Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Thuso Mbedu | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First award | Black Reel Awards of 2014 |
| Most recent winner | Ariana DeBose West Side Story (Black Reel Awards of 2022) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female. Prior to 2014 the category was no gender specific, thus was called Outstanding Breakthrough Performance. Naomie Harris was the first woman to win the Outstanding Breakthrough Performance category. Sharon Warren was the first actress to win a Black Reel Awards in a Lead or Supporting performance and the Breakthrough performance in the same year.
Currently, Lupita Nyong'o is the first person (man or woman) to win the BRA "Triple Crown" acting award with wins in the Lead, Supporting and Breakthrough categories. Nyong'o took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress & Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male for 12 Years a Slave and won the award for Outstanding Actress for Us.
At age 9, Quvenzhane Wallis became the youngest actress to win this award for Beasts of the Southern Wild and at age 38, Tiffany Haddish became the oldest winner in this category for Girls Trip. At the 15th Annual Black Reel Awards both Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez became the first transgender actresses nominated in this category for their performances in Tangerine.
Winners and nominees
[edit]Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]Multiple nominations from the same film
[edit]- Kiersey Clemons (winner) and Chanel Iman in Dope (2016)
- Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor in Tangerine (2016)
- Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton in King Richard (2022)
- Thuso Mbedu (winner) and Sheila Atim in The Woman King(2023)
Age superlatives
[edit]| Record | Actress | Film | Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Tiffany Haddish | Girls Trip | 38 |
| Oldest nominee | Kim Wayans | Pariah | 50 |
| Youngest winner | Quvenzhane Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild | 9 |
| Youngest nominee | Quvenzhane Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2014 Black Reel Awards - Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2016 Black Reel Awards
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2017)". IMDb.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2018)". IMDb.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2019)". IMDb.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2020)". IMDb.
- ^ "A Special "Night in Miami!" – the Black Reel Awards". Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "'The Harder They Fall' Sets Record with 20 Nominations from the Black Reel Awards". Black Girl Nerds. BGN Staff. Retrieved January 2, 2022.