Motion picture award for short film
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Short Film. This award is given to the directors and was first awarded during the 2010 ceremony. Notable winners and nominees includes Spike Lee, Gabourey Sidibe, Matthew A. Cherry & Ryan Coogler.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2010s
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
Ref
|
| 2010
|
| (Mis)leading Man
|
Morocco Omari
|
[1]
|
| Life on Earth
|
Jeffrey Keith
|
| The Roe Effect
|
Kiel Adrian Scott
|
| 2011
|
| Katrina's Son
|
Ya'Ke Smith
|
[2]
|
| Stag & Doe
|
Daniel Patterson
|
| Cred
|
Sherman Payne
|
| 2012
|
| Wake
|
Bree Newsome
|
[3]
|
| The Abyss Boys
|
Jan-Hendrik Beetge
|
| Fig
|
Ryan Coogler
|
| The Tombs
|
Jerry Lamothe
|
| Wolf Call
|
Rob Underhill
|
| 2013
|
| The Bluest Note
|
Maruqes Green
|
[4]
|
| Crossover
|
Tina Mabry
|
| Last/First Kiss
|
Andrea Ashton
|
| Record/Play
|
Jesse Atlas
|
| White Space
|
Maya Washington
|
| 2014
|
| Black Girl in Paris
|
Kiandra Parks
|
[5]
|
| A Different Tree
|
Steven Caple Jr.
|
| African Cowboy
|
Rodney Charles
|
| Sweet Honey Chile
|
Talibah Newman
|
| They Die by the Dawn
|
Jeymes Samuel
|
| 2015
|
| #AmeriCan
|
Nate Parker
|
[6]
|
| Muted
|
Rachel Goldberg
|
| The Voodoo
|
Steven Alexander
|
| 2016
|
| Addiction
|
Danny Dzhurayev
|
[7]
|
| David's Reviere
|
Neil Creque Williams
|
| Sacred Heart
|
Sol Aponte and Jennia Fredrique
|
| 2017
|
| $15 Kicks
|
Jenn Shaw
|
[8]
|
| #Whereisbeauty
|
Angela McCrae
|
| 2 Fists Up
|
Spike Lee
|
| 86-32
|
Randy Wilkins
|
| Black Card
|
Pete Chatmon
|
| 2018
|
| Oscar Micheaux
|
JD Walker
|
[9]
|
| 90 Days
|
Jennia Fredrique & Nathan Hale Williams
|
| Amelia's Closet
|
Halima Lucas
|
| GEMA
|
Kendrick Price
|
| See You Yesterday
|
Stefon Bristol
|
| 2019
|
| The Tale of Four
|
Gabourey Sidibe
|
[10]
|
| Funk Force
|
Desmond Levi Jackson
|
| Hair Wolf
|
Mariama Diallo
|
| Jump
|
Kofi Siriboe
|
| WTFIMH: What the Fuck is Mental Health
|
Kofi Siriboe
|
2020s