Black Reel Awards of 2003

Here are the Winners of the Black Reel Awards 2003 Ceremony:

Best Film

Winner:

• Antwone Fisher

Nominees:

• 25th Hour
• BarberShop
• Drumline
• Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Best Actor [Motion Picture]

Winner:

• Derek Luke in Antwone Fisher

Nominees:

• Samuel L. Jackson in Changing Lanes
• Ice Cube in BarberShop
• Wesley Snipes in Undisputed
• Denzel Washington in John Q

Best Actress [Motion Picture]

Winner:

• Angela Bassett in Sunshine State

Nominees:

• Sanaa Lathan in Brown Sugar
• Thandie Newton in The Truth About Charlie
• Aunjanue Ellis in Undercover Brother
• Kimberly Elise in John Q

Best Supporting Actor [Motion Picture]

Winner:

• Dennis Haysbert in Far From Heaven

Nominees:

• Denzel Washington in Antwone Fisher
• Cedric the Entertainer in BarberShop
• Morgan Freeman in The Sum of All Fears
• Forest Whitaker in Panic Room

Best Supporting Actress [Motion Picture]

Winner:

• Queen Latifah in Chicago

Nominees:

• Rosario Dawson in 25th Hour
• Joy Bryant in Antwone Fisher
• Viola Davis in Solaris
• Halle Berry in Die Another Day

Best Director [Motion Picture]

Winner:

• Denzel Washington for Antwone Fisher

Nominees:

• Spike Lee for 25th Hour
• Tim Story for BarberShop
• Malcolm D. Lee for Undercover Brother
• Charles Stone III for Drumline

Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted

Winner:

• Antwone Fisher for Antwone Fisher

Nominees:

• Michael Elliott for Brown Sugar
• Michael Elliott & Jordan Moffet for Like Mike
• John Ridley for Undercover Brother
• Mark Brown & Don S. Scott for BarberShop

Best Original Soundtrack

Winner:

• Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Nominees:

• BarberShop
• Undercover Brother
• Brown Sugar
• 8 Mile

Breakthrough Performance

Winner:

• Derek Luke in Antwone Fisher

Nominees:

• Bow Wow in Like Mike
• Beyonce in Austin Powers in Goldmember
• Raven Goodwin in Lovely & Amazing
• Nick Cannon in Drumline

Best Original or Adapted Song

Winners:

• Erykah Badu & Common for "Love of My Life (Ode to Hip-Hop)" from Brown Sugar

Nominees:

• Bow Wow, Fundisha, Fabolous & Jermaine Dupri for "Basketball" from Like Mike
• Angie Stone for "Bring Your Heart" from Brown Sugar
• Snoop Dogg, Fred Wesley & Bootsy Collins for "Undercover Brother (We Got the Funk)" from Undercover Brother
• Beyonce for "Work It Out" from Austin Powers in Goldmember

Best Actor [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:

• Harry J. Lennix in "Keep the Faith, Baby"

Nominees:

• Ving Rhames in "Sins of the Father"
• Andre Braugher in "10,000 Black Men Named George"

Best Actress [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:

• Angela Bassett in "The Rosa Parks Story"

Nominees:

• Vanessa L. Williams in "Keep the Faith, Baby"
• Kerry Washington in "Lift"

Best Supporting Actor [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:

• Charles S. Dutton in "10,000 Black Men Named George"

Nominees:

• Peter Francis James in "The Rosa Parks Story"
• Russell Hornsby in "Keep the Faith, Baby"

Best Supporting Actress [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:

• Cicely Tyson in "The Rosa Parks Story"

Nominees:

• Vanessa Williams in "Our America"
• Lonette McKee in "Lift"

Best Director [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:

• Robert Townsend for "10,000 Black Men Named George"

Nominees:

• Julie Dash for "The Rosa Parks Story"
• Doug McHenry for "Keep the Faith, Baby"

Best Screenplay (Adpated or Original) [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:

• Paris Qualles for "The Rosa Parks Story"

Nominees:

• Art Washington for "Keep the Faith, Baby"
• LeAlan Jones, Lloyd Newman & David Isay for "Our America"

Best Television Movie or Mini-Series

Winner:

• "The Rosa Parks Story"

Nominees:

• "Keep the Faith, Baby"
• "Lift"

Best Independent Actress

Winner:

• Erika Alexander in "30 Years to Life"

Nominees:

• Monica Calhoun in "Pandora's Box"
• Melissa De Sousa in "30 Years to Life"

Best Independent Actor

Winner:

• Eriq La Salle in Crazy As Hell

Nominees:

• Michael Beach in Crazy As Hell
• Mos Def in Civil Brand

Best Independent Film

Winner:

• Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Nominees:

• Biggie & Tupac
• Crazy As Hell