Black Reel Awards of 2001

2nd Black Reel Awards

Date| February 12, 2001
Location| Washington, D.C.
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The 2001 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 12, 2001.[1] Love & Basketball swept the awards, picking up six trophies during the evening. The Corner followed very closely behind with five awards.

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Best Film | Best Director

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* Love & Basketball
* Bamboozled
* Girlfight
* Loving Jezebel
* Men of Honor
* Remember the Titans

* Gina Prince-Bythewood – Love & Basketball
* Kwyn Bader – Loving Jezebel
* Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes – American Pimp
* Spike Lee – Bamboozled
* John Singleton – Shaft

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Denzel Washington – Remember the Titans
* Omar Epps – Love & Basketball
* Morgan Freeman – Nurse Betty
* Cuba Gooding Jr. – Men of Honor
* Samuel L. Jackson – Shaft

* Sanaa Lathan – Love & Basketball
* Angela Bassett – Boesman and Lena
* Jada Pinkett Smith – Bamboozled
* Michelle Rodriguez – Girlfight
* Alfre Woodard – What's Cooking?

Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress

* Don Cheadle – Traffic
* Rob Brown – Finding Forrester
* Tommy Davidson – Bamboozled
* Chris Rock – Nurse Betty
* Marlon Wayans – Requiem of a Dream

* Gabrielle Union – Bring It On
* Lisa Bonet – High Fidelity
* Eartha Kitt – The Emperor's New Groove
* Nia Long – Boiler Room
* Sheryl Lee Ralph – Deterrence

Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Best Film Poster

* Gregory Allen Howard – Remember the Titans
* Kwyn Bader – Loving Jezebel
* Spike Lee – Bamboozled
* Scott Marshall Smith – Men of Honor
* Gina Prince-Bythewood – Love & Basketball

* Love & Basketball
* Bamboozled
* Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
* Requiem for a Dream
* Unbreakable

Outstanding Original Soundtrack  | Best Original or Adapted Song

* Love & Basketball
* Backstage
* Bamboozled
* Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
* The Ladies Man

* "Fool of Me" from Love & Basketball – Performed by Meshell Ndegeocello
* "Dance Tonight" from Love & Basketball – Performed by Lucy Pearl
* "I'll Go" from Love & Basketball – Performed by Donell Jones
* "Independent Women Part I" from Charlie's Angels – Performed by Destiny's Child
* "Doesn't Really Matter" from Nutty Professor II: The Klumps – Performed by Janet Jackson

Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series  | Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie

* The Corner (HBO) – Nina Kostroff Noble
* Disappearing Acts (HBO) – Lydia Dean Pilcher
* Freedom Song (TNT) – Amanda DiGiulio
* Holiday Heart (Showtime) – Cheryl West
* Sally Hemings: American Scandal (PBS) – Marty Eli Schwartz and Gerrit van der Meer

* Charles S. Dutton – The Corner (HBO)
* Jeffrey W. Byrd – Seventeen Again (Showtime)
* Julie Dash – Love Song (MTV)
* Gina Prince-Bythewood – Disappearing Acts (HBO)
* Robert Townsend – Holiday Heart (Showtime)

Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series

* T. K. Carter – The Corner (HBO)
* Leon – Little Richard (NBC)
* Sean Nelson – The Corner (HBO)
* Ving Rhames – Holiday Heart (Showtime)
* Wesley Snipes – Disappearing Acts (HBO)

* Khandi Alexander – The Corner (HBO)
* Carmen Ejogo – Sally Hemings: American Scandal (PBS)
* Sanaa Lathan – Disappearing Acts (HBO)
* Regina Taylor – Cora Unashamed (PBS)
* Alfre Woodard – Holiday Heart (Showtime)

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series

* Glenn Plummer – The Corner (HBO)
* Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje – Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (Showtime)
* Vondie Curtis-Hall – Freedom Song (TNT)
* Vicellous Reon Shannon – Freedom Song (TNT)
* Mykelti Williamson – Holiday Heart (Showtime)

* Diahann Carroll – Sally Hemings: American Scandal (PBS)
* Lisa Arrindell Anderson – Disappearing Acts (HBO)
* Kim Fields – Hidden Blessings (BET)
* Regina Hall – Disappearing Acts (HBO)
* Jesika Reynolds – Holiday Heart (Showtime)

Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited Series

* David Simon and David Mills – The Corner (HBO)
* Tina Andrews – Sally Hemings: American Scandal (PBS)
* Lisa Jones and Terry McMillan – Disappearing Acts (HBO)
* Stewart St. John – Seventeen Again (Showtime)
* Cheryl West – Holiday Heart (Showtime)

## References

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* Lead Performance
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* Breakthrough Performance
* Ensemble
* Screenplay
* Documentary
* International Film
* Independent Film
* Independent Documentary
* Cinematography
* Costume Design
* Editing
* Hairstyling & Makeup
* Original Score
* Original Song
* Original Soundtrack
* Production Design
* Voice Performance
* Short Film
* Emerging Director
* First Screenplay

Television|

* Comedy Series
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* Documentary
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* Lead Performance in a Comedy Series
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