Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Introduction This article lists the winners and nominees for the '''Black Reel Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture'''. As of 2016, Denzel Washington has the most wins with 4 and nominations with 10.Chiwetel Ejiofor is also a multiple winner in this category with 2 wins. Both Bernie Mac and Jamie Foxx were the only recipients of the Outstanding Actor awards in Musical/Comedy and Drama.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in '''bold'''. :† indicates an Academy Award–winning performance. :‡ indicates an Academy Award–nominated performance that same year.===2000s=== Year Actor Film Ref 2000 '''Denzel Washington ‡''' '''''The Hurricane'''''  Taye Diggs ''The Best Man'' Laurence Fishburne ''The Matrix'' Eddie Murphy ''Bowfinger'' Sean Nelson ''The Wood'' 2001 '''Denzel Washington''' '''''Remember the Titans'''''  Omar Epps ''Love and Basketball'' Morgan Freeman ''Nurse Betty'' Cuba Gooding Jr. ''Men of Honor'' Samuel L. Jackson ''Shaft'' 2002 '''Denzel Washington †''' '''''Training Day'''''  Vin Diesel ''The Fast and the Furious'' Tyrese Gibson ''Baby Boy'' Samuel L. Jackson ''The Caveman's Valentine'' Will Smith ‡ ''Ali''  2003 '''Derek Luke''' '''''Antwone Fisher'''''  Ice Cube ''Barbershop'' Samuel L. Jackson ''Changing Lanes'' Wesley Snipes ''Undisputed'' Denzel Washington ''John Q'' 2004 '''Chiwetel Ejiofor''' '''''Dirty Pretty Things'''''  Cuba Gooding Jr. ''Radio'' LL Cool J ''Deliver Us from Eva'' Wentworth Miller ''The Human Stain'' Denzel Washington ''Out of Time'' 2005 Drama '''Jamie Foxx †''' '''''Ray'''''  Don Cheadle ‡ ''Hotel Rwanda'' Mario Van Peebles ''BAADASSSSS!'' Comedy / Musical '''Bernie Mac''' '''''Mr. 3000''''' Jamie Foxx ''Breakin' All the Rules'' Ice Cube ''Barbershop 2: Back in Business'' 2006 '''Terrence Howard ‡''' '''''Hustle & Flow'''''  Don Cheadle ''Crash'' Idris Elba ''The Gospel'' Samuel L. Jackson ''Coach Carter'' Will Smith ''Hitch'' 2007 '''Forest Whitaker †''' '''''The Last King of Scotland'''''  Jamie Foxx ''Dreamgirls'' Derek Luke ''Catch a Fire'' Will Smith ‡ ''The Pursuit of Happyness'' Denzel Washington ''Inside Man'' 2008 '''Dev Patel''' '''''Slumdog Millionaire'''''  Don Cheadle ''Traitor'' Mos Def ''Be Kind Rewind'' Chiwetel Ejiofor ''Redbelt'' Derek Luke ''Miracle at St. Anna''===2010s=== Year Actor Film Ref 2010 '''Morgan Freeman ‡''' '''''Invictus'''''  Quinton Aaron ''The Blind Side'' Jamie Foxx ''The Soloist'' Souléymane Sy Savané ''Goodbye Solo'' Denzel Washington ''The Taking of Pelham 123'' 2011 '''Anthony Mackie''' '''''Night Catches Us'''''  Don Cheadle ''Brooklyn's Finest'' Jaden Smith ''The Karate Kid'' Denzel Washington ''The Book of Eli'' Denzel Washington ''Unstoppable'' 2012 '''John Boyega''' '''''Attack the Block'''''  Laz Alonso ''Jumping the Broom'' Demián Bichir ‡ ''A Better Life'' Oliver Litundo ''The First Grader'' Evan Ross ''Mooz-lum'' 2013 '''Denzel Washington ‡''' '''''Flight'''''  Jamie Foxx ''Django Unchained'' Nate Parker ''Red Tails'' Chris Rock ''2 Days in New York'' Omar Sy ''The Intouchables'' 2014 '''Chiwetel Ejiofor ‡''' '''''12 Years a Slave'''''  Idris Elba ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'' Michael B. Jordan ''Fruitvale Station'' Isaiah Washington ''Blue Caprice'' Forest Whitaker ''The Butler'' 2015 '''David Oyelowo''' '''''Selma'''''  Chadwick Boseman ''Get on Up'' Nate Parker ''Beyond the Lights'' Chris Rock ''Top Five'' Denzel Washington ''The Equalizer'' 2016 '''Michael B. Jordan''' '''''Creed'''''  Abraham Attah ''Beasts of No Nation'' Chiwetel Ejiofor ''Z for Zachariah'' Samuel L. Jackson ''The Hateful Eight'' Will Smith ''Concussion'' 2017 '''Denzel Washington ‡''' '''''Fences'''''  Don Cheadle ''Miles Ahead'' Nate Parker ''The Birth of a Nation'' Parker Sawyers ''Southside with You'' Denzel Washington ''The Magnificent Seven'' 2018 '''Daniel Kaluuya ‡''' '''''Get Out'''''  Chadwick Boseman ''Marshall'' Algee Smith ''Detroit'' LaKeith Stanfield ''Crown Heights'' Denzel Washington ''Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' 2019 '''Chadwick Boseman''' '''''Black Panther'''''  Michael B. Jordan ''Creed II'' John David Washington ''BlacKkKlansman'' LaKeith Stanfield ''Sorry to Bother You'' Stephan James ''If Beale Street Could Talk''
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