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The 2025 NAACP Picture Award winners are in! 

On Saturday, Feb. 22, a star-studded 56th annual ceremony hosted by actor-comedian Deon Cole, airing dwell on BET and CBS from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, concluded a number of days of thrilling winner bulletins. Amongst them have been Ayo Edebiri, who had earned recognition on the tv facet for each The Bear and Saturday Evening Stay, Password host and performer Keke Palmer, and GloRilla, who led the group’s music classes with six nods.

Within the Entertainer of the Yr class, Keke Palmer beat out Cynthia Erivo, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe. 

Taraji P. Henson went into the ceremony a two-time winner, for supporting actress in restricted collection Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist and because the creator of the youngsters’s e-book You Can Be a Good Pal (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ E-book. Different beforehand introduced winners included Samuel L. Jackson, Marlon Wayans, Pleasure Ann Reid, Blue Ivy Carter, Doechii, Samara Pleasure and Jamie Foxx for his comedy particular What Had Occurred Was. 

The NAACP gave particular honors to a number of trailblazers throughout industries: Kamala Harris acquired the Chairman’s Award, Dave Chappelle earned the President’s Award, and the Wayans household have been inducted into the NAACP Picture Awards Corridor of Fame. 

This 12 months’s Picture Awards ceremony additionally drummed up assist for the Altadena, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena communities affected by the wildfires that hit Los Angeles in January.

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Entertainer of the Yr

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

Excellent Social Media Persona of the Yr

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

Excellent Movement Image 

Dangerous Boys: Journey or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
The Piano Lesson
Depraved
The Six Triple Eight – WINNER

Excellent Actor in a Movement Image 

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

Excellent Actress in a Movement Image 

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

Excellent Supporting Actor in a Movement Image 

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

Excellent Supporting Actress in a Movement Image 

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

Excellent Unbiased Movement Image 

Albany Street
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Rob Peace
Sing Sing – WINNER
We Grown Now

Excellent Worldwide Movement Image 

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

Excellent Breakthrough Efficiency in a Movement Image 

Brandon Wilson, Nickel Boys
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Ebony Obsidian, The Six Triple Eight – WINNER
Ryan Future, The Fireplace Inside

Excellent Ensemble Solid in a Movement Image 

Bob Marley: One Love
The E-book of Clarence
The Piano Lesson
Depraved
The Six Triple Eight – WINNER

Excellent Animated Movement Image 

Inside Out 2 – WINNER
Kung Fu Panda 4
Moana 2
Piece by Piece
The Wild Robotic

Excellent Character Voice–Over Efficiency – Movement Image 

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

Excellent Brief Kind (Stay Motion) 

Chocolate with Sprinkles
Undoubtedly Not a Monster
If They Took Us Again
My Brother & Me
Superman Would not Steal – WINNER

Excellent Brief Kind (Animated) 

if(fy)
Self
Stroll within the Gentle
Nate & John
Peanut Headz: Black Historical past Toonz “Jackie Robinson” – WINNER

Excellent Breakthrough Artistic (Movement Image) 

David Fortune, Coloration E-book
Malcolm Washington, The Piano Lesson – WINNER
RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys
Titus Kaphar, Exhibiting Forgiveness
Zoë Kravitz, Blink Twice

Excellent Youth Efficiency in a Movement Image

Anthony B. Jenkins, The Deliverance
Blake Cameron James, We Grown Now
Jeremiah Daniels, Coloration E-book
Percy Daggs IV, By no means Let Go
Skylar Aleece Smith, The Piano Lesson – WINNER

Excellent Cinematography in a Movement Image

Andrés Arochi, Longlegs
Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys – WINNER
Justin Derry, She Taught Love
Lachlan Milne, Exhibiting Forgiveness
Rob Hardy, The E-book of Clarence

Excellent Comedy Sequence 

Abbott Elementary – WINNER
The best way to Die Alone
Poppa’s Home
The Neighborhood
The Upshaws

Excellent Actor in a Comedy Sequence 

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

Excellent Actress in a Comedy Sequence 

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Kerry Washington, UnPrisoned
Natasha Rothwell, The best way to Die Alone
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Tichina Arnold, The Neighborhood

Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Sequence 

Damon Wayans Jr., Poppa’s Home – WINNER
Giancarlo Esposito, The Gents
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Evening Stay
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
William Stanford Davis, Abbott Elementary

Excellent Supporting Actress in a Comedy Sequence 

Danielle Pinnock, Ghosts – WINNER
Ego Nwodim, Saturday Evening Stay
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Wanda Sykes, The Upshaws

Excellent Drama Sequence 

9-1-1
Bel Air
Discovered
Affordable Doubt
Cross – WINNER

Excellent Actor in a Drama Sequence 

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

Excellent Actress in a Drama Sequence 

Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
Emayatzy Corinealdi, Affordable Doubt
Queen Latifah, The Equalizer – WINNER
Shanola Hampton, Discovered
Zoe Saldaña, Lioness

Excellent Supporting Actor in a Drama Sequence 

Adrian Holmes, Bel-Air
Cliff “Methodology Man” Smith, Energy E-book II: Ghost – WINNER
Isaiah Mustafa, Cross
Jacob Latimore, The Chi
Morris Chestnut, Affordable Doubt

Excellent Supporting Actress in a Drama Sequence 

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

Excellent Restricted Tv (Sequence, Particular or Film)

Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist – WINNER
Genius: MLK/X
Griselda
Insurgent Ridge
The Insanity

Excellent Actor in a Restricted Tv (Sequence, Particular or Film)

Aaron Pierre, Insurgent Ridge – WINNER
Colman Domingo, The Insanity
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Genius: MLK/X
Kevin Hart, Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist
Laurence Fishburne, Clipped

Excellent Actress in a Restricted Tv (Sequence, Particular or Film)

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
Naturi Naughton, Kidnapped at an HBCU: A Black Lady Lacking Film – WINNER
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

Excellent Supporting Actor in a Restricted Tv (Sequence, Particular or Film)

Don Cheadle, Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist
Luke James, Them: The Scare
Ron Cephas Jones, Genius: MLK/X
Samuel L. Jackson, Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist – WINNER
Terrence Howard, Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist

Excellent Supporting Actress in a Restricted Tv (Sequence, Particular or Film)

Brandy Norwood, Descendants: The Rise of Purple
Jayme Lawson, Genius: MLK/X
Loretta Devine, Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love
Sanaa Lathan, Younger. Wild. Free.
Taraji P. Henson, Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist – WINNER

Excellent Information/Data (Sequence or Particular) 

Black Males’s Summit
Discovering Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Laura Coates Stay
NewsNight with Abby Phillip
The ReidOut – WINNER

Excellent Speak Sequence 

Hart to Coronary heart
Sherri
Tamron Corridor Present
The Store Season 7
The Jennifer Hudson Present – WINNER

Excellent Actuality Program, Actuality Competitors or Sport Present (Sequence) 

Movie star Household Feud – WINNER
Password
Rhythm + Move
The Actual Housewives of Potomac
Tia Mowry: My Subsequent Act

Excellent Selection Present (Sequence or Particular) 

BET Awards 2024
Deon Cole: Okay, Mister
Katt Williams: Woke Foke
Saturday Evening Stay
Jamie Foxx: What Had Occurred Was… – WINNER

Excellent Kids’s Program 

Craig of the Creek
Descendants: The Rise of Purple
Sesame Road
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Dwelling, Franklin
Gracie’s Nook – WINNER

Excellent Efficiency by a Youth (Sequence, Particular, Tv Film or Restricted–Sequence)

Caleb Elijah, Cross
Graceyn Hollingsworth, Gracie’s Nook
Leah Sava’ Jeffries, Percy Jackson and the Olympians – WINNER
Melody Hurd, Cross
TJ Mixson, The Insanity

Excellent Host in a Speak or Information/Data (Sequence or Particular) – Particular person or Ensemble

Abby Phillip, NewsNight with Abby Phillip
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Discovering Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Present – WINNER
Pleasure Reid, The Reidout
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri

Excellent Host in a Actuality/Actuality Competitors, Sport Present or Selection (Sequence or Particular) – Particular person or Ensemble 

Alfonso Ribeiro, Dancing with the Stars
Keke Palmer, Password – WINNER
Nick Cannon, The Masked Singer
Steve Harvey, Movie star Household Feud
Taraji P. Henson, BET Awards 2024

Excellent Visitor Efficiency 

Ayo Edebiri, Saturday Evening Stay
Cree Summer season, Abbott Elementary
Keegan-Michael Key, Abbott Elementary
Marlon Wayans, Bel-Air – WINNER
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Evening Stay

Excellent Animated Sequence 

Disney Jr.’s Ariel
All people Nonetheless Hates Chris
Gracie’s Nook – WINNER
Iwájú
Marvel’s Moon Lady and Satan Dinosaur

Excellent Character Voice-Over Efficiency (Tv) 

Angela Bassett, Orion and the Darkish
Cree Summer season, Rugrats – WINNER
Cree Summer season, The Legend of Vox Machina
Dawnn Lewis, Star Trek: Decrease Decks
Keke Palmer, The Second Greatest Hospital within the Galaxy

Excellent Brief Kind Sequence or Particular – Actuality/Nonfiction /Documentary

Within the Margins
NCAA Basketball on CBS Sports activities
Roots of Resistance
SC Featured
The Prince of Demise Row Data – WINNER

Excellent Breakthrough Artistic (Tv) 

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear – WINNER
Diarra Kilpatrick, Diarra From Detroit
Maurice Williams, The Insanity
Thembi L. Banks, Younger. Wild. Free.
Vince Staples, The Vince Staples Present

Excellent New Artist 

Doechii – WINNER
Myles Smith
Samoht
Shaboozey
Tyla

Excellent Male Artist 

Chris Brown – WINNER
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
October London
Usher

Excellent Feminine Artist 

Beyoncé – WINNER
Coco Jones
Doechii
GloRilla
H.E.R.

Excellent Gospel/Christian Album 

Coronary heart of a Human, DOE
Stay Breathe Struggle, Tamela Mann – WINNER
Nonetheless Karen, Karen Clark Sheard
Sunny Days, Yolanda Adams
The Maverick Manner Reimagined, Maverick Metropolis Music

Excellent Worldwide Music

“Shut,” Skip Marley
“Hmmm,” Chris Brown feat. Davido – WINNER
“Leap,” Tyla
“Love Me JeJe,” Tems
“Piece of My Coronary heart,” Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz

Excellent Music Video/Visible Album 

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

Excellent Album 

Alligator Bites By no means Heal, Doechii
Cape City to Cairo, PJ Morton
Coming Dwelling, Usher
Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé – WINNER
Superb, GloRilla

Excellent Soundtrack/Compilation Album 

Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack)
Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Authentic Sequence)
Affordable Doubt (Season 2) (Authentic Soundtrack)
The E-book of Clarence (The Movement Image Soundtrack)
Depraved: The Soundtrack – WINNER

Excellent Gospel/Christian Music 

“Church Doorways,” Yolanda Adams
“Do It Anyway,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“God Issues (Not By Energy),” Maverick Metropolis Music feat. Miles Minnick
“I Prayed for You (Stated a Prayer),” MAJOR.
“Working for Me,” Tamela Mann – WINNER

Excellent Jazz Album

Creole Orchestra, Etienne Charles
Epic Cool, Kirk Whalum
Javon & Nikki Go to the Films, Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni
On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute, Matthew Whitaker
Portrait, Samara Pleasure – WINNER

Excellent Soul/R&B Music 

“16 CARRIAGES,” Beyoncé
“Right here We Go (Uh Oh),” Coco Jones
“I Discovered You,” PJ Morton
“Residuals,” Chris Brown – WINNER
“Saturn,” SZA

Excellent Hip Hop/Rap Music 

“Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
“Murdergram Deux,” LL Cool J feat. Eminem
“Noid,” Tyler, the Creator
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
“Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla

Excellent Duo, Group or Collaboration (Conventional) 

Adam Blackstone & Fantasia, “Summertime” – WINNER
Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon, “Watcha Achieved Now”
Maverick Metropolis Music feat. Miles Minnick, “God Issues (Not By Energy)”
Muni Lengthy & Mariah Carey, “Made for Me”
Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain, “Grateful”

Excellent Duo, Group or Collaboration (Up to date) 

FLO & GloRilla, “In My Bag”
GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick Metropolis Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore, “RAIN DOWN ON ME”
USHER & Burna Boy, “Coming Dwelling”
Victoria Monét feat. Usher, “SOS” (Intercourse on Sight)
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz, “Piece of My Coronary heart” – WINNER

Excellent Authentic Rating for Tv/Movement Image

Challengers (Authentic Rating)
Dune: Half Two (Authentic Movement Image Soundtrack)
The American Society of Magical Negroes (Authentic Movement Image Soundtrack)
The E-book of Clarence (Authentic Movement Image Rating)
Star Wars: The Acolyte (Authentic Soundtrack) – WINNER

Excellent Documentary (Movie) 

Daughters
Frida
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
The Biggest Evening in Pop
Luther: By no means Too A lot – WINNER

Excellent Documentary (Tv) 

Black Barbie: A Documentary – WINNER
Black Twitter: A Individuals’s Historical past
Gospel
Simone Biles Rising
Dash

Excellent Brief Kind Documentary (Movie) 

Camille A. Brown: Large Steps
Danielle Scott: Ancestral Name
Judging Juries
Silent Killer
The best way to Sue the Klan – WINNER

Excellent Writing in a Comedy Sequence 

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

Excellent Writing in a Drama Sequence 

Azia Squire — Bridgerton, “Tick Tock”
Ben Watkins — Cross, “Hero Complicated” – WINNER
Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover — Mr. & Mrs. Smith, “First Date”
Geetika Lizardi — Bridgerton, “Becoming a member of of Palms”
Lauren Gamble — Bridgerton, “Outdated Buddies”

Excellent Writing in a Tv Film or Particular 

Brandon Espy, Carl Reid — Mr. Crocket
Bree West, Chazitear, A Wesley South African Christmas
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks, — Younger. Wild. Free. – WINNER
Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana — Música
Tina Mabry, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Cee Marcellus — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat

Excellent Writing in a Movement Image

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

Excellent Directing in a Comedy Sequence 

Ayo Edebiri — The Bear, “Napkins”
Bentley Kyle Evans — Thoughts Your Enterprise, “The Reunion”
Robbie Countryman — The Upshaws, “Ain’t Broke”
Tiffany Johnson — The best way to Die Alone, “Belief No One” – WINNER
William Smith — The Vince Staples Present, “Brown Household”

Excellent Directing in a Drama Sequence 

Carl Franklin — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, “Blame It on the Rain”
Marta Cunningham — Genius: MLK/X, “Shield Us”
Marta Cunningham — Genius: MLK/X, “Who We Are”
Paris Barclay — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”
Rapman — Supacell, “Supacell” – WINNER

Excellent Directing in a Tv Film, Documentary, or Particular 

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

Excellent Directing in a Movement Image 

Jeymes Samuel — The E-book of Clarence
Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson
RaMell Ross — Nickel Boys – WINNER
Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced — Bob Marley: One Love
Steve McQueen — Blitz

Excellent Directing in a Documentary (Tv or Movement Image) 

Bao Nguyen — The Biggest Evening in Pop
Daybreak Porter — Luther: By no means Too A lot – WINNER
Deborah Riley Draper — James Brown: Say It Loud
Jason Pollard, Sam Pollard — Ol’ Soiled Bastard: A Story of Two Dirtys
Nneka Onuorah — Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Phrases

Excellent Literary Work – Fiction 

A Love Music for Ricki Wilde — Tia Williams
Grown Lady — Sarai Johnson
Neighbors and Different Tales — Diane Oliver, Tayari Jones (Foreword)
Certainly one of Us Is aware of: A Thriller — Alyssa Cole – WINNER
What You Go away Behind — Wanda M. Morris

Excellent Literary Work – Nonfiction 

A Passionate Thoughts in Relentless Pursuit: The Imaginative and prescient of Mary McLeod Bethune — Noliwe Rooks
Love & Whiskey: The Exceptional True Story of Jack Daniel, His Grasp Distiller Nearest Inexperienced, and the Inconceivable Rise of Uncle Nearest — Fawn Weaver – WINNER
Picturing Black Historical past: Images and Tales that Modified the World — Daniela Edmeier, Damarius Johnson, Nicholas B. Breyfogle and Steven Conn
The 1619 Venture: A Visible Expertise — Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Instances Journal
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Rely Basie Remodeled America — Larry Tye

Excellent Literary Work – Debut Creator

A Type of Insanity — Uche Okonkwo
AfroCentric Fashion: A Celebration of Blackness & Identification in Pop Tradition — Shirley Neal
Grown Lady — Sarai Johnson – WINNER
Masquerade — O.O. Sangoyomi
Swift River — Essie Chambers

Excellent Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography 

Bits and Items: My Mom, My Brother, and Me — Whoopi Goldberg
By the Time You Learn This: The House Between Cheslie’s Smile and Psychological Sickness ― Her Story in Her Personal Phrases — Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins
Do It Anyway: Do not Give Up Earlier than It Will get Good — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Sarah Jakes Roberts (Foreword)
Pretty One: A Memoir — Ketanji Brown Jackson
Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Woke up America — Pleasure-Ann Reid – WINNER

Excellent Literary Work – Tutorial 

Black Pleasure Playbook: 30 Days of Deliberately Reclaiming Your Delight — Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggets
I Did a New Factor: 30 Days to Dwelling Free (A Feeding the Soul E-book) — Tabitha Brown
Loving Your Black Neighbor as Your self: A Information to Closing the House Between Us — Chanté Griffin
Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Interior Resilience — Rebecca Moore (Creator), Amberlee Inexperienced (Illustrator)
Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Pure Hair — Tomesha Faxio – WINNER

Excellent Literary Work – Poetry 

Bluff: Poems — Danez Smith
Good Gown — Brittany Rogers
Load in 9 Instances: Poems — Frank X Walker
Music of My Softening — Omotara James
This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Up to date Black Poets — Kwame Alexander – WINNER

Excellent Literary Work – Kids 

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

Excellent Literary Work – Youth/Teenagers 

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

Excellent Graphic Novel

Massive Jim and the White Boy: An American Basic 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)
Punk Rock Karaoke — Bianca Xunise – WINNER

Excellent Information and Data Podcast 

#SundayCivics
After the Rebellion
Into America: Uncounted Hundreds of thousands
The Project with Audie Cornish
Native Land Pod – WINNER

Excellent Life-style/Self–Assist Podcast 

Balanced Black Lady
Is This Going to Trigger An Argument
The R Spot with Iyanla
Remedy for Black Ladies
We Don’t At all times Agree with Ryan & Sterling – WINNER

Excellent Society and Tradition Podcast 

Child, That is Keke Palmer
Larger Studying with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
We Do not At all times Agree with Ryan & Sterling
What now? with Trevor Noah
Membership Shay Shay – WINNER

Excellent Sports activities, Arts and Leisure Podcast 

Bare Sports activities with Cari Champion
Nightcap
Questlove Supreme
R&B Cash Podcast
Two Humorous Mamas – WINNER

Excellent Podcast – Restricted Sequence/Brief Kind

In regards to the Journey
Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown
The Surprise of Stevie
When We Win wih Maya Rupert
Stranded – WINNER

Excellent Costume Design (Tv or Movie) 

Ernesto Martinez — Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist
Megan Coates — Shirley
Gersha Phillips — The Massive Cigar
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck — The Piano Lesson
Paul Tazewell — Depraved

Excellent Make-up (Tv or Movie) 

Carol Rasheed — Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist
Debi Younger — Shirley – WINNER
Rebecca Lee — Shōgun
Matiki Anoff — The E-book of Clarence
Para Malden — The Piano Lesson

Excellent Hairstyling (Tv or Movie) 

Terry Hunt — Bel-Air
Lawrence Davis — Struggle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist – WINNER
Nakoya Yancey — Shirley
Brian Badie — The Penguin
Andrea Mona Bowman — The Piano Lesson

Excellent Stunt Ensemble (TV or Movie)

Cross
Grotesquerie
Purple One
Them: The Scare
Insurgent Ridge – WINNER