The 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards announced the official nominations and its looking like Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King will go toe-to-toe with Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as both films are tied with 14 nominations.
And films such as Till and The Inspection have also racked in double-digit nominations.
Black Reel Awards ceremony is presented in partnership with idobi radio on February 6, 2023. Check out the full list of The 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards nominations below.
OUTSTANDING FILM
Devotion | Molly Smith, Rachel Smith, Thad Luckinbill & Trent Luckinbill, producers
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Kevin Feige & Nate Moore, producers
Nope | Jordan Peele & Ian Cooper, producers
Till | Keith Beauchamp, Barbara Broccoli, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Reilly & Thomas Levin, producers
The Woman King | Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Cathy Schulman & Julius Tennon, producers
OUTSTANDING ACTOR
John Boyega | Breaking
Sterling K. Brown | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul
Daniel Kaluuya | Nope
Jonathan Majors | Devotion
Jeremy Pope | The Inspection
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS
Viola Davis | The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler | Till
Anna Diop | Nanny
Regina Hall | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Letitia Wright | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael K. Williams | Breaking
Brian Tyree Henry | Causeway
Micheal Ward | Empire of Light
Bokeem Woodbine | The Inspection
Jeffrey Wright | The Batman
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Angela Bassett | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Thuso Mbedu | The Woman King
Janelle Monae | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Keke Palmer | Nope
Gabrielle Union | The Inspection
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Sarah Finn, casting director
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul | Shannon Reis, casting director
The Inspection | Kim Coleman, casting director
Till | Kim Coleman, casting director
The Woman King | Aisha Coley, casting director
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH ACTRESS
Sheila Atim | The Woman King
Charmaine Bingwa | Emancipation
Anna Diop | Nanny
Thuso Mbedu | The Woman King
Dominque Thorne | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Jalyn Hall |Till
Daryl Mccormack | Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Jeremy Pope | The Inspection
Quintessa Swindell | Black Adam
Micheal Ward | Empire Of Light
OUTSTANDING EMERGING DIRECTOR
Elegance Bratton | The Inspection
Adamma Ebo | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Nikyatu Jusu | Nanny
Elvis Mitchell | Is That Black Enough for You?
Carey Williams | Emergency
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Elegance Bratton | The Inspection
Gina Prince-Bythewood | The Woman King
Chinonye Chukwu | Till
Ryan Coogler | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Jordan Peele | Nope
OUTSTANDING FIRST SCREENPLAY
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | Adamma Ebo, writer
The Inspection | Elegance Bratton, writer
Master | Mariama Diallo, writer
Nanny | Nikyatu Jusu, writer
On The Come Up | Kay Oyegun, writer
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, writers
The Inspection | Elegance Bratton, writer
Nanny | Nikyatu Jusu, writer
Nope | Jordan Peele, writer
Till | Michael Reilly, Keith Beaucham & Chinonye Chukwu, writers
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE
Zazie Beetz | The Bad Guys
Idris Elba | Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Keke Palmer | Lightyear
Zoe Saldana | Avatar: The Way of Water
Gabrielle Union | Strange World
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Aftershock | Tonya Lewis Lee & Paula Eiselt, directors
Descendant | Margaret Brown, director
Is That Black Enough for You? | Elvis Mitchell, director
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues | Sacha Jenkins, director
Sidney | Reginald Hudlin, director
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL FILM
Neptune Frost (Rwanda) | Saul Williams & Anisia Uzeyman, directors
Our Father, The Devil (France) | Ellie Foumbi, director
Saint Omer (France) | Alice Diop, director
OUTSTANDING SCORE
Alice | Common, composer
End of Road | Craig DeLeon, composer
Nanny | Tanerélle & Bartek Gliniak, composers
Nope | Michael Abels, composer
The Woman King | Terence Blanchard, composer
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
“Born Again” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Rihanna, performer; Rihanna, The-Dream, Ludwig Goransson & James Fauntleroy, writers
“Keep Rising” (The Woman King) Jessy Wilson & Angelique Kidjo, performers; Jessy Wilson, Angelique Kidjo & Jeremy Lutito, writers
“Lift Me Up” (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Rihanna, performer; Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Goransson & Tems, writers
“Paper Airplanes” (A Jazzman’s Blues) Ruth B., performers; Ruth B. & Terence Blanchard, writers
“Stand Up” (Till) Jazmine Sullivan, performer; Jazmine Sullivan, D’Mile, writers
OUTSTANDING SOUNDTRACK
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
A Jazzman’s Blues
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
Till
The Woman King
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT FILM
Emergency | Carey Williams, director
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | Adamma Ebo, director
The Inspection | Elegance Bratton, director
Master | Mariama Diallo, director
Nanny | Nikyatu Jusu, director
OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM
Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from A Plantation Prison | Cinque Northern, director
Elegy: My Two Months in Harlem | Andre Lambertson, director
Fannie | Christine Swanson, director
New Moon | Jeremie Balais, Raúl Domingo & Jeffig Lebars, directors
North Star | P.J. Palmer, director
OUTSTANDING EDITING
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Michael P. Shawver, Kelley Dixon & Jennifer Lame, editors
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody | Daysha Broadway, editor
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues | Jason Pollard & Alma Herrera Pazmino, editors
Thirteen Lives | James D. Wilcox, editor
The Woman King | Terilyn A. Shropshire, editor
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Autumn Durald Arkapaw, cinematographer
Emancipation | Robert Richardson, cinematographer
Nope | Hoyte Van Hoytema, cinematographer
Till | Bobby Bukowsk, cinematographer
The Woman King | Polly Morgan, cinematographer
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Ruth E. Carter, costume designer
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | Lorraine Coppin, costume designer
Nanny | Charlese Antoinette Jones, costume designer
Till | Marci Rodgers, costume designer
The Woman King | Gersha Phillips, costume designer
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Hannah Beachler, production designer
Devotion | Wynn Thomas, production designer
Nope | Ruth De Jong, production designer
Till | Curt Beech, production designer
The Woman King | Akin McKenzie, production designer