Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 recipient: Fantasia Barrino | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First awarded | Black Reel Awards of 2024 |
| Most recent winner | Fantasia Barrino The Color Purple (2024) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance. Academy Award-nominated or winning performances also honored with nominations or wins at the Black Reel Awards include Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Octavia Spencer (The Help), Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious).
During the 2014 ceremony, the category was divided into gender-specific categories (Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female). At the 2024 ceremony, the category was reintegrated into a single award and expanded to include ten nominees.
Winners and nominees
[edit]Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s
[edit]2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year | Actor / Actress | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| Fantasia Barrino | The Color Purple | [11] | |
| Halle Bailey | The Little Mermaid | ||
| Danielle Brooks | The Color Purple | ||
| Jerrod Carmichael | Poor Things | ||
| Archie Madekwe | Gran Turismo | ||
| Phylicia Pearl Mpasi | The Color Purple | ||
| Tia Nomore | Earth Mama | ||
| Vivian Oparah | Rye Lane | ||
| Dewayne Perkins | The Blackening | ||
| Teyana Taylor | A Thousand and One | ||
| 2025 | |||
| Naomi Ackie | Blink Twice | [12] | |
| Ryan Destiny | The Fire Inside | ||
| Ray Fisher | The Piano Lesson | ||
| Elliott Heffernan | Blitz | ||
| Ethan Herisse | Nickel Boys | ||
| Blake Cameron James | We Grown Now | ||
| Jharrel Jerome | Unstoppable | ||
| Clarence Maclin | Sing Sing | ||
| Lamorne Morris | Saturday Night | ||
| Brandon Wilson | Nickel Boys |
References
[edit]- ^ 2003 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2004 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2005 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2006 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2007 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2008 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2010 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2011 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2012 Black Reel Awards
- ^ "Critics Wild About Beasts". Black Reel Awards. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Complex, Valerie (January 16, 2024). "Black Reel Awards Reveals Winners of Film and Television Categories; 'American Fiction' and 'The Color Purple' Take Home Top Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "25th Annual Black Reel Awards Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.