Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance explained

Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
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Presenter:	The Black Reel Awards (BRAs)
Country:	United States
Year:	Black Reel Awards of 2024
Holder Label:	Most recent winner
Holder:	Fantasia Barrino The Color Purple (2024)

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

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year	Actor / Actress	Film	Ref
2003
	Derek Luke	Antwone Fisher	^[1]
	Beyoncé	Austin Powers in Goldmember
	Nick Cannon	Drumline
	Raven Goodwin	Lovely & Amazing
	Lil' Bow Wow	Like Mike
2004
	Naomie Harris	28 Days Later	^[2]
	Romeo Miller	Honey
	Wentworth Miller	The Human Stain
2005
	Sharon Warren	Ray	^[3]
	Anthony Mackie	She Hate Me
	C.J. Sanders	Ray
2006
	Brandon T. Jackson	Roll Bounce	^[4]
	Ashanti	Coach Carter
	Tyler Perry	Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2007
	Jennifer Hudson	Dreamgirls	^[5]
	Shareeka Epps	Half Nelson
	Keke Palmer	Akeelah and the Bee
	Paula Patton	Déjà Vu
	Jaden Smith	The Pursuit of Happyness
2008
	Dev Patel	Slumdog Millionaire	^[6]
	Omar Benson Miller	Miracle at St. Anna
	Columbus Short	Cadillac Records
	Saïd Taghmaoui	Traitor
	Tristan Wilds	The Secret Life of Bees

2010s

Year	Actor / Actress	Film	Ref
2010
	Gabourey Sidibe	Precious	^[7]
	Quinton Aaron	The Blind Side
	Nicole Beharie	American Violet
	Souléymane Sy Savané	Goodbye Solo
	Jamal Woolard	Notorious
2011
	Tessa Thompson	For Colored Girls	^[8]
	Amari Cheatom	Night Catches Us
	Yaya DaCosta	The Kids Are All Right
	Omari Hardwick	For Colored Girls
	Zoë Kravitz	It's Kind of a Funny Story
2012
	Adepero Oduye	Pariah	^[9]
	John Boyega	Attack the Block
	Gugu Mbatha-Raw	Larry Crowne
	Octavia Spencer	The Help
	Kim Wayans	Pariah
2013
	Quvenzhané Wallis	Beasts of the Southern Wild	^[10]
	Emayatzy Corinealdi	Middle of Nowhere
	Dwight Henry	Beasts of the Southern Wild
	Amandla Stenberg	The Hunger Games
	Omar Sy	The Intouchables

2020s

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2003 2003 Black Reel Awards
2. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2004 2004 Black Reel Awards
3. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2005 2005 Black Reel Awards
4. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2006 2006 Black Reel Awards
5. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2007 2007 Black Reel Awards
6. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2008 2008 Black Reel Awards
7. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2010 2010 Black Reel Awards
8. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2011 2011 Black Reel Awards
9. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2012 2012 Black Reel Awards
10. Web site: Critics Wild About Beasts. Black Reel Awards. February 8, 2013. August 1, 2016.
11. Web site: Black Reel Awards Reveals Winners of Film and Television Categories; 'American Fiction' and 'The Color Purple' Take Home Top Honors . Valerie . Complex . . January 16, 2024 . January 17, 2024.