{"id":163904,"date":"2023-01-12T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=163904"},"modified":"2023-01-12T16:57:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:57:10","slug":"naacp-54th-image-awards-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/naacp-54th-image-awards-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"The 54th NAACP Image Awards Nominees Have Been Announce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>54th NAACP Image Awards<\/strong> nominees were announced this morning by Method Man and Wendell Pierce. Among those leading the pack are Netflix with 15 nominations and ABC with 28. Netflix and <em>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em> lead in the motion picture section with 15 and 12 respectively.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis year&#8217;s nominees have conveyed a wide range of authentic stories and diverse experiences that have resonated with many in our community, and we&#8217;re proud to recognize their outstanding achievements and performances,\u201d said\u00a0<b>Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Voting is now open to the public to determine the winners\u00a0by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naacpimageawards.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.naacpimageawards.net&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673645259840000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2X5aAzfASu3l-Gc4rL-1SC\">www.naacpimageawards.net<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Voting closes on February 10, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers will be able to watch the show on BET February 25, 2023. The non-televised Image Awards categories will be announced February 20-24.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe take pride in recognizing the trailblazing achievements and artistry of this year\u2019s esteemed nominees and celebrating the powerful legacy of the NAACP,\u201d said\u00a0<b>Connie Orlando, EVP of Specials, Music Programming &amp; Music Strategy, BET.<\/b>\u00a0\u201cWe 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><\/blockquote>\n<p>The full list of nominees can be found below.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Angela Bassett<\/li>\n<li>Mary J. Blige<\/li>\n<li>Quinta Brunson<\/li>\n<li>Viola Davis<\/li>\n<li>Zendaya<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>A Jazzman&#8217;s Blues (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Emancipation (Apple TV)<\/li>\n<li>The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)<\/li>\n<li>TILL (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Daniel Kaluuya \u2013 Nope (Universal Pictures)<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Majors \u2013 Devotion (Sony Pictures Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Boone \u2013 A Jazzman&#8217;s Blues (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Sterling K. Brown \u2013 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul (Focus Features)<\/li>\n<li>Will Smith \u2013 Emancipation (Apple)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Danielle Deadwyler \u2013 TILL (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)<\/li>\n<li>Keke Palmer \u2013 Alice (Vertical Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Letitia Wright \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Regina Hall \u2013 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul (Focus Features)<\/li>\n<li>Viola Davis \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Aldis Hodge \u2013 Black Adam (Warner Bros. Pictures \/ New Line Cinema)<\/li>\n<li>Cliff &#8220;Method Man&#8221; Smith \u2013 On The Come Up (Paramount Pictures)<\/li>\n<li>Jalyn Hall \u2013 TILL (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)<\/li>\n<li>John Boyega \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)<\/li>\n<li>Tenoch Huerta \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Angela Bassett \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Danai Gurira \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Janelle Mon\u00e1e \u2013 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Lashana Lynch \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)<\/li>\n<li>Lupita Nyong&#8217;o \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Independent Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Breaking (Bleecker Street)<\/li>\n<li>Causeway (Apple TV)<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Malcolm&#8217;s List (Bleecker Street)<\/li>\n<li>Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Hulu)<\/li>\n<li>The Inspection (A24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding International Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Athena (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Bant\u00fa Mama (ARRAY)<\/li>\n<li>Broker (NEON)<\/li>\n<li>Learn to Swim (ARRAY)<\/li>\n<li>The Silent Twins (Focus Features)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Jalyn Hall \u2013 TILL (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Boone \u2013 A Jazzman&#8217;s Blues (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Ledisi \u2013 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Hulu)<\/li>\n<li>Y&#8217;lan Noel \u2013 A Lot of Nothing (RLJE)<\/li>\n<li>Yola \u2013 Elvis (Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>A Jazzman&#8217;s Blues (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Emancipation (Apple TV)<\/li>\n<li>The Woman King (Sony Pictures Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>TILL (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Animated Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>DC League of Super-Pets (Warner Bros. Pictures \/ WAG \/ DC)<\/li>\n<li>Guillermo del Toro&#8217;s Pinocchio (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Universal Pictures)<\/li>\n<li>Turning Red (Pixar Animation Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Wendell &amp; Wild (Netflix)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance &#8211; Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Angela Bassett \u2013 Wendell &amp; Wild (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Keke Palmer \u2013 Lightyear (Walt Disney Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Hart \u2013 DC League of Super-Pets (Warner Bros. Pictures \/ WAG \/ DC)<\/li>\n<li>Lyric Ross \u2013 Wendell &amp; Wild (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Taraji P. Henson \u2013 Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal Pictures)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Short-Form (Live Action)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Dear Mama\u2026 (Film Independent)<\/li>\n<li>Fannie (Chromatic Black)<\/li>\n<li>Fathead (University of Southern California)<\/li>\n<li>Incomplete (20th Century Digital, Hulu)<\/li>\n<li>Pens &amp; Pencils (Wavelength Productions\/Black TV &amp; Film Collective)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Short-Form (Animated)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>I Knew Superman (Houghtonville Animation)<\/li>\n<li>More Than I Want To Remember (MTV Entertainment Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Supercilious (York Cinemas)<\/li>\n<li>The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Apple Studios)<\/li>\n<li>We Are Here (271 Films)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Elvis Mitchell \u2013 Is That Black Enough For You?!? (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Ericka Nicole Malone \u2013 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Hulu)<\/li>\n<li>Krystin Ver Linden \u2013 Alice (Vertical Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Mo McRae \u2013 A Lot of Nothing (RLJE)<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough \u2013 This Is My Black (Campus of Pine Forge Academy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Comedy Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta (FX)<\/li>\n<li>black-ish (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Rap Sh!t (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>The Wonder Years (ABC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Anthony Anderson \u2013 black-ish (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Cedric The Entertainer \u2013 The Neighborhood (CBS)<\/li>\n<li>Donald Glover \u2013 Atlanta (FX)<\/li>\n<li>Dul\u00e9 Hill \u2013 The Wonder Years (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Mike Epps \u2013 The Upshaws (Netflix)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Loretta Devine \u2013 Family Reunion (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Maya Rudolph \u2013 Loot (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>Quinta Brunson \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Tichina Arnold \u2013 The Neighborhood (CBS)<\/li>\n<li>Tracee Ellis Ross \u2013 black-ish (ABC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Brian Tyree Henry \u2013 Atlanta (FX)<\/li>\n<li>Deon Cole \u2013 black-ish (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Kenan Thompson \u2013 Saturday Night Live (NBC)<\/li>\n<li>Tyler James Williams \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>William Stanford Davis \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Janelle James \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Jenifer Lewis \u2013 black-ish (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Marsai Martin \u2013 black-ish (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Sheryl Lee Ralph \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Wanda Sykes \u2013 The Upshaws (Netflix)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Drama Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Bel-Air (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Bridgerton (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Euphoria (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>P-Valley (Starz)<\/li>\n<li>Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Damson Idris \u2013 Snowfall (FX)<\/li>\n<li>Jabari Banks \u2013 Bel-Air (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Kofi Siriboe \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/li>\n<li>Nicco Annan \u2013 P-Valley (Starz)<\/li>\n<li>Sterling K. Brown \u2013 This Is Us (NBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Angela Bassett \u2013 9-1-1 (FOX)<\/li>\n<li>Brandee Evans \u2013 P-Valley (Starz)<\/li>\n<li>Queen Latifah \u2013 The Equalizer (CBS)<\/li>\n<li>Rutina Wesley \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/li>\n<li>Zendaya \u2013 Euphoria (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Adrian Holmes \u2013 Bel-Air (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Amin Joseph \u2013 Snowfall (FX)<\/li>\n<li>Caleb McLaughlin \u2013 Stranger Things (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Cliff &#8220;Method Man&#8221; Smith \u2013 Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)<\/li>\n<li>J. Alphonse Nicholson \u2013 P-Valley (Starz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Adjoa Andoh \u2013 Bridgerton (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Lawson \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/li>\n<li>Loretta Devine \u2013 P-Valley (Starz)<\/li>\n<li>Susan Kelechi Watson \u2013 This Is Us (NBC)<\/li>\n<li>Tina Lifford \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Carl Weber&#8217;s The Black Hamptons (BET Networks)<\/li>\n<li>From Scratch (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>Women of the Movement (ABC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Morris Chestnut \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Samuel L. Jackson\u00a0 \u2013 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>Terrence Howard \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Trevante Rhodes \u2013 Mike (Hulu)<\/li>\n<li>Wendell Pierce \u2013 Don&#8217;t Hang Up (Bounce TV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Niecy Nash-Betts \u2013 Dahmer &#8211; Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Regina Hall \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Sanaa Lathan \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Viola Davis \u2013 The First Lady (Showtime)<\/li>\n<li>Zoe Salda\u00f1a \u2013 From Scratch (Netflix)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Glynn Turman \u2013 Women of the Movement (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Keith David \u2013 From Scratch (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Omar Benson Miller \u2013 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>Russell Hornsby \u2013 Mike (Hulu)<\/li>\n<li>Terrence &#8220;TC&#8221; Carson \u2013 A Wesley Christmas (AMC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Alexis Floyd \u2013 Inventing Anna (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Danielle Deadwyler \u2013 From Scratch (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Melissa De Sousa \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Nia Long \u2013 The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Phylicia Rashad \u2013 Little America (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding News\/Information (Series or Special)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>#RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Votes Matter Election Night 2022 Coverage (Black Star Network\/YouTube)<\/li>\n<li>ABC News 20\/20 Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)<\/li>\n<li>OWN Spotlight: Viola Davis &#8211; The Woman King (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/li>\n<li>The Hair Tales (Hulu)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Talk Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Hart to Heart (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)<\/li>\n<li>Sherri (Syndicated)<\/li>\n<li>Tamron Hall (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Uninterrupted: The Shop (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Legendary (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>Lizzo&#8217;s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Amazon Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Shark Tank (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Sweet Life: Los Angeles (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>BET Awards 2022 (BET Networks)<\/li>\n<li>Deon Cole: Charleen&#8217;s Boy (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Martin: The Reunion (BET Networks)<\/li>\n<li>The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Children\u2019s Program<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Family Reunion (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Raising Dion (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Raven&#8217;s Home (Disney+)<\/li>\n<li>Tab Time (YouTube Originals)<\/li>\n<li>Waffles + Mochi&#8217;s Restaurant (Netflix)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Alaya \u201cThat Girl Lay Lay\u201d High \u2013 That Girl Lay Lay (Nickelodeon)<\/li>\n<li>Cameron J. Wright \u2013 Family Reunion (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Elisha Williams \u2013 The Wonder Years (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Khali Spraggins \u2013 The Upshaws (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Ja&#8217;Siah Young \u2013 Raising Dion (Netflix)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Host in a Talk or News\/Information (Series or Special) \u2013 Individual or Ensemble<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Jada Pinkett-Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith \u2013 Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Hudson \u2013 The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Hart \u2013 Hart to Heart (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li>Lester Holt \u2013 NBC Nightly News (NBC)<\/li>\n<li>Tracee Ellis Ross \u2013 The Hair Tales (Hulu)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Host in a Reality\/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) \u2013 Individual or Ensemble<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Keke Palmer \u2013 Password (NBC)<\/li>\n<li>Lizzo \u2013 Lizzo&#8217;s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Amazon Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Tabitha Brown \u2013 Tab Time (YouTube Originals)<\/li>\n<li>Taraji P. Henson \u2013 BET Awards 2022 (BET Networks)<\/li>\n<li>Trevor Noah \u2013 The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Guest Performance<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Amanda Gorman \u2013 Sesame Street (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>Chance the Rapper \u2013 South Side (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>Colman Domingo \u2013 Euphoria (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>Glynn Turman \u2013 Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/li>\n<li>Gabourey Sidibe \u2013 American Horror Stories (FX)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Animated Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Central Park (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>Eureka! (Disney Junior)<\/li>\n<li>Gracie&#8217;s Corner (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li>The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)<\/li>\n<li>Zootopia+ (Disney+)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Billy Porter \u2013 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)<\/li>\n<li>Cedric the Entertainer \u2013 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Bridges \u2013 Karma&#8217;s World (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Cree Summer \u2013 Rugrats (Nickelodeon)<\/li>\n<li>Kyla Pratt \u2013 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Short Form Series \u2013 Comedy or Drama<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Between The Scenes \u2013 The Daily Show (Comedy Central)<\/li>\n<li>Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans (Facebook Watch)<\/li>\n<li>Rise Up, Sing Out (Disney+)<\/li>\n<li>Sunday Dinner (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li>Zootopia+ (Disney+)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Short Form Series or Special \u2013 Reality\/Nonfiction<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Black Independent Films: A Brief History (Turner Classic Movies)<\/li>\n<li>Daring Simone Biles (Snap)<\/li>\n<li>Historian&#8217;s Take (PBS)<\/li>\n<li>NFL 360 (NFL Network)<\/li>\n<li>Omitted: The Black Cowboy (ESPN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Amy Wang \u2013 From Scratch (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Branden Jacobs-Jenkins \u2013 Kindred (FX)<\/li>\n<li>Hannah Cope \u2013 Karma&#8217;s World (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Quinta Brunson \u2013 Abbott Elementary (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Syreeta Singleton \u2013 Rap Sh!t (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>RECORDING CATEGORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding New Artist<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Adam Blackstone \u2013 Legacy (BASSic Black Entertainment Records\/Anderson Music Group\/Empire)<\/li>\n<li>Armani White \u2013 Billie Eilish (Def Jam Recordings)<\/li>\n<li>Coco Jones \u2013 ICU (Def Jam Recordings)<\/li>\n<li>Fivio Foreign \u2013 B.I.B.L.E (Columbia Records)<\/li>\n<li>Steve Lacy \u2013 Gemini Rights (RCA Records)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Male Artist<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Brent Faiyaz \u2013 Wasteland (Lost Kids)<\/li>\n<li>Burna Boy \u2013 Love, Damini (Atlantic Records)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Brown \u2013 Breezy (Deluxe) (RCA Records\/Chris Brown Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Drake \u2013 Honestly, Nevermind (OVO\/Republic Records)<\/li>\n<li>Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Mr. Morale &amp; the Big Steppers (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Female Artist<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Ari Lennox \u2013 age\/sex\/location (Dreamville\/Interscope Records)<\/li>\n<li>Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Renaissance (Columbia Records\/Parkwood Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Chl\u00f6e \u2013 Surprise (Columbia Records\/Parkwood Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Jazmine Sullivan \u2013 Hurt Me So Good (RCA Records)<\/li>\n<li>SZA \u2013 S.O.S. (RCA Records\/Top Dawg Entertainment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Gospel\/Christian Album<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>All Things New \u2013 Tye Tribbett (Motown Gospel)<\/li>\n<li>Hymns \u2013 Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel)<\/li>\n<li>Kingdom Book One \u2013 Maverick City Music &amp; Kirk Franklin (Tribl Records, Fo Yo Soul Recordings and RCA Inspiration)<\/li>\n<li>My Life \u2013 James Fortune (FIYA World\/MNRK Music Group)<\/li>\n<li>The Urban Hymnal \u2013 Tennessee State University (TSU\/Tymple)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding International Song<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Bad To Me \u2013 Wizkid (RCA Records\/Starboy\/Sony Music International)<\/li>\n<li>Diana feat. Shenseea \u2013 Fireboy DML, Chris Brown (YBNL Nation \/ EMPIRE)<\/li>\n<li>Last Last \u2013 Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)<\/li>\n<li>No Woman No Cry \u2013 Tems (Def Jam Recordings)<\/li>\n<li>Stand Strong \u2013 Davido feat. Sunday Service Choir (RCA Records\/Sony Music UK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Music Video\/Visual Album<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>About Damn Time \u2013 Lizzo (Atlantic Records)<\/li>\n<li>Be Alive \u2013 Beyonc\u00e9 (Columbia Records\/ Parkwood Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Lift Me Up \u2013 Rihanna (Def Jam Recordings)<\/li>\n<li>LORD FORGIVE ME feat. FAT, Pharrell and OLU of EARTHGANG \u2013 TOBE NWIGWE (THE GOOD STEWARDS COLLECTIVE)<\/li>\n<li>The Heart Part 5 \u2013 Kendrick Lamar (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Album<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>age\/sex\/location \u2013 Ari Lennox (Dreamville\/Interscope Records)<\/li>\n<li>Breezy (Deluxe) \u2013 Chris Brown (RCA Records\/Chris Brown Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Morale &amp; the Big Steppers \u2013 Kendrick Lamar (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)<\/li>\n<li>Renaissance \u2013 Beyonc\u00e9 (Parkwood\/Columbia Records)<\/li>\n<li>Watch the Sun \u2013 PJ Morton (Morton Records)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Soundtrack\/Compilation Album<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever &#8211; Music From and Inspired By \u2013 Ryan Coogler, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan (Hollywood Records)<\/li>\n<li>Bridgerton Season Two (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) \u2013 Kris Bowers (Capitol Records)<\/li>\n<li>Entergalactic \u2013 Kid Cudi (Republic Records)<\/li>\n<li>P-Valley: Season 2 (Music From the Original TV Series) \u2013 Various Artists (Lions Gate Records)<\/li>\n<li>The Woman King \u2013 Terence Blanchard (Milan Records)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Gospel\/Christian Song<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>All in Your Hands \u2013 Marvin Sapp (Elev8 Media &amp; Entertainment LLC)<\/li>\n<li>Fly (Y.M.M.F.) \u2013 Tennessee State University (TSU\/Tymple)<\/li>\n<li>Positive \u2013 Erica Campbell (My Block Inc.)<\/li>\n<li>Whole World In His Hands \u2013 MAJOR. (MNRK Music Group)<\/li>\n<li>Your World \u2013 Jonathan McReynolds (MNRK Music Group)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Jazz Album &#8211; Instrumental<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Detour \u2013 Boney James (Concord Records)<\/li>\n<li>Henry Franklin: Jazz Is Dead 014\u00a0 \u2013 Henry Franklin, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge<\/li>\n<li>The Funk Will Prevail \u2013 Kaelin Ellis (NCH Music)<\/li>\n<li>The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni \u2013 Javon Jackson (Solid Jackson Records)<\/li>\n<li>Thrill Ride \u2013 Ragan Whiteside (Randis Music)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Jazz Album &#8211; Vocal<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Legacy \u2013 Adam Blackstone (BASSic Black Entertainment Records \/ Anderson Music Group \/ Empire)<\/li>\n<li>Linger Awhile \u2013 Samara Joy (Verve Records)<\/li>\n<li>Love and the Catalyst \u2013 Aim\u00e9e Allen (Azuline)<\/li>\n<li>New Standards Vol. 1 \u2013 Terri Lyne Carrington (Candid Records)<\/li>\n<li>The Evening : Live at Apparatus \u2013 The Baylor Project (Be A Light)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Soul\/R&amp;B Song<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>About Damn Time \u2013 Lizzo (Atlantic Records)<\/li>\n<li>Cuff It \u2013 Beyonc\u00e9 (Columbia Record\/Parkwood Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Good Morning Gorgeous Remix feat. H.E.R. \u2013 Mary J. Blige (300)<\/li>\n<li>Hurt Me So Good \u2013 Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)<\/li>\n<li>Lift Me Up \u2013 Rihanna (Def Jam Recordings)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Hip Hop\/Rap Song<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Billie Eilish \u2013 Armani White (Def Jam Recordings)<\/li>\n<li>City of Gods \u2013 Fivio Foreign (Columbia Records)<\/li>\n<li>Hotel Lobby \u2013 Quavo, Takeoff (Motown Records\/Quality Control Music)<\/li>\n<li>The Heart Part 5 \u2013 Kendrick Lamar (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)<\/li>\n<li>Wait for U \u2013 Future feat. Drake and Tems (Epic Records)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Kendrick Lamar feat. Blxst &amp; Amanda Reifer \u2013 Die Hard (pgLang\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Aftermath\/Interscope Records)<\/li>\n<li>Mary J. Blige feat. H.E.R. \u2013 Good Morning Gorgeous Remix (300)<\/li>\n<li>PJ Morton feat. Alex Isley and Jill Scott \u2013 Still Believe (Morton Records)<\/li>\n<li>Silk Sonic \u2013 Love&#8217;s Train (Atlantic Records)<\/li>\n<li>Summer Walker, Cardi B, and SZA \u2013 No Love (LVRN\/Interscope Records)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Beyonc\u00e9 feat. Grace Jones and Tems \u2013 MOVE (Columbia Records\/Parkwood Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Brown feat. Wizkid \u2013 Call Me Every Day (RCA Records\/Chris Brown Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>City Girls feat. Usher \u2013 Good Love (Motown Records\/Quality Control Music)<\/li>\n<li>Future feat. Drake and Tems \u2013 Wait For U (Epic Records)<\/li>\n<li>Latto feat. Mariah Carey and DJ Khaled \u2013 Big Energy (Remix) (RCA Records)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Documentary (Film)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Civil (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Descendant (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Is That Black Enough For You?!? (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Louis Armstrong&#8217;s Black &amp; Blues (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>Sidney (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Documentary (Television)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Black Love (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/li>\n<li>Everything&#8217;s Gonna be All White (Showtime)<\/li>\n<li>Frontline (PBS)<\/li>\n<li>Race: Bubba Wallace (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Shaq (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>WRITING CATEGORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Aisha Muharrar \u2013 Hacks \u2013 &#8220;Episode 206&#8221; (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>Ayo Edebiri, Shana Gohd \u2013 What We do in the Shadows \u2013 &#8220;Episode 405&#8221; (FX)<\/li>\n<li>Brittani Nichols \u2013 Abbott Elementary \u2013 &#8220;Student Transfer&#8221; (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Karen Joseph Adcock \u2013 The Bear \u2013 &#8220;Episode 105&#8221; (FX)<\/li>\n<li>Quinta Brunson \u2013 Abbott Elementary \u2013 &#8220;Development Day&#8221; (ABC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Aurin Squire \u2013 The Good Fight \u2013 &#8220;Episode 603&#8221; (Paramount+)<\/li>\n<li>Branden Jacobs-Jenkins \u2013 Kindred \u2013 &#8220;Episode 101&#8221; (FX)<\/li>\n<li>Davita Scarlett \u2013 The Good Fight \u2013 &#8220;Episode 604&#8221; (Paramount+)<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Allen \u2013 From Scratch \u2013 &#8220;Episode 105&#8221; (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Marissa Jo Cerar \u2013 Women of the Movement \u2013 &#8220;Episode 101&#8221; (ABC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Bree West \u2013 A Wesley Christmas (BET Networks)<\/li>\n<li>Ian Edelman, Maurice Williams \u2013 Entergalactic (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Jerrod Carmichael \u2013 Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>Lil Rel Howery \u2013 Lil Rel Howery: I Said it. Y&#8217;all Thinking it (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>Matt Lopez \u2013 Father of the Bride (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Charles Murray \u2013 The Devil You Know (Lionsgate)<\/li>\n<li>Dana Stevens, Maria Bello \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)<\/li>\n<li>Jordan Peele \u2013 Nope (Universal Pictures)<\/li>\n<li>Krystin Ver Linden \u2013 Alice (Vertical Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Coogler \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>DIRECTING CATEGORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Angela Barnes \u2013 Atlanta \u2013 &#8220;The Homeliest Little Horse&#8221; (FX)<\/li>\n<li>Bridget Stokes \u2013 A Black Lady Sketch Show \u2013 &#8220;Save My Edges, I&#8217;m a Donor!&#8221; (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<li>Dee Rees \u2013 Upload \u2013 &#8220;Hamoodi&#8221; (Amazon Studios)<\/li>\n<li>Iona Morris Jackson \u2013 black-ish \u2013 &#8220;If A Black Man Cries in the Woods&#8221; (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Pete Chatmon \u2013 The Flight Attendant \u2013 &#8220;Drowning Women&#8221; (HBO Max)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Debbie Allen \u2013 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey \u2013 &#8220;Robyn&#8221; (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>Giancarlo Esposito \u2013 Better Call Saul \u2013 &#8220;Axe and Grind&#8221; (AMC)<\/li>\n<li>Gina Prince-Bythewood \u2013 Women of the Movement \u2013 &#8220;Mother and Son&#8221; (ABC)<\/li>\n<li>Hanelle Culpepper \u2013 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey \u2013 &#8220;Sensia&#8221; (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>Kasi Lemmons \u2013 Women of the Movement \u2013 &#8220;Episode 106&#8221; (ABC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Anton Cropper \u2013 Fantasy Football (Paramount+)<\/li>\n<li>Marta Cunningham \u2013 61st Street (AMC)<\/li>\n<li>Sujata Day \u2013 Definition Please (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Tailiah Breon \u2013 Kirk Franklin&#8217;s The Night Before Christmas (Lifetime)<\/li>\n<li>Tine Fields \u2013 Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising (ABC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Antoine Fuqua \u2013 Emancipation (Apple)<\/li>\n<li>Chinonye Chukwu \u2013 TILL (United Artists Releasing\/Orion Pictures)<\/li>\n<li>Gina Prince-Bythewood \u2013 The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)<\/li>\n<li>Kasi Lemmons \u2013 I\u00a0Wanna Dance With Somebody (Sony Pictures Releasing)<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Coogler \u2013 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Nadia Hallgren \u2013 Civil (Netflix)<\/li>\n<li>Reginald Hudlin \u2013 Sidney (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>Sacha Jenkins \u2013 Everything&#8217;s Gonna Be All White (Showtime)<\/li>\n<li>Sacha Jenkins \u2013 Louis Armstrong&#8217;s Black &amp; Blues (Apple TV+)<\/li>\n<li>W. Kamau Bell \u2013 We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>LITERARY CATEGORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Literary Work &#8211; Fiction<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction \u2013 Sheree Ren\u00e9e Thomas (Macmillan)<\/li>\n<li>Light Skin Gone to Waste \u2013 Toni Ann Johnson (University of Georgia Press)<\/li>\n<li>Take My Hand \u2013 Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Penguin Random House)<\/li>\n<li>The Keeper \u2013 Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes (Abrams Books)<\/li>\n<li>You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty \u2013 Akwaeke Emezi (Simon &amp; Schuster)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Literary Work &#8211; Nonfiction<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Finding Me \u2013 Viola Davis (HarperCollins Publishers)<\/li>\n<li>Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America \u2013 Cody Keenan (HarperCollins Publishers)<\/li>\n<li>Requiem for the Massacre \u2013 RJ Young (Counterpoint)<\/li>\n<li>Under the Skin \u2013 Linda Villarosa (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)<\/li>\n<li>Who&#8217;s 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)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Literary Work &#8211; Debut Author<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>America Made Me a Black Man \u2013 Boyah Farah (HarperCollins Publishers)<\/li>\n<li>Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen \u2013 George McCalman (HarperCollins)<\/li>\n<li>Marriage Be Hard \u2013 Kevin Fredericks, Melissa Fredericks (Penguin Random House)<\/li>\n<li>Truth&#8217;s Table: Black Women&#8217;s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation \u2013 Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmondson, Michelle Higgins (Penguin Random House Convergent Imprint)<\/li>\n<li>What the Fireflies Knew \u2013 Kai Harris (Penguin Random House)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Literary Work &#8211; Biography\/Autobiography<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation, and the New American Story \u2013 Raphael G. Warnock (Penguin Random House)<\/li>\n<li>Scenes from My Life \u2013 Raphael G. Warnock (Penguin Random House)<\/li>\n<li>The Light We Carry \u2013 Michelle Obama (Penguin Random House)<\/li>\n<li>Walking In My Joy: In These Streets \u2013 Jenifer Lewis (HarperCollins Publishers)<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ve Been Chosen \u2013 Cynt Marshall (Ballantine Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Literary Work &#8211; Instructional<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration \u2013 Tracey Lewis-Giggetts (Gallery\/Simon and Schuster)<\/li>\n<li>Cooking from the Spirit \u2013 Tabitha Brown (William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)<\/li>\n<li>Eat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind \u2013 Pinky Cole (Simon &amp; Schuster)<\/li>\n<li>Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self \u2013 Thema Bryant (Penguin Random House\/TarcherPerigee)<\/li>\n<li>The Five Principles: A Revolutionary Path to Health, Inner Wealth, and Knowledge of Self \u2013\u00a0 Khnum Ibomu (Hachette Book Group)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Literary Work &#8211; Poetry<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Best Barbarian \u2013 Roger Reeves (Norton)<\/li>\n<li>Bluest Nude \u2013 Ama Codjoe (Milkweed Editions)<\/li>\n<li>Concentrate \u2013 Courtney Faye Taylor (Graywolf Press)<\/li>\n<li>Muse Found in a Colonized Body \u2013 Yesenia Montilla (Four Way Books)<\/li>\n<li>To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness \u2013 Robin Coste Lewis (Alfred A. Knopf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outstanding Literary Work &#8211; Children<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas \u2013 Jeanne Walker Harvey, Loveis Wise (HarperCollins)<\/li>\n<li>Black Gold \u2013 Laura Obuobi, London Ladd (HarperCollins)<\/li>\n<li>Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky \u2013 Nana Brew-Hammond, Daniel Minter (Alfred A. 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