2023 BOLT Nominations
It’s finally time to unveil this year’s nominees!
The 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards (“The Bolts”) will stream on our site www.blackreelawards.com on Monday, February 6th at 8pm ET / 5 pm PT.
Additional details regarding our pre-show, special honorees and presenters will be announced at a later date.
Below is the complete list of nominees for the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards. Looking forward to everyone watching the big show on February 6th!
OUTSTANDING FILM
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
Kevin Feige & Nate Moore, producers
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DEVOTION
Molly Smith, Rachel Smith, Thad Luckinbill & Trent Luckinbill, producers
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NOPE
Jordan Peele & Ian Cooper, producers
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TILL
Keith Beauchamp, Barbara Broccoli, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Reilly & Thomas Levine, producers
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THE WOMAN KING
Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Cathy Schulman & Julius Tennon, producers
OUTSTANDING ACTOR
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JOHN BOYEGA
BREAKING
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STERLING K. BROWN
HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.
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DANIEL KALUUYA
NOPE
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JONATHAN MAJORS
DEVOTION
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JEREMY POPE
THE INSPECTION
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS
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VIOLA DAVIS
THE WOMAN KING
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DANIELLE DEADWYLER
TILL
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ANNA DIOP
NANNY
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REGINA HALL
HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.
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LETITIA WRIGHT
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
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ELEGANCE BRATTON
THE INSPECTION
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GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD
THE WOMAN KING
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CHINONYE CHUKWU
TILL
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RYAN COOGLER
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
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JORDAN PEELE
NOPE
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
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BRIAN TYREE HENRY
CAUSEWAY
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MICHEAL WARD
EMPIRE OF LIGHT
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MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS
BREAKING
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BOKEEM WOODBINE
THE INSPECTION
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JEFFREY WRIGHT
THE BATMAN
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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ANGELA BASSETT
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
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THUSO MBEDU
THE WOMAN KING
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JANELLE MONAE
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
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KEKE PALMER
NOPE
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GABRIELLE UNION
THE INSPECTION
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
RYAN COOGLER & JOE ROBERT COLE, WRITERS
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THE INSPECTION
ELEGANCE BRATTON, WRITER
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NANNY
NIKYATU JUSU, WRITER
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NOPE
JORDAN PEELE
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TILL
KEITH BEAUCHAMP, MICHAEL REILLY & CHINONYE CHUKWU, WRITERS
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL FILM
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NEPTUNE FROST (RWANDA)
SAUL WILLIAMS & ANISIA UZEYMAN, DIRECTORS
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SAINT OMER (FRANCE)
ALICE DIOP, DIRECTOR
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
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AFTERSHOCK
PAULA EISLET & TONYA LEWIS LEE, DIRECTORS
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DESCENDANT
MARGARET BROWN, DIRECTOR
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IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?
ELVIS MITCHELL, DIRECTOR
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES
SACHA JENKINS
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SIDNEY
REGINALD HUDLIN, DIRECTOR
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
SARAH FINN, CASTING DIRECTOR
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HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.
SHANNON REIS, CASTING DIRECTOR
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THE INSPECTION
KIM COLEMAN, CASTING DIRECTOR
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TILL
KIM COLEMAN, CASTING DIRECTOR
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THE WOMAN KING
AISHA COLEY, CASTING DIRECTOR
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE
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ZAZIE BEETZ
THE BAD GUYS
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IDRIS ELBA
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2
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KEKE PALMER
LIGHTYEAR
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ZOE SALDANA
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
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GABRIELLE UNION
STRANGE WORLD
OUTSTANDING SCORE
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ALICE
COMMON, COMPOSER
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END OF THE ROAD
CRAIG DELEON, COMPOSER
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NANNY
TANERÉLLE & BARTEK GLINIAK, composers
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NOPE
MICHAEL ABELS, COMPOSER
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THE WOMAN KING
TERENCE BLANCHARD, COMPOSER
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
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"BORN AGAIN"
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
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"KEEP RISING"
THE WOMAN KING
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"LIFT ME UP"
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
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"PAPER AIRPLANES"
A JAZZMAN’S BLUES
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"STAND UP"
TILL
OUTSTANDING SOUNDTRACK
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
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A JAZZMAN'S BLUES
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REMEMBER ME: THE MAHALIA JACKSON STORY
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TILL
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THE WOMAN KING
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT FILM
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EMERGENCY
CAREY WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR
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HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.
ADAMMA EBO, DIRECTOR
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THE INSPECTION
ELEGANCE BRATTON, DIRECTOR
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MASTER
MARIAMA DIALLO, DIRECTOR
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NANNY
NIKYATU JUSU, DIRECTOR
OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM