Black Reel Awards of 2008

The following is a list of the nominees and winners of the 2009 Black Reel Awards.

• Films that earned Academy Award nominations or wins:
  • Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis (Doubt) & Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

Category	Winner	Nominees
Best Film	Cadillac Records	The Secret Life of Bees Traitor Seven Pounds Miracle at St. Anna
Best Director	Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees)	Spike Lee (Miracle at St. Anna) Darnell Martin (Cadillac Records) Gabriele Muccino (Seven Pounds) Malcolm D. Lee (Soul Men)
Best Actor	Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)	Don Cheadle (Traitor) Mos Def (Be Kind Rewind) Derek Luke (Miracle at St. Anna) Chiwetel Ejiofor (Redbelt)
Best Actress	Queen Latifah (The Secret Life of Bees)	Jennifer Hudson (The Secret Life of Bees) Sanaa Lathan (The Family That Preys) Keke Palmer (The Longshots) Alfre Woodard (The Family That Preys)
Best Supporting Actor	Jeffrey Wright (Cadillac Records)	Eamonn Walker (Cadillac Records) Mos Def (Cadillac Records) Terrence Howard (Iron Man) Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder)
Best Supporting Actress	Viola Davis (Doubt)	Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) Alice Braga (Blindness) Sophie Okonedo (The Secret Life of Bees)
Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original	Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees)	Darnell Martin (Cadillac Records) Tyler Perry (Meet the Browns) James McBride (Miracle at St. Anna) Tyler Perry (The Family That Preys)
Best Original Soundtrack	Slumdog Millionaire	Cadillac Records Soul Men Honeydripper RocknRolla
Best Breakthrough Performance	Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)	Tristan Wilds (The Secret Life of Bees) Omar Benson Miller (Miracle at St. Anna) Columbus Short (Cadillac Records) Saïd Taghmaoui (Traitor)
Best Ensemble	Cadillac Records	The Secret Life of Bees Slumdog Millionaire Miracle at St. Anna Honeydripper