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Outstanding Comedy Series
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#blackAF
Netflix
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Black-ish
ABC
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grown-ish
Freeform
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Insecure
HBO
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The Last O.G.
TBS
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
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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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Idris Elba
In the Long Run
Starz
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Tracy Morgan
The Last O.G.
TBS
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
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Issa Rae
Insecure
HBO
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Folake Olowofoyeku
Bob Hearts Abishola
CBS
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Regina Hall
Black Monday
Showtime
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Black-ish
ABC
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Yara Shahidi
grown-ish
Freeform
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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Andre Braugher
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
NBC
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Deon Cole
Black-ish
ABC
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Jay Ellis
Insecure
HBO
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Kenan Thompson
Saturday Night Live
NBC
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Laurence Fishburne
Black-ish
ABC
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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Jenifer Lewis
Black-ish
ABC
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Marsai Martin
Black-ish
ABC
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Natasha Rothwell
Insecure
HBO
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Tichina Arnold
The Neighborhood
CBS
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Yvonne Orji
Insecure
HBO
Outstanding Drama Series
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All Rise
CBS
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Bridgerton
Netflix
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Lovecraft Country
HBO
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Power Book II: Ghost
Starz
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This Is Us
NBC
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
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Jonathan Majors
Lovecraft Country
HBO
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Keith David
Greenleaf
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Nicco Annan
P-Valley
Starz
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Regé-Jean Page
Bridgerton
Netflix
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Sterling K. Brown
This Is Us
NBC
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
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Angela Bassett
9-1-1
FOX
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Brandee Evans
P-Valley
Starz
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Jurnee Smollett
Lovecraft Country
HBO
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Simone Missick
All Rise
CBS
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Viola Davis
How To Get Away With Murder
ABC
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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Cliff “Method Man” Smith
Power Book II: Ghost
Starz
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Delroy Lindo
The Good Fight
CBS All Access
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J. Alphonse Nicholson
P-Valley
Starz
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Jeffrey Wright
Westworld
HBO
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Michael Kenneth Williams
Lovecraft Country
HBO
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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Adjoa Andoh
Bridgerton
Netflix
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Aunjanue Ellis
Lovecraft Country
HBO
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Lynn Whitfield
Greenleaf
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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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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Hamilton
Disney+
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Little Fires Everywhere
Hulu
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Netflix
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Sylvie’s Love
Amazon Studios
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The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Lifetime
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
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Blair Underwood
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Netflix
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Chris Rock
Fargo
FX
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Daveed Diggs
Hamilton
Disney+
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Leslie Odom, Jr.
Hamilton
Disney+
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Nnamdi Asomugha
Sylvie’s Love
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
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Aunjanue Ellis
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Lifetime
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Kerry Washington
Little Fires Everywhere
Hulu
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Michaela Coel
I May Destroy You
HBO
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Octavia Spencer
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Netflix
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Tessa Thompson
Sylvie’s Love
Amazon Studios
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
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AM Joy: Remembering John Lewis Special
MSNBC
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Desus & Mero: The Obama Interview
Showtime
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The Color of Covid
CNN
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The New York Times Presents “The Killing of Breonna Taylor”
FX
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The ReidOut
MSNBC
Outstanding Talk Series
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Red Table Talk
Facebook Watch
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Tamron Hall
Syndicated
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Comedy Central
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The Oprah Conversation
Apple TV+
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The Shop: Uninterrupted
HBO
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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Shark Tank
ABC
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United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
CNN
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Voices of Fire
Netflix
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
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8:46 – Dave Chappelle
Netflix
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Black Is King
Disney+
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
HBO Max
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VERZUZ
APPLE MUSIC
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Yvonne Orji: Momma I Made It!
HBO
Outstanding Children’s Program
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Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Netflix
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Craig of the Creek
Cartoon Network
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Family Reunion
Netflix
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Raven’s Home
Disney Channel
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We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical
HBO
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–series)
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Alex R. Hibbert
The Chi
Showtime
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Lexi Underwood
Little Fires Everywhere
Hulu
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Lyric Ross
This Is Us
NBC
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Marsai Martin
Black-ish
ABC
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Miles Brown
Black-ish
ABC
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
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Don Lemon
CNN Tonight with Don Lemon
CNN
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Jada Pinkett 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
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Trevor Noah
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Comedy Central
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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Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla: Fix My Life
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Steve Harvey
Celebrity Family Feud
ABC
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W. Kamau Bell
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
CNN
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RuPaul
RuPaul’s Drag Race
VH1
Outstanding Guest Performance
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Chris Rock
Saturday Night Live
NBC
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Courtney B. Vance
Lovecraft Country
HBO
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Dave Chappelle
Saturday Night Live
NBC
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Issa Rae
Saturday Night Live
NBC
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Loretta Devine
P-Valley
Starz
Outstanding Animated Series
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Big Mouth
Netflix
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Central Park
Apple TV+
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Doc McStuffins
Disney Junior
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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Netflix
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Star Trek: Lower Decks
CBS All Access
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
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Aisha Tyler
Archer
FX
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Courtney B. Vance
Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story
PBS
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Dawnn Lewis
Star Trek: Lower Decks
CBS All Access
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Deon Cole
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Netflix
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Laya DeLeon Hayes
Doc McStuffins
Disney Junior
Outstanding Short-Form Series - Comedy or Drama
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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#FreeRayshawn
Quibi
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CripTales
BBC America
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Lazor Wulf
Adult Swim
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Mapleworth Murders
Quibi
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Sincerely, Camille
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Outstanding Performance in a Short-Form Series
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Giancarlo Esposito
The Broken and the Bad
AMC.com
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J.B. Smoove
Mapleworth Murders
Quibi
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Jasmine Cephas Jones
#FreeRayshawn
Quibi
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Laurence Fishburne
#FreeRayshawn
Quibi
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Stephan James
#FreeRayshawn
Quibi
Outstanding Short-Form Series - Reality/Nonfiction
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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American Masters – Unladylike2020
PBS
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Benedict Men
Quibi
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Between The Scenes – The Daily Show
Comedy Central
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In The Making
PBS’ American Masters and Firelight Media
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Inspire Change Series
NFL Network
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Katori Hall
P-Valley
Starz
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Keith Knight
Woke
Hulu
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Ramy Youssef
Ramy
Hulu
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Raynelle Swilling
Cherish the Day
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Teri Schaffer
Cherish the Day
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Recording
Outstanding Album
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Alicia
Alicia Keys
RCA Records
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b7
Brandy
Brand Nu/eOne
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Bigger Love
John Legend
Columbia Records
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Chilombo
Jhené Aiko
Def Jam Recordings
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The Wild Card
LEDISI
Listen Back Entertainment/BMG
Outstanding New Artist
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Chika
High Rises
Warner Records
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Doja Cat
Say So
RCA Records/Kemosabe
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D Smoke
Black Habits
WoodWorks Records / EMPIRE
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Giveon
When It's All Said And Done
Epic Records
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Skip Marley
Higher Place
Island Records/ Tuff Gong Records
Outstanding Male Artist
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Big Sean
Detroit 2
Def Jam Recordings/G.O.O.D Music
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Black Thought
Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able
Republic Records
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Charlie Wilson
All of My Love
P Music Group/BMG
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Drake
Laugh Now, Cry Later
Republic Records
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John Legend
Bigger Love
Columbia Records
Outstanding Female Artist
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Beyoncé
Black Parade
Columbia Records/ Parkwood
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H.E.R.
I Can't Breathe
RCA Records/MBK Entertainment
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Jazmine Sullivan
Lost One
RCA Records
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Ledisi
Anything For You
Listen Back Entertainment/BMG
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Alicia Keys
Alicia
RCA Records
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
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I Can’t Breathe
H.E.R.
RCA Records/MBK Entertainment
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Anything For You
Ledisi
Listen Back Entertainment/BMG
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Black is King
Beyoncé
Columbia Records/ Parkwood
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Brown Skin Girl
Beyoncé feat WizKid, SAINt JHN, Blu Ivy Carter
Columbia Records/ Parkwood
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Do It
Chloe x Halle
Columbia Records/ Parkwood
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Music from the Netflix Film)
Branford Marsalis
Milan
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Insecure: Music from the HBO Original Series
Various Artists
Atlantic Records
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Various Artists
Atlantic Records
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Soul Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste and Tom MacDougall
Walt Disney Records
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
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Chosen Vessel
Marvin Sapp
RCA Inspiration
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Gospel According to PJ
PJ Morton
Morton Inspiration / Tyscot Records
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I Am
Koryn Hawthorne
RCA Inspiration
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Kierra
Kierra Sheard
Karew/RCA Inspiration
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The Return
The Clark Sisters
Karew/Motown
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
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All in His Plan
PJ Morton
Morton Inspiration / Tyscot Records
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Never Lost
CeCe Winans
Pure Springs Gospel
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Something Has To Break
Kierra Sheard featuring Tasha Cobbs-Leonard
Karew/RCA Inspiration
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Strong God
Kirk Franklin
Fo Yo Soul/RCA Records
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Touch from you
Tamela Mann
TillyMann Inc
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
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I Can’t Breathe
H.E.R.
RCA Records/MBK Entertainment
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Anything For You
LEDISI
Listen Back Entertainment/BMG
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B.S. feat. H.E.R
Jhené Aiko
Def Jam Recordings
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Black Parade
Beyoncé
Columbia Records/ Parkwood
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Do It
Chloe x Halle
Columbia Records/ Parkwood
Outstanding Hip-Hop/Rap Song
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Deep Reverence feat. Nipsey Hussle
Big Sean
Brand Nu/eOne
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Savage Remix
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
300 Entertainment / 1501 Certified Ent. LLC
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Cool Off
Missy Elliott
Atlantic Records
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Laugh Now, Cry Later
Drake
Republic Records
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Life Is Good
Future & Drake
Epic Records
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
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Alicia Keys feat. Jill Scott
Jill Scott
RCA Records
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Chloe x Halle
Wonder What She Thinks Of Me
Columbia Records/ Parkwood
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Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Ft. Babyface
He Don't Know Nothin' Bout It
BMG
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Kem ft. Toni Braxton
Live Out Your Love
Motown Records
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Ledisi and PJ Morton
Anything For You
Listen Back Entertainment/BMG
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
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Alicia Keys feat. Khalid
So Done
RCA Records
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Big Sean feat. Nipsey Hussle
Deep Reverence
Def Jam Recordings/G.O.O.D Music
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Chloe x Halle
Do It
Columbia Records/ Parkwood
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Jhené Aiko feat. H.E.R.
B.S.
Def Jam Recordings
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Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
Savage Remix
300 Entertainment / 1501 Certified Ent. LLC
Outstanding Jazz Album - Instrumental
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Be Water
Christian Sands
Mack Avenue Music Group
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Music From and Inspired By Soul
Jon Batiste
Walt Disney Records
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Omega
Immanuel Wilkins
Blue Note Records
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Reciprocity
George Burton
Inner Circle Music
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The Iconoclast
Barry Stephenson
Independent
Outstanding Jazz Album - Vocal
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Donny Duke and Wonder
Nathan Mitchell
ENM Music Group
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Holy Room – Live at Alte Oper
Somi
Salon Africana
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Pulling Off The Covers
Mike Phillips
Sono Recording Group
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Stronger
Jeff Bradshaw
Bone Deep Enterprises
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The Eddy (From The Netflix Original Series)
The Eddy
Arista Records
Outstanding International Song
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Blessed
Buju Banton
Roc Nation Records
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Lockdown
Original Koffee
Original Koffee
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Pressure (Remix)
Original Koffee ft. Buju Banton
Promise Land Recordings
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Tanana
Davido feat. Tiwa Savage
RCA Records/Sony Music U.K./Davido Worldwide Entertainment
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Temptation
Tiwa Savage
Motown Records
Outstanding Producer of the Year
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Donald Lawrence
Producer
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Hit-Boy
Producer
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Jathan Wilson
Producer
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Sean Keys
Producer
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TM88
Producer
Literary
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Black Bottom Saints
Alice Randall
Amistad/HarperCollins Publishers
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Lakewood
Megan Giddings
Amistad/HarperCollins Publishers
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Riot Baby
Tochi Onyebuchi
TorDotCom Publishing, imprint of Tom Doherty Associates
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The Awkward Black Man
Walter Mosley
Grove Atlantic
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The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett
Riverhead Books
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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A Black Women’s History of the United States
Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross
Beacon Press
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A Promised Land
Barack Obama
Crown
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Driving While Black
Gretchen Sorin
W. W. Norton & Company
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Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America
Michael Eric Dyson
St. Martin's Press
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We’re Better Than This
Elijah Cummings
Harper/HarperCollins Publishers
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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A Knock at Midnight
Brittany Barnett
Penguin Random House
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Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World
Cole Brown
Skyhorse
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Lakewood
Megan Giddings
Amistad/HarperCollins Publishers
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The Compton Cowboys
Walter Thompson-Hernandez
William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers
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We’re Better Than This
Elijah Cummings
Harper/HarperCollins Publishers
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Autobiography
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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A Promised Land
Barack Obama
Crown
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A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America’s First All-Black High School Rowing Team
Arshay Cooper
Macmillan
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Deborah Draper
Simon & Schuster
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The Dead Are Arising
Les Payne, Tamara Payne
W. W. Norton & Company
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Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL’s First Black Player
Willie O'Ree
Penguin Canada
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Do Right by Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Space
Valerie Harrison, Kathryn Peach D'Angelo
Temple University Press
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Living Lively
Haile Thomas
William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers
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The Black Foster Youth Handbook
Ángela Quijada-Banks
Soulful Liberation
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The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith–Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Lenox Press
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Vegetable Kingdom
Bryant Terry
Penguin Random House
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Homie
Danez Smith
Graywolf Press
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Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry
John Murillo
Four Way Books
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Seeing the Body
Rachel Eliza Griffiths
W. W. Norton & Company
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The Age of Phillis
Honorée Jeffers
Wesleyan University Press
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Un-American
Hafizah Geter
Wesleyan University Press
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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I Promise
LeBron James, Nina Mata
HarperCollins
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Just Like a Mama
Alice Faye Duncan, Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
Simon & Schuster
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Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice
Nikki Grimes, Laura Freeman
Simon & Schuster
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She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez
Lee & Low Books
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The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
Gene Barretta, Frank Morrison
HarperCollins
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Before the Ever After
Jacqueline Woodson
Penguin Random House
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Black Brother, Black Brother
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Hachette Book Group
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Dear Justyce
Nic Stone
Crown Books for Young Readers
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning
Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
Hachette Book Group
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This is Your Time
Ruby Bridges
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Motion Picture
Outstanding Motion Picture
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Bad Boys For Life
Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Da 5 Bloods
Netflix
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Netflix
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Netflix
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One Night In Miami
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
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Anthony Mackie
The Banker
Apple
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Chadwick Boseman
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Netflix
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Delroy Lindo
Da 5 Bloods
Netflix
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Forest Whitaker
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Netflix
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Will Smith
Bad Boys For Life
Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
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Issa Rae
The Photograph
Universal Pictures
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Janelle Monáe
Antebellum
Lionsgate
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Madalen Mills
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Netflix
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Tracee Ellis Ross
The High Note
Focus Features
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Viola Davis
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Netflix
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
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Aldis Hodge
One Night In Miami...
Amazon Studios
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Chadwick Boseman
Da 5 Bloods
Netflix
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Clarke Peters
Da 5 Bloods
Netflix
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Colman Domingo
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Netflix
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Glynn Turman
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Netflix
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
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Anika Noni Rose
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Netflix
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Gabourey Sidibe
Antebellum
Lionsgate
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Nia Long
The Banker
Apple
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Phylicia Rashad
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Netflix
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Taylour Paige
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Netflix
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Emperor
Briarcliff Entertainment
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Farewell Amor
IFC Films
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Miss Juneteenth
Vertical Entertainment
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The 24th
Vertical Entertainment
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The Banker
Apple
Outstanding International Motion Picture
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Ainu Mosir
ARRAY
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His House
Netflix
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Night of the Kings
Neon
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The Last Tree
ArtMattan Productions
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The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a se)
Netflix
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
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Dayo Okeniyi
Emperor
Universal Home Video
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Dominique Fishback
Project Power
Netflix
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Jahi Di’Allo Winston
Charm City Kings
HBO Max
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Jahzir Bruno
The Witches
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Madalen Mills
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Netflix
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
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Da 5 Bloods
Netflix
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Netflix
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Netflix
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Soul
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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The Banker
Apple
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
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Onward
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Over the Moon
Netflix
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Scoob!
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Soul
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Trolls World Tour
Universal Pictures
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - Motion Picture
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Ahmir-Khalib Thompson aka Questlove
Soul
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Angela Bassett
Soul
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Chris Rock
The Witches
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Jamie Foxx
Soul
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Phylicia Rashad
Soul
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Baldwin Beauty
Powderkeg Media
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Gets Good Light
Teddy Tracker Entertainment
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Home
Teddy Tracker Entertainment (Gets Good Light)
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Mr. & Mrs. Ellis
AMB Productions
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Black Boy Joy
Film Independent Project Involve
Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Canvas
Netflix
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Cops and Robbers
Netflix
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Loop
Pixar Animation Studios
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The Power Of Hope
The Power Of Hope
Kalia Love Jones
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Windup
Unity Technologies
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Loira Limbal
Through the Night
Third Shift Media, Inc.
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Melissa Haizlip
Mr. Soul!
Shoes In The Bed Productions
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Nadia Hallgren
Becoming
A Higher Ground Productions and Big Mouth Productions Film for Netflix
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Radha Blank
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Netflix
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Remi Weekes
His House
Netflix
Documentary
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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All In: The Fight For Democracy
Amazon Studios
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Coded Bias
7th Empire Media
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John Lewis: Good Trouble
Magnolia Pictures, Participant
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Mr. Soul!
Shoes in the Bed Productions
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On the Record
HBO Max
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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And She Could Be Next (Episode 2)
PBS
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Black Love
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
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Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
EPIX
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The Last Dance
ESPN / Netflix
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Unsung
TV One
Writing
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Issa Rae
Insecure - "Lowkey Feelin' Myself"
HBO
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Lee Eisenberg, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon
Little America - "The Rock"
Apple TV+
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Michaela Coel
I May Destroy You - "Ego Death"
HBO
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Mindy Kaling, Lang Fisher
Never Have I Ever "Pilot"
Netflix
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Rajiv Joseph
Little America - "The Manager"
Apple TV+
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
NOTE: Not all categories are open to the public for voting.
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Attica Locke
Little Fires Everywhere - "The Spider Web"
Hulu
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Erika L. Johnson, Mark Richard
The Good Lord Bird - "A Wicked Plot"
Showtime
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Jessica Lamour, Jessie Nelson, Sara Bareilles
Little Voice - "Love Hurts"
Apple TV+
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Katori Hall
P-Valley - "Perpetratin' "
Starz
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Tanya Barfield
Mrs. America - "Shirley"
FX
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
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Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin, D. Rodney Carter, Emily Goldwyn, Rob Haze, Zuri Salahuddin, Bennett Webber, Evan Williams, Will Miles
Sherman's Showcase Black History Month Spectacular
IFC
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Eugene Ashe
Sylvie's Love
Amazon Studios
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Geri Cole
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
HBO Max
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Hamilton
Disney+
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Sylvia L. Jones, Camille Tucker
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Lifetime
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
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Radha Blank
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Netflix
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David E. Talbert
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Netflix
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Kemp Powers
One Night in Miami...
Amazon Studios
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Lee Isaac Chung
Minari
A24
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Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, Mike Jones
Soul
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
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Mary Mazzio
A Most Beautiful Thing
Peacock
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Melissa Haizlip
Mr. Soul!
Maysles Documentary Center
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Nile Cone, Deirdre Leake-Butcher, Tracey Uy
The Beat Don't Stop
TV One
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Royal Kennedy Rodgers
Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story
PBS
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Yoruba Richen, Elia Gasull Balada, Valerie Thomas
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show
Peacock
Directing
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
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Anya Adams
Black-ish - "Hair Day"
ABC
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Aurora Guerrero
Little America - "The Jaguar"
Apple TV+
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Eric Dean Seaton
Blackish - "Our Wedding Dre"
ABC
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Kabir Akhtar
Never Have I Ever - "… started a nuclear war"
Netflix
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Sam Miller, Michaela Coel
I May Destroy You - "Ego Death"
HBO
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
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Cheryl Dunye
Lovecraft Country - "Strange Case"
HBO
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Hanelle Culpepper
Star Trek: Picard - "Remembrance"
CBS All Access
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Misha Green
Lovecraft Country - "Jig-a-Bobo"
HBO
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Nzingha Stewart
Little Fires Everywhere - "The Uncanny"
Hulu
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Steve McQueen
Small Axe - "Mangrove"
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
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Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Emmanuel Adeji, Blitz Bazawule, Kwasi Fordjour
Black Is King
Disney+
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Christine Swanson
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Lifetime
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Chuck Vinson, Alan Muraoka
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
HBO Max
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Eugene Ashe
Sylvie’s Love
Amazon Studios
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Kamilah Forbes
Between The World And Me
HBO
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
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Radha Blank
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Netflix
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David E. Talbert
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Netflix
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George C. Wolfe
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Netflix
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Gina Prince-Bythewood
The Old Guard
Netflix
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Regina King
One Night in Miami
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
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Keith McQuirter
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
EPIX
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Muta’Ali
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
HBO
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Sam Pollard, Maro Chermayeff
Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children - Ep. 1 & 2
HBO
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Simcha Jacobovici
Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
EPIX
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Yoruba Richen
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show
Peacock