COMEDY

Outstanding Comedy Series

  • 2017 - "Atlanta"

    “Ballers”

    “black-ish”

    “Chewing Gum”

    “Insecure”

  • 2018 - "Atlanta"

    “black-ish”

    “Dear White People”

    “grown-ish”

    “Insecure”

  • 2019 - "Insecure"

    “black-ish”

    “grown-ish”

    “On My Block”

    “She’s Gotta Have It”

  • 2020 - "Insecure"

    “Ballers”

    “black-ish”

    “Dear White People “

    “High Fidelity”

  • 2021 - "A Black Lady Sketch Show"

    “black-ish”

    “grown-ish”

    “Run the World”

    “That Damn Michael Che”

  • 2022 - "Abbott Elementary"

    “Atlanta”

    “black-ish”

    “Insecure”

    “South Side”

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Donald Glover - "Atlanta" (2017)

    Anthony Anderson - “black-ish”

    Brandon P. Bell - “Dear White People”

    Kevin Hart - “Real Husbands of Hollywood”

    Dwayne Johnson - “Ballers”

  • Donald Glover - "Atlanta" (2018)

    Anthony Anderson - “black-ish”

    Jerrod Carmichael - “The Carmichael Show”

    Dwayne Johnson - “Ballers”

    Tracy Morgan - “The Last O.G.”

  • Don Cheadle - "Black Monday" (2019)

    Anthony Anderson - “black-ish”

    Idris Elba - “Turn Up Charlie”

    Keegan-Michael Key - “Friends From College”

    Tracy Morgan - “The Last O.G.”

  • Don Cheadle - "Black Monday" (2020)

    Anthony Anderson - “black-ish”

    DeRon Horton - “Dear White People”

    Dwayne Johnson - “Ballers”

    Tracy Morgan - “The Last O.G.”

  • Anthony Anderson - "black-ish" (2021)

    Asante Blackk - “Social Distance”

    Michael Che - “That Damn Michael Che”

    Trevor Jackson - “grown-ish”

    Lamorne Morris - “Woke”

  • Donald Glover - "Atlanta" (2022)

    Anthony Anderson - “black-ish”

    Don Cheadle - “Black Monday”

    Keegan-Michael Key - “Schmigadoon!”

    Lamorne Morris - “Woke”

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Issa Rae - "Insecure" (2017)

    Logan Browning - “Dear White People”

    Michaela Coel - “Chewing Gum”

    Gina Rodriguez - “Jane the Virgin”

    Tracee Ellis Ross - “black-ish”

  • Issa Rae - "Insecure" (2018)

    Logan Browning - “Dear White People”

    Tiffany Haddish - “The Last O.G.”

    Tracee Ellis Ross - “black-ish”

    Yara Shahidi - “grown-ish”

  • Issa Rae - "Insecure" (2019)

    Tiffany Haddish - “The Last O.G.”

    Regina Hall - “Black Monday”

    Tracee Ellis Ross - “black-ish”

    DeWanda Wise - “She’s Gotta Have It”

  • Issa Rae - "Insecure" (2020)

    Logan Browning - “Dear White People”

    Rashida Jones - “blackAF”

    Zoe Kravitz - “High Fidelity”

    Tracee Ellis Ross - “black-ish”

  • Robin Thede - "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (2021)


    Reneé Elise Goldsberry - “Girls5eva”

    Tracee Ellis Ross - “black-ish”

    Yara Shahidi - “grown-ish”

    Bresha Webb - “Run the World”

  • Quinta Brunson - "Abbott Elementary" (2022)


    Regina Hall - “Black Monday”

    Issa Rae - “Insecure”

    Tracee Ellis Ross - “black-ish”

    Robin Thede - “A Black Lady Sketch Show”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Tituss Burgess - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (2017)


    Andre Braugher - “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

    Jay Ellis - “Insecure”

    Laurence Fishburne - “black-ish”

    LaKeith Stanfield - “Atlanta”

  • LaKeith Stanfield - "Atlanta" (2018)

    Tituss Burgress - “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

    Terry Crews - “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

    Jay Ellis - “Insecure”

    Laurence Fishburne - “black-ish”

  • Tituss Burgess - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (2019)


    Jay Ellis - “Insecure”

    Laurence Fishburne - “black-ish”

    Anthony Ramos - “She’s Gotta Have It”

    Kenan Thompson - “Saturday Night Live”

  • Kenan Thompson - "Saturday Night Live" (2020)



    Mahershala Ali - “Ramy”

    Jay Ellis - “Insecure”

    J.B. Smoove - “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

    John David Washington - “Ballers”

  • Kenan Thompson - "Saturday Night Live" (2021)



    Deon Cole - “black-ish”

    David Alan Grier - “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!”

    Laurence Fishburne - “black-ish”

    Justice Smith - “Generation”

  • Tyler James Williams - "Abbott Elementary" (2022)



    Jay Ellis - “Insecure”

    Brian Tyree Henry - “Atlanta”

    Dulé Hill - “The Wonder Years”

    LaKeith Stanfield - “Atlanta”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Jenifer Lewis - "black-ish" (2017)


    Tichina Arnold - “Survivor’s Remorse”

    Leslie Jones - “Saturday Night Live”

    Yvonne Orji - “Insecure”

    Yara Shahidi - “black-ish”

  • Jenifer Lewis - "black-ish" (2018)


    Tichina Arnold - “Survivor’s Remorse”

    Zazie Beetz - “Atlanta”

    Yvonne Orji - “Insecure”

    Antoinette Robertson - “Dear White People”

  • Jenifer Lewis - "black-ish" (2019)


    Leslie Jones - “Saturday Night Live”

    Marsai Martin - “black-ish”

    Natasha Rothwell - “Insecure”

    Yvonne Orji - “Insecure”

  • Yvonne Orji - "Insecure" (2020)



    Regina Hall - “Black Monday”

    Jenifer Lewis - “black-ish”

    Marsai Martin - “black-ish”

    Natasha Rothwell - “Insecure”

  • Gabrielle Dennis - "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (2021)


    Naomi Ackie - “Master of None”

    Ashley Nicole Black -”A Black Lady Sketch Show”

    Jenifer Lewis - “black-ish”

    Wanda Sykes - “The Upshaws”

  • Janelle James - "Abbott Elementary" (2022)


    Zazie Beetz - “Atlanta”

    Yvonne Orji - “Insecure”

    Sheryl Lee Ralph - “Abbott Elementary”

    Natasha Rothwell - “Insecure”

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

  • "Guilty as Fuck" (Insecure) - 2017

    “B.A.N.” (Atlanta)

    “40 Acres and a Vote” (black-ish)

    “Lemons” (black-ish)

    “Thanksgiving” (Master of None)

  • "Junteenth" (black-ish") - 2018

    “Barbershop” (Atlanta)

    “F.U.B.U.” (Atlanta)

    “Hella Perspective” (Insecure)

    “Fuck Paying It Forward” (Shameless)

  • "Black Like Us" (black-ish) - 2019

    “Black History Month” (black-ish)

    “Purple Rain” (black-ish)

    “Ghost-Like” (Insecure)

    “High-Like” (Insecure)

  • "Chapter V" (Dear White People) - 2020

    “still…because of slavery” (BlackAF)

    “yo, between you and me…this is because of slavery” (BlackAF)

    “Hair Day” (black-ish)

    “Lowkey Movin’ On” (Insecure)

  • "Black People for Rent" (Woke) - 2021

    “But the Tilapias Are Fine Though, Right?” (A Black Lady Sketch Show)

    “My Dinner with Andre Junior” (black-ish)

    “Our Wedding Dre” (black-ish)

    “Separ8 Ways” (Girls5Eva)

  • "Ava vs. the Superintendent" (Abbott Elementary) - 2022


    “Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga” (Atlanta)

    “Tarrare” (Atlanta)

    “Drowning Woman” (The Flight Attendant)

    “Love & War” (The Wonder Years)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

  • "B.A.N." (Atlanta) - 2017

    “Lemons” (black-ish)

    “Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number” (Chewing Gum)

    “Broken as Fuck” (Insecure)

    “Thanksgiving” (Master of None)

  • "Teddy Perkins" (Atlanta) - 2018

    “Barbershop” (Atlanta)

    “Juneteenth” (black-ish)

    “Hella Perspective” (Insecure)

    “Pilot” (The Last O.G.)

  • "Black Like Us" (black-ish) - 2019

    “Relatively Grown Man” (black-ish)

    “Ghost-Like” (Insecure)

    “Obsessed-Like” (Insecure)

    “#NationTime” (She’s Gotta Have It)

  • "Uptown" (High Fidelity) - 2020

    “hard to believe, but still because of slavery” (BlackAF)

    “Hair Day” (black-ish)

    “Lowkey Happy” (Insecure)

    “Lowkey Movin’ On” (Insecure)

  • "Black People for Rent" (Woke) - 2021

    “But the Tilapias Are Fine Though, Right?” (A Black Lady Sketch Show)

    “Mission & Ambitions” (black-ish)

    “Carma” (Girls5Eva)

    “Policin” (That Damn Michael Che)

  • "Pilot" (Abbott Elementary) - 2022

    “Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga” (Atlanta)

    “Three Slaps” (Atlanta)

    “Out, Okay?” (Insecure)

    “Do the Right-est Thing” (Ted Lasso)

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series

  • Dave Chappelle - "Saturday Night Live" (2017)


    Angela Bassett - “Master of None”

    Mike Epps - “Survivor’s Remorse”

    Dwayne Johnson - “Saturday Night Live”

    Rashida Jones - “black-ish”

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Katt Williams - "Atlanta" (2018)



    Sterling K. Brown - “Insecure”

    Sterling K. Brown - “Saturday Night Live”

    Chadwick Boseman - “Saturday Night Live”

    Donald Glover - “Saturday Night Live”

  • Katt Williams - "black-ish" (2019)



    RuPaul Charles - “Grace and Frankie”

    Idris Elba - “Saturday Night Live”

    Ernie Hudson - “Ballers”

    Kenan Thompson - “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

  • Eddie Murphy - "Saturday Night Live" (2020)

    Neil Brown Jr. - “Insecure”

    Sterling K. Brown - “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

    J.B. Smoove - “The Last O.G.”

    Blair Underwood - “Dear White People”

  • Dave Chappelle - "Saturday Night Live" (2021)



    Samuel L. Jackson - “Staged”

    Daniel Kaluuya - “Saturday Night Live”

    Regé-Jean Page - “Saturday Night Live”

    Marcus Scribner - “grown-ish”

  • Orlando Jones - "Abbott Elementary" (2022)



    Reggie C. Hayes - “Abbott Elementary”

    Lil Rel Howery - “South Side”

    Sam Richardson - “Ted Lasso”

    Kofi Siriboe - “Insecure”

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Tiffany Haddish - "Saturday Night Live" (2018)


    Regina Hall - “Insecure”

    Rashida Jones - “black-ish”

    Anna Deavere Smith - “black-ish”

    Lena Waithe - “Dear White People”

  • Anna Deavere Smith - "black-ish" (2019)



    Marla Gibbs - “Rel”

    Regina King - “The Big Bang Theory”

    Rosie Perez - “She’s Gotta Have It”

    Maya Rudolph - “The Good Place”

  • Maya Rudolph - "The Good Place" (2020)

    Angela Bassett - “A Black Lady Sketch Show”

    Yvette Nicole Brown - “Dear White People”

    Issa Rae - “A Black Lady Sketch Show”

    Wanda Sykes - “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

  • Erika Alexander - "Run the World" (2021)



    Regina King - “Saturday Night Live”

    Debbi Morgan - “Bigger”

    Maya Rudolph - “Saturday Night Live”

    Vanessa L. Williams - “Girls5Eva”

  • Quinta Brunson - "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (2022)



    Lizzo - “Saturday Night Live”

    Michelle Obama - “black-ish”

    Da’Vine Joy Randolph - “Only Murders in the Building”

    Adriyan Rae - “Atlanta”

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series

  • 2017 - "This Is Us"


    “Luke Cage”

    “Power”

    “Queen Sugar”

    “Underground”

  • 2018 - "Black Lightning"

    “The Chi”

    “Greenleaf”

    “Queen Sugar”

    “This Is Us”

  • 2019 - "This Is Us"



    “All American”

    “Black Lightning”

    “Claws”

    “Pose”

  • 2020 - "Pose"


    “All Rise”

    “For Life”

    “Godfather of Harlem”

    “Wu-Tang: An American Saga”

  • 2021 - "Lovecraft Country"


    “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”

    “Lupin”

    “Queen Sugar”

    “Snowfall”

  • 2022 - "Bel-Air"



    “Euphoria”

    “Lupin”

    “This Is Us”

    “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

  • Sterling K. Brown - "This Is Us" (2017)


    Mike Colter - “Luke Cage”

    Aldis Hodge - “Underground”

    Terrence Howard - “Empire”

    Kofi Siriboe - “Queen Sugar”

  • Sterling K. Brown - "This Is Us" (2018)


    Omari Hardwick - “Power”

    Kofi Siriboe - “Queen Sugar”

    Cress Williams - “Black Lightning”

    Jeffrey Wright - “Westworld”

  • Billy Porter - "Pose" (2019)


    Sterling K. Brown - “This Is Us”

    Brandon Micheal Hall - “God Friended Me”

    Damson Idris - “Snowfall”

    Kofi Siriboe - “Queen Sugar”

  • Sterling K. Brown - "This Is Us" (2020)



    Nicholas Pinnock - “For Life”

    Billy Porter - “Pose”

    Kofi Siriboe - “Queen Sugar”

    Forest Whitaker - “Godfather of Harlem”

  • Jonathan Majors - "Lovecraft Country" (2021)


    Damson Idris - “Snowfall”

    Anthony Mackie - “The Falcon and the Winter Solider”

    Regé-Jean Page - “Bridgerton”

    Billy Porter - “Pose”

  • Sterling K. Brown - "This Is Us" (2022)


    Chiwetel Ejiofor - “The Man Who Fell to Earth”

    Damson Idris - “Snowfall”

    Omar Sy - “Lupin”

    Forest Whitaker - “Godfather of Harlem”

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

  • Rutina Wesley - "Queen Sugar" (2017)


    Viola Davis - “How to Get Away With Murder”

    Dawn-Lyen Gardner - “Queen Sugar”

    Taraji P. Henson - “Empire”

    Jurnee Smollett - “Underground”

  • Rutina Wesley - "Queen Sugar" (2018)


    Dawn-Lyen Gardner - “Queen Sugar”

    Taraji P. Henson - “Empire”

    Niecy Nash - “Claws”

    Kerry Washington - “Scandal”

  • Rutina Wesley - "Queen Sugar" (2019)


    Angela Bassett - “9-1-1”

    Dawn-Lyen Gardner - “Queen Sugar”

    Niecy Nash - “Claws”

    Alfre Woodard - “Luke Cage”

  • Zendaya - "Euphoria" (2020)



    Viola Davis - “How to Get Away With Murder”

    Simone Missick - “All Rise”

    Janelle Monae - “Homecoming”

    Rutina Wesley - “Queen Sugar”

  • Jurnee Smollett - "Lovecraft Country" (2021)


    Brandee Evans - “P-Valley”

    Dawn-Lyen Gardner - “Queen Sugar”

    Simone Missick - “All Rise”

    Queen Latifah - “The Equalizer”

  • Zendaya - "Euphoria" (2022)


    Tawny Cypress - “Yellowjackets”

    Naomie Harris - “The Man Who Fell From Earth”

    Queen Latifah - “The Equalizer”

    Patina Miller - “Power Book III: Raising Kanan”

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series

  • Nominees:

    Joe Morton | “Scandal”

    Jovan Adepo | “The Leftovers”

    Trai Byers | “Empire”

    Jeffrey Wright | “Westworld”

  • Nominees:

    Joe Morton | “Scandal”

    Jacob Latimore | “The Chi”

    Harold Perrineau | “Claws”

    Dondré Whitfield | “Queen Sugar”

  • Nominees:

    Giancarlo Esposito | “Better Call Saul”

    Orlando Jones | “American Gods”

    Mustafa Shakir | “Luke Cage”

    Nicholas Ashe | “Queen Sugar”

  • Nominees:

    Delroy Lindo | “The Good Fight”

    Ashton Sanders | “Wu-Tang: An American Saga”

    Larenz Tate | “Power”

    Jeffrey Wright | “Westworld”

  • Nominees:

    Giancarlo Esposito | “Godfather of Harlem”

    Giancarlo Esposito | “The Mandalorian”

    Amin Joseph | “Snowfall”

    Niles Fitch | “This Is Us”

 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series

  • Nominees:

    Uzo Aduba | “Orange is the New Black”

    Aisha Hinds | “Underground”

    Rosario Dawson | “Luke Cage”

    Danai Gurira | “The Walking Dead”

  • Nominees:

    Lynn Whitfield | “Greenleaf”

    Bianca Lawson | “Queen Sugar”

    Thandiwe Newton | “Westworld”

    Tessa Thompson | “Westworld”

  • Nominees:

    Lynn Whitfield | “Greenleaf”

    Indya Moore | “Pose”

    Karimah Westbrook | “All American”

    Tina Lifford | “Queen Sugar”

  • Nominees:

    Simone Missick | “Luke Cage”

    Zoe Kravitz | “Big Little Lies”

    Gugu Mbatha-Raw | “The Morning Show”

    Susan Kelechi Watson | “This Is Us”

  • Nominees:

    Aunjanue Ellis | “Lovecraft Country”

    Wunmi Mosaku | “Lovecraft Country”

    Michael Hyatt | “Snowfall”

    Susan Kelechi Watson | “This Is Us”

 
 

Outstanding Directing, Drama Series

  • Nominees:

    “A Furnace for Your Foe” (Empire) | Sanaa Hamri, directed by

    “One by One, Into the Dark” (The Get Down) | Clark Johnson, directed by

    “You Know My Steez” (Luke Cage) | Clark Johnson, directed by

    “First Things First” (Queen Sugar) | Ava DuVernay, directed by

  • Nominees:

    “The Resurrection” (Black Lightning) | Salim Akil, directed by

    “The People v. Olivia Pope” (Scandal) | Kerry Washington, directed by

    “People Like Me” (Scandal) | Joe Morton, directed by

    “Fruit of the Flower” (Queen Sugar) | Cheryl Dunye, directed by

  • Nominees:

    “The Book of Apocalypse: Chapter Two: The Omega” (Black Lightning) | Salim Akil, directed by

    “Love is the Message” (Pose) | Janet Mock, directed by

    “R&B” (This Is Us) | Kevin Hooks, directed by

    “A Rock, a River, a Tree” (Queen Sugar) | DeMane Davis, directed by

  • Nominees:

    “By Whatever Means Necessary” (Godfather of Harlem) | John Ridley, directed by

    “(Ruth 1:16)” (Hunters) | Millicent Shelton, directed by

    “A Hell of a Week: Part One” (This Is Us) | Kevin Hooks, directed by

    “I Am” (Queen Sugar) | Ayoka Chenzira, directed by

  • Nominees:

    “Chapter 15: The Believer” (The Mandalorian) | Rick Famuyiwa, directed by

    “The Trunk” (Pose) | Tina Mabry, directed by

    “Birth Mother” (This Is Us) | Kay Oyegun, directed by

    “Sleeping Dogs” (Snowfall) | Carl Seaton, directed by

 
 

Outstanding Writing, Drama Series

  • Nominees:

    “Toil and Trouble, Part 1” (Empire) | Eric Haywood & Diane Ademu-John, written by

    “There Are Worse Things Than Murder” (How to Get Away With Murder) | Angela Robinson, written by

    “The Right Thing to Do” (This Is Us) | Aurin Squire, written by

    “First Things First” (Queen Sugar) | Ava DuVernay, written by

  • Nominees:

    “Number Three” (This Is Us) | Shukree Tilghman, written by

    “Heritage” (Queen Sugar) | Monica Macer & Davita Scarlett, written by

    “Pilot” (The Chi) | Lena Waithe, written by

    “Dream Variations” (Queen Sugar) | Ava DuVernay, written by

  • Nominees:

    “Scream” (Claws) | Maisha Closson, written by

    “Love is the Message” (Pose) | Janet Mock & Ryan Murphy, written by

    “R&B” (This Is Us) | Kay Oyegun, written by

    “Unfriended” (God Friended Me) | Safia M. Dirie, written by

  • Nominees:

    “Never Knew Love Like This Before” (Pose) | Janet Mock & Ryan Murphy, written by

    “(Ruth 1:16)” (Hunters) | Zakiyyah Alexander, written by

    “Where My Body Stops or Begins” (Queen Sugar) | Mike Flynn, written by

    “The Book of Markova: Chapter Four: Grab the Strap” (Black Lightning) | Charles D. Holland & Asheleigh O. Conley, written by

  • Nominees:

    “Chapter 15: The Believer” (The Mandalorian) | Rick Famuyiwa, written by

    “Jig-a-Bobo” (Lovecraft Country) | Misha Green, written by

    “New World Order” (The Falcon and the Winter Solider) | Malcolm Spellman, written by

    “Sleeping Dogs” (Snowfall) | Justin Hillian, written by

 
 

Outstanding Guest Actor Drama Series

  • Nominees:

    Phylicia Rashad | “Empire”

    Orlando Jones | “American Gods”

    Frankie Faison | “Luke Cage”

    Khandi Alexander | “Scandal”

    Jermel Nakia | “This Is Us”

  • Nominees:

    Taye Diggs | “Empire”

    Alimi Ballard | “Queen Sugar”

    Roger G. Smith | “Queen Sugar”

    Common | “The Chi”

  • Nominees:

    Carl Lumbly | “This Is Us”

    Common | “The Chi”

    Ron Cephas Jones | “Luke Cage”

    Mahershala Ali | “Room 104”

  • Nominees:

    Asante Blackk | “This Is Us”

    David Alan Grier | “Queen Sugar”

    Michael B. Jordan | “Raising Dion”

    Ron Cephas Jones | “This Is Us”

  • Nominees:

    Carl Lumbly | “The Falcon and the Winter Solider”

    Carl Weathers | “The Mandalorian”

    Giancarlo Esposito | “The Boys”

    Larenz Tate | “Power Book II: Ghost”

 
 

Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series

  • Nominees:

    Phylicia Rashad | “Empire”

    Orlando Jones | “American Gods”

    Frankie Faison | “Luke Cage”

    Khandi Alexander | “Scandal”

    Jermel Nakia | “This Is Us”

  • Nominees:

    Samira Wiley | “The Handmaid’s Tale”

    Michael Michele | “Queen Sugar”

    Jill Scott | “Black Lightning”

    Cicely Tyson | “How to Get Away With Murder”

  • Nominees:

    Cicely Tyson | “How to Get Away With Murder”

    Erika Alexander | “Black Lightning”

    Rutina Wesley | “The Walking Dead”

    Marla Gibbs | “NCIS”

  • Nominees:

    Phylicia Rashad | “This Is Us”

    Jill Scott | “Black Lightning”

    Cree Summer | “Queen Sugar”

    L. Scott Caldwell | “All Rise”

  • Nominees:

    Florence Kasumba | “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”

    Rosario Dawson | “The Mandalorian”

    Sophie Okonedo | “Ratched”

    Gail Bean | “Snowfall”

 

TV Movie / Limited Series

Note: From 2000 - 2017 TV Movie and Limited Series categories were previously recognized with the Black Reel Awards (BRAs) before moving over to the Black Reel Awards for Television in 2017.

 

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series

  • Nominees:

    A Lesson Before Dying

    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

    Funny Valentines

    Jackie's Back

    Love Songs

    Strange Justice

  • Nominees:

    Disappearing Acts

    Freedom Song

    Holiday Heart

    Sally Hemings: American Scandal

  • Nominees:

    3 A.M.

    A Huey P. Newton Story

    Dancing in September

    Stranger Inside

  • Nominees:

    Keep the Faith, Baby

    Lift

  • Nominees:

    The Cheetah Girls

    D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

  • Nominees:

    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

    Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

  • Nominees:

    “Kojak”

    “Miracle’s Boys”

    Sometimes in April

    Their Eyes Were Watching God

  • No Nominees

  • Nominees

    “Five”

    “Luther”

    The Sunset Limited

    Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

  • Nominees

    Let It Shine

    Raising Izzie

    Somebody’s Child

    Steel Magnolias

  • Nominees

    Being Mary Jane

    Betty and Coretta

    CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham

  • Nominees

    A Day Late and a Dollar Short

    Gun Hill

    “Rosemary’s Baby”

    Seasons of Love

  • Nominees

    “American Crime”

    “The Book of Negroes”

    “Luther”

    “Show Me a Hero”

  • Nominees

    “American Crime”

    Confirmation

    Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story

    “Roots”

  • Nominees

    “American Crime”

    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    “Guerrilla”

    “Shots Fired”

  • Nominees

    “Black Mirror”

    Flint

    “Marvel’s: The Defenders”

    “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.”

  • Nominees

    “Luther”

    Native Son

    “The Bobby Brown Story”

    “True Detective”

  • Nominees

    “Hollywood”

    “Little Fires Everywhere”

    “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame C.J. Walker”

    The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

  • Nominees

    “Small Axe”

    “The Underground Railroad”

    Sylvie’s Love

    Hamilton

 
 

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • Nominees:

    Andre Braugher | Love Songs

    Louis Gossett Jr. | Love Songs

    Delroy Lindo | Strange Justice

    Sidney Poitier | The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

  • Nominees:

    Wesley Snipes | Disappearing Acts

    Leon | Little Richard

    Ving Rhames | Holiday Heart

    Sean Nelson | “The Corner”

  • Nominees:

    Danny Glover | 3 A.M.

    Jeffrey Wright | Boycott

    Gregory Hines | Bojangles

    Morris Chestnut | The Killing Yard

  • Nominees:

    Andre Braugher | 10,000 Black Men Named George

    Ving Rhames | Sins of the Father

  • Nominees:

    Carl Lumbly | Sounder

    Danny Glover | Good Fences

  • Nominees:

    Mos Def | Something the Lord Made

    Roger Guenveur Smith | Justice

  • Nominees:

    Ving Rhames | “Kojak”

    Delroy Lindo | The Exonerated

    Idris Elba | Sometimes in April

    Anthony Mackie | Sucker Free City

  • No Nominees

  • Nominees

    Laurence Fishburne | Thurgood

    Samuel L. Jackson | The Sunset Limited

    Mykelti Williamson | Have a Little Faith

    Eric Benet | Trinity Goodheart

  • Nominees

    Trevor Jackson | Let It Shine

    Rockmond Dunbar | Raising Izzie

    Michael Jai White | Somebody’s Child

    Cuba Gooding Jr. | Firelight

  • Nominees

    Keith David | Pastor Brown

    Omari Hardwick | A Christmas Blessing

    Ernie Hudson | Pastor Brown

    Mike Tyson | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth

  • Nominees

    Ving Rhames | A Day Late and a Dollar Short

    Charles S. Dutton | Comeback Dad

    David Alan Grier | An En Vogue Christmas

    Keith Robinson | Lyfe’s Journey

  • Nominees

    Steve Harris | Let the Church Say Amen

    James Earl Jones | Great Performances : “Driving Miss Daisy”

    Amin Joseph | Stock Option

    Michael K. Williams | “The Spoils Before Dying”

  • Nominees

    Michael Ealy | “Secrets & Lies”

    Cuba Gooding Jr. | “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

    Malachi Kirby | “Roots”

    Wendell Pierce | Confirmation

  • Nominees

    Bryshere Y. Gray | “The New Edition Story”

    Luke James | “The New Edition Story”

    Laurence Fishburne | “Madiba”

    Stephan James | “Shots Fired”

  • Nominees

    Dúle Hill | Psych: The Movie

    Mike Colter | “Marvel’s the Defenders”

    Terrence Howard | “Electric Dreams”

    John Legend | Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

  • Nominees

    Idris Elba | “Luther”

    Ashton Sanders | Native Son

    Woody McClain | “The Bobby Brown Story”

    Mahershala Ali | “True Detective”

  • Nominees

    Jeremy Pope | “Hollywood”

    Alano Miller | “Cherish the Day”

    Andre Holland | “The Eddy”

    Andre Braugher | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Good Times’

  • Nominees

    Chris Rock | “Fargo”

    Nnamdi Asomugha | Sylvie’s Love

    Dulé Hill | Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

    Mamoudou Athie | Black Box

 
 

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • Nominees:

    Jenifer Lewis | Jackie’s Back

    Regina Taylor | Strange Justice

    Lynn Whitfield | Love Songs

    Alfre Woodard | Funny Valentines

  • Nominees:

    Sanaa Lathan | Disappearing Acts

    Alfre Woodard | Holiday Heart

  • Nominees:

    Pam Grier | 3 A.M.

    Nicole Ari Parker | Dancing in September

    Phylicia Rashad | The Old Settler

    Yolonda Ross | Stranger Inside

  • Nominees:

    Kerry Washington | Lift

    Vanessa L. Williams | Keep the Faith, Baby

  • Nominees:

    Raven-Symoné | The Cheetah Girls

    Whoopi Goldberg | Good Fences

  • Nominees:

    Monica Calhoun | Justice

    Anna Maria Horsford | Justice

  • Nominees:

    Roselyn Sanchez | “Kojak”

    Halle Berry | Their Eyes Were Watching God

  • No Nominees

  • Nominees

    Anika Noni Rose | “Bag of Bones”

    Jenifer Lewis | “Five”

    Tracee Ellis Ross | “Five”

    Rosario Dawson | “Five”

  • Nominees

    Queen Latifah | Steel Magnolias

    Vanessa Williams | Raising Izzie

    Lynn Whitfield | Somebody’s Child

    Keke Palmer | Abducted: The Carlina White Story

  • Nominees

    Angela Bassett | Betty & Coretta

    Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Pastor Brown

    Gabrielle Union | Being Mary Jane

    Keke Palmer | CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story

  • Nominees

    Whoopi Goldberg | A Day Late and a Dollar Short

    Zoe Saldana | “Rosemary’s Baby”

    LeToya Luckett | Seasons of Love

    Imani Hakim | The Gabby Douglas Story

  • Nominees

    Yaya DaCosta | Whitney

    Aunjanue Ellis | “The Book of Negroes”

    Regina Hall | With This Ring

    Shanice Williams | The Wiz Live!

  • Nominees

    Rhyon Nicole Brown | Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le

    Audra McDonald | Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

    Sophie Okonedo | The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

    Teyonah Parris | Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story

  • Nominees

    Nia Long | Beaches

    Oprah Winfrey | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    Terry Pheto | “Madiba”

    Loretta Devine | The Lost Souls Cafe

  • Nominees

    Georgina Campbell | “Black Mirror”

    Janelle Monae | “Electric Dreams”

    Jill Scott | Flint

    Carmen Ejogo | “The Girlfriend Experience”

  • Nominees

    Aunjanue Ellis | “When They See Us”

    Alfre Woodard | Juanita

    Michaela Coel | “Black Earth Rising”

    Emayatzy Corinealdi | “The Red Line”

  • Nominees

    Octavia Spencer | “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame C.J. Walker

    Kerry Washington | “Little Fires Everywhere”

    Aunjanue Ellis | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

    Viola Davis | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Good Times’

  • Nominees

    Cynthia Erivo | “Genius: Aretha”

    Tessa Thompson | Sylvie’s Love

    Thuso Mbedu | “The Underground Railroad”

    Nicole Beharie | “Monsterland”

 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • Nominees:

    James Earl Jones | Santa and Pete

    Brent Jennings | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

    Carl Gordon | Love Songs

    Obba Babtunde | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

  • Nominees:

    Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble

    Vondie Curtis-Hall | Freedom Song

    Vicellous Reon Shannon | Freedom Song

    Mykelti Williamson | Holiday Heart

  • Nominees:

    Reg E. Cathey | Boycott

    Erik Dellums | Boycott

    Vicellous Reon Shannon | Dancing in September

    Mekhi Phifer | Carmen: A Hip Hopera

  • Nominees:

    Peter Francis James | The Rosa Parks Story

    Russell Hornsby | Keep the Faith, Baby

  • Nominees:

    Ossie Davis | Deacons for Defense

    Paul Winfield | Sounder

  • Nominees:

    Reg E. Cathey | Everyday People

    Stephen McKinley Henderson | Everyday People

  • Nominees:

    Terrence Howard | Lackawanna Blues

    Oris Erhuero | Sometimes in April

    Sean Nelson | “Miracle’s Boys”

    Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Their Eyes Were Watching God

  • No Nominees

  • Nominees

    Danny Glover | Hannah’s Law

    Louis Gossett Jr. | Smitty

    Boris Kodjoe | A Killer Amongst Us

    Harry Lennix | A Beautiful Soul

  • Nominees

    Richard Brooks | Being Mary Jane

    Danny Glover | Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight

    Wood Harris | The Watsons Go to Birmingham

    Ernie Hudson | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

  • Nominees

    Mekhi Phifer | A Day Late and a Dollar Short

    Richard T. Jones | Lyfe’s Journey

    Harry Lennix | The Fright Night Files

    Bokeem Woodbine | The Fright Night Files

  • Nominees

    Charles S. Dutton | Bessie

    Cuba Gooding Jr. | “The Book of Negroes”

    Michael K. Williams | Bessie

    David Alan Grier | The Wiz Live!

  • Nominees

    Curtis Hamilton | Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le

    Andre Benjamin | “American Crime”

    Tip “T.I.” Harris | “Roots”

    Michael K. Williams | “The Night Of”

  • Nominees

    Caleb McLaughlin | “The New Edition Story”

    Reg E. Cathey | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    Orlando Jones | “Madiba”

    Idris Elba | “Guerrilla”

  • Nominees

    Babs Olusanmokun | “Black Mirror”

    Brandon Victor Dixon | Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

    Bokeem Woodbine | “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.”

    Corey Champagne | “Seven Seconds”

  • Nominees

    Asante Blackk | “When They See Us”

    Michael Ealy | Being Mary Jane: Becoming Pauletta

    Marquis Rodriguez | “When They See Us”

    Claeel Harris | “When They See Us”

  • Nominees

    Bill Bellamy | “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame C.J. Walker

    Jovan Adepo | “Watchmen”

    Louis Gossett Jr. | “Watchmen”

    Tituss Burgess | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend

  • Nominees

    Courtney B. Vance | “Genius: Aretha”

    Daveed Diggs | Hamilton

    William Jackson Harper | “The Underground Railroad”

    Paapa Essiedu | “I May Destroy You”

 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • Nominees:

    Lisa Arrindell Anderson | A Lesson Before Dying

    Loretta Devine | Funny Valentines

    Irma P. Hall | A Lesson Before Dying

    Jurnee Smollett | Selma, Lord Selma

  • Nominees:

    Lisa Arrindell Anderson | Disappearing Acts

    Kim Fields | Hidden Blessings

    Regina Hall | Disappearing Acts

    Jesika Reynolds | Holiday Heart

  • Nominees:

    C.C.H. Pounder | Boycott

    Jurnee Smollett | Ruby’s Bucket of Blood

    Michelle Rodriguez | 3 A.M.

    Davenia McFadden | Stranger Inside

  • Nominees:

    Lonette McKee | Lift

    Vanessa Williams | Our America

  • Nominees:

    Robin Givens | Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

    Lynn Whitfield | The Cheetah Girls

  • Nominees:

    Gabrielle Union | Something the Lord Made

    iris Little-Thomas | Everyday People

  • Nominees:

    Rosie Perez | Lackawanna Blues

    Adina Porter | Lackawanna Blues

    Jordan Puryear | “Miracle’s Boys”

    Nicki Micheaux | Their Eyes Were Watching God

  • No Nominees

  • Nominees

    Adepero Oduye | Steel Magnolias

    Phylicia Rashad | Steel Magnolias

    Jill Scott | Steel Magnolias

    Gloria Reuben | Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

  • Nominees

    Nicole Ari Parker | Pastor Brown

    LaTanya Richardson | The Watsons Go to Birmingham

    Audra McDonald | The Sound of Music Live!

    Loretta Devine | Saving Westbrook High

  • Nominees

    Kimberly Elise | A Day Late and a Dollar Short

    Tichina Arnold | A Day Late and a Dollar Short

    Aisha Hinds | Gun Hill

    Vanessa L. Williams | The Trip to Bountiful

  • Nominees

    Mary J. Blige | The Wiz Live!

    Angela Bassett | “American Horror Story: Hotel”

    Mo’Nique | Bessie

    Amber Riley | The Wiz Live!

  • Nominees

    Angela Bassett | “American Horror Story: Roanoke”

    Keesha Sharp | “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

    Emayatzy Corinealdi | “Roots”

    Anika Noni Rose | “Roots”

  • Nominees

    Viola Davis | Custody

    Zoe Kravitz | “Big Little Lies”

    DeWanda Wise | “Shots Fired”

    Aisha Hinds | “Shots Fired”

  • Nominees

    Michaela Coel | “Black Mirror”

    Rosario Dawson | “Marvel’s The Defenders”

    Simone Missick | “Marvel’s The Defenders”

    Queen Latifah | Flint

  • Nominees

    Kylie Bunbury | “When They See Us”

    Carmen Ejogo | “True Detective”

    Isis King | “When They See Us”

    Marla Gibbs | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’

  • Nominees

    Carmen Ejogo | “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame C.J. Walker

    Raven Goodwin | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

    Uzo Aduba | “Mrs. America”

    Viola Davis | Troop Zero

  • Nominees

    Letitia Wright | “Small Axe”

    Renee Elise Goldsberry | Hamilton

    Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn | “Small Axe”

    Teyonah Parris | “WandaVision”

 
 

Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series

  • Nominees:

    Charles Burnett | Selma, Lord Selma

    Julie Dash | Funny Valentines

    Ernest R. Dickerson | Strange Justice

    Robert Townsend | Jackie’s Back

  • Nominees:

    Seventeen Again | Jeffrey W. Byrd, directed by

    Love Song | Julie Dash, directed by

    Disappearing Acts | Gina Prince-Bythewood, directed by

    Holiday Heart | Robert Townsend, directed by

  • Nominees:

    3 A.M. | Lee Davis, directed by

    Stranger Inside | Cheryl Dunye, directed by

    A Huey P. Newton Story | Spike Lee, directed by

    The Killing Yard | Euzhan Palcy, directed by

  • Nominees:

    The Rosa Parks Story | Julie Dash, directed by

    Keep the Faith, Baby | Doug McHenry, directed by

  • Nominees:

    Good Fences | Ernest R. Dickerson, directed by

    Sounder | Kevin Hooks, directed by

  • Nominees:

    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | Lisa Gay Hamilton, directed by

    Something the Lord Made | Joseph Sargent

  • Nominees:

    “Miracle’s Boys” | Kevin Arkadie, Neema Barnette, Levar Burton, Ernest R. Dickerson, Bill Duke and Spike Lee, directed by

    Sucker Free City | Spike Lee, directed by

    Their Eyes Were Watching God | Darnell Martin, directed by

    Sometimes in April | Raoul Peck, directed by

  • No Nominees

  • Nominees:

    Raising Izzie | Roger Bobb, directed by

    Steel Magnolias | Kenny Leon, directed by

    Firelight | Darnell Martin, directed by

    Rags | Billie Woodruff, directed by

  • Nominees:

    Being Mary Jane | Salim Akil, directed by

    Past Brown | Rockmond Dunbar, directed by

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Kenny Leon, directed by

    CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story | Charles Stone III, directed by

  • Nominees:

    Seasons of Love | Sharon Brathwaite-Sanders & Peres Owin, directed by

    A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Shernold Edwards, directed by

    An En Vogue Christmas | Dayna Lynne North, directed by

    Comeback Dad | Kimberly Walker, directed by

  • Nominees:

    Whitney | Angela Bassett, directed by

    Let the Church Say Amen | Regina King, directed by

    “American Crime” (Season One, Episode One) | John Ridley, directed by

    “The Book of Negroes” | Clement Virgo, directed by

  • Nominees:

    “American Horror Story: Roanoke” (Chapter 6) | Angela Bassett, directed by

    “Roots” (Part 3) | Thomas Carter, directed by

    “American Crime” (Season Two: Episode One) | John Ridley, directed by

    “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (The Dream Team) | Anthony Hemingway, directed by

  • Nominees:

    “American Crime“ (Season Three: Episode: Three) | Victoria Mahoney, directed by

    “American Crime” (Season Three: Episode Five) | Tanya Hamilton, directed by

    “Madiba” | Kevin Hooks, directed by

    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | George C. Wolfe, directed by

  • Nominees:

    “American Horror Story: Cult” (Drink the Kool Aid) | Angela Bassett, directed by

    “Seven Seconds” (Until I Do) | Ernest R. Dickerson, directed by

    “Seven Seconds” (Witnesses for the Prosecution) | Victoria Mahoney, directed by

    “Electric Dreams” (Kill All Others) | Dee Rees, directed by

  • Nominees:

    The Bobby Brown Story | Kiel Adrian Scott, directed by

    “The Red Line” (We Must All Care) | Victoria Mahoney, directed by

    Native Son | Rashid Johnson, directed by

    Juanita | Clark Johnson, directed by

  • Nominees:

    “Little Fires Everywhere” (Picture Perfect) | Nzingha Stewart, directed by

    “Hollywood” ((Screen) Test) | Janet Mock, directed by

    The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Christine Swanson, directed by

    “Watchmen” (She Was Killed by Space Junk) | Stephen Williams, directed by

  • Nominees:

    “Small Axe” (Mangrove) | Steve McQueen, directed by

    Sylvie’s Love | Eugene Ashe, directed by

    “The Underground Railroad” | Barry Jenkins, directed by

    “I May Destroy You” (Ego Death) | Michaela Coel & Sam Miller, directed by

 
 

Outstanding Writing, TV Movie or Limited Series

  • Nominees:

    Annie Elizabeth Delany and Sarah Louise Delany | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

    Amy Schor Ferris, Ron Stacker Thompson and Ashley Tyler | Funny Valentines

    Charles Fuller | Love Songs

  • Nominees:

    Tina Andrews | Sally Hemings: American Scandal

    Lisa Jones and Terry McMillan | Disappearing Acts

    Stewart St. John | Seventeen Again

    Cheryl West | Holiday Heart

  • Nominees:

    Catherine Crouch and Cheryl Dunye| Stranger Inside

    Lee Davis | 3 A.M.

    Shauneille Perry | The Old Settler

    Roger Guenveur Smith | A Huey P. Newton Story

  • Nominees:

    David Isay, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman | Our America

    Art Washington | Keep the Faith, Baby

  • Nominees:

    Bill Cain | Sounder

    Trey Ellis | Good Fences

  • Nominees:

    Lisa Gay Hamilton | Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

    Jim McKay | Everyday People

  • Nominees:

    Kevin Arkadie, Stephen Langford and Dawn Urbont | Miracle's Boys

    Suzan-Lori Parks, Misan Sagay and Bobby Smith Jr.| Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Raoul Peck | Sometimes in April

    Alex Tse | Sucker Free City

  • No Nominees

  • Nominees:

    Eric Daniel | Let It Shine

    David Martyn Conley | Raising Izzie

    Siddeeqah Powell | Somebody's Child

    Cas Sigers | A Cross to Bear

  • Nominees:

    Rhonda Baraka |Pastor Brown

    Caliope Brattlestreet, Stephen Glantz and Tonya Lewis Lee | The Watsons Go to Birmingham

    Kate Lanier | CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story

    Kiki Tyson | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth

  • Nominees:

    Stan Foster | My Other Mother

    Princess Monique | Seasons of Love

    Russ Parr and R.L. Scott | The Fright Night Files

    Ryan Richmond | Lyfe's Journey

  • Nominees:

    Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois and Dee Rees | Bessie

    Stacy A. Littlejohn | American Crime (Season One: Episode Seven)

    David Simon and William F. Zorzi |Show Me a Hero

    Clement Virgo | The Book of Negroes

  • Nominees:

    John Ridley | American Crime (Season Two: Episode One)

    Stella Meghie | Jean of the Joneses

    Christine Swanson and Rhonda Baraka | Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story

    Joe Robert Cole | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (A Jury in Jail)

  • Nominees:

    Kirk A. Moore | American Crime (Season Three: Episode Seven)

    Abdul Williams | The New Edition Story

    John Ridley | American Crime - Episode (Season Three: Episode One)

    Gina Prince-Bythewood & Reggie Rock Bythewood | Shots Fired (Hour One: Pilot)

  • Nominees:

    Kyle Long | The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (Wherever It Leads)

    Rhonda Baraka | Bobbi Kristina

    Dee Rees | Electric Dreams (Kill All Others)

    Denitria Harris-Lawrence | The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (The Mack)

  • Nominees:

    “When They See Us” (Part 2) | Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece & Attica Locke, written by

    “When They See Us” (Part 3) | Ava DuVernay & Robin Swicord, written by

    “When They See Us” (Part 4) | Ava DuVernay & Michael Starrbury, written by

    “The Bobby Brown Story” | Abdul Williams, written by

  • Nominees:

    The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Written by Sylvia L. Jones and Camille Tucker

    Little Fires Everywhere (Episode: "Seventy Cents") | Written by Raamla Mohamed

    Mrs. America (Episode: "Shirley") | Written by Tanya Barfield

    Watchmen (Episode: "This Extraordinary Being") | Written by Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson

  • Nominees:

    “Small Axe” (Lovers Rock) | Steve McQueen, written by

    “The Underground Railroad” (Chapter 1: Georgia) | Barry Jenkins, written by

    “I May Destroy You” (…It Just Came Up) | Michaela Coel, written by

    “I May Destroy You” (“Ego Death”) | Michaela Coel, written by

 

Documentaries & Specials

 

Outstanding Documentary or Special

  • Nominees:

    The BET 20th Anniversary Celebration

    Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly

    That's Black Entertainment

    Ali-Frazier I: One Nation...Divisible

  • Nominees:

    Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

    BET Walk of Fame: Patti LaBelle

    32nd Image Awards

    VH1 Divas: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

  • Nominees:

    Ralph Ellison: An American Journey

    Heroes of Black Comedy

    Inside TV Land: African-Americans in Television

  • Nominees:

    Hell Up in Hollywood: Soul Cinema and the 1970s

    Brother Outside: The Life of Bayard Rustin

    The Murder of Emmett Till

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

  • Nominees:

    Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

    The N Word

  • Nominees:

    Slavery and the Making of America

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Chisholm '72 Unbought & Unbossed

    Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story

  • Nominees

    The Black List: Volume Three

  • Nominees

    Pray the Devil Back to Hell

    The Latino List

    Black in Latin America

    The Fab Five

  • Nominees

    The Announcement

    On the Shoulders of Giants

    Slavery by Another Name

    Uprising: Hip Hop and the LA Riots

  • Nominees:

    Dark Girls

    Venus vs.

    Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

    Made in America

  • Nominees:

    Finding the Funk

    On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z

    The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip-Hop

    Terror at the Mall

  • Nominees:

    3 ½ Minutes

    Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church

    Kareem: Minority of One

    Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life: An All-Star Grammy Tribute

  • Nominees:

    Black America Since MLK: Still I Rise

    Hamilton's America

    Jackie Robinson

    Streets of Compton

  • Nominees:

    LA 92

    The Lost Tapes: LA Riots

    L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

    Rodney King

  • Nominees:

    Being Serena

    Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

    Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.

    Def Comedy Jam 25

  • Nominees:

    Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story

    Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men

    Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland

    HΘMΣCΘMING

  • Nominees:

    Becoming

    Who Killed Malcolm X?

    Histville: The Making of Motown

    Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

  • Nominees:

    First Ladies: Michelle Obama

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

    Black Is King

    High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

 

Music

 

Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama or Limited Series)

  • Nominees:

    “Atlanta”

    “Insecure”

    “Empire”

    “Luke Cage”

  • Nominees:

    “Atlanta”

    “This Is Us”

    “Black Lightning”

    “Queen Sugar”

  • Nominees:

    “When They See Us”

    “Insecure”

    “Empire”

    “Greenleaf”

  • Nominees:

    “High Fidelity”

    “Insecure”

    “Watchmen”

    “Wu-Tang: An American Saga”

  • Nominees:

    “Lovecraft Country”

    “Pose”

    Black Is King

    Sylvie’s Love