{"id":6257,"date":"2023-01-12T19:50:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T19:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=6257"},"modified":"2023-02-01T19:55:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T19:55:31","slug":"hollywood-reporter-naacp-awards-1-12-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/hollywood-reporter-naacp-awards-1-12-23\/","title":{"rendered":"NAACP Image Awards 2023: \u2018Wakanda Forever,\u2019 \u2018The Woman King\u2019 Among Top Film Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hollywood<\/p>\n

NAACP Image Awards 2023: \u2018Wakanda Forever,\u2019 \u2018The Woman King\u2019 Among Top Film Nominees: <\/h1>\n

The 2023 NAACP Image Awards nominees have been revealed.<\/p>\n

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Woman King were among the leading film nominees with 12 and nine nominations, respectively. Black Panther star Angela Bassett and Woman King star Viola Davis were each nominated for the NAACP Images Awards\u2019 top prize of entertainer of the year.<\/p>\n

Other films that scored multiple nominations include Till, which landed six nods, and Emancipation, with five nods.<\/p>\n

Black Panther, The Woman King, Till and Emancipation are all nominated for best motion picture alongside A Jazzman\u2019s Blues, which landed four nominations.<\/p>\n

ABC\u2019s Abbott Elementary received the most nominations in the TV and streaming categories with nine nods. Star Quinta Brunson is also up for entertainer of the year. Fellow ABC series Black-ish landed seven nominations for its eighth and final season. From Scratch, P-Valley and Queen Sugar landed six nominations each, with Atlanta picking up four nods.<\/p>\n

Beyonc\u00e9 and Kendrick Lamar scored the most nominations in the music recording categories with five each.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s nominees have conveyed a wide range of authentic stories and diverse experiences that have resonated with many in our community, and we\u2019re proud to recognize their outstanding achievements and performances,\u201d said NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

BET executive vp, specials, music programming and music strategy Connie Orlando added, \u201cWe take pride in recognizing the trailblazing achievements and artistry of this year\u2019s esteemed nominees and celebrating the powerful legacy of the NAACP. We look forward to bringing the Image Awards back to Pasadena in front of a live audience and delivering unforgettable moments that epitomize the brilliance of the Black community.\u201d <\/p>\n

In terms of nominations by company, ABC leads with 28 followed by Netflix with 15, RCA Records\/RCA Inspiration with 11 and Penguin Random House and Harper Collins with nine nominations each.<\/p>\n

The NAACP Image Awards is set to take place live, in front of an audience for the first time in three years, on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on BET.<\/p>\n

Voting by the public on this year\u2019s winners is available through Feb. 10 on the Image Awards\u2019 website.<\/p>\n

The NAACP will also recognize winners in non-televised categories from Feb. 20-24 in streamed presentations on the Image Awards\u2019 site.<\/p>\n

A complete list of this year\u2019s nominees follows.<\/p>\n

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
\nAngela Bassett
\nMary J. Blige
\nQuinta Brunson
\nViola Davis
\nZendaya<\/p>\n

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

Outstanding Motion Picture
\nA Jazzman\u2019s Blues (Netflix)
\nBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
\nEmancipation (Apple TV)
\nThe Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
\nTill (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
\nDaniel Kaluuya \u2013 Nope (Universal Pictures)
\nJonathan Majors \u2013 Devotion (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
\nJoshua Boone \u2013 A Jazzman\u2019s Blues (Netflix)
\nSterling K. Brown \u2013 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul (Focus Features)
\nWill Smith \u2013 Emancipation (Apple)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
\nDanielle Deadwyler \u2013 Till (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)
\nKeke Palmer \u2013 Alice (Vertical Entertainment)
\nLetitia Wright \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
\nRegina Hall \u2013 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul (Focus Features)
\nViola Davis \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
\nAldis Hodge \u2013 Black Adam (Warner Bros. Pictures \/ New Line Cinema)
\nCliff \u201cMethod Man\u201d Smith \u2013 On The Come Up (Paramount Pictures)
\nJalyn Hall \u2013 Till (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)
\nJohn Boyega \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
\nTenoch Huerta \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
\nAngela Bassett \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
\nDanai Gurira \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
\nJanelle Mon\u00e1e \u2013 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
\nLashana Lynch \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
\nLupita Nyong\u2019o \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
\nBreaking (Bleecker Street)
\nCauseway (Apple TV)
\nMr. Malcolm\u2019s List (Bleecker Street)
\nRemember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Hulu)
\nThe Inspection (A24)<\/p>\n

Outstanding International Motion Picture
\nAthena (Netflix)
\nBant\u00fa Mama (ARRAY)
\nBroker (NEON)
\nLearn to Swim (ARRAY)
\nThe Silent Twins (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
\nJalyn Hall \u2013 Till (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)
\nJoshua Boone \u2013 A Jazzman\u2019s Blues (Netflix)
\nLedisi \u2013 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Hulu)
\nY\u2019lan Noel \u2013 A Lot of Nothing (RLJE)
\nYola \u2013 Elvis (Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
\nA Jazzman\u2019s Blues (Netflix)
\nBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
\nEmancipation (Apple TV)
\nThe Woman King (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
\nTill (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
\nDC League of Super-Pets (Warner Bros. Pictures \/ WAG \/ DC)
\nGuillermo del Toro\u2019s Pinocchio (Netflix)
\nPuss in Boots: The Last Wish (Universal Pictures)
\nTurning Red (Pixar Animation Studios)
\nWendell & Wild (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance \u2013 Motion Picture
\nAngela Bassett \u2013 Wendell & Wild (Netflix)
\nKeke Palmer \u2013 Lightyear (Walt Disney Studios)
\nKevin Hart \u2013 DC League of Super-Pets (Warner Bros. Pictures \/ WAG \/ DC)
\nLyric Ross \u2013 Wendell & Wild (Netflix)
\nTaraji P. Henson \u2013 Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Short-Form (Live Action)
\nDear Mama\u2026 (Film Independent)
\nFannie (Chromatic Black)
\nFathead (University of Southern California)
\nIncomplete (20th Century Digital, Hulu)
\nPens & Pencils (Wavelength Productions\/Black TV & Film Collective)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Short-Form (Animated)
\nI Knew Superman (Houghtonville Animation)
\nMore Than I Want To Remember (MTV Entertainment Studios)
\nSupercilious (York Cinemas)
\nThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Apple Studios)
\nWe Are Here (271 Films)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
\nElvis Mitchell \u2013 Is That Black Enough For You?!? (Netflix)
\nEricka Nicole Malone \u2013 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Hulu)
\nKrystin Ver Linden \u2013 Alice (Vertical Entertainment)
\nMo McRae \u2013 A Lot of Nothing (RLJE)
\nStephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough \u2013 This Is My Black (Campus of Pine Forge Academy)<\/p>\n

TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

Outstanding Comedy Series
\nAbbott Elementary (ABC)
\nAtlanta (FX)
\nblack-ish (ABC)
\nRap Sh!t (HBO Max)
\nThe Wonder Years (ABC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
\nAnthony Anderson \u2013 black-ish (ABC)
\nCedric The Entertainer \u2013 The Neighborhood (CBS)
\nDonald Glover \u2013 Atlanta (FX)
\nDul\u00e9 Hill \u2013 The Wonder Years (ABC)
\nMike Epps \u2013 The Upshaws (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
\nLoretta Devine \u2013 Family Reunion (Netflix)
\nMaya Rudolph \u2013 Loot (Apple TV+)
\nQuinta Brunson \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)
\nTichina Arnold \u2013 The Neighborhood (CBS)
\nTracee Ellis Ross \u2013 black-ish (ABC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
\nBrian Tyree Henry \u2013 Atlanta (FX)
\nDeon Cole \u2013 black-ish (ABC)
\nKenan Thompson \u2013 Saturday Night Live (NBC)
\nTyler James Williams \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)
\nWilliam Stanford Davis \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
\nJanelle James \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)
\nJenifer Lewis \u2013 black-ish (ABC)
\nMarsai Martin \u2013 black-ish (ABC)
\nSheryl Lee Ralph \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)
\nWanda Sykes \u2013 The Upshaws (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Drama Series
\nBel-Air (Peacock)
\nBridgerton (Netflix)
\nEuphoria (HBO Max)
\nP-Valley (Starz)
\nQueen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
\nDamson Idris \u2013 Snowfall (FX)
\nJabari Banks \u2013 Bel-Air (Peacock)
\nKofi Siriboe \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
\nNicco Annan \u2013 P-Valley (Starz)
\nSterling K. Brown \u2013 This Is Us (NBC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
\nAngela Bassett \u2013 9-1-1 (FOX)
\nBrandee Evans \u2013 P-Valley (Starz)
\nQueen Latifah \u2013 The Equalizer (CBS)
\nRutina Wesley \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
\nZendaya \u2013 Euphoria (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
\nAdrian Holmes \u2013 Bel-Air (Peacock)
\nAmin Joseph \u2013 Snowfall (FX)
\nCaleb McLaughlin \u2013 Stranger Things (Netflix)
\nCliff \u201cMethod Man\u201d Smith \u2013 Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
\nJ. Alphonse Nicholson \u2013 P-Valley (Starz)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
\nAdjoa Andoh \u2013 Bridgerton (Netflix)
\nBianca Lawson \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
\nLoretta Devine \u2013 P-Valley (Starz)
\nSusan Kelechi Watson \u2013 This Is Us (NBC)
\nTina Lifford \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
\nCarl Weber\u2019s The Black Hamptons (BET Networks)
\nFrom Scratch (Netflix)
\nThe Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
\nThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)
\nWomen of the Movement (ABC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
\nMorris Chestnut \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
\nSamuel L. Jackson \u2013 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)
\nTerrence Howard \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
\nTrevante Rhodes \u2013 Mike (Hulu)
\nWendell Pierce \u2013 Don\u2019t Hang Up (Bounce TV)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
\nNiecy Nash-Betts \u2013 Dahmer \u2013 Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
\nRegina Hall \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
\nSanaa Lathan \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
\nViola Davis \u2013 The First Lady (Showtime)
\nZoe Salda\u00f1a \u2013 From Scratch (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
\nGlynn Turman \u2013 Women of the Movement (ABC)
\nKeith David \u2013 From Scratch (Netflix)
\nOmar Benson Miller \u2013 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)
\nRussell Hornsby \u2013 Mike (Hulu)
\nTerrence \u201cTC\u201d Carson \u2013 A Wesley Christmas (AMC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
\nAlexis Floyd \u2013 Inventing Anna (Netflix)
\nDanielle Deadwyler \u2013 From Scratch (Netflix)
\nMelissa De Sousa \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
\nNia Long \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
\nPhylicia Rashad \u2013 Little America (Apple TV+)<\/p>\n

Outstanding News\/Information (Series or Special)
\n#RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Votes Matter Election Night 2022 Coverage (Black Star Network\/YouTube)
\nABC News 20\/20 Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts (ABC)
\nFinding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
\nOWN Spotlight: Viola Davis \u2013 The Woman King (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
\nThe Hair Tales (Hulu)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Talk Series
\nHart to Heart (Peacock)
\nRed Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
\nSherri (Syndicated)
\nTamron Hall (ABC)
\nUninterrupted: The Shop (YouTube)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
\nLegendary (HBO Max)
\nLizzo\u2019s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Amazon Studios)
\nShark Tank (ABC)
\nSweet Life: Los Angeles (HBO Max)
\nThe Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
\nA Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO Max)
\nBET Awards 2022 (BET Networks)
\nDeon Cole: Charleen\u2019s Boy (Netflix)
\nMartin: The Reunion (BET Networks)
\nThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Children\u2019s Program
\nFamily Reunion (Netflix)
\nRaising Dion (Netflix)
\nRaven\u2019s Home (Disney+)
\nTab Time (YouTube Originals)
\nWaffles + Mochi\u2019s Restaurant (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
\nAlaya \u201cThat Girl Lay Lay\u201d High \u2013 That Girl Lay Lay (Nickelodeon)
\nCameron J. Wright \u2013 Family Reunion (Netflix)
\nElisha Williams \u2013 The Wonder Years (ABC)
\nKhali Spraggins \u2013 The Upshaws (Netflix)
\nJa\u2019Siah Young \u2013 Raising Dion (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News\/Information (Series or Special) \u2013 Individual or Ensemble
\nJada Pinkett-Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith \u2013 Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
\nJennifer Hudson \u2013 The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
\nKevin Hart \u2013 Hart to Heart (Peacock)
\nLester Holt \u2013 NBC Nightly News (NBC)
\nTracee Ellis Ross \u2013 The Hair Tales (Hulu)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Host in a Reality\/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) \u2013 Individual or Ensemble
\nKeke Palmer \u2013 Password (NBC)
\nLizzo \u2013 Lizzo\u2019s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Amazon Studios)
\nTabitha Brown \u2013 Tab Time (YouTube Originals)
\nTaraji P. Henson \u2013 BET Awards 2022 (BET Networks)
\nTrevor Noah \u2013 The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Guest Performance
\nAmanda Gorman \u2013 Sesame Street (HBO Max)
\nChance the Rapper \u2013 South Side (HBO Max)
\nColman Domingo \u2013 Euphoria (HBO Max)
\nGlynn Turman \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
\nGabourey Sidibe \u2013 American Horror Stories (FX)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Animated Series
\nCentral Park (Apple TV+)
\nEureka! (Disney Junior)
\nGracie\u2019s Corner (YouTube)
\nThe Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
\nZootopia+ (Disney+)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
\nBilly Porter \u2013 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
\nCedric the Entertainer \u2013 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
\nChris Bridges \u2013 Karma\u2019s World (Netflix)
\nCree Summer \u2013 Rugrats (Nickelodeon)
\nKyla Pratt \u2013 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Short Form Series \u2013 Comedy or Drama
\nBetween The Scenes \u2013 The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
\nOh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans (Facebook Watch)
\nRise Up, Sing Out (Disney+)
\nSunday Dinner (YouTube)
\nZootopia+ (Disney+)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special \u2013 Reality\/Nonfiction
\nBlack Independent Films: A Brief History (Turner Classic Movies)
\nDaring Simone Biles (Snap)
\nHistorian\u2019s Take (PBS)
\nNFL 360 (NFL Network)
\nOmitted: The Black Cowboy (ESPN)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
\nAmy Wang \u2013 From Scratch (Netflix)
\nBranden Jacobs-Jenkins \u2013 Kindred (FX)
\nHannah Cope \u2013 Karma\u2019s World (Netflix)
\nQuinta Brunson \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)
\nSyreeta Singleton \u2013 Rap Sh!t (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

RECORDING CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

Outstanding New Artist
\nAdam Blackstone \u2013 Legacy (BASSic Black Entertainment Records\/Anderson Music Group\/Empire)
\nArmani White \u2013 Billie Eilish (Def Jam Recordings)
\nCoco Jones \u2013 ICU (Def Jam Recordings)
\nFivio Foreign \u2013 B.I.B.L.E (Columbia Records)
\nSteve Lacy \u2013 Gemini Rights (RCA Records)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Male Artist
\nBrent Faiyaz \u2013 Wasteland (Lost Kids)
\nBurna Boy \u2013 Love, Damini (Atlantic Records)
\nChris Brown \u2013 Breezy (Deluxe) (RCA Records\/Chris Brown Entertainment)
\nDrake \u2013 Honestly, Nevermind (OVO\/Republic Records)
\nKendrick Lamar \u2013 Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Female Artist
\nAri Lennox \u2013 age\/sex\/location (Dreamville\/Interscope Records)
\nBeyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Renaissance (Columbia Records\/Parkwood Entertainment)
\nChl\u00f6e \u2013 Surprise (Columbia Records\/Parkwood Entertainment)
\nJazmine Sullivan \u2013 Hurt Me So Good (RCA Records)
\nSZA \u2013 S.O.S. (RCA Records\/Top Dawg Entertainment)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Gospel\/Christian Album
\nAll Things New \u2013 Tye Tribbett (Motown Gospel)
\nHymns \u2013 Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel)
\nKingdom Book One \u2013 Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin (Tribl Records, Fo Yo Soul Recordings and RCA Inspiration)
\nMy Life \u2013 James Fortune (FIYA World\/MNRK Music Group)
\nThe Urban Hymnal \u2013 Tennessee State University (TSU\/Tymple)<\/p>\n

Outstanding International Song
\nBad To Me \u2013 Wizkid (RCA Records\/Starboy\/Sony Music International)
\nDiana feat. Shenseea \u2013 Fireboy DML, Chris Brown (YBNL Nation \/ EMPIRE)
\nLast Last \u2013 Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)
\nNo Woman No Cry \u2013 Tems (Def Jam Recordings)
\nStand Strong \u2013 Davido feat. Sunday Service Choir (RCA Records\/Sony Music UK)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Music Video\/Visual Album
\nAbout Damn Time \u2013 Lizzo (Atlantic Records)
\nBe Alive \u2013 Beyonc\u00e9 (Columbia Records\/ Parkwood Entertainment)
\nLift Me Up \u2013 Rihanna (Def Jam Recordings)
\nLORD FORGIVE ME feat. FAT, Pharrell and OLU of EARTHGANG \u2013 TOBE NWIGWE (THE GOOD STEWARDS COLLECTIVE)
\nThe Heart Part 5 \u2013 Kendrick Lamar (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Album
\nage\/sex\/location \u2013 Ari Lennox (Dreamville\/Interscope Records)
\nBreezy (Deluxe) \u2013 Chris Brown (RCA Records\/Chris Brown Entertainment)
\nMr. Morale & the Big Steppers \u2013 Kendrick Lamar (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)
\nRenaissance \u2013 Beyonc\u00e9 (Parkwood\/Columbia Records)
\nWatch the Sun \u2013 PJ Morton (Morton Records)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Soundtrack\/Compilation Album
\nBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever \u2013 Music From and Inspired By \u2013 Ryan Coogler, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan (Hollywood Records)
\nBridgerton Season Two (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) \u2013 Kris Bowers (Capitol Records)
\nEntergalactic \u2013 Kid Cudi (Republic Records)
\nP-Valley: Season 2 (Music From the Original TV Series) \u2013 Various Artists (Lions Gate Records)
\nThe Woman King \u2013 Terence Blanchard (Milan Records)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Gospel\/Christian Song
\nAll in Your Hands \u2013 Marvin Sapp (Elev8 Media & Entertainment LLC)
\nFly (Y.M.M.F.) \u2013 Tennessee State University (TSU\/Tymple)
\nPositive \u2013 Erica Campbell (My Block Inc.)
\nWhole World In His Hands \u2013 MAJOR. (MNRK Music Group)
\nYour World \u2013 Jonathan McReynolds (MNRK Music Group)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Jazz Album \u2013 Instrumental
\nDetour \u2013 Boney James (Concord Records)
\nHenry Franklin: Jazz Is Dead 014 \u2013 Henry Franklin, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge
\nThe Funk Will Prevail \u2013 Kaelin Ellis (NCH Music)
\nThe Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni \u2013 Javon Jackson (Solid Jackson Records)
\nThrill Ride \u2013 Ragan Whiteside (Randis Music)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Jazz Album \u2013 Vocal
\nLegacy \u2013 Adam Blackstone (BASSic Black Entertainment Records \/ Anderson Music Group \/ Empire)
\nLinger Awhile \u2013 Samara Joy (Verve Records)
\nLove and the Catalyst \u2013 Aim\u00e9e Allen (Azuline)
\nNew Standards Vol. 1 \u2013 Terri Lyne Carrington (Candid Records)
\nThe Evening : Live at Apparatus \u2013 The Baylor Project (Be A Light)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Soul\/R&B Song
\nAbout Damn Time \u2013 Lizzo (Atlantic Records)
\nCuff It \u2013 Beyonc\u00e9 (Columbia Record\/Parkwood Entertainment)
\nGood Morning Gorgeous Remix feat. H.E.R. \u2013 Mary J. Blige (300)
\nHurt Me So Good \u2013 Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)
\nLift Me Up \u2013 Rihanna (Def Jam Recordings)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Hip Hop\/Rap Song
\nBillie Eilish \u2013 Armani White (Def Jam Recordings)
\nCity of Gods \u2013 Fivio Foreign (Columbia Records)
\nHotel Lobby \u2013 Quavo, Takeoff (Motown Records\/Quality Control Music)
\nThe Heart Part 5 \u2013 Kendrick Lamar (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)
\nWait for U \u2013 Future feat. Drake and Tems (Epic Records)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
\nKendrick Lamar feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer \u2013 Die Hard (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)
\nMary J. Blige feat. H.E.R. \u2013 Good Morning Gorgeous Remix (300)
\nPJ Morton feat. Alex Isley and Jill Scott \u2013 Still Believe (Morton Records)
\nSilk Sonic \u2013 Love\u2019s Train (Atlantic Records)
\nSummer Walker, Cardi B, and SZA \u2013 No Love (LVRN\/Interscope Records)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
\nBeyonc\u00e9 feat. Grace Jones and Tems \u2013 MOVE (Columbia Records\/Parkwood Entertainment)
\nChris Brown feat. Wizkid \u2013 Call Me Every Day (RCA Records\/Chris Brown Entertainment)
\nCity Girls feat. Usher \u2013 Good Love (Motown Records\/Quality Control Music)
\nFuture feat. Drake and Tems \u2013 Wait For U (Epic Records)
\nLatto feat. Mariah Carey and DJ Khaled \u2013 Big Energy (Remix) (RCA Records)<\/p>\n

DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

Outstanding Documentary (Film)
\nCivil (Netflix)
\nDescendant (Netflix)
\nIs That Black Enough For You?!? (Netflix)
\nLouis Armstrong\u2019s Black & Blues (Apple TV+)
\nSidney (Apple TV+)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Documentary (Television)
\nBlack Love (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
\nEverything\u2019s Gonna be All White (Showtime)
\nFrontline (PBS)
\nRace: Bubba Wallace (Netflix)
\nShaq (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

WRITING CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
\nAisha Muharrar \u2013 Hacks \u2013 \u201cEpisode 206\u201d (HBO Max)
\nAyo Edebiri, Shana Gohd \u2013 What We do in the Shadows \u2013 \u201cEpisode 405\u201d (FX)
\nBrittani Nichols \u2013 Abbott Elementary \u2013 \u201cStudent Transfer\u201d (ABC)
\nKaren Joseph Adcock \u2013 The Bear \u2013 \u201cEpisode 105\u201d (FX)
\nQuinta Brunson \u2013 Abbott Elementary \u2013 \u201cDevelopment Day\u201d (ABC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
\nAurin Squire \u2013 The Good Fight \u2013 \u201cEpisode 603\u201d (Paramount+)
\nBranden Jacobs-Jenkins \u2013 Kindred \u2013 \u201cEpisode 101\u201d (FX)
\nDavita Scarlett \u2013 The Good Fight \u2013 \u201cEpisode 604\u201d (Paramount+)
\nJoshua Allen \u2013 From Scratch \u2013 \u201cEpisode 105\u201d (Netflix)
\nMarissa Jo Cerar \u2013 Women of the Movement \u2013 \u201cEpisode 101\u201d (ABC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
\nBree West \u2013 A Wesley Christmas (BET Networks)
\nIan Edelman, Maurice Williams \u2013 Entergalactic (Netflix)
\nJerrod Carmichael \u2013 Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (HBO Max)
\nLil Rel Howery \u2013 Lil Rel Howery: I Said it. Y\u2019all Thinking it (HBO Max)
\nMatt Lopez \u2013 Father of the Bride (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
\nCharles Murray \u2013 The Devil You Know (Lionsgate)
\nDana Stevens, Maria Bello \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
\nJordan Peele \u2013 Nope (Universal Pictures)
\nKrystin Ver Linden \u2013 Alice (Vertical Entertainment)
\nRyan Coogler \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/p>\n

DIRECTING CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
\nAngela Barnes \u2013 Atlanta \u2013 \u201cThe Homeliest Little Horse\u201d (FX)
\nBridget Stokes \u2013 A Black Lady Sketch Show \u2013 \u201cSave My Edges, I\u2019m a Donor!\u201d (HBO Max)
\nDee Rees \u2013 Upload \u2013 \u201cHamoodi\u201d (Amazon Studios)
\nIona Morris Jackson \u2013 black-ish \u2013 \u201cIf A Black Man Cries in the Woods\u201d (ABC)
\nPete Chatmon \u2013 The Flight Attendant \u2013 \u201cDrowning Women\u201d (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
\nDebbie Allen \u2013 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey \u2013 \u201cRobyn\u201d (Apple TV+)
\nGiancarlo Esposito \u2013 Better Call Saul \u2013 \u201cAxe and Grind\u201d (AMC)
\nGina Prince-Bythewood \u2013 Women of the Movement \u2013 \u201cMother and Son\u201d (ABC)
\nHanelle Culpepper \u2013 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey \u2013 \u201cSensia\u201d (Apple TV+)
\nKasi Lemmons \u2013 Women of the Movement \u2013 \u201cEpisode 106\u201d (ABC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
\nAnton Cropper \u2013 Fantasy Football (Paramount+)
\nMarta Cunningham \u2013 61st Street (AMC)
\nSujata Day \u2013 Definition Please (Netflix)
\nTailiah Breon \u2013 Kirk Franklin\u2019s The Night Before Christmas (Lifetime)
\nTine Fields \u2013 Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising (ABC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
\nAntoine Fuqua \u2013 Emancipation (Apple)
\nChinonye Chukwu \u2013 Till (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)
\nGina Prince-Bythewood \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
\nKasi Lemmons \u2013 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Sony Pictures Releasing)
\nRyan Coogler \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
\nNadia Hallgren \u2013 Civil (Netflix)
\nReginald Hudlin \u2013 Sidney (Apple TV+)
\nSacha Jenkins \u2013 Everything\u2019s Gonna Be All White (Showtime)
\nSacha Jenkins \u2013 Louis Armstrong\u2019s Black & Blues (Apple TV+)
\nW. Kamau Bell \u2013 We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime)<\/p>\n

LITERARY CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

Outstanding Literary Work \u2013 Fiction
\nAfrica Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction \u2013 Sheree Ren\u00e9e Thomas (Macmillan)
\nLight Skin Gone to Waste \u2013 Toni Ann Johnson (University of Georgia Press)
\nTake My Hand \u2013 Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Penguin Random House)
\nThe Keeper \u2013 Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes (Abrams Books)
\nYou Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty \u2013 Akwaeke Emezi (Simon & Schuster)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Literary Work \u2013 Nonfiction
\nFinding Me \u2013 Viola Davis (HarperCollins Publishers)
\nGrace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America \u2013 Cody Keenan (HarperCollins Publishers)
\nRequiem for the Massacre \u2013 RJ Young (Counterpoint)
\nUnder the Skin \u2013 Linda Villarosa (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
\nWho\u2019s Black and Why? A Hidden Chapter from the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race \u2013 Henry Louis Gates, Andrew S. Curran (The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Literary Work \u2013 Debut Author
\nAmerica Made Me a Black Man \u2013 Boyah Farah (HarperCollins Publishers)
\nIllustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen \u2013 George McCalman (HarperCollins)
\nMarriage Be Hard \u2013 Kevin Fredericks, Melissa Fredericks (Penguin Random House)
\nTruth\u2019s Table: Black Women\u2019s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation \u2013 Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmondson, Michelle Higgins (Penguin Random House Convergent Imprint)
\nWhat the Fireflies Knew \u2013 Kai Harris (Penguin Random House)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Literary Work \u2013 Biography\/Autobiography
\nA Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation, and the New American Story \u2013 Raphael G. Warnock (Penguin Random House)
\nScenes from My Life \u2013 Raphael G. Warnock (Penguin Random House)
\nThe Light We Carry \u2013 Michelle Obama (Penguin Random House)
\nWalking In My Joy: In These Streets \u2013 Jenifer Lewis (HarperCollins Publishers)
\nYou\u2019ve Been Chosen \u2013 Cynt Marshall (Ballantine Books)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Literary Work \u2013 Instructional
\nBlack Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration \u2013 Tracey Lewis-Giggetts (Gallery\/Simon and Schuster)
\nCooking from the Spirit \u2013 Tabitha Brown (William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
\nEat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind \u2013 Pinky Cole (Simon & Schuster)
\nHomecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self \u2013 Thema Bryant (Penguin Random House\/TarcherPerigee)
\nThe Five Principles: A Revolutionary Path to Health, Inner Wealth, and Knowledge of Self \u2013 Khnum Ibomu (Hachette Book Group)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Literary Work \u2013 Poetry
\nBest Barbarian \u2013 Roger Reeves (Norton)
\nBluest Nude \u2013 Ama Codjoe (Milkweed Editions)
\nConcentrate \u2013 Courtney Faye Taylor (Graywolf Press)
\nMuse Found in a Colonized Body \u2013 Yesenia Montilla (Four Way Books)
\nTo the Realization of Perfect Helplessness \u2013 Robin Coste Lewis (Alfred A. Knopf)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Literary Work \u2013 Children
\nAblaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas \u2013 Jeanne Walker Harvey, Loveis Wise (HarperCollins)
\nBlack Gold \u2013 Laura Obuobi, London Ladd (HarperCollins)
\nBlue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky \u2013 Nana Brew-Hammond, Daniel Minter (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
\nStacey\u2019s Remarkable Books \u2013 Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas (HarperCollins \u2013 Balzer + Bray)
\nThe Year We Learned to Fly \u2013 Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael Lopez (Penguin Random House)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Literary Work \u2013 Youth\/Teens
\nCookies & Milk \u2013 Shawn Amos (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
\nInheritance: A Visual Poem \u2013 Elizabeth Acevedo (HarperCollins \u2013 Quill Tree Books)
\nMaybe An Artist, A Graphic Memoir \u2013 Liz Montague (Random House Studio)
\nMe and White Supremacy: Young Readers\u2019 Edition \u2013 Layla F. Saad (Sourcebooks)
\nOpening My Eyes Underwater: Essays on Hope, Humanity, and Our Hero Michelle Obama \u2013 Ashley Woodfolk (Feiwel & Friends, Macmillan)<\/p>\n

PODCAST CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

Outstanding News and Information Podcast
\n#SundayCivics (LJW Community Strategies)
\nBeyond the Scenes \u2013 The Daily Show (Central Productions, LLC)
\nBlack Tech Green Money (The Black Effect Podcast Network)
\nHolding Court with Eboni K. Williams (Interval Presents & Uppity Productions)
\nInto America with Trymaine Lee (MSNBC)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Lifestyle\/Self-Help Podcast
\nChile, Please (Honey Chile)
\nGoOD Mornings with CurlyNikki (Walton Media, LLC)
\nMan to Man: A Black Love Wellness Series (Black Love Inc.)
\nMaejor Frequency (Audible)
\nTherapy for Black Girls (Therapy for Black Girls)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast
\nComeback with Erica Cobb (Erica Cobb LLC\/One Street Studios)
\nHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay (Spotify & The Ringer)
\nInto America with Trymaine Lee (MSNBC)
\nLeVar Burton Reads (SiriusXM\u2019s Stitcher Studios)
\nThe Sum of Us (Higher Ground)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast
\nAngie Martinez IRL (Media Noche Productions)
\nBlack Girl Songbook (Spotify & The Ringer)
\nJemele Hill is Unbothered (Unbothered Inc, Spotify, Lodge Freeway Media, Exit 39)
\nThe Read (Loud Speakers Network)
\nTwo Funny Mamas (Mocha Podcasts Network)<\/p>\n

COSTUME DESIGN, MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)
\nFrancine Jamison-Tanchuck \u2013 Emancipation (Apple Studios)
\nGersha Phillips, Carly Nicodemo, Heather Constable, Christina Cattle, Sheryl Willock, Becky MacKinnon \u2013 Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+)
\nGersha Phillips, Carly Nicodemo, Lieze Van Tonder, Lynn Paulsen, Tova Harrison \u2013 The Woman King (Tristar Pictures)
\nRuth E. Carter \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
\nTrayce Gigi Field \u2013 A League of Their Own (Prime Video)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Make-up (Television or Film)
\nAngie Wells \u2013 Cheaper by the Dozen (Disney+)
\nDebi Young, Sandra Linn, Ngozi Olandu Young, Gina Bateman \u2013 We Own This City (HBO Max)
\nMichele Lewis \u2013 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple Studios)
\nRen Rohling, Teresa Vest, Megan Areford \u2013 Emergency (Amazon Studios)
\nZabrina Matiru \u2013 Surface (Apple Studios)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film)
\nCamille Friend \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
\nCurtis Foreman, Ryan Randall \u2013 RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+)
\nLouisa V. Anthony, Deaundra Metzger, Maurice Beaman \u2013 TILL (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)
\nMary Daniels, Kalin Spooner, Darrin Lyons, Eric Gonzalez \u2013 All American (The CW)
\nTracey Moss, Jerome Allen, Tamika Dixon, Lawrence \u201cJigga\u201d Simmons, Jason Simmons \u2013 Fantasy Football (Paramount+) <\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
\n@Theconsciousless- George Lee
\n@thechristishow \u2013 Christianee Porter
\n@earnyourleisure \u2013 Troy Millings & Rashad Bilal
\n@KevOnStage \u2013 Kevin Fredericks
\n@lynaevanee \u2013 Lynae Vanee<\/p>\n

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