It’s awards season, and everyone’s mind is on the Oscars, but there’s another ceremony that recognizes people of color for their achievements in the entertainment industry. The 55th NAACP Image Awards will premiere on Saturday, March 16 on BET and CBS. The ceremony includes awards for actors, directors, musicians, podcast hosts, writers (both TV and film and literary), youth, and social media personalities.

Some familiar names include Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury for their role in Secret Invasion. Leah Sava Jeffries received a nomination for Outstanding Youth Performance for her role as Annabeth in the Disney+ Percy Jackson series. Four voice actors from Across the Spider-Verse, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Issa Rae, and Shameik Moore are nominated for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance along with Ariana DeBose for her role in Wish.

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NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson praised the nominees. He said, “We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of this year’s nominees, whose outstanding contributions across film, television and streaming, music, literature, podcasts, and more have inspired us all.”

The CEO of BET Media Group shared similar sentiments, “As we reflect on the rich legacy of the NAACP, we take pride in honoring the artistic brilliance of this year’s nominees. We are excited to illuminate and celebrate the extraordinary talent within our community.” Check out the full list of nominees below.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Colman Domingo
Fantasia Barrino
Halle Bailey
Keke Palmer
Usher

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Motion Picture

American Fiction
Origin
Rustin
The Color Purple
They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Colman Domingo – Rustin
Denzel Washington – The Equalizer 3
Jamie Foxx – The Burial
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
John Boyega – They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Aunjanue Ellis–Taylor – Origin
Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple
Halle Bailey – The Little Mermaid
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand And One
Yara Shahidi – Sitting in Bars with Cake

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Colman Domingo – The Color Purple
Corey Hawkins – The Color Purple
Glynn Turman – Rustin
Jamie Foxx – They Cloned Tyrone
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Erika Alexander – American Fiction
Halle Bailey – The Color Purple
Taraji P. Henson – The Color Purple

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

Back on the Strip
Brother
Story Ave
Sweetwater
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

Outstanding International Motion Picture

Anatomy of a Fall
Brother
Mami Wata
Rye Lane
Society of the Snow

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

Aaron Pierre – Brother
Laya DeLeon Hayes – The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Mila Davis–Kent – Creed III
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – The Color Purple
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand And One

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

American Fiction
Rustin
The Blackening
The Color Purple
They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture

Elemental
Lil' Ruby
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Wish

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture

Ariana DeBose – Wish
Brian Tyree Henry – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Daniel Kaluuya – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Issa Rae – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Outstanding Short–Form (Live Action)

Flower
Gaps
Lucille
Rocky Road on Channel Three
The After

Outstanding Short–Form (Animated)

Blueberry
Bridges
Burning Rubber
Ego' Curse
Lil' Ruby

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)

A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One
Blitz Bazawule – The Color Purple
Choice Skinner – A New Life
Dewayne Perkins – The Blackening
Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture

Aaron Kingsley Adetola – A Thousand And One
Aven Courtnery – A Thousand And One
Calah Lane – Wonka
Lennox Simms – Origin
Mila Davis–Kent – Creed III

Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film

C. Kim Miles, Julia Liu, Clair Popkin – STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Eric K. Yue – A Thousand and One
Guy Godfree – Brother
Ken Seng – They Cloned Tyrone
Paul Yee – Joy Ride

TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
Harlem
Survival of the Thickest
The Neighborhood
UnPrisoned

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood
Delroy Lindo – UnPrisoned
Dulé Hill – The Wonder Years
Mike Epps – The Upshaws
Tone Bell – Survival of the Thickest

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Kerry Washington – UnPrisoned
Meagan Good – Harlem
Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Tichina Arnold – The Neighborhood

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
Roy Wood Jr. – The Daily Show
Tyler Lepley – Harlem
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Shoniqua Shandai – Harlem

Outstanding Drama Series

Bel–Air
Black Cake
Found
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Snowfall

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Damson Idris – Snowfall
Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem
Idris Elba – Hijack
Jabari Banks – Bel–Air
Jesse L. Martin – The Irrational

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Angela Bassett – 9–1–1
India Ria Amarteifio – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Octavia Spencer – Truth Be Told
Queen Latifah – The Equalizer
Zoe Saldaña – Special Ops: Lioness

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Adrian Holmes – Bel–Air
Amin Joseph – Snowfall
Giancarlo Esposito – Godfather of Harlem
LaRoyce Hawkins – Chicago PD
Wendell Pierce – Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Adjoa Andoh – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Arsema Thomas – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Golda Rosheuvel – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Gail Bean – Snowfall
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

Black Girl Missing
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story
Heist 88
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Swarm

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

Brian Tyree Henry – Class of 09
Courtney B. Vance – Heist 88
Keith Powers – The Perfect Find
Lance Reddick – The Caine Mutiny Court–Martial
Samuel L. Jackson – Secret Invasion

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

Ali Wong – Beef
Chlöe Bailey – Praise This
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Gabrielle Union – The Perfect Find
Meagan Good – Buying Back My Daughter

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

Carl Anthony Payne II – Binged to Death
Damon Wayans – Cinnamon
Damson Idris – Swarm
Don Cheadle – Secret Invasion
Jharrel Jerome – Full Circle

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry
CCH Pounder – Full Circle
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez – American Horror Story: Delicate
Phylicia Rashad – Heaven Down Here
Tisha Campbell – Every Breath She Takes

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

20/20 – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts (ABC)
The 1619 Project (Hulu)
theGrio with Marc Lamont Hill (theGrio Cable Network)
The Reidout (MSNBC)
Into America (MSNBC)

Outstanding Talk Series

Hart to Heart (Peacock)
Sherri (Syndicated)
Tamron Hall (ABC News/Disney Media Distribution)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts (Disney+)

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)

America's Got Talent (NBC)
Barbecue Showdown (Netflix)
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Critter Fixers: Country Vets (Nat Geo WILD)
Wild 'N Out (VH1)

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)

A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO | Max)
A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip–Hop (CBS)
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)
My Name is Mo'Nique (Netflix)
Wanda Sykes: I'm An Entertainer (Netflix)

Outstanding Children's Program

Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix)
Alma's Way (PBS Kids)
Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
Gracie's Corner (YouTube TV)
My Dad The Bounty Hunter (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series)

Alaya High – That Girl Lay Lay (Nickelodeon)
Elisha "EJ" Williams – The Wonder Years (ABC)
Jalyn Hall – The Crossover (Disney+)
Keivonn Woodard – The Last of Us (HBO | Max)
Leah Sava Jeffries – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

Bomani Jones – Game Theory with Bomani Jones (HBO | Max)
Joy Reid – The Reidout (NBC)
Sherri Shepherd – Sherri (Syndicated)
Tamron Hall – Tamron Hall (ABC News/Disney Media Distribution)
Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Alyssa Farah Griffin – The View (ABC)

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer – Kings of BBQ (A&E)
DC Young Fly – Celebrity Squares (VH1)
Nick Cannon – The Masked Singer (FOX)
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)
Steve Harvey – Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Outstanding Guest Performance

Ayo Edebiri – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Garcelle Beauvais – Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Michael B. Jordan – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Roy Wood, Jr. – The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Animated Series

Big Mouth (Netflix)
Gracie's Corner (YouTube TV)
Marvel's Spidey & His Amazing Friends (Disney Junior)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney Channel)
Young Love (HBO|Max)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)

Cree Summer – Rugrats (Paramount+)
Issa Rae – Young Love (HBO|Max)
Keke Palmer – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney Channel)
Kyla Pratt – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney Channel)
Scott Mescudi – Young Love (HBO|Max)

Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series

Jessica Mikayla – Disney Launchpad Season Two (Disney+)
Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter (Roku)
Leslie Jones – After the Cut–The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Nathaniel Emmanuel – Die Hart 2: Die Harter (Roku)
Seth Carr – Disney Launchpad Season Two (Disney+)

Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama

After the Cut (Comedy Central)
Die Hart 2: Die Harter (Roku)
Disney Launchpad Season Two (Disney+)
Doggyland (YouTube)
I Am Groot (Disney+)

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction

Did You Know? (theGrio Cable Network)
I Was A Soul Train Dancer (BET)
Mama Mann's Kitchen (YouTube TV)
Ritual (PBS)
RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

Adjani Salmon – Dreaming Whilst Black (Showtime)
Kale Futterman – Ginny & Georgia (Netflix)
Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
Thara Popoola – Sex Education (Netflix)
Troy Hunter – Sex Education (Netflix)

RECORDING CATEGORIES

Outstanding New Artist

FLO (Uptown Records / Republic Records)
Jordan Ward (Artium/Interscope Records)
Leon Thomas (EZMNY Records/Motown Records)
October London (Death Row Records)
Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)

Outstanding Male Artist

Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)
Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
Davido (RCA Records/Sony Music UK)
Jon Batiste (Verve Records)
Usher (Mega/Gamma)

Outstanding Female Artist

Ari Lennox (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
H.E.R. (RCA Records)
Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records/Bad Boy/Wondaland)
Tems (RCA Records/Since '93)
Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album

All Yours – Kierra Sheard (RCA Inspiration / Karew Entertainment)
Father's Day – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Recordings and RCA Records)
Impossible – Pastor Mike, Jr. (Rock City/Black Smoke)
My Truth – Jonathan McReynolds (MNRK Music Group)
The Maverick Way Complete – Maverick City Music (Insignia & TRIBL Records)

Outstanding International Song

"Amapiano" – Asake feat. Olamide (YBNL Nation / EMPIRE)
"City Boys" – Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)
"Me & U" – Tems (RCA Records/Since '93)
"People" – Libianca feat. Ayra Starr & Omah Lay (RCA Records/Sony Music UK/5K Records)
"Unavailable" – Davido (RCA Records/Sony Music UK)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

"Boyfriend" – Usher (Mega/Gamma)
"Cobra" – Megan Thee Stallion (Hot Girl Productions)
"How We Roll" – Ciara (Beauty Marks Entertainment)
"On My Mama" – Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
"Sensational" – Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)

Outstanding Album

Clear 2: Soft Life – Summer Walker (LVRN/Interscope Records)
For All The Dogs – Drake (OVO/Republic Records)
I Told Them… – Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)
Jaguar II – Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
The Age of Pleasure – Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records/Bad Boy/Wondaland)

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

Creed III: The Soundtrack – Michael B. Jordan, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis, Frank Brim (Dreamville / Interscope Records)
Godfather of Harlem: Season 3 (Original Series Soundtrack) – Swizz Beatz & Avery Chambliss (Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment)
Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture/Deluxe Edition) – Metro Boomin (Republic Records)
The Color Purple–Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Various Producers (WaterTower Music/Gamma)
The Little Mermaid Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Alan Menken, Mike Higham and Lin–Manuel Miranda (Walt Disney Records)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

"All Things" – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Recordings and RCA Records)
"All Yours" – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown (RCA Inspiration / Karew Entertainment)
"In The Room" – Maverick City Music (TRIBL Records)
"It's Working" – Todd Dulaney (DulaneyLand / MNRK)
"JOY (Unspeakable) – Voices of Fire feat. Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Jazz Album

Brand New Life – Brandee Younger (Impulse! Records)
Melusine – Cécile McLorin Salvant (Nonesuch Records)
Who Are You When No One Is Watching? – Braxton Cook (Nettwerk Music Group)
Phoenix – Lakecia Benjamin (Whirlwind Recordings)
Truth Be Told – Angie Wells (Cafe Pacific Records)

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song

"Back To Your Place" – October London
"Good Good" – Usher feat. 21 Savage x Summer Walker
"ICU Remix" – Coco Jones feat. Justin Timberlake
"On My Mama" – Victoria Monét
"Lipstick Lover" – Janelle Monáe

Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song

"All My Life" – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole (Alamo Records)
"Blue Eyes" – Vic Mensa (Roc Nation Records, LLC)
"Cobra" – Megan Thee Stallion (Atlantic/Warner Bros/Mattel and 10K Projects/Capitol Records)
"Palisades, CA" – Larry June & The Alchemist (The Freeminded Records/ALC/EMPIRE)
"Sittin' On Top of the World" – Burna Boy & 21 Savage (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

Ciara feat. Chris Brown – "How We Roll" (Beauty Marks Entertainment
Coco Jones feat. Justin Timberlake – "ICU Remix" (Def Jam Recordings)
Dreamville, Bas & Black Sherif feat. Kel–P – Creed III: Soundtrack (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
Karen Clark Sheard, Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard – "God Is Good" (Timeless Music Group/Roc Nation Records, LLC)
Voices of Fire – "Joy (Unspeakable)" (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

Burna Boy & 21 Savage – "Sittin' On Top of the World" (Atlantic Records)
Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay – "Sensational" (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
Lil Durk & J. Cole – "All My Life" (Alamo Records)
Usher, 21 Savage, Summer Walker – "Good Good" (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
Victoria Monét feat. Lucky Day – "Smoke" (RCA Records/Lovett Music)

Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film

American Fiction – Laura Karpman (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Rustin – Branford Marsalis (Netflix)
The Color Purple – Kris Bowers (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Other Black Girl – EmmoLei Sankofa (Hulu)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Jongnic Bontemps (Paramount+)

DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

American Symphony (Netflix)
Fast Dreams (99 Ways Entertainment)
Invisible Beauty (Magnolia Pictures)
Little Richard: I Am Everything (Magnolia Pictures)
Stamped from the Beginning (Netflix)

Outstanding Documentary (Television)

American Experience (PBS)
Dear Mama (FX)
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (Netflix)
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only (Netflix)
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip–Hop (Netflix)

Outstanding Short Form Documentary

Alive in Bronze: Huey P. Newton (MTV Documentary Films)
Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney (MTV Documentary Films)
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (ESPN)
Freshwater (Hip Hop Caucus Think 100% FILMS)
Ifine: Beauty (Dirt–Stained Roses)

WRITING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Ava Coleman – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Brittani Nichols – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Donald Glover, Janine Nabers – Swarm (Amazon Prime Video)
Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
Norman Vance, Jr. – Saturdays (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

Carla Banks–Waddles – Bel–Air (Peacock)
Lee Sung Jin – BEEF (Netflix)
Marissa Jo Cerar – Black Cake (Hulu)
Nkechi Okoro Carroll – Found (NBC)
Shonda Rhimes – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special

Dwayne Johnson–Cochran – Heist 88 (Showtime)
Frank E. Flowers, Tony Rettenmaier, Juel Taylor – Shooting Stars (Peacock)
Marlon Wayans – Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me (HBO | Max)
Sam Jay – Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me (HBO | Max)
Tina Gordon, Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana, Jana Savage, Camilla Blackett – Praise This (Peacock)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One (Focus Features)
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier – They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix)
Maggie Betts, Doug Wright – The Burial (Amazon MGM Studios)
Marcus Gardley – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

DIRECTING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Amy Aniobi – Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
Donald Glover – Swarm (Amazon Prime Video)
Neema Barnette – Grand Crew (NBC)
Numa Perrier – UnPrisoned (Hulu/Onyx)
Robbie Countryman – The Upshaws (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

Alonso Alvarez–Barreda – Snowfall (FX)
Amin Joseph – Snowfall (FX)
Carl Seaton – Godfather of Harlem (MGM+)
Dawn Wilkinson – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
Geary McLeod – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special

Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. – Cinnamon (Tubi)
Chris Robinson – Shooting Stars (Peacock)
Keke Palmer – Big Boss (YouTube TV)
Numa Perrier – The Perfect Find (Netflix)
Vivica A. Fox – First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story (BET+)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

Antoine Fuqua – The Equalizer 3 (Sony Pictures)
Ava DuVernay – Origin (NEON)
George C. Wolfe – Rustin (Netflix)
Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix)
Michael B. Jordan – Creed III (Amazon / MGM Studios)

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)

Allen Hughes – Dear Mama (FX)
Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng – Invisible Beauty (Magnolia Pictures)
Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner – Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (CNN)
Lisa Cortés – Little Richard: I Am Everything (Magnolia Pictures)
Roger Ross Williams – Stamped from the Beginning (Netflix)

LITERARY CATEGORIES

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

Everything Is Not Enough – Lola Akinmade Åkerström (William Morrow)
Family Lore – Elizabeth Acevedo (HarperCollins Publisher)
House of Eve – Sadeqa Johnson (Simon & Schuster)
Let Us Descend – Jesmyn Ward (Scribner)
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store – James McBride (Penguin Random House, Riverhead Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction

Black AF History: The Un–Whitewashed Story of America – Michael Harriot (HarperCollins Publisher)
BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art – Zaria Ware (HarperCollins Publisher)
Iconic Home: Interiors, Advice, and Stories from 50 Amazing Black Designers – Black Interior Designers and June Reese (Abrams Books)
The Art of Ruth E. Carter – Ruth E. Carter Foreword by Dani Gurira (Chronicle Books)
The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families – Karida L. Brown, Charly Palmer (Chronicle Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

And Then He Sang a Lullaby – Ani Kayode Somtochukwu (Grove Atlantic)
Coleman Hill: A Novel – Kim Coleman Foote (Zando / SJP Lit)
Rootless – Krystle Zara Appiah (Ballantine Books)
The Black Joy Project – Kleaver Cruz (Mariner Books)
The God of Good Looks – Breanne McIvor (William Morrow)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts – Maya Moore Irons (Andscape Books)
Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds – Rich Paul (Penguin Random House)
Nothing Is Missing – Nicole Walters (Simon & Schuster)
Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement – Dr. Tanisha C. Ford (Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins)
Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes – Stephen A. Smith (Gallery Books/13A)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

Badass Vegan: Fuel Your Body, Ph*ck the System, and Live Your Life Right – John Lewis (Avery)
Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life's Big and Small Moments – Jocelyn Delk Adams, Olga Massov (Clarkson Potter)
Flower Love: Lush Floral Arrangements for the Heart and Home – Kristen Griffith–VanderYacht (Clarkson Potter)
Historically Black Phrases: From "I Ain't One of Your Lil' Friends" to "Who All Gon" Be There?" – Jarett Hill, Tre'vell Anderson (Ten Speed Press)
Livable Luxe – Brigette Romanek (Chronicle Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

"Above Ground" – Clint Smith (Little, Brown)
"So to Speak" – Terrance Hayes (Penguin Books)
"suddenly we" – Evie Shockley (Wesleyan University Press)
"The Ferguson Report: An Erasure" – Nicole Sealey (Alfred A. Knopf)
"Why Fathers Cry at Night" – Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora – Kahran Bethencourt (St. Martin's Press)
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee – Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Candlewick Press)
I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots – Lid'ya C. Rivera, Nina Mata (HarperCollins)
Is This Love? – Cedella Marley, Alea Marley (Chronicle Books)
Like Lava In My Veins – Derrick Barnes, Shawn Martinbrough (Penguin Random House)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans – Isi Hendrix (HarperCollins – Imprint: Balzer + Bray)
Eb & Flow – Kelly J. Baptist (Crown Books for Young Readers)
Everyone's Thinking It – Aleema Omotoni (HarperCollins – Imprint: Balzer + Bray)
Fatima Tate Takes the Cake – Khadijah VanBrakle (Holiday House)
Friday I'm in Love – Camryn Garrett (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Outstanding Graphic Novel

Curlfriends: New in Town – Sharee Miller (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Ms Davis: A Graphic Biography – Sybille Titeux de la Croix, Amazing Améziane (Fantagraphics)
Queenie: Godmother of Harlem – Aurelie Levy, Elizabeth Colomba (Abrams Books)
Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America – Dr. Ibram X Kendi, Joel Christian Gill (Ten Speed Graphic)
The Talk – Darrin Bell (Henry Holt & Company)

PODCAST CATEGORIES

Outstanding News and Information Podcast

#SundayCivics (LJW Community Strategies)
Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn–Grant (PBS Nature)
Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams (Uppity Productions)
Into America with Trymaine Lee (MSNBC)
The Assignment with Audie Cornish (CNN Audio)

Outstanding Lifestyle/Self–Help Podcast

Black Money Tree (Texas Black Expo Inc)
Chile, Please (HONEY CHILE Entertainment)
Is This Going To Cause An Argument (Seven14Seven Media)
The Laverne Cox Show (Shondaland Audio + iHeartMedia)
The Light (Audible)

Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay (The Ringer)
Jill Scott Presents: J.ill the Podcast (iHeart Media)
More Than That with Gia Peppers (Dentsu)
The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean (The Black Effect Podcast Network)
The Bakari Sellers Podcast (The Ringer)

Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast

All the Smoke (Paramount)
Baby, This is Keke Palmer (Wondery)
Being Black: The 80s (TheGrio)
Here's The Thing (Family Affair Media and Entertainment)
Nightcap with Unc and Ocho (The Volume)

Outstanding Scripted Series Podcast

Crimson Hearts Collide (Hallmark Media and AYR Media)
Small Victories (WGC Productions)
TwentyOne 21: A Black AF Scripted Audio Comedy (TwentyOne 21 Podcast)
Whose Amazing Life? (Wondery)
Yes We Cannabis (Audible)

Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form

I Am Story (AFSCME)
Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast (Hip Hop Caucus)
Reclaimed: The Forgotten League (ABC Audio)
The Greatest Day: The Epic Story Behind Hip–Hop's Most Iconic Photograph (Audible)
Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast (Proximity Media and Marvel Entertainment)

COSTUME DESIGN, MAKE–UP & HAIRSTYLING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)

Charlese Antoinette Jones – Air (Amazon/MGM Studios)
Dierdra Elizabeth Govan – I'm A Virgo (Amazon/MGM Studios)
Toni–Leslie James, Josh Quinn – Rustin (Netflix)
Francine Jamison–Tanchuck – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Make-Up (Television or Film)

Cole Patterson, Fabiola Mercado – Bel–Air (Peacock)
Miho Suzuki – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Beverly Jo Pryor, Eric Pagdin, Quintessence Patterson – Rustin (Netflix)
Carol Rasheed, Saisha Beecham, Ngozi Olandu Young, Manny Davila, Milene Melendez – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Denise Pugh–Ruiz – UnPrisoned (Hulu/Onyx)

Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film)

Shavonne Brown – A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO | Max)
Carla Joi Farmer – Air (Amazon MGM Studios)
Elizabeth Robinson – Creed III (Amazon MGM Studios)
Melissa "Missy" Forney, Sterfon Demings – A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO | Max)
Lawrence Davis, Tym Wallace, Andrea Mona Bowen, Angela Renae Dyson, Jorge Benitez Villalobos – The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

STUNT CATEGORY

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)