Friday, February 8, 2013

Black Reel Awards 2013 – winners


The Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) announced the winners at the MIST Harlem art house theater in New York City yesterday for the 13th Annual Black Reel Awards.

Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin was the night's big winners. The magical realist story of a young girl in the backwoods of the Louisiana bayou not only won Outstanding Picture, but three other awards as well, including Outstanding Score. Nine-year-old, first-time actress Quvenzhane Wallis came away with both Outstanding Actress and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance.

Ava DuVernay, the writer/director of Middle of Nowhere, also snagged two awards: Outstanding Director and Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted). The film depicts a young woman's anguish caused by her blind devotion to her imprisoned husband. It had led with nine nominations.

Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained won Outstanding Ensemble as well as Outstanding Supporting Actor for Samuel L. Jackson for playing a villain, and for Outstanding Song for John Legend's “Who Did That to You”.

Complete list of winners for the 13th Annual Black Reel Awards

Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Michael Gottwald, John Penn & Dan Javey (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington – Flight (Paramount)

Outstanding Actress
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Supporting Actor
Samuel L. Jackson – Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris – Skyfall (MGM)/ (Columbia)

Outstanding Director
Ava DuVernay – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)

Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
Ava DuVernay – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)

Outstanding Feature Documentary
The Central Park Five – SarahBurns, Ken Burns & David McMahon (Sundance Select)

Outstanding Ensemble
Django Unchained – Casting Director: Victoria Thomas (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Foreign Film
The Intouchables – France (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Score
Dan Romer & Behn Zeitilin – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)

Outstanding Original or Adapted Song
“Who Did That to You” from Django Unchained – Performed by: John Legend; Written by: John Legend & Paul Epworth (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)

Outstanding Voice Performance
Dennis Haysbert – Wreck-it Ralph (Walt Disney)

Outstanding Independent Film
LUV – Sheldon Candis (Indomina Releasing)

Outstanding Independent Documentary
Soul Food Junkies – Bryon Hurt

Outstanding Independent Short
The Bluest Note – Marques Green

Outstanding Television Documentary
Brooklyn Boheme – Nelson George and Diane Paragas (Showtime)

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
A Beautiful Soul – Noel Jones, Holly Davis Carter, Danny Green, Kimberly Ogletree & Dominique Telson (TVOne)

Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Sean Patrick Thomas – Murder on the 13th Floor (Lifetime)

Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Aunjanue Ellis – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Courtney B. Vance – Let It Shine (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Alfre Woodard – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)

Outstanding Director in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Vondie Curtis-Hall – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)

Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Elizabeth Hunter – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)


Nominations for the 13th Annual Black Reel Awards

Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Michael Gottwald, John Penn & Dan Javey (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Django Unchained – Reginald Huldin, Pilar Savone & Stacey Sher (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Flight – Laurie McDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey & Robert Zemeckis (Paramount)
The Intouchables – Laurent Zeitoun, Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky & Yann Zenou (The Weinstein Company)
Middle of Nowhere – Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes & Howard Barish (AFFRM)

Outstanding Actor
Jamie Foxx – Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Nate Parker – Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Chris Rock – 2 Days in New York (Magnolia Pictures)
Omar Sy – The Intouchables (The Weinstein Company)
Denzel Washington – Flight (Paramount)

Outstanding Actress
Halle Berry – Cloud Atlas (Warner Brothers)
Emayatzy Corinealdi – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Viola Davis – Won’t Back Down (20th Century Fox)
Rashida Jones – Celeste and Jesse Forever (Sony Pictures Classics)
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Supporting Actor
Mike Epps – Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
Samuel L. Jackson – Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
David Oyelowo – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Nate Parker – Arbitrage (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris – Skyfall (MGM)/ (Columbia)
Octavia Spencer – Smashed (Sony Pictures Classics)
Lorraine Toussaint – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Tamara Tunie – Flight (Paramount)
Kerry Washington – Django Unchained (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Director
Salim Akil – Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Ava DuVernay – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Spike Lee – Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Peter Ramsey – Rise of the Guardians (DreamWorks)
Tim Story – Think Like A Man (Screen Gems)

Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
Mara Brock Akil – Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Ava DuVernay – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Rashida Jones & Will McCormack – Celeste and Jesse Forever (Sony Pictures Classics)
Spike Lee & James McBride – Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Aaron McGruder & John Ridley – Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)

Outstanding Feature Documentary
Bad 25 – Spike Lee
Brooklyn Castle – Katie Dallamaggiore (Producers Distribution Agency)
The Central Park Five – SarahBurns, Ken Burns & David McMahon (Sundance Select)
Marley – Kevin McDonald (Magnolia Pictures)
Searching for Sugar Man – Malik Bendjelloul (Sony Pictures Classics)

Outstanding Ensemble
Django Unchained – Casting Director: Victoria Thomas (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)
Flight – Casting Director: Victoria Burrows (Paramount)
Middle of Nowhere – Casting Director: Aisha Coley (AFFRM)
Sparkle – Casting Director: Twinkie Byrd (Tristar Pictures)
Think Like A Man – Casting Director: Kim Hardin (Screen Gems)

Outstanding Foreign Film
Elza – Guadeloupe (Autonomous Entertainment)
The Intouchables – France (The Weinstein Company)
Ties That Bind – South Africa (Image Entertainment)
Toussaint Louverture – France
Wuthering Heights – United Kingdom (Laboratories)

Outstanding Score
Terence Blanchard – Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Kathryn Bostic – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Bruce Hornsby – Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Salaam Remi – Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Dan Romer & Behn Zeitilin – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)

Outstanding Original or Adapted Song
“Carry It” from The Man With the Iron Fists – Performed and Written by: Travis Barker, RZA, Tom Morrello & Raekwon (Universal)
“Celebrate” from Sparkle – Performed by: Jordin Sparks & Whitney Houston; Written by: R. Kelly (Tristar Pictures)
“No Church in the Wild” from Safe House – Performed by: Jay-Z, Kanye West & Frank Ocean; Written by: Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, The-Dream, Chales Nipa, Joseph Roach, Gary Wright, James Brown, Michael Dean & Phil Manzanera (Universal)
“Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” from Think Like a Man – Performed by: John Legend & Ludacris; Written: Allen Arthur, Keith Justice, Clayton Reilly, Miguel Pimental, John Legend & Ludacris (Screen Gems)
“Who Did That to You” from Django Unchained – Performed by: John Legend; Written by: John Legend & Paul Epworth (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Emayatzy Corinealdi – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)
Amandla Stenberg – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Omar Sy – The Intouchables (The Weinstein Company)
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)

Outstanding Voice Performance
Tempestt Bledsoe – ParaNorman (Focus Features)
Dennis Haysbert – Wreck-it Ralph (Walt Disney)
Queen Latifah – Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)
Chris Rock – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (Paramount)
Wanda Sykes – Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)

Outstanding Independent Film
Elza – Mariette Monpierre (Autonomous Entertainment)
Four – Joshua Sanchez
The Last Fall – Matthew A. Cherry (Image Entertainment)
LUV – Sheldon Candis (Indomina Releasing)
Yelling to the Sky – Victoria Mahoney (MPI Media Group)

Outstanding Independent Documentary
BMF: The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop Drug Empire – D. Skiorski
Contradictions of Fair Hope – S. Epatha Merkerson & Rockell Metcalf
From Fatherless to Fatherhood – Kobie Brown
Justice for Sale – Femke & Isla van Velzen
Soul Food Junkies – Bryon Hurt

Outstanding Independent Short
The Bluest Note – Marques Green
Crossover – Tina Mabry
The Last/First Kiss – Andrea Ashton
Record/Play – Jesse Atlas
White Space – Maya Washington

Outstanding Television Documentary
The Announcement – Nelson George (ESPN)
Brooklyn Boheme – Nelson George and Diane Paragas (Showtime)
On the Shoulders of Giants – Deborah Morales (Showtime)
Slavery by Another Name – Samuel D. Pollard (PBS)
Uprising: Hip-Hop and the LA Riots – Mark Ford (VH1)

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
A Beautiful Soul – Noel Jones, Holly Davis Carter, Danny Green, Kimberly Ogletree & Dominique Telson (TVOne)
Let It Shine – Amy Gibbons & David Nelson (Disney Channel)
Raising Izzie – Angelique Bones & Valencia Y. Hawkins (The Gospel Music Channel)
Somebody’s Child – Keith Neal, David Eubanks & Eric Tomosunas (The Gospel Music Channel)
Steel Magnolias – David A. Rosemont (Lifetime)

Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Rockmond Dunbar – Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Cuba Gooding Jr. – Firelight (ABC)
Trevor Jackson – Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Sean Patrick Thomas – Murder on the 13th Floor (Lifetime)
Michael Jai White – Somebody’s Child (The Gospel Music Channel)

Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Aunjanue Ellis – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Queen Latifah – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Keke Palmer – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Vanessa A. Williams – Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Lynn Whitfield – Somebody’s Child (Gospel Music Channel)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Danny Glover – Hannah’s Law (Hallmark Channel)
Louis Gossett Jr. – Smitty (The Gospel Music Channel)
Boris Kodjoe – Killer Amongst Us (Lifetime)
Harry J. Lennix – A Beautiful Soul (TVOne)
Courtney B. Vance – Let It Shine (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Adepero Oduye – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Phylicia Rashad – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Gloria Reuben – Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (CBS)
Jill Scott – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Alfre Woodard – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)

Outstanding Director in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Roger M. Bobb – Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Vondie Curtis-Hall – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Kenny Leon – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Darnell Martin – Firelight (ABC)
Bille Woodruff – Rags (Nickelodeon)

Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
David Martyn Conley – Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Eric Daniel – Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Elizabeth Hunter – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Siddeeqah Powell – Somebody’s Child (The Gospel Music Channel)
Cas Sigers – A Cross to Bear (The Gospel Music Channel)

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