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- DirectorStanley KramerStarsTony CurtisSidney PoitierCara WilliamsTwo chained-together escaped convicts, White and Black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.Sidney Poitier nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsSidney PoitierLilia SkalaLisa MannA travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.Sidney Poitier won Best Actor
- DirectorMartin RittStarsJames Earl JonesJane AlexanderLou GilbertA Black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.James Earl Jones nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorMartin RittStarsCicely TysonPaul WinfieldKevin HooksThe oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.Paul Winfield nominated for Best Actor; Cicely Tyson nominated for Best Actress; Lonne Elder nominated for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- DirectorBertrand TavernierStarsDexter GordonFrançois CluzetGabrielle HakerA troubled, but talented musician flees the US to escape his problems, finding refuge and support in Paris.Dexter Gordon nominated for Best Actor; Herbie Hancock won for Best Original Score
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsMorgan FreemanJessica TandyDan AykroydAn old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.Morgan Freeman nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy LindoBiographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.Denzel Washington nominated for Best Actor; Ruth E. Carter nominated for Best Costume Design
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsAngela BassettLaurence FishburneRaéVen KellyThe story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.Laurence Fishburne nominated for Best Actor; Angela Bassett nominated for Best Actress
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob GuntonOver the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.Morgan Freeman nominated for Best Actor; Willie D. Burton nominated for Best Sound
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsDenzel WashingtonVicellous ShannonDeborah Kara UngerThe story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.Denzel Washington nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonEthan HawkeScott GlennA rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.Denzel Washington won for Best Actor
- StarsGerald EarlyTodd BoydSalim MuwakkilAn in-depth look at the life of boxer, Muhammad Ali, including his years as an activist and philanthropist.Will Smith nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsJamie FoxxRegina KingKerry WashingtonThe story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.Jamie Foxx won for Best Actor; Sharen Davis nominated for Best Costume Design
- DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsDon CheadleSophie OkonedoJoaquin PhoenixPaul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.Don Cheadle nominated for Best Actor; Sophie Okonedo nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorCraig BrewerStarsTerrence HowardLudacrisAnthony AndersonWith help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.Terrence Howard nominated for Best Actor; Frayser Boy won for Best Music, Original Song; Juicy J won for Best Music, Original Song; DJ Paul won for Best Music, Original Song
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsJames McAvoyForest WhitakerGillian AndersonBased on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.Forest Whitaker won for Best Actor
- DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden SmithA struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.Will Smith nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsMorgan FreemanMatt DamonTony KgorogeNelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.Morgan Freeman nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsDenzel WashingtonNadine VelazquezDon CheadleTroubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.Denzel Washington nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael FassbenderIn the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.Chiwetel Ejiofor nominated for Best Actor; Lupita Nyong'o won for Best Supporting Actress; Steve McQueen nominated for Best Director; Steve McQueen won for Best Picture; John Ridley won for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- DirectorDenzel WashingtonStarsDenzel WashingtonViola DavisStephen McKinley HendersonA working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.Denzel Washington nominated for Best Actor; Viola Davis won for Best Supporting Actress; Denzel Washington nominated for Best Picture; August Wilson nominated for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- DirectorDan GilroyStarsDenzel WashingtonColin FarrellCarmen EjogoRoman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.Denzel Washington nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorJordan PeeleStarsDaniel KaluuyaAllison WilliamsBradley WhitfordA young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.Daniel Kaluuya nominated for Best Actor; Jordan Peele nominated for Best Director; Jordan Peele nominated for Best Picture; Jordan Peele won for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
- DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsViola DavisChadwick BosemanGlynn TurmanTensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.Chadwick Boseman nominated for Best Actor; Viola Davis nominated for Best Actress; Mia Neal
Jamika Wilson won for Best Makeup & Hairstyling - DirectorReinaldo Marcus GreenStarsWill SmithAunjanue Ellis-TaylorJon BernthalA look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard.Will Smith won for Best Actor; Aunjanue Ellis nominated for Best Supporting Actress; DIXSON nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Beyoncé Knowles-Carter nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Will Smith nominated for Best Picture
- DirectorJoel CoenStarsDenzel WashingtonFrances McDormandAlex HassellA Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.Denzel Washington nominated for Best Actor
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsHarry BelafonteDorothy DandridgePearl BaileyContemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.Dorothy Dandridge nominated for Best Actress
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsDiana RossBilly Dee WilliamsRichard PryorThe story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.Diana Ross nominated for Best Actress; Suzanne de Passe nominated for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
- DirectorJohn BerryStarsDiahann CarrollJames Earl JonesLawrence Hilton-JacobsIn the 1970s Harlem, garbage collector Roop feels intimidated by the idea of dating Claudine who is a single mother of six on welfare.Diahann Carroll nominated for Best Actress
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergOprah WinfreyA tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.Whoopi Goldberg nominated for Best Actress; Margaret Avery nominated for Best Supporting Actress; Oprah Winfrey nominated for Best Supporting Actress; Quincy Jones nominated for Best Original Score; Andrae Crouch nominated for Best Original Score; Caiphus Semenya nominated for Best Original Score; Quincy Jones nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Lionel Richie nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Quincy Jones nominated for Best Picture
- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsBilly Bob ThorntonHalle BerryTaylor SimpsonAfter a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.Halle Berry won for Best Actress
- DirectorLee DanielsStarsGabourey SidibeMo'NiquePaula PattonIn New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.Gabourey Sidibe nominated for Best Actress; Mo'Nique won for Best Supporting Actress; Lee Daniels nominated for Best Director; Lee Daniels nominated for Best Picture; Geoffrey Fletcher won for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- DirectorTate TaylorStarsViola DavisEmma StoneOctavia SpencerAn aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.Viola Davis nominated for Best Actress; Octavia Spencer won for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorBenh ZeitlinStarsQuvenzhané WallisDwight HenryLevy EasterlyFaced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.Quvenzhané Wallis nominated for Best Actress
- DirectorJeff NicholsStarsRuth NeggaJoel EdgertonWill DaltonThe story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.Ruth Negga nominated for Best Actress
- DirectorKasi LemmonsStarsCynthia ErivoJanelle MonáeLeslie Odom Jr.The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.Cynthia Erivo nominated for Best Actress; Cynthia Erivo nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Joshuah Brian Campbell nominated for Best Music, Original Song
- DirectorLee DanielsStarsAndra DayTrevante RhodesGarrett HedlundFollows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.Andra Day nominated for Best Actress
- DirectorMark RydellStarsSteve McQueenSharon FarrellRuth WhiteIn turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.Rupert Crosse nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJames CagneyElizabeth McGovernHoward E. Rollins Jr.A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.Howard Rollins nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsRichard GereDebra WingerDavid KeithA young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.Louis Gossett Jr. won for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsHoward E. Rollins Jr.Adolph CaesarArt EvansAn African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.Adolph Caesar nominated for Best Supporting Actor; Charles Fuller nominated for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsChristopher ReeveKathy BakerMimi RogersA New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.Morgan Freeman nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsDenzel WashingtonKevin KlineJosette SimonSouth African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.Denzel Washington nominated for Best Supporting Actor; Jonas Gwangwa nominated for Best Original Score; Jonas Gwangwa nominated for Best Music, Original Song
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary ElwesRobert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.Denzel Washington won for Best Supporting Actor; Russell Williams II won for Best Sound
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsStephen ReaJaye DavidsonForest WhitakerA British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.Jaye Davidson nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.Samuel L. Jackson nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsTom CruiseCuba Gooding Jr.Renée ZellwegerWhen a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.Cuba Gooding Jr. won for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid MorseA tale set on death row, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the lead guard, Paul Edgecombe, recognizes John's gift, he tries to help stave off the condemned man's execution.Michael Clarke Duncan nominated for Best Supporting Actor; Willie D. Burton nominated for Best Sound
- DirectorJim SheridanStarsPaddy ConsidineSamantha MortonDjimon HounsouA family of Irish immigrants adjust to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.Djimon Hounsou nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan FreemanFrankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.Morgan Freeman won for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorMichael MannStarsTom CruiseJamie FoxxJada Pinkett SmithA cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.Jamie Foxx nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsLeonardo DiCaprioDjimon HounsouJennifer ConnellyA fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.Djimon Hounsou nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorBill CondonStarsBeyoncéJamie FoxxEddie MurphyA trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.Eddie Murphy nominated for Best Supporting Actor; Jennifer Hudson won for Best Supporting Actress; Siedah Garrett nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Willie D. Burton won for Best Sound Mixing
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsTom HanksBarkhad AbdiBarkhad AbdirahmanThe true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.Barkhad Abdi nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante RhodesA young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.Mahershala Ali won for Best Supporting Actor; Naomie Harris nominated for Best Supporting Actress; Barry Jenkins nominated for Best Director; Joi McMillon nominated for Best Film Editing; Barry Jenkins won for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay); Tarell Alvin McCraney won for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- DirectorPeter FarrellyStarsViggo MortensenMahershala AliLinda CardelliniA working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.Mahershala Ali won for Best Supporting Actor
- DirectorShaka KingStarsLaKeith StanfieldDaniel KaluuyaJesse PlemonsOffered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.Daniel Kaluuya won for Best Supporting Actor; Lakeith Stanfield nominated for Best Supporting Actor; H.E.R. won for Best Music, Original Song; Dernst Emile II; won for Best Music, Original Song; Tiara Thomas won for Best Music, Original Song; Shaka King nominated for Best Picture; Charles D. King nominated for Best Picture; Ryan Coogler nominated for Best Picture; Shaka King nominated for Best Writing (Original Screenplay); Kenny Lucas nominated for Best Writing (Original Screenplay); Keith Lucas nominated for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
- DirectorRegina KingStarsKingsley Ben-AdirEli GoreeAldis HodgeA fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s.Leslie Odom Jr. nominated for Best Supporting Actor; Leslie Odom Jr. nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Kemp Powers nominated for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.Hattie McDaniel won for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorElia KazanJohn FordStarsJeanne CrainEthel BarrymoreEthel WatersA light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.Ethel Waters nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorDouglas SirkStarsLana TurnerJohn GavinSandra DeeAn aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.Juanita Moore nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracySidney PoitierKatharine HepburnA couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé.Beah Richards nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorPaul LynchStarsRichard BeymerNina AxelrodMichael IronsideAfter a woman is found butchered in her New York apartment, suspicion falls on her estranged husband, an ad executive who has suddenly left town on a cross-country road trip. He takes along a beautiful girl he met in a bar and a drifter he picked up along the way. A cop sets out after the husband, but he's more interested in shaking him down than bringing him back.Alfre Woodard nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorJerry ZuckerStarsPatrick SwayzeDemi MooreWhoopi GoldbergAfter a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.Whoopi Goldberg won for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorMike LeighStarsTimothy SpallBrenda BlethynPhyllis LoganFollowing the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.Marianne Jean-Baptiste nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.Queen Latifah nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- StarsBarry Michael CooperNelson GeorgeVing RhamesFollows the lives of American gangsters.Ruby Dee nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorJohn Patrick ShanleyStarsMeryl StreepPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy AdamsA Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.Viola Davis nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda SwintonTells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.Taraji P. Henson nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle MonáeThe story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.Octavia Spencer nominated for Best Supporting Actress; Pharrell Williams nominated for Best Picture
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsSally HawkinsOctavia SpencerMichael ShannonAt a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.Octavia Spencer nominated for Best Supporting Actress
- DirectorDee ReesStarsJason MitchellCarey MulliganJason ClarkeTwo men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.Mary J. Blige nominated for Best Supporting Actress; Mary J. Blige nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Raphael Saadiq nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Taura Stinson nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Virgil Williams nominated Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay); Dee Rees nominated for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsKiKi LayneStephan JamesRegina KingA young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.Regina King won for Best Supporting Actress; Barry Jenkins nominated for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsAnsel ElgortRachel ZeglerAriana DeBoseAn adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.Ariana DeBose won for Best Supporting Actress; Paul Tazewell nominated for Best Costume Design
- DirectorBob PersichettiPeter RamseyRodney RothmanStarsShameik MooreJake JohnsonHailee SteinfeldTeen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.Peter Ramsey won for Best Animated Feature
- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettLiz GilesRod CulbertsonThe early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.Remi Adefarasin nominated for Best Cinematography
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest WhitakerA linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.Bradford Young nominated for Best Cinematography
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDjimon HounsouMatthew McConaugheyAnthony HopkinsIn 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.Ruth E. Carter nominated for Best Costume Design
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsChadwick BosemanMichael B. JordanLupita Nyong'oT'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.Ruth E. Carter won for Best Costume Design; Kendrick Lamar nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Sounwave nominated for Best Music, Original Song; SZA nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Anthony Tiffith nominated for Best Music, Original Song; Hannah Beachler won for Best Production Design
- DirectorJohn SingletonStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Laurence FishburneHudhail Al-AmirFollows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.John Singleton nominated for Best Director; John Singleton nominated for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsJohn David WashingtonAdam DriverLaura HarrierRon Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.Spike Lee nominated for Best Director; Terence Blanchard nominated for Best Original Score; Jordan Peele nominated for Best Picture; Kevin Willmott won for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay); Spike Lee won for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- CreatorHenry HamptonStarsJulian BondCoretta Scott KingJohn LewisA documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.Callie Crossley nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorRichard KilbergStarsJulian BondJohn BrademasCalvin O. Butts IIIThe Academy Award¨-nominated Adam Clayton Powell delves into the gripping life and career of the most influential and flamboyant civil rights leader in America in the Õ30s, Õ40s and Õ50s.Yvonne Smith nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorWilliam MilesNina RosenblumStarsDenzel WashingtonLouis Gossett Jr.Leon BassAn account of Black American soldiers in World War II who combated racism in the segregated military and on the home front. In April 1945, some Black American soldiers were among the first 'liberators' to enter Nazi death camps, encountering the survivors described by one GI as "walking skeletons."William Miles nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsMaxine McNairWalter CronkiteChris McNairA documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement.Spike Lee nominated for Best Documentary; Samuel D. Pollard nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorLauren LazinStarsTupac ShakurRappin' 4-TayConrad BainHome movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop M.Cs. of all time.Karolyn Ali nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorDaniel LindsayT.J. MartinStarsBill CourtneyO.C. BrownMontrail 'Money' BrownChronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.T. J. Martin won for Best Documentary
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsMelina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory BookerAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.Ava DuVernay nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorRoger Ross WilliamsStarsOwen SuskindCornelia SuskindRon SuskindA coming-of-age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.Roger Ross Williams nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorRaoul PeckStarsSamuel L. JacksonJames BaldwinMartin Luther KingWriter James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.Raoul Peck nominated for Best Documentary; Hébert Peck nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorEzra EdelmanStarsKareem Abdul-JabbarMike AlbaneseMuhammad AliA chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.Ezra Edelman won for Best Documentary
- DirectorYance FordStarsYance FordHarvey WalkerKevin MyersWhen filmmaker Yance Ford investigates the 1992 murder of a young Black man, it becomes an achingly personal journey, since the victim, 24-year-old William Ford Jr., was the filmmaker's brother.Yance Ford nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorRaMell RossStarsLatrenda 'Boosie' AshKarmyn BryantKorbyn BryantA kaleidoscopic and humanistic view of the Black community in Hale County, Alabama.RaMell Ross nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorGarrett BradleyStarsSibil Fox RichardsonRobert G. RichardsonMahlik RichardsonFox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.Garrett Bradley nominated for Best Documentary; Lauren Domino nominated for Best Documentary
- 20211h 58mPG-138.0 (14K)96MetascoreDirectorQuestloveStarsDorinda DrakeBarbara Bland-AcostaDarryl LewisDocumentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson won for Best Documentary
- DirectorTraci CurryStanley NelsonStarsArthur HarrisonCarlos RocheTyrone LarkinsThis unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.Stanley Nelson nominated for Best Documentary; Traci A. Curry nominated for Best Documentary
- DirectorEric SimonsonStarsPatrick BhuteleziLadysmith Black MambazoJoseph ShabalalaA profile of South African singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. They are best known for backing Paul Simon on his "Graceland" album.Leelai Demoz nominated for Best Short Subject
- DirectorRoger Ross WilliamsStarsFarai MabhandePrudence MabhenaEnergy MaburutsePrudence Mabhena leads a group of young, disabled Africans who inspire others with their music, proving that disability does not mean inability.Roger Ross Williams won for Best Short Subject
- DirectorKris BowersBen ProudfootStarsKris BowersHorace Bowers Sr.Jim BurkeA virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family's lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.Kris Bowers nominated for Best Short Subject
- DirectorSophia Nahli AllisonStarsTybie O'BardShinese HarlinsZoe FlintThe injustice surrounding the shooting death of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins at a South Central Los Angeles store became a flashpoint for the city’s 1992 civil uprising.Sophia Nahli Allison nominated for Best Short Subject; Janice Duncan nominated for Best Short Subject