Netflix‘s The Piano Lesson tuned up a directing 14 nominations for the 56th annual NAACP Image Awards, which were uncovered this morning. TriStar’s The Book of Clarence is next with six noms, and Peacock’s Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist topped TV programs with nine refers.
Netflix directs all netlabors and distributors with 64 nominations. See the brimming enumerate below.
“Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence” is the theme of the 2025 Image Awards, which span film, TV, music, literature, podcasts, social media and more. Winners will be uncovered February 21 at the NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors ceremonies and February 22 at the Paunelatedena Civic Auditorium. The latter will air on BET and CBS, live in the East begining at 8 p.m. ET and procrastinateed at in the West at 8 p.m. PT.
Based on August Wilson’s carry out, The Piano Lesson scooped noms including Outstanding Motion Picture, Director for Malcolm Washington and multiple actors. It will square off in the marquee best film catebloody agetst Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love, Netflix’s The Six Triple Eight and Universal’s Wicked.
The pics vying for Outstanding Inreliant Motion Picture are Albany Road (Faith Filmlabors), Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions), Rob Peace (Reunveil Pictures), Sing Sing (A24) and We Grown Now (Sony Pictures Classics). Up for International Motion Picture are Netflix’s Emilia Pérez and El lugar de la otra, IFC Films’ Memoir of a Snail, Neon’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig and ArtMattan Films’ The Wall Street Boy, Kipkemboi.
The five stars battling for the coveted Entertainer of the Year award are actors Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer and Kevin Hart aextfinished with rapper Kfinishrick Lamar and sports talk arrange Shannon Sharpe.
On the TV side, the combatants for Outstanding Drama Series are ABC’s 9-1-1, Peacock’s Bel-Air, Prime Video’s Cross, NBC’s Found and Hulu’s Reasonable Doubt. The Comedy Series selectimistics are ABC’s Abbott Elementary, Hulu’s How to Die Alone, CBS’ Poppa’s House and The Neighborhood and Netflix’s The Upshaws.
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Here are the nominees for the 2025 NAACP Image Awards:
Entertainer of the Year
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Kfinishrick Lamar
Kevin Hart
Shannon Sharpe
Outstanding Motion Picture
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Sony Pictures)
Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
André Holland, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing” (A24)
John David Washington, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Kingsley Ben-Adir, “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
Martin Lawrence, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Kerry Washington, “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Lashana Lynch, “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o, “A Quiet Place: Day One” (Paramount Pictures)
Regina King, “Shirley” (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Brian Tyree Henry, “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Corey Hawkins, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
David Alan Grier, “The American Society of Magical Negroes” (Focus Features)
Denzel Washington, “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
Samuel L. Jackson, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian, “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Lynn Whitfield, “Albany Road” (Faith Filmlabors)
Outstanding Inreliant Motion Picture
Albany Road (Faith Filmlabors)
Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Rob Peace (Reunveil Pictures)
Sing Sing (A24)
We Grown Now (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding International Motion Picture
El lugar de la otra (Netflix)
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (NEON)
The Wall Street Boy, Kipkemboi (ArtMattan Films)
Outstanding Breakthraw Perestablishance in a Motion Picture
Brandon Wilson, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing” (A24)
Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian, “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Ryan Desminuscule, “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
The Book of Clarence (Sony Pictures)
The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (DreamWorks Animation)
Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Piece by Piece (Focus Features)
The Wild Robot (DreamWorks Animation)
Outstanding Character Voice–Over Perestablishance – Motion Picture
Aaron Pierre, “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Anika Noni Rose, “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Ayo Edebiri, “Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Blue Ivy Carter, “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o, “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation)
Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)
Chocoprocrastinateed with Sprinkles (AFI)
Definitely Not a Monster
If They Took Us Back
My Brother & Me (MeowBark Films)
Superman Doesn’t Steal
Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
if(fy) (OTB/The Hidden Hand Studios)
Nate & John (Unity Animation Project, LLC)
Peanut Headz: Bdeficiency History Toonz “Jackie Robinson” (Exhibit Tgenuine Studios)
Self (Pixar Animation Studios)
Walk in the Light (419 Studios)
Outstanding Breakthraw Creative (Motion Picture)
David Fortune, “Color Book” (Tribeca Studios)
Malcolm Washington, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
RaMell Ross, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Titus Kaphar, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Zoë Kravitz, “Bconnect Twice” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Youth Perestablishance in a Motion Picture
Anthony B. Jenkins, “The Deliverance” (Netflix)
Blake Cameron James, “We Grown Now” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jeremiah Daniels, “Color Book” (Tribeca Studios)
Percy Daggs IV, “Never Let Go” (Lionsgate)
Skylar Aleece Smith, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture
Andrés Arochi, “Longlegs” (NEON)
Jomo Fray, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Justin Derry, “She Taught Love” (Andscape)
Lachlan Milne, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Rob Hardy, “The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
How to Die Alone (Hulu)
Poppa’s House (CBS)
The Neighborhood (CBS)
The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Cedric The Entertainer, “The Neighborhood” (CBS)
Damon Wayans, “Poppa’s House” (CBS)
David Alan Grier, “St. Denis Medical” (NBC)
Delroy Lindo, “UnPrisoned” (Hulu)
Mike Epps, “The Upshaws” (Netflix)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” (FX/Hulu)
Kerry Washington, “UnPrisoned” (Hulu)
Natasha Rothwell, “How to Die Alone” (Hulu)
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Tichina Arnelderly, “The Neighborhood” (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Damon Wayans Jr., “Poppa’s House” (CBS)
Giancarlo Esposito, “The Gentlemen” (Netflix)
Kenan Thompson, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
William Stanford Davis, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Danielle Pinnock, “Garranges” (CBS)
Ego Nwostupid, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Wanda Sykes, “The Upshaws” (Netflix)
Outstanding Drama Series
9-1-1 (ABC)
Bel-Air (Peacock)
Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
Found (NBC)
Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Aldis Hodge, “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
Donald Gadorer, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (Amazon Prime Video)
Harelderly Perrineau, “FROM” (MGM+)
Jabari Banks, “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
Michael Rainey Jr., “Power Book II: Garrange” (Starz)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Angela Bassett, “9-1-1” (ABC)
Emayatzy Corinealdi, “Reasonable Doubt” (Hulu)
Queen Latifah, “The Equalizer” (CBS)
Shanola Hampton, “Found” (NBC)
Zoe Saldaña, “Lioness” (Paramount+)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Adrian Holmes, “Bel-Air” (Netflix)
Cliff “Method Man” Smith, “Power Book II: Garrange” (Starz)
Isaiah Mustafa, “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
Jacob Latimore, “The Chi” (Paramount+)
Morris Chestnut, “Reasonable Doubt” (Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Adjoa Andoh, “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
Coco Jones, “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
Gelderlya Rosheuvel, “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
Lorraine Toussaint, “The Equalizer” (CBS)
Lynn Whitfield, “The Chi” (Paramount+)
Outstanding Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Genius: MLK/X (National Geodetailed)
Gascfinishlda (Netflix)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
The Madness (Netflix)
Outstanding Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Aaron Pierre, “Rebel Ridge” (Netflix)
Colman Domingo, “The Madness” (Netflix)
Kelvin Harrison Jr., “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geodetailed)
Kevin Hart, “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Laurence Fishburne, “Clipped” (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchairy Pictures)
Naturi Naughton, “Abducted at an HBCU: A Bdeficiency Girl Missing Movie” (Lifetime)
Sanaa Lathan, “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchairy Pictures)
Sofía Vergara, “Gascfinishlda” (Netflix)
Uzo Aduba, “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchairy Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Don Cheadle, “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Luke James, “Them: The Sattfinish” (Amazon Prime Video)
Ron Cephas Jones, “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geodetailed)
Samuel L. Jackson, “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Terrence Howard, “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Brandy Norwood, “Descfinishants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+)
Jayme Lawson, “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geodetailed)
Loretta Devine, “Terry McMillan Pbegrudges: Tempted By Love” (Lifetime)
Sanaa Lathan, “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
Taraji P. Henson, “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Outstanding News/Inestablishation (Series or Special)
Bdeficiency Men’s Summit (BET Media Group)
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
Laura Coates Live (CNN)
NewsNight with Abby Phillip (CNN)
The ReidOut (MSNBC)
Outstanding Talk Series
Hart to Heart (Peacock)
Sherri (Syndicated)
Tamron Hall Show (Syndicated)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
The Shop Season 7 (YouTube)
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Password (NBC)
Rhythm + Flow (Netflix)
The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo)
Tia Mowry: My Next Act (WeTV)
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
BET Awards 2024 (BET Media Group)
Deon Cole: Ok, Mister (Netflix)
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…(Netflix)
Katt Williams: Woke Foke (Netflix)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Children’s Program
Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Netlabor)
Descfinishants: The Rise of Red (Disney+)
Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)
Sesame Street (MAX)
Snoopy Pbegrudges: Welcome Home, Franklin (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Perestablishance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)
Caleb Elijah, “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
Graceyn Hollingsworth, “Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)
Leah Sava Jeffries, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” (Disney+)
Melody Hurd, “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
TJ Mixson, “The Madness” (Netflix)
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Inestablishation (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Abby Phillip, “NewsNight with Abby Phillip” (CNN)
Henry Louis Gates Jr., “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)
Jennifer Hudson, “The Jennifer Hudson” (Syndicated)
Joy Reid, “The Reidout” (MSNBC)
Sherri Shepherd, “Sherri” (Syndicated)
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) –
Individual or Ensemble
Alfonso Ribeiro, “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
Keke Palmer, “Password” (NBC)
Nick Cannon, “The Masked Singer” (FOX)
Steve Harvey, “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)
Taraji P. Henson, “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)
Outstanding Guest Perestablishance
Ayo Edebiri, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Cree Summer, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Keegan-Michael Key, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Marlon Wayans, “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Outstanding Animated Series
Disney Jr.’s Ariel (Disney Jr.)
Everybody Still Hates Chris (Comedy Central)
Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)
Iwájú (Disney+)
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Perestablishance (Television)
Angela Bassett, “Orion and the Dark” (Netflix)
Cree Summer, “Rugrats” (Nickelodeon)
Cree Summer, “The Legfinish of Vox Machina” (Amazon Prime Video)
Dawnn Lewis, “Star Trek: Lower Decks” (Paramount+)
Keke Palmer, “The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy” (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfantasy/Documentary
In the Margins (PBS)
NCAA Basketball on CBS Sports (CBS)
Roots of Resistance (PBS)
SC Featured (ESPN)
The Prince of Death Row Records (YouTube TV)
Outstanding Breakthraw Creative (Television)
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” (FX/Hulu)
Diarra Kilpatrick, “Diarra From Detroit” (BET+)
Maurice Williams, “The Madness” (Netflix)
Thembi L. Banks, “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
Vince Staples, “The Vince Staples Show” (Netflix)
Outstanding New Artist
Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
Myles Smith (RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment)
Samoht (Affective Music)
Shaboozey (American Dogwood/Empire)
Tyla (Epic Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
J. Cole (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
Kfinishrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
October London (Death Row Records/gamma.)
USHER (mega/gamma.)
Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
H.E.R. (RCA Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Heart of a Human”, DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)
“Live Breathe Fight”, Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
“Still Karen”, Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Records/Motown Gospel)
“Sunny Days”, Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
“The Maverick Way Reenvisiond”, Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)
Outstanding International Song
“Cleave out”, Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings)
“Hmmm”, Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
“Jump”, Tyla (Epic Records)
“Love Me JeJe”, Tems (RCA Records/Since ‘93)
“Piece of My Heart”, Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz (RCA Records/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
“Alright”, Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
“Alter Ego (ALTERnate Version)”, Doechii, JT (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
“Boy Bye”, Chlöe (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Not Like Us”, Kfinishrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
“Yeah Glo!”, GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Album
“Alligator Bites Never Heal”, Doechii (Epic Records)
“Cape Town to Cairo”, PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
“Coming Home”, USHER (mega/gamma.)
“Cowboy Carter”, Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Glorious”, GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
“Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack)” (Tuff Gong/Island Records)
“Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Original Series)” (Hollywood Records)
“Reasonable Doubt (Season 2) (Original Soundtrack)” (Hollywood Records)
“The Book of Clarence (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (Geneva Club under
exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC)
“Wicked: The Soundtrack” (Reunveil Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“Church Doors”, Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
“Do It Anyway”, Tasha Cobbs (TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel)
“God Problems (Not By Power)”, (Tribl Records)
“I Prayed for You (Shelp a Prayer)” MAJOR., (NowThatsMAJOR/MNRK Music Group)
“Working for Me”, Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
Outstanding Jazz Album
“Creole Orchestra”, Etienne Charles (Culture Shock Music)
“Epic Cool”, Kirk Whalum (Artistry Music)
“Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies”, Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni (Solid Jackson Records)
“On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute”, Matthew Whigetr (MOCAT Records)
“Portrait”, Samara Joy (Verve Records)
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
“16 Carriages”, Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)”, Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
“I Found You”, PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
“Residuals”, Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
“Saturn”, SZA (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
“Mamushi”, Megan Thee Shighion feat. Yuki Chiba (Hot Girl Productions LLC/Warner Music Group)
“Murdergram Deux”, LL Cool J feat. Eminem (Def Jam Recordings)
“Noid”, Tyler, the Creator (Columbia Records)
“Not Like Us”, Kfinishrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
“Yeah Glo!”, GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
Adam Bdeficiencystone & Fantasia, “Summertime” (BASSic Bdeficiency Entertainment Records/Anderson
Music Group/EMPIRE)
Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon, “Watcha Done Now” (Shesangz Music, Inc. under exclusive
license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick, “God Problems (Not By Power)” (Tribl Records)
Muni Long & Mariah Carey, “Made for Me” (Superhuge Records/Def Jam Recordings)
Sounds of Bdeficiencyness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain, “Thankful” (McLain Music, LLC)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Conmomentary)
FLO & GloRilla, “In My Bag” (Island Records)
GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, Cregulater Moore, “RAIN DOWN ON ME” (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
USHER & Burna Boy, “Coming Home” (mega/gamma.)
Victoria Monét feat. USHER, “SOS” (Sex on Sight) (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz, “Piece of My Heart” (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
Outstanding Original Score for Television/Motion Picture
Challengers (Original Score) (Milan Records)
Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (WaterTower Music)
Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack) (Walt Disney Records)
The American Society of Magical Negroes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Back Lot Music)
The Book of Clarence (Original Motion Picture Score) (Milan Records)
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
Daughters (Netflix)
Frida (Amazon MGM Studios)
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (Freestyle Digital Media)
Luther: Never Too Much (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
Bdeficiency Barbie: A Documentary (Netflix)
Bdeficiency Twitter: A People’s History (Hulu)
Gospel (PBS)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
Sprint (Netflix)
Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film)
Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps (American Masters and Fireairy Media)
Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call (American Masters and Fireairy Media)
How to Sue the Klan
Judging Juries
Silent Killer (Kaila Love Jones Films)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Ashley Nicole Bdeficiency, Shrinking – “Changing Patterns” (Apple TV+)
Brittani Nichols, Abbott Elementary – “Breakup” (ABC)
Crystal Jenkins, No Good Deed – “Letters of Intent” (Netflix)
Diarra Kilpatrick, Diarra From Detroit – “Chasing Garranges” (BET+)
Jordan Temple, Abbott Elementary – “Smoking” (ABC)
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Azia Squire, Bridgerton – “Tick Tock” (Netflix)
Ben Watkins, Cross – “Hero Complex” (Amazon Prime Video)
Francesca Sloane, Donald Gadorer, Mr. & Mrs. Smith – “First Date” (Amazon Prime Video)
Geetika Lizardi, Bridgerton – “Joining of Hands” (Netflix)
Lauren Gamble, Bridgerton – “Old Frifinishs” (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Brandon Esecret agent, Carl Reid, Mr. Crocket (Hulu)
Bree West, Chazitear, A Wesley South African Christmas (BET+)
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks, Young. Wild. Free. (BET+)
Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana, Música (Amazon Prime Video)
Tina Mabry, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Cee Marcellus, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchairy Pictures)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Barry Jenkins, The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)
RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Steve McQueen, Blitz (Apple Original Films)
Titus Kaphar, Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington, The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear – “Napkins” (FX/Hulu)
Bentley Kyle Evans, Mind Your Business – “The Reunion” (Bounce TV)
Robbie Countryman, The Upshaws – “Ain’t Broke” (Netflix)
Tiffany Johnson, How to Die Alone – “Trust No One” (Hulu)
William Smith, The Vince Staples Show – “Brown Family” (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Carl Franklin, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menfinishez Story – “Bfrail It on the Rain” (Netflix)
Marta Cunningham, Genius: MLK/X – “Protect Us” (National Geodetailed)
Marta Cunningham, Genius: MLK/X – “Who We Are” (National Geodetailed)
Paris Barclay, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menfinishez Story – “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” (Netflix)
Rapman, Supacell – “Supacell” (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary, or Special
Kelley Kali, Kemba (BET+)
Marcelo Gama, BET Awards 2024 (BET Media Group)
Shanta Fripp, Bdeficiency Men’s Summit (BET Media Group)
Thembi L. Banks, Young. Wild. Free (BET+)
Tina Mabry, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can Eat (Hulu/Searchairy Pictures)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Jeymes Samuel, The Book of Clarence (Sony Pictures)
Malcolm Washington, The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Reinaldo Marcus Green, Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
Steve McQueen, Blitz (Apple Original Films)
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Bao Nguyen, The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
Dawn Porter, Luther: Never Too Much (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
Deborah Riley Dsexual batteryr, James Brown: Say It Loud (A&E)
Jason Pollard, Sam Pollard, Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (A&E)
Nneka Onuorah, Megan Thee Shighion: In Her Words (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, Tia Williams (Grand Central Publishing – Hachette Book Group)
Grown Woman, Sarai Johnson (Harper – HarperCollins Publishers)
Neighbors and Other Stories, Diane Oliver, Tayari Jones (Foreword) (Grove Atlantic)
One of Us Knows: A Thriller, Alyssa Cole (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)
What You Leave Behind, Wanda M. Morris (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfantasy
A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune, Noliwe Rooks (Penguin Press – Penguin Books)
Love & Whiskey: The Retagable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Imanticipateed Rise of Uncle Nearest, Fawn Weaver (Melcher Media Inc.)
Picturing Bdeficiency History: Photographs and Stories that Changed the World, Daniela Edmeier, Damarius Johnson, Nicholas B. Breyfogle and Steven Conn (Abrams Books – Harry N. Abrams)
The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience, Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine (Clarkson Potter – Crown Publishing Group)
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transestablished America —
Larry Tye (Mariner Books – HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
A Kind of Madness, Uche Okonkwo (Tin House Books)
AfroCentric Style: A Celebration of Bdeficiencyness & Identity in Pop Culture, Shirley Neal (HarperCollins Amistad)
Grown Woman, Sarai Johnson (Harper – HarperCollins Publishers)
Masquerade, O.O. Sangoyomi (Forge Books – Tor Publishing Group)
Swift River, Essie Chambers (Simon & Schuster)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me, Whoopi Gelderlyberg (Bdeficiencystone Publishing)
By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness ― Her
Story in Her Own Words, Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins (Forefront Books)
Do It Anyway: Don’t Give Up Before It Gets Good, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Sarah Jakes Roberts (Foreword) (WaterBrook – Penguin Random House)
Lovely One: A Memoir, Ketanji Brown Jackson (Random House)
Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America, Joy- Ann Reid (Mariner Books – HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
Bdeficiency Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionpartner Reclaiming Your Deairy, Tracey
Michae’l Lewis-Giggets (Ink & Willow – Penguin Random House)
I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free (A Feeding the Soul Book), Tabitha Brown (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)
Loving Your Bdeficiency Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us
— Chanté Griffin (WaterBrook – Penguin Random House)
Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Inner Resilience, Rebecca Moore (Author), Amberlee Green (Illustrator) (The Quarto Group/Leaping Hare Press)
Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair, Tomesha Faxio (Clarkson Potter – Crown Publishing Group)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Bluff: Poems, Danez Smith (Graywolf Press)
Good Dress, Brittany Rogers (Tin House Books)
Load in Nine Times: Poems, Frank X Walker (Liveright Publishing – W.W. Norton & Company)
Song of My Snormallying, Omotara James (Alice James Books)
This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Conmomentary Bdeficiency Poets, Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown and Company)
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
All I Need to Be, Rachel Ricketts (Author), Tiffany Rose (Illustrator) with Luana Horry (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Cicely Tyson, Renée Watson (Author), Sherry Shine (Illustrator) (Amistad Books for Young Readers)
Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Bdeficiency Hair, Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)
My Hair Is a Book, Maisha Oso (Author), London Lretain (Illustrator) (HarperCollins Publishers)
You Can Be a Good Frifinish (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book, Taraji P. Henson (Author), Paul Kellam (Illustrator) (Zonderkidz – HarperCollins)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Bdeficiency Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky —
Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)
Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers The Story of the Last Bdeficiency Cargo, Zora Neale Hurston, Ibram X. Kfinishi (Adapted by), Jazzmen Lee-Johnson (Illustrator) (Amistad Books for Young Readers)
Bdeficiency Star: The Door of No Return, Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Brushed Between Cultures: A YA Coming of Age Novel Set in Brooklyn, New York, Samarra St. Hilaire (Samarra St. Hilaire)
Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel (Shot Clock, 2), Caron Butler and Justin A. Reynelderlys (HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Graphic Novel
Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reenvisiond, David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic – Penguin Random House)
Bdeficiency Deffinisher: The Awakening, Dr. David Washington, Mr. Zhengis Tasbolatov (Illustrator), Mr. Billy Blanks (Foreword) (Washington Counite)
Gamerville, Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley – HarperCollins Publishers)
Garrange Roast, Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Emily Cannon (Illustrator) (Versify –
HarperCollins Publishers)
Punk Rock Karaoke, Bianca Xunise (Viking Books for Young Readers)
Outstanding Social Media Personality of the Year
Kai Cenat
Keith Lee
RaeShanda Lias
Shirley Raines
Tony Baker
Outstanding News and Inestablishation Podcast
#SundayCivics (LJW Community Strategies)
After the Uprising (iHeartPodcasts, Double Astedanger)
Into America: Uncounted Millions (MSNBC)
Native Land Pod (iHeartPodcasts, Reasoned Choice Media)
The Assignment with Audie Cornish (CNN Audio)
Outstanding Lifestyle/Self–Help Podcast
Balanced Bdeficiency Girl (Dear Media)
Is This Going to Cause An Argument (Seven14Seven Media)
The R Spot with Iyanla (Shondaland)
Therapy for Bdeficiency Girls (iHeartPodcasts)
We Don’t Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling (ABF Creative & Indian Meadows Productions)
Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast
Baby, This is Keke Palmer (Wondery)
Club Shay Shay (Shay Shay Media & The Volume)
Higher Lgeting with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay (The Ringer)
We Don’t Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling (ABF Creative & Indian Meadows Productions)
What Now? with Trevor Noah (Spotify Studios in partnership with Day Zero Productions and Fulwell 73)
Outstanding Sports, Arts and Entertainment Podcast
Naked Sports with Cari Champion (The Bdeficiency Effect Podcast Netlabor)
Nightcap (Shay Shay Media & The Volume)
Questadore Supreme (iHeartPodcasts)
R&B Money Podcast (R&B Money)
Two Funny Mamas (Mocha Podcasts Netlabor)
Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form
About the Journey (Marcommotiont Bonvoy, AT WILL MEDIA & mntra)
Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown (Lemonda Media)
Stranded (Broadway Video)
The Wonder of Stevie (Audible, Higher Ground and Pineapple Street Studios)
When We Win with Maya Rupert (Lemonada Media)
Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)
Ernesto Martinez, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Megan Coates, Shirley (Netflix)
Gersha Phillips, The Big Cigar (Apple TV+)
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Paul Tazewell, Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Make-up (Television or Film)
Carol Rasheed, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Debi Young, Shirley (Netflix)
Rebecca Lee, Shōfirearm (Netflix)
Matiki Anoff, The Book of Clarence (Sony Pictures)
Para Malden, The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film)
Terry Hunt, Bel-Air (Peacock)
Lawrence Davis, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Nakoya Yancey, Shirley (Netflix)
Brian Badie, The Penguin (HBO/Max)
Andrea Mona Bowman, The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)
Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
Grotesquerie (FX/Hulu)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
Red One (Amazon MGM Studios)
Them: The Sattfinish (Amazon Prime Video)
