2025 NAACP Image Awards Winners!

56TH lOGO

The star-studded 56th annual ceremony hosted by actor-comedian Deon Cole aired live Saturday, February 22, on BET and CBS from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA.

Vice President Kamala Harris received the Chairman’s Award, Dave Chappelle earned the President’s Award, and the Wayans family were inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame.

The winners are:

Entertainer of the Year
WINNER - Keke Palmer
Cynthia Erivo
Kendrick Lamar
Kevin Hart
Shannon Sharpe

Outstanding Social Media Personality of the Year
WINNER - Shirley Raines
Kai Cenat
Keith Lee
RaeShanda Lias
Tony Baker

Outstanding Motion Picture
WINNER - The Six Triple Eight
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
The Piano Lesson
Wicked
The Piano Lesson. 

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
WINNER - Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys: Ride or Die 
André Holland, Exhibiting Forgiveness
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
John David Washington, The Piano Lesson
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Bob Marley: One Love

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
WINNER - Kerry Washington, The Six Triple Eight 
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Lashana Lynch, Bob Marley: One Love

Lupita Nyong'o, A Quiet Place: Day One
Regina King, Shirley

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
WINNER - Denzel Washington, Gladiator II 
Brian Tyree Henry, The Fire Inside
Corey Hawkins, The Piano Lesson
David Alan Grier, The American Society of Magical Negroes
Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
-WINNER - Ebony Obsidian, The Six Triple Eight 
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Exhibiting Forgiveness
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nickel Boys
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Lynn Whitfield, Albany Road

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
- WINNER - Sing Sing
Albany Road
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Rob Peace
We Grown Now

Outstanding International Motion Picture
 -WINNER - Emilia Pérez
El lugar de la otra
Memoir of a Snail
The Seed of the Sacred
The Wall Street Boy - Kipkemboi

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
-WINNER - Ebony Obsidian, The Six Triple Eight
Brandon Wilson, Nickel Boys

Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Ryan Destiny, The Fire Inside

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
- WINNER - The Six Triple Eight
 Bob Marley: One Love
The Book of Clarence

The Piano Lesson
Wicked

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture |
- WINNER - Inside Out 2
Kung Fu Panda 4

Moana 2
Piece by Piece
The Wild Robot

Outstanding Character Voice–Over Performance – Motion Picture
- WINNER - Blue Ivy Carter, Mufasa: The Lion King
Aaron Pierre, Mufasa: The Lion King

Anika Noni Rose, Mufasa: The Lion King
Ayo Edebiri, Inside Out 2
Lupita Nyong'o, The Wild Robot

Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)
-Winner - Superman Doesn't Steal 
Chocolate with Sprinkles
Definitely Not a Monster
If They Took Us Back
My Brother & Me

Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
- WINNER - Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz "Jackie Robinson"
 if(fy)
Self
Walk in the Light
Nate & John

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
- WINNER - Malcolm Washington, The Piano Lesson 
David Fortune, Color Book
RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys

Titus Kaphar, Exhibiting Forgiveness
Zoë Kravitz, Blink Twice

Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture
- WINNER- Skylar Aleece Smith, The Piano Lesson 
Anthony B. Jenkins, The Deliverance

Blake Cameron James, We Grown Now
Jeremiah Daniels, Color Book
Percy Daggs IV, Never Let Go

Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture
 - WINNER- Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys
Andrés Arochi, Longlegs

Justin Derry, She Taught Love
Lachlan Milne, Exhibiting Forgiveness
Rob Hardy, The Book of Clarence

Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary - WINNER
How to Die Alone

Poppa's House
The Neighborhood
The Upshaws

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
- WINNER - Damon Wayans, Poppa’s House 
Cedric The Entertainer, The Neighborhood
David Alan Grier, St. Denis Medical

Delroy Lindo, UnPrisoned
Mike Epps, The Upshaws

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
- WINNER - Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary 
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Kerry Washington, UnPrisoned
Natasha Rothwell, How to Die Alone
Tichina Arnold, The Neighborhood

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- WINNER - Damon Wayans Jr., Poppa’s House
Giancarlo Esposito, The Gentlemen

Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
William Stanford Davis, Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- WINNER - Danielle Pinnock, Ghosts
Ego Nwodim, Saturday Night Live

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Wanda Sykes, The Upshaws
Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams in Abbott Elementary. 

Outstanding Drama Series
- WINNER - Cross 
9-1-1
Bel Air
Found
Reasonable Doubt

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
- WINNER - Michael Rainey Jr., Power Book II: Ghost 
Aldis Hodge, Cross
Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Harold Perrineau, FROM
Jabari Banks, Bel-Air

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
- WINNER - Queen Latifah, The Equalizer 
Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
Emayatzy Corinealdi, Reasonable Doubt
Shanola Hampton, Found

Zoe Saldaña, Lioness

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- WINNER- Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Power Book II: Ghost
Adrian Holmes, Bel-Air

Isaiah Mustafa, Cross
Jacob Latimore, The Chi
Morris Chestnut, Reasonable Doubt

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- WINNER - Lynn Whitfield, The Chi 
Adjoa Andoh, Bridgerton
Coco Jones, Bel-Air
Golda Rosheuvel, Bridgerton
Lorraine Toussaint, The Equalizer

sion (Series, Special or Movie)
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist - WINNER
Genius: MLK/X
Griselda
Rebel Ridge
The Madness

Outstanding Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
- WINNER - Aaron Pierre, Rebel Ridge
Colman Domingo, The Madness

Kelvin Harrison Jr., Genius: MLK/X
Kevin Hart, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Laurence Fishburne, Clipped

Outstanding Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie
- WINNER - Naturi Naughton, Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Sanaa Lathan, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Uzo Aduba, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
- WINNER - Samuel L. Jackson, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Don Cheadle, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Luke James, Them: The Scare
Ron Cephas Jones, Genius: MLK/X
Terrence Howard, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
- WINNER - Taraji P. Henson, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 
Brandy Norwood, Descendants: The Rise of Red
Jayme Lawson, Genius: MLK/X
Loretta Devine, Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love
Sanaa Lathan, Young. Wild. Free.

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
- WINNER - The ReidOut 
Black Men’s Summit
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Laura Coates Live
NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Outstanding Talk Series
- WINNER - The Jennifer Hudson Show 
Hart to Heart
Sherri
Tamron Hall Show
The Shop Season 7

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
- WINNER - Celebrity Family Feud
Password

Rhythm + Flow
The Real Housewives of Potomac
Tia Mowry: My Next Act

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
- WINNER - Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...
BET Awards 2024
Deon Cole: Ok, Mister

Katt Williams: Woke Foke
Saturday Night Liv

Outstanding Children’s Program
- WINNER - Gracie's Corner
Craig of the Creek
Descendants: The Rise of Red

Sesame Street
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series)
- WINNER - Leah Sava’ Jeffries, Percy Jackson and the Olympians 
Caleb Elijah, Cross
Graceyn Hollingsworth, Gracie’s Corner
Melody Hurd, Cross
TJ Mixson, The Madness

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
- WINNER - Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show 
Abby Phillip, NewsNight with Abby Phillip
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Joy Reid, The Reidout

Sherri Shepherd, Sherri

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
- WINNER - Keke Palmer, Password 
Alfonso Ribeiro, Dancing with the Stars
Nick Cannon, The Masked Singer

Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Taraji P. Henson, BET Awards 2024

Outstanding Guest Performance
 - WINNER - Marlon Wayans, Bel-Air
Ayo Edebiri, Saturday Night Live

Cree Summer, Abbott Elementary
Keegan-Michael Key, Abbott Elementary
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Animated Series
- WINNER - Gracie's Corner
Disney Jr.'s Ariel
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Iwájú
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
 - WINNER - Cree Summer, Rugrats
Angela Bassett, Orion and the Dark
Cree Summer, The Legend of Vox Machina

Dawnn Lewis, Star Trek: Lower Decks
Keke Palmer, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction /Documentary
 - WINNER - The Prince of Death Row Records
In the Margins
NCAA Basketball on CBS Sports
Roots of Resistance
SC Featured

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
 - WINNER - Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Diarra Kilpatrick, Diarra From Detroit

Maurice Williams, The Madness
Thembi L. Banks, Young. Wild. Free.
Vince Staples, The Vince Staples Show

Outstanding New Artist
- WINNER - Doechii
Myles Smith
Samoht
Shaboozey
Tyla

Outstanding Male Artist
- WINNER - Chris Brown
J. Cole

Kendrick Lamar
October London
Usher

Outstanding Female Artist
- WINNER - Beyoncé
Coco Jones
Doechii
GloRilla
H.E.R.

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
- WINNER - Live Breathe Fight, Tamela Mann
Heart of a Human, DOE
Still Karen, Karen Clark Sheard

Sunny Days, Yolanda Adams
The Maverick Way Reimagined, Maverick City Music

Outstanding International Song
- WINNER - “Hmmm," Chris Brown feat. Davido
“Close," Skip Marley
“Jump," Tyla

“Love Me JeJe," Tems
“Piece of My Heart," Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
- WINNER - “Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar
“Alright," Victoria Monét
“Alter Ego (ALTERnate Version)," Doechii, JT
“Boy Bye," Chloe Bailey
“Yeah Glo!," GloRilla

Outstanding Album
- WINNER - Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé
Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii
Cape Town to Cairo, PJ Morton
Coming Home, Usher
Glorious, GloRilla

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
– WINNER - Wicked: The Soundtrack 
Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack)
Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Original Series)
Reasonable Doubt (Season 2) (Original Soundtrack)
The Book of Clarence (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
- WINNER - “Working for Me," Tamela Mann
“Church Doors," Yolanda Adams
“Do It Anyway," Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“God Problems (Not By Power)," Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick
“I Prayed for You (Said a Prayer)," MAJOR.

Outstanding Jazz Album
- WINNER - Portrait, Samara Joy
Creole Orchestra, Etienne Charles
Epic Cool, Kirk Whalum
Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies, Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni
On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute, Matthew Whitaker

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
- WINNER - “Residuals," Chris Brown
“16 CARRIAGES," Beyoncé
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)," Coco Jones
“I Found You," PJ Morton
“Saturn," SZA

Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
- WINNER - “Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar
“Mamushi," Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
“Murdergram Deux," LL Cool J feat. Eminem
“Noid," Tyler, the Creator
“Yeah Glo!," GloRilla

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
- WINNER - Adam Blackstone & Fantasia, "Summertime”
Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon, "Watcha Done Now”

Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick, "God Problems (Not By Power)”
Muni Long & Mariah Carey, "Made for Me”
Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain, "Thankful”

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
– WINNER - Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz, “Piece of My Heart”
FLO & GloRilla, “In My Bag”
GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore, “RAIN DOWN ON ME”
USHER & Burna Boy, “Coming Home”
Victoria Monét feat. Usher, “SOS” (Sex on Sight)

Outstanding Original Score for Television/Motion Picture
 - WINNER - Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack)
Challengers (Original Score)
Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The American Society of Magical Negroes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Book of Clarence (Original Motion Picture Score)

Outstanding Documentary (Film)
- WINNER - Luther: Never Too Much
Daughters
Frida
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
The Greatest Night in Pop

Outstanding Documentary (Television)
WINNER - Black Barbie: A Documentary -
Black Twitter: A People's History
Gospel
Simone Biles Rising
Sprint

Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film)
– WINNER - How to Sue the Klan
 Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps

Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call
Judging Juries
Silent Killer

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
- WINNER - Crystal Jenkins — No Good Deed, "Letters of Intent"
Ashley Nicole Black — Shrinking, "Changing Patterns"

Brittani Nichols — Abbott Elementary, "Breakup"Diarra Kilpatrick — Diarra From Detroit, "Chasing Ghosts"
Jordan Temple — Abbott Elementary, "Smoking" (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
- WINNER - Ben Watkins — Cross, "Hero Complex"
Azia Squire — Bridgerton, "Tick Tock"
Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover — Mr. & Mrs. Smith, "First Date"

Geetika Lizardi — Bridgerton, "Joining of Hands"
Lauren Gamble — Bridgerton, "Old Friends"

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
- WINNER-  Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks, — Young. Wild. Free.
Brandon Espy, Carl Reid — Mr. Crocket

Bree West, Chazitear, A Wesley South African Christmas
Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana — Música
Tina Mabry, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Cee Marcellus — The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
- WINNER - RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes — Nickel Boys 
Barry Jenkins — The Fire Inside
Steve McQueen — Blitz
Titus Kaphar — Exhibiting Forgiveness
Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
- WINNER - Tiffany Johnson — How to Die Alone, "Trust No One"
Ayo Edebiri — The Bear, "Napkins"

Bentley Kyle Evans — Mind Your Business, "The Reunion"
Robbie Countryman — The Upshaws, "Ain't Broke"
William Smith — The Vince Staples Show, "Brown Family"

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
- WINNER - Rapman — Supacell, "Supacell"
Carl Franklin — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, "Blame It on the Rain"
Marta Cunningham — Genius: MLK/X, "Protect Us"
Marta Cunningham — Genius: MLK/X, "Who We Are"
Paris Barclay — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary, or Special
- WINNER - Tina Mabry — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can Eat 
Kelley Kali — Kemba
Marcelo Gama — BET Awards 2024
Shanta Fripp — Black Men’s Summit
Thembi L. Banks — Young. Wild. Free

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
 - WINNER - RaMell Ross — Nickel Boys
Jeymes Samuel — The Book of Clarence
Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson
Reinaldo Marcus Green — Bob Marley: One Love
Steve McQueen — Blitz

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
- WINNER - Dawn Porter — Luther: Never Too Much 
Bao Nguyen — The Greatest Night in Pop
Deborah Riley Draper — James Brown: Say It Loud

Jason Pollard, Sam Pollard — Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
Nneka Onuorah — Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
- WINNER - One of Us Knows: A Thriller — Alyssa Cole
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde — Tia Williams

Grown Woman — Sarai Johnson
Neighbors and Other Stories — Diane Oliver, Tayari Jones (Foreword)
What You Leave Behind — Wanda M. Morris

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
- WINNER - Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest — Fawn Weaver
A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune — Noliwe Rooks

Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories that Changed the World — Daniela Edmeier, Damarius Johnson, Nicholas B. Breyfogle and Steven Conn
The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience — Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America — Larry Tye

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
- WINNER - Grown Woman — Sarai Johnson
A Kind of Madness — Uche Okonkwo
AfroCentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture — Shirley Neal
Masquerade — O.O. Sangoyomi

Swift River — Essie Chambers

 Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
- WINNER - Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America — Joy-Ann Reid
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me — Whoopi Goldberg
By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie's Smile and Mental Illness ― Her Story in Her Own Words — Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins
Do It Anyway: Don't Give Up Before It Gets Good — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Sarah Jakes Roberts (Foreword)
Lovely One: A Memoir — Ketanji Brown Jackson

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
- WINNER - Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair — Tomesha Faxio
Black Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionally Reclaiming Your Delight — Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggets
I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free (A Feeding the Soul Book) — Tabitha Brown
Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us — Chanté Griffin
Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Inner Resilience — Rebecca Moore (Author), Amberlee Green (Illustrator)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
- WINNER This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets — Kwame Alexander Bluff: Poems — Danez Smith
Good Dress — Brittany Rogers
Load in Nine Times: Poems — Frank X Walker
Song of My Softening — Omotara James

Outstanding Literary Work – Children
- WINNER - You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book — Taraji P. Henson (Author), Paul Kellam (Illustrator)
All I Need to Be — Rachel Ricketts (Author), Tiffany Rose (Illustrator) with Luana Horry
Cicely Tyson — Renée Watson (Author), Sherry Shine (Illustrator)
Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair — Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
My Hair Is a Book — Maisha Oso (Author), London Ladd (Illustrator)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
- WINNER - Brushed Between Cultures: A YA Coming of Age Novel Set in Brooklyn, New York — Samarra St. Hilaire
American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky — Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein
Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers The Story of the Last Black Cargo — Zora Neale Hurston, Ibram X. Kendi (Adapted by), Jazzmen Lee-Johnson (Illustrator)
Black Star: The Door of No Return — Kwame Alexander
Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel (Shot Clock, 2) — Caron Butler and Justin A. Reynolds

Outstanding Graphic Novel
- WINNER - Punk Rock Karaoke — Bianca Xunise
Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined — David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson

Black Defender: The Awakening — Dr. David Washington, Mr. Zhengis Tasbolatov (Illustrator), Mr. Billy Blanks (Foreword)
Gamerville — Johnnie Christmas
Ghost Roast — Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Emily Cannon (Illustrator)

Outstanding News and Information Podcast
- WINNER - Native Land Pod 
#SundayCivics
After the Uprising
Into America: Uncounted Millions
The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Outstanding Lifestyle/Self–Help Podcast
- WINNER - We Don’t Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling 
Balanced Black Girl
Is This Going to Cause An Argument
The R Spot with Iyanla
Therapy for Black Girls

Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast
- WINNER - Club Shay Shay 
Baby, This is Keke Palmer
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
We Don't Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling
What now? with Trevor Noah

Outstanding Sports, Arts and Entertainment Podcast
- WINNER - Two Funny Mamas 
Naked Sports with Cari Champion
Nightcap
Questlove Supreme
R&B Money Podcast

Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form
- WINNER - Stranded 
About the Journey
Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown
The Wonder of Stevie
When We Win wih Maya Rupert

Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)
-Winner - Paul Tazewell — Wicked
Ernesto Martinez — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Megan Coates — Shirley
Gersha Phillips — The Big Cigar
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck — The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Make-up (Television or Film)
- WINNER - Debi Young — Shirley 
Carol Rasheed — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Rebecca Lee — Shōgun

Matiki Anoff — The Book of Clarence
Para Malden — The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film)
- WINNER - Lawrence Davis — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 
Terry Hunt — Bel-Air
Nakoya Yancey — Shirley

Brian Badie — The Penguin
Andrea Mona Bowman — The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)
- WINNER - Rebel Ridge 
Cross
Grotesquerie
Red One
Them: The Scare