2025 NAACP Image Awards: See full list of winners

The 56th NAACP Image Awards have come to an end, unveiling a new set of winners.

Both before and during the official Feb. 22 ceremony, the organization bestowed honors upon several artists and works, with winners including Denzel Washington for Best Supporting Actor in Gladiator II, Abbott Elementary for Best Comedy Series, Cross for Best Drama Series, Sing Sing for Best Independent Motion Picture, Emilia Pérez for Best International Motion Picture, and Nickel Boys filmmaker RaMell Ross for Best Director and Best Writing, with co-writer Joslyn Barnes.

Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight also won big, nabbing Outstanding Motion Picture, with star Kerry Washington also winning Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. Beyoncé, Doechii, and Kendrick Lamar were among the musical artists honored with wins.

One of the night’s biggest winners was multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer, who made a memorably rousing speech after taking home the top prize for Entertainer of the Year.

“While we continue to ask for more money, because we need that, it’s important that we remember that what we choose and what we deem as important is enough,” Palmer told her peers. “And that’s all I want to say.”

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Comedian Dave Chappelle was also honored at the Saturday night ceremony, receiving the President’s Award, while the Wayans family — including Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kim Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. — were inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame in recognition of pioneering contributions to film, TV, sketch and stand-up comedy that have shaped Hollywood for decades.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris was in attendance as well, to accept the NAACP’s prestigious Chairman’s Award. Her nearly five-minute speech was met with applause, as she heralded the civil rights organization as a pillar of the Black community and took time to address the reelection of President Donald Trump.

“Our power has never come from having an easy path,” Harris said. “Our strength flows from our faith: faith in God, faith in each other, and our refusal to surrender to cynicism and destruction. Not because it is easy, but because it is necessary. Not because victory is guaranteed, but because the fight is worth it.”

She concluded, “While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter of our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the Oval Office, nor by the wealthiest among us. The American story will be written by you, written by us — by we the people.”

 See the complete list of winners below.

Entertainer of the Year

Cynthia Erivo
WINNER: Keke Palmer
Kendrick Lamar
Kevin Hart
Shannon Sharpe

Outstanding Motion Picture 

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
The Piano Lesson
Wicked
WINNER: The Six Triple Eight

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 

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

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture 

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
WINNER: Kerry Washington, The Six Triple Eight 
Lashana Lynch, Bob Marley: One Love
Lupita Nyong’o, A Quiet Place: Day One
Regina King, Shirley

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 

Brian Tyree Henry, The Fire Inside
Corey Hawkins, The Piano Lesson
David Alan Grier, The American Society of Magical Negroes
WINNER: Denzel Washington, Gladiator II 
Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Exhibiting Forgiveness
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nickel Boys
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
WINNER: Ebony Obsidian, The Six Triple Eight 
Lynn Whitfield, Albany Road

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture 

Albany Road
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Rob Peace
WINNER: Sing Sing
We Grown Now

Outstanding International Motion Picture 

El lugar de la otra
Memoir of a Snail
The Seed of the Sacred
The Wall Street Boy – Kipkemboi
WINNER: Emilia Pérez

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture 

Brandon Wilson, Nickel Boys
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
WINNER: Ebony Obsidian, The Six Triple Eight 
Ryan Destiny, The Fire Inside

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture 

Bob Marley: One Love
The Book of Clarence
The Piano Lesson
Wicked
WINNER: The Six Triple Eight 

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 

Aaron Pierre, Mufasa: The Lion King
Anika Noni Rose, Mufasa: The Lion King
Ayo Edebiri, Inside Out 2
WINNER: Blue Ivy Carter, Mufasa: The Lion King 
Lupita Nyong’o, The Wild Robot

Outstanding Short Form (Live Action) 

Chocolate with Sprinkles
Definitely Not a Monster
If They Took Us Back
My Brother & Me
WINNER: Superman Doesn’t Steal 

Outstanding Short Form (Animated) 

if(fy)
Self
Walk in the Light
Nate & John
WINNER: Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz “Jackie Robinson” 

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) 

David Fortune, Color Book
WINNER: Malcolm Washington, The Piano Lesson
RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys
Titus Kaphar, Exhibiting Forgiveness
Zoë Kravitz, Blink Twice

Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture

Anthony B. Jenkins, The Deliverance
Blake Cameron James, We Grown Now
Jeremiah Daniels, Color Book
Percy Daggs IV, Never Let Go
WINNER: Skylar Aleece Smith, The Piano Lesson 

Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture

Andrés Arochi, Longlegs
WINNER: Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys 
Justin Derry, She Taught Love
Lachlan Milne, Exhibiting Forgiveness
Rob Hardy, The Book of Clarence

Outstanding Comedy Series 

WINNER: Abbott Elementary 
How to Die Alone
Poppa’s House
The Neighborhood
The Upshaws

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 

Cedric The Entertainer, The Neighborhood
WINNER: Damon Wayans, Poppa’s House 
David Alan Grier, St. Denis Medical
Delroy Lindo, UnPrisoned
Mike Epps, The Upshaws

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Kerry Washington, UnPrisoned
Natasha Rothwell, How to Die Alone
WINNER: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary 
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

Outstanding Drama Series 

9-1-1
Bel Air
Found
Reasonable Doubt
WINNER: Cross 

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series 

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

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series 

Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
Emayatzy Corinealdi, Reasonable Doubt
WINNER: Queen Latifah, The Equalizer
Shanola Hampton, Found
Zoe Saldaña, Lioness

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 

Adrian Holmes, Bel-Air
WINNER: Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Power Book II: Ghost 
Isaiah Mustafa, Cross
Jacob Latimore, The Chi
Morris Chestnut, Reasonable Doubt

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 

Adjoa Andoh, Bridgerton
Coco Jones, Bel-Air
Golda Rosheuvel, Bridgerton
Lorraine Toussaint, The Equalizer
WINNER: Lynn Whitfield, The Chi 

Outstanding Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)

WINNER: Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 
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)

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
WINNER: Naturi Naughton, Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie 
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)

Don Cheadle, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Luke James, Them: The Scare
Ron Cephas Jones, Genius: MLK/X
WINNER: Samuel L. Jackson, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 
Terrence Howard, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)

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.
WINNER: Taraji P. Henson, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) 

Black Men’s Summit
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Laura Coates Live
NewsNight with Abby Phillip
WINNER: The ReidOut 

Outstanding Talk Series 

Hart to Heart
Sherri
Tamron Hall Show
The Shop Season 7
WINNER:The Jennifer Hudson Show 

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) 

BET Awards 2024
Deon Cole: Ok, Mister
Katt Williams: Woke Foke
Saturday Night Live
WINNER: Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…

Outstanding Children’s Program 

Craig of the Creek
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Sesame Street
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin
WINNER: Gracie’s Corner

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series)

Caleb Elijah, Cross
Graceyn Hollingsworth, Gracie’s Corner
WINNER: Leah Sava’ Jeffries, Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Melody Hurd, Cross
TJ Mixson, The Madness

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

Abby Phillip, NewsNight with Abby Phillip
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
WINNER: Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show 
Joy Reid, The Reidout
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble 

Alfonso Ribeiro, Dancing with the Stars
WINNER: Keke Palmer, Password 
Nick Cannon, The Masked Singer
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Taraji P. Henson, BET Awards 2024

Outstanding Guest Performance 

Ayo Edebiri, Saturday Night Live
Cree Summer, Abbott Elementary
Keegan-Michael Key, Abbott Elementary
WINNER: Marlon Wayans, Bel-Air 
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Animated Series 

Disney Jr.’s Ariel
Everybody Still Hates Chris
WINNER: Gracie’s Corner
Iwájú
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television) 

Angela Bassett, Orion and the Dark
WINNER: Cree Summer, Rugrats 
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

In the Margins
NCAA Basketball on CBS Sports
Roots of Resistance
SC Featured
WINNER: The Prince of Death Row Records 

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 

Heart of a Human, DOE
WINNER: Live Breathe Fight, Tamela Mann
Still Karen, Karen Clark Sheard
Sunny Days, Yolanda Adams
The Maverick Way Reimagined, Maverick City Music

Outstanding International Song

“Close,” Skip Marley
“Hmmm,” Chris Brown feat. Davido – WINNER
“Jump,” Tyla
“Love Me JeJe,” Tems
“Piece of My Heart,” Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album 

“Alright,” Victoria Monét
“Alter Ego (ALTERnate Version),” Doechii, JT
“Boy Bye,” Chloe Bailey
WINNER: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla

Outstanding Album 

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

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album 

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)
WINNER: Wicked: The Soundtrack

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song 

“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.
WINNER: “Working for Me,” Tamela Mann

Outstanding Jazz Album

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
WINNER: Portrait, Samara Joy

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song 

“16 CARRIAGES,” Beyoncé
“Here We Go (Uh Oh),” Coco Jones
“I Found You,” PJ Morton
WINNER: “Residuals,” Chris Brown
“Saturn,” SZA

Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song 

“Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
“Murdergram Deux,” LL Cool J feat. Eminem
“Noid,” Tyler, the Creator
WINNER: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
“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) 

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)
WINNER: Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz, “Piece of My Heart”

Outstanding Original Score for Television/Motion Picture

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)
WINNER: Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack) 

Outstanding Documentary (Film) 

Daughters
Frida
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
The Greatest Night in Pop
WINNER: Luther: Never Too Much

Outstanding Documentary (Television) 

WINNER: Black Barbie: A Documentary 
Black Twitter: A People’s History
Gospel
Simone Biles Rising
Sprint

Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film) 

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps
Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call
Judging Juries
Silent Killer
WINNER: How to Sue the Klan 

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series 

Ashley Nicole Black — Shrinking, “Changing Patterns”
Brittani Nichols — Abbott Elementary, “Breakup”
WINNER: Crystal Jenkins — No Good Deed, “Letters of Intent”
Diarra Kilpatrick — Diarra From Detroit, “Chasing Ghosts”
Jordan Temple — Abbott Elementary, “Smoking” (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series 

Azia Squire — Bridgerton, “Tick Tock”
WINNER: Ben Watkins — Cross, “Hero Complex”
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 

Brandon Espy, Carl Reid — Mr. Crocket
Bree West, Chazitear, A Wesley South African Christmas
WINNER: Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks, — Young. Wild. Free. 
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

Barry Jenkins — The Fire Inside
WINNER: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes — Nickel Boys 
Steve McQueen — Blitz
Titus Kaphar — Exhibiting Forgiveness
Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series 

Ayo Edebiri — The Bear, “Napkins”
Bentley Kyle Evans — Mind Your Business, “The Reunion”
Robbie Countryman — The Upshaws, “Ain’t Broke”
WINNER: Tiffany Johnson — How to Die Alone, “Trust No One”
William Smith — The Vince Staples Show, “Brown Family”

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series 

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?”
WINNER: Rapman — Supacell, “Supacell”

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary, or Special 

Kelley Kali — Kemba
Marcelo Gama — BET Awards 2024
Shanta Fripp — Black Men’s Summit
Thembi L. Banks — Young. Wild. Free
WINNER: Tina Mabry — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat 

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture 

Jeymes Samuel — The Book of Clarence
Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson
WINNER: RaMell Ross — Nickel Boys 
Reinaldo Marcus Green — Bob Marley: One Love
Steve McQueen — Blitz

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) 

Bao Nguyen — The Greatest Night in Pop
WINNER: Dawn Porter — Luther: Never Too Much
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 

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde — Tia Williams
Grown Woman — Sarai Johnson
Neighbors and Other Stories — Diane Oliver, Tayari Jones (Foreword)
WINNER: One of Us Knows: A Thriller — Alyssa Cole
What You Leave Behind — Wanda M. Morris

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction 

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

A Kind of Madness — Uche Okonkwo
AfroCentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture — Shirley Neal
WINNER: Grown Woman — Sarai Johnson
Masquerade — O.O. Sangoyomi
Swift River — Essie Chambers

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography 

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
WINNER: Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America — Joy-Ann Reid

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional 

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)
WINNER: Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair — Tomesha Faxio

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry 

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

Outstanding Literary Work – Children 

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)
WINNER: You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book — Taraji P. Henson (Author), Paul Kellam (Illustrator)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens 

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
WINNER: Brushed Between Cultures: A YA Coming of Age Novel Set in Brooklyn, New York — Samarra St. Hilaire
Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel (Shot Clock, 2) — Caron Butler and Justin A. Reynolds

Outstanding Graphic Novel

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)
WINNER: Punk Rock Karaoke — Bianca Xunise

Outstanding News and Information Podcast 

#SundayCivics
After the Uprising
Into America: Uncounted Millions
The Assignment with Audie Cornish
WINNER: Native Land Pod

Outstanding Lifestyle/Self–Help Podcast 

Balanced Black Girl
Is This Going to Cause An Argument
The R Spot with Iyanla
Therapy for Black Girls
WINNER: We Don’t Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling

Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast 

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
WINNER: Club Shay Shay 

Outstanding Sports, Arts and Entertainment Podcast 

Naked Sports with Cari Champion
Nightcap
Questlove Supreme
R&B Money Podcast
WINNER: Two Funny Mamas 

Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form

About the Journey
Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown
The Wonder of Stevie
When We Win wih Maya Rupert
WINNER: Stranded 

Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film) 

Ernesto Martinez — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Megan Coates — Shirley
Gersha Phillips — The Big Cigar
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck — The Piano Lesson
WINNER: Paul Tazewell — Wicked

Outstanding Make-up (Television or Film) 

Carol Rasheed — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
WINNER: Debi Young — Shirley 
Rebecca Lee — Shōgun
Matiki Anoff — The Book of Clarence
Para Malden — The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film) 

Terry Hunt — Bel-Air
WINNER: Lawrence Davis — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 
Nakoya Yancey — Shirley
Brian Badie — The Penguin
Andrea Mona Bowman — The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)

Cross
Grotesquerie
Red One
Them: The Scare
WINNER: Rebel Ridge

Outstanding Social Media Personality of the Year

Kai Cenat
Keith Lee
RaeShanda Lias
WINNER: Shirley Raines
Tony Baker