The full list of the 56th NAACP Image Awards nominees has been unveiled, with Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart, and Shannon Sharpe nominated for Entertainer of the Year. This yearโs awards theme is, โOur Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence.โ
The Piano Lesson leads in motion picture categories with 14 nods followed by The Book of Clarence with six nominations. Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist leads across the television categories with nine nominations. Netflix also leads with an impressive 64 nominations.
Ayo Edebiri is leading the television and streaming categories with four nominations โ three for her role in The Bear and one for Saturday Night Live. Keke Palmer earned four total nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, recognition for her role in Password, her performance in The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, and her podcast “Baby, This is Keke Palmer.”
GloRilla received the most nominations in the music recording categories, earning six nominations followed closely by Doechii, Kendrick Lamar and Usher, earning four nods respectively. RCA Records received an impressive 11 nominations, the most across record labels. Penguin Random House leads nominations across literary categories with four nominations, followed by HarperCollins Amistad and William Morrow tied with three nominations.
Nominations were announced today (1/7) live on CBS Mornings by singer and actress Chlรถe Bailey and NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson and on YouTube by actress Novi Brown and musician and star of Grownish Trevor Jackson.
โWe look forward to celebrating the brilliance of Black talent and creativity whose stories shape culture, ignite change, and inspire generations,โ said Johnson. โThrough film, music, literature, and more, their voices weave a rich tapestry that honors our heritage, celebrates our identity, and proves that storytelling is a powerful force for driving true progress.โ
By visiting www.naacpimageawards.net, the public can vote to determine the winners in select categories. Voting closes on February 7, at 12:00 midnight (ET.) Winners will be revealed during the 56th NAACP Image Awards telecast on Saturday, February 22 live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, on BET and CBS. NAACP will also recognize winners in nonโtelevised Image Awards categories at the 56th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors Ceremonies Friday, February 21.
โThe NAACP Image Awards stand as a testament to the brilliance, resilience, and impact of Black creatives, innovators, and changemakers,โ said Scott Mills, president and CEO of BET Media Group. โBET is proud to continue our long-standing partnership with the NAACP to celebrate Black excellence in all forms. Together, we shine a light on the stories, voices, and artistry that shape culture and drive progress.โ
The full list of nominees can be found below:
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
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
Andrรฉ Holland โ โExhibiting Forgivenessโ (Roadside Attractions)
Colman Domingo โ โSing Singโ (A24)
John David Washington โ โThe Piano Lessonโ (Netflix)
Kingsley Ben-Adir โ โBob Marley: One Loveโ (Paramount Pictures)
Martin Lawrence โ โBad Boys: Ride or Dieโ (Sony Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Cynthia Erivo โ โWickedโ (Universal Pictures)
Kerry Washington โ โThe Six Triple Eightโ (Netflix)
Lashana Lynch โ โBob Marley: One Loveโ (Paramount Pictures)
Lupita Nyongโo โ โA Quiet Place: Day Oneโ (Paramount Pictures)
Regina King โ โShirleyโ (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Brian Tyree Henry โ โThe Fire Insideโ (Amazon MGM Studios)
Corey Hawkins โ โThe Piano Lessonโ (Netflix)
David Alan Grier โ โThe American Society of Magical Negroesโ (Focus Features)
Denzel Washington โ โGladiator IIโ (Paramount Pictures)
Samuel L. Jackson โ โThe Piano Lessonโ (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor โ โExhibiting Forgivenessโ (Roadside Attractions)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor โ โNickel Boysโ (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Danielle Deadwyler โ โThe Piano Lessonโ (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian โ โThe Six Triple Eightโ (Netflix)
Lynn Whitfield โ โAlbany Roadโ (Faith Filmworks)
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 Pรฉrez (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 โ โNickel Boysโ (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Clarence Maclin โ โSing Singโ (A24)
Danielle Deadwyler โ โThe Piano Lessonโ (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian โ โThe Six Triple Eightโ (Netflix)
Ryan Destiny โ โThe Fire Insideโ (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 VoiceโOver Performance โ Motion Picture
Aaron Pierre โ โMufasa: The Lion Kingโ (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Anika Noni Rose โ โMufasa: The Lion Kingโ (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Ayo Edebiri โ โInside Out 2โ (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Blue Ivy Carter โ โMufasa: The Lion Kingโ (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Lupita Nyongโo โ โThe Wild Robotโ (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 Doesnโt Steal
Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
if(fy) (OTB/The Hidden Hand Studios)
Nate & John (Unity Animation Project, LLC)
Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz โJackie Robinsonโ (Exhibit Treal Studios)
Self (Pixar Animation Studios)
Walk in the Light (419 Studios)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
David Fortune โ โColor Bookโ (Tribeca Studios)
Malcolm Washington โ โThe Piano Lessonโ (Netflix)
RaMell Ross โ โNickel Boysโ (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Titus Kaphar โ โExhibiting Forgivenessโ (Roadside Attractions)
Zoรซ Kravitz โ โBlink Twiceโ (Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture
Anthony B. Jenkins โ โThe Deliveranceโ (Netflix)
Blake Cameron James โ โWe Grown Nowโ (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jeremiah Daniels โ โColor Bookโ (Tribeca Studios)
Percy Daggs IV โ โNever Let Goโ (Lionsgate)
Skylar Aleece Smith โ โThe Piano Lessonโ (Netflix)
Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture
Andrรฉs Arochi โ โLonglegsโ (NEON)
Jomo Fray โ โNickel Boysโ (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Justin Derry โ โShe Taught Loveโ (Andscape)
Lachlan Milne โ โExhibiting Forgivenessโ (Roadside Attractions)
Rob Hardy โ โThe Book of Clarenceโ (Sony Pictures)
TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
How to Die Alone (Hulu)
Poppaโs House (CBS)
The Neighborhood (CBS)
The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Cedric The Entertainer โ โThe Neighborhoodโ (CBS)
Damon Wayans โ โPoppaโs Houseโ (CBS)
David Alan Grier โ โSt. Denis Medicalโ (NBC)
Delroy Lindo โ โUnPrisonedโ (Hulu)
Mike Epps โ โThe Upshawsโ (Netflix)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri โ โThe Bearโ (FX/Hulu)
Kerry Washington โ โUnPrisonedโ (Hulu)
Natasha Rothwell โ โHow to Die Aloneโ (Hulu)
Quinta Brunson โ โAbbott Elementaryโ (ABC)
Tichina Arnold โ โThe Neighborhoodโ (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Damon Wayans Jr. โ โPoppaโs Houseโ (CBS)
Giancarlo Esposito โ โThe Gentlemenโ (Netflix)
Kenan Thompson โ โSaturday Night Liveโ (NBC)
Tyler James Williams โ โAbbott Elementaryโ (ABC)
William Stanford Davis โ โAbbott Elementaryโ (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Danielle Pinnock โ โGhostsโ (CBS)
Ego Nwodim โ โSaturday Night Liveโ (NBC)
Janelle James โ โAbbott Elementaryโ (ABC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph โ โAbbott Elementaryโ (ABC)
Wanda Sykes โ โThe Upshawsโ (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 โ โCrossโ (Amazon Prime Video)
Donald Glover โ โMr. & Mrs. Smithโ (Amazon Prime Video)
Harold Perrineau โ โFROMโ (MGM+)
Jabari Banks โ โBel-Airโ (Peacock)
Michael Rainey Jr. โ โPower Book II: Ghostโ (Starz)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Angela Bassett โ โ9-1-1โ (ABC)
Emayatzy Corinealdi โ โReasonable Doubtโ (Hulu)
Queen Latifah โ โThe Equalizerโ (CBS)
Shanola Hampton โ โFoundโ (NBC)
Zoe Saldaรฑa โ โLionessโ (Paramount+)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Adrian Holmes โ โBel-Airโ (Netflix)
Cliff โMethod Manโ Smith โ โPower Book II: Ghostโ (Starz)
Isaiah Mustafa โ โCrossโ (Amazon Prime Video)
Jacob Latimore โ โThe Chiโ (Paramount+)
Morris Chestnut โ โReasonable Doubtโ (Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Adjoa Andoh โ โBridgertonโ (Netflix)
Coco Jones โ โBel-Airโ (Peacock)
Golda Rosheuvel โ โBridgertonโ (Netflix)
Lorraine Toussaint โ โThe Equalizerโ (CBS)
Lynn Whitfield โ โThe Chiโ (Paramount+)
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 โ โRebel Ridgeโ (Netflix)
Colman Domingo โ โThe Madnessโ (Netflix)
Kelvin Harrison Jr. โ โGenius: MLK/Xโ (National Geographic)
Kevin Hart โ โFight Night: The Million Dollar Heistโ (Peacock)
Laurence Fishburne โ โClippedโ (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor โ โThe Supremes at Earlโs All-You-Can-Eatโ (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Naturi Naughton โ โAbducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movieโ (Lifetime)
Sanaa Lathan โ โThe Supremes at Earlโs All-You-Can-Eatโ (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Sofรญa Vergara โ โGriseldaโ (Netflix)
Uzo Aduba โ โThe Supremes at Earlโs All-You-Can-Eatโ (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Don Cheadle โ โFight Night: The Million Dollar Heistโ (Peacock)
Luke James โ โThem: The Scareโ (Amazon Prime Video)
Ron Cephas Jones โ โGenius: MLK/Xโ (National Geographic)
Samuel L. Jackson โ โFight Night: The Million Dollar Heistโ (Peacock)
Terrence Howard โ โFight Night: The Million Dollar Heistโ (Peacock)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Brandy Norwood โ โDescendants: The Rise of Redโ (Disney+)
Jayme Lawson โ โGenius: MLK/Xโ (National Geographic)
Loretta Devine โ โTerry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Loveโ (Lifetime)
Sanaa Lathan โ โYoung. Wild. Free.โ (BET+)
Taraji P. Henson โ โFight Night: The Million Dollar Heistโ (Peacock)
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
Black Menโs 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 Wasโฆ(Netflix)
Katt Williams: Woke Foke (Netflix)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Childrenโs Program
Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+)
Gracieโs Corner (YouTube TV)
Sesame Street (MAX)
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or LimitedโSeries)
Caleb Elijah โ โCrossโ (Amazon Prime Video)
Graceyn Hollingsworth โ โGracieโs Cornerโ (YouTube TV)
Leah Sava Jeffries โ โPercy Jackson and the Olympiansโ (Disney+)
Melody Hurd โ โCrossโ (Amazon Prime Video)
TJ Mixson โ โThe Madnessโ (Netflix)
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) โ Individual or Ensemble
Abby Phillip โ โNewsNight with Abby Phillipโ (CNN)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. โ โFinding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.โ (PBS)
Jennifer Hudson โ โThe Jennifer Hudsonโ (Syndicated)
Joy Reid โ โThe Reidoutโ (MSNBC)
Sherri Shepherd โ โSherriโ (Syndicated)
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) โ Individual or Ensemble
Alfonso Ribeiro โ โDancing with the Starsโ (ABC)
Keke Palmer โ โPasswordโ (NBC)
Nick Cannon โ โThe Masked Singerโ (FOX)
Steve Harvey โ โCelebrity Family Feudโ (ABC)
Taraji P. Henson โ โBET Awards 2024โ (BET Media Group)
Outstanding Guest Performance
Ayo Edebiri โ โSaturday Night Liveโ (NBC)
Cree Summer โ โAbbott Elementaryโ (ABC)
Keegan-Michael Key โ โAbbott Elementaryโ (ABC)
Marlon Wayans โ โBel-Airโ (Peacock)
Maya Rudolph โ โSaturday Night Liveโ (NBC)
Outstanding Animated Series
Disney Jr.โs Ariel (Disney Jr.)
Everybody Still Hates Chris (Comedy Central)
Gracieโs Corner (YouTube TV)
Iwรกjรบ (Disney+)
Marvelโs Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
Angela Bassett โ โOrion and the Darkโ (Netflix)
Cree Summer โ โRugratsโ (Nickelodeon)
Cree Summer โ โThe Legend of Vox Machinaโ (Amazon Prime Video)
Dawnn Lewis โ โStar Trek: Lower Decksโ (Paramount+)
Keke Palmer โ โThe Second Best Hospital in the Galaxyโ (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding Short Form Series or Special โ 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 โ โThe Bearโ (FX/Hulu)
Diarra Kilpatrick โ โDiarra From Detroitโ (BET+)
Maurice Williams โ โThe Madnessโ (Netflix)
Thembi L. Banks โ โYoung. Wild. Free.โ (BET+)
Vince Staples โ โThe Vince Staples Showโ (Netflix)
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
Beyoncรฉ (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
โHeart of a Humanโ โ DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)
โLive Breathe Fightโ โ Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
โStill Karenโ โ Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Records/Motown Gospel)
โSunny Daysโ โ Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
โThe Maverick Way Reimaginedโ โ Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)
Outstanding International Song
โCloseโ โ Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings)
โHmmmโ โ Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
โJumpโ โ Tyla (Epic Records)
โLove Me JeJeโ โ Tems (RCA Records/Since โ93)
โPiece of My Heartโ โ Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz (RCA Records/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
โAlrightโ โ Victoria Monรฉt (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
โAlter Ego (ALTERnate Version)โ โ Doechii, JT (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
โBoy Byeโ โ Chlรถe (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
โNot Like Usโ โ Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
โYeah Glo!โ โ GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Album
โAlligator Bites Never Healโ โ Doechii (Epic Records)
โCape Town to Cairoโ โ PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
โComing Homeโ โ USHER (mega/gamma.)
โCowboy Carterโ โ Beyoncรฉ (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
โGloriousโ โ GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
โBob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack)โ (Tuff Gong/Island Records)
โGenius: MLK/X (Songs from the Original Series)โ (Hollywood Records)
โReasonable Doubt (Season 2) (Original Soundtrack)โ (Hollywood Records)
โThe Book of Clarence (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)โ (Geneva Club under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC)
โWicked: The Soundtrackโ (Republic Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
โChurch Doorsโ โ Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
โDo It Anywayโ โ Tasha Cobbs (TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel)
โGod Problems (Not By Power)โ โ (Tribl Records)
โI Prayed for You (Said a Prayer)โ MAJOR. โ (NowThatsMAJOR/MNRK Music Group)
โWorking for Meโ โ Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
Outstanding Jazz Album
โCreole Orchestraโ โ Etienne Charles (Culture Shock Music)
โEpic Coolโ โ Kirk Whalum (Artistry Music)
โJavon & Nikki Go to the Moviesโ โ Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni (Solid Jackson Records)
โOn Their Shoulders: An Organ Tributeโ โ Matthew Whitaker (MOCAT Records)
โPortraitโ โ Samara Joy (Verve Records)
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
โ16 CARRIAGESโ โ Beyoncรฉ (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
โHere We Go (Uh Oh)โ โ Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
โI Found Youโ โ PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
โResidualsโ โ Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
โSaturnโ โ SZA (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
โMamushiโ โ Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba (Hot Girl Productions LLC/Warner Music Group)
โMurdergram Deuxโ โ LL Cool J feat. Eminem (Def Jam Recordings)
โNoidโ โ Tyler, the Creator (Columbia Records)
โNot Like Usโ โ Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
โYeah Glo!โ โ GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
Adam Blackstone & Fantasia โ โSummertimeโ (BASSic Black Entertainment Records/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE)
Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon โ โWatcha Done Nowโ (Shesangz Music, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick โ โGod Problems (Not By Power)โ (Tribl Records)
Muni Long & Mariah Carey โ โMade for Meโ (Supergiant Records/Def Jam Recordings)
Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain โ โThankfulโ (McLain Music, LLC)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
FLO & GloRilla โ โIn My Bagโ (Island Records)
GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore โ โRAIN DOWN ON MEโ (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
USHER & Burna Boy โ โComing Homeโ (mega/gamma.)
Victoria Monรฉt feat. USHER โ โSOSโ (Sex on Sight) (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz โ โPiece of My Heartโ (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)
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 Peopleโs 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)
WRITING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Ashley Nicole Black โ Shrinking โ โChanging Patternsโ (Apple TV+)
Brittani Nichols โ Abbott Elementary โ โBreakupโ (ABC)
Crystal Jenkins โ No Good Deed โ โLetters of Intentโ (Netflix)
Diarra Kilpatrick โ Diarra From Detroit โ โChasing Ghostsโ (BET+)
Jordan Temple โ Abbott Elementary โ โSmokingโ (ABC)
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Azia Squire โ Bridgerton โ โTick Tockโ (Netflix)
Ben Watkins โ Cross โ โHero Complexโ (Amazon Prime Video)
Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover โ Mr. & Mrs. Smith โ โFirst Dateโ (Amazon Prime Video)
Geetika Lizardi โ Bridgerton โ โJoining of Handsโ (Netflix)
Lauren Gamble โ Bridgerton โ โOld Friendsโ (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Brandon Espy, Carl Reid โ Mr. Crocket (Hulu)
Bree West, Chazitear โ A Wesley South African Christmas (BET+)
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks โ Young. Wild. Free. (BET+)
Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana โ Mรบsica (Amazon Prime Video)
Tina Mabry, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Cee Marcellus โ The Supremes at Earlโs All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Barry Jenkins โ The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)
RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes โ Nikel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Steve McQueen โ Blitz (Apple Original Films)
Titus Kaphar โ Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington โ The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri โ The Bear โ โNapkinsโ (FX/Hulu)
Bentley Kyle Evans โ Mind Your Business โ โThe Reunionโ (Bounce TV)
Robbie Countryman โ The Upshaws โ โAinโt Brokeโ (Netflix)
Tiffany Johnson โ How to Die Alone โ โTrust No Oneโ (Hulu)
William Smith โ The Vince Staples Show โ โBrown Familyโ (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Carl Franklin โ Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story โ โBlame It on the Rainโ (Netflix)
Marta Cunningham โ Genius: MLK/X โ โProtect Usโ (National Geographic)
Marta Cunningham โ Genius: MLK/X โ โWho We Areโ (National Geographic)
Paris Barclay โ Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story โ โBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?โ (Netflix)
Rapman โ Supacell โ โSupacellโ (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary, or Special
Kelley Kali โ Kemba (BET+)
Marcelo Gama โ BET Awards 2024 (BET Media Group)
Shanta Fripp โ Black Menโs Summit (BET Media Group)
Thembi L. Banks โ Young. Wild. Free (BET+)
Tina Mabry โ The Supremes at Earlโs All-You-Can Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Jeymes Samuel โ The Book of Clarence (Sony Pictures)
Malcolm Washington โ The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
RaMell Ross โ Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Reinaldo Marcus Green โ Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
Steve McQueen โ Blitz (Apple Original Films)
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Bao Nguyen โ The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
Dawn Porter โ Luther: Never Too Much (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
Deborah Riley Draper โ James Brown: Say It Loud (A&E)
Jason Pollard, Sam Pollard โ Olโ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (A&E)
Nneka Onuorah โ Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Amazon Prime Video)
LITERARY CATEGORIES
Outstanding Literary Work โ Fiction
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde โ Tia Williams (Grand Central Publishing โ Hachette Book Group)
Grown Woman โ Sarai Johnson (Harper โ HarperCollins Publishers)
Neighbors and Other Stories โ Diane Oliver, Tayari Jones (Foreword) (Grove Atlantic)
One of Us Knows: A Thriller โ Alyssa Cole (William Morrow โ HarperCollins Publishers)
What You Leave Behind โ Wanda M. Morris (William Morrow โ HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work โ Nonfiction
A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune โ Noliwe Rooks (Penguin Press โ Penguin Books)
Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest โ Fawn Weaver (Melcher Media Inc.)
Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories that Changed the World โ Daniela Edmeier, Damarius Johnson, Nicholas B. Breyfogle and Steven Conn (Abrams Books โ Harry N. Abrams)
The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience โ Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine (Clarkson Potter โ Crown Publishing Group)
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America โ Larry Tye (Mariner Books โ HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work โ Debut Author
A Kind of Madness โ Uche Okonkwo (Tin House Books)
AfroCentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture โ Shirley Neal (HarperCollins Amistad)
Grown Woman โ Sarai Johnson (Harper โ HarperCollins Publishers)
Masquerade โ O.O. Sangoyomi (Forge Books โ Tor Publishing Group)
Swift River โ Essie Chambers (Simon & Schuster)
Outstanding Literary Work โ Biography/Autobiography
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me โ Whoopi Goldberg (Blackstone Publishing)
By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslieโs Smile and Mental Illness โ Her Story in Her Own Words โ Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins (Forefront Books)
Do It Anyway: Donโt Give Up Before It Gets Good โ Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Sarah Jakes Roberts (Foreword) (WaterBrook โ Penguin Random House)
Lovely One: A Memoir โ Ketanji Brown Jackson (Random House)
Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America โ Joy-Ann Reid (Mariner Books โ HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work โ Instructional
Black Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionally Reclaiming Your Delight โ Tracey Michaeโl Lewis-Giggets (Ink & Willow โ Penguin Random House)
I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free (A Feeding the Soul Book) โ Tabitha Brown (William Morrow โ HarperCollins Publishers)
Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us โ Chantรฉ Griffin (WaterBrook โ Penguin Random House)
Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Inner Resilience โ Rebecca Moore (Author), Amberlee Green (Illustrator) (The Quarto Group/Leaping Hare Press)
Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair โ Tomesha Faxio (Clarkson Potter โ Crown Publishing Group)
Outstanding Literary Work โ Poetry
Bluff: Poems โ Danez Smith (Graywolf Press)
Good Dress โ Brittany Rogers (Tin House Books)
Load in Nine Times: Poems โ Frank X Walker (Liveright Publishing โ W.W. Norton & Company)
Song of My Softening โ Omotara James (Alice James Books)
This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets โ Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown and Company)
Outstanding Literary Work โ Children
All I Need to Be โ Rachel Ricketts (Author), Tiffany Rose (Illustrator) with Luana Horry (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Cicely Tyson โ Renรฉe Watson (Author), Sherry Shine (Illustrator) (Amistad Books for Young Readers)
Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair โ Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)
My Hair Is a Book โ Maisha Oso (Author), London Ladd (Illustrator) (HarperCollins Publishers)
You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book โ Taraji P. Henson (Author), Paul Kellam (Illustrator) (Zonderkidz โ HarperCollins)
Outstanding Literary Work โ Youth/Teens
American Wings: Chicagoโs Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky โ Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein (G.P. Putnamโs Sons Books for Young Readers)
Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers The Story of the Last Black Cargo โ Zora Neale Hurston, Ibram X. Kendi (Adapted by), Jazzmen Lee-Johnson (Illustrator) (Amistad Books for Young Readers)
Black Star: The Door of No Return โ Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Brushed Between Cultures: A YA Coming of Age Novel Set in Brooklyn, New York โ Samarra St. Hilaire (Samarra St. Hilaire)
Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel (Shot Clock, 2) โ Caron Butler and Justin A. Reynolds (HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Graphic Novel
Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined โ David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic โ Penguin Random House)
Black Defender: The Awakening โ Dr. David Washington, Mr. Zhengis Tasbolatov (Illustrator), Mr. Billy Blanks (Foreword) (Washington Comix)
Gamerville โ Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley โ HarperCollins Publishers)
Ghost Roast โ Shawneรฉ Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Emily Cannon (Illustrator) (Versify โ HarperCollins Publishers)
Punk Rock Karaoke โ Bianca Xunise (Viking Books for Young Readers)
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/SelfโHelp 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 Donโt 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 Donโt 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 โ Limited Series/Short Form
About the Journey (Marriott 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)
COSTUME DESIGN, MAKEโUP & HAIRSTYLING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)
Ernesto Martinez โ Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Megan Coates โ Shirley (Netflix)
Gersha Phillips โ The Big Cigar (Apple TV+)
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck โ The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Paul Tazewell โ Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Make-up (Television or Film)
Carol Rasheed โ Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Debi Young โ Shirley (Netflix)
Rebecca Lee โ Shลgun (Netflix)
Matiki Anoff โ The Book of Clarence (Sony Pictures)
Para Malden โ The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film)
Terry Hunt โ Bel-Air (Peacock)
Lawrence Davis โ Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Nakoya Yancey โ Shirley (Netflix)
Brian Badie โ The Penguin (HBO/Max)
Andrea Mona Bowman โ The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
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)