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Black Reel Award For Best Supporting Actress
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Academy Award-nominated or winning performances also honored with nominations or wins at the Black Reel Awards include Lupita Nyong'o (''12 Years a Slave''), Queen Latifah ('' Chicago''), Jennifer Hudson ('' Dreamgirls''), Penélope Cruz ('' Vicky Cristina Barcelona''), Taraji P. Henson ('' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''), Viola Davis ('' Doubt''), Mo'Nique ('' Precious''), and Octavia Spencer ('' The Help''). Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. :† indicates an Academy Award–winning performance. :‡ indicates an Academy Award–nominated performance that same year. 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominations and wins Multiple nominations ; 6 Nominations * Octavia Spencer ; 5 Nominations * Angela Bassett * Viola Davis ; 4 Nominations * Kerry Washington ; 3 nominations * Janelle Monae * Gabrielle U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Reel Award
The Black Reel Awards, or BRAs, is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence of African Americans, as well as the cinematic achievements of the African diaspora, in the global film industry, as assessed by the foundation’s voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially called the Black Reel Award. The awards, first presented in 2000 in Washington, DC, are overseen by FAAAF. The awards ceremony was initially awarded online during its first two years before the first live show presentation in 2002. The awards have broadcast to radio since 2014. The Black Reel Awards is the oldest cinema-exclusive awards ceremony for African Americans. History Founded by film critic Tim Gordon and Sabrina McNeal in 2000, the first annual Black Reel Awards presentation was held on February 16, 2000, online courtesy of ''Reel Images Magazine''. Two years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Help (2011 Film)
''The Help'' is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, and Allison Janney. The film and novel recount the story of a young white woman and aspiring journalist Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan. The story focuses on her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963 Jackson, Mississippi. In an attempt to become a legitimate journalist and writer, Skeeter decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids, exposing the racism they face as they work for white families. Black domestic workers in 1960s America were referred to as "the help", hence the title of the journalistic exposé, the novel and the film. DreamWorks Pictures acquired the screen rights to Stockett's novel in March 2010 and quickly c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring It On (film)
''Bring It On'' is a 2000 American teen cheerleading comedy film directed by Peyton Reed and written by Jessica Bendinger. The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, and Gabrielle Union. The plot of the film centers around a high school cheerleading team's preparation for a national competition. ''Bring It On'' was released in theaters in North America on August 25, 2000 and became a box office success. The film opened at the number 1 spot in North American theaters and remained in the position for two consecutive weeks, earning a worldwide gross of approximately $90 million. The film received generally positive reviews and has become a cult classic. It was the first of the ''Bring It On'' film series and was followed by six direct-to-video sequels, none of which contain any of the original cast members: ''Bring It On Again'' (2004), which shared producers with the original, '' Bring It On: All or Nothing'' (2006), '' Bring It On: In It to Win It'' (2007), '' Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade ( Union; born October 29, 1972) is an American actress. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on television sitcoms, prior to landing supporting roles in 1999 teen films ''She's All That'' and '' 10 Things I Hate About You''. She rose to greater prominence the following year, after she starred in the romantic sports drama film ''Love & Basketball'', and landed her breakthrough role in the teen film ''Bring It On''. Union is known for her performances in the romantic comedy films '' The Brothers'' (2001), ''Deliver Us from Eva'' (2003), ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007), ''Think Like a Man'' (2012) and ''Think Like a Man Too'' (2014). She also had starring roles in the CBS medical drama series '' City of Angels'' (2000) and films ''Bad Boys II'' (2003), ''Cradle 2 the Grave'' (2003), ''Neo Ned'' (2005), ''Cadillac Records'' (2008), ''Top Five'' (2014) and '' Breaking In'' (2018). In 2013, Union began starring as the lead cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Reel Awards Of 2001
The 2001 Black Reel Awards, which annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films, took place in Washington, D.C., on February 12, 2001. ''Love & Basketball'' swept the awards, picking up six trophies during the evening. ''The Corner ''The Corner'' is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book '' The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood'' (1997) by David Simon and Ed Burns, and adapted for television by David Simon and David Mill ...'' followed very closely behind with five awards. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Black Reel Awards of 2001 2001 in American cinema 2001 awards in the United States Black Reel Awards 2000 film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bone Collector
''The Bone Collector'' is a 1999 American crime thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. It was produced by Martin Bregman. The film is based on the 1997 crime novel of the same name written by Jeffery Deaver, concerning the tetraplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme. The film received mixed reviews, and earned about $150 million against a budget of $48 million. Plot In 1998 New York City, quadriplegic forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is bed-bound after an accident that left him completely paralyzed from the neck down. Amelia Donaghy, a newly recruited patrol officer, discovers a mutilated corpse buried at a Civil War-era railroad bed. Due to clue-like objects found at the crime scene, Rhyme concludes that the scene was staged and subsequently teams up with an initially hesitant Amelia, impressed by her natural forensic instincts. The killer poses as a taxi driver and, before Rhyme and Amelia met, abducts married couple Alan and Lindsay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Heights
''Liberty Heights'' is a 1999 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of his childhood growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s. Portrayed are the racial injustices experienced both by the Jewish and African-American populations. Both of Nate Kurtzman's sons find women "prohibited" to them; for Van because he is Jewish, and for Ben because he is white. Their father goes to prison for running a burlesque show with Little Melvin, an African-American and known local drug dealer. It is the fourth of Levinson's tetralogy "Baltimore Films", set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: ''Diner'' (1982), ''Tin Men'' (1987) and ''Avalon'' (1990). Plot In the fall of 1954, the Kurtzmans, a Jewish family, live in Forest Park, a suburban neighborhood in northwest Baltimore. Nate, the father, runs a burlesque theater, and engages in a numbers racket. His wife Ada is a housewife. Van, the older son, attends the Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebekah Johnson
Rebecca Johnson, also credited as Rebekah and Rebecca Jordan, is an American singer-songwriter and actress from Ohio. She wrote the song "Beautiful Disaster" for Kelly Clarkson. Rebecca's own music is a mix of pop, jazz, soul, and americana. Rebecca composes on both piano and guitar. Early life Johnson grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She got her start singing in church. Career In 1998, Johnson recorded ''Remember to Breathe'' for Elektra, the radio singles were "Sin So Well" (No. 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart) and "Hey Genius". Johnson sought and was eventually granted a release from the label due to creative differences. She then signed with Clive Davis' J Records, but did not complete an album, and after 3 years requested a release. "Beautiful Disaster", written by Johnson and Matthew Wilder, was recorded and released twice by Kelly Clarkson, on her album "Thankful" in 2003 and as a special live recording on "Breakaway" in 2004. In 2005, as Rebek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Crime (1999 Film)
''True Crime'' is a 1999 American mystery thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, and based on Andrew Klavan's 1995 novel of the same name. Eastwood also stars in the film as a journalist covering the execution of a death row inmate, only to discover that the convict may actually be innocent. The film was released on March 19, 1999 and became a box-office bomb, grossing just $16 million against its $55 million production budget. Plot Steve Everett, an Oakland journalist recovering from alcoholism, is assigned to cover the execution of convicted murderer Frank Beechum following the death of Everett's colleague, Michelle Ziegler, who had originally been assigned to the story. Everett investigates the background to the case and comes to suspect that Beechum has been wrongly convicted of murdering Amy Wilson. He gets permission from his editor's boss to investigate, and is told that the top editor would call the Governor, and that would do the job, if Everett gets hard proof. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Gay Hamilton
LisaGay Hamilton (born March 25, 1964) is an American actress who has portrayed roles in films, television, and on stage. She is best known for her role as secretary/lawyer Rebecca Washington on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC legal drama ''The Practice'' (1997–2003). She also portrayed Melissa Thoreau on the TNT (American TV network), TNT comedy-drama ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2009-2011), Celia Jones on the Netflix series ''House of Cards (U.S. TV series), House of Cards'' (2016), Suzanne Simms on the Hulu series ''Chance (TV series), Chance'' (2016), and Kayla Price on the Hulu series ''The First (TV series), The First'' (2018). Hamilton's film credits include roles in ''12 Monkeys'' (1995), ''Jackie Brown'' (1997), ''Beloved (1998 film), Beloved'' (1998), ''True Crime (1999 film), True Crime'' (1999), ''The Sum of All Fears (film), The Sum of All Fears'' (2002), ''The Soloist'' (2009), ''Beastly (film), Beastly'' (2011), ''Beautiful Boy (2018 film), Beautiful Boy'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of The Heart
''Music of the Heart'' is a 1999 American biographical film, biographical musical film, musical drama (film and television), drama film directed by Wes Craven and written by Pamela Gray, based on the 1995 documentary ''Small Wonders''. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Roberta Guaspari, portrayed by Meryl Streep, who co-founded the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music and fought for music education funding in New York City public schools. The film also stars Aidan Quinn, Gloria Estefan (in her film debut), and Angela Bassett. It was director Craven's first and only mainstream cinematic film not in the horror film, horror or thriller film, thriller genre, and also his only film to receive Academy Awards, Oscar nominations. Plot In 1981 New York City, Roberta Guaspari, a recently divorced violinist, lives with her two sons, Alexi and Nicholas Tzavaras, and her mother, Assunta Guaspari. With Assunta's encouragement, Guaspari attempts to rebuild her life and is recommended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough with her portrayal of singer Tina Turner in the biopic ''What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), which garnered her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to star in numerous acclaimed and successful films, including as Betty Shabazz in both ''Malcolm X'' (1992) and ''Panther'' (1995), as Katherine Jackson in '' The Jacksons: An American Dream'' (1992), as Voletta Wallace in '' Notorious'' (2009), as Amanda Waller in ''Green Lantern'' (2011), and as Coretta Scott King in ''Betty & Coretta'' (2013). Her other notable film roles include Bernandine Harris in ''Waiting to Exhale'' (1995), Rachel Constantine in ''Contact'' (1997), Stella Payne in ''How Stella Got Her Groove Back'' (1998), Janet Williams in ''Music of the Heart'' (1999), Lynne Jacobs in '' Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013) and ''London Has Fallen'' (2016), and Queen Ramonda in '' Black Panther'' (2018), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
