The Harder They Fall – Lawrence Bender, Shawn Carter, James Lassiter and Jeymes Samuel, producers Passing – Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Rebecca Hall and Margot Hand, producers The Tragedy of Macbeth – Joel Coen, Robert Graf and Frances McDormand, producers West Side Story – Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Kevin McCollum, producers	Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall Halle Berry – Bruised Nia DaCosta – Candyman Reinaldo Marcus Green – King Richard Rebecca Hall – Passing
Outstanding Actor	Outstanding Actress
Will Smith – King Richard as Richard Williams Mahershala Ali – Swan Song as Cameron Turner Winston Duke – Nine Days as Will Jonathan Majors – The Harder They Fall as Nat Love Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth as Lord Macbeth	Tessa Thompson – Passing as Irene "Reenie" Redfield Zazie Beetz – The Harder They Fall as Stagecoach Mary Halle Berry – Bruised as Jackie "Pretty Bull" Justice Jennifer Hudson – Respect as Aretha Franklin Taylour Paige – Zola as Aziah "Zola" King
Outstanding Supporting Actor	Outstanding Supporting Actress
Colman Domingo – Zola as Abegunde "X" Olawale Idris Elba – The Harder They Fall as Rufus Buck André Holland – Passing as Brian Redfield Lakeith Stanfield – The Harder They Fall as Cherokee Bill Jeffrey Wright – The French Dispatch as Roebuck Wright	Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard as Oracene "Brandy" Price Ariana DeBose – West Side Story as Anita Regina King – The Harder They Fall as Trudy Smith Rita Moreno – West Side Story as Valentina Ruth Negga – Passing as Clare Bellew
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male	Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Anthony Ramos – In the Heights as Usnavi de la Vega Deon Cole – The Harder They Fall as Wiley Escoe Edi Gathegi – The Harder They Fall as Bill Pickett Joshua Henry – tick, tick... BOOM! as Roger Caleb McLaughlin – Concrete Cowboy as Cole	Ariana DeBose – West Side Story as Anita Danielle Deadwyler – The Harder They Fall as Cuffee Taylour Paige – Zola as Aziah "Zola" King Saniyya Sidney – King Richard as Venus Williams Demi Singleton – King Richard as Serena Williams
Outstanding Ensemble	Outstanding Screenplay
The Harder They Fall – Victoria Thomas, casting director In the Heights – Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey, casting directors King Richard – Rich Delia and Avy Kaufman, casting directors Passing – Kim Ostroy and Laura Rosenthal, casting directors Zola – Kim Coleman, casting director	Passing – Rebecca Hall Candyman – Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele, and Win Rosenfeld The Harder They Fall – Jeymes Samuel and Boaz Yakin In the Heights – Quiara Alegría Hudes Zola – Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris
Outstanding Documentary Feature	Outstanding Independent Film
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) – Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson Ailey – Jamila Wignot Citizen Ashe – Rex Miller and Sam Pollard My Name Is Pauli Murray – Julie Cohen and Betsy West Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It – Mariem Pérez Riera	Zola – Janicza Bravo Concrete Cowboy – Ricky Staub Nine Days – Edson Oda Test Pattern – Shatara Michelle Ford The Water Man – David Oyelowo
Outstanding Short Film	Outstanding Independent Documentary
Coffee – Jordan Pitt 54 Years Late – Michele Wise Wright The Door of Return – Kokutekeleza Musebeni and Anna Zhukovets Junior – Jehnovah Carlisle The Snakes – Michelle Beck	100 Years from Mississippi – Tarabu Betserai Kirkland Big Chief, Black Hawk – Jonathan Isaac Jackson I Still Breathe – Alfred George Bailey Little Satchmo – John Alexander UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality – Colin K. Gray
Outstanding Foreign-Language Film	Outstanding Voice Performance
African America – Muzi Mthembu (South Africa) Bitter Sugar – Malik Isasis (Tunisia) Faya Dayi – Jessica Beshir (Ethiopia)	Maya Rudolph – The Mitchells vs. the Machines as Linda Mitchell Eric André – The Mitchells vs. the Machines as Dr. Mark Bowman Marsai Martin – Spirit Untamed as Prudence "Pru" Granger Maya Rudolph – Luca as Daniela Paguro Zoe Saldaña – Vivo as Rosa
Outstanding Emerging Director	Outstanding First Screenplay
Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall Halle Berry – Bruised Janicza Bravo – Zola Rebecca Hall – Passing Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson – Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)	Passing – Rebecca Hall In the Heights – Quiara Alegría Hudes Zola – Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris
Outstanding Original Song	Outstanding Score
"Automatic Woman" from Bruised – H.E.R., performer; Van Hunt, H.E.R. and Brittany Hazzard, writers "Be Alive" from King Richard – Beyoncé, performer; Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and DIXSON, writers "Guns Go Bang" from The Harder They Fall – Jay-Z and Kid Cudi, performers; Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel, writers "The Harder They Fall" from The Harder They Fall – Koffee, performer; Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Jeymes Samuel, writers "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" from Respect – Jennifer Hudson, performer; Carole King, Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Hartman, writers	The Harder They Fall – Jeymes Samuel Candyman – Robert Aiki Aubrey In the Heights – Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Bill Sherman Passing – Devonte Hynes Respect – Kris Bowers
Outstanding Cinematography	Outstanding Costume Design
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Bruno Delbonnel The Harder They Fall – Mihai Mălaimare Jr. In the Heights – Alice Brooks Passing – Edu Grau West Side Story – Janusz Kamiński	The Harder They Fall – Antoinette Messam Coming 2 America – Ruth E. Carter Passing – Marci Rodgers The Tragedy of Macbeth – Mary Zophres West Side Story – Paul Tazewell
Outstanding Editing	Outstanding Production Design
The Harder They Fall – Tom Eagles Bruised – Jacob Craycroft and Terilyn A. Shropshire King Richard – Pamela Martin Respect – Avril Beukes Zola – Joi McMillon	The Tragedy of Macbeth – Stefan Dechant The Harder They Fall – Martin Whist In the Heights – Nelson Coates Passing – Nora Mendis West Side Story – Adam Stockhausen

Honorary awards

• Ruby Dee Humanitarian Award – Chaz Ebert
• Vanguard Award – Halle Berry and Nate Moore
• Sidney Poitier Trailblazer Award – Laurence Fishburne
• Oscar Micheaux Memorial Award – Suzanne de Passe

Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Film
20	The Harder They Fall
13	Passing
9	King Richard
	Zola
7	In the Heights
	West Side Story
5	Bruised
	The Tragedy of Macbeth
4	Respect
3	Candyman
2	Concrete Cowboy
	The Mitchells vs. the Machines
	Nine Days
	Summer of Soul

The following films received multiple awards:

Wins	Film
6	The Harder They Fall
3	King Richard
	Passing
2	The Tragedy of Macbeth
	Zola

Television winners and nominees

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary – Quinta Brunson , showrunner (ABC) Atlanta – Donald Glover, showrunner (FX) black-ish – Courtney Lily, showrunner (ABC) Insecure – Prentice Penny, showrunner (HBO) South Side – Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, showrunners (HBO Max)
Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series	Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. on black-ish (ABC) Don Chealde as Corey on Social Distance (Netflix) Donald Glover as various characters on Atlanta (FX) Keegan-Michael Key as Aaron Jackson on Schmigadoon! (Freeform) Lamorne Morris as Keef on Woke (Hulu)	Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues on Abbott Elementary (ABC) Issa Rae as Issa Dee on Insecure (HBO) Regina Hall as Dawn Darcy on Black Monday (Showtime) Robin Thede as various characters on A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson on black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Bryan Tyree Henry as Alfred ‘Paper Boi’ on Atlanta (FX) Dulé Hill as Bill Williams on The Wonder Years (ABC) Jay Ellis as Lawrence Walker on Insecure (NBC) Lakeith Stanfield as Darius on Atlanta (ABC) Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie on Abbott Elementary (ABC)	'Janelle James as Ava Coleman on Abbott Elementary (ABC) Natasha Rothwell as Kelli Penny on Insecure (Netflix) Sheryl as Barbara Howard on A Black Lady Sketch Show (ABC) Yvonne Orji as Molly Carter on Insecure (HBO) Zazie Beetz as Van on Atlanta (FX)
Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series	Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series
Kofi Siriboe as Crenshaw on Insecure (HBO) Lil Rey Howery as Bishop on South Side (HBO Max) Orlando Jones as Martin Eddie on Abbott Elementary (ABC) Reginald C. Hayes as Denzel Collins Abbott Elementary (ABC) Sam Richardson as Edwin Akufo on Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)	Adriyan Rae as Cadace on Atlanta (FXX) Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Williams on Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Michelle Obama as herself on black-ish (ABC) Quinta Brunson as Patrice on A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series	Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary ("Ava vs. Superintendent") – Directed by Matthew A. Cherry (Hulu) Atlanta ("Three Slaps") – Directed by Hiro Murai (FX) Atlanta ("Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga") – Directed by Donald Glover (ABC) The Flight Attendant ("Drowning Woman") – Directed by Pete Chatman (HBO Max) The Wonder Years ("Love & War") – Directed by Numa Perrier (ABC)	Abbott Elemetary ("Pilot") – Written by Quinta Brunso (Hulu) Atlanta ("Three Slaps") – Written by Stephen Glover (FX) Atlanta ("Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga") – Written by Donald Glover (FX) Insecure ("Out, Okay?") – Written by Prentice Penny (HBO) Ted Lasso ("Do the Right-est Thing") – Written by Ashley Nicole Black (AppleTV+)

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series
Bel-Air – T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson, showrunners (Peacock) Euphoria – Sam Levinson, showrunner (HBO) Lupin – George Kay, showrunner (Netflix) This Is Us – Dan Fogleman, showrunner (NBC) Wining Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty – Max Borstein, showrunner (HBO)
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series	Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
Chiwetel Ejiofor as the alien/Faraday on The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime) Damson Idris as Franklin Saint on Snowfall (FX) Forest Whitaker as Bumpy Johnson on The Godfather of Harlem (Epix) Omar Sy as Assane Diop on Lupin (Netflix) Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson on This Is Us (NBC)	Noamie Harris as Justin Falls on The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime) Patina Miller as Raquel Thomas on Power Book III: Raising Kenan (Starz) Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall on The Equalizer (CBS) Tawny Cypress as Robyn McCall on Yellowjackets (Showtime) Zendaya as Rue Bennett on Euphoria (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Adrian Holmes as Philip Banks on Bel-Air (Peacock) Clarke Peters as Josiah Falls on The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime) Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Firing on Better Call Saul (AMC) Olly Sholotan as Carlton Banks on Bel-Air (Peacock) Wood Harris as Spencer Haywood on Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynastyl (FX)	Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury on Bridgerton (Netflix) Audra McDonald as Liz Lawrence on The Good Fight (Paramount+) Coco Jones as Hilary Banks on Bel-Air (Peacock) Wunmi Mosaku as Nicole Steele on We Own This City (HBO) Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson on This Is Us (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series	Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
Colman Domingo as Ali on Euphoria (HBO) Delroy Lindo as Adrian Boseman on The Good Fight (Paramount+) Jonathan Majors as He Who Remains on Loki (Disney+) Rob Morgan as Officer Powell on Stranger Things (Netflix) Ron Cephas Jones as William Hill on This Is Us (NBC)	CC Pounder as Vinette Clark on The Good Fight (Paramount+) Cush Jumbo as Luca Quinn on The Good Fight (Paramount+) Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano on The Book of Boba Fett (Disney+) Sana Lathan as Lisa Arthur on Succession (HBO) Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan (Star Trek) Guinan on Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+)
Outstanding Directing, Drama Series	Outstanding Writing, Drama Series
Bel-Air ("Dreams and Nightmares") – Directed by Morgan Cooper (Peacock) Better Call Saul ("Axe and Grind") – Directed by Giancarlo Esposito (AMC) Bridgerton ("The Viscount Who Loved Me") – Directed by Cheryl Dunye (Netflix) This Is Us ("Our Little Island Girl: Part II") – Directed by Kevin Hooks (FX) Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty ("Piece of a Man") – Directed by Tanya Hamilton (HBO)	Bel-Air ("Dreams and Nightmares") – Written by Malcolm Spellman, Morgan Cooper, T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson (Peacock) Snowfall ("Celebration") – Written by Walter Mosely (FX) This Is Us ("Every Version of You") – Written by Kay Oyegun (NBC) This Is Us ("Our Little Island Girl: Part 2") – Written by Eboni Freeman and Susan Kelechi Watson (NBC) Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty ("Acceptable Loss") – Written by Rodney Barnes and Max Borstein (FX)

Television Movies/Limited Series

Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series
Colin in Black & White – Michael Starrbury, showrunner (Netflix) DMZ – Roberto Patino, showrunner (HBO Max) The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – Diane Houslin, showrunner (AppleTV+) True Story – Eric Newman (Netflix) We Own This City – George Pelecanos, showrunner (HBO)
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series	Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
Derek Luke as Greg Taylor on American Refugee (Epix) Jaden Michael as Colin Kaepernick on Colin in Black and White (Netflix) Kevin Hart as Kid on True Story (Netflix) Samuel L. Jackson as Ptolemy Grey on The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (AppleTV+) William Jackson Harper as Marcus Watkins on Love Life (HBO Max)	Cynthia Erivo as Ambia on Roar (AppleTV+) Rosario Dawson as Alma "Zee" Ortega on DMZ (HBO Max) Viola Davis as Michelle Obama on The First Lady (Showtime) Wunmi Mosaku as Nicole Steele on We Own this City (HBO) Zoe Kravitz as Angela Childs on KIMI (HBO Max)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
David Oweleyo as Edward on The Girl Before (HBO Max) Glynn Truman as Mose Arotht on Women of the Movement (ABC) Jamie Hector as Sean Suiter on We Own This City (HBO) Michael Ealy as Douglas on The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (Netflix) Wesley Snipes as Carlton on True Story (Netflix)	Dominique Fishback as Robyn on The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (AppleTV+) Moses Ingram as Inquisitor Reva on Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey on The White Lotus (HBO) Regina Hall as Carmel Schneider on Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu) Rosario Dawson as Bridget Meyer on Dopesick (Hulu)
Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series	Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series
Colin in Black & White ("Cornrows") – Directed by Ava DuVernay (Netflix) The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey ("Robyn") – Directed by Debbie Allen (AppleTV+) The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey ("Ptolemy") – Directed by Hanelle M. Cullpepper (AppleTV+) We Own This City – Directed by Renaldo Marcus Green (HBO) Women of the Movement ("Mother and Son") – Directed by Gina Prince-Blythewood (ABC)	Colin in Black & White ("Cornrows") – Written by Michael Starrbury Maid ("Sea Glass") – Written by Marcus Gardley The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey ("Robyn") – Written by Walter Mosley, Jerome Hairston The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey ("Ptolemy") – Written by Walter Mosley We Own This City ("Part Three") – Written by D. Watkins

Other categories

Outstanding Television Documentary or Special	Outstanding Variety, Talk or Sketch - Series or Special
Biography: Bobby Brown – J. Kevin Swain, directors (A&E) Black and Missing – Geeta Gandbhir, Samantha M. Knowles, Yoruba Richen and Nadia Hallgren, directors (HBO) Janet Jackson – Benjamin Hirsch, director (Lifetime) They Call Me Magic – Rick Famuyiwa, director (AppleTV+) We Need to Talk About Cosby – W. Kamau Bell, director (Showtime)	A Black Lady Sketch Show – Robin Thede, showrunner (HBO) Dave Chappelle: The Closer – Sina Sadighi, producer (Netflix) Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel – Bo Burnham, Jerrod Carmichael, Eli Bush, Josh Senior and Matthew Vaughan, producers (HBO) The Amber Ruffin Show – Jason Carden, Jen Sochko, Zoie Mancino. Amber Ruffin, and Jenny Hagel, producers (AppleTV+) The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Jennifer Flanez, showrunner (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Original Song
Euphoria ("I'm Tired")– Written by Labrinth, Zendaya and Sam Levineon, performed by Labrinth and Zendaya (HBO) Insecure ("Get It Girl") – Written by Fresh Kid Ice, Luther Campbell, Lil Jon, Mr. Mixx and Liana Banks; Performed by Saweetie and Raedio Queens ("Nasty Girl") – Written by Swizz Beatz, Ludacris and Piles; Performed by Brandy, Eve, Naturi Noughton and Nadine Velazquez (ABC) The Wonder Years ("All I Know") – Written by Scotty Grand, Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton; Performed by Scotty Grand (ABC) We the People ("Change") – Written by H.E.R., Flippa, Maxx Moore and Jeff Gitelman; Perfofmed by H.E.R.
Outstanding Music Supervision	Outstanding Musical Score
Atlanta – Jen Malone (FX) Bridgerton – Alexandra Pastvas (Netflix) Euphoria – Jen Malone (HBO) Insecure – Kier Lehman (HBO) Wu-Tang: An American Saga – Mary Ramos (Hulu)	Bridgerton – Kris Bowers (Netflix) Euphoria – Labrinth (HBO) Insecure– Raphael Saadiq (HBO) Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty – Nicholas Brittell and Robert Glasper (HBO) Wu-Tang: An American Saga – RZA (Hulu)

Television programs with multiple nominations and awards

The following programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Program
12	Atlanta
10
Insecure
9	Abbott Elementary
7
	The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
This Is Us
6	Bel-Air
Euphoria
5	We Own The City
	Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
4	Bridgerton
	Colin in Black & White
	The Good Fight
3	A Black Lady Sketch Show
	The Man Who Fell to Earth
	True Story
2	Better Call Saul
	Blackish
	Black Monday
	DMZ
	The Equalizer
	Lupin
	Snowfall
	South Side
	Ted Lasso
	Wu-Tang: An American Saga

References

External links

• Official website