| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Costume Design | |
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| Awarded For: | Outstanding Cinematography |
| Presenter: | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| Country: | United States |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Holder: | Antoinette Messam The Harder They Fall (Black Reel Awards of 2022) |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Costume Design. The award is given to the costume designer of the nominated film. The category was first introduced at the 19th Annual Black Reel Awards where Ruth E. Carter took home the first award in this category for Black Panther. Carter took home the award again in 2020 for Dolemite Is My Name becoming the second person following Denzel Washington to have consecutive wins in the same category.
| Year | Costume Designer | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ruth E. Carter | Black Panther | [1] |
| Marci Rodgers | BlacKkKlansman | ||
| Paco Delgado | A Wrinkle in Time | ||
| Deirdra Elizabeth Green | Sorry to Bother You | ||
| Caroline Eselin | If Beale Street Could Talk |
| Year | Costume Designer | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ruth E. Carter | Dolemite Is My Name | [2] [3] |
| Paul Tazewell | Harriet | ||
| Shiona Turini | Queen & Slim | ||
| Kym Barrett | Us | ||
| Mitchell Travers | Hustlers | ||
| 2021 | Michael Wilkinson | [4] | |
| Ann Roth | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | ||
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | One Night in Miami... | ||
| Phoenix Mellow | Sylvie's Love | ||
| Paolo Nieddu | The United States vs. Billie Holiday | ||
| 2022 | Ruth E. Carter | Coming 2 America | [5] |
| Antoinette Messam | The Harder They Fall | ||
| Marci Rodgers | Passing | ||
| Mary Zophres | The Tragedy of Macbeth | ||
| Paul Tazewell | West Side Story |