Black Reel Awards: 2006

Black Reel

Date:	17 February - 18 February (18 February)
Location:	The National Press Club, Washington, DC, USA

Best Film


Winner:
	Crash (2004/I)
Other Nominees:
	Coach Carter (2005) Four Brothers (2005) Hitch (2005/I) Hustle & Flow (2005)

Best Actor


Winner:
	Hustle & Flow (2005) - Terrence Howard
Other Nominees:
	Coach Carter (2005) - Samuel L. Jackson Crash (2004/I) - Don Cheadle Gospel, The (2005) - Idris Elba Hitch (2005/I) - Will Smith (I)

Best Actress


Winner:
	Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) - Kimberly Elise
Other Nominees:
	Beauty Shop (2005) - Queen Latifah Gospel, The (2005) - Nona Gaye Guess Who (2005) - Zoe Saldana Rent (2005) - Rosario Dawson

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Crash (2004/I) - Terrence Howard
Other Nominees:
	Crash (2004/I) - Ludacris Hustle & Flow (2005) - Anthony Anderson (I) Serenity (2005) - Chiwetel Ejiofor Syriana (2005) - Jeffrey Wright (I)

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Hustle & Flow (2005) - Taraji P. Henson
Other Nominees:
	Crash (2004/I) - Thandie Newton Monster-in-Law (2005) - Wanda Sykes Rent (2005) - Tracie Thoms Sin City (2005) - Rosario Dawson

Best Director


Winner:
	Coach Carter (2005) - Thomas Carter (II)
Other Nominees:
	Fantastic Four (2005) - Tim Story (I) Four Brothers (2005) - John Singleton (I) Roll Bounce (2005) - Malcolm D. Lee

Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted


Winner:
	Roll Bounce (2005) - Norman Vance Jr.
Other Nominees:
	Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) - Tyler Perry Gospel, The (2005) - Rob Hardy (I)

Best Original Soundtrack


Winner:
	Hustle & Flow (2005)
Other Nominees:
	Four Brothers (2005) Hitch (2005/I) Rent (2005) Roll Bounce (2005)

Best Documentary


Winner:
	Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (2005) (TV) - Warrington Hudlin

Best Breakthrough Performance


Winner:
	Roll Bounce (2005) - Brandon T. Jackson
Other Nominees:
	Coach Carter (2005) - Ashanti (II) Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) - Tyler Perry

Best Ensemble


Winner:
	Crash (2004/I) - Don Cheadle; Matt Dillon (I); Sandra Bullock; Ludacris; Thandie Newton; Terrence Howard; Ryan Phillippe; Jennifer Esposito; Brendan Fraser; Larenz Tate; Nona Gaye; Loretta Devine
Other Nominees:
	Four Brothers (2005) - Andr� Benjamin; Tyrese Gibson; Mark Wahlberg (I); Sof�a Vergara; Garrett Hedlund; Terrence Howard; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Taraji P. Henson Hustle & Flow (2005) - Ludacris; Terrence Howard; DJ Qualls; Taraji P. Henson; Anthony Anderson (I); Paula Jai Parker; Taryn Manning; Elise Neal Rent (2005) - Rosario Dawson; Taye Diggs; Wilson Jermaine Heredia; Jesse L. Martin; Idina Menzel; Adam Pascal; Anthony Rapp; Tracie Thoms Roll Bounce (2005) - Meagan Good (I); Bow Wow; Chi McBride; Brandon T. Jackson; Nick Cannon (I); Charles Q. Murphy; Marcus T. Paulk; Mike Epps (I)

Best Film - Television


Winner:
	Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	"Miracle's Boys" (2005) Kojak (2005) (TV) Sometimes in April (2005) (TV) Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV)

Best Actor - Television


Winner:
	Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) - Michael Ealy
Other Nominees:
	Exonerated, The (2005) (TV) - Delroy Lindo Kojak (2005) (TV) - Ving Rhames Sometimes in April (2005) (TV) - Idris Elba Sucker Free City (2004) (TV) - Anthony Mackie

Best Actress - Television


Winner:
	Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - S. Epatha Merkerson
Other Nominees:
	Kojak (2005) (TV) - Roselyn Sanchez Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) - Halle Berry

Best Supporting Actor - Television


Winner:
	Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - Jeffrey Wright (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Miracle's Boys" (2005) - Sean Nelson (I) Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - Terrence Howard Sometimes in April (2005) (TV) - Oris Erhuero Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) - Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Best Supporting Actress - Television


Winner:
	Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - Carmen Ejogo
Other Nominees:
	"Miracle's Boys" (2005) - Jordan Puryear Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - Rosie Perez Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - Adina Porter Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) - Nicki Micheaux

Best Director - Television


Winner:
	Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - George C. Wolfe
Other Nominees:
	"Miracle's Boys" (2005) - Spike Lee; Bill Duke (I); Ernest R. Dickerson; Neema Barnette; LeVar Burton; Kevin Arkadie Sometimes in April (2005) (TV) - Raoul Peck Sucker Free City (2004) (TV) - Spike Lee Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) - Darnell Martin

Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted - Television


Winner:
	Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Other Nominees:
	"Miracle's Boys" (2005) - Kevin Arkadie; Stephen Langford; Dawn Urbont Sometimes in April (2005) (TV) - Raoul Peck Sucker Free City (2004) (TV) - Alex Tse Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) - Suzan-Lori Parks; Misan Sagay; Bobby Smith Jr.