# Black Reel Awards of 2007

The 2007 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 7, 2007. Dreamgirls was the bigger winner of the evening, taking home six awards, with Walkout taking home five awards.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Dreamgirls Akeelah and the Bee Inside Man The Pursuit of Happyness Something New | Spike Lee – Inside Man Bryan Barber – Idlewild Sanaa Hamri – Something New Clark Johnson – The Sentinel Chris Robinson – ATL |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland Jamie Foxx – Dreamgirls Derek Luke – Catch a Fire Will Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness Denzel Washington – Inside Man | Keke Palmer – Akeelah and the Bee Beyoncé – Dreamgirls Sanaa Lathan – Something New |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots Chiwetel Ejiofor – Children of Men Laurence Fishburne – Akeelah and the Bee Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls | Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls Clare-Hope Ashitey – Children of Men Angela Bassett – Akeelah and the Bee Shareeka Epps – Half Nelson Kerry Washington – The Last King of Scotland |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Best Breakthrough Performance |
| Kriss Turner – Something New Bryan Barber – Idlewild Chris Cleveland and Bettina Gilois – Glory Road Tina Gordon Chism – ATL Tyler Perry – Madea's Family Reunion | Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls Shareeka Epps – Half Nelson Keke Palmer – Akeelah and the Bee Paula Patton – Idlewild Jaden Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness |
| Outstanding Original Score | Outstanding Original Soundtrack |
| Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas – Dreamgirls Big Boi – Idlewild Terence Blanchard – Inside Man Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin – Something New Aaron Zigman – Akeelah and the Bee | Dreamgirls Akeelah and the Bee Dave Chappelle's Block Party Something New Take the Lead |
| Best Original or Adapted Song | Best Independent Film |
| "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls – Jennifer Hudson "Idlewild Blues" from Idlewild – OutKast "Listen" from Dreamgirls – Beyoncé "One Night Only" from Dreamgirls – Jennifer Hudson "People Get Ready" from Glory Road – Alicia Keys and Lyfe Jennings | Traci Townsend – Craig Ross Jr. No. 2 – Toa Fraser Premium – Pete Chatmon |
| Best Television Miniseries or Movie | Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie |
| Walkout (HBO) – Moctesuma Esparza and Robert A. Katz No other nominees | Edward James Olmos – Walkout (HBO) No other nominees |
| Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series |
| Andre Braugher – Thief (FX) No other nominees | Alexa Vega – Walkout (HBO) No other nominees |
| Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series |
| Michael Peña – Walkout (HBO) No other nominees | Alfre Woodard – The Water is Wide (Hallmark) No other nominees |
| Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited Series ||
| Ernie Contreras, Marcus DeLeon and Timothy J. Sexton – Walkout (HBO) No other nominees ||