Black Reel Awards of 2001

Here are the Winners of the Black Reel Awards 2001 Ceremony:

Best Film

Winner:
*"Training Day"

Nominees:
*"Loving Jezebel"
*"Baby Boy"
*"From Hell"
*"The Brothers"

Best Actor [Motion Picture]

Winner:
*Denzel Washington in "Remember the Titans"

Nominees:
*Omar Epps in "Love & Basketball"
*Cuba Gooding Jr. in "Men of Honor"
*Morgan Freeman in "Nurse Betty"
*Samuel L. Jackson in "Shaft"

Best Actress [Motion Picture]

Winner:
*Sanaa Lathan in "Love & Basketball"

Nominees:
*Jada Pinkett Smith in "Bamboozled"
*Angela Bassett in "Boseman and Lena"
*Michelle Rodriguez in "Girlfight"
*Alfre Woodard in "What's Cooking?"

Best Supporting Actor [Motion Picture]

Winner:
*Jamie Foxx in "Ali"

Nominees:
*Billy Dee Williams in "The Visit"
*Obba Babatunde in "The Visit"
*Eddie Murphy in "Shrek"
*Ving Rhames in "Baby Boy"

Best Supporting Actress [Motion Picture]

Winner:
*Nona Gaye in "Ali"

Nominees:
*Kerry Washington in "Save the Last Dance"
*Marla Gibbs in "The Visit"
*Gabrielle Union in "The Brothers"
*A.J. Johnson in "Baby Boy"

Best Director [Motion Picture]

Winner:
*Antoine Fuqua for "Training Day"

Nominees:
*John Singleton for "Baby Boy"
*Jordan Walker-Pearlman for "The Visit"
*Allen Hughes & Albert Hughes for "From Hell"
*Gary Hardwick for "The Brothers"

Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted

Winner:
*Jordan Walker-Pearlman for "The Visit"

Nominees:
*Gary Hardwick for "The Brothers"
*Gregory Alan Howard for "Ali"
*John Singleton for "Baby Boy"
*Mark Brown for "Two Can Play That Game"

Best Original Soundtrack

Winner:
*"Ali"

Nominees:
*"Baby Boy"
*"Hardball"
*"Training Day"
*"The Brothers"

Best Original or Adapted Song

Winners:
*Eric Benet for "Love Don't Love Me" from "The Brothers"

Nominees:
*RL for "Good Love" from "The Brothers"
*R. Kelly for "The World's Greatest" from "Ali"
*Tyrese, Snoop Dogg & Mr. Tan for "Just a Baby Boy" from "Baby Boy"
*Nelly for "#1" from "Training Day"

Best Actor [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:
*T.K. Carter- "The Corner"

Nominees:
*Sean Nelson- "The Corner"
*Ving Rhames- "Holiday Heart"
*Wesley Snipes-"Disappearing Acts"

Best Actress [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:
*Khandi Alexander-"The Corner"

Nominees:
*Sanaa Lathan-"Disappearing Acts"
*Alfre Woodard-"Holiday Heart"

Best Supporting Actor [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:
*Terrence Howard-"Boycott"

Nominees:
*Erik Todd Dellums-"Boycott"
*Reg E. Cathey-"Boycott"
*Vicellous Reon Shannon-"Dancing In September"
*Mekhi Phifer-"Carmen: A Hip-Opera"

Best Supporting Actress [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:
*Kimberly Elise-"Bojangles"

Nominees:
*CCH Pounder-"Boycott"
*Jurnee Smollett-"Ruby's Bucket of Blood"
*Michelle Rodriguez-"3 A.M."
*Davenia McFadden-"Stranger Inside"

Best Director [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:
*Robert Townsend-"10,000 Black Men Named George"

Nominees:
*Julie Dash-"The Rosa Parks Story"
*Doug McHenry-"Keep the Faith Baby"

Best Screenplay (Adpated or Original) [Television Movie/Mini-Series]

Winner:
*Richard Wesley & Frank Military-"Deacons for Defense"

Nominees:
*Trey Ellis-"Good Fences"
*Bill Cain-"Sounder"

Best Television Movie or Mini-Series

Winner:
*Boycott

Nominees:
*Dancing in September
*Stranger Inside
*A Huey P. Newton Story
*3 A.M.

Best Independent Actor/Actress

Winner:
*Rockmond Dunbar-"Punks"

Nominees:
*Kerry Washington-"Lift"
*Allen Payne-"Blue Hill Avenue"
*Kenny Young-"One Week"
*Eric Ebouaney-"Lumumba"