Black Reel Awards: 2007

Black Reel

Date:

7 February

Best Film


Winner:
	Dreamgirls (2006)
Other Nominees:
	Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - Laurence Fishburne; Sidney Ganis; Nancy Hult; Danny Llewelyn; Michael Romersa Inside Man (2006) - Brian Grazer; Jonathan Filley Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006) - Will Smith (I); Teddy Zee; Steve Tisch; James Lassiter; Todd Black; Jason Blumenthal Something New (2006/I) - Stephanie Allain

Best Actor


Winner:
	Last King of Scotland, The (2006) - Forest Whitaker
Other Nominees:
	Catch a Fire (2006) - Derek Luke Dreamgirls (2006) - Jamie Foxx Inside Man (2006) - Denzel Washington Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006) - Will Smith (I)

Newtork/Cable- Best Actress

Best Actress


Winner:
	Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - Keke Palmer
Other Nominees:
	Dreamgirls (2006) - Beyoncé Knowles Something New (2006/I) - Sanaa Lathan

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Blood Diamond (2006) - Djimon Hounsou
Other Nominees:
	Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - Laurence Fishburne Children of Men (2006) - Chiwetel Ejiofor Dreamgirls (2006) - Eddie Murphy (I) Kinky Boots (2005) - Chiwetel Ejiofor

Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor

Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Water Is Wide, The (2006) (TV) - Alfre Woodard

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Dreamgirls (2006) - Jennifer Hudson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - Angela Bassett Children of Men (2006) - Clare-Hope Ashitey Half Nelson (2006) - Shareeka Epps Last King of Scotland, The (2006) - Kerry Washington

Best Director


Winner:
	Inside Man (2006) - Spike Lee
Other Nominees:
	ATL (2006) - Chris Robinson (IX) Idlewild (2006) - Bryan Barber (I) Sentinel, The (2006) - Clark Johnson (I) Something New (2006/I) - Sanaa Hamri

Network/Cable - Best Director


Winner:
	Walkout (2006) (TV) - Edward James Olmos

Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted


Winner:
	Something New (2006/I) - Kriss Turner (I)
Other Nominees:
	ATL (2006) - Tina Gordon Chism Glory Road (2006) - Chris Cleveland (II); Bettina Gilois Idlewild (2006) - Bryan Barber (I) Madea's Family Reunion (2006) - Tyler Perry Something New (2006/I) - Kriss Turner (I)

Best Original Soundtrack


Winner:
	Dreamgirls (2006)
Other Nominees:
	Block Party (2005) Idlewild (2006) Something New (2006/I) Take the Lead (2006)

Best Song, Original or Adapted


Winner:
	Dreamgirls (2006) - Jennifer Hudson (I) - For the song "And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)".
Other Nominees:
	Dreamgirls (2006) - Jennifer Hudson (I) - For the song "One Night Only". Dreamgirls (2006) - Beyoncé Knowles - For the song "Listen". Glory Road (2006) - Alicia Keys; Lyfe Jennings - For the song "People Get Ready". Idlewild (2006) - Big Boi (performer); André Benjamin (performer) - For "Idlewild Blues".

Best Original Score


Winner:
	Dreamgirls (2006) - Harvey Mason Jr.; Damon Thomas (III)
Other Nominees:
	Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - Aaron Zigman Idlewild (2006) - Big Boi Inside Man (2006) - Terence Blanchard Something New (2006/I) - Lisa Coleman (I); Wendy Melvoin

Best Documentary


Nominees:
	Block Party (2005) Heart of the Game, The (2005) Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)

Best Independent Documentary

Best Breakthrough Performance


Winner:
	Dreamgirls (2006) - Jennifer Hudson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - Keke Palmer Deja Vu (2006) - Paula Patton Half Nelson (2006) - Shareeka Epps Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006) - Jaden Smith

Network/Cable - Best Television Movie/Mini-Series