1. Nominees for the 56th Annual NAACP Image Awards

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

● Cynthia Erivo

● Keke Palmer

● Kendrick Lamar

● Kevin Hart

● Shannon Sharpe

OUTSTANDING SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

● Kai Cenat

● Keith Lee

● RaeShanda Lias

● Shirley Raines

● Tony Baker

2. MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

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 Filmworks)

3. MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

● Albany Road (Faith Filmworks)

● Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)

● Rob Peace (Republic 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 Breakthrough Performance 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 Destiny — “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)

4. MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

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 Performance – 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)

● Chocolate 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: Black History Toonz “Jackie Robinson” (Exhibit Treal Studios)

● Self (Pixar Animation Studios)

● Walk in the Light (419 Studios)

5. MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Breakthrough 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 — “Blink Twice” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Youth Performance 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)

6. TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES

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 Arnold — “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 — “Ghosts” (CBS)

● Ego Nwodim — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

● Janelle James — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

● Sheryl Lee Ralph — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

● Wanda Sykes — “The Upshaws” (Netflix)

7. TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES

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 Glover — “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (Amazon Prime Video)

● Harold Perrineau — “FROM” (MGM+)

● Jabari Banks — “Bel-Air” (Peacock)

● Michael Rainey Jr. — “Power Book II: Ghost” (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” (Peacock)

● Cliff “Method Man” Smith — “Power Book II: Ghost” (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)

● Golda Rosheuvel — “Bridgerton” (Netflix)

● Lorraine Toussaint — “The Equalizer” (CBS)

● Lynn Whitfield — “The Chi” (Paramount+)

8. TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)

● Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)

● Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)

● Griselda (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 Geographic)

● 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/Searchlight Pictures)

● Naturi Naughton — “Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie” (Lifetime)

● Sanaa Lathan — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)

● Sofía Vergara — “Griselda” (Netflix)

● Uzo Aduba — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight 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 Scare” (Amazon Prime Video)

● Ron Cephas Jones — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)

● 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 — “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+)

● Jayme Lawson — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)

● Loretta Devine — “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love” (Lifetime)

● Sanaa Lathan — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)

● Taraji P. Henson — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)

9. TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

● Black 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 Network)

● Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+)

● Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)

● Sesame Street (MAX)

● Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Performance 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)

10. TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (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 Show” (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 Performance

● 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 Performance (Television)

● Angela Bassett — “Orion and the Dark” (Netflix)

● Cree Summer — “Rugrats” (Nickelodeon)

● Cree Summer — “The Legend 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/Nonfiction /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 Breakthrough 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)

11. RECORDING CATEGORIES

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)

● Kendrick 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 Reimagined” — Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)

Outstanding International Song

● “Close” — 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 Bailey (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)

● “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)

● “Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)

12. RECORDING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Album

● “Alligator Bites Never Heal” — Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)

● “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” (Republic Records)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

● “Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)

● “Do It Anyway” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard  (TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel)

● “God Problems (Not By Power)” — Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick  (Tribl Records)

● “I Prayed for You (Said 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 Whitaker (MOCAT Records)

● “Portrait” — Samara Joy (Verve Records)

13. RECORDING CATEGORIES

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 Stallion 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” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)

● “Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

● Adam Blackstone & Fantasia — “Summertime” (BASSic Black 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” (Supergiant Records/Def Jam Recordings)

● Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain — “Thankful” (McLain Music, LLC)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

● FLO & GloRilla — “In My Bag” (Island Records)

● GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler 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/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)

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)

14. DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES

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)

● Black Barbie: A Documentary (Netflix)

● Black 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 Firelight Media)

● Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call (American Masters and Firelight Media)

● How to Sue the Klan

● Judging Juries

● Silent Killer (Kaila Love Jones Films)

15. WRITING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

● Ashley Nicole Black — 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 Ghosts” (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 Glover — Mr. & Mrs. Smith – “First Date” (Amazon Prime Video)

● Geetika Lizardi — Bridgerton – “Joining of Hands” (Netflix)

● Lauren Gamble — Bridgerton – “Old Friends” (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special

● Brandon Espy, 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/Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

● Barry Jenkins — The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)

● RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes — Nikel 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)

16. DIRECTING CATEGORIES

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 Menendez Story – “Blame It on the Rain” (Netflix)

● Marta Cunningham — Genius: MLK/X – “Protect Us” (National Geographic)

● Marta Cunningham — Genius: MLK/X – “Who We Are” (National Geographic)

● Paris Barclay — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez 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 — Black 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/Searchlight 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 Draper — 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 Stallion: In Her Words (Amazon Prime Video)

17. LITERARY CATEGORIES

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 – Nonfiction

● A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune — Noliwe Rooks

(Penguin Press – Penguin Books)

● Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green,

and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest — Fawn Weaver (Melcher Media Inc.)

● Picturing Black 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 Transformed 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 Blackness & 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 Goldberg (Blackstone

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

● Black Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionally Reclaiming Your Delight — 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 Black 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 Softening — Omotara James (Alice James Books)

● This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black 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 Black Hair — Carole Boston Weatherford (Author),

Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)

● My Hair Is a Book — Maisha Oso (Author), London Ladd (Illustrator) (HarperCollins

Publishers)

● You Can Be a Good Friend (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 Black 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 Black Cargo — Zora Neale Hurston,

Ibram X. Kendi (Adapted by), Jazzmen Lee-Johnson (Illustrator) (Amistad Books for Young

Readers)

● Black 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. Reynolds

(HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Graphic Novel

● Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined — David F. Walker and Marcus

Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic – Penguin Random House)

● Black Defender: The Awakening — Dr. David Washington, Mr. Zhengis Tasbolatov (Illustrator),

Mr. Billy Blanks (Foreword) (Washington Comix)

● Gamerville — Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley – HarperCollins Publishers)

● Ghost Roast — Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Emily Cannon (Illustrator) (Versify –

HarperCollins Publishers)

● Punk Rock Karaoke — Bianca Xunise (Viking Books for Young Readers)

18. PODCAST CATEGORIES

Outstanding News and Information Podcast

● #SundayCivics (LJW Community Strategies)

● After the Uprising (iHeartPodcasts, Double Asterisk)

● 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 Black Girl (Dear Media)

● Is This Going to Cause An Argument (Seven14Seven Media)

● The R Spot with Iyanla (Shondaland)

● Therapy for Black 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 Learning 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 Black Effect Podcast Network)

● Nightcap (Shay Shay Media & The Volume)

● Questlove Supreme (iHeartPodcasts)

● R&B Money Podcast (R&B Money)

● Two Funny Mamas (Mocha Podcasts Network)

Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form

● About the Journey (Marriott Bonvoy, AT WILL MEDIA & mntra)

● Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown (Lemonada Media)

● Stranded (Broadway Video)

● The Wonder of Stevie (Audible, Higher Ground and Pineapple Street Studios)

● When We Win with Maya Rupert (Lemonada Media)

19. COSTUME DESIGN, MAKE–UP & HAIRSTYLING CATEGORIES

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 — Shōgun (FX/Hulu)

● 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)

20. STUNT CATEGORY

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)

● Cross (Amazon Prime Video)

● Grotesquerie (FX/Hulu)

● Rebel Ridge (Netflix)

● Red One (Amazon MGM Studios)

● Them: The Scare (Amazon Prime Video)