Black Reel Awards of 2005


The 2005 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 19, 2005. Ray and were the big winners during the ceremony, picking up five awards each.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Best Film, DramaBest Film, Comedy / Musical

  • Ray
  • * Baadasssss!
  • * I, Robot
  • Lightning in a Bottle
  • * '
  • * Fade to Black
    • Best DirectorBest Original Score
  • Mario Van Peebles – Baadasssss!
  • * Ernest Dickerson – Never Die Alone
  • * Antoine Fuqua – Lightning in a Bottle
  • * Spike Lee – She Hate Me
  • * Charles Stone III – Mr. 3000
  • Ray Charles and Stephen Altman – Ray
  • * Terence Blanchard – She Hate Me
  • * RZA – '
    • Best Actor, DramaBest Actor, Comedy / Musical
  • Jamie Foxx – Ray
  • * Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda
  • * Mario Van Peebles – Baadasssss!
  • Bernie Mac – Mr. 3000
  • * Jamie Foxx – Breakin' All the Rules
  • * Ice Cube – '
    • Best Actress, DramaBest Actress, Comedy / Musical
  • Sophie Okonedo – Hotel Rwanda
  • * Regina King – Ray
  • * Kerry Washington – Ray
  • Irma P. Hall – The Ladykillers
  • * Angela Bassett – Mr. 3000
  • * Gabrielle Union – Breakin' All the Rules
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Jamie Foxx – Collateral
  • * Cedric the Entertainer – '
  • * Morgan Freeman – Million Dollar Baby
  • * Clifton Powell – Ray
  • * Jeffrey Wright – The Manchurian Candidate
  • Sharon Warren – Ray
  • * Joy Bryant – Baadasssss!
  • * Kimberly Elise – The Manchurian Candidate
  • * Nia Long – Alfie
  • * Jada Pinkett Smith – Collateral
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted or OriginalBest Breakthrough Performance
  • Mario Van Peebles – Baadasssss!
  • * Michael Genet and Spike Lee – She Hate Me
  • * Shonda Rhimes – '
  • * Don D. Scott – '
  • * James L. White – Ray
  • Sharon Warren – Ray
  • * Anthony Mackie – She Hate Me
  • * C. J. Sanders – Ray
    • Best Television Miniseries or MovieOutstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie
  • Something the Lord Made – Robert W. Cort and Eric Hetzel
  • * ' – Jonathan Demme and Joe Viola
  • * ' – Sue Bugden and Rudy Langlais
  • Vondie Curtis-Hall – '
  • * Lisa Gay Hamilton – '
  • * Joseph Sargent – Something the Lord Made
    • Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited SeriesBest Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series
  • Jamie Foxx – '
  • * Mos Def – Something the Lord Made
  • * Roger Guenveur Smith – Justice
  • Lynn Whitfield – '
  • * Monica Calhoun – Justice
  • * Anna Marie Horsford – Justice
    • Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited SeriesBest Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series
  • Clayton LeBouef – Something the Lord Made
  • * Reg E. Cathey – Everyday People
  • * Stephen McKinley Henderson – Everyday People
  • C. C. H. Pounder – '
  • * Iris Little-Thomas – Everyday People
  • * Gabrielle Union – Something the Lord Made
    • Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited SeriesBest Original Television Program
  • J.T. Allen – '
  • * Lisa Gay Hamilton – '
  • * Jim McKay – Everyday People
  • America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
  • * Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise
  • * The N-Word
    • Outstanding Independent FilmOutstanding Emerging Director
  • The Woodsman – Nicole Kassell
  • * Motives – Craig Ross Jr.
  • * Woman Thou Art Loosed – Michael Schultz
  • Michael Schultz – Woman Thou Art Loosed
  • * Shawn Martinbrough and Milo Stone – Mindgame
  • * Craig Ross Jr. – Motives
    • Outstanding Independent Film ActorOutstanding Independent Film Actress
  • Mos Def – The Woodsman
  • * Shemar Moore – Motives
  • * Clifton Powell – Woman Thou Art Loosed
  • Kimberly Elise – Woman Thou Art Loosed'
  • * Golden Brooks – Motives
  • * Eve – The Woodsman''