Outstanding International Song
Essence – Wizkid feat. Tems and Justin Bieber (RCA Records / Starboy / Sony Music International)
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)
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)
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)
Leave The Door Open – Silk Sonic (Atlantic / Aftermath)
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Outstanding Album
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)
Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)
When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time – Givēon (Epic Records)
Entertainer of the year Nominees
Jennifer Hudson
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Megan Thee Stallion
Regina King
Tiffany Haddish
Motion pictures categories
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Outstanding Motion Picture
Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
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 Films)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple TV+ / A24)
Jonathan Majors – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
LaKeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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Mahershala Ali – Swan Song (Apple TV+)
Will Smith – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu Original / New Slate Ventures / Lee Daniels Entertainment / Roth-Krischenbaum Films)
Halle Berry – Bruised (Netflix)
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Jennifer Hudson – Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
Tessa Thompson – Passing (Netflix)
Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Algee Smith – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Delroy Lindo – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
Idris Elba – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
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)
Audra McDonald – Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
Danielle Deadwyler – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
Dominique Fishback – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Regina King – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
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Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
American Skin (Vertical Entertainment)
Bruised (Netflix)
CODA (Apple TV+)
Test Pattern (Kino Lorber)
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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (RedBird Entertainment)
Outstanding International Motion Picture
7 Prisoners (Netflix)
African America (Netflix)
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) (Janus Films)
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Flee (Neon / Participant)
The Gravedigger’s Wife (Orange Studio)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
Danny Boyd, Jr. – Bruised (Netflix)
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Jalon Christian – A Journal For Jordan (Columbia Pictures)
Lonnie Chavis – The Water Man (RLJE Films)
Sheila Atim – Bruised (Netflix)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Coming 2 America (Paramount Releasing/Amazon Studios)
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Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
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Encanto (Walt Disney Studios)
Luca (Walt Disney Studios)
Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney Studios)
Sing 2 (Universal Pictures)
Vivo (Netflix)
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Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture
Andre Braugher – Spirit Untamed (Universal Pictures)
Awkwafina – Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney Studios)
Brian Tyree Henry – Vivo (Netflix)
Eric André – Sing 2 (Universal Pictures)
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Letitia Wright – Sing 2 (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Short-Form (Live Action)
Aurinko in Adagio (Universal Pictures)
Blackout (Netflix)
The Ice Cream Stop (Walt Disney Studios)
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These Final Hours (Universal Pictures)
When The Sun Sets (Lakutshon’ Ilanga) (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Short-Form (Animated)
Blush (Apple TV+)
Robin Robin (Netflix)
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She Dreams at Sunrise (Tribeca Studios, Procter & Gamble)
Twenty Something (Pixar Animation Studios)
Us Again (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
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)
Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
Liesl Tommy – Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
Rebecca Hall – Passing (Netflix)
Television + streaming categories
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Outstanding Comedy Series
Black-ish (ABC)
Harlem (Amazon Studios)
Insecure (HBO)
Run the World (Starz)
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OutstaSeries
Anthonon – Black-ish (ABC)
CedricDeon – Black-ish (ABC)
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
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Kendrick Sampson – Insecure (HBO)
Laurence Fishburne – Black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Amanda Seales – Insecure (HBO)
Jenifer Lewis – Black-ish (ABC)
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Marsai Martin – Black-ish (ABC)
Natasha Rothwell – Insecure (HBO)
Wanda Sykes – The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Drama Series
9-1-1 (FOX)
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All American (The CW)
Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
Pose (FX Network)
Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
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Billy Porter – Pose (FX Network)
Damson Idris – Snowfall (FX Network)
Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
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Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (FOX)
Dawn-Lyen Gardner – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Octavia Spencer – Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)
Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS)
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Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alex R. Hibbert – The Chi (Showtime)
Cliff “Method Man” Smith – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
Daniel Ezra – All American (The CW)
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Giancarlo Esposito – Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
Joe Morton – Our Kind of People (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard – SEE (Apple TV+)
Bianca Lawson – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
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Chandra Wilson – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Mary J. Blige – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Colin in Black & White (Netflix)
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Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
Love Life (HBO Max)
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
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)
Jaden Michael – Colin in Black & White (Netflix)
Kevin Hart – True Story (Netflix)
Wesley Snipes – True Story (Netflix)
William Jackson Harper – Love Life (HBO Max)
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Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Betty Gabriel – Clickbait (Netflix)
Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
Danielle Brooks – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
Jodie Turner-Smith – Anne Boleyn (AMC+)
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Taraji P. Henson – Annie Live! (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
Keith David – Black as Night (Amazon Studios)
Tituss Burgess – Annie Live! (NBC)
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Will Catlett – True Story (Netflix)
William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Anika Noni Rose – Maid (Netflix)
Natasha Rothwell – The White Lotus (HBO)
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Pauletta Washington – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
Regina Hall – Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)
Sheila Atim – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
Blood on Black Wall Street: The Legacy of the Tulsa Massacre (NBC)
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NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt (NBC)
Soul of a Nation (ABC)
The Reidout (MSNBC)
Unsung (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series
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Desus & Mero (Showtime)
Hart to Heart (Peacock)
Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
Tamron Hall (Syndicated)
The Real (Syndicated)
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Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Sweet Life: Los Angeles (HBO Max)
The Voice (NBC)
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Wild ‘n Out (VH1)
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
BET Awards 2021 (BET)
Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Netflix)
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Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 (Amazon Studios)
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Children’s Program
Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix)
Family Reunion (Netflix)
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Karma’s World (Netflix)
Raven’s Home (Disney Channel)
Waffles + Mochi (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Alayah “Lay Lay” High – That Girl Lay Lay (Nickelodeon)
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Celina Smith – Annie Live! (NBC)
Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams – The Wonder Years (ABC)
Eris Baker – This Is Us (NBC)
Miles Brown – Black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
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Joy Reid – The Reidout (MSNBC)
Daniel “Desus Nice” Baker, Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez – Desus & Mero (Showtime)
Garcelle Beauvais, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai Jenkins – The Real (Syndicated)
Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith – Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
LeBron James – The Shop: Uninterrupted (HBO)
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Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Alfonso Ribeiro – America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
Amber Ruffin – The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
Cedric the Entertainer – 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (CBS)
Iyanla Vanzant – Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
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Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Guest Performance
Alani “La La” Anthony – The Chi (Showtime)
Christina Elmore – Insecure (HBO)
Daniel Kaluuya – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
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Erika Alexander – Run the World (Starz)
Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Animated Series
Big Mouth (Netflix)
Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz (Kweli TV)
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Super Sema (YouTube Originals)
We the People (Netflix)
Yasuke (Netflix)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
Angela Bassett – Malika: The Lion Queen (FOX)
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Billy Porter – Fairfax (Amazon Studios)
Chris “Ludacris” Bridges – Karma’s World (Netflix)
Cree Summer – Rugrats (Nickelodeon)
Keke Palmer – Big Mouth (Netflix)
Outstanding Short-Form Series – Comedy or Drama
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Between the Scenes – The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Dark Humor (Comedy Central / YouTube)
Della Mae (AspireTV)
The Disney Launchpad: Shorts Incubator (Disney+)
Two Sides: Unfaithful (Snapchat)
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Outstanding Short-Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction
Life by the Horns (Snapchat)
Memory Builds The Monument (Fifth Ward CRC)
Widen the Screen: 8:46 Films (BET)
Through Our Eyes: Shelter (HBO Max)
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Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day (Paramount+)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Angel Kristi Williams – Colin in Black & White (Netflix)
Cierra Glaude – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Deborah Riley Draper – The Legacy of Black Wall Street (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
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Halcyon Person – Karma’s World (Netflix)
Quyen Tran – Maid (Netflix)
RECORDING CATEGORIES
Outstanding New Artist
Cynthia Erivo – Ch. 1 Vs. 1 (Verve Records / UMG Recordings)
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Jimmie Allen – Bettie James Gold Edition (BBR Music Group)
Saweetie – Best Friend feat. Doja Cat (ICY / Warner Records)
Tems – If Orange Was a Place (RCA Records / Since ’93)
Zoe Wees – Girls Like Us (Capitol Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
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Anthony Hamilton – Love Is the New Black (My Music Box LLC / BMG)
Drake – Way 2 Sexy (Republic Records)
Givēon – Heartbreak Anniversary (Epic Records)
J. Cole – The Off-Season (Dreamville / Roc Nation)
Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me by Your Name) (Columbia Records)
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Outstanding Female Artist
H.E.R. – Back of My Mind (RCA Records / MBK Entertainment)
Ari Lennox – Pressure (Dreamville / Interscope Records)
Beyoncé – Be Alive (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
Chlöe – Have Mercy (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
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Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales (RCA Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
Anthems & Glory – Todd Dulaney (MNRK Music Group)
Believe For It – CeCe Winans (Pure Springs Gospel / Fair Trade Services / Red Alliance Media)
Jonny x Mali: Live in L.A. – Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music (Life Room Label LLC / K Approved Enterprises. Inc.)
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Overcomer – Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
Power – Jason McGee & The Choir (My Block, Inc.)
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
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)
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Respect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Jason Michael Webb and Stephen Bray (Epic Records)
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
Believe For It – CeCe Winans (Pure Springs Gospel / Fair Trade Services / Red Alliance Media)
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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)
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)
Sounds from the Ancestors – Kenny Garrett (Mack Avenue Music Group)
The Magic of Now – Orrin Evans (Smoke Sessions Records)
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Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal
Dear Love – Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force (Empress Legacy Records)
Generations – The Baylor Project (Be A Light)
Ledisi Sings Nina – Ledisi (Listen Back Entertainment / BMG)
Let There Be Love – Freda Payne (Alain Franke Records)
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SALSWING! – Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta (Rubén Blades Productions)
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
Damage – H.E.R. (RCA Records / MBK Entertainment)
Be Alive – Beyoncé (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
Have Mercy – Chlöe (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
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Leave The Door Open – Silk Sonic (Atlantic / Aftermath)
Pick Up Your Feelings – Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
Best Friend – Saweetie feat. Doja Cat (ICY / Warner Records)
Fye Fye – Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe (Tobe Nwigwe, LLC)
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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)
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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)
Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open (Atlantic / Aftermath)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
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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)
Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe – Fye Fye (Tobe Nwigwe, LLC)
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DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
Attica (Showtime)
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power (Greenwich Entertainment)
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)
Tina (HBO Documentary Films)
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (Apple TV+)
American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free (PBS)
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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (Netflix)
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (Netflix)
Insecure Documentary (HBO)
WRITING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
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Ashley Nicole Black – Ted Lasso – “Do the Right-est Thing” (Apple TV+)
Issa Rae – Insecure -“Everything’s Gonna Be, Okay?!” (HBO)
Leann Bowen – Ted Lasso – “Lavender” (Apple TV+)
Maya Erskine – Pen15 – “Blue in Green” (Hulu)
Temi Wilkey – Sex Education – “Episode #3.6” (Netflix)
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Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Aurin Squire – Evil – “C Is For Cop” (Paramount+)
Davita Scarlett – The Good Fight – “And the Firm Had Two Partners…” (Paramount+)
Malcolm Spellman – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – “New World Order” (Disney+)
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
Abdul Williams – Salt-N-Pepa (Lifetime Movie Network)
Mario Miscione , Marcella Ochoa – Madres (Amazon Studios)
Monique N. Matthew – A Holiday In Harlem (Hallmark Channel)
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Sameer Gardezi – Hot Mess Holiday (Comedy Central)
Sherman Payne – Black As Night (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris – Zola (A24)
Jeymes Samuel, Boaz Yakin – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
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Shaka King, Will Berson, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Virgil Williams – A Journal for Jordan (Columbia Pictures)
Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele – Candyman (Universal Pictures)
DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
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Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle – South Side – “Tornado” (HBO Max)
Melina Matsoukas – Insecure – “Reunited, Okay?!” (HBO)
Neema Barnette – Harlem – “Once Upon A Time in Harlem” (Amazon Studios)
Prentice Penny – Insecure – “Everything’s Gonna Be, Okay?!” (HBO)
Tiffany Johnson – Black Monday – “Eight!” (Showtime)
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Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Anthony Hemingway – Genius: Aretha “Respect” (National Geographic)
Barry Jenkins – The Underground Railroad – “Indiana Winter” (Amazon Studios)
Carl Seaton – Snowfall – “Fight or Flight” (FX Network)
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
Jaffar Mahmood – Hot Mess Holiday (Comedy Central)
Kenny Leon – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
Mario Van Peebles – Salt-N-Pepa (Lifetime)
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Maritte Lee Go – Black As Night (Amazon Studios)
Veronica Rodriguez – Let’s Get Merried (VH1)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington – A Journal for Jordan (Columbia Pictures)
Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda – tick tick…BOOM! (Netflix)
Reinaldo Marcus Green – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Andre Gaines – The One and Only Dick Gregory (Showtime)
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Dawn Porter – Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer (National Geographic)
Sam Pollard – MLK/FBI (IFC Films)
Samantha Knowles, Yoruba Richen, Geeta Gandbhir, Nadia Hallgren – Black and Missing (HBO)
Spike Lee – NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½ (HBO Max)
LITERARY CATEGORIES
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Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
Harlem Shuffle – Colson Whitehead (Penguin Random House)
Libertie – Kaitlyn Greenidge (Algonquin Books)
Long Division – Kiese Laymon (Simon & Schuster)
The Man Who Lived Underground – Richard Wright (Library of America)
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The Perishing – Natashia Deón (Counterpoint Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
Dance Theatre of Harlem – Judy Tyrus, Paul Novosel (Kensington)
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)
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story – Nikole Hannah-Jones (Penguin Random House)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
Just As I Am – Cicely Tyson (Amistad)
My Remarkable Journey – Katherine Johnson (Amistad)
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Other Black Girl: A Novel – Zakiya Dalila Harris (Simon & Schuster)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois – Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (HarperCollins Publishers)
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts – Rebecca Hall (Simon & Schuster)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
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)
Unprotected: A Memoir – Billy Porter (Abrams Press)
Until I Am Free – Keisha Blain (Beacon Press)
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)
Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business) – Tabitha Brown (HarperCollins Publishers)
Permission to Dream – Chris Gardner (Amistad)
Teaching Black History to White People – Leonard N. Moore (University of Texas Press)
The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations – Robert Livingston (Penguin Random House)
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Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Perfect Black – Crystal Wilkinson (University Press of Kentucky)
Playlist for the Apocalypse – Rita Dove (W. W. Norton & Company)
Such Color: New and Selected Poems – Tracy K. Smith (Graywolf Press)
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
Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy – Misty Copeland (Aladdin)
Change Sings – Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Penguin Young Readers)
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)
When Langston Dances – Kaija Langley, Keith Mallett (S&S Books for Young Readers)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
Ace of Spades – Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Feiwel & Friends / Macmillan)
Happily Ever Afters – Elise Bryant (HarperCollins)
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The Cost of Knowing – Brittney Morris (Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers)
When You Look Like Us – Pamela N. Harris (HarperCollins)
Wings of Ebony – J. Elle (S&S Books for Young Readers)
PODCAST CATEGORIES
Outstanding News and Information Podcast
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#SundayCivics
After the Uprising: The Death of Danyé Dion Jones
Blindspot: Tulsa Burning
Into America
Un(re)solved
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Outstanding Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast
Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
The SonRise Project Podcast
Two Funny Mamas: Sherri Shepherd & Kym Whitley
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Under Construction w/ Tamar Braxton
Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast
Beyond the Scenes – The Daily Show
Jemele Hill is Unbothered
Professional Troublemaker
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Questlove Supreme
Super Soul Podcast
Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast
Club Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe
Jemele Hill is Unbothered
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Questlove Supreme
Reasonably Shady
The History of Sketch Comedy with Keegan-Michael Key
SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
@Euniquejg – Eunique Jones GIbson
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@KevOnStage – Kevin Fredericks
@Laronhinesofficial – Laron Hines
@_Lyneezy – Lanae Vanee
@Terrellgrice – Terrell Grice
12:09 p.m. This story has been updated with details about the 2021 and 2022 NAACP Image Awards’ eligibility periods.
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