Black Reel Awards of 2000

The 2000 Black Reel Awards, which annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films, took place in Washington, D.C., on February 16, 2000. The Best Man and A Lesson Before Dying were the big winners of the night, taking home four awards each.

1st Black Reel Awards
Date	February 16, 2000
Location	Washington, D.C.
Most awards	The Best Man (7)
Most nominations	The Best Man (5)

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Best Film	Best Director
The Hurricane The Best Man Summer of Sam Life The Wood	Malcolm D. Lee – The Best Man Rick Famuyiwa – The Wood Spike Lee – Summer of Sam
Best Actor	Best Actress
Denzel Washington – The Hurricane Taye Diggs – The Best Man Laurence Fishburne – The Matrix Eddie Murphy – Bowfinger Sean Nelson – The Wood	Nia Long – The Best Man Rosario Dawson – Light It Up Thandie Newton – Besieged Rosie Perez – The 24 Hour Woman Malinda Williams – The Brothers
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Michael Clarke Duncan – The Green Mile Jamie Foxx – Any Given Sunday Terrence Howard – The Best Man Ice Cube – Three Kings Delroy Lindo – The Cider House Rules	Erykah Badu – The Cider House Rules Angela Bassett – Music of the Heart Lisa Gay Hamilton – True Crime Rebekah Johnson – Liberty Heights Queen Latifah – The Bone Collector
Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original	Outstanding Original Soundtrack
Malcolm D. Lee – The Best Man Todd Boyd and Rick Famuyiwa – The Wood Spike Lee – Summer of Sam	The Best Man Life Summer of Sam The Wood
Best Television Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO) – Halle Berry and Joshua D. Maurer A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) – Ted Demme and Ellen Krass Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (CBS) – Camille Cosby and Jeffrey Grant Funny Valentines (HBO) – Ron Stacker Thompson and Ashley Tyler Jackie's Back (Lifetime) – Gideon Amir Love Songs (Showtime) – Steven Hewitt Strange Justice (Showtime) – Jacob Epstein and Steven Haft	Louis Gossett Jr. – Love Songs (Showtime) Charles Burnett – Selma, Lord, Selma (ABC) Julie Dash – Funny Valentines (HBO) Ernest R. Dickerson – Strange Justice (Showtime) Robert Townsend – Jackie's Back (Lifetime)
Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series	Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Don Cheadle – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Andre Braugher – Love Songs (Showtime) Louis Gossett Jr. – Love Songs (Showtime) Delroy Lindo – Strange Justice (Showtime) Sidney Poitier – The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (CBS)	Halle Berry – Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO) Jenifer Lewis – Jackie's Back (Lifetime) Regina Taylor – Strange Justice (Showtime) Lynn Whitfield – Love Songs (Showtime) Alfre Woodard – Funny Valentines (HBO)
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series	Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Mekhi Phifer – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Obba Babatundé – Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO) Carl Gordon – Love Songs (Showtime) Brent Jennings – Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO) James Earl Jones – Santa and Pete (CBS)	Cicely Tyson – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Lisa Arrindell Anderson – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Loretta Devine – Funny Valentines (HBO) Irma P. Hall – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Jurnee Smollett-Bell – Selma, Lord, Selma (ABC)
Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Ernest J. Gaines – A Lesson Before Dying (HBO) Annie Elizabeth Delany and Sarah Louise Delany – Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (CBS) Amy Schor Ferris, Ron Stacker Thompson and Ashley Tyler – Funny Valentines (HBO) Charles Fuller – Love Songs (Showtime)

Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Films
7	The Best Man
6	The Wood
3	The Hurricane
2	The Cider House Rules
	Life
	Summer of Sam

Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Films
5	The Best Man
2	The Hurricane

Series with multiple nominations

The following television series received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Series
7	A Lesson Before Dying
	Love Songs
5	Funny Valentines
4	Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
3	Jackie's Back
	Strange Justice
2	Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years
	Selma, Lord, Selma

Series with multiple wins

The following series received multiple wins:

Wins	Series
4	A Lesson Before Dying
2	Introducing Dorothy Dandridge