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| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Performance | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The 2025 recipient: Marianne Jean-Baptiste | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Performance |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First award | 2024 |
| Most recent winner | Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hard Truths |
| Website | blackreelawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance. The award recognizes an actor or actress who delivers an outstanding performance in a leading role within the given eligible period.[1]
The award was first presented at the 24th Annual Black Reel Awards as a result of a merger between the Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress awards into a single gender-neutral award, with a total of ten nominees being selected. Jeffrey Wright is the inaugural winner for his performance in American Fiction, for which he was also nominated at the Academy Awards.
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 [2] | |||
| Jeffrey Wright | Thelonious "Monk" Ellison | American Fiction | |
| Fantasia Barrino | Celie Harris-Johnson | The Color Purple | |
| John Boyega | Fontaine / Tyrone | They Cloned Tyrone | |
| Colman Domingo | Bayard Rustin | Rustin | |
| Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Isabel Wilkerson | Origin | |
| Jamie Foxx | Willie E. Gary | The Burial | |
| Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Chevalier de Saint-Georges | Chevalier | |
| Michael B. Jordan | Adonis Creed | Creed III | |
| Teyana Taylor | Inez de la Paz | A Thousand and One | |
| Sophie Wilde | Mia | Talk to Me | |
| 2025 [3] | |||
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Pansy Deacon | Hard Truths | |
| Naomi Ackie | Frida | Blink Twice | |
| Ryan Destiny | Claressa Shields | The Fire Inside | |
| Colman Domingo | John "Divine G" Whitfield | Sing Sing | |
| Cynthia Erivo | Elphaba Thropp | Wicked | |
| André Holland | Tarrell | Exhibiting Forgiveness | |
| Regina King | Shirley Chisholm | Shirley | |
| John David Washington | Boy Willie | The Piano Lesson | |
| Kerry Washington | Charity Adams | The Six Triple Eight | |
| Zendaya | Tashi Duncan | Challengers |
| Record | Actor | Film | Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Jeffrey Wright | American Fiction | 58 |
| Oldest nominee | |||
| Youngest winner | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Hard Truths | 57 |
| Youngest nominee | Sophie Wilde | Talk to Me | 25 |
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