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Motion Picture
Outstanding Motion Picture
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Judas and the Black Messiah
Warner Bros. Pictures
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King Richard
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Respect
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / United Artists Releasing
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Winner
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Hulu Original / New Slate Ventures / Lee Daniels Entertainment / Roth-Krischenbaum Fiilms
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
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Denzel Washington
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Apple TV+ / A24
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Jonathan Majors
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
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LaKeith Stanfield
Judas and the Black Messiah
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Mahershala Ali
Swan Song
Apple TV+
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Winner
Will Smith
King Richard
Warner Bros. Pictures
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
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Andra Day
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Hulu Original / New Slate Ventures / Lee Daniels Entertainment / Roth-Krischenbaum Fiilms
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Halle Berry
Bruised
Netflix
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Winner
Jennifer Hudson
Respect
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / United Artists Releasing
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Tessa Thompson
Passing
Netflix
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Zendaya
Malcolm & Marie
Netflix
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
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Algee Smith
Judas and the Black Messiah
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Winner
Daniel Kaluuya
Judas and the Black Messiah
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Delroy Lindo
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
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Idris Elba
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
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LaKeith Stanfield
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
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Aunjanue Ellis
King Richard
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Audra McDonald
Respect
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / United Artists Releasing
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Danielle Deadwyler
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
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Dominique Fishback
Judas and the Black Messiah
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Winner
Regina King
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
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American Skin
Vertical Entertainment / BET+
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Bruised
Netflix
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Winner
CODA
Apple TV+
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Test Pattern
Kino Lorber
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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Gravitas Ventures and Red Bird Entertainment
Outstanding International Motion Picture
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Winner
7 Prisoners
Netflix
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African America
Netflix
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Eyimofe (This is My Desire)
Janus Films
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Flee
Neon / Participant
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The Gravedigger’s Wife
Orange Studio
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
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Ariana DeBose
West Side Story
20th Century Studios
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Winner
Danny Boyd, Jr.
Bruised
Netflix
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Jalon Christian
A Journal For Jordan
Columbia Pictures
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Lonnie Chavis
The Water Man
RLJE Films
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Sheila Atim
Bruised
Netflix
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
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Coming 2 America
Paramount Releasing/Amazon Studios
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Judas and the Black Messiah
Warner Bros. Pictures
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King Richard
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Respect
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / United Artists Releasing
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Winner
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
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Winner
Encanto
Walt Disney Studios
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Luca
Walt Disney Studios
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Raya and the Last Dragon
Walt Disney Studios
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Sing 2
Universal Pictures
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Vivo
Netflix
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - Motion Picture
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Andre Braugher
Spirit Untamed
Universal Pictures
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Awkwafina
Raya and the Last Dragon
Walt Disney Studios
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Brian Tyree Henry
Vivo
Netflix
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Eric André
Sing 2
Universal Pictures
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Winner
Letitia Wright
Sing 2
Universal Pictures
Outstanding Short-Form (Live Action)
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Aurinko in Adagio
HillmanGrad Productions, Ventureland, 271 Films
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Blackout
Film Independent
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The Ice Cream Stop
ICONIC FILM GROUP LLC.
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These Final Hours
The Knights Young
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Winner
When The Sun Sets (Lakutshon’ Ilanga)
Chapman University
Outstanding Short-Form (Animated)
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Blush
Apple TV+
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Robin Robin
Netflix
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She Dreams at Sunrise
SATURDAY MORNING, Tribeca Studios, Procter & Gamble
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Twenty Something
Pixar Animation Studios
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Winner
Us Again
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Searchlight Pictures, Onyx Collective, Hulu
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Jamila Wignot
Ailey
Neon
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Winner
Jeymes Samuel
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
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Liesl Tommy
Respect
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / United Artists Releasing
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Rebecca Hall
Passing
Netflix
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
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Attica
Showtime
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Winner
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power
Greenwich Entertainment
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My Name Is Pauli Murray
Amazon Studios in association with Participant
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Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Searchlight Pictures, Onyx Collective, Hulu
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Tina
HBO Documentary Films
Television & Streaming
Outstanding Comedy Series
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`black-ish
ABC
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Harlem
Amazon Studios
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Winner
Insecure
HBO
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Run the World
Starz
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The Upshaws
Netflix
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
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Winner
Anthony Anderson
`black-ish
ABC
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Cedric the Entertainer
The Neighborhood
CBS
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Don Cheadle
Black Monday
Showtime
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Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams
The Wonder Years
ABC
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Jay Ellis
Insecure
HBO
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
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Winner
Issa Rae
Insecure
HBO
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Loretta Devine
Family Reunion
Netflix
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Regina Hall
Black Monday
Showtime
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Tracee Ellis Ross
`black-ish
ABC
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Yvonne Orji
Insecure
HBO
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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Andre Braugher
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
NBC
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Winner
Deon Cole
`black-ish
ABC
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Kenan Thompson
Saturday Night Live
NBC
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Kendrick Sampson
Insecure
HBO
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Laurence Fishburne
`black-ish
ABC
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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Amanda Seales
Insecure
HBO
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Jenifer Lewis
`black-ish
ABC
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Marsai Martin
`black-ish
ABC
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Winner
Natasha Rothwell
Insecure
HBO
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Wanda Sykes
The Upshaws
Netflix
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
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Billy Porter
Pose
FX Network
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Damson Idris
Snowfall
FX Network
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Forest Whitaker
Godfather of Harlem
EPIX
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Kofi Siriboe
Queen Sugar
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Winner
Sterling K. Brown
This is Us
NBC
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
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Winner
Angela Bassett
9-1-1
FOX
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Dawn-Lyen Gardner
Queen Sugar
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Octavia Spencer
Truth Be Told
Apple TV+
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Queen Latifah
The Equalizer
CBS
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Rutina Wesley
Queen Sugar
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Outstanding Drama Series
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9-1-1
FOX
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All American
The CW
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Godfather of Harlem
EPIX
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Pose
FX Network
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Winner
Queen Sugar
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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Alex R. Hibbert
The Chi
Showtime
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Winner
Cliff “Method Man” Smith
Power Book II: Ghost
Starz
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Daniel Ezra
All American
The CW
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Giancarlo Esposito
Godfather of Harlem
EPIX
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Joe Morton
Our Kind of People
FOX
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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Alfre Woodard
SEE
Apple TV+
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Bianca Lawson
Queen Sugar
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Chandra Wilson
Grey's Anatomy
ABC
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Winner
Mary J. Blige
Power Book II: Ghost
Starz
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Susan Kelechi Watson
This is Us
NBC
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
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Winner
Colin in Black & White
Netflix
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Genius: Aretha
National Geographic
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Love Life
HBO Max
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Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Lifetime
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The Underground Railroad
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
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Anthony Mackie
Solos
Amazon Studios
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Jaden Michael
Colin in Black & White
Netflix
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Winner
Kevin Hart
True Story
Netflix
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Wesley Snipes
True Story
Netflix
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William Jackson Harper
Love Life
HBO Max
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
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Betty Gabriel
Clickbait
Netflix
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Cynthia Erivo
Genius: Aretha
National Geographic
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Danielle Brooks
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Lifetime
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Jodie Turner-Smith
Anne Boleyn
AMC+
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Winner
Taraji P. Henson
Annie Live!
NBC
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
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Blood on Black Wall Street: The Legacy of the Tulsa Massacre
NBC
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
NBC
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Soul of A Nation
ABC
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Winner
The Reidout
MSNBC
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Unsung
TV One
Outstanding Talk Series
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Desus & Mero
Showtime
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Hart to Heart
Peacock
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Winner
Red Table Talk
Facebook Watch
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Tamron Hall
Syndicated
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The Real
Syndicated
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
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Celebrity Family Feud
ABC
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Iyanla: Fix My Life
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Sweet Life: Los Angeles
HBO Max
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The Voice
NBC
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Winner
Wild ‘n Out
VH1
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
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A Black Lady Sketch Show
HBO
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BET Awards 2021
BET Networks
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Dave Chappelle: The Closer
Netflix
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Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
Amazon Studios
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Winner
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Comedy Central
Outstanding Children’s Program
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Ada Twist, Scientist
Netflix
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Winner
Family Reunion
Netflix
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Karma’s World
Netflix
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Raven’s Home
Disney Channel
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Waffles + Mochi
Netflix
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
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Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High
That Girl Lay Lay
Nickelodeon
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Celina Smith
Annie Live!
NBC
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Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams
The Wonder Years
ABC
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Eris Baker
This Is Us
NBC
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Winner
Miles Brown
`black-ish
ABC
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
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Daniel “Desus Nice” Baker, Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez
Desus & Mero
Showtime
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Garcelle Beauvais, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai Jenkins
The Real
Syndicated
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Winner
Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith
Red Table Talk
Facebook Watch
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Joy Reid
The Reidout
MSNBC
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LeBron James
The Shop: Uninterrupted
HBO
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
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Alfonso Ribeiro
America's Funniest Home Videos
ABC
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Amber Ruffin
The Amber Ruffin Show
Peacock
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Cedric The Entertainer
73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
CBS
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Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla: Fix My Life
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Winner
Trevor Noah
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Comedy Central
Outstanding Guest Performance
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Alani “La La” Anthony
The Chi
Showtime
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Christina Elmore
Insecure
HBO
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Daniel Kaluuya
Saturday Night Live
NBC
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Erika Alexander
Run the World
Starz
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Winner
Maya Rudolph
Saturday Night Live
NBC
Outstanding Animated Series
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Big Mouth
Netflix
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Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz
Kweli TV
-
Super Sema
YouTube Originals
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Winner
We The People
Netflix
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Yasuke
Netflix
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
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Angela Bassett
Malika: The Lion Queen
FOX
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Billy Porter
Fairfax
Amazon Studios
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Chris “Ludacris” Bridges
Karma's World
Netflix
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Winner
Cree Summer
Rugrats
Paramount +
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Keke Palmer
Big Mouth
Netflix
Outstanding Short Form Series - Comedy or Drama
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Winner
Between the Scenes – The Daily Show
Comedy Central
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Dark Humor
Comedy Central Youtube
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Della Mae
AspireTV
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The Disney Launchpad: Shorts Incubator
Disney+
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Two Sides: Unfaithful
Snapchat
Outstanding Short Form Series or Special - Reality/Nonfiction
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Life By The Horns
Snapchat
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Memory Builds The Monument
IYO Visuals / Fifth Ward CRC
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Widen the Screen: 8:46 Films
BET Networks, SATURDAY MORNING
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Through Our Eyes
HBO Max
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Winner
Lynching Postcards: “Token of a Great Day”
MTV Documentary Films / Paramount+
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
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Winner
Angel Kristi Williams
Colin in Black & White
Netflix
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Cierra Glaude
Queen Sugar
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Deborah Riley Draper
The Legacy of Black Wall Street
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Halcyon Person
Karma's World
Netflix
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Quyen Tran
Maid
Netflix
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
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Winner
Courtney B. Vance
Genius: Aretha
National Geographic
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Keith David
Black As Night
Amazon Studios
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Tituss Burgess
Annie Live!
NBC
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Will Catlett
True Story
Netflix
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William Jackson Harper
The Underground Railroad
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
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Anika Noni Rose
Maid
Netflix
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Natasha Rothwell
The White Lotus
HBO
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Pauletta Washington
Genius: Aretha
National Geographic
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Winner
Regina Hall
Nine Perfect Strangers
Hulu
-
Sheila Atim
The Underground Railroad
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
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1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Apple TV+
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American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free
PBS
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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Netflix
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Winner
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Netflix
-
Insecure Documentary
HBO
Recording
Outstanding New Artist
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Cynthia Erivo
Ch. 1 Vs. 1
Verve Records / UMG Recordings
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Jimmie Allen
Bettie James Gold Edition
BBR Music Group
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Winner
Saweetie
Best Friend feat. Doja Cat
ICY / Warner Records
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Tems
If Orange Was A Place
RCA Records / Since '93
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Zoe Wees
Girls Like Us
Capitol Records
Outstanding Male Artist
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Winner
Anthony Hamilton
Love Is The New Black
My Music Box LLC / BMG
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Drake
Way 2 Sexy
Republic Records
-
Givēon
Heartbreak Anniversary
Epic Records
-
J. Cole
The Off-Season
Dreamville / Roc Nation
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Lil Nas X
Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
Columbia Records
Outstanding Female Artist
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Ari Lennox
Pressure
Dreamville / Interscope Records
-
Beyonce´
Be Alive
Columbia Records / Parkwood
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Chlöe
Have Mercy
Columbia Records / Parkwood
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H.E.R.
Back of My Mind
RCA Records / MBK Entertainment
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Winner
Jazmine Sullivan
Heaux Tales
RCA Records
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
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Anthems & Glory
Todd Dulaney
MNRK Music Group
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Believe For It
CeCe Winans
Pure Springs Gospel / Fair Trade Services / Red Alliance Media
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Jonny x Mali: Live in L.A.
Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music
Life Room Label LLC / K Approved Enterprises. Inc.
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Winner
Overcomer
Tamela Mann
Tillymann Music Group
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Power
Jason McGee & The Choir
My Block, Inc.
Outstanding International Song
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Winner
Essence
Wizkid feat. Tems and Justin Bieber
RCA Records / Starboy / Sony Music International
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Peru
Fireboy DML
YBNL Nation / Empire
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Somebody’s Son
Tiwa Savage feat. Brandy
Motown
-
Touch It
KiDi
Lynx Entertainment / MadeInENY / Empire
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Understand
Omah Lay
The KeyQaad / Sire Records
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
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Best Friend
Saweetie feat. Doja Cat
ICY / Warner Records
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Winner
Essence
Wizkid feat. Tems
RCA Records / Starboy / Sony Music International
-
Fye Fye
Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe
Tobe Nwigwe, LLC
-
Have Mercy
Chlöe
Columbia Records / Parkwood
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Leave The Door Open
Silk Sonic
Atlantic / Aftermath
Outstanding Album
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An Evening with Silk Sonic
Silk Sonic
Atlantic / Aftermath
-
Back of My Mind
H.E.R.
RCA Records / MBK Entertainment
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Certified Lover Boy
Drake
Republic Records
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Winner
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
RCA Records
-
When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time
Givēon
Epic Records
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
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Coming 2 America (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Eddie Murphy, Craig Brewer, Kevin Misher, Randy Spendlove, Jeff Harleston, Brittney Ramsdell
Def Jam Recordings
-
Judas and the Black Messiah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Mark Isham and Craig Harris
WaterTower Music
-
Respect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jason Michael Webb and Stephen Bray
Epic Records
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Winner
The Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
JAY-Z and Jeymes Samuel
Geneva Club / Roc Nation Records, LLC
-
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Music from the Motion Picture)
Salaam Remi, Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq, Warren “E” Felder, Downtown Trevor Brown
Warner Records
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
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Believe For It
CeCe Winans
Pure Springs Gospel / Fair Trade Services / Red Alliance Media
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Winner
Help Me
Tamela Mann feat. The Fellas
Tillymann Music Group
-
Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)
H.E.R. and Tauren Wells
RCA Records / Sony Music
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Overcome 2021
Kirk Franklin
Fo Yo Soul / RCA Records
-
Time for Reparations
Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness / Atomic K Records
Outstanding Jazz Album - Instrumental
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Forever…Jaz
Jazmin Ghent
Independent Artist
-
Love Languages
Nathan Mitchell
ENM Music Group
-
Somewhere Different
Brandee Younger
Impulse! Records
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Winner
Sounds from the Ancestors
Kenny Garrett
Mack Avenue Music Group
-
The Magic of Now
Orrin Evans
Smoke Sessions Records
Outstanding Jazz Album - Vocal
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Dear Love
Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force
Empress Legacy Records
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Winner
Generations
The Baylor Project
Be A Light
-
Ledisi Sings Nina
Ledisi
Listen Back Entertainment / BMG
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Let There Be Love
Freda Payne
Alain Franke Records/The Sound of LA
-
SALSWING!
Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Rubén Blades Productions
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
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Damage
H.E.R.
RCA Records / MBK Entertainment
-
Be Alive
Beyoncé
Columbia Records / Parkwood
-
Have Mercy
Chlöe
Columbia Records / Parkwood
-
Leave The Door Open
Silk Sonic
Atlantic / Aftermath
-
Winner
Pick Up Your Feelings
Jazmine Sullivan
RCA Records
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
-
Best Friend
Saweetie feat. Doja Cat
ICY / Warner Records
-
Winner
Fye Fye
Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe
Tobe Nwigwe, LLC
-
Industry Baby
Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow
Columbia Records
-
My Life with 21 Savage and Morray
J. Cole
Dreamville / Roc Nation
-
Way 2 Sexy
Drake
Republic Records
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
-
Anthony Hamilton feat. Jennifer Hudson
Superstar
My Music Box LLC / BMG
-
Chlöe x Halle
Georgia On My Mind
Columbia Records / Parkwood
-
Jazmine Sullivan feat. H.E.R.
Girl Like Me
RCA Records
-
Leela James feat. Anthony Hamilton
Complicated ( Remix)
SheSangz Music, Inc. / BMG
-
Winner
Silk Sonic
Leave the Door Open
Atlantic / Aftermath
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
-
Chris Brown feat. Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk and Latto
Go Crazy (Remix)
RCA Records
-
Doja Cat feat. SZA
Kiss Me More
RCA Records / Kemosabe Records
-
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug
Way 2 Sexy
Republic Records
-
H.E.R. feat. Chris Brown
Come Through
RCA Records / MBK Entertainment
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Winner
Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe
Fye Fye
Tobe Nwigwe, LLC
Literary
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction
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Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
Penguin Random House
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Libertie
Kaitlyn Greenidge
Algonquin Books
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Winner
Long Division
Kiese Laymon
Simon & Schuster
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The Man Who Lived Underground
Richard Wright
Library of America
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The Perishing
Natashia Deón
Counterpoint Press
Outstanding Literary Work - Nonfiction
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Dance Theatre of Harlem: A History, A Celebration, A Movement
Judy Tyrus, Paul Novosel
Kensington
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Just As I Am
Cicely Tyson
Amistad
-
My Remarkable Journey
Katherine Johnson
Amistad
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Renegades: Born in the USA
Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen
Penguin Random House
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Winner
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Penguin Random House
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
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Winner
Just As I Am
Cicely Tyson
Amistad
-
My Remarkable Journey
Katherine Johnson
Amistad
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The Other Black Girl: A Novel
Zakiya Dalila Harris
Simon & Schuster
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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
HarperCollins Publishers
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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Rebecca Hall
Simon & Schuster
Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/Autobiography
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Just As I Am
Cicely Tyson
Amistad
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Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
Tarana Burke
Macmillan / Flatiron Books
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Unprotected: A Memoir
Billy Porter
Abrams Press
-
Until I Am Free
Keisha Blain
Beacon Press
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Winner
Will
Will Smith
Penguin Random House
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
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Diversity Is Not Enough: A Roadmap to Recruit, Develop and Promote Black Leaders in America
Keith Wyche
Kandelle Publishing
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Winner
Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business)
Tabitha Brown
HarperCollins Publishers
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Permission to Dream
Chris Gardner
Amistad
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Teaching Black History to White People
Leonard N. Moore
University of Texas Press
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The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations
Robert Livingston
Penguin Random House
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
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Winner
Perfect Black
Crystal Wilkinson
University Press of Kentucky
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Playlist for the Apocalypse
Rita Dove
W. W. Norton & Company
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Such Color: New and Selected Poems
Tracy K. Smith
Graywolf Press
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The Wild Fox of Yemen
Threa Almontaser
Graywolf Press
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What Water Knows: Poems
Jacqueline Jones LaMon
Northwestern University Press
Outstanding Literary Work - Children
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Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy
Misty Copeland
Aladdin
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Change Sings
Amanda Gorman Loren Long
Penguin Young Readers
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Winner
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words
Stacey Abrams Kitt Thomas
HarperCollins
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Time for Bed, Old House
Janet Costa Bates A.G. Ford
Candlewick Press
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When Langston Dances
Kaija Langley Keith Mallett
S&S Books for Young Readers
Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
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Winner
Ace of Spades
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Feiwel & Friends / Macmillan
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Happily Ever Afters
Elise Bryant
HarperCollins
-
The Cost of Knowing
Brittney Morris
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
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When You Look Like Us
Pamela N. Harris
HarperCollins
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Wings of Ebony
J. Elle
S&S Books for Young Readers
Directing
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
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Winner
Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle
South Side - "Tornado"
HBO Max
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Melina Matsoukas
Insecure - "Reunited, Okay?!"
HBO
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Neema Barnette
Harlem - "Once Upon A Time in Harlem"
Amazon Studios
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Prentice Penny
Insecure - "Everything's Gonna Be, Okay?!"
HBO
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Tiffany Johnson
Black Monday - "Eight!"
Showtime
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
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Anthony Hemingway
Genius: Aretha "Respect"
National Geographic
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Winner
Barry Jenkins
The Underground Railroad - "Indiana Winter"
Amazon Studios
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Carl Seaton
Snowfall - "Fight or Flight"
FX Network
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Carl Seaton
Godfather of Harlem - "The Bonanno Split"
EPIX
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Hanelle Culpepper
True Story - "Like Cain Did Abel"
Netflix
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
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Jaffar Mahmood
Hot Mess Holiday
Comedy Central
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Winner
Kenny Leon
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Lifetime
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Mario Van Peebles
Salt-N-Pepa
Lifetime
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Maritte Lee Go
Black As Night
Amazon Studios
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Veronica Rodriguez
Let's Get Merried
VH1
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
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Denzel Washington
A Journal for Jordan
Columbia Pictures
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Jeymes Samuel
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
tick tick...BOOM!
Netflix
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Reinaldo Marcus Green
King Richard
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Winner
Shaka King
Judas and the Black Messiah
Warner Bros. Pictures
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
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Andre Gaines
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Showtime
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Dawn Porter
Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer
National Geographic
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Sam Pollard
MLK/FBI
IFC Films
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Winner
Samantha Knowles, Yoruba Richen, Geeta Gandbhir, Nadia Hallgren
Black and Missing
HBO
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Spike Lee
NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½
HBO Max
Writing
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
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Ashley Nicole Black
Ted Lasso - "Do the Right-est Thing"
Apple TV+
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Winner
Issa Rae
Insecure -"Everything's Gonna Be, Okay?!"
HBO
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Leann Bowen
Ted Lasso - "Lavender"
Apple TV+
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Maya Erskine
Pen15 - "Yuki"
Hulu
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Temi Wilkey
Sex Education - "Episode #3.6"
Netflix
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
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Aurin Squire
Evil - "C Is For Cop"
Paramount+
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Winner
Davita Scarlett
The Good Fight - "And the Firm Had Two Partners…"
Paramount+
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Malcolm Spellman
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - "New World Order"
Disney+
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Nkechi Okoro Carroll
All American - "Homecoming"
The CW
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Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy
Pose - "Series Finale"
FX Network
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
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Winner
Abdul Williams
Salt-N-Pepa
Lifetime Movie Network
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Monique N. Matthews
A Holiday In Harlem
Hallmark Channel
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Sameer Gardezi
Hot Mess Holiday
Comedy Central
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Mario Miscione, Marcella Ochoa
Madres
Amazon Studios
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Sherman Payne
Black as Night
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
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Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris
Zola
A24
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Jeymes Samuel, Boaz Yakin
The Harder They Fall
Netflix
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Winner
Shaka King, Will Berson, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas
Judas and the Black Messiah
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Virgil Williams
A Journal for Jordan
Columbia Pictures
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Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele
Candyman
Universal Pictures
Podcast
Outstanding News and Information Podcast
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After the Uprising: The Death of Danyé Dion Jones
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Winner
Blindspot: Tulsa Burning
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Into America
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#SundayCivics
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Un(re)solved
Outstanding Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast
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Checking In with Michelle Williams
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The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
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The SonRise Project Podcast
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Winner
Two Funny Mamas: Sherri Shepherd & Kym Whitley
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Under Construction w/ Tamar Braxton
Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast
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Beyond the Scenes – The Daily Show
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Winner
Jemele Hill is Unbothered
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Professional Troublemaker
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Questlove Supreme
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Super Soul Podcast
Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast
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Club Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe
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Winner
Jemele Hill is Unbothered
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Questlove Supreme
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Reasonably Shady
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The History of Sketch Comedy with Keegan-Michael Key