Black Reel Awards of 2003

The 2003 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 March 2, 2003. Antwone Fisher took home five awards during the ceremony, with The Rosa Parks Story receiving four awards.

4th Black Reel Awards
Date	March 2, 2003
Location	Washington, D.C.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Best Film	Best Director
Antwone Fisher 25th Hour Barbershop Drumline Standing in the Shadows of Motown	Denzel Washington – Antwone Fisher Malcolm D. Lee – Undercover Brother Spike Lee – 25th Hour Charles Stone III – Drumline Tim Story – Barbershop
Best Actor	Best Actress
Derek Luke – Antwone Fisher Ice Cube – Barbershop Samuel L. Jackson – Changing Lanes Wesley Snipes – Undisputed Denzel Washington – John Q	Angela Bassett – Sunshine State Kimberly Elise – John Q Aunjanue Ellis – Undercover Brother Sanaa Lathan – Brown Sugar Thandie Newton – The Truth About Charlie
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Dennis Haysbert – Far from Heaven Cedric the Entertainer – Barbershop Morgan Freeman – The Sum of All Fears Denzel Washington – Antwone Fisher Forest Whitaker – Panic Room	Queen Latifah – Chicago Halle Berry – Die Another Day Joy Bryant – Antwone Fisher Viola Davis – Solaris Rosario Dawson – 25th Hour
Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original	Best Breakthrough Performance
Antwone Fisher – Antwone Fisher Mark Brown and Don S. Scott – Barbershop Michael Elliott – Brown Sugar Michael Elliott and Jordan Moffet – Like Mike John Ridley – Undercover Brother	Derek Luke – Antwone Fisher Beyoncé – Austin Powers in Goldmember Nick Cannon – Drumline Raven Goodwin – Lovely & Amazing Lil' Bow Wow – Like Mike
Outstanding Original Soundtrack	Best Original or Adapted Song
Standing in the Shadows of Motown 8 Mile Barbershop Brown Sugar Undercover Brother	"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" from Brown Sugar – Performed by Erykah Badu and Common "Basketball" from Like Mike – Performed by Lil' Bow Wow, Fabolous and Jermaine Dupri "Bring Your Heart" from Brown Sugar – Performed by Angie Stone "We Got the Funk" from Undercover Brother – Performed by Snoop Dogg, Fred Wesley and Bootsy Collins "Work It Out" from Austin Powers in Goldmember – Performed by Beyoncé
Best Television Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie
The Rosa Parks Story (CBS) – Paris Qualles Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime) – Art Washington Lift (Showtime) – DeMane Davis	Robert Townsend – 10,000 Black Men Named George (Showtime) Julie Dash – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS) Doug McHenry – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)
Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series	Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Harry J. Lennix – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime) Andre Braugher – 10,000 Black Men Named George (Showtime) Ving Rhames – Sins of the Father (FX)	Angela Bassett – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS) Kerry Washington – Lift (Showtime) Vanessa L. Williams – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series	Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Charles S. Dutton – 10,000 Black Men Named George (Showtime) Peter Francis James – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS) Russell Hornsby – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)	Cicely Tyson – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS) Lonette McKee – Lift (Showtime) Vanessa A. Williams – Our America (Showtime)
Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited Series	Best Independent Film
Paris Qualles – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS) David Isay, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman – Our America (Showtime) Art Washington – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)	Standing in the Shadows of Motown – Paul Justman Biggie & Tupac – Nick Broomfield Crazy as Hell – Eriq La Salle
Outstanding Independent Film Actor	Outstanding Independent Film Actress
Eriq La Salle – Crazy as Hell Michael Beach – Crazy as Hell Mos Def – Civil Brand	Erika Alexander – 30 Years to Life Monica Calhoun – Pandora's Box Melissa De Sousa – 30 Years to Life
Best Original Television Program	Best Film Poster
Jim Brown: All-American No other nominees	Blade II Changing Lanes Queen of the Damned Standing in the Shadows of Motown Undercover Brother