Our voting academy comprises film critics, creatives, and industry professionals.
Mae Abdubaki / Film Critic
Tichina Arnold / Actor
Shannon Baker-Davis / Editor
Jaclyn Banner / Costume Design
Neema Barnette / Director
Garcelle Beauvais / Actor
Lillian Benson / Editor
James Bland / Actor
Jamie Broadnax / Film Critic
Nina Yang Bongiovi / Producer
Keisha Boyd / Publicity
Jen Chaney / TV Critic
Dwayne Johnson-Cochran / Director
Lonita Cook / Film Critic
Leslie Combemale / Film Critic
Lisa Cortés / Director
Derrick Currie / Film Critic
Clayton Davis / Film Critic
Eric Deggans / Film Critic
Greg Diggs / Music
Megan Ebor / Director
Shawn Edwards / Film Critic
TT Stern-Enzi / Film Critic
Michael Fagans / Director
Victor Fields / Music
Stephanie Filo / Editor
Jamaal Finkley / Film Critic
Jason Fraley / Film Critic
Stephanie Frederic / Producer
Geno Freeman / Hair & Makeup
Cynthia Fuchs / Film Critic
Terel Gibson / Editor
Brenda Gilbert / Producer
Angela Gordon / Director
Chris Gore / Film Critic
Jacques Gravett / Editor
Melissa Haizlip / Director
John Hanlon / Film Critic
Tiffany Hasbourne / Costume Design
Travis Hopson / Film Critic
Danielle Holloway / Costume Design
Lil Rel Howery / Actor
Darryl Huckaby / Music
Melvin Jackson, Jr. / Actor
Chanelle James / Publicity
Amin Joseph / Actor
Ashunta Sheriff-Kendricks / Hair & Makeup
Charles Kirkland, Jr. / Film Critic
Kamal Larusuel / Film Critic
Donald Lawrence / Music
Samuel Leggett Jr. / Film Critic
Angela Lewis / Actor
Delroy Lindo / Actor
Tembi Locke / Actor
Daryle Lockhart / Film Critic
Jeffrey Lyles / Film Critic
Julian Lytle / Film Critic
Bayer Mack / Director
Linda Madison / Publicity
Trey Mangum / Film Critic
Joi McMillon / Editor
Jennifer Merin / Film Critic
Nell Minow / Film Critic
Omar Moore / Film Critic
Wilson Morales / Film Critic
Muzi Mthembu / Director
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine / Actor
Jawn Murray / Producer
Stacey Muhammad / Director
Maxx Myrick / Music
Sherin Nicole / Film Critic
Emmanuel Noisette / Film Critic
Morocco Omari / Actor
Kay Oyegun / Producer
Numa Perrier / Director
Dawn Porter / Director
Christopher Llewellyn Reed / Film Critic
Carla Renata / Film Critic
Monty Ross / Producer
Leander Sales / Editor
Kevin Sampson / Film Critic
Eli Savada / Film Critic
Terilyn A. Shropshire / Editor
Tim Sika / Film Critic
Octavia Spencer / Actor
Taura Stinson / Music
Elle Jae Stewart / Actress
Daniel Sunjata / Actor
Christine Swanson / Director
Jazz Tangcay / Film Critic
Robin Thede / Writer
Fahnia Thomas / Film Critic
John Tucker / Publicity
Lana Walker / Publicity
Richard Wesley / Writer
James Wilcox / Editor
Roger Ross Williams / Director
Kevin Willmott / Writer
Kathia Woods / Film Critic
Sonya (Soni) Ede Williams / Publicity
Russell Williams II / Music
Dana Bseiso Vazquez / Publicity
Monique Younger / Costume Designer