The 53rd NAACP Image Awards took place live from The Pasadena Civic Center in Pasadena, California. The winners were revealed during the two-hour LIVE TV special, which was hosted by Anthony Anderson and aired on Saturday, February 26th, 2022 at 8:00 PM on BET.
The event did not have an in-person audience due to COVID-19 concerns.
Voting was open to the public to determine the winners of the “53rd NAACP Image Awards”. NAACP also recognized winners in non-televised Image Awards categories February 21-23, which streamed online on and during the NAACP Image Awards Dinner, which was held February 25, 2022, in Los Angeles.
The full list of winners can be found below:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
· Jennifer Hudson- WINNER
· Lil Nas X
· Megan Thee Stallion
· Regina King
· Tiffany Haddish
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Motion Picture
· Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
· The Harder They Fall (Netflix) – WINNER
· The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu Original / New Slate Ventures / Lee Daniels Entertainment / Roth-Krischenbaum Films)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
· Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple TV+ / A24)
· Jonathan Majors – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
· LaKeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Mahershala Ali – Swan Song (Apple TV+)
· Will Smith – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)- WINNER
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
· Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu Original / New Slate Ventures / Lee Daniels Entertainment / Roth-Krischenbaum Films)
· Halle Berry – Bruised (Netflix)
· Jennifer Hudson – Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)- WIINER
· Tessa Thompson – Passing (Netflix)
· Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
· Algee Smith – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures) – WINNER
· Delroy Lindo – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
· Idris Elba – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
· LaKeith Stanfield – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
· Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Audra McDonald – Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
· Danielle Deadwyler – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
· Dominique Fishback – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Regina King – The Harder They Fall (Netflix) – WINNER
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
· American Skin (Vertical Entertainment)
· Bruised (Netflix)
· CODA (Apple TV+)- WINNER
· Test Pattern (Kino Lorber)
· The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (RedBird Entertainment)
Outstanding International Motion Picture
· 7 Prisoners (Netflix)
· African America (Netflix)
· Eyimofe (This is My Desire) (Janus Films)
· Flee (Neon / Participant)
· The Gravedigger’s Wife (Orange Studio)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
· Ariana DeBose – West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
· Danny Boyd, Jr. – Bruised (Netflix)- WINNER
· Jalon Christian – A Journal For Jordan (Columbia Pictures)
· Lonnie Chavis – The Water Man (RLJE Films)
· Sheila Atim – Bruised (Netflix)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
· Coming 2 America (Paramount Releasing/Amazon Studios)
· Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
· The Harder They Fall (Netflix) – WINNER
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
· Encanto (Walt Disney Studios) -WINNER
· Luca (Walt Disney Studios)
· Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney Studios)
· Sing 2 (Universal Pictures)
· Vivo (Netflix)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture
· Andre Braugher – Spirit Untamed (Universal Pictures)
· Awkwafina – Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney Studios)
· Brian Tyree Henry – Vivo (Netflix)
· Eric André – Sing 2 (Universal Pictures)
· Letitia Wright – Sing 2 (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Short-Form (Live Action)
· Aurinko in Adagio (Universal Pictures)
· Blackout (Netflix)
· The Ice Cream Stop (Walt Disney Studios)
· These Final Hours (Universal Pictures)
· When The Sun Sets (Lakutshon’ Ilanga) (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Short-Form (Animated)
· Blush (Apple TV+)
· Robin Robin (Netflix)
· She Dreams at Sunrise (Tribeca Studios, Procter & Gamble)
· Twenty Something (Pixar Animation Studios)
· Us Again (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
· Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson – Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Searchlight Pictures, Onyx Collective, Hulu)
· Jamila Wignot – Ailey (Neon)
· Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
· Liesl Tommy – Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
· Rebecca Hall – Passing (Netflix)
TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Comedy Series
· `black-ish (ABC)
· Harlem (Amazon Studios)
· Insecure (HBO) -WINNER
· Run the World (Starz)
· The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
· Anthony Anderson – `black-ish (ABC)- WINNER
· Cedric the Entertainer – The Neighborhood (CBS)
· Don Cheadle – Black Monday (Showtime)
· Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams – The Wonder Years (ABC)
· Jay Ellis – Insecure (HBO)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO)- WINNER
· Loretta Devine – Family Reunion (Netflix)
· Regina Hall – Black Monday (Showtime)
· Tracee Ellis Ross – `black-ish (ABC)
· Yvonne Orji – Insecure (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
· Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
· Deon Cole – black-ish (ABC) – WINNER
· Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
· Kendrick Sampson – Insecure (HBO) · Laurence Fishburne -black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
· Amanda Seales – Insecure (HBO)
· Jenifer Lewis – black-ish (ABC) · Marsai Martin -black-ish (ABC)
· Natasha Rothwell – Insecure (HBO) – WINNER
· Wanda Sykes – The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Drama Series
· 9-1-1 (FOX)
· All American (The CW)
· Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
· Pose (FX Network)
· Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)- WINNER
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
· Billy Porter – Pose (FX Network)
· Damson Idris – Snowfall (FX Network)
· Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
· Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
· Sterling K. Brown – This is Us (NBC) -WINNER
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
· Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (FOX) – WINNER
· Dawn-Lyen Gardner – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
· Octavia Spencer – Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)
· Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS)
· Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
· Alex R. Hibbert – The Chi (Showtime)
· Cliff “Method Man” Smith – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)- WINNER
· Daniel Ezra – All American (The CW)
· Giancarlo Esposito – Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
· Joe Morton – Our Kind of People (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
· Alfre Woodard – SEE (Apple TV+)
· Bianca Lawson – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
· Chandra Wilson – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
· Mary J. Blige – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz) -WINNER
· Susan Kelechi Watson – This is Us (NBC)
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
· Colin in Black & White – (Netflix)- WINNER
· Genius: Aretha – (National Geographic)
· Love Life – (HBO Max)
· Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia – (Lifetime)
· The Underground Railroad – (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
· Anthony Mackie – Solos (Amazon Studios)
· Jaden Michael – Colin in Black & White (Netflix)
· Kevin Hart – True Story (Netflix) – WINNER
· Wesley Snipes – True Story (Netflix)
· William Jackson Harper – Love Life (HBO Max)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
· Betty Gabriel – Clickbait (Netflix)
· Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
· Danielle Brooks – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
· Jodie Turner-Smith – Anne Boleyn (AMC+)
· Taraji P. Henson – Annie Live! (NBC)- WINNER
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
· Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)- WINNER
· Keith David – Black As Night (Amazon Studios)
· Tituss Burgess – Annie Live! (NBC)
· Will Catlett – True Story (Netflix)
· William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
· Anika Noni Rose – Maid (Netflix)
· Natasha Rothwell – The White Lotus (HBO)
· Pauletta Washington – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
· Regina Hall – Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)
· Sheila Atim – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
· Blood on Black Wall Street: The Legacy of the Tulsa Massacre (NBC)
· NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (NBC)
· Soul of A Nation (ABC)
· The Reidout (MSNBC)
· Unsung (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series
· Desus & Mero (Showtime)
· Hart to Heart (Peacock)
· Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
· Tamron Hall (Syndicated)
· The Real (Syndicated)
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality-Competition or Game Show (Series)
· Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
· Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
· Sweet Life: Los Angeles (HBO Max)
· The Voice (NBC)
· Wild ‘n Out (VH1)
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
· A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
· BET Awards 2021 (BET)
· Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Netflix)
· Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 (Amazon Studios)
· The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Children’s Program
· Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix)
· Family Reunion (Netflix)
· Karma’s World (Netflix)
· Raven’s Home (Disney Channel)
· Waffles + Mochi (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
· Alayah “Lay Lay” High – That Girl Lay Lay (Nickelodeon)
· Celina Smith – Annie Live! (NBC)
· Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams – The Wonder Years (ABC)
· Eris Baker – This Is Us (NBC)
· Miles Brown – `black-ish (ABC) – WINNER
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
· Joy Reid – The Reidout (MSNBC)
· Daniel “Desus Nice” Baker, Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez – Desus & Mero (Showtime)
· Garcelle Beauvais, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai Jenkins – The Real (Syndicated)
· Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith – Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch) – WINNER
· LeBron James – The Shop: Uninterrupted (HBO)
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
· Alfonso Ribeiro – America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
· Amber Ruffin – The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
· Cedric The Entertainer – 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (CBS)
· Iyanla Vanzant – Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
· Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) – WINNER
Outstanding Guest Performance
· Alani “La La” Anthony – The Chi (Showtime)
· Christina Elmore – Insecure (HBO)
· Daniel Kaluuya – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
· Erika Alexander – Run the World (Starz)
· Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Animated Series
· Big Mouth (Netflix)
· Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz (Kweli TV)
· Super Sema (YouTube Originals)
· We The People (Netflix)
· Yasuke (Netflix)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
· Angela Bassett – Malika: The Lion Queen (FOX)
· Billy Porter – Fairfax (Amazon Studios)
· Chris “Ludacris” Bridges – Karma’s World (Netflix)
· Cree Summer – Rugrats (Nickelodeon)
· Keke Palmer – Big Mouth (Netflix)
Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama
· Between the Scenes – The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
· Dark Humor (Comedy Central / YouTube)
· Della Mae (AspireTV)
· The Disney Launchpad: Shorts Incubator (Disney+)
· Two Sides: Unfaithful (Snapchat)
Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction
· Life By The Horns (Snapchat)
· Memory Builds The Monument (Fifth Ward CRC)
· Widen the Screen: 8:46 Films (BET)
· Through Our Eyes: Shelter (HBO Max)
· Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day (Paramount+)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
· Angel Kristi Williams – Colin in Black & White (Netflix) – WINNER
· Cierra Glaude – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
· Deborah Riley Draper – The Legacy of Black Wall Street (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
· Halcyon Person – Karma’s World (Netflix)
· Quyen Tran – Maid (Netflix)
RECORDING CATEGORIES
Outstanding New Artist
· Cynthia Erivo – Ch. 1 Vs. 1 (Verve Records / UMG Recordings)
· Jimmie Allen – Bettie James Gold Edition (BBR Music Group)
· Saweetie – Best Friend feat. Doja Cat (ICY / Warner Records)
· Tems – If Orange Was A Place (RCA Records / Since ’93)
· Zoe Wees – Girls Like Us (Capitol Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
· Anthony Hamilton – Love Is The New Black (My Music Box LLC / BMG) – WINNER
· Drake – Way 2 Sexy (Republic Records)
· Givēon – Heartbreak Anniversary (Epic Records)
· J. Cole – The Off-Season (Dreamville / Roc Nation)
· Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me By Your Name) (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
· H.E.R. – Back of My Mind (RCA Records / MBK Entertainment)
· Ari Lennox – Pressure (Dreamville / Interscope Records)
· Beyonce´ – Be Alive (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
· Chlöe – Have Mercy (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
· Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales (RCA Records)- WINNER
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
· Anthems & Glory – Todd Dulaney (MNRK Music Group)
· Believe For It – CeCe Winans (Pure Springs Gospel / Fair Trade Services / Red Alliance Media)
· Jonny x Mali: Live in L.A. – Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music (Life Room Label LLC / K Approved Enterprises. Inc.)
· Overcomer – Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
· Power – Jason McGee & The Choir (My Block, Inc.)
Outstanding International Song
· Essence – Wizkid feat. Tems and Justin Bieber (RCA Records / Starboy / Sony Music International)
· Peru – Fireboy DML (YBNL Nation / Empire)
· Somebody’s Son – Tiwa Savage feat. Brandy (Motown)
· Touch It – KiDi (Lynx Entertainment / MadeInENY / Empire)
· Understand – Omah Lay (The KeyQaad / Sire Records)
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
· Best Friend – Saweetie feat. Doja Cat (ICY / Warner Records)
· Essence – Wizkid feat. Tems (RCA Records / Starboy / Sony Music International)
· Fye Fye – Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe (Tobe Nwigwe, LLC)
· Have Mercy – Chlöe (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
· Leave The Door Open – Silk Sonic (Atlantic / Aftermath)
Outstanding Album
· An Evening with Silk Sonic – Silk Sonic (Atlantic / Aftermath)
· Back of My Mind – H.E.R. (RCA Records / MBK Entertainment)
· Certified Lover Boy – Drake (Republic Records)
· Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)_WINNER
· When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time – Givēon (Epic Records)
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
· Coming 2 America (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Eddie Murphy, Craig Brewer, Kevin Misher, Randy Spendlove, Jeff Harleston, Brittney Ramsdell (Def Jam Recordings)
· Judas and the Black Messiah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Mark Isham and Craig Harris (WaterTower Music)
· Respect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Jason Michael Webb and Stephen Bray (Epic Records)
· The Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) – JAY-Z and Jeymes Samuel (Geneva Club / Roc Nation Records, LLC)
· The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Music from the Motion Picture) – Salaam Remi, Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq, Warren “E” Felder, Downtown Trevor Brown (Warner Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
· Believe For It – CeCe Winans (Pure Springs Gospel / Fair Trade Services / Red Alliance Media)
· Help Me – Tamela Mann feat. The Fellas (Tillymann Music Group)
· Hold Us Together (Hope Mix) – H.E.R. and Tauren Wells (RCA Records / Sony Music)
· Overcome 2021 – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul / RCA Records )
· Time for Reparations – Sounds of Blackness (Sounds of Blackness / Atomic K Records)
Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental
· Forever… Jaz – Jazmin Ghent (Independent Artist)
· Love Languages – Nathan Mitchell (ENM Music Group)
· Somewhere Different – Brandee Younger (Impulse! Records)
· Sounds from the Ancestors – Kenny Garrett (Mack Avenue Music Group)
· The Magic of Now – Orrin Evans (Smoke Sessions Records)
Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal
· Dear Love – Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force (Empress Legacy Records)
· Generations – The Baylor Project (Be A Light)
· Ledisi Sings Nina – Ledisi (Listen Back Entertainment / BMG)
· Let There Be Love – Freda Payne (Alain Franke Records)
· SALSWING! – Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta (Rubén Blades Productions)
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
· Damage – H.E.R. (RCA Records / MBK Entertainment)
· Be Alive – Beyoncé (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
· Have Mercy – Chlöe (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
· Leave The Door Open – Silk Sonic (Atlantic / Aftermath)
· Pick Up Your Feelings – Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
· Best Friend – Saweetie feat. Doja Cat (ICY / Warner Records)
· Fye Fye – Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe (Tobe Nwigwe, LLC)
· Industry Baby – Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow (Columbia Records)
· My Life with 21 Savage and Morray – J. Cole (Dreamville / Roc Nation)
· Way 2 Sexy – Drake (Republic Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
· Anthony Hamilton feat. Jennifer Hudson – Superstar (My Music Box LLC / BMG)
· Chlöe x Halle – Georgia On My Mind (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
· Jazmine Sullivan feat. H.E.R. – Girl Like Me (RCA Records)
· Leela James feat. Anthony Hamilton – Complicated (Remix) (SheSangz Music, Inc. / BMG)
· Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open (Atlantic / Aftermath)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
· Chris Brown feat. Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk and Latto – Go Crazy (Remix) (RCA Records)
· Doja Cat feat. SZA – Kiss Me More (RCA Records / Kemosabe Records)
· Drake feat. Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy (Republic Records)
· H.E.R. feat. Chris Brown – Come Through (RCA Records / MBK Entertainment)
· Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe – Fye Fye (Tobe Nwigwe, LLC)
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
· Attica (Showtime)
· Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power (Greenwich Entertainment)
· My Name Is Pauli Murray (Amazon Studios in association with Participant)
· Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Searchlight Pictures, Onyx Collective, Hulu)
· Tina (HBO Documentary Films)
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
· 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (Apple TV+)
· American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free (PBS)
· Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (Netflix)
· High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (Netflix)
· Insecure Documentary (HBO)
WRITING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
· Ashley Nicole Black – Ted Lasso – “Do the Right-est Thing” (Apple TV+)
· Issa Rae – Insecure -“Everything’s Gonna Be, Okay?!” (HBO)
· Leann Bowen – Ted Lasso – “Lavender” (Apple TV+)
· Maya Erskine – Pen15 – “Blue in Green” (Hulu)
· Temi Wilkey – Sex Education – “Episode #3.6” (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
· Aurin Squire – Evil – “C Is For Cop” (Paramount+)
· Davita Scarlett – The Good Fight – “And the Firm Had Two Partners… ” (Paramount+)
· Malcolm Spellman – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – “New World Order” (Disney+)
· Nkechi Okoro Carroll – All American – “Homecoming” (The CW)
· Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy – Pose – “Series Finale” (FX Network)
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
· Abdul Williams – Salt-N-Pepa (Lifetime Movie Network)
· Mario Miscione , Marcella Ochoa – Madres (Amazon Studios)
· Monique N. Matthew – A Holiday In Harlem (Hallmark Channel)
· Sameer Gardezi – Hot Mess Holiday (Comedy Central)
· Sherman Payne – Black As Night (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
· Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris – Zola (A24)
· Jeymes Samuel, Boaz Yakin – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
· Shaka King, Will Berson, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Virgil Williams – A Journal for Jordan (Columbia Pictures)
· Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele – Candyman (Universal Pictures)
DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
· Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle – South Side – “Tornado” (HBO Max)
· Melina Matsoukas – Insecure – “Reunited, Okay?!” (HBO)
· Neema Barnette – Harlem – “Once Upon A Time in Harlem” (Amazon Studios)
· Prentice Penny – Insecure – “Everything’s Gonna Be, Okay?!” (HBO)
· Tiffany Johnson – Black Monday – “Eight!” (Showtime)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
· Anthony Hemingway – Genius: Aretha “Respect” (National Geographic)
· Barry Jenkins – The Underground Railroad – “Indiana Winter” (Amazon Studios)
· Carl Seaton – Snowfall – “Fight or Flight” (FX Network)
· Carl Seaton – Godfather of Harlem – “The Bonanno Split” (EPIX)
· Hanelle Culpepper – True Story – “Like Cain Did Abel” (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
· Jaffar Mahmood – Hot Mess Holiday (Comedy Central)
· Kenny Leon – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
· Mario Van Peebles – Salt-N-Pepa (Lifetime)
· Maritte Lee Go – Black As Night (Amazon Studios)
· Veronica Rodriguez – Let’s Get Merried (VH1)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
· Denzel Washington – A Journal for Jordan (Columbia Pictures)
· Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall (Netflix) -WINNER
· Lin-Manuel Miranda – tick tick…BOOM! (Netflix)
· Reinaldo Marcus Green – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
· Andre Gaines – The One and Only Dick Gregory (Showtime)
· Dawn Porter – Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer (National Geographic)
· Sam Pollard – MLK/FBI (IFC Films)
· Samantha Knowles, Yoruba Richen, Geeta Gandbhir, Nadia Hallgren – Black and Missing (HBO)
· Spike Lee – NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½ (HBO Max)
LITERARY CATEGORIES
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
· Harlem Shuffle – Colson Whitehead (Penguin Random House)
· Libertie – Kaitlyn Greenidge (Algonquin Books)
· Long Division – Kiese Laymon (Simon & Schuster)
· The Man Who Lived Underground – Richard Wright (Library of America)
· The Perishing – Natashia Deón (Counterpoint Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
· Dance Theatre of Harlem – Judy Tyrus, Paul Novosel (Kensington)
· Just As I Am – Cicely Tyson (Amistad)
· My Remarkable Journey – Katherine Johnson (Amistad)
· Renegades: Born in the USA – Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen (Penguin Random House)
· The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story – Nikole Hannah-Jones (Penguin Random House)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
· Just As I Am – Cicely Tyson (Amistad)
· My Remarkable Journey – Katherine Johnson (Amistad)
· Other Black Girl: A Novel – Zakiya Dalila Harris (Simon & Schuster)
· The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois – Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (HarperCollins Publishers)
· Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts – Rebecca Hall (Simon & Schuster)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
· Just As I Am – Cicely Tyson (Amistad)
· Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement – Tarana Burke (Macmillan / Flatiron Books)
· Unprotected: A Memoir – Billy Porter (Abrams Press)
· Until I Am Free – Keisha Blain (Beacon Press)
· Will – Will Smith (Penguin Random House)
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
· Diversity Is Not Enough: A Roadmap to Recruit, Develop and Promote Black Leaders in America – Keith Wyche (Kandelle Publishing)
· Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business) – Tabitha Brown (HarperCollins Publishers)
· Permission to Dream – Chris Gardner (Amistad)
· Teaching Black History to White People – Leonard N. Moore (University of Texas Press)
· The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations – Robert Livingston (Penguin Random House)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
· Perfect Black – Crystal Wilkinson (University Press of Kentucky)
· Playlist for the Apocalypse – Rita Dove (W. W. Norton & Company)
· Such Color: New and Selected Poems – Tracy K. Smith (Graywolf Press)
· The Wild Fox of Yemen – Threa Almontaser (Graywolf Press)
· What Water Knows: Poems – Jacqueline Jones LaMon (Northwestern University Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
· Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy – Misty Copeland (Aladdin)
· Change Sings – Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Penguin Young Readers)
· Stacey’s Extraordinary Words – Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas (HarperCollins)
· Time for Bed, Old House – Janet Costa Bates, A.G. Ford (Candlewick Press)
· When Langston Dances – Kaija Langley, Keith Mallett (S&S Books for Young Readers)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
· Ace of Spades – Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Feiwel & Friends / Macmillan)
· Happily Ever Afters – Elise Bryant (HarperCollins)
· The Cost of Knowing – Brittney Morris (Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers)
· When You Look Like Us – Pamela N. Harris (HarperCollins)
· Wings of Ebony – J. Elle (S&S Books for Young Readers)
PODCAST CATEGORIES
Outstanding News and Information Podcast (New Category)
· #SundayCivics
· After the Uprising: The Death of Danyé Dion Jones
· Blindspot: Tulsa Burning
· Into America
· Un(re)solved
Outstanding Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast (New Category)
· Checking In with Michelle Williams
· The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
· The SonRise Project Podcast
· Two Funny Mamas: Sherri Shepherd & Kym Whitley
· Under Construction w/ Tamar Braxton
Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast (New Category)
· Beyond the Scenes – The Daily Show
· Jemele Hill is Unbothered
· Professional Troublemaker
· Questlove Supreme
· Super Soul Podcast
Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast (New Category)
· Club Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe
· Jemele Hill is Unbothered
· Questlove Supreme
· Reasonably Shady
· The History of Sketch Comedy with Keegan-Michael Key
