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Pariah , the story of a Brooklyn lesbian teenager searching for her sexual expression led the field with nine nominations as the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) announced its nominees Wednesday for its 12 th annual Black Reel Awards . They were followed closely by both The Help and Jumping the Broom , which each garnered seven nominations, Mooz-Lum (which collected six), the sexual addiction drama, Shame which took home five nominations and the educational drama, The First Grader , which received four nods. Pariah , the debut film from writer/director Dee Rees garnered nine nominations including Outstanding Film, Outstanding Actress for Adepero Oduye as well as Outstanding Supporting Actress for Kim Wayans . In addition, both Wayans and Oduye also were nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance category. Rees, a protégé of Spike Lee , also received dual nominations for Outstanding Director and Outstanding Screenplay, Original or Adapted for her semi-autobiographical tale in which a young woman struggles as she learns that by accepting her identity, her life becomes increasingly chaotic. The Help secured several nods including Outstanding Film and nods in the major categories for both Oscar hopefuls Viola Davis (Outstanding Actress) and two for Octavia Spencer (Outstanding Supporting Actress and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance). Meanwhile Laz Alonso (Outstanding Actor), Mike Epps (Outstanding Supporting Actor) and previous Black Reel Awards winner, Angela Bassett (Outstanding Supporting Actress) were also recognized for Jumping the Broom. The Black Reel Awards comprised of more than 50 voters across the country annually select and spotlight films and performances featuring African-Americans as well as people of color throughout the African Diaspora. In a year with limited major studio releases, independent and international films dominate the awards nomination landscape like no previous campaigns. The 12 th Annual Black Reel Awards winners will be announced on Friday, February 10 th in Washington, DC. The nominations for the 2012 Black Reel Awards: Outstanding Actor John Boyega – Attack the Block Demián Bichir– A Better Life Laz Alonso – Jumping the Broom Oliver Litondo – The First Grader Evan Ross – Mooz-Lum Outstanding Actress Viola Davis – The Help Adepero Oduye – Pariah Zoe Saldana – Columbiana Nia Long – Mooz-Lum Naomie Harris – The First Grader Outstanding Supporting Actor Anthony Mackie – The Adjustment Bureau Don Cheadle – The Guard Isiah Whitlock Jr. – Cedar Rapids Laurence Fishburne – Contagion Mike Epps – Jumping the Broom Outstanding Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer – The Help Maya Rudolph – Bridesmaids Kim Wayans – Pariah Pernell Walker – Pariah Angela Bassett – Jumping the Broom Outstanding Screenplay, Original or Adapted Steve McQueen and Abi Morgan – Shame Qasim Basir – Mooz-Lum Dee Rees – Pariah Ava DuVernay – I Will Follow Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs – Jumping the Broom Outstanding Director Steve McQueen – Shame Dee Rees – Pariah Qasim Basir – Mooz-Lum Ava DuVernay – I Will Follow Salim Akil – Jumping the Broom Outstanding Film Pariah Shame The Help Attack the Block Jumping the Broom Outstanding Breakthrough Performance Octavia Spencer – The Help Adepero Oduye – Pariah John Boyega – Attack the Block Kim Wayans – Pariah Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Larry Crowne Outstanding Ensemble Pariah Attack the Block The Help Mooz-Lum Fast Five Jumping the Broom Outstanding Original Song The Living Proof – Mary J. Blige (The Help) Walkin’ Blues – Cee-Lo Green featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Footloose) Furiously Dangerous – Ludacris (Fast Five) Fly Love – Jamie Foxx (Rio) My Last Day Without You – Nicole Beharie (My Last Day Without You) Outstanding Score Harry Escott – Shame Steven Price – Attack the Block Misha Segal – Mooz-Lum Thomas Newman – The Help Alex Heffes – The First Grader Outstanding Foreign Film Attack the Block The First Grader Kinyarwanda Life, Above All Viva Riva! Outstanding Feature Documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey – Constance Marks Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest – Michael Rapaport The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 – Goran Olsson The Undefeated – Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin The Interrupters – Steve James Outstanding Independent Feature Film My Last Day Without You – Stefan C. Schaefer The Tested – Russell Constanzo Mamitas – Nicholas Ozeki Besouro – João Daniel Tikhomiroff Billy – Winston Washington Moxam Outstanding Independent Short Film Fig – Ryan Coogler Wolf Call – Rob Underhill Wake – Bree Newsome The Abyss Boys – Jan-Hendrik Beetge The Tombs – Jerry Lamonthe Outstanding Independent Documentary Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By the Door –Christine Acham and Clifford Ward Gang Girl: A Mother’s Journey to Save Her Daughter – Valerie Goodloe Brown Babies – Regina Griffin Zero Percent – Tim Skousen The Manuscripts of Timbuktu – Zola Maseko Burn: The Evolution of An American City – Harold Jackson III Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Male Idris Elba – Luther Laurence Fishburne – Thurgood Samuel L. Jackson – The Sunset Limited Eric Benet – Trinity Goodheart Mykelti Williamson – Have A Little Faith Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Female Taraji P. Henson – Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Anika Noni Rose – Bag of Bones Rosario Dawson – Five Jenifer Lewis – Five Tracee Ellis Ross – Five Outstanding Television Documentary Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation – VH1 (Richard Low and Martin Torgoff) Pray the Devil Back to Hell – PBS (Gini Reticker) The Fab Five – ESPN (Jason Hehir) Black in Latin America – PBS (Henry Louis Gates) The Latino List – HBO (Timothy Greenfield-Sanders) Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film Thurgood – HBO (Michael Stevens) Luther – BBC (Katie Swinden) Five – Lifetime (Nellie Nugiel) The Sunset Limited – HBO (Barbara A. Hall) Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story – Lifetime (Harvey Kahn)
“Pariah” And “The Help” Lead 2012 Black Reel Awards Nominations
