The 25th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film and honoring the best films of 2024, took place on February 17, 2025. The film
RaMell Ross, Outstanding Director winner and Outstanding Screenplay co-winner
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Outstanding Lead Performance winner
Danielle Deadwyler, Outstanding Supporting Performance winner
Clarence Maclin, Outstanding Breakthrough Performance winner
Nickel Boys
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Nickel Boys is a 2024 American historical drama film based on the 2019 novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. It was directed by RaMell Ross, who wrote the screenplay with Joslyn Barnes. Starring
25th Annual Black Reel Awards
…February 17, 2025. The film nominations were announced on December 19, 2024, with the ceremony streamed live on their website. The historical drama film Nickel Boys led with the most nominations at thirteen, followed closely by The Piano Lesson with twelve. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor notably received two nominations for…
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Joslyn Barnes, producer and screenwriter, at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival 03