1st Annual Black Reel Awards

Film-industry awards in 2000 February 2025 1st Black Reel Awards February 16, 2000 Washington, D.C. The Best Man (4) & A Lesson Before Dying (4) The Best Man (7) Black Reel Award 2nd The 2000 Black Reel Awards, which annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films, took place in Washington, D.C., on February 16, 2000.2000 Black Reel Awards The Best Man and A Lesson Before Dying were the big winners of the night, taking home four awards each. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Best Film Best Director The Hurricane The Best Man Summer of Sam Life The Wood Malcolm D. Lee – The Best Man Rick Famuyiwa – The Wood Spike Lee – Summer of Sam Best Actor Best Actress Denzel Washington – The Hurricane Taye Diggs – The Best Man Laurence Fishburne – The Matrix Eddie Murphy – Bowfinger Sean Nelson – The Wood Nia Long – The Best Man Rosario Dawson – Light It Up Thandie Newton – Besieged Rosie Perez – The 24 Hour Woman Malinda Williams – The Wood Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Michael Clarke Duncan – The Green Mile Jamie Foxx – Any Given Sunday Terrence Howard – The Best Man Ice Cube – Three Kings Delroy Lindo – The Cider House Rules Erykah Badu – The Cider House Rules Angela Bassett – Music of the Heart Lisa Gay Hamilton – True Crime Rebekah Johnson – Liberty Heights Queen Latifah – The Bone Collector Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original Outstanding Original Soundtrack Malcolm D. Lee – The Best Man Todd Boyd and Rick Famuyiwa – The Wood Spike Lee – Summer of Sam The Best Man Life Summer of Sam The Wood Best Television Miniseries or Movie Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO) – Halle Berry and Joshua D. Maurer A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) – Ted Demme and Ellen Krass Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (CBS) – Camille Cosby and Jeffrey Grant Funny Valentines (HBO) – Ron Stacker Thompson and Ashley Tyler Jackie's Back (Lifetime) – Gideon Amir Love Songs (Showtime) – Steven Hewitt Strange Justice (Showtime) – Jacob Epstein and Steven Haft Louis Gossett Jr. – Love Songs (Showtime) Charles Burnett – Selma, Lord, Selma (ABC) Julie Dash – Funny Valentines (HBO) Ernest R. Dickerson – Strange Justice (Showtime) Robert Townsend – Jackie's Back (Lifetime) Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series Don Cheadle – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Andre Braugher – Love Songs (Showtime) Louis Gossett Jr. – Love Songs (Showtime) Delroy Lindo – Strange Justice (Showtime) Sidney Poitier – The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (CBS) Halle Berry – Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO) Jenifer Lewis – Jackie's Back (Lifetime) Regina Taylor – Strange Justice (Showtime) Lynn Whitfield – Love Songs (Showtime) Alfre Woodard – Funny Valentines (HBO) Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series Mekhi Phifer – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Obba Babatundé – Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO) Carl Gordon – Love Songs (Showtime) Brent Jennings – Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO) James Earl Jones – Santa and Pete (CBS) Cicely Tyson – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Lisa Arrindell Anderson – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Loretta Devine – Funny Valentines (HBO) Irma P. Hall – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Jurnee Smollett-Bell – Selma, Lord, Selma (ABC) Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited Series Ernest J. Gaines – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Annie Elizabeth Delany and Sarah Louise Delany – Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (CBS) Amy Schor Ferris, Ron Stacker Thompson and Ashley Tyler – Funny Valentines (HBO) Charles Fuller – Love Songs (Showtime) Films with multiple nominations The following films received multiple nominations: + Nominations Films 7 The Best Man 6 The Wood 3 The Hurricane 2 The Cider House Rules Life Summer of Sam Films with multiple wins The following films received multiple wins: + Wins Films 5 The Best Man 2 The Hurricane Series with multiple nominations The following television series received multiple nominations: Nominations Series 7 A Lesson Before Dying Love Songs 5 Funny Valentines 4 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge 3 Jackie's Back Strange Justice 2 Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years Selma, Lord, Selma Series with multiple wins The following series received multiple wins: Wins Series 4 A Lesson Before Dying 2 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge References Category:2000 in American cinema Category:2000 awards in the United States 2000 Category:1999 film awards