[1][4][5] During the ceremony, the winners of the 7th Annual Black Reel Television Awards were announced; the television ceremony was initially scheduled for August 14, 2023, but was changed due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, which took place from May 2 to November 9.
[6] The film adaptation of the Broadway Tony Award-winning musical The Color Purple received the most nominations with nineteen, setting the mark for the most nominations for a musical film, followed by Rustin with ten.
[7] American television producer Shonda Rhimes was honored with the Diahann Carroll Executive Award.
[8] The nominations for the 8th Annual Black Reel Awards for Television were announced on June 13, 2024.
[9] National Geographic's biographical, anthology, drama series Genius: MLK/X received the most nominations with a tally of 14.