Black Reel Awards of 2024

24th Black Reel Awards
DateJanuary 16, 2024 (Film)
August 13, 2024 (Television)
Highlights
Most awardsThe Color Purple (9)
Most nominationsThe Color Purple (19)
Outstanding FilmAmerican Fiction
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The 24th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2023, took place on January 16, 2024; the combined film and television award ceremonies were presented together.[1][2][3] The film nominations were announced on December 14, 2023.[1][4][5] During the ceremony, the winners of the 7th Annual Black Reel Television Awards were announced; the television ceremony was initially scheduled for August 14, 2023, but was changed due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, which took place from May 2 to November 9.[6]

The film adaptation of the Broadway Tony Award-winning musical The Color Purple received the most nominations with nineteen, setting the mark for the most nominations for a musical film, followed by Rustin with ten.[4] American actor Colman Domingo was honored with the inaugural Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award, named after the late Chadwick Boseman.[7] American television producer Shonda Rhimes was honored with the Diahann Carroll Executive Award.[8]

The nominations for the 8th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television were announced on June 13, 2024.[9] National Geographic's biographical, anthology, drama series Genius: MLK/X received the most nominations with a tally of 14. Amazon Prime Video led the networks with 19 nominations across four shows. Donald Glover received four nominations, the most for any individual in this year[10] The winners are to be announced at a ceremony on August 13, 2024.

  1. ^ a b "2024 Black Reel Film & TV Winners". Black Reel Awards. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Complex, Valerie (January 16, 2024). "Black Reel Awards Reveals Winners of Film and Television Categories; 'American Fiction' and 'The Color Purple' Take Home Top Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Anderson, Erik (January 17, 2024). "Black Reel Awards (BRA) Winners: 'American Fiction', 'The Color Purple' Win Big". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Complex, Valerie (December 15, 2023). "Black Reel Awards Nominations: 'The Color Purple' and 'Rustin' Dominate". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 15, 2023). "Black Reel Awards (BRA) Nominations: 'The Color Purple' Leads with 19, 'Rustin' with 10". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Jackson, Angelique (July 18, 2023). "Black Reel Awards to Combine Film & TV Honors, Ceremony Rescheduled for January". Variety. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  7. ^ Jackson, Angelique (December 4, 2023). "Black Reel Awards: Colman Domingo to Accept Inaugural Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award". Variety. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Complex, Valerie (December 4, 2023). "Black Reel Awards Honorees include Samuel L. Jackson, Colman Domingo, Shonda Rhimes and Ruth E. Carter". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "8th Annual Black Reel Television Awards Nominees". Black Reel Awards. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  10. ^ Complex, Valerie (2024-06-14). "Black Reel TV Awards Unveils 2024 Nominees: Nat Geo's 'Genius: MLK/X' Tops The Crop With 14". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-16.