2022 NAACP Image Awards Winners
Below are the winners of the 2022 NAACP Image Awards that honor the achievements of people of color across television, music, literature and film, and the promotion of social justice through their creative endeavors that were announced during their two-hour special hosted by nine-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson, on Saturday, February 26 on BET.
The list of all the 2022 nominees:
Special Award: NAACP Humanitarian of the Year – Darnella Frazier
Special Award: Roy Wilkins Civil Rights Award: Member of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House Democratic Caucus, and Texas Legislative Black Caucus
Special Award: NAACP Activist of the Year: Scot X. Esdaile, President of the Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches and a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors
Special Award: Youth Activist of the Year: Channing Hill, NAACP Chapter President, Howard University
NAACP CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
Samuel L. Jackson
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT AWARD
Nikole Hannah-Jones
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jennifer Hudson - Winner
Lil Nas X
Megan Thee Stallion
Regina King
Tiffany Haddish
Motion Picture
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
The Harder They Fall – Winner
Judas and the Black Messiah
King Richard
Respect
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Will Smith, King Richard - Winner
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Jonathan Majors,The Harder They Fall
LaKeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Mess NOMINEES iah
Mahershala Ali, Swan Song
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Jennifer Hudson, Respect – Winner
Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Halle Berry, Bruised
Tessa Thompson, Passing
Zendaya, Malcolm & Marie
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures) - Winner
Algee Smith, Judas and the Black Messiah
Delroy Lindo, The Harder They Fall
Idris Elba,The Harder They Fall
LaKeith Stanfield,The Harder They Fall
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Regina King,The Harder They Fall (Netflix) - Winner
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Audra McDonald, Respect
Danielle Deadwyler, The Harder They Fall
Dominique Fishback, Judas and the Black Messiah
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MOTION PICTURE
CODA (Apple TV+) - Winner
American Skin
Bruised
Test Pattern
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE
7 Prisoners (Netflix) - Winner
African America
Eyimofe (This is My Desire)
Flee
The Gravedigger's Wife
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Danny Boyd, Jr., Bruised (Netflix) - Winner
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Jalon Christian, A Journal For Jordan
Lonnie Chavis, The Water Man
Sheila Atim, Bruised
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
The Harder They Fall (Netflix) - Winner
Coming 2 America
Judas and the Black Messiah
King Richard
Respect
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE
Encanto (Walt Disney Studios) – Winner
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2
Vivo
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE – MOTION PICTURE
Letitia Wright, Sing 2 (Universal Pictures) - Winner
Andre Braugher, Spirit Untamed
Awkwafina, Raya and the Last Dragon
Brian Tyree Henry, Vivo
Eric André, Sing 2
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM (Live Action)
When The Sun Sets (Lakutshon' Ilanga) (Universal Pictures) - winner
Aurinko in Adagio
Blackout
The Ice Cream Stop
These Final Hours
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM(Animated)
Us Again (Walt Disney Animation Studios) - Winners
Blush
Robin Robin
She Dreams at Sunrise
Twenty Something
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE (Motion Picture)
Jeymes Samuel, The Harder They Fall (Netflix) - Winner
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Jamila Wignot, Ailey
Liesl Tommy, Respect
Rebecca Hall, Passing
TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Insecure – Winner
black-ish
Harlem
Run the World
The Upshaws
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, black-ish - Winner
Cedric the Entertainer, The Neighborhood
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Elisha 'EJ' Williams, The Wonder Years
Jay Ellis, Insecure
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Issa Rae, Insecure - Winner
Loretta Devine, Family Reunion
Regina Hall, Black Monday
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Yvonne Orji, Insecure
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Deon Cole, black-ish (ABC) - Winner
Andre Braugher - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Kenan Thompson - Saturday Night Live
Kendrick Sampson, Insecure
Laurence Fishburne, black-ish
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Natasha Rothwell, Insecure (HBO) - Winner
Amanda Seales, Insecure
Jenifer Lewis, black-ish
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Wanda Sykes, The Upshaws
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Queen Sugar – (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) Winner
9-1-1
All American
Godfather of Harlem
Pose
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown, This is Us - Winner
Billy Porter, Pose
Damson Idris, Snowfall
Forest Whitaker, Godfather of Harlem
Kofi Siriboe, Queen Sugar
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Angela Bassett, 9-1-1 – Winner
Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Queen Sugar
Octavia Spencer, Truth Be Told
Queen Latifah, The Equalizer
Rutina Wesley, Queen Sugar
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Power Book II: Ghost (Starz) - Winner
Alex R. Hibbert, The Chi
Daniel Ezra, All American
Giancarlo Esposito, Godfather of Harlem
Joe Morton, Our Kind of People
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Mary J. Blige, Power Book II: Ghost (Starz) - Winner
Alfre Woodard, SEE
Bianca Lawson, Queen Sugar
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Susan Kelechi Watson, This is Us
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Colin in Black & White – (Netflix) - Winner
Genius: Aretha
Love Life
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
The Underground Railroad
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Kevin Hart, True Story (Netflix) – Winner
Anthony Mackie, Solos
Jaden Michael, Colin in Black & White
Wesley Snipes, True Story
William Jackson Harper, Love Life
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Taraji P. Henson, Annie Live! - Winner
Betty Gabriel, Clickbait
Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
Danielle Brooks, Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Jodie Turner-Smith, Anne Boleyn
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE,
LIMITED-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Courtney B. Vance, Genius: Aretha (National Geographic) – Winner
Keith David, Black As Night
Tituss Burgess, Annie Live!
Will Catlett, True Story
William Jackson Harper, The Underground Railroad
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Regina Hall, Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu ) - Winner
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Anika Noni Rose, Maid
Pauletta Washington, Genius: Aretha
Sheila Atim, The Underground Railroad
OUTSTANDING NEW/INFORMATION (Series or Special)
The Reidout (MSNBC) - Winner
Blood on Black Wall Street: The Legacy of the Tulsa Massacre
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
Soul of A Nation
Unsung
OUTSTANDING TALK SERIES
Red Table Talk – Facebook Watch) - Winner
Desus & Mero
Hart to Heart
Tamron Hall
The Real
OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM, REALITY COMPETITION OR GAME SHOW (Series) Wild 'n Out (VH1) - Winner
Celebrity Family Feud
Iyanla: Fix My Life
Sweet Life: Los Angeles
The Voice
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SHOW (Series or Special)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) - Winner
A Black Lady Sketch Show
BET Awards 2021
Dave Chappelle: The Closer
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Family Reunion (Netflix) - Winner
Ada Twist, Scientist
Karma's World
Raven’s Home
Waffles + Mochi
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Miles Brown, black-ish (ABC) - Winner
Alayah "Lay Lay" High, That Girl Lay Lay
Celina Smith, Annie Live!
Elisha 'EJ' Williams, The Wonder Years
Eris Baker, This Is Us
OUTSTANDING HOST IN A TALK OR NEWS/INFORMATION (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith, Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch) – Winner
Joy Reid, The Reidout
Daniel "Desus Nice" Baker, Joel "The Kid Mero" Martinez, Desus & Mero
Garcelle Beauvais, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai Jenkins, The Real
LeBron James, The Shop: Uninterrupted
OUTSTANDING HOST IN A REALITY/REALITY COMPETITION, GAME SHOW OR VARIETY (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Trevor Noah, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) - Winner
Alfonso Ribeiro, America's Funniest Home Videos
Amber Ruffin, The Amber Ruffin Show
Cedric The Entertainer, 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Iyanla Vanzant, Iyanla: Fix My Life
OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE
Maya Rudolph,Saturday Night Live (NBC) - Winner
Alani "La La" Anthony, The Chi
Christina Elmore, Insecure
Daniel Kaluuya, Saturday Night Live
Erika Alexander, Run the World
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES
We The People (Netflix) - Winner
Big Mouth
Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz
Super Sema
Yasuke
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE (Television)
Cree Summer, Rugrats (Nickelodeon) - Winner
Angela Bassett, Malika: The Lion Queen
Billy Porter, Fairfax
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Karma's World
Keke Palmer, Big Mouth
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM SERIES - Comedy or Drama
Between the Scenes - The Daily Show (Comedy Central) - Winner
Dark Humor
Della Mae
The Disney Launchpad: Shorts Incubator
Two Sides: Unfaithful
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM SERIES OR SPECIAL – Reality/Nonfiction
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day (Paramount +) - Winner
Life By The Horns
Memory Builds The Monument
Widen the Screen: 8:46 Films
Through Our Eyes: Shelter
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE (Television)
Angel Kristi Williams, Colin in Black & White (Netflix) – Winner
Cierra Glaude, Queen Sugar
Deborah Riley Draper, The Legacy of Black Wall Street
Halcyon Person, Karma's World
Quyen Tran, Maid
RECORDING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING NEW ARTIST
Saweetie – Best Friend FT. Doja Cat (ICY/Warner Records) - Winner
Cynthia Erivo
Jimmie Allen
Tems
Zoe Wees
OUTSTANDING MALE ARTIST
Anthony Hamilton – Love Is The New Black (My Music Box LLC/BMG) - Winner
Drake
Givēon
J. Cole
Lil Nas X
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ARTIST
Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Talex (RCA Records) – Winner
H.E.R
Ari Lennox
Beyoncé
Chlöe
OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ALBUM
Overcomer -T amela Mann (Tillyman Music Group) - Winner
Anthems & Glory - Todd Dulaney
Believe For It-CeCe Winans
Jonny x Mali: Live in L.A.-Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music
Power -Jason McGee & The Choir
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL SONG
"Essence" - Wizkid feat. Tems and Justin Bieber (RCA Records/Starboy/Sony Music International) - Winner
"Peru" - Fireboy DML
"Somebody's Son" - Tiwa Savage feat. Brandy
"Touch It" - KiDi
"Understand" - Omah Lay
OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO/VISUAL ALBUM
"Essence" - Wizkid feat. Tems (RCA Records/Starboy/Sony Music International) - Winner
"Best Friend" - Saweetie feat. Doja Cat
"Fye Fye" - Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe
"Have Mercy" - Chlöe
"Leave The Door Open" - Silk Sonic
OUTSTANDING ALBUM
Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records) - Winner
An Evening with Silk Sonic - Silk Sonic
Back of My Mind - H.E.R.
Certified Lover Boy - Drake
When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time - Givēon
OUTSTANDING SOUNDTRACK/COMPILATION ALBUM
The Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) - JAY-Z and Jeymes Samuel (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Geneva Club/Roc Nation Records, LLC) - Winner
Coming 2 America (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)- Eddie Murphy, Craig Brewer, Kevin Misher, Randy Spendlove, Jeff Harleston, Brittney Ramsdell
Judas and the Black Messiah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Mark Isham and Craig Harris
Respect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Jason Michael Webb and Stephen Bray
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Music from the Motion Picture) - Salaam Remi, Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq, Warren “E” Felder, Downtown Trevor Brown
OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN SONG
"Help Me" - Tamela Mann feat. The Fellas (Tillyman Music Group) - Winner
"Believe For It" - CeCe Winans
"Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)" - H.E.R. and Tauren Wells
"Overcome 2021" - Kirk Franklin
"Time for Reparations" - Sounds of Blackness
OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM – INSTRUMENTAL
Sounds from the Ancestors - Kenny Garrett (Mack Avenue Music Group) - Winner
Forever…Jaz - Jazmin Ghent
Love Languages - Nathan Mitchell
Somewhere Different - Brandee Younger
The Magic of Now - Orrin Evans
OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM – Vocal
Generations - The Baylor Project (Be A Light) – Winner
Dear Love - Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force
Ledisi Sings Nina - Ledisi
Let There Be Love - Freda Payne
SALSWING! - Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
OUTSTANDING SOUL/R&B SONG
"Pick Up Your Feelings" - Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records) - Winners
"Damage" - H.E.R.
"Be Alive" - Beyoncé
"Have Mercy" - Chlöe
"Leave The Door Open" - Silk Sonic
OUTSTANDING HIP HOP/RAP SONG
"Fye Fye" - Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe (TOBE Nwigwe LLC) - Winner
"Best Friend" - Saweetie feat. Doja Cat
"Industry Baby" - Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow
"My Life" - J. Cole feat. 21 Savage and Morray
"Way 2 Sexy" - Drake
OUTSTANDING DUO, GROUP OR COLLABORATION (Traditional)|
Silk Sonic - "Leave the Door Open" (Atlantic/Aftermath) – Winner
Anthony Hamilton feat. Jennifer Hudson - "Superstar"
Chlöe x Halle - "Georgia On My Mind"
Jazmine Sullivan feat. H.E.R. - "Girl Like Me"
Leela James feat. Anthony Hamilton - "Complicated (Remix)"
OUTSTANDING DUO, GROUP OR COLLABORATION (Contemporary)
Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe - "Fye Fye" (Tobe Nwigwe LLC) - Winner
Chris Brown feat. Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk and Latto - "Go Crazy (Remix)"
Doja Cat feat. SZA - "Kiss Me More"
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug - "Way 2 Sexy"
H.E.R. feat. Chris Brown - "Come Through"
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY (Film)
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power (Greenwich Entertainment) - Winner
Attica
My Name Is Pauli Murray
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Tina
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY (Television)
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (Netflix) - Winner
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Insecure Documentary
WRITING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Issa Rae – Insecure -"Everything's Gonna Be, Okay?!" (HBO) - Winner
Ashley Nicole Black - Ted Lasso - "Do the Right-est Thing"
Leann Bowen - Ted Lasso - "Lavender"
Maya Erskine – Pen15 - "Blue in Green"
Temi Wilkey - Sex Education - "Episode #3.6"
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Davita Scarlett -The Good Fight (Paramount+) - Winner
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Aurin Squire – Evil - "C Is For Cop""
Malcolm Spellman - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - "New World Order"
Nkechi Okoro Carroll - All American - "Homecoming"
Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy – Pose - "Series Finale"
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Abdul Williams – Salt-N-Pepa (Lifetime Movie Network) – Winner
Mario Miscione, Marcella Ochoa - Madres
Monique N. Matthew - A Holiday In Harlem
Sameer Gardezi - Hot Mess Holiday
Sherman Payne - Black As Night
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A MOTION PICTURE
Shaka King, Will Berson, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas - Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Winner
Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris - Zola
Jeymes Samuel, Boaz Yakin - The Harder They Fall
Virgil Williams - A Journal for Jordan
Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele - Candyman
DIRECTING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle - South Side – "Tornado" (208) - Winner
Melina Matsoukas – Insecure - "Reunited, Okay?!"
Neema Barnette – Harlem - "Once Upon A Time in Harlem"
Prentice Penny – Insecure - "Everything's Gonna Be, Okay?!"
Tiffany Johnson - Black Monday - "Eight!"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Barry Jenkins - The Underground Railroad – (Amazon Studios) - Winner
Anthony Hemingway - Genius: Aretha "Respect"
Carl Seaton – Snowfall - "Fight or Flight"
Carl Seaton - Godfather of Harlem - "The Bonanno Split"
Hanelle Culpepper - True Story - "Like Cain Did Abel"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Kenny Leon - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime) – Winner
Jaffar Mahmood - Hot Mess Holiday
Mario Van Peebles - Salt-N-Pepa
Maritte Lee Go - Black As Night
Veronica Rodriguez - Let's Get Merried
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A MOTION PICTURE|
Shaka King - Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures) - Winner
Denzel Washington - A Journal for Jordan
Jeymes Samuel - The Harder They Fall
Lin-Manuel Miranda - tick tick...BOOM!
Reinaldo Marcus Green - King Richard
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DOCUMENTARY (Television or Motion Picture)
Andre Gaines - The One and Only Dick Gregory
Dawn Porter - Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer
Sam Pollard - MLK/FBI
Samantha Knowles, Yoruba Richen, Geeta Gandbhir, Nadia Hallgren - Black and Missing
Spike Lee - NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½
LITERARY CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Fiction
Long Division - Kiese Laymon - Winner
Harlem Shuffle - Colson Whitehead
Libertie - Kaitlyn Greenidge
The Man Who Lived Underground - Richard Wright
The Perishing - Natashia Deón
OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Nonfiction
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story - Nikole Hannah-Jones (Penguin Random House) - Winner
Dance Theatre of Harlem - Judy Tyrus, Paul Novosel
Just As I Am - Cicely Tyson
My Remarkable Journey - Katherine Johnson
Renegades: Born in the USA - Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen
OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Debut Author
Just As I Am - Cicely Tyson (Amistad) – Winner
My Remarkable Journey - Katherine Johnson
Other Black Girl: A Novel - Zakiya Dalila Harris
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts - Rebecca Hal
OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Biography/Autobiography
Will- Will Smith – (Penguin Random House) - Winner
Just As I Am - Cicely Tyson
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement- Tarana Burke
Unprotected: A Memoir - Billy Porter
Until I Am Free - Keisha Blain
OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Instructional
Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business) - Tabitha Brown (HarperCollins Publishers) - Winner
Diversity Is Not Enough: A Roadmap to Recruit, Develop and Promote Black Leaders in America - Keith Wyche
Permission to Dream - Chris Gardner
Teaching Black History to White People - Leonard N. Moore
The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations - Robert Livingston
OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Poetry
Perfect Black - Crystal Wilkinson – ( University Press of Kentucky) - Winner
Playlist for the Apocalypse - Rita Dove
Such Color: New and Selected Poems - Tracy K. Smith
The Wild Fox of Yemen - Threa Almontaser
What Water Knows: Poems - Jacqueline Jones LaMon
OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Children
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words - Stacey Abrams, Kitt (HarperCollins) - Winner
OUTSTBlack Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy - Misty Copeland
Change Sings - Amanda Gorman, Loren Long
Time for Bed, Old House - Janet Costa Bates, A.G. Ford
When Langston Dances - Kaija Langley, Keith Mallett
OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Youth/Teens
Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé – (Feiwel & Friends/Macmillian) - Winner
Happily Ever Afters - Elise Bryant
The Cost of Knowing - Brittney Morris
When You Look Like Us - Pamela N. Harris
Wings of Ebony - J. Elle
PODCAST CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING NEWS AND INFORMATION PODCAST
Blindspot: Tulsa Burning - Winner
#SundayCivics
After the Uprising: The Death of Danyé Dion Jones
Into America
Un(re)solved
OUTSTANDING LIFESTYLE/SELF-HELP PODCAST
Two Funny Mamas: Sherri Shepherd & Kym Whitley – Winner
Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
The SonRise Project Podcast
Under Construction w/ Tamar Braxton
OUTSTANDING SOCIETY AND CULTURE PODCAST
Jemele Hill is Unbothered - Winner
Beyond the Scenes - The Daily Show
Professional Troublemaker
Questlove Supreme
Super Soul Podcast
OUTSTANDING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST
Jemele Hill is Unbothered - Winner
Club Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe
Questlove Supreme
Reasonably Shady
The History of Sketch Comedy with Keegan-Michael Key
SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
@Euniquejg - Eunique Jones GIbson
@KevOnStage - Kevin Fredericks
@Laronhinesofficial - Laron Hines
@_Lyneezy - Lanae Vanee
@Terrellgrice - Terrell Grice