Black Reel Awards of 2017
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{{Infobox award
| name = 17th Black Reel Awards
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| date = February 16, 2017
| location = Washington, D.C.
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| previous = 16th
| main = Black Reel Award
| next = 18th
}}
The 17th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony, presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) and honoring the best films of 2016, took place on February 16, 2017, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST (5:00 p.m. PST). During the ceremony, FAAAF will present the Black Reel Awards in 28 categories.
Moonlight led all films with 13 nominations.{{Cite web |url=http://blackreelawards.com/17th-annual-black-reel-awards-nominations/ |title=17th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations |access-date=2016-12-16 |archive-date=2021-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119233736/http://blackreelawards.com/17th-annual-black-reel-awards-nominations/ |url-status=dead }}
Schedule
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| Monday, December 5, 2016
| Nominations polls opens at 8:00 a.m. EST (05:00, 5 Dec. UTC) (5:00 a.m. PST) |
| Friday, December 9, 2016
| Nominations polls close at 8:00 p.m. EST (01:00, 9 Dec. UTC) (5:00 p.m. PST) |
| Wednesday, December 14, 2016
| Nominations announced at 8:00 a.m. EST (13:30 UTC) (5:00 a.m. PST) |
| Thursday, December 15, 2016
| Final voting begins |
| Tuesday, December 20, 2016
| Final polls close at 8:00 p.m. EST (01:00, 20 Dec. UTC) (5:00 p.m. PST) |
| Thursday, February 16, 2017
| 17th Annual Black Reel Awards presentation |
Winners and nominees
Winners are highlighted in bold.
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! width="50%"| Best Film ! width="50%"| Best Director |
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| width="50%"| Best Actor
! width="50%"| Best Actress |
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| width="50%"| Best Supporting Actor
! width="50%"| Best Supporting Actress |
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| width="50%"| Best Breakthrough Performance, Male
! width="50%"| Best Breakthrough Performance, Female |
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| width="50%"| Best Ensemble
! width="50%"| Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original |
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| width="50%"| Best Feature Documentary
! width="50%"| Best Voice Performance |
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| width="50%"| Best Independent Feature
! width="50%"| Best Independent Short |
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| width="50%"| Best Foreign Film
! width="50%"| World Cinema Motion Picture |
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| width="50%"| Best Emerging Filmmaker
! width="50%"| Best First Screenplay |
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| width="50%"| Best Original or Adapted Song
! width="50%"| Outstanding Original Score |
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