Nominee, Outstanding Screenplay

The Harder They Fall

Jeymes Samuel & Boaz Yakin, writers



Nomination History

In addition to his nominations for Outstanding Film, Director, Screenplay, Score, & Song “Guns Go Bang” & “The Harder They Fall” and Emerging Director for The Harder They Fall this is the eight Black Reel Award nomination for Jeymes Samuel and his first nomination in this category.

  • 2014 - Nominee, Outstanding Short Film | They Die by Dawn

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Film | The Harder They Fall

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Director | The Harder They Fall

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Screenplay | The Harder They Fall

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Score | The Harder They Fall

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Original Song | “Guns Go Bang” (The Harder They Fall)

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Original Song | “The Harder They Fall” (The Harder They Fall)

  • 2022 - Nominee, Outstanding Emerging Director | The Harder They Fall

This is the first Black Reel Award nomination (overall) and first nomination in this category for Boaz Yakin.


Related Nominees

  • Lawrence Bender, Shawn Carter, James Lassiter & Jeymes Samuel, producers

  • Jeymes Samuel

  • Jonathan Majors

  • Zazie Beetz

  • Idris Elba

    LaKeith Stanfield

  • Regina King

  • Jeymes Samuel & Boaz Yakim

  • Victoria Thomas, casting director

  • Jeymes Samuel, composer

  • “Guns Go Bang”

    “The Harder They Fall”

  • Jeymes Samuel

  • Deon Cole

    Edi Gathegi

  • Danielle Deadwyler

  • Mihai Malaimare Jr., cinematographer

  • Antoinette Messam, costume designer

  • Tom Eagles, editor

  • Martin Whist, production designer