Black Reel Awards of 2004

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5th Black Reel Awards

Date| February 22, 2004
Location| Washington, D.C.
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The 2004 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 22, 2004.[1] Deacons for Defense won the most awards, taking home four awards, with Out of Time and The Fighting Temptations taking home two awards.

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Best Film | Best Director

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* Out of Time
* The Fighting Temptations
* The Italian Job
* S.W.A.T.
* Tupac: Resurrection

* F. Gary Gray – The Italian Job
* Carl Franklin – Out of Time
* Antoine Fuqua – Tears of the Sun
* Gary Hardwick – Deliver Us from Eva
* John Singleton – 2 Fast 2 Furious

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dirty Pretty Things
* Cuba Gooding Jr. – Radio
* LL Cool J – Deliver Us from Eva
* Wentworth Miller – The Human Stain
* Denzel Washington – Out of Time

* Sanaa Lathan – Out of Time
* Halle Berry – Gothika
* Beyoncé – The Fighting Temptations
* Queen Latifah – Bringing Down the House
* Gabrielle Union – Deliver Us from Eva

Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress

* Djimon Hounsou – In America
* Mos Def – The Italian Job
* Morgan Freeman – Bruce Almighty
* Ving Rhames – Dark Blue
* Forest Whitaker – Phone Booth

* Anna Deavere Smith – The Human Stain
* Mary Alice – The Matrix Revolutions
* Gloria Foster – The Matrix Reloaded
* Vivica A. Fox – Kill Bill: Volume 1
* Michael Michele – Dark Blue

Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Best Breakthrough Performance

* B.E. Brauner, Gary Hardwick and James Iver Mattson – Deliver Us from Eva
* Elizabeth Hunter and Saladin K. Patterson – The Fighting Temptations
* Ali LeRoi and Chris Rock – Head of State

* Naomie Harris – 28 Days Later
* Lil' Romeo – Honey
* Wentworth Miller – The Human Stain

Outstanding Original Soundtrack  | Best Original or Adapted Song

* The Fighting Temptations
* 2 Fast 2 Furious
* Bad Boys II
* Deliver Us from Eva
* Tupac: Resurrection

* "He Still Loves Me" from The Fighting Temptations – Performed by Beyoncé and Walter Williams Sr.
* "Act a Fool" from 2 Fast 2 Furious – Performed by Ludacris
* "Paradise" from Deliver Us from Eva – Performed by LL Cool J and Amerie
* "Pump It Up" from 2 Fast 2 Furious – Performed by Joe Budden
* "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" from Tupac: Resurrection – Performed by Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.

Best Television Miniseries or Movie  | Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie

* Deacons for Defense (Showtime) – Robert Rehme
* The Cheetah Girls (Disney Channel) – Jacqueline George
* D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (USA Network) – Orly Adelson and Jonathan Eskenas
* Good Fences (Showtime) – Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg
* Sounder (ABC) – Howard Braunstein and Bill Cain

* Bill Duke – Deacons for Defense (Showtime)
* Ernest R. Dickerson – Good Fences (Showtime)
* Kevin Hooks – Sounder (ABC)

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

* Forest Whitaker – Deacons for Defense (Showtime)
* Danny Glover – Good Fences (Showtime)
* Carl Lumbly – Sounder (ABC)

* Suzzanne Douglas – Sounder (ABC)
* Whoopi Goldberg – Good Fences (Showtime)
* Raven-Symoné – The Cheetah Girls (Disney Channel)

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

* Jeffrey Wright – Angels in America (HBO)
* Ossie Davis – Deacons for Defense (Showtime)
* Paul Winfield – Sounder (ABC)

* Mo'Nique – Good Fences (Showtime)
* Robin Givens – Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (CBS)
* Lynn Whitfield – The Cheetah Girls (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited Series

* Frank Military and Richard Wesley – Deacons for Defense (Showtime)
* Bill Cain – Sounder (ABC)
* Trey Ellis – Good Fences (Showtime)

Best Independent Film  | Best Original Television Program

* Anne B. Real – Lisa France
* All About You – Christine Swanson
* G – Shonie De La Rosa and Larry Blackhorse Lowe

* Unchained Memories
* The American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till (15.6)
* Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
* Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute

## References

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1. ^ "Black Reel Awards (2004)". IMDb. 2004-02-22. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

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