This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Song. It's presented to the performer and songwriters for the best original song written specially for a film. Performers who also wrote the song is credited with one win or nomination.

History This award was first introduced as Outstanding Original or Adapted song from 2001 - 2013. At the 14th Annual Black Reel Awards the category was renamed to Outstanding Original Song only allowing original songs written specifically for a film to be eligible.

This award was first presented at the 2nd Annual Black Reel Awards where Meshell Ndegeocello's "Fool of Me" from Love & Basketball won.

John Legend holds the record with the most wins as both a performer and songwriter with 3 wins. Legend is the most nominated songwriter in this category with 6 nominations and tied with Beyonce for the most nominations as a performer with 5 nominations.

Other multiple winners in this category includes Raphael Saadiq, Mary J. Blige & Common (rapper).

Love & Basketball, The Brothers, Brown Sugar, Dreamgirls, The Princess and the Frog, The Butler, Creed, Black Panther, Queen & Slim & The Harder They Fall are the only films to receive 2 or more nominations in this category. The Butler, Creed & The Harder They Fall are the only films to not have one of their songs win.

Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s Year Artist Writers Song Film Ref 2001 Meshell Ndegeocello Meshell Ndegeocello and Federico Peña "Fool of Me" Love & Basketball 2001 Black Reel Awards Destiny's Child Beyoncé, Cory Rooney, Tone (as Samuel J. Barnes) and Poke (as Jean Claude Olivier) "Independent Women" Charlie's Angels Janet Jackson Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis "Doesn't Really Matter" Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Donell Jones Rahsaan Patterson and Steve 'Silk' Hurley "I'll Go" Love & Basketball R. Kelly R. Kelly "Bad Man" Shaft Lucy Pearl Dawn Robinson and Raphael Saadiq "Dance Tonight" Love & Basketball 2002 Eric Benét Eric Benet "Love Don't Love Me" The Brothers 2002 Black Reel Awards Snoop Dogg, Tyrese Gibson and Mr. Tan Battlecat, Tyrese Gibson, Snoop Dogg and Olan Thompson "Just a Baby Boy" Baby Boy R. Kelly R. Kelly "The World's Greatest" Ali Nelly Nelly and Waiel Yaghnam "#1" Training Day R.L. Charles Bereal, Kenneth Bereal & Walter Worth Milsap "Good Love" The Brothers 2003 Erykah Badu and Common Raphael Saadiq, Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Common, Bobby Ozuna, James Poyser and Glenn Standridge "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Brown Sugar 2003 Black Reel Awards Beyoncé Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Beyoncé "Work It Out" Austin Powers in Goldmember Bow Wow, Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Fundisha Jimmy Bralower, Robert Ford, Full Force, James B. Moor, Kurtis Blow, Shirley Walker and William Waring "Basketball" Like Mike Bootsy Collins, Snoop Dogg, Mr. Kane, Quaze and Fred Wesley George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Jerome Brailey, Snoop Dogg and Quazedelic "Undercova Funk (Give Up the Funk)" Undercover Brother Angie Stone Angie Stone, Homer Talbert and Herscholt Polk "Bring Me Your Heart" Brown Sugar 2004 Beyoncé and Walter Williams Sr. Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Big Jim Wright "He Still Loves Me" The Fighting Temptations 2004 Black Reel Awards Amerie and LL Cool J Norma Jean Wright, Allan Wayne Felder, Kenneth Burke, LL Cool J, Poke (as Jean Claude Olivier), Tone (as Samuel Barnes), Amerie and 50 Cent "Paradise" Deliver Us from Eva Joe Budden Joe Budden, Justin Smith, George Funky Brown, Robert Kool Bell, Ronald Bell, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Richard Westfield, Dennis 'Dee Tee' Thomas "Pump It Up" 2 Fast 2 Furious Ludacris Ludacris (as Christopher Bridges), Keith McMasters "Act a Fool" Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Luis Resto, Edgar Winter "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" Tupac: Resurrection 2005–06 colspan="5" 2007 Jennifer Hudson Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen "And I'm Telling You (I'm Not Going)" Dreamgirls 2007 Black Reel Awards Beyoncé Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Beyoncé, and Anne Preven "Listen" Dreamgirls Jennifer Hudson Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen "I Am Changing" Lyfe Jennings and Alicia Keys Curtis Mayfield "People Get Ready" Glory Road OutKast Andre Benjamin "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" Idlewild 2008 colspan="5"

2010s Year Artist Writers Song Film Ref 2010 Anika Noni Rose Randy Newman "Almost There" The Princess and the Frog 2010 Black Reel Awards De'Adre Aziza, Daniel Breaker and Stew Stew "Keys" Passing Strange Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo & Chuck Harmon "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" I Can Do Bad All By Myself Ne-Yo Ne-Yo "Never Knew I Needed" The Princess and the Frog Anika Noni Rose Randy Newman "Down in New Orleans" 2011 John Legend John Legend "Shine" Waiting for "Superman" 2011 Black Reel Awards Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith Adam Messinger, Nasri, Justin Bieber, Kuk Harrell (as Thaddis Harrell), Jaden Smith and Omarr Rambert "Never Say Never" The Karate Kid Jay Z, Rihanna and Kanye West Shawn Carter, Kanye West, Robyn Fenty, Ernest Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Athanasios Alatas "Run This Town" Brooklyn's Finest Queen Latifah Andre Lyon, Queen Latifah, Jazmine Sullivan and Marcello Valenzano "Champion" Just Wright Leona Lewis Greg Barnhill, Joanna Cotten and Melissa Manchester "I Know Who I Am" For Colored Girls 2012 Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas "The Living Proof" The Help 2012 Black Reel Awards Nicole Beharie Scott Jacoby, Stefan C. Schaefer & Chris Silber "My Last Day Without You" My Last Day Without You Jamie Foxx Siedah Garrett "Fly Love" Rio Cee-Lo Green and Kenny Wayne Shepherd R.L. Burnside "Walkin' Blues" Footloose Ludacris and Slaughterhouse Ryan Montgomery, Crooked I, Eminem, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Ludacris, Mr. Porter, Tony "56" Jackson, Claret Jai, Luis Resto "Furiously Dangerous" Fast Five 2013 John Legend John Legend "Who Did That to You?" Django Unchained Travis Barker, Tom Morello, Raekwon and RZA Travis Barker, Tom Morello, Raekwon and RZA "Carry It" The Man with the Iron Fists Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks R. Kelly "Celebrate" Sparkle Jay Z, Frank Ocean and Kanye West Kanye West, Jay-Z (as Shawn Carter), Mike Dean, Charles Njapa, Gary Wright, Phil Manzanera, James Brown, Joseph Maloy Roach, The-Dream (as Terius Nash), Frank Ocean "No Church in the Wild" Safe House John Legend and Ludacris John Legend, Allen Arthur, Ludacris, Clayton Reilly, Keith Justice, and Miguel "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" Think Like a Man 2014 Judith Hill Judith Hill "Desperation" 20 Feet from Stardom Fantasia Barrino Keith McMasters, Fantasia Barrino, Ricco Barrino, and Abel Terry "In the Middle of the Night" The Butler Alicia Keys Alicia Keys "Queen of the Field (Patsey's Song)" 12 Years a Slave Gladys Knight Lenny Kravitz "You & I Ain't No More" The Butler Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams "Happy" Despicable Me 2 2015 Common and John Legend Common, John Legend & Rhymefest "Glory" Selma 2015 Black Reel Awards Eliza Colby and Questlove Eliza Colby & Questlove "It Ain't Easy" Top Five Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Hans Zimmer and Kendrick Lamar "It's On Again" The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe, Nate 'Rocket' Wonder and Roman GianArthur Irvin "What is Love" Rio 2 Rita Ora Diane Warren "Grateful" Beyond the Lights 2016 Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth DJ Frank E, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa "See You Again" Furious 7 2016 Black Reel Awards Jhené Aiko, Childish Gambino and Vince Staples Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, Vince Staples and Donald Glover "Waiting for My Moment" Creed Dr. Dre Dr. Dre, Slim the Mobster, Mario Johnson, Russell Brown "Talking to My Diary" Straight Outta Compton Tessa Thompson Ludwig Göransson, Sam Dew and Tessa Thompson "Grip" Creed The Weeknd The Weeknd, Stephan Moccio, DaHeala, Belly "Earned It" Fifty Shades of Grey 2017 Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings "I'm Still Here" Miss Sharon Jones! 2017 Black Reel Awards Common and Bilal Common, Karriem Riggins & Robert Glasper "A Letter to the Free" 13th Alicia Keys Alicia Keys, Illangelo, Billy Walsh "Back to Life" Queen of Katwe John Legend John Legend "Start" Southside with You Lalah Hathaway and Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams "Surrender" Hidden Figures 2018 Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq & Taura Stinson "Mighty River" Mudbound Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards Black Reel Awards. 13 December 2017.Get Out “Sinks” the Competition at The Black Reel Awards Black Reel Awards. 23 February 2018. Kortnee Price Jypsy Nichols, Jeff Paige, Bobby Huntley & Nikki Wade "Best of Me" La Vie Magnifique De Charlie Cynthia Erivo Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson & Laura Karpman "Jump" Step Common and Andra Day Dianne Warren & Common "Stand Up for Something" Marshall Phonte and Zo! Phonte & Zo! "Starlight" Zo! Making SkyBreak 2019 Kendrick Lamar & SZA Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Al Shux and SZA "All the Stars" Black Panther Jennifer Hudson Diane Warren "I’ll Fight" RBG Khalid & Normani Khalid, Normani, Ryan Vojtesak, Tayla Parx and Jamil Chammas "Love Lies" Love, Simon The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Dukes and Doc McKinney "Pray for Me" Black Panther Arlissa Jessica Karpov, Kevin White and Mike Woods "We Won’t Move" The Hate U Give

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