2022 Screen Actors Guild Winners List

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The   Screen Actors Guild Awards honors the 2021 television and film performances.

Helen Mirren was honored with the SAG Life Achievement Award.

The full list of winners are:
Television Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Michael Keaton, "Dopesick (Hulu) - WINNER

Murray Bartlett, "The White Lotus"
Oscar Isaac, "Scenes From a Marriage"
Ewan McGregor, "Halston"
Evan Peters, "Mare of Easttown"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Kate Winslet, "Mare of Easttown" (HBO) - WINNER

Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus"
Cynthia Erivo, "Genius: Aretha"
Margaret Qualley, "Maid"
Jean Smart, "Mare of Easttown"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Lee Jung-jae, "Squid Game" (Netflix) - WINNER

Brian Cox, "Succession"
Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show"
Kieran Culkin, "Succession"
Jeremy Strong, "Succession"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jung Ho-yeon, "Squid Game" (Netflix) - WINNER

Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show"
Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"
Sarah Snook, "Succession"
Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+) - WINNER

Michael Douglas, "The Kominsky Method"
Brett Goldstein, "Ted Lasso"
Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building"
Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart, "Hacks" (HBO) - WINNER

Elle Fanning, "The Great"
Sandra Oh, "The Chair"
Juno Temple, "Ted Lasso"
Hannah Waddingham, "Ted Lasso"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
"Succession" (HBO) - WINNER

"The Handmaid's Tale"
"The Morning Show"
"Squid Game"
"Yellowstone"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
"Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+) - WINNER

"The Great"
"Hacks"
"The Kominsky Method"
"Only Murders in the Building"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
"Squid Game" (Netflix) - WINNER

"Cobra Kai"
"The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
"Loki"
"Mare of Easttown"

Motion Picture Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Will Smith, "King Richard" (Warner Bros. Pictures/Overbrook Entertainment) - WINNER

Javier Bardem, "Being the Ricardos"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Power of the Dog"
Andrew Garfield, "Tick, Tick... Boom"
Denzel Washington, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" (HBO) - WINNER

Olivia Colman, "The Lost Daughter"
Lady Gaga, "House of Gucci"
Jennifer Hudson, "Respect"
Nicole Kidman, "Being the Ricardos"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Troy Kotsur, "CODA" (Pathe’) - WINNER

Ben Affleck, "The Tender Bar"
Bradley Cooper, "Licorice Pizza"
Jared Leto, "House of Gucci"
Kodi Smit-McPhee, "The Power of the Dog"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose, "West Side Story" (Amblin Entertainment/TSG Entertainment) - WINNER

Caitríona Balfe, "Belfast"
Cate Blanchett, "Nightmare Alley"
Kirsten Dunst, "The Power of the Dog"
Ruth Negga, "Passing"

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
"CODA" (Pathe’) - WINNER

"Belfast"
"Don't Look Up"
"House of Gucci"
"King Richard"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
"No Time to Die" (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Eon Productions) - WINNER

"Black Widow"
"Dune"
"The Matrix Resurrections"
"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"

2022 NAACP Image Awards Winners List

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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 C
HAIRMAN’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
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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
"
And the Firm Had Two Partners…
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

 

53rd NAACP Image Awards Nominees

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The NAACP Image Award will announce its winners to honor Black excellence in 2021 during their two-hour special that will be hosted by seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson, on Saturday, February 26 at 8/7c on BET.

The Image Awards highlights the wonderful achievements of people of color across television, music, literature and film, and the promotion of social justice through their creative endeavors.

Samuel L. Jackson will be presented with the NAACP Chairman’s Award and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, will receive the Social Justice Impact Award.

Presenters for this year will be Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Morgan Freeman, Questlove, Tiffany Haddish, and Zendaya and Mary J. Blige will be a featured performer.

The list of all the 2022 nominees:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Jennifer Hudson
Lil Nas X
Megan Thee Stallion
Regina King
Tiffany Haddish

MOTION PICTURE
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
Judas and the Black Messiah
King Richard
Respect
The Harder They Fall
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Jonathan Majors,The Harder They Fall
LaKeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah
Mahershala Ali, Swan Song
Will Smith, King Richard

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Halle Berry, Bruised
Jennifer Hudson, Respect
Tessa Thompson, Passing
Zendaya, Malcolm & Marie

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Algee Smith, Judas and the Black Messiah
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Delroy Lindo, The Harder They Fall
Idris Elba,The Harder They Fall
LaKeith Stanfield,The Harder They Fall

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTINGACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Audra McDonald, Respect
Danielle Deadwyler, The Harder They Fall
Dominique Fishback, Judas and the Black Messiah
Regina King,The Harder They Fall

OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MOTION PICTURE
American Skin
Bruised
CODA
Test Pattern
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE
7 Prisoners
African America
Eyimofe (This is My Desire)
Flee
The Gravedigger's Wife

OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Danny Boyd, Jr., Bruised
Jalon Christian, A Journal For Jordan
Lonnie Chavis, The Water Man
Sheila Atim, Bruised

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Coming 2 America
Judas and the Black Messiah
King Richard
Respect
The Harder They Fall

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE
Encanto
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sing 2
Vivo

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE – MOTION PICTURE
Andre Braugher, Spirit Untamed
Awkwafina, Raya and the Last Dragon
Brian Tyree Henry, Vivo
Eric André, Sing 2
Letitia Wright, Sing 2

OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM (Live Action)
Aurinko in Adagio
Blackout
The Ice Cream Stop
These Final Hours
When The Sun Sets (Lakutshon' Ilanga)

OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM(Animated)
Blush
Robin Robin
She Dreams at Sunrise
Twenty Something
Us Again

OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE (Motion Picture)
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Jamila Wignot, Ailey
Jeymes Samuel, The Harder They Fall
Liesl Tommy, Respect
Rebecca Hall, Passing

TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
black-ish
Harlem
Insecure
Run the World
The Upshaws

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
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
Loretta Devine, Family Reunion
Regina Hall, Black Monday
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Yvonne Orji, Insecure

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Deon Cole, black-ish
Kenan Thompson - Saturday Night Live
Kendrick Sampson, Insecure
Laurence Fishburne, black-ish

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Amanda Seales, Insecure
Jenifer Lewis, black-ish
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Natasha Rothwell, Insecure
Wanda Sykes, The Upshaws

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
9-1-1
All American
Godfather of Harlem
Pose
Queen Sugar

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Billy Porter, Pose
Damson Idris, Snowfall
Forest Whitaker, Godfather of Harlem
Kofi Siriboe, Queen Sugar
Sterling K. Brown, This is Us

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
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
Alex R. Hibbert, The Chi
Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Power Book II: Ghost
Daniel Ezra, All American
Giancarlo Esposito, Godfather of Harlem
Joe Morton, Our Kind of People

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Alfre Woodard, SEE
Bianca Lawson, Queen Sugar
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Mary J. Blige, Power Book II: Ghost
Susan Kelechi Watson, This is Us

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Colin in Black & White
Genius: Aretha
Love Life
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
The Underground Railroad

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

Anthony Mackie, Solos
Jaden Michael, Colin in Black & White
Kevin Har, True Story
Wesley Snipes, True Story
William Jackson Harper, Love Life

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Betty Gabriel, Clickbait
Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
Danielle Brooks, Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Jodie Turner-Smith, Anne Boleyn
Taraji P. Henson, Annie Live!

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Courtney B. Vance, Genius: Aretha
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
Anika Noni Rose, Maid
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Pauletta Washington, Genius: Aretha
Regina Hall, Nine Perfect Strangers
Sheila Atim, The Underground Railroad

OUTSTANDING NEW/INFORMATION (Series or Special)
Blood on Black Wall Street: The Legacy of the Tulsa Massacre
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
Soul of A Nation
The Reidout
Unsung

OUTSTANDING TALK SERIES
Desus & Mero
Hart to Heart
Red Table Talk
Tamron Hall
The Real

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM, REALITY COMPETITION OR GAME SHOW (Series)

Celebrity Family Feud
Iyanla: Fix My Life
Sweet Life: Los Angeles
The Voice
Wild 'n Out

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SHOW (Series or Special)
A Black Lady Sketch Show
BET Awards 2021
Dave Chappelle: The Closer
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Ada Twist, Scientist
Family Reunion
Karma's World
Raven’s Home
Waffles + Mochi

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Alayah "Lay Lay" High, That Girl Lay Lay
Celina Smith, Annie Live!
Elisha 'EJ' Williams, The Wonder Years
Eris Baker, This Is Us
Miles Brown, black-ish

OUTSTANDING HOST IN A TALK OR NEWS/INFORMATION (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
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
Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith, Red Table Talk
LeBron James, The Shop: Uninterrupted

OUTSTANDING HOST IN A REALITY/REALITY COMPETITION, GAME SHOW OR VARIETY (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
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
Trevor Noah, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE
Alani "La La" Anthony, The Chi
Christina Elmore, Insecure
Daniel Kaluuya, Saturday Night Live
Erika Alexander, Run the World
Maya Rudolph,Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES
Big Mouth
Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz
Super Sema
We The People
Yasuke

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE (Television)
Angela Bassett, Malika: The Lion Queen
Billy Porter, Fairfax
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Karma's World
Cree Summer, Rugrats
Keke Palmer, Big Mouth

SHORT FORM SERIES - Comedy or Drama
Between the Scenes - The Daily Show
Dark Humor
Della Mae
The Disney Launchpad: Shorts Incubator
Two Sides: Unfaithful

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM SERIES OR SPECIAL – Reality/Nonfiction
Life By The Horns
Memory Builds The Monument
Widen the Screen: 8:46 Films
Through Our Eyes: Shelter
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE (Television)
Angel Kristi Williams, Colin in Black & White
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
Cynthia Erivo
Jimmie Allen
Saweetie
Tems
Zoe Wees

OUTSTANDING MALE ARTIST
Anthony Hamilton
Drake
Givēon
J. Cole
Lil Nas X

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ARTIST
H.E.R
Ari Lennox
Beyoncé
Chlöe
Jazmine Sullivan

OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ALBUM
Anthems & Glory - Todd Dulaney
Believe For It-CeCe Winans
Jonny x Mali: Live in L.A.-Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music
Overcomer -T amela Mann
Power -Jason McGee & The Choir

OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL SONG
"Essence" - Wizkid feat. Tems and Justin Bieber
"Peru" - Fireboy DML
"Somebody's Son" - Tiwa Savage feat. Brandy
"Touch It" - KiDi
"Understand" - Omah Lay

OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO/VISUAL ALBUM
"Best Friend" - Saweetie feat. Doja Cat
"Essence" - Wizkid feat. Tems
"Fye Fye" - Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe
"Have Mercy" - Chlöe
"Leave The Door Open" - Silk Sonic

OUTSTANDING ALBUM
An Evening with Silk Sonic - Silk Sonic
Back of My Mind - H.E.R.
Certified Lover Boy - Drake
Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan
When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time - Givēon

OUTSTANDING SOUNDTRACK/COMPILATION ALBUM
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 Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) - JAY-Z and Jeymes Samuel
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
"Believe For It" - CeCe Winans
"Help Me" - Tamela Mann feat. The Fellas
"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
Forever…Jaz - Jazmin Ghent
Love Languages - Nathan Mitchell
Somewhere Different - Brandee Younger
Sounds from the Ancestors - Kenny Garrett
The Magic of Now - Orrin Evans

OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM – Vocal
Dear Love - Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force
Generations - The Baylor Project
Ledisi Sings Nina - Ledisi
Let There Be Love - Freda Payne
SALSWING! - Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

OUTSTANDING SOUL/R&B SONG
"Damage" - H.E.R.
"Be Alive" - Beyoncé
"Have Mercy" - Chlöe
"Leave The Door Open" - Silk Sonic
"Pick Up Your Feelings" - Jazmine Sullivan

OUTSTANDING HIP HOP/RAP SONG
"Best Friend" - Saweetie feat. Doja Cat
"Fye Fye" - Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe
"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)|
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)"
Silk Sonic - "Leave the Door Open"

OUTSTANDING DUO, GROUP OR COLLABORATION (Contemporary)
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"
Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe - "Fye Fye"

DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY (Film)
Attica
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power
My Name Is Pauli Murray
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Tina

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY (Television)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Insecure Documentary

WRITING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ashley Nicole Black - Ted Lasso - "Do the Right-est Thing"
Issa Rae – Insecure -"Everything's Gonna Be, Okay?!"
Leann Bowen - Ted Lasso - "Lavender"
Maya Erskine – Pen15 - "Blue in Green"
Temi Wilkey - Sex Education - "Episode #3.6"

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Aurin Squire – Evil - "C Is For Cop"
Davita Scarlett -The Good Fight - "And the Firm Had Two Partners…"
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
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
Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris - Zola
Jeymes Samuel, Boaz Yakin - The Harder They Fall
Shaka King, Will Berson, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas - Judas and the Black Messiah
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"
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
Anthony Hemingway - Genius: Aretha "Respect"
Barry Jenkins - The Underground Railroad - "Indiana Winter"
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
Jaffar Mahmood - Hot Mess Holiday
Kenny Leon - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Mario Van Peebles - Salt-N-Pepa
Maritte Lee Go - Black As Night
Veronica Rodriguez - Let's Get Merried

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A MOTION PICTURE|
Denzel Washington - A Journal for Jordan
Jeymes Samuel - The Harder They Fall
Lin-Manuel Miranda - tick tick...BOOM!
Reinaldo Marcus Green - King Richard
Shaka King - Judas and the Black Messiah

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
Harlem Shuffle - Colson Whitehead
Libertie - Kaitlyn Greenidge
Long Division - Kiese Laymon
The Man Who Lived Underground - Richard Wright
The Perishing - Natashia Deón

OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Nonfiction
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
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story - Nikole Hannah-Jones

OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Debut Author
Just As I Am - Cicely Tyson
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
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
Will- Will Smith

OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - Instructional
Diversity Is Not Enough: A Roadmap to Recruit, Develop and Promote Black Leaders in America - Keith Wyche
Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business) - Tabitha Brown
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
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
OUTSTBlack Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy - Misty Copeland
Change Sings - Amanda Gorman, Loren Long
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words - Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas
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
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
#SundayCivics
After the Uprising: The Death of Danyé Dion Jones
Blindspot: Tulsa Burning
Into America
Un(re)solved

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
Under Construction w/ Tamar Braxton

STANDING SOCIETY AND CULTURE PODCAST
Beyond the Scenes - The Daily Show
Jemele Hill is Unbothered
Professional Troublemaker
Questlove Supreme
Super Soul Podcast

OUTSTANDING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST
Club Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe
Jemele Hill is Unbothered
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

30 Years of the Pan African Film and Arts Festival

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30 YEARS OF PAFF is a yearlong celebration of the Pan African Film & Arts Festival in 2022

Take a look back at The African Film & Arts Festival in pictures .

A special BEST OF PAFF RETROSPECTIVE
SERIES VIRTUAL FESTIVAL will be held FEB.
15-28 for Black History Month highlighting PAFF’s
most popular films over the past 30 years. Films will
be available on-demand.

Film listings, tickets, and pass information are at
paff.org

PAFF was founded in 1992 by award-winning actor
Danny Glover (“The Color Purple,” “Lethal Weapon”), the beloved Emmy Award-winning actress Ja’net DuBois (best known for her role as Willona in the TV series “Good Times”) and executive director, Ayuko Babu (pronounced Eye-you-co Bah-boo), an international legal, cultural and political consultant who specializes in African Affairs. PAFF is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of ethnic and racial respect and tolerance through the exhibit of films, art, and other creative expressions.

KIMSTIM PRESENTS A TRANCE FILMS PRODUCTION

WOOD AND WATER 
A FILM BY: JONAS BAK

(c) KimStim, Trance Films - Wood and Water  - Anke Bak
(c) KimStim, Trance Films - Wood and Water - Anke Bak

Director, Writer and Editor: Jonas Bak
Starring: Anke Bak, Ricky Yeung, Alexandra Batten, Patrick Lo, Theresa Bak, Patrick Shum, Edward Chan, Susanne Johnssen, Lena Ackermann, Amy Aceituna and Christel Johnssen.
Music: Brian Eno
Feature Film)
Run time: 1hour 19 minutes
Country: Germany, and Hong Kong
Language: German, English and Cantonese

WOOD AND WATER will be released theatrically in New York (MOMA) on March 24 with a Los Angeles and national release to follow.

WINNER! BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL- SPECIAL MENTION: COMPASS-PERSPEKTIVE-AWARD

OFFICIAL SELECTION: NEW DIRECTORS/ NEW FILMS FESTIVAL

With seamless grace, German director Jonas Bak moves from the tall spires of the Black Forest to the teeming skyscrapers of Hong Kong in his tranquil, deeply moving feature debut. Newly retired from her church job, Anke dreams of spending time with her grown children—including her uncommunicative and elusive son, Max, who has been living for years in Hong Kong, and who is unable to join his mother and sister back in Germany due to the ongoing pro-democracy protests.

In a daring decision, Anke, though suffering from loneliness and loss, travels to Hong Kong to find Max and perhaps also herself. The people she encounters, and her experience of the city help her to break down the inner walls she constructed years ago, and make way for a new chapter in her life.

In his hushed, wholly original approach to this fish-out-of-water set-up, Bak constructs a gentle, ambiguous fable of becoming, shot on 16mm and featuring a wondrous, naturalistic performance by his own mother, Anke Bak.

Filmmaker Jonas Bak
Filmmaker Jonas Bak

JONAS BAK - (Writer/ Director/ Editor)

Born in Konstanz in 1985, and now based in Freiburg, Jonas Bak studied film directing at Edinburgh College of Art before moving to London in 2015, and then Hong Kong in 2018 to work as a freelance film director and director of photography.

He wrote and directed two short films, WANDERDRACHEN (2016) and ONE AND MANY (2017), both of which were screened at international film festivals including Molodist, Curtacinema Rio de Janeiro and Pacific Meridian. WOOD AND WATER (2021) is his first feature film.

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ABOUT KIMSTIM

KimStim is a Brooklyn-based, full-service distribution company dedicated to releasing exceptional independent, foreign, and documentary films. KimStim brings to the US, and North American audiences selected films from around the world gleaned from the most prestigious film festivals and includes top prize winners from Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, and Tribeca. Signature releases include Hu Bo’s epic masterpiece, AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL, the 2020 Oscar Shortlisted Best International Feature HOPE, and HAPPY HOUR by the Oscar-Nominated Director of DRIVE MY CAR, Ryusuke Hamaguchi.

WEBSITE: www.kimstim.com

SOCIAL MEDIA:
IG: kimstim_films
TW: @KimStimFilms
FB: @kimstim

30 Years of Pan African Film and Arts Festival in Pictures

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Each month in 2022 a specially curated block of films will be showcased virtually under the BEST OF PAFF RETROSPECTIVE SERIES.

Each month in 2022 a specially curated block of films will be showcased virtually under the
BEST OF PAFF RETROSPECTIVE SERIES.

A special BEST OF PAFF RETROSPECTIVE SERIES VIRTUAL FESTIVAL will be held FEB. 15-28 for Black History Month highlighting PAFF’s most popular films over the past 30 years. Films will be available on-demand.

ABOUT PAFF

PAFF was founded in 1992 by award-winning actor Danny Glover (“The Color Purple,” “Lethal Weapon”), the beloved Emmy Award-winning actress Ja’net DuBois (best known for her role as Willona in the TV series “Good Times”) and executive director, Ayuko Babu (pronounced Eye-you-co Bah-boo), an international legal, cultural and political consultant who specializes in African Affairs. PAFF is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of ethnic and racial respect and tolerance through the exhibit of films, art, and other creative expressions.

2022 Nominees for THE 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS

The Oscars will take place On Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Center

All of the nominated films were released in 2021

Oscars  Marquee. Photo: Yevette Renee
Oscars Marquee. Photo: Yevette Renee

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE NOMINEES
Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield in Tick, Tick...BOOM!
Will Smith in King Richard
Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of Macbeth

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE NOMINEES 
Ciarán Hinds in Belfast
Troy Kotsur in CODA
Jesse Plemons in The Power of the Dog
J.K. Simmons in Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Power of the Dog

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE NOMINEES
Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter
Penėlope Cruz in Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman in Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart in Spencer

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE NOMINEES
Jessie Buckley in The Lost Daughter
Ariana Debose in West Side Story
Judi Dench in Belfast
Kirsten Dunst in The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis in King Richard

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM NOMINEES
Encanto - Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
FLEE - Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
Luca - Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren
The Mitchell vs. The Machines - Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht
Raya and the Last Dragon - Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho

CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEES
Dune - Greig Fraser
Nightmare Alley - Dan Laustsen
The Power of the Dog - Ari Wegner
The Tragedy of Macbeth - Bruno Delbonnel
West Side Story - Janusz Kaminski

COSTUME DESIGN NOMINEES
Cruella - Jenny Beavan
Cyrano - Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
Dune - Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan
Nightmare Alley - Luis Sequeira
West Side Story - Paul Tazewell

DIRECTING NOMINEES
Belfast - Kenneth Branagh
Drive My Car - Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion
West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE NOMINEES
Ascension - Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
Attica - Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
Flee - Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
Summer of Soul (… or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised ) - Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
Writing with Fire  - Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT NOMINEES
Audible - Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean
Lead Me Home - Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
The Queen of Basketball - Ben Proudfoot
Three Songs for Benazir - Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
When We Were Bullies - Jay Rosenblatt

FILM EDITING NOMINEES
Don’t Look Up - Hank Corwin
Dune - Joe Walker
King Richard - Pamela Martin
The Power of the Dog - Peter Sciberras
Tick, Tick... Boom! - Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM NOMINEES
Drive My Car - Japan
Flee - Denmark
The Hand of God - Italy
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom - Bhutan
The Worst Person in the World - Norway

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING NOMINEES
Coming 2 America - Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
Cruella - Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
Dune - Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr The Eyes of Tammy Faye - Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
House of Gucci - Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras

MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE NOMINEES
Don’t Look Up - Nicholas Britell
Dune - Hans Zimmer
Ecanto - Germaine Franco
Parallel Mothers - Alberto Iglesias
The Power of the Dog - Jonny Greenwood

MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG NOMINEES
Be Alive - from King Richard; Music and Lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Dos Oruguitas - from Encanto; Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Down to Joy - from Belfast; Music and Lyric by Van Morrison
No Time to Die - from No Time to Die; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell
Somehow You Do - from Four Good Days; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

BEST PICTURE NOMINEES
Belfast - Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers
Coda - Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers
Don’t Look Up - Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers
Drive My Car - Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer
Dune - Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers
King Richard - Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers
Licorice Pizza - Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
Nightmare Alley - Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers
West Side Story - Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers

PRODUCTION DESIGN NOMINEES
Dune - Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
Nightmare Alley - Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
The Power of the Dog - Production Design: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Amber Richards
The Tragedy of Macbeth - Production Design: Stefan Dechant; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
West Side Story - Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo

SHORT FILM - ANIMATED NOMINEES
Affairs of the Art - Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
BESTIA - Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
Affairs of the Art - Anton Dyakov BoxBallet
Robin Robin - Dan Ojari and Mikey Please
The Windshield Wiper - Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez

SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION NOMINEES

Ala Kachuu -Take and Run - Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
The Dress - Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki
The Long Goodbye - Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
On My Mind - Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
Please Hold - K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse

SOUND NOMINEES
Belfast - Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
Dune - Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
No Time to Die - Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
The Power of the Dog - Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
West Side Story - Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy

VISUAL EFFECTS NOMINEES
Dune - Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
Free Guy - Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
No Time to Die - Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
Spider-Man: No Way Home - Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick

WRITING - ADAPTED SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
Coda - Screenplay by Siân Heder
Drive My Car - Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
Dune - Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
The Lost Daughter - Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Power of the Dog - Written by Jane Campion

WRITING - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
Belfast - Written by Kenneth Branagh
Don’t Look Up - Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
King Richard - Written by Zach Baylin
Licorice Pizza - Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
The Worst Person in the World - Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Documentary WORST TO FIRST: The True Story of Z100 New York Nationwide release on major US and Canadian VOD platforms on February 11 

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Available on February 11th on:

US CABLE PLATFORMS INCLUDE: InDemand (Comcast, Spectrum, Charter, Cox, Frontier), DirectTV and more.

<US VOD PLATFORMS INCLUDE: Apple/ iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay, Vudu, Microsoft and more.

 CANADIAN VOD PLATFORM: Apple/ iTunes

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WORST TO FIRST: THE TRUE STORY OF Z100 NEW YORK Review

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Director, Writer, and Producer: Mitchell Stuart
Producers: Trish Hunter Shannon, Elvis Duran, David Katz and John McConnell
Cast: Scott Shannon, Elvis Duran, Jon Bon Jovi, Nile Rodgers, Clive Davis, Debbie Gibson, Joan Jett, Taylor Dayne, Tony Orlando, Joe Piscopo, “Magic” Matthew Alan, “Professor” Jonathan B. Bell,  Anita Bonita, Ross Brittain,
Pete Cosenza, Michael Ellis, Gavin DeGraw, Cathy Donovan, Gary Fisher, Frank Foti, Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton, David Hinckley, Donnie Lenner, Jim Kerr, Steve Kingston, Ken Lane, Kenny Laguna, Jimi Lumia, Tom Poleman, Geraldo Rivera, Trish Hunter Shannon, Patty Steele, Claire Stevens, Mitchell Stuart, John Sykes and Jim Wood
Genre: Feature Documentary
Rating: G
Runtime: 1 hour 4 minutes

Jon Bon Jovi from Mitchell Stuart's WORST TO FIRST (Photo Credit Gunpowder & Sky)
Jon Bon Jovi from Mitchell Stuart's WORST TO FIRST (Photo Credit Gunpowder & Sky)
Joan Jett from Mitchell Stuart's WORST TO FIRST (Photo Credit Gunpowder & Sky)
Joan Jett from Mitchell Stuart's WORST TO FIRST (Photo Credit Gunpowder & Sky)
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Taylor Dayne from Mitchell Stuart's WORST TO FIRST (Photo Credit Gunpowder and Sky)

Dare to be Different

From Secaucus, New Jersey in 1983 to taking over the media market in the Big Apple, New York, New York and becoming the 1# radio station, director, writer and a producer Mitchell Stuart's WORST TO FIRST: THE TRUE STORY OF Z100 NEW YORK tells the amazing history of Z100's rise to dominate the biggest and toughest media market in the United States.

Z100 begins its journey with DJ Scott Shannon and his out of the box and crazy format and great music of up-and-coming musical artist to legendary Elvis Duran and other Hall of Fame DJs in between. Z100 would play the music of young artist like Madonna, Jon Bon Jovi, Debbie Gibson, Joan Jett, Niles Rogers and more.

WORST TO FIRST: THE TRUE STORY OF Z100 NEW YORK features conversations with music industry legend Clive Davis, as well as Jon Bon Jovi, Debbi Gibson, Tayler Dane and others.

It is hard to imagine that the DJS at Z100There are a couple of things that stand out. The first being the realization of where Howard Stern got his radio formation. As well as the impact Z100 had on so many musical artists' early in their career.

Daring to be different with their Zoo morning show and Shock Jock format enabled Z100 to not only make a space for themselves but also to dominate the New York media market. A huge and unimaginable accomplishment at the time that is story worthy of being told.

WORST TO FIRST: THE TRUE STORY OF Z100 NEW YORK is an inspirational story of dedication and hard work against all odds that truly paid off big-time. 

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Release Date: Streaming February 11, 2022
Production Co: A Penguardia Productions, Elvis Duran Group, Workhouse Media and HQ Creative Production
Run time: 1 hour 4 minutes
Cast: Scott Shannon, Elvis Duran, Jon Bon Jovi, Nile Rodgers, Clive Davis, Debbie Gibson, Joan Jett, Taylor Dayne, Tony Orlando, Joe Piscopo, “Magic” Matthew Alan, “Professor” Jonathan B. Bell, Anita Bonita, Ross Brittain, Pete Cosenza, Michael Ellis, Gavin DeGraw, Cathy Donovan, Gary Fisher, Frank Foti, Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton, David Hinckley, Donnie Lenner, Jim Kerr, Steve Kingston, Ken Lane,
Kenny Laguna, Jimi Lumia, Tom Poleman, Geraldo Rivera, Trish Hunter Shannon, Patty Steele, Claire Stevens, Mitchell Stuart, John Sykes and Jim Wood
Director, Writer and Producer: Mitchell Stuart
Cinematography: John Carlo Serrano
Editors: Alex Dolginko, Corey Williams
Music: Martin John Butler, Alex Dolginko, Mitchell Stuart

MITCHELL STUART is a multiple film festival and Emmy-Award winning filmmaker and storyteller of compelling documentaries, groundbreaking digital series and industry-disrupting brand campaigns. Whether following his heart to tell an inspirational, against all odds story about female freedom fighters in Africa, or honoring his lifelong passion for music and filmmaking, Mitchell tells authentic stories that move and engage an audience.

Known for riveting, thought-provoking visuals and for often composing original music for the soundtracks of his films, he has been honored with 15 NY Emmy-Award Nominations for his music and entertainment documentary series, the Emmy-Award Winning Road to MSG, featuring Jay Z, Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, Z100’s Jingle Ball concerts with Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, John Mayer, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and more. Dozens of film festivals throughout the world have honored him and his partner, Cheryl Halpern, winning awards for directing, best film, social justice, world peace and humanitarian efforts with their documentaries, Natsanat (Ethiopian for freedom), Fighting to be Free and Remembering Maurits Kiek.

Working closely with the Broadway community, Mitchell spearheaded the documentary-style Tony Award Campaign for Moulin Rouge the Musical resulting in 14 Tony Award nominations. He was also directed a uniquely cinematic short film on the return to Broadway of Phantom of the Opera, and Broadway’s partnership with the MTA, The Only Sure Way to Broadway.

A proud born and bred New Yorker, his natural drive for diving deeper into his research preparation has led to stellar work with a diverse and brilliant who’s who list of musicians and newsmakers including The Who, Rod Stewart, Trevor Noah, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Jon Bon Jovi, Sting and The Foo Fighters in first concert celebrating the return of live music to Madison Square Garden post COVID-19.

A List of Films and Trailers for the Best of PAFF Retrospective Series Virtual Festival Feb. 15-28 Black History Month

41st and Central
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Agent of Change
Ancestral Voices- Esoteric African Knowledge
Bigman Wahala
Caged Birds
Coming-from-Insanity
Congo White King Red Rubber Black Death
Firestarter-The-Story-of-Bangarra
Love Jacked
Maya Angelou- And Still I Rise
Nassers Republic- The Making of Modern Egypt
October 1
Of Good Report
Rattlesnake
The Case of the Three Sided Dream
The Forgotten Kingdom
The Milkmaid
Viva -Riva