Black Reel Award for Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series explained

Black Reel Award for Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series
Awarded For:Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series
Presenter:Black Reel Awards
Country:United States
Holder:Steve McQueen
Small Axe (2021)

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Director of a Television Movie or Limited Series. The category was retired during the 2008 ceremony, and then later returned in 2013. In May 2017 the category was moved from the film awards as part of the Black Reel Awards for Television honors thus resulting in two separate winners in 2017.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

YearDirectorFilmNetworkRef
2000
Louis Gossett Jr.Love SongsShowtime[1]
Charles BurnettSelma, Lord, SelmaABC
Julie DashFunny ValentinesHBO
Ernest R. DickersonStrange JusticeShowtime
Robert TownsendJackie's BackLifetime
2001
Charles S. DuttonThe CornerHBO[2]
Jeffrey W. ByrdSeventeen AgainShowtime
Julie DashLove SongMTV
Gina Prince-BythewoodDisappearing ActsHBO
Robert TownsendHoliday HeartShowtime
2002
Reggie Rock BythewoodDancing in SeptemberHBO[3]
Lee Davis3 A.M.Showtime
Cheryl DunyeStranger InsideHBO
Spike LeeA Huey P. Newton StoryStarz'
Euzhan PalcyThe Killing YardShowtime
2003
Robert Townsend10,000 Black Men Named GeorgeShowtime[4]
Julie DashThe Rosa Parks StoryCBS
Doug McHenryKeep the Faith, BabyShowtime
2004
Bill DukeDeacons for DefenseShowtime[5]
Ernest R. DickersonGood FencesShowtime
Kevin HooksSounderABC
2005
Vondie Curtis-HallFX[6]
Lisa Gay HamiltonHBO
Joseph SargentSomething the Lord MadeHBO
2006
George C. WolfeLackawanna BluesHBO[7]
Kevin Arkadie, Neema Barnette, Levar Burton, Ernest R. Dickerson, Bill Duke and Spike LeeMiracle's BoysTeenNick
Spike LeeSucker Free CityShowtime
Darnell MartinTheir Eyes Were Watching GodABC
Raoul PeckSometimes in AprilHBO
2007
Edward James OlmosWalkoutHBO[8]
2008

2010s

YearDirectorFilmNetworkRef
2010–12colspan="4"
2013
Vondie Curtis-HallLifetime[9]
Roger M. BobbRaising IzzieUP
Kenny LeonSteel MagnoliasLifetime
Darnell MartinFirelightABC
Billie WoodruffRagsNickelodeon
2014
Spike LeeMike Tyson: Undisputed TruthHBO[10]
Salim AkilBeing Mary JaneHBO
Rockmond DunbarPastor BrownLifetime
Kenny LeonThe Watsons Go to BirminghamHallmark
Charles Stone IIIVH1
2015
Reggie Rock BythewoodGun HillBET[11]
Sharon Brathwaite-Sanders and Peres OwinoSeasons of LoveLifetime
Shernold EdwardsA Day Late and a Dollar ShortLifetime
Dayna Lynne NorthAn En Vogue ChristmasLifetime
Kimberly WalkerComeback DadUP
2016
Dee ReesBessieHBO[12]
Angela BassettWhitneyLifetime
Regina KingLet the Church Say AmenBET
John RidleyAmerican CrimeABC
Clement VirgoThe Book of NegroesBET
2017
John SingletonFX[13]
Angela BassettFX
Thomas CarterRootsHistory Channel
Anthony HemingwayFX
John RidleyAmerican CrimeABC
2017
Chris RobinsonThe New Edition StoryBET[14]
Victoria MahoneyAmerican Crime - Episode "Season Three: Episode Three"ABC
Kevin HooksMadibaBET
Tanya HamiltonAmerican Crime - Episode "Season Three: Episode, Five"ABC
George C. WolfeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksHBO
2018
Anthony HemingwayThe Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.- Episode "Wherever It Leads"USA Network[15]
Angela Bassett- Episode "Drink the Kool Aid"FX
Ernest R. DickersonSeven Seconds- Episode "Until It Do"Netflix
Dee ReesElectric Dreams- Episode "Kill All Others"Amazon Prime Video
Victoria MahoneySeven Seconds- Episode "Witnesses for the Prosecution"Netflix
2019
Ava DuVernayWhen They See UsNetflix[16]
Clark JohnsonJuanitaNetflix
Rashid JohnsonNative SonHBO
Kiel Adrian Scott The Bobby Brown StoryBET
Victoria MahoneyThe Red Line- Episode "We Must All Care"CBS

2020s

YearDirector(s)FilmNetworkRef
2020
Stephen WilliamsWatchmen Episode "This Extraordinary Being"HBO[17]
Christine Swanson Lifetime
Nzingha StewartLittle Fires Everywhere - Episode "Picture Perfect"HULU
Janet MockHollywood- Episode "(Screen) Test"Netflix
Stephen WilliamsWatchmen- Episode "She Was Killed by Space Junk"HBO
2021
Steve McQueenSmall Axe- Film: Lovers RockAmazon Prime Video[18] [19]
Michaela Coel & Sam MillerI May Destroy You - Episode "Ego Death"HBO
Steve McQueenSmall Axe- Film: MangroveAmazon Prime Video
Eugene AsheSylvie's LoveAmazon Studios
Barry JenkinsThe Underground Railroad" Amazon Prime Video

Total awards by network

Programs with multiple nominations

4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Individuals with multiple awards

2 awards

Individuals with multiple nominations

4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Notes and References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2000 2000 Black Reel Awards
  2. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2001 2001 Black Reel Awards
  3. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2002 2002 Black Reel Awards
  4. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2003 2003 Black Reel Awards
  5. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2004 2004 Black Reel Awards
  6. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2005 2005 Black Reel Awards
  7. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2006 2006 Black Reel Awards
  8. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2007 2007 Black Reel Awards
  9. Web site: Critics Wild About Beasts. Black Reel Awards. February 8, 2013. August 1, 2016.
  10. Web site: 2014 Black Reel Awards - Nominees. Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2014. August 1, 2016.
  11. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2015 2015 Black Reel Awards
  12. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2016 2016 Black Reel Awards
  13. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000957/2017 2017 Black Reel Awards
  14. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004817/2017/1/?ref_=ev_eh 2017 Black Reel Awards for Television
  15. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004817/2018/1/?ref_=ev_eh 2018 Black Reel Awards for Television
  16. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004817/2019/1/?ref_=ev_eh 2019 Black Reel Awards for Television
  17. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004817/2019/1/?ref_=ev_eh 2020 Black Reel Awards for Television
  18. Web site: Black Reel Awards for Television (2021). IMDb.
  19. Web site: Gordon . Tim . PLENTY OF "LOVE" IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY! . blackreelawards.com . 5 July 2021 . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628001413/http://blackreelawards.com/plenty-of-love-in-the-heart-of-the-country/ . dead .