Warner Bros' Sinner flat-out dominated with a record 21 nominations for the 2026 Black Reel Awards, nearly lapping the field. See the full list of noms revealed today below.
Ryan Coogler's pic starring Michael B. Jordan in dual roles will vie in every major category including Outstanding Film, Director, Lead & Supporting Performance and has a whopping four noms for Outstanding Song.
A24's Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest is next with 11 nominations, followed by Magnolia Pictures' 40 Acres and Picturehouse's On Becoming a Guinea Fowl with nine each. Sony's One of Them Days scored eight noms, and Amazon MGM's Hedda got six.
"The Black Reel Awards have always been about celebrating the brilliance and resilience of Black storytellers," founder and director Tim Gordon said. "This year's nominees represent the very best of our culture, creativity, and community."
Here are the nominees for the 26th annual Black Reel Awards:
OUTSTANDING FILM
Hedda
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Gabrielle Nadig, Nia DaCosta, Tessa Thompson, producers
Highest 2 Lowest
Todd Black & Jason Michael Berman, producers
One of Them Days
Issa Rae, Deniese Davis, Sara Rastogi, James Lopez, Poppy Hank, producers
Sinners
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler, producers
Wicked: For Good
Marc Platt & David Stone, producers
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Ryan Coogler
Sinners
Nia DaCosta
Hedda
Spike Lee
Highest 2 Lowest
Rungano Nyoni
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
R.T. Thorne
40 Acres
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE
Danielle Deadwyler
40 Acres
Cynthia Erivo
Wicked: For Good
André Holland
Love, Brooklyn
Chase Infiniti
One Battle After Another
Dwayne Johnson
The Smashing Machine
Michael B. Jordan
Sinners
Jonathan Majors
Magazine Dreams
Keke Palmer
One of Them Days
Tessa Thompson
Hedda
Denzel Washington
Highest 2 Lowest
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Miles Canton
Sinners
Regina Hall
One Battle After Another
Damson Idris
F1
David Jonsson
The Long Walk
Delroy Lindo
Sinners
Wunmi Mosaku
Sinners
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Eternity
A$AP Rocky
Highest 2 Lowest
Teyana Taylor
One Battle After Another
Jeffrey Wright
Highest 2 Lowest
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY
Ryan Coogler
Sinners
Nia DaCosta
Hedda
Rungano Nyoni
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Syreeta Singleton
One of Them Days
R.T. Thorne
40 Acres
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
Being Eddie
Angus Wall, director
In Whose Name?
Nico Ballesteros, director
Orwell: 2+2=5
Raoul Peck, director
Songs From the Hole
Contessa Gayles, director
The Perfect Neighbor
Geeta Gandbhir, director
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
40 Acres
Stephanie Gorin, casting director
Highest 2 Lowest
Kim Coleman, casting director
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Isabella Odoffin, casting director
One of Them Days
Nicole Abellera & Jeanne McCarthy, casting directors
Sinners
Francine Maisler, casting director
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL FILM
My Father's Shadow
United Kingdom
Night Call
Belgium
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Zambia, UK, Ireland
Souleymane's Story
France
We Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Germany
OUTSTANDING VOICE PERFORMANCE
Danielle Brooks
The Bad Guys 2
Quinta Brunson
Zootopia 2
Idris Elba
Zootopia 2
Anthony Ramos
The Bad Guys 2
Zoe Saldana
Avatar: Fire and Ash
OUTSTANDING SCORE
Freaky Tales
Raphael Saadiq, composer
Hedda
Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
Highest 2 Lowest
Howard Drossin, composer
Sinners
Ludwig Göransson, composer
The Eyes of Ghana
Kris Bowers, composer
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
"Highest 2 Lowest" from Highest 2 Lowest
Aiyana-Lee Anderson, performer
Aiyana-Lee Anderson & Nicole Daciana Anderson, writers
"I Lied to You" from Sinners
Miles Canton, performer
Raphael Saadiq & Ludwig Göransson, writers
"Last Time (I Seen the Sun)" from Sinners
Miles Canton & Alice Smith, performers
Miles Canton, Alice Smith & Ludwig Göransson, writers
"Pale, Pale Moon" from Sinners
Brittany Howard, performer
Brittany Howard & Ludwig Göransson, writers
"Sinners" from Sinners
Rod Wave, performer
Darius Povillunas, Kyris D'Asia, Rod Wave & Tarkan Kozluklu, writers
OUTSTANDING SOUNDTRACK
Freaky Tales
Highest 2 Lowest
One of Them Days
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT FILM
40 Acres
R.T. Thorne, director
Love, Brooklyn
Rachael Holder, director
Magazine Dreams
Elijah Bynum, director
My Father's Shadow
Akinola Davies Jr., director
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Rungano Nyoni, director
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Kahlil Joseph, director
The Eyes of Ghana
Ben Proudfoot, director
Fatherless No More
Kayla Johnson, director
Seeds
Brittany Shyne, director
We Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu, director
OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM
The Devil is Busy
Geeta Gandbhir & Christalyn Hampton, directors
JULES
Tiffany Abney, director
Walk in the Light
Princella Smith, director
OUTSTANDING EMERGING DIRECTOR
Akinola Davies Jr.
My Father's Shadow
Rachael Holder
Love, Brooklyn
Kahlil Joseph
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Rungano Nyoni
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
R.T. Thorne
40 Acres
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Miles Canton
Sinners
Susan Chardy
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Naya Desir-Johnson
Sarah's Oil
Damson Idris
F1
Chase Infiniti
One Battle After Another
Jayme Lawson
Sinners
A$AP Rocky
Highest 2 Lowest
Abou Sangaré
Souleymane's Story
SZA
One Of Them Days
Tyriq Withers
HIM
OUTSTANDING FIRST SCREENPLAY
Nnamdi Asmougha
The Knife
Akinola Davies Jr. & Wale Davies
My Father's Shadow
Rungano Nyoni
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Syreeta Singleton
One of Them Days
R.T. Thorne
40 Acres
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY
Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Sinners
Jermaine Canute Bradley Edwards
My Father's Shadow
Kira Kelly
HIM
Malik Hassan Sayeed
After the Hunt
Brittany Shyne
Seeds
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Charlene Akuamoah
40 Acres
Estelle Don Banda
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Ruth E. Carter
Sinners
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Highest 2 Lowest
Paul Tazewell
Wicked: For Good
OUTSTANDING EDITING
Ronald Bronstein & Benny Safdie
The Smashing Machine
Kahli Joseph, Luke Lynch & Paul Rogers
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Taylor Joy Mason
HIM
Michael P. Shawver
Sinners
Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Seeds
OUTSTANDING HAIR & MAKEUP
Amber Aprin & Mele Egbe
My Dead Friend Zoe
Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Sian Richards & Shunika Terry
Sinners
Antonio Hines & Chancelle Mulela
40 Acres
Kazu Hiro, Felix Fox & Mia Neal
The Smashing Machine
Vonda K. Morris & Nikki Wright
One of Them Days
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
Ramsey Avery, production designer; Rosemary Brandenburg, set decorator
Captain America: Brave New world
Hannah Beachler, production designer; Monique Champagne, set decorator
Sinners
Cara Brower, production designer; Stella Fox, set decorator
Hedda
James Chinlund, production designer; Marcia Calosio, Mike Keel & Frank Okay, set decorators
The Smashing Machine
Nathan Crowley, production designer; Lee Sanders, set decorator
Wicked: For Good
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