JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

BEST PICTURE
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (KALUUYA)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (STANFIELD)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Bill O’Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary en route, a battle is waged for O’Neal’s soul.

Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler

Shaka King | Charles D. King | Ryan Coogler

— 1st time Nominees —

Daniel Kaluuya

Fred Hampton, the leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, works to form alliances with rival gangs and militia groups while extending community outreach through the BPP’s Free Breakfast for Children Program, while the FBI attempts to infiltrate his inner circle.

DANIEL KALUUYA

2017 (90th)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

“Get Out”

NOMINATED

LaKeith Stanfield

Arrested in Chicago after attempting to hijack a car while posing as a federal officer, William “Bill” O’Neal is approached by the FBI Special, who offers to have his charges dropped if he infiltrates and acts as informant for the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and its leader, Fred Hampton.

LAKEITH STANFIELD

— 1st time Nominee —

Sean Bobbitt

Sean Bobbitt

— 1st time Nominee —

“Fight For You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II
Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas

H.E.R. | Dernst Emile II | Tiara Thomas

— 1st time Nominees —

Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King
Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas

Will Berson | Kenny Lucas | Keith Lucas

— 1st time Nominees —