| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Feature | |
| Presenter: | The Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | Black Reel Awards of 2002 |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Holder: | The Forty-Year-Old Version (Black Reel Awards of 2021) |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film. This award is presented to the directors of the film.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |||
| The Visit | Jordan Walker-Pearlman | [1] | |
| 30 Years to Life | Vanessa Middleton | ||
| Blue Hill Avenue | Craig Ross Jr. | ||
| Lift | DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter | ||
| Lumumba | Raoul Peck | ||
| One Week | Carl Seaton | ||
| 2003 | |||
| Standing in the Shadows of Motown | Paul Justman | [2] | |
| Biggie & Tupac | Nick Broomfield | ||
| Crazy as Hell | Eriq La Salle | ||
| 2004 | |||
| Anne B. Real | Lisa France | [3] | |
| All About You | Christine Swanson | ||
| G | Shonie De La Rosa and Larry Blackhorse Lowe | ||
| 2005 | |||
| The Woodsman | Nicole Kassell | [4] | |
| Motives | Craig Ross Jr. | ||
| Woman Thou Art Loosed | Michael Schultz | ||
| 2006 | |||
| Constellation | Jordan Walker-Pearlman | [5] | |
| Love Trap | Frank B. Goodin II | ||
| On the One | Charles Randolph-Wright | ||
| On the Verge of a Fever | John L'Ecuyer | ||
| Proud | Mary Pat Kelly | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Traci Townsend | Craig Ross Jr. | [6] | |
| No. 2 | Toa Fraser | ||
| Premium | Pete Chatmon | ||
| 2008 | |||