WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The NAACP Image Awards, presented annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), celebrate outstanding achievements across various fields including film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Wizkid received nods in two categories for his collaboration with Brent Faiyaz on the track “Piece of My Heart.” He was nominated for ‘Outstanding International Song’ and ‘Outstanding Duo, Group, or Collaboration (Contemporary).’ Burna Boy, alongside Usher, earned a nomination for ‘Outstanding Duo, Group, or Collaboration (Contemporary)’ for their song “Coming Home.” Tems, on the other hand, was nominated in the ‘Outstanding International Song’ category for her track “Love Me JeJe.” The 56th NAACP Image Awards will take place on February 22 at the Pasadena Civic Centre. Entertainer of the Year Nominees Cynthia Erivo Outstanding Social Media Personality of the Year Nominees Kai Cenat Outstanding Motion Picture “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony Pictures) Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture André Holland — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Cynthia Erivo — “Wicked” (Universal Pictures) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Brian Tyree Henry — “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions) Outstanding Independent Motion Picture “Albany Road” (Faith Filmworks) Outstanding International Motion Picture “El lugar de la otra” (Netflix) Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture Brandon Wilson — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures) Outstanding Animated Motion Picture “Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Outstanding Character Voiceover Performance – Motion Picture Aaron Pierre — “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Outstanding Short Form (Live Action) “Chocolate with Sprinkles” (AFI) Outstanding Short Form (Animated) “if(fy)” (OTB/The Hidden Hand Studios) Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) David Fortune — “Color Book” (Tribeca Studios) Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture Anthony B. Jenkins — “The Deliverance” (Netflix) Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture Andrés Arochi — “Longlegs” (NEON) Outstanding Comedy Series “Abbott Elementary” (ABC) Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Cedric The Entertainer — “The Neighborhood” (CBS) Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear” (FX/Hulu) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Damon Wayans Jr. — “Poppa’s House” (CBS) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Danielle Pinnock — “Ghosts” (CBS) Outstanding Drama Series “9-1-1” (ABC) Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Aldis Hodge — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video) Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Angela Bassett — “9-1-1” (ABC) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Adrian Holmes — “Bel-Air” (Netflix) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Adjoa Andoh — “Bridgerton” (Netflix) Outstanding Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie) “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock) Outstanding Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie) Aaron Pierre — “Rebel Ridge” (Netflix) Outstanding Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie) Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie) Don Cheadle — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie) Brandy Norwood — “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+) Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) “Black Men’s Summit” (BET Media Group) Outstanding Talk Series “Hart to Heart” (Peacock) Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series) “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC) Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special) “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group) Outstanding Children’s Program “Craig of the Creek” (Cartoon Network) Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Caleb Elijah — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video) Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Abby Phillip — “NewsNight with Abby Phillip” (CNN) Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Alfonso Ribeiro — “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC) Outstanding Guest Performance Ayo Edebiri — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) Outstanding Animated Series “Disney Jr.’s Ariel” (Disney Jr.) Outstanding Character Voiceover Performance (Television) Angela Bassett — “Orion and the Dark” (Netflix) Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction/Documentary “In the Margins” (PBS) Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television) Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear” (FX/Hulu) Outstanding New Artist Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment) Outstanding Male Artist Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment) Outstanding Female Artist Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC) Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album “Heart of a Human” — DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration) Outstanding International Song “Close” — Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings) Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album “Alright” — Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music) Outstanding Album “Alligator Bites Never Heal” — Doechii (Epic Records) Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album “Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack)” (Tuff Gong/Island Records) Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song “Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records) Outstanding Jazz Album “Creole Orchestra” — Etienne Charles (Culture Shock Music) Outstanding Soul/R&B Song “16 CARRIAGES” — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC) Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song “Mamushi” — Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba (Hot Girl Productions LLC/Warner Music Group) Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) Adam Blackstone & Fantasia — “Summertime” (BASSic Black Entertainment Records/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE) Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) Flo & GloRilla — “In My Bag” (Island Records) Outstanding Original Score for Television/Motion Picture “Challengers (Original Score)” (Milan Records) Outstanding Documentary (Film) “Daughters” (Netflix) Outstanding Documentary (Television) “Black Barbie: A Documentary” (Netflix) Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film) “Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps” (American Masters and Firelight Media) Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Ashley Nicole Black — “Shrinking” – “Changing Patterns” (Apple TV+) Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Azia Squire — “Bridgerton” – “Tick Tock” (Netflix) Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special Brandon Espy, Carl Reid — “Mr. Crocket” (Hulu) Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Barry Jenkins — “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios) Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear” – “Napkins” (FX/Hulu) Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Carl Franklin — “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” – “Blame It on the Rain” (Netflix) Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary, or Special Kelley Kali — “Kemba” (BET+) Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Jeymes Samuel — “The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures) Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) Bao Nguyen — “The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix) Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction “A Love Song for Ricki Wilde” — Tia Williams (Grand Central Publishing – Hachette Book Group) Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction “A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune” — Noliwe Rooks (Penguin Press – Penguin Books) Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author “A Kind of Madness” — Uche Okonkwo (Tin House Books) Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me” — Whoopi Goldberg (Blackstone Publishing) Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional “Black Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionally Reclaiming Your Delight” — Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggets (Ink & Willow – Penguin Random House) Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry “Bluff: Poems” — Danez Smith (Graywolf Press) Outstanding Literary Work – Children “All I Need to Be” — Rachel Ricketts (Author), Tiffany Rose (Illustrator) with Luana Horry (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens “American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky” — Outstanding Graphic Novel “Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined” — David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Graphic – Penguin Random House) Outstanding News and Information Podcast “SundayCivics” (LJW Community Strategies) Outstanding Lifestyle/Self–Help Podcast “Balanced Black Girl” (Dear Media) Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast “Baby, This is Keke Palmer” (Wondery) Outstanding Sports, Arts and Entertainment Podcast “Naked Sports with Cari Champion” (The Black Effect Podcast Network) Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form “About the Journey” (Marriott Bonvoy, AT WILL MEDIA & mntra) Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film) Ernesto Martinez — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock) Outstanding Make-up (Television or Film) Carol Rasheed — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock) Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film) Terry Hunt — “Bel-Air” (Peacock) Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film) “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
Nigerian music stars Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (Wizkid), Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (Burna Boy), and Temilade Openiyi (Tems) have been nominated for the prestigious 2025 NAACP Image Awards.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
Keke Palmer
Kendrick Lamar
Kevin Hart
Shannon Sharpe
Keith Lee
RaeShanda Lias
Shirley Raines
Tony BakerMotion Pictures Categories
“Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
“The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
“The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
“Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Colman Domingo — “Sing Sing” (A24)
John David Washington — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Kingsley Ben-Adir — “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
Martin Lawrence — “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony Pictures)
Kerry Washington — “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Lashana Lynch — “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o — “A Quiet Place: Day One” (Paramount Pictures)
Regina King — “Shirley” (Netflix)
Corey Hawkins — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
David Alan Grier — “The American Society of Magical Negroes” (Focus Features)
Denzel Washington — “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
Samuel L. Jackson — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Danielle Deadwyler — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian — “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Lynn Whitfield — “Albany Road” (Faith Filmworks)
“Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
“Rob Peace” (Republic Pictures)
“Sing Sing” (A24)
“We Grown Now” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films)
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (NEON)
“The Wall Street Boy, Kipkemboi” (ArtMattan Films)
Clarence Maclin — “Sing Sing” (A24)
Danielle Deadwyler — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian — “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Ryan Destiny — “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures)
“The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
“The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
“Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
“Kung Fu Panda 4” (DreamWorks Animation)
“Moana 2” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
“Piece by Piece” (Focus Features)
“The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation)
Anika Noni Rose — “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Ayo Edebiri — “Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Blue Ivy Carter — “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o — “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation)
“Definitely Not a Monster”
“If They Took Us Back”
“My Brother & Me” (MeowBark Films)
“Superman Doesn’t Steal”
“Nate & John” (Unity Animation Project, LLC)
“Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz ‘Jackie Robinson’” (Exhibit Treal Studios)
“Self” (Pixar Animation Studios)
“Walk in the Light” (419 Studios)
Malcolm Washington — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
RaMell Ross — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Titus Kaphar — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Zoë Kravitz — “Blink Twice” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Blake Cameron James — “We Grown Now” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jeremiah Daniels — “Color Book” (Tribeca Studios)
Percy Daggs IV — “Never Let Go” (Lionsgate)
Skylar Aleece Smith — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Jomo Fray — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Justin Derry — “She Taught Love” (Andscape)
Lachlan Milne — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Rob Hardy — “The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures)Television and Streaming Categories
“How to Die Alone” (Hulu)
“Poppa’s House” (CBS)
“The Neighborhood” (CBS)
“The Upshaws” (Netflix)
Damon Wayans — “Poppa’s House” (CBS)
David Alan Grier — “St. Denis Medical” (NBC)
Delroy Lindo — “UnPrisoned” (Hulu)
Mike Epps — “The Upshaws” (Netflix)
Kerry Washington — “UnPrisoned” (Hulu)
Natasha Rothwell — “How to Die Alone” (Hulu)
Quinta Brunson — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Tichina Arnold — “The Neighborhood” (CBS)
Giancarlo Esposito — “The Gentlemen” (Netflix)
Kenan Thompson — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Tyler James Williams — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
William Stanford Davis — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Ego Nwodim — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Janelle James — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Wanda Sykes — “The Upshaws” (Netflix)
“Bel-Air” (Peacock)
“Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
“Found” (NBC)
“Reasonable Doubt” (Hulu)
Donald Glover — “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (Amazon Prime Video)
Harold Perrineau — “From” (MGM+)
Jabari Banks — “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
Michael Rainey Jr. — “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz)
Emayatzy Corinealdi — “Reasonable Doubt” (Hulu)
Queen Latifah — “The Equalizer” (CBS)
Shanola Hampton — “Found” (NBC)
Zoe Saldaña — “Lioness” (Paramount+)
Cliff “Method Man” Smith — “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz)
Isaiah Mustafa — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
Jacob Latimore — “The Chi” (Paramount+)
Morris Chestnut — “Reasonable Doubt” (Hulu)
Coco Jones — “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
Golda Rosheuvel — “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
Lorraine Toussaint — “The Equalizer” (CBS)
Lynn Whitfield — “The Chi” (Paramount+)
“Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
“Griselda” (Netflix)
“Rebel Ridge” (Netflix)
“The Madness” (Netflix)
Colman Domingo — “The Madness” (Netflix)
Kelvin Harrison Jr. — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
Kevin Hart — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Laurence Fishburne — “Clipped” (FX/Hulu)
Naturi Naughton — “Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie” (Lifetime)
Sanaa Lathan — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Sofía Vergara — “Griselda” (Netflix)
Uzo Aduba — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Luke James — “Them: The Scare” (Amazon Prime Video)
Ron Cephas Jones — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
Samuel L. Jackson — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Terrence Howard — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Jayme Lawson — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
Loretta Devine — “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love” (Lifetime)
Sanaa Lathan — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
Taraji P. Henson — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
“Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)
“Laura Coates Live” (CNN)
“NewsNight with Abby Phillip” (CNN)
“The ReidOut” (MSNBC)
“Sherri” (Syndicated)
“Tamron Hall Show” (Syndicated)
“The Jennifer Hudson Show” (Syndicated)
“The Shop” Season 7 (YouTube)
“Password” (NBC)
“Rhythm + Flow” (Netflix)
“The Real Housewives of Potomac” (Bravo)
“Tia Mowry: My Next Act” (WeTV)
“Deon Cole: Ok, Mister” (Netflix)
“Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…” (Netflix)
“Katt Williams: Woke Foke” (Netflix)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
“Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+)
“Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)
“Sesame Street” (Max)
“Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin” (Apple TV+)
Graceyn Hollingsworth — “Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)
Leah Sava Jeffries — “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” (Disney+)
Melody Hurd — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
TJ Mixson — “The Madness” (Netflix)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. — “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)
Jennifer Hudson — “The Jennifer Hudson” (Syndicated)
Joy Reid — “The Reidout” (MSNBC)
Sherri Shepherd — “Sherri” (Syndicated)
Keke Palmer — “Password” (NBC)
Nick Cannon — “The Masked Singer” (FOX)
Steve Harvey — “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)
Taraji P. Henson — “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)
Cree Summer — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Keegan-Michael Key — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Marlon Wayans — “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
Maya Rudolph — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
“Everybody Still Hates Chris” (Comedy Central)
“Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)
“Iwájú” (Disney+)
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” (Disney Channel)
Cree Summer — “Rugrats” (Nickelodeon)
Cree Summer — “The Legend of Vox Machina” (Amazon Prime Video)
Dawnn Lewis — “Star Trek: Lower Decks” (Paramount+)
Keke Palmer — “The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy” (Amazon Prime Video)
NCAA Basketball on CBS Sports (CBS)
“Roots of Resistance” (PBS)
“SC Featured” (ESPN)
“The Prince of Death Row Records “(YouTube TV)
Diarra Kilpatrick — “Diarra From Detroit” (BET+)
Maurice Williams — “The Madness” (Netflix)
Thembi L. Banks — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
Vince Staples — “The Vince Staples Show” (Netflix)Recording Categories
Myles Smith (RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment)
Samoht (Affective Music)
Shaboozey (American Dogwood/Empire)
Tyla (Epic Records)
J. Cole (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
October London (Death Row Records/gamma.)
Usher (mega/gamma.)
Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
H.E.R. (RCA Records)
“Live Breathe Fight” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
“Still Karen” — Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Records/Motown Gospel)
“Sunny Days” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
“The Maverick Way Reimagined” — Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)
“Hmmm” — Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
“Jump” — Tyla (Epic Records)
“Love Me JeJe” — Tems (RCA Records/Since ‘93)
“Piece of My Heart” — Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz (RCA Records/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)
“Alter Ego (ALTERnate Version)” — Doechii, JT (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
“Boy Bye” — Chlöe (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
“Cape Town to Cairo” — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
“Coming Home” — USHER (mega/gamma.)
“Cowboy Carter” — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Glorious” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
“Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Original Series)” (Hollywood Records)
“Reasonable Doubt (Season 2) (Original Soundtrack)” (Hollywood Records)
“The Book of Clarence (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (Geneva Club under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC)
“Wicked: The Soundtrack” (Republic Records)
“Do It Anyway” — Tasha Cobbs (TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel)
“God Problems (Not By Power)” — (Tribl Records)
“I Prayed for You (Said a Prayer)” MAJOR. — (NowThatsMAJOR/MNRK Music Group)
“Working for Me” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
“Epic Cool” — Kirk Whalum (Artistry Music)
“Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies” — Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni (Solid Jackson Records)
“On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute” — Matthew Whitaker (MOCAT Records)
“Portrait” — Samara Joy (Verve Records)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
“I Found You” — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
“Residuals” — Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
“Saturn” — SZA (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
“Murdergram Deux” — LL Cool J feat. Eminem (Def Jam Recordings)
“Noid” — Tyler, the Creator (Columbia Records)
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon — “Watcha Done Now” (Shesangz Music, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick — “God Problems (Not By Power)” (Tribl Records)
Muni Long & Mariah Carey — “Made for Me” (Supergiant Records/Def Jam Recordings)
Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain — “Thankful” (McLain Music, LLC)
GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore — “RAIN DOWN
ON ME” (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Usher & Burna Boy — “Coming Home” (mega/gamma.)
Victoria Monét feat. Usher — “SOS” (Sex on Sight) (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz — “Piece of My Heart” (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
“Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (WaterTower Music)
“Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack)” (Walt Disney Records)
“The American Society of Magical Negroes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (Back Lot Music)
“The Book of Clarence (Original Motion Picture Score)” (Milan Records)Documentary Categories
“Frida” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones” (Freestyle Digital Media)
“Luther: Never Too Much” (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
“The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix)
“Black Twitter: A People’s History” (Hulu)
“Gospel” (PBS)
“Simone Biles Rising” (Netflix)
“Sprint” (Netflix)
“Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call” (American Masters and Firelight Media)
“How to Sue the Klan”
“Judging Juries”
“Silent Killer” (Kaila Love Jones Films)Writing Categories
Brittani Nichols — “Abbott Elementary” – “Breakup” (ABC)
Crystal Jenkins — “No Good Deed” – “Letters of Intent” (Netflix)
Diarra Kilpatrick — “Diarra From Detroit” – “Chasing Ghosts” (BET+)
Jordan Temple — “Abbott Elementary” – “Smoking” (ABC)
Ben Watkins — “Cross” – “Hero Complex” (Amazon Prime Video)
Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover — “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” – “First Date” (Amazon Prime Video)
Geetika Lizardi — “Bridgerton” – “Joining of Hands” (Netflix)
Lauren Gamble — “Bridgerton” – “Old Friends” (Netflix)
Bree West, Chazitear — “A Wesley South African Christmas” (BET+)
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana — “Música” (Amazon Prime Video)
Tina Mabry, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Cee Marcellus — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Steve McQueen — “Blitz” (Apple Original Films)
Titus Kaphar — “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)Directing Categories
Bentley Kyle Evans — “Mind Your Business” – “The Reunion” (Bounce TV)
Robbie Countryman — “The Upshaws” – “Ain’t Broke” (Netflix)
Tiffany Johnson — “How to Die Alone” – “Trust No One” (Hulu)
William Smith — “The Vince Staples Show” – “Brown Family” (Netflix)
Marta Cunningham — “Genius: MLK/X” – “Protect Us” (National Geographic)
Marta Cunningham — “Genius: MLK/X” – “Who We Are” (National Geographic)
Paris Barclay — “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” – “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” (Netflix)
Rapman — “Supacell” – “Supacell” (Netflix)
Marcelo Gama — “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)
Shanta Fripp — “Black Men’s Summit” (BET Media Group)
Thembi L. Banks — “Young. Wild. Free” (BET+)
Tina Mabry — “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can Eat” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Malcolm Washington — “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
RaMell Ross — “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Reinaldo Marcus Green — “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
Steve McQueen — “Blitz” (Apple Original Films)
Dawn Porter — “Luther: Never Too Much” (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
Deborah Riley Draper — “James Brown: Say It Loud” (A&E)
Jason Pollard, Sam Pollard — “Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys” (A&E)
Nneka Onuorah — “Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words” (Amazon Prime Video)Literary Categories
“Grown Woman” — Sarai Johnson (Harper – HarperCollins Publishers)
“Neighbors and Other Stories” — Diane Oliver, Tayari Jones (Foreword) (Grove Atlantic)
“One of Us Knows: A Thriller” — Alyssa Cole (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)
“What You Leave Behind” — Wanda M. Morris (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)
“Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest” — Fawn Weaver (Melcher Media Inc.)
“Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories that Changed the World” — Daniela Edmeier,
Damarius Johnson, Nicholas B. Breyfogle and Steven Conn (Abrams Books – Harry N. Abrams)
“The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience” — Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine (Clarkson Potter – Crown Publishing Group)
“The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America” — Larry Tye (Mariner Books – HarperCollins Publishers)
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“Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America” — JoyAnn Reid (Mariner Books – HarperCollins Publishers)
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