Black Reel Awards · February 16, 2026

Outstanding Film
Hedda Highest 2 Lowest One of Them Days Sinners Wicked: For Good
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 Caton · 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 Ensemble
40 Acres Highest 2 Lowest On Becoming a Guinea Fowl One of Them Days Sinners
Outstanding International Film
My Father's Shadow Night Call On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Souleymane’s Story We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Autumn Durald · Sinners Jermaine Canute Edwards · My Father's Shadow Kira Kelly · HIM Malik Hassan Sayeed · After the Hunt Seeds