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.
The film nominations were announced on December 14, 2023.
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
From May 2 to November 9, 2023, a series of long labor disputes within the film and television industries of the United States took place, mainly focused on the strikes of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA. It was the second time two H ...
, which took place from May 2 to November 9.
The
film adaptation
A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dial ...
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
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
, followed by ''
Rustin'' with ten.
American actor
Colman Domingo was honored with the inaugural Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award, named after the late
Chadwick Boseman.
American television producer
Shonda Rhimes was honored with the Diahann Carroll Executive Award.
Film winners and nominees
Honorary awards
* Diahann Carroll Icon Award –
Shonda Rhimes
* Oscar Micheaux Memorial Award –
Ruth E. Carter
* Ruby Dee Humanitarian Award –
Sheryl Lee Ralph
* Sidney Poitier Trailblazer Award –
Samuel L. Jackson
* Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award –
Colman Domingo
References
External links
Official website
{{Black Reel Awards
2023 film awards
Black Reel Awards
Voice acting awards
2023 in American cinema
2023 in American television
2023 awards in the United States