This page lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Best Director. Lee Daniels and

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are the only directors nominated for Academy Awards. Daniels earned a nomination for '' Precious'' and McQueen for ''

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

2010s

Multiple nominations and wins

Multiple wins

; 2 Wins * Ava DuVernay *

* Gina Prince-Bythewood

Multiple Nominees

; 9 Nominations * Spike Lee ; 5 Nominations * Antoine Fuqua *

Malcolm D. Lee Malcolm D. Lee (born January 11, 1970) is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing numerous comedy films, including '' The Best Man'' (1999), ''Undercover Brother'' (2002), ''Roll Bounce'' (2005), ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'' (2008), ...

; 4 Nominations * John Singleton ; 3 Nominations * Ava DuVernay * Albert Hughes *

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* Gina Prince-Bythewood * Tim Story ; 2 Nominations * Salim Akil * Thomas Carter * Ryan Coogler * Lee Daniels * Rick Famuyiwa * F Gary Gray * Sanaa Hamri * Gary Hardwick *

* Charles Stone III *

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References

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