# Black Reel Awards of 2006

The 2006 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 18, 2006. Lackawanna Blues swept the awards with six wins, whilst in the film nominations Crash and Hustle & Flow each took home three awards.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Crash Coach Carter Four Brothers Hitch Hustle & Flow | Thomas Carter – Coach Carter Malcolm D. Lee – Roll Bounce John Singleton – Four Brothers Tim Story – Fantastic Four |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow Don Cheadle – Crash Idris Elba – The Gospel Samuel L. Jackson – Coach Carter Will Smith – Hitch | Kimberly Elise – Diary of a Mad Black Woman Rosario Dawson – Rent Nona Gaye – The Gospel Queen Latifah – Beauty Shop Zoe Saldana – Guess Who |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Terrence Howard – Crash Anthony Anderson – Hustle & Flow Chiwetel Ejiofor – Serenity Ludacris – Crash Jeffrey Wright – Syriana | Taraji P. Henson – Hustle & Flow Rosario Dawson – Sin City Thandie Newton – Crash Wanda Sykes – Monster-in-Law Tracie Thoms – Rent |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Best Breakthrough Performance |
| Norman Vance Jr. – Roll Bounce Rob Hardy – The Gospel Tyler Perry – Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Brandon T. Jackson – Roll Bounce Ashanti – Coach Carter Tyler Perry – Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
| Outstanding Original Soundtrack | Best Ensemble (Awarded to Casting Directors) |
| Hustle & Flow Four Brothers Hitch Rent Roll Bounce | Sarah Finn and Randi Hiller – Crash Chris Gray and Kimberly Hardin– Hustle & Flow Kimberly Hardin – Four Brothers Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey – Rent Monica Swann – Roll Bounce |
| Best Television Miniseries or Movie | Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie |
| Lackawanna Blues (HBO) – Halle Berry and Vincent Cirrincione Kojak (USA Network) – Tom Thayer and Steve Feke Miracle's Boys (TeenNick) – Nicole Silver and Orly Wiseman Sometimes in April (HBO) – Daniel Delume Their Eyes Were Watching God (ABC) – Quincy Jones and Oprah Winfrey | George C. Wolfe – Lackawanna Blues (HBO) Spike Lee – Miracle's Boys (TeenNick) Spike Lee – Sucker Free City (Showtime) Darnell Martin – Their Eyes Were Watching God (ABC) Raoul Peck – Sometimes in April (HBO) |
| Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series |
| Michael Ealy – Their Eyes Were Watching God (ABC) Idris Elba – Sometimes in April (HBO) Delroy Lindo – The Exonerated (truTV) Anthony Mackie – Sucker Free City (Showtime) Ving Rhames – Kojak (USA Network) | S. Epatha Merkerson – Lackawanna Blues (HBO) Halle Berry – Their Eyes Were Watching God (ABC) Roselyn Sanchez – Kojak (USA Network) |
| Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series |
| Jeffrey Wright – Lackawanna Blues (HBO) Oris Erhuero – Sometimes in April (HBO) Terrence Howard – Lackawanna Blues (HBO) Sean Nelson – Miracle's Boys (TeenNick) Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Their Eyes Were Watching God (ABC) | Carmen Ejogo – Lackawanna Blues (HBO) Nicki Micheaux – Their Eyes Were Watching God (ABC) Rosie Perez – Lackawanna Blues (HBO) Adina Porter – Lackawanna Blues (HBO) Jordan Puryear – Miracle's Boys (TeenNick) |
| Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited Series ||
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Lackawanna Blues (HBO) Kevin Arkadie, Stephen Langford and Dawn Urbont – Miracle's Boys (TeenNick) Suzan-Lori Parks, Misan Sagay and Bobby Smith Jr. – Their Eyes Were Watching God (ABC) Raoul Peck – Sometimes in April (HBO) Alex Tse – Sucker Free City (Showtime) ||
| Outstanding Independent Film | Outstanding Independent Documentary |
| Constellation – Jordan Walker-Pearlman Love Trap – Frank B. Goodin II On the One – Charles Randolph-Wright On the Verge of a Fever – John L'Ecuyer Proud – Mary Pat Kelly | Unknown Winner Bastards of the Party – Cle Sloan Letter to the President – Thomas Gibson The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till – Keith Beauchamp A Killing in Choctaw – Chike Nwoffiah |