23rd Black Reel award winners: ‘The Woman King,’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Inspection’

The 23rd Black Reel Awards (“The Bolts”) have been announced and Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King led the way with six wins overall, including Outstanding Film, Director and Breakthrough Actress for Thuso Mbedu. Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was next with five wins, including Outstanding Supporting Actress for Angela Bassett.

Jeremy Pope was named Outstanding Actor for The Inspection, one of its four wins, and Danielle Deadwyler’s Outstanding Actress win was one of its two awards.

Honorary awards went to Angela Bassett, Effie T. Brown, Debra Martin Chase and Kerry Washington.

Here is the complete list of winners.

Outstanding Film: The Woman King

Outstanding Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King

Outstanding Actor: Jeremy Pope, The Inspection
Outstanding Actress: Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Outstanding Screenplay: Keith Beauchamp, Michael Reilly & Chinonye Chukwu, Till

Outstanding Documentary Feature: Sidney (Reginald Hudlin)
Outstanding International Film: Saint Omer (Alice Diop, France)

Outstanding Ensemble: The Woman King (Aisha Coley)

Outstanding Voice Performance: Zoe Saldana, Avatar: the Way of Water

Outstanding Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Nope
Outstanding Costume Design: Ruth E. Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Outstanding Editing: Terilyn A. Shropshire, The Woman King
Outstanding Production Design: Hannah Beachler, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Outstanding Score: Terence Blanchard, The Woman King
Outstanding Original Song: “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Outstanding Soundtrack: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Outstanding Independent Film: The Inspection (Elegance Bratton)
Outstanding Short Film: North Star (P.J. Palmer)

Outstanding Emerging Director: Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny
Outstanding Breakthrough Actor: Jeremy Pope, The Inspection
Outstanding Breakthrough Actress: Thuso Mbedu, The Woman King
Outstanding First Screenplay: Elegance Bratton, The Inspection

Honorary awards

Sidney Poitier Trailblazer Award: Angela Bassett
Vanguard Award: Effie T. Brown
Oscar Micheaux Impact Award: Debra Martin Chase
Ruby Dee Humanitarian Award: Kerry Washington