This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. The award recognized an actor who delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role within the given eligible period.
| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Jeremy Pope | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Actor |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First awarded | 2000 |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Final winner | Jeremy Pope The Inspection |
| Most awards | Denzel Washington (5) |
| Most nominations | Denzel Washington (15) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
Denzel Washington received the first award for The Hurricane at the 1st Annual Black Reel Award. Since its inception, the award has been given out to 17 actors. Denzel Washington holds the record for most wins and nominations in this category with 5 wins and 15 nominations, respectively. Other multiple winners include Chiwetel Ejiofor & Chadwick Boseman. Washington also became the first person to earn multiple nominations in the same year for The Book of Eli & Unstoppable at the 11th Annual Black Reel Awards. Samuel L. Jackson & Don Cheadle are tied as the most nominated actors in this category without a win.
At the 21st Annual Black Reel Awards, Chadwick Boseman became the first posthumous acting winner in Black Reel Awards History for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. At age 18, Dev Patel became the youngest actor to win this award for Slumdog Millionaire and at age 72, Morgan Freeman became the oldest winner in this category for Invictus.
The award was discontinued at the 24th Black Reel Awards and merged with Outstanding Actress in favor of a single gender-neutral award, Outstanding Lead Performance.[1]
Winners and nominees
editWinners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s
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Age superlatives
edit| Record | Actor | Film | Age (in years) |
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| Oldest winner | Morgan Freeman | Invictus | 72 |
| Oldest nominee | Morgan Freeman | Invictus | 72 |
| Youngest winner | Dev Patel | Slumdog Millionaire | 18 |
| Youngest nominee | Jaden Smith | The Karate Kid | 12 |
References
edit- ^ Siler, Brenda C. (January 23, 2024). "'The Color Purple' at the Top in 2024 Black Reel Awards". The Washington Informer. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ 2000 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2001 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2002 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2003 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2004 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2005 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2006 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2007 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2008 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2010 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2011 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2012 Black Reel Awards
- ^ "Critics Wild About Beasts". Black Reel Awards. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Black Reel Awards - Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2016 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2017 Black Reel Awards
- ^ Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards Archived December 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Black Reel Awards. 13 December 2017.
- ^ Get Out “Sinks” the Competition at The Black Reel Awards Archived February 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Black Reel Awards. 23 February 2018.
- ^ [1] Archived April 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Black Reel Awards. 13 December 2017.
- ^ [2] Archived October 23, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Black Reel Awards. 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2020)". IMDb.
- ^ ""The Great Eight . . . Dolemite is Dynomite!"". February 7, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2021)". IMDb.
- ^ "A Special "Night in Miami!"". February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "'The Harder They Fall' Sets Record with 20 Nominations from the Black Reel Awards". Black Girl Nerds. BGN Staff. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ Complex, Valerie (February 6, 2023). "'The Woman King' Wins Big at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2023.