2020
FILM
Outstanding Actor
Eddie Murphy | Dolemite is My Name
Outstanding Actress
Lupita Nyong’o | Us
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Wesley Snipes | Dolemite is My Name
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph | Dolemite is My Name
Outstanding Director
Jordan Peele | Us
Outstanding Screenplay
Jordan Peele | Us
Outstanding Film
Dolemite is My Name
Eddie Murphy, John Davis, & John Fox, Producers
Outstanding Documentary
The Black Godfather | Reginald Hudlin
Outstanding Ensemble
Dolemite is My Name | Lindsay Graham & Mary Vernieu
Outstanding Foreign-Language Film
Atlantics | Mati Diop (Senegal)
Outstanding Score
Michael Abels | Us
Outstanding Original Song
“Collide” | Tiana Major9 & EARTH GANG (Queen & Slim)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Kelvin Harrison, Jr. | Waves
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Da’Vine Joy Randolph | Dolemite is My Name
Outstanding Voice Performance
Chiwetel Ejiofor | The Lion King
Outstanding Cinematography
Queen & Slim | Tat Radcliffe
Outstanding Costume Design
Dolemite is My Name | Ruth E. Carter
Outstanding Production Design
Dolemite is My Name | Clay A. Griffith
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Film
The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Joe Talbot
Outstanding Independent Documentary
No Lye: An American Beauty Story | Bayer Mack
Outstanding Independent Short
Hair Love | Matthew A. Cherry
Outstanding Emerging Filmmaker
Queen & Slim | Melina Matsoukas
Outstanding First Screenplay
Queen & Slim | Lena Waithe
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2019
FILM
Outstanding Actor
Chadwick Boseman | Black Panther
Outstanding Actress
Kiki Layne | If Beale Street Could Talk
Outstanding Director
Ryan Coogler | Black Panther
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Michael B. Jordan | Black Panther
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Regina King | If Beale Street Could Talk
Outstanding Screenplay
Sorry to Bother You | Boots Riley
Outstanding Motion Picture
Black Panther | Kevin Feige
Outstanding Ensemble
Black Panther | Sarah Finn
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Quincy | Rashida Jones & Alan Hicks
Outstanding Voice Performance
Shameik Moore | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Outstanding Score
If Beale Street Could Talk | Nicholas Britell
Outstanding Original Song
“All the Stars” (Black Panther) | Kendrick Lamar & SZA (performers)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Winston Duke | Black Panther
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Letitia Wright | Black Panther
Outstanding Cinematography
If Beale Street Could Talk | James Laxton
Outstanding Costume Design
Black Panther | Ruth E. Carter
Outstanding Production Design
Black Panther | Hannah Beachler
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Film
Jinn | Nijla Mumin
Outstanding World Cinema Film
Lionheart (Nigeria) | Genevieve Nnaji
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me | Samuel D. Pollard
Outstanding Independent Short
The Tale of Four | Gabourey Sidibe
Outstanding Emerging Filmmaker
Boots Riley | Sorry to Bother You
Outstanding First Screenplay
Boots Riley | Sorry to Bother You
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2018
FILM
Outstanding Actor
Daniel Kaluuya | Get Out
Outstanding Actress
Natalie Paul | Crown Heights
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Jason Mitchell | Mudbound
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Tiffany Haddish | Girls Trip
Outstanding Director
Jordan Peele | Get Out
Outstanding Screenplay
Jordan Peele | Get Out
Outstanding Film
Get Out
Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm, Jr. & Jordan Peele
Outstanding Documentary
Step | Amanda Lipitz
Outstanding Ensemble
Mudboumd | Billy Hopkins & Ashley Ingram
Outstanding Foreign-Language Film
The Wound | John Trengove (South Africa)
Outstanding Score
Michael Abels | Get Out
Outstanding Original Song
“Mighty River” | Mary J. Blige (Mudbound)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Daniel Kaluuyan | Get Out
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Tiffany Haddish | Girls Trip
Outstanding Voice Performance
Vin Diesel | Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Film
Crown Heights | Matt Ruskin
Outstanding World Cinema Film
A United Kingdom | Amma Asante (United Kingdom)
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities | Stanley Nelson
Outstanding Independent Short
Oscar Micheaux | JD Walker
Outstanding Emerging Filmmaker
Get Out | Jordan Peele
Outstanding First Screenplay
Novitiate | Margaret Betts
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2017
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington | Fences
Outstanding Actress
Ruth Negga | Loving
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali | Moonlight
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Viola Davis | Fences
Outstanding Director
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight
Outstanding Screenplay
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight
Outstanding Film
Moonlight | Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner & Jeremy Kleiner
Outstanding Documentary
What Happened, Miss Simone | Liz Garbus
Outstanding Ensemble
Straight Outta Compton | Victoria Thomas & Cindy Tolan
Outstanding Foreign Film
Girlhood (France) | Céline Sciamma
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Abraham Attah | Beasts of No Nation
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Kiersey Clemons | Dope
Outstanding Voice Performance
Rihanna | Home
Outstanding Score
Joseph Trapanese | Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Original Song
“See You Again” | Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth (Furious 7)
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature
Tangerine | Sean Baker
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | Carol Bash
Outstanding Independent Short
Addiction | Danny Dzhurayev
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
The Wiz Live! | Kenny Leon
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
Bessie | Ron Schmidt
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
David Oyelowo | Nightingale
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Queen Latifah | Bessie
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Bokeem Woodbine | Fargo
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Regina King | American Crime (ABC)
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Dee Rees | Bessie
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series
John Ridley | American Crime: Episode 1 (ABC)
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2016
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Michael B. Jordan | Creed
Outstanding Actress
Teyonah Parris | Chi-Raq
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Idris Elba | Beasts of No Nation
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Tessa Thompson | Creed
Outstanding Director
Ryan Coogler | Creed
Outstanding Screenplay
Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington | Creed
Outstanding Film
Creed | Sylvester Stallone, Irwin Winkler, David Winkler,
Kevin King Templeton, Robert Chartoff, and William Chartoff
Outstanding Documentary
What Happened, Miss Simone | Liz Garbus
Outstanding Ensemble
Straight Outta Compton | Victoria Thomas & Cindy Tolan
Outstanding Foreign Film
Girlhood (France) | Céline Sciamma
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Abraham Attah | Beasts of No Nation
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Kiersey Clemons | Dope
Outstanding Voice Performance
Rihanna | Home
Outstanding Score
Joseph Trapanese | Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Original Song
“See You Again” | Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth (Furious 7)
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature
Tangerine | Sean Baker
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band | Carol Bash
Outstanding Independent Short
Addiction | Danny Dzhurayev
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
The Wiz Live! | Kenny Leon
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
Bessie | Ron Schmidt
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
David Oyelowo | Nightingale
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Queen Latifah | Bessie
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Bokeem Woodbine | Fargo
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Regina King | American Crime (ABC)
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Dee Rees | Bessie
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series
John Ridley | American Crime: Episode 1 (ABC)
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2015
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
David Oyelowo | Selma
Outstanding Actress
Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Belle
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Wendell Pierce | Selma
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Carmen Ejogo | Selma
Outstanding Director
Ava DuVernay | Selma
Outstanding Screenplay
Chris Rock | Top Five
Outstanding Film
Selma | Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner & Christian Colson
Outstanding Documentary
Anita: Speaking Truth to the Power | Freida Lee Mock
Outstanding Ensemble
Selma | Aisha Coley
Outstanding Foreign Film
Fishing Without Nets (Kenya) | Cutter Hodierne
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Tyler James Williams | Dear White People
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Teyonah Parris | Dear White People
Outstanding Voice Performance
Morgan Freeman | The LEGO Movie
Outstanding Score
Jason Moran | Selma
Outstanding Original Song
“Glory” | John Legend & Common (Selma)
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature
The Retrieval | Chris Eska
Outstanding Independent Documentary
25 to Life | Mark Brown
Outstanding Independent Short
#AmeriCan | Nate Parker
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown | Alex Gibney
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
The Trip to Bountiful | Bill Haber, Cicely Tyson, Hallie Foote & Jeff Hayes
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Larenz Tate | Gun Hill
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Cicely Tyson | The Trip to Bountiful
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Blair Underwood | The Trip to Bountiful
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Anika Noni Rose | A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Reggie Rock Bythewood | Gun Hill
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series
Reggie Rock Bythewood | Gun Hill
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2014
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Actress
Danai Gurira | Mother of George
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Director
Steve McQueen | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Screenplay
John Ridley | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Film
12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Documentary
20 Feet From Stardom | Morgan Neville
Outstanding Ensemble
12 Years a Slave | Francine Maiser
Outstanding Foreign Film
War Witch | Canada
Outstanding Score
Hans Zimmer | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Original Song
“Desperation” | Judith Hill (20 Feet From Stardom)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Lupita Nyong’o | 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding Voice Performance
Samuel L. Jackson | Turbo
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature
Blue Caprice | Alexandre Moors
Outstanding Independent Documentary
The New Black | Yoruba Richen
Outstanding Independent Short
Black Girl in Paris | Kiandra Parks
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | Whoopi Goldberg
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Outstanding TV Movie Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Dancing on Edge
Outstanding TV Movie Actress
Anika Noni Rose | The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie
Omari Hardwick | Being Mary Jane
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie
Octavia Spencer | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Outstanding Director, TV Movie
Spike Lee | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie
Mara Brock Akil | Being Mary Jane
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2013
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington | Flight
Outstanding Actress
Quvenzhane Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Samuel L. Jackson | Django Unchained
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris | Skyfall
Outstanding Director
Ava DuVernay | Middle of Nowhere
Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
Ava DuVernay | Middle of Nowhere
Outstanding Film
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Outstanding Documentary
The Central Park Five | Sarah Burns, Ken Burns & David McMahon
Outstanding Ensemble
Django Unchained | Victoria Thomas
Outstanding Foreign Film
The Intouchables | France
Outstanding Score
Dan Romer & Behn Zeitlin | Beasts of the Southern Wild
Outstanding Song
“Who Did That to You” | John Legend (Django Unchained)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Quvenzhane Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild
Outstanding Voice Performance
Dennis Haysbert | Wreck-it Ralph
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Film
LUV | Sheldon Candis
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Soul Food Junkies | Byron Hurt
Outstanding Independent Short
The Bluest Note | Marques Green
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary
Brooklyn Boheme | Nelson George & Diane Paragas
Outstanding Television Movie
A Beautiful Soul | TVOne
Outstanding Television Actor
Sean Patrick Thomas | Murder on the 13th Floor
Outstanding Television Actress
Aunjanue Ellis | Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Outstanding Television Supporting Actor
Courtney B. Vance | Let It Shine
Outstanding Television Supporting Actress
Alfre Woodard | Steel Magnolias
Outstanding Television Director
Vondie Curtis-Hall | Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Outstanding Television Screenplay
Elizabeth Hunter | Abducted: The Carlina White Story
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2012
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
John Boyega| Attack the Block
Outstanding Actress
Viola Davis | The Help
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Don Cheadle | The Guard
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer | The Help
Outstanding Director
Steve McQueen | Shame
Outstanding Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Steve McQueen | Shame
Outstanding Film
The Help| DreamWorks
Outstanding Ensemble
The Help | DreamWorks
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Adepero Oduye | Pariah
Outstanding Original Song
“The Living Proof” | Mary J. Blige (The Help)
Outstanding Score
Thomas Newman | The Help
Outstanding Foreign Film
Attack the Block | The United Kingdom
Outstanding Documentary
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | Michael Rapaport
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature
My Last Day Without You | Stefan C. Schaefer
Outstanding Independent Mini-Feature
Wake | Bree Newsome
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By the Door | Christine Acham and Clifford Ward
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Male
Idris Elba | Luther
Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Female
Taraji P. Henson | Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Outstanding Television Documentary
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation | VH1 (Richard Low and Martin Torgoff)
Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Film
Thurgood | HBO (Michael Stevens)
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2011
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Anthony Mackie | Night Catches Us
Outstanding Actress
Kerry Washington | Night Catches Us
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Wesley Snipes | Brooklyn’s Finest
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Phylicia Rashad | For Colored Girls
Outstanding Director
Allen and Albert Hughes | The Book of Eli
Outstanding Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Tanya Hamilton | Night Catches Us
Outstanding Film
Night Catches Us | Magnolia
Outstanding Ensemble
For Colored Girls | Lionsgate
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Tessa Thompson | For Colored Girls
Outstanding Original Song
“Shine” | John Legend (Waiting For Superman)
Outstanding Score
The Roots | Night Catches Us
Outstanding Documentary
Waiting For Superman | Paramount
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature
Preacher’s Kid | Stan Foster
Outstanding Independent Mini-Feature
Katrina’s Son | Ya’ke Smith
Outstanding Independent Documentary
For the Best and For the Onion | Elhadj Magori Sani
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary
If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise | Spike Lee
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2010
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Morgan Freeman | Invictus
Outstanding Actress
Gabourey Sidibe | Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Anthony Mackie | The Hurt Locker
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique | Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Outstanding Director
Lee Daniels | Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Outstanding Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Geoffrey Fletcher | Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Outstanding Film
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire | Lionsgate
Outstanding Ensemble
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire | Lionsgate
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Gabourey Sidibe | Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Outstanding Original Song
“Almost There” | Anika Noni Rose (The Princess and the Frog)
Outstanding Voice Performance
Anika Noni Rose | The Princess and the Frog
Outstanding Documentary
Good Hair | Roadside Attractions
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Feature
Mississippi Damned | Tina Mabry
Outstanding Independent Mini-Feature
(Mis)leading Man | Morocco Omari
Outstanding Independent Documentary
Without Bias | Kirk Fraser
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Documentary
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry | HBO
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2009
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Dev Patel | Slumdog Millionaire
Outstanding Actress
Queen Latifah | The Secret Life of Bees
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Jeffrey Wright | Cadillac Records
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Viola Davis | Doubt
Outstanding Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood | The Secret Life of Bees
Outstanding Film
Cadillac Records | TriStar Pictures
Outstanding Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Gina Prince-Bythewood | The Secret Life of Bees
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Dev Patel | Slumdog Millionaire
Outstanding Ensemble
Cadillac Records | TriStar Pictures
Outstanding Soundtrack
Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight
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2008
No awards
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2007
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Forest Whitaker | The Last King of Scotland
Outstanding Actress
Keke Palmer | Akeelah and the Bee
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Djimon Hounsou | Blood Diamond
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls
Outstanding Film Director
Spike Lee | Inside Man
Outstanding Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Kriss Turner | Something New
Outstanding Film Breakthrough Performance
Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls
Outstanding Film Original Soundtrack
Dreamgirls
Outstanding Film Original Score
Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas | Dreamgirls
Outstanding Song, Original or Adapted
“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” | Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
Outstanding Film
Dreamgirls
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2006
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Terrence Howard | Hustle & Flow
Outstanding Actress, Drama
Kimberly Elise | Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Terrence Howard | Crash
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Taraji P. Henson | Hustle & Flow
Outstanding Film Director
Thomas Carter | Coach Carter
Outstanding Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Norman Vance, Jr. | Roll Bounce
Outstanding Film Breakthrough Performance
Brandon T. Jackson | Roll Bounce
Outstanding Ensemble
Crash | Lions Gate
Outstanding Film Original Soundtrack
Hustle & Flow | WEA
Outstanding Film, Drama
Crash | Lions Gate
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Actor
Michael Ealy | Their Eyes Were Watching God
Outstanding Television Actress
S. Epatha Merkerson | Lackawanna Blues
Outstanding Television Supporting Actor
Jeffrey Wright | Lackawanna Blues
Outstanding Television Supporting Actress
Carmen Ejogo | Lackawanna Blues
Outstanding Television Director
George C. Wolfe | Lackawanna Blues
Outstanding Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Lackawanna Blues
Outstanding Television Documentary
Unstoppable: A Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis | Starz in Black
Outstanding Television Film
Lackawanna Blues | HBO
***
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Vanguard Award (Entertainer of the Year)
Terrence Howard
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2005
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor, Drama
Jamie Foxx | Ray
Outstanding Actor, Musical or Comedy
Bernie Mac | Mr. 3000
Outstanding Actress, Drama
Sophie Okonedo | Hotel Rwanda
Outstanding Actress, Musical or Comedy
Irma P. Hall | The Ladykillers
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Jamie Foxx | Collateral
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Sharon Warren | Ray
Outstanding Film Director
Mario Van Peebles | Baadasssss!
Outstanding Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Mario Van Peebles | Baadasssss!
Outstanding Film Breakthrough Performance
Sharon Warren | Ray
Outstanding Film Original Score
Ray Charles and Stephen Altman | Ray
Outstanding Film, Drama
Ray | Universal
Outstanding Film, Musical or Comedy
Sony Pictures Classic | Lightning in a Bottle
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Actor
Mos Def | The Woodsman
Outstanding Independent Actress
Kimberly Elise | Woman Thou Art Loosed
Outstanding Independent Director
Michael Schultz | Woman Thou Art Loosed
Outstanding Independent Film
The Woodsman | Newmarket Films
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Actor
Jamie Foxx | Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Outstanding Television Actress
Lynn Whitfield | Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Outstanding Television Supporting Actor
Clayton LeBeauf | Something the Lord Made
Outstanding Television Supporting Actress
CCH Pounder | Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Outstanding Television Director
Vondie Curtis-Hall | Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Outstanding Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
J.T. Allen | Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Outstanding Television Original Program
America Behind the Color Line: Black Hollywood | PBS
Outstanding Television Film
Something the Lord Made | HBO
***
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Vanguard Award (Entertainer of the Year)
Jamie Foxx
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2004
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Dirty Pretty Things
Outstanding Actress, Drama
Sanaa Lathan | Out of Time
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Djimon Hounsou | In America
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Anna Devere Smith | The Human Stain
Outstanding Film Director
F. Gary Gray | The Italian Job
Outstanding Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Gary Hardwick, James Iver Mattson, and B.E. Brauner | Deliver Us From Eva
Outstanding Film Breakthrough Performance
Naomie Harris | 28 Days
Outstanding Film Soundtrack
The Fighting Temptations | Sony
Outstanding Film Song
“He Still Loves Me” | Beyonce Knowles and Walter Williams, Sr.
(The Fighting Temptations)
Outstanding Film
Out of Time | MGM/UA
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Film
Anne B. Real | Screen Media Ventures
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Actor
Forest Whitaker | Deacons for Defense
Outstanding Television Actress
Suzzanne Douglas | Sounder
Outstanding Television Supporting Actor
Jeffrey Wright | Angels in America
Outstanding Television Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique | Good Fences
Outstanding Television Director
Bill Duke | Deacons for Defense
Outstanding Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Richard Wesley and Frank Military | Deacons for Defense
Outstanding Television Original Program
Unchained Memories: Readings From the Slave Narratives | HBO
Outstanding Television Film
Deacons for Defense | Showtime
***
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Foreign Film
City of God | Miramax
Documentary Film
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony | Artisan Entertainment
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2003
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Derek Luke | Antwone Fisher
Outstanding Actress, Drama
Angela Bassett | Sunshine State
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Dennis Haysbert | Far From Heaven
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Queen Latifah | Chicago
Outstanding Film Director
Denzel Washington | Antwone Fisher
Outstanding Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Antwone Quenton Fisher | Antwone Fisher
Outstanding Film Breakthrough Performance
Derek Luke | Antwone Fisher
Outstanding Film Soundtrack
Standing in the Shadows of Motown | Hip-O Records
Outstanding Film Song
“Love of My Life: An Ode to Hip Hop” | Raphael Saddiq and Erykah Badu (Brown Sugar)
Outstanding Film
Antwone Fisher | Fox Searchlight
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Actor
Eriq LaSalle | Crazy as Hell
Outstanding Independent Actress
Erika Alexander | 30 Years to Life
Outstanding Independent Film
Standing in the Shadows of Motown | Artisan Entertainment
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Actor
Harry Lennix | Keep the Faith, Baby
Outstanding Television Actress
Angela Bassett | The Rosa Parks Story
Outstanding Television Supporting Actor
Charles S. Dutton | 10,000 Black Men Named George
Outstanding Television Supporting Actress
Cicely Tyson | The Rosa Parks Story
Outstanding Television Director
Robert Townsend | 10,000 Black Men Named George
Outstanding Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Paris Qualles | The Rosa Parks Story
Outstanding Television Original Program
Jim Brown All American | HBO
Outstanding Television Film
The Rosa Parks Story | CBS
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2002
FEATURE
Outstanding Best Actor
Denzel Washington | Training Day
Outstanding Actress, Drama
Halle Berry | Monster’s Ball
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Jamie Foxx | Ali
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Nona Gaye | Ali
Outstanding Film Director
Antoine Fuqua | Training Day
Outstanding Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Jordan Walker-Perlman | The Visit
Outstanding Film Soundtrack
Ali | Interscope
Outstanding Film Song
Love Don’t Love Me | Eric Benet (The Brothers)
Outstanding Film Poster
Training Day | Warner Bros.
Outstanding Film
Training Day | Warner Bros.
***
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Actor
Rockmond Dunbar | Punks
Outstanding Independent Film
The Visit | Shoreline Entertainment
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Actor
Morris Chestnut | The Killing Yard
Outstanding Television Actress
Angela Bassett | Ruby’s Bucket of Blood
Outstanding Television Supporting Actor
Terrence Howard | Boycott
Outstanding Television Supporting Actress
Kimberly Elise | Bojangles
Outstanding Television Director
Reggie Rock Bythewood | Dancing in September
Outstanding Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Reggie Rock Bythewood | Dancing in September
Outstanding Television Original Program
32nd NAACP Image Awards | FOX
Outstanding Television Film
Boycott | HBO
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2001
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington | Remember the Titans
Outstanding Actress, Drama
Sanaa Lathan | Love & Basketball
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Don Cheadle | Traffic
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Gabrielle Union | Bring It On
Outstanding Film Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood | Love & Basketball
Outstanding Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Gregory Allen Howard | Remember the Titans
Outstanding Film Soundtrack
Love & Basketball | New Line
Outstanding Film Song
“Fool of Me” | Me’Shell Ndegeocello (Love & Basketball)
Outstanding Film Poster
Love & Basketball | New Line
Outstanding Film
Love & Basketball | New Line
***
TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Actor
T.K. Carter | The Corner
Outstanding Television Actress
Khandi Alexander | The Corner
Outstanding Television Supporting Actor
Glenn Plummer | The Corner
Outstanding Television Supporting Actress
Diahann Carroll | Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal
Outstanding Television Director
Charles S. Dutton | The Corner
Outstanding Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Edward Burns, David Mills and David Simon – The Corner
Outstanding Television Original Program
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks | HBO
Outstanding Television Film
The Corner | HBO
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2000
FEATURE
Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington | The Hurricane
Outstanding Actress, Drama
Nia Long | The Best Man
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Michael Clarke Duncan | The Green Mile
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Erykah Badu | The Cider House Rules
Outstanding Film Director
Malcolm D. Lee | The Best Man
Outstanding Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Malcolm D. Lee | The Best Man
Outstanding Film Soundtrack
The Best Man | Columbia
Outstanding Film
The Hurricane | Universal
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TELEVISION
Outstanding Television Actor
Don Cheadle | A Lesson Before Dying
Outstanding Television Actress
Halle Berry | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Outstanding Television Supporting Actor
Mekhi Phifer | A Lesson Before Dying
Outstanding Television Supporting Actress
Cicely Tyson | A Lesson Before Dying
Outstanding Television Director
Louis Gossett, Jr. | Love Songs
Outstanding Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Ernest J. Gaines and Anne Peacock | A Lesson Before Dying
Outstanding Television Film
A Lesson Before Dying | HBO