Tiwa Savage, Davido, Yvonne Orji, Folake Olowofoyeku Nominated for 2021 NAACP Image Awards
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has released its nomination list for the 52nd edition of the award ceremony set to air on BET, CBS, and MTV on the 27th of March.
The annual awards are presented to honour outstanding performances in film, television, music, and literature.
For the 52nd NAACP Image Awards, Folake Olowofoyeku got nominated in the âActress in a Comedy Seriesâ category for her role in CBSâ âBob Hearts Abisholaâ. Yvonne Orji also earned a nomination in the âSupporting Actress in a Comedy Seriesâ category for her role in âInsecureâ, while her comedy show âMomma I Made It!â got nominated in the âVariety Show (Series or Special)â category alongside âThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunionâ and âBlack Is Kingâ by Beyoncé whose âBrown Skin Girlâ featuring Wizkid, SAINt JHN and Blu Ivy Carter also got nominated in the Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album category.
Susan Kelechi Watson and Ghanaian star Adjoa Andoh also bagged nominations in the âSupporting Actress in a Drama Seriesâ category for their roles in âThis Is Usâ and âBridgertonâ respectively. Dayo Okeniyi received a nomination in the âBreakthrough Performance in a Motion Pictureâ category for his role in âEmperorâ
Afrobeats superstar Davido got nominated in the Outstanding International Song category for his song âTananaâ featuring Tiwa Savage who also got nominated in the same category for âTemptationâ featuring Sam Smith.
See the full list of nominees below:
SPECIAL AWARDS
Social Justice Impact
- April Ryan
- Debbie Allen
- Lebron James
- Stacey Abrams
- Tamika Mallory
Entertainer of the Year
- D-Nice
- Regina King
- Viola Davis
- Trevor Noah
- Tyler Perry
TELEVISION + STREAMINGÂ
Outstanding Comedy Series
- â#blackAFâ (Netflix)
- âBlack-ishâ (ABC)
- âgrown-ishâ (Freeform)
- âInsecureâ (HBO)
- âThe Last O.G.â (TBS)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson â âBlack-ishâ (ABC)
- Cedric The Entertainer â âThe Neighborhoodâ (CBS)
- Don Cheadle â âBlack Mondayâ (Showtime)
- Idris Elba â âIn the Long Runâ (Starz)
- Tracy Morgan â âThe Last O.G.â (TBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
- Issa Rae â âInsecureâ (HBO)
- Folake Olowofoyeku â âBob Hearts Abisholaâ (CBS)
- Regina Hall â âBlack Mondayâ (Showtime)
- Tracee Ellis Ross â âBlack-ishâ (ABC)
- Yara Shahidi â âGrown-ishâ (Freeform)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Andre Braugher â âBrooklyn Nine-Nineâ (NBC)
- Deon Cole â âBlack-ishâ (ABC)
- Jay Ellis â âInsecureâ (HBO)
- Kenan Thompson â âSaturday Night Liveâ (NBC)
- Laurence Fishburne â âBlack-ishâ (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Jenifer Lewis â âBlack-ishâ (ABC)
- Marsai Martin â âBlack-ishâ (ABC)
- Natasha Rothwell â âInsecureâ (HBO)
- Tichina Arnold â âThe Neighborhoodâ (CBS)
- Yvonne Orji â âInsecureâ (HBO)
Outstanding Drama Series
- âAll Riseâ (CBS)
- âBridgertonâ (Netflix)
- âLovecraft Countryâ (HBO)
- âPower Book II: Ghostâ (Starz)
- âThis Is Usâ (NBC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
- Jonathan Majors â âLovecraft Countryâ (HBO)
- Keith David â âGreenleafâ (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
- Nicco Annan â âP-Valleyâ (Starz)
- RegĂ©-Jean Page â âBridgertonâ (Netflix)
- Sterling K. Brown â âThis Is Usâ (NBC)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
- Angela Bassett â â9-1-1â (FOX)
- Brandee Evans â âP-Valleyâ (Starz)
- Jurnee Smollett â âLovecraft Countryâ (HBO)
- Simone Missick â âAll Riseâ (CBS)
- Viola Davis â âHow To Get Away With Murderâ (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Clifford âMethod Manâ Smith â âPower Book II: Ghostâ (Starz)
- Delroy Lindo â âThe Good Fightâ (CBS All Access)
- Alphonse Nicholson â âP-Valleyâ (Starz)
- Jeffrey Wright â âWestworldâ (HBO)
- Michael Kenneth Williams â âLovecraft Countryâ (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Adjoa Andoh â âBridgertonâ (Netflix)
- Aunjanue Ellis â âLovecraft Countryâ (HBO)
- Lynn Whitfield â âGreenleafâ (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
- Mary J. Blige â âPower Book II: Ghostâ (Starz)
- Susan Kelechi Watson â âThis Is Usâ (NBC)
Outstanding Television Movie, LimitedâSeries or Dramatic Special
- âHamiltonâ (Disney+)
- âLittle Fires Everywhereâ (Hulu)
- âSelf Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walkerâ (Netflix)
- âSylvieâs Loveâ (Amazon Studios)
- âThe Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospelâ (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, LimitedâSeries or Dramatic Special
- Blair Underwood â âSelf Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walkerâ (Netflix)
- Chris Rock â âFargoâ (FX)
- Daveed Diggs â âHamiltonâ (Disney+)
- Leslie Odom, Jr. â âHamiltonâ (Disney+)
- Nnamdi Asomugha â âSylvieâs Loveâ (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, LimitedâSeries or Dramatic Special
- Aunjanue Ellis â âThe Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospelâ (Lifetime)
- Kerry Washington â âLittle Fires Everywhereâ (Hulu)
- Michaela Coel â âI May Destroy Youâ (HBO)
- Octavia Spencer â âSelf Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walkerâ (Netflix)
- Tessa Thompson â âSylvieâs Loveâ (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
- AM Joy: Remembering John Lewis Special (MSNBC)
- Desus & Mero: The Obama Interview (Showtime)
- The Color of Covid (CNN)
- The New York Times Presents âThe Killing of Breonna Taylorâ (FX)
- The Reidout (NBC)
Outstanding Talk Series
- âRed Table Talkâ (Facebook Watch)
- âTamron Hallâ (Syndicated )
- âThe Daily Show with Trevor Noahâ (Comedy Central)
- âThe Oprah Conversationâ (Apple TV+)
- âThe Shop: Uninterruptedâ (HBO)
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition, or Game Show (Series)
- âCelebrity Family Feudâ (ABC)
- âIyanla: Fix My Lifeâ (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
- âShark Tankâ (ABC)
- âUnited Shades of America with W. Kamau Bellâ (CNN)
- âVoices of Fireâ (Netflix)
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
- â8:46â (Netflix)
- âBlack Is Kingâ (Disney+)
- âThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunionâ (HBO Max)
- âVERZUZâ (APPLE TV)
- Yvonne Orji: âMomma I Made It!â (HBO)
Outstanding Childrenâs Program
- Bookmarks: âCelebrating Black Voicesâ (Netflix)
- âCraig of the Creekâ (Cartoon Network)
- âFamily Reunionâ (Netflix)
- âRavenâs Homeâ (Disney Channel)
- âWe Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratoricalâ (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or LimitedâSeries)
- Alex R. Hibbert â âThe Chiâ (Showtime)
- Lexi Underwood â âLittle Fires Everywhereâ (Hulu)
- Lyric Ross â âThis Is Usâ (NBC)
- Marsai Martin â âBlack-ishâ (ABC)
- Miles Brown â âBlack-ishâ (ABC)
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) â Individual or Ensemble
- Don Lemon â âCNN Tonight with Don Lemonâ (CNN)
- Jada Pinkett Smith â âRed Table Talkâ (Facebook Watch)
- Joy Reid â âThe Reidoutâ (NBC)
- LeBron James â âThe Shop: Uninterruptedâ (HBO)
- Trevor Noah â âThe Daily Show with Trevor Noahâ (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) â Individual or Ensemble
- Alfonso Ribeiro â âAmericaâs Funniest Home Videosâ (ABC)
- Iyanla Vanzant â âIyanla: Fix My Life (OWN: Oprah Winfreyâ Network)
- Steve Harvey â âCelebrity Family Feudâ (ABC)
- Kamau Bell â âUnited Shades of America with W. Kamau Bellâ (CNN)
- RuPaul â âRuPaulâs Drag Raceâ (VH1)
Outstanding Guest Performance â Comedy or Drama Series
- Chris Rock â âSaturday Night Liveâ (NBC)
- Courtney B. Vance â âLovecraft Countryâ (HBO)
- Dave Chappelle â âSaturday Night Liveâ (NBC)
- Issa Rae â âSaturday Night Liveâ (NBC)
- Loretta Devine â âP-Valleyâ (Starz)
Outstanding Animated Series
- âBig Mouthâ (Netflix)
- âCentral Parkâ (Apple TV+)
- âDoc McStuffinsâ (Disney Junior)
- âShe-Ra and the Princesses of Powerâ (Netflix)
- âStar Trek: Lower Decksâ (CBS All Access)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
- Aisha Tyler â âArcherâ (FX)
- Courtney B. Vance â âHollywoodâs Architect: The Paul R. Williams Storyâ (PBS)
- Dawnn Lewis â âStar Trek: Lower Decksâ (CBS All Access)
- Deon Cole â âKipo and the Age of Wonderbeastsâ (Netflix)
- Laya DeLeon Hayes â âDoc McStuffinsâ (Disney Junior)
Outstanding Short Form Series â Comedy or Drama
- â#FreeRayshawnâ (Quibi)
- âCripTalesâ (BBC America)
- âLazor Wulfâ (Adult Swim)
- âMapleworth Murdersâ (Quibi)
- âSincerely, Camilleâ (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series
- Giancarlo Esposito â âThe Broken and the Badâ (AMC.com )
- J.B. Smoove â âMapleworth Murdersâ (Quibi)
- Jasmine Cephas Jones â â#FreeRayshawnâ (Quibi)
- Laurence Fishburne â â#FreeRayshawnâ (Quibi)
- Stephan James â â#FreeRayshawnâ (Quibi)
Outstanding Short Form Series â Reality/Nonfiction
- âAmerican Masters â Unladylike2020â (PBS)
- âBenedict Menâ (Quibi)
- âBetween The Scenes â The Daily Showâ (Comedy Central)
- âIn The Makingâ (PBS)
- âInspire Change Seriesâ (NFL Network)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
- Katori Hall â âP-Valleyâ (Starz)
- Keith Knight â âWokeâ (Hulu)
- Ramy Youssef â âRamyâ (Hulu)
- Raynelle Swilling â âCherish the Dayâ (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
- Teri Schaffer â âCherish the Dayâ (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
RECORDING
Outstanding New Artist
- Chika â âHigh Risesâ (Warner Records)
- Doja Cat â âSay Soâ (RCA Records/Kemosabe )
- D Smoke â âBlack Habitsâ (WoodWorks Records / EMPIRE)
- Giveon â âWhen Itâs All Said And Doneâ (Epic Records)
- Skip Marley â âHigher Placeâ (Island Records/ Tuff Gong Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
- Big Sean â âDetroit 2â (Def Jam Recordings/G.O.O.D Music)
- Black Thought â âStreams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Ableâ (Republic Records)
- Charlie Wilson â âAll of My Loveâ (P Music Group/BMG)
- Drake â âLaugh Now, Cry Laterâ (Republic Records)
- John Legend â âBigger Loveâ (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
- BeyoncĂ© â âBlack Paradeâ (Columbia Record/ Parkwood)
- E.R. â âI Canât Breatheâ (RCA Records/MBK Entertainment)
- Jazmine Sullivan â âLost Oneâ (RCA Records)
- Ledisi â âAnything For Youâ (Listen Back Entertainment/BMG)
- Alicia Keys â âAliciaâ (RCA Records)
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
- âI Canât Breatheâ â H.E.R. (RCA Records/MBK Entertainment)
- âAnything For Youâ â Ledisi (Listen Back Entertainment/BMG)
- âBlack is Kingâ â BeyonceÂŽ (Columbia Record/ Parkwood)
- âBrown Skin Girlâ â Beyonceâ feat WizKid, SAINt JHN, Blu Ivy Carter (Columbia Record/ Parkwood)
- âDo Itâ â Chloe x Halle (Columbia Record/ Parkwood)
Outstanding Album
- âAliciaâ â Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
- âb7â â Brandy (Brand Nu/eOne)
- âBigger Loveâ â John Legend (Columbia Records)
- âChilomboâ â JhenĂ© Aiko (Def Jam Recordings)
- âThe Wild Cardâ â LEDISI (Listen Back Entertainment/BMG)
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
- âMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ (Music from the Netflix Film) â Branford Marsalis (Milan)
- âInsecure: Music from the HBO Original Seriesâ â Various Artists (Atlantic Records)
- âJingle Jangle: A Christmas Journeyâ â Various Artists (Atlantic Records )
- âSoul Original Motion Picture Soundtrackâ â Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste and Tom MacDougall (Walt Disney Records)
- âThe First Ladies of Gospel: The Clark Sisters Biopic Soundtrackâ â Donald Lawrence (RelevĂ© Entertainment)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
- âChosen Vesselâ â Marvin Sapp (RCA Inspiration)
- âGospel According to PJâ â PJ Morton (Morton Inspiration / Tyscot Records)
- âI Amâ â Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspiration)
- âKierraâ â Kierra Sheard (Karew/RCA Inspiration)
- âThe Returnâ â The Clark Sisters (Karew/Motown)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
- âAll in His Planâ â PJ Morton (Morton Inspiration / Tyscot Records)
- âNever Lostâ â CeCe Winans (Pure Springs Gospel)
- âSomething Has To Breakâ â Kierra Sheard feat. Tasha Cobbs-Leonard (Karew/RCA Inspiration)
- âStrong Godâ â Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/RCA Records)
- âTouch from Youâ â Tamela Mann (TillyMann Inc.)
Outstanding Jazz Album â Instrumental
- âBe Waterâ â Christian Sands (Mack Avenue Music Group)
- âMusic From and Inspired By Soulâ â Jon Batiste (Walt Disney Records)
- âOmegaâ â Immanuel Wilkins (Blue Note Records)
- âReciprocityâ â George Burton (Inner Circle Music)
- âThe Iconoclastâ â Barry Stephenson (Independent)
Outstanding Jazz Album â Vocal
- âDonny Duke and Wonderâ â Nathan Mitchell (ENM Music Group)
- âHoly Roomâ â Live at Alte Oper â Somi (Salon Africana)
- âPulling Off The Coversâ â Mike Phillips (Sono Recording Group)
- âStrongerâ â Jeff Bradshaw (Bone Deep Enterprises)
- âThe Eddy (From The Netflix Original Series)â â The Eddy (Arista Records)
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
- âI Canât Breatheâ â H.E.R. (RCA Records/MBK Entertainment)
- âAnything For Youâ â LEDISI (Listen Back Entertainment/BMG)
- âS. feat. H.E.Râ â JhenĂ© Aiko (Def Jam Recordings)
- âBlack Paradeâ â Beyonceâ (Columbia Record/ Parkwood)
- âDo Itâ â Chloe x Halle (Columbia Record/ Parkwood)
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
- âSavage Remixâ â Megan Thee Stallion feat. BeyoncĂ© (300 Entertainment / 1501 Certified Ent. LLC)
- âCool Offâ â Missy Elliott (Atlantic Records)
- âLaugh Now, Cry Laterâ â Drake (Republic Records)
- âLife Is Goodâ â Future & Drake (Epic Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
- Alicia Keys feat. Jill Scott â âJill Scottâ (RCA Records)
- Chloe x Halle â âWonder What She Thinks Of Meâ (Columbia Record/ Parkwood)
- Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis feat. Babyface â âHe Donât Know Nothinâ Bout Itâ (BMG)
- Kem feat. Toni Braxton â âLive Out Your Loveâ (Motown Records)
- Ledisi and PJ Morton â âAnything For Youâ (Listen Back Entertainment/BMG)
Outstanding Duo, Group, or Collaboration (Contemporary)
- Alicia Keys feat. Khalid â âSo Doneâ (RCA Records)
- Big Sean feat. Nipsey Hussle â âDeep Reverenceâ (Def Jam Recordings/G.O.O.D Music)
- Chloe x Halle â âDo Itâ (Columbia Record/ Parkwood)
- JhenĂ© Aiko feat. H.E.R. â âB.Sâ. (Def Jam Recordings)
- Megan Thee Stallion feat. BeyoncĂ© â âSavage Remixâ (300 Entertainment / 1501 Certified Ent. LLC)
Outstanding International Song
- âBlessedâ â Buju Banton (Roc Nation Records)
- âLockdownâ â Original Koffee (Promise Land Recordings)
- âPressure (Remix)â â Original Koffee feat. Buju Banton (Promise Land Recordings)
- âTananaâ â Davido feat. Tiwa Savage (RCA Records/Sony Music U.K./Davido Worldwide Entertainment)
- âTemptationâ â Tiwa Savage (Motown Records)
Outstanding Producer of the Year
- Donald Lawrence
- Hit-Boy
- Jathan Wilson
- Sean Keys
- TM88
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work â Fiction
- Black Bottom Saints â Alice Randall (HarperCollins Publishers)
- Lakewood â Megan Giddings (HarperCollins Publishers)
- Riot Baby â Tochi Onyebuchi (TorDotCom Publishing, imprint of Tom Doherty Associates)
- The Awkward Black Man â Walter Mosley (Grove Atlantic)
- The Vanishing Half â Brit Bennett (Riverhead Books)
Outstanding Literary Work â Nonfiction
- A Black Womenâs History of the United States â Daina Berry (Beacon Press)
- A Promised Land â Barack Obama (Crown)
- Driving While Black â Gretchen Sorin (W. W. Norton & Company)
- Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America â Michael Eric Dyson (St. Martinâs Press)
- Weâre Better Than This â Elijah Cummings (HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work â Debut Author
- A Knock at Midnight â Brittany Barnett (Penguin Random House)
- Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World â Cole Brown (Skyhorse)
- Lakewood â Megan Giddings (HarperCollins Publishers)
- The Compton Cowboys â Walter Thompson-Hernandez (HarperCollins Publishers)
- Weâre Better Than This â Elijah Cummings (HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work â Biography/Autobiography
- A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of Americaâs First All-Black High School Rowing Team â Arshay Cooper (Macmillan)
- A Promised Land â Barack Obama (Crown)
- Olympic Pride, American Prejudice â Deborah Draper (Simon & Schuster)
- The Dead Are Arising â Les Payne, Tamara Payne (W. W. Norton & Company)
- Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHLâs First Black Player â Willie OâRee (Penguin Canada)
Outstanding Literary Work â Instructional
- Do Right by Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Space â Valerie Harrison (Temple University Press)
- Living Lively â Haile Thomas (HarperCollins Publishers)
- The Black Foster Youth Handbook â Ăngela Quijada-Banks (Soulful Liberation)
- The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through FaithâSpiritually, Personally, and Professionally â Kimberla Lawson Roby (Lenox Press)
- Vegetable Kingdom â Bryant Terry (Penguin Random House)
Outstanding Literary Work â Poetry
- Homie â Danez Smith (Graywolf Press)
- Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry â John Murillo (Four Way Books)
- Seeing the Body â Rachel Eliza Griffiths (W. W. Norton & Company)
- The Age of Phillis â HonorĂ©e Jeffers (Wesleyan University Press)
- Un-American â Hafizah Geter (Wesleyan University Press)
Outstanding Literary Work â Children
- I Promise â LeBron James, Nina Mata (HarperCollins)
- Just Like a Mama â Alice Faye Duncan, Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (Simon & Schuster)
- Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice â Nikki Grimes, Laura Freeman (Simon & Schuster)
- She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm â Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez (Lee & Low Books)
- The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver â Gene Barretta, Frank Morrison (HarperCollins)
Outstanding Literary Work â Youth/Teens
- Before the Ever After â Jacqueline Woodson (Penguin Random House)
- Black Brother, Black Brother â Jewell Parker Rhodes (Hachette Book Group)
- Dear Justyce â Nic Stone (Crown Books for Young Readers)
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning â Jason Reynolds (Hachette Book Group )
- This is Your Time â Ruby Bridges (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
- Bad Boys For Life (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment)
- Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix)
- Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom (Netflix)
- One Night In MiamiâŠÂ (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
- Anthony Mackie â The Banker (Apple)
- Chadwick Boseman â Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom (Netflix)
- Delroy Lindo â Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
- Forest Whitaker â Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix)
- Will Smith â Bad Boys For Life (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
- Issa Rae â The Photograph (Universal Pictures)
- Janelle MonĂĄe â Antebellum (Lionsgate)
- Madalen Mills â Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix)
- Tracee Ellis Ross â The High Note (Focus Features)
- Viola Davis â Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- Aldis Hodge â One Night In MiamiâŠÂ (Amazon Studios)
- Chadwick Boseman â Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
- Clarke Peters â Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
- Colman Domingo â Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom (Netflix)
- Glynn Turman â Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- Anika Noni Rose â Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix)
- Gabourey Sidibe â Antebellum (Lionsgate)
- Nia Long â The Banker (Apple)
- Phylicia Rashad â Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix)
- Taylour Paige â Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom (Netflix)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
- Emperor (Universal Home Video)
- Farewell Amor (IFC Films)
- Miss Juneteenth (Vertical Entertainment)
- The 24th (Vertical Entertainment)
- The Banker (Apple)
Outstanding International Motion Picture
- Ainu Mosir (ARRAY)
- His House (Netflix)
- Night of the Kings (Neon)
- The Last Tree (ArtMattan Productions)
- The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a se) (Netflix)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
- Dayo Okeniyi â Emperor (Universal Home Video)
- Dominique Fishback â Project Power (Netflix)
- Jahi DiâAllo Winston â Charm City Kings (HBO Max)
- Jahzir Bruno â The Witches (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Madalen Mills â Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
- Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix)
- Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom (Netflix)
- Soul (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- The Banker (Apple)
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
- Onward (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Over the Moon (Netflix)
- Scoob! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Soul (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Trolls World Tour (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance â Motion Picture
- Ahmir-Khalib Thompson aka Questlove â Soul (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Angela Bassett â Soul (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Chris Rock â The Witches (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Jamie Foxx â Soul (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Phylicia Rashad â Soul (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Outstanding Short Form. (Live Action)
- Baldwin Beauty (Powderkeg Media)
- Black Boy Joy (Film Independent Project Involve )
- Gets Good Light
- Home
- Mr. & Mrs. Ellis (AMB Productions)
Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
- Canvas (Netflix)
- Cops and Robbers (Netflix)
- Loop (Pixar Animation Studios)
- The Power of Hope (The Power Of Hope)
- Windup (Unity Technologies)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
- Loira Limbal â Through the Night (Third Shift Media, Inc.)
- Melissa Haizlip â Mr. Soul! (Shoes In The Bed Productions)
- Nadia Hallgren â Becoming (A Higher Ground Productions and Big Mouth Productions Film for Netflix)
- Radha Blank â The Forty-Year-Old Version (Netflix)
- Remi Weekes â His House (Netflix)
DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
- All In: The Fight For Democracy (Amazon Studios)
- Coded Bias (7th Empire Media)
- John Lewis: Good Trouble (Magnolia Pictures/Participant)
- Mr. Soul! (Shoes in the Bed Productions)
- On the Record (HBO Max)
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
- And She Could Be Next (PBS)
- Black Love (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
- Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (EPIX)
- The Last Dance (ESPN / Netflix)
- Unsung (TV One)
WRITING
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
- Issa Rae â Insecure â âLowkey Feelinâ Myselfâ (HBO)
- Lee Eisenberg, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon â Little America â âThe Rockâ (Apple TV+)
- Michaela Coel â I May Destroy You â âEgo Deathâ (HBO)
- Mindy Kaling, Lang Fisher â Never Have I Ever Âș âPilotâ (Netflix)
- Rajiv Joseph â Little America â âThe Managerâ (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
- Attica Locke â Little Fires Everywhere â âThe Spider Webâ (Hulu)
- Erika L. Johnson, Mark Richard â The Good Lord Bird â âA Wicked Plotâ (Showtime)
- Jessica Lamour â Little Voice â âLove Hurtsâ (Apple TV+)
- Katori Hall â P-Valley â âPerpetratinââ (Starz)
- Tanya Barfield â Mrs. America â âShirleyâ (FX)
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
- Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin, D. Rodney Carter, Emily Goldwyn, Rob Haze, Zuri Salahuddin, Bennett Webber, Evan Williams, Will Miles â Shermanâs Showcase Black History Month Spectacular (IFC)
- Eugene Ashe â Sylvieâs Love (Amazon Studios)
- Geri Cole â The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special (HBO Max)
- Lin-Manuel Miranda â Hamilton (Disney+)
- Sylvia L. Jones, Camille Tucker â The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
- David E. Talbert â Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix)
- Kemp Powers â One Night in MiamiâŠÂ (Amazon Studios)
- Lee Isaac Chung â Minari (A24)
- Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, Mike Jones â Soul (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Radha Blank â The Forty-Year-Old Version (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
- Mary Mazzio â A Most Beautiful Thing (Peacock)
- Melissa Haizlip â Mr. Soul! (Maysles Documentary Center)
- Nile Cone â The Beat Donât Stop (TV One)
- Royal Kennedy Rodgers â Hollywoodâs Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (PBS)
- Yoruba Richen, Elia Gasull Balada, Valerie Thomas â The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show (Peacock)
DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
- Anya Adams â Black-ish â âHair Dayâ (ABC)
- Aurora Guerrero â Little America â âThe Jaguarâ (Apple TV+)
- Eric Dean Seaton â Black-ish â âOur Wedding Dreâ (ABC)
- Kabir Akhtar â Never Have I Ever â â⊠started a nuclear warâ (Netflix)
- Sam Miller, Michaela Coel â I May Destroy You â âEgo Deathâ (HBO)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
- Cheryl Dunye â Lovecraft Country â âStrange Caseâ (HBO)
- Hanelle Culpepper â Star Trek: Picard â âRemembranceâ (CBS All Access)
- Misha Green â Lovecraft Country â âJig-a-Boboâ (HBO)
- Nzingha Stewart â Little Fires Everywhere â âThe Uncannyâ (Hulu)
- Steve McQueen â Small Axe â âMangroveâ (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
- BeyoncĂ© Knowles Carter, Emmanuel Adeji, Blitz Bazawule, Kwasi Fordjour â Black Is King (Disney+)
- Christine Swanson â The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime)
- Chuck Vinson, Alan Muraoka â The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special (HBO Max)
- Eugene Ashe â Sylvieâs Love (Amazon Studios)
- Kamilah Forbes â Between The World And Me (HBO)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
- David E. Talbert â Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix)
- George C. Wolfe â Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom (Netflix)
- Gina Prince-Bythewood â The Old Guard (Netflix)
- Radha Blank â The Forty-Year-Old Version (Netflix)
- Regina King â One Night in MiamiâŠÂ (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
- Keith McQuirter â By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
- MutaâAli â Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (HBO)
- Sam Pollard, Maro Chermayeff â Atlantaâs Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (Ep. 1 & 2) (HBO)
- Simcha Jacobovici â Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (EPIX)
- Yoruba Richen â The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show (Peacock)
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