2021 AWARD NOMINEES
Best Cinematography
Rejoice Resist by Elisha Smith-Leverock
Rejoice Resist, A Dream For Sale, Illegal Rose
Best Directing
Deborah Riley Draper for Illegal Rose
Nicole Collins-Maternally Yours, Elisha Smith-Leverock “Rejoice, Resist”, Issa Currie “Silent Partner”, Deborah Riley Draper “Illegal Rose”
Best Actor
Maynard Okereke in I’m Sorry
Travis Carter “Blaming Cairo”, Barrington Vaxter “Broke is The Reason”, Martin “Bats” Bradford “The Pot”, Maynard Okereke “I’m Sorry”
Best Actress
Jasmine Guy in Illegal Rose
Sierra Laporte “I Hate This Fkn Job”, Jasmine Guy “Illegal Rose”, Jasmine Runnels “January 14th”, Starletta Dupois “Lessons Learned”
Best Web content
Shank’s Rain by Jonathan Rowan and Khyran Shank
Couch Coins, The Pot, Maternally Yours
Best New Orleans project
A Dream For Sale by Jonathan Isaac Jackson
None Of Your Business, A Dream For Sale, The Pot, The Truth
BEst ANIMATION
From Me To You: A Conversation with Animation by Leah Coleman
Couch Coins, Genesis, From Me To You: A Conversation With Animation
BEST AUDIENCE
A Place Called Desire by Leonard Smith III
Best Writing
Keep Your Flowers by Sekou Brown and Ivory Adams
I Hate This Fkn Job, SIlent Partner, Maternally Yours
Best Wardrobe & makeup
Rejoice Resist by Elisha Smith-Leverock
Rejoice Resist, Such An Honor
Best Sound design & music
A Dream For Sale by Jonathan Isaac Jackson
Broke Is The Reason, Rejoice, Resist, A Dream For Sale
Best Short film
Rejoice Resist by Elisha Smith-Leverock
Rejoice Resist, Puppy Love, I Hate This Fkn Job, Illegal Rose
Best Feature film
Solomon by JB Armstrong
Low Key, Solomon, Pink Opaque
Best Documentary
A Placed Called Desire by Leonard Smith III
Fierce, Funny & Fly, A Place Called Desire, Balloon Man
Best Young filmmaker
David Chambers for Blaming Cairo
Jami’l Carter – To Get By, Will Andrews -Children Get Older, Zahri Josita Jackson – In My Garden