Award presented annually by the Black Reel Awards
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. The award recognized an actor who delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role within the given eligible period.
Denzel Washington received the first award forThe Hurricane at the1st Annual Black Reel Award . Since its inception, the award has been given out to 17 actors.Denzel Washington holds the record for most wins and nominations in this category with 5 wins and 15 nominations, respectively. Other multiple winners includeChiwetel Ejiofor &Chadwick Boseman . Washington also became the first person to earn multiple nominations in the same year forThe Book of Eli &Unstoppable at the11th Annual Black Reel Awards .Samuel L. Jackson &Don Cheadle are tied as the most nominated actors in this category without a win.
At the21st Annual Black Reel Awards ,Chadwick Boseman became the first posthumous acting winner in Black Reel Awards History for his performance inMa Rainey's Black Bottom . At age 18,Dev Patel became the youngest actor to win this award forSlumdog Millionaire and at age 72,Morgan Freeman became the oldest winner in this category forInvictus .
The award was discontinued at the24th Black Reel Awards and merged withOutstanding Actress in favor of a single gender-neutral award,Outstanding Lead Performance .[ 1]
Winners and nominees [ edit ] Winners are listed first and highlighted inbold .
Multiple nominations and wins [ edit ] 5 Wins 2 Wins Multiple nominations [ edit ] 15 Nominations 5 Nominations 4 Nominations 3 Nominations
2 Nominations
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