2026 NAACP Image Awards List Of Winners (Updating Live)

The winners for the fourth and final night of the NAACP Image Awards are being honored Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Now in its 57th year, the NAACP Image Awards ceremony annually honors Black excellence in multiple categories in film, television, music, podcasting and literature, as well as Entertainer of the Year. This year’s nominees in the prestigious category are Cynthia Erivo, Doechii, Kendrick Lamar, Michael B. Jordan and Teyana Taylor.

Comedy star Deon Cole is hosting the ceremony, which is taking place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The 2026 NAACP Image Awards are being broadcast live on CBS and are streaming live on BET.

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Director Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-nominated blockbuster Sinners led all the nominees in the film categories going into Saturday night’s ceremonies with 18 nods, including Outstanding Motion Picture.

Sinners won eight awards over the first three nights of the NAACP ceremonies, including wins for Coogler for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture, while the film’s key actors won the Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture award.

Also, Delroy Lindo won the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture award, while Wunmi Mosaku won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.

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Sinners star Miles Caton kept Sinners’ momentum at the NAACP Image Awards going at Saturday night’s ceremony when he won the award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture.

Listed below are the winners in the film, television and music categories so far.

Note: This list will be updated throughout the evening as winners are announced.

Entertainer of the Year Nominees

Cynthia Erivo

Doechii

Kendrick Lamar

Michael B. Jordan

Teyana Taylor

Film Nominees And Winners

Outstanding Motion Picture

Highest 2 Lowest (A24)

One of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Sarah’s Oil (Amazon MGM Studios)

Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

André Holland – Love, Brooklyn (Greenwich Entertainment)

Denzel Washington – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)

Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Nnamdi Asomugha – The Knife (Relatively Media)

Tyriq Withers – HIM (Monkeypaw Productions)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) – WINNER

Danielle Deadwyler – 40 Acres (Magnolia Pictures)

Keke Palmer – One of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Kerry Washington – Shadow Force (Lionsgate)

Tessa Thompson – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)

Damson Idris – F1 (Apple Original Films)

Delroy Lindo – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) – WINNER

Jeffrey Wright – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)

Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Janelle James – One of Them Days (Sony)

Jayme Lawson – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Regina Hall – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) – WINNER

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

Elijah Bynum – Magazine Dreams (Briarcliff Entertainment)

Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein (Netflix)

Lawrence Lamont – One of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)

R.T. Thorne – 40 Acres (Magnolia Pictures)

Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) – WINNER

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

Chloé Zhao – Hamnet (Focus Features)

Nora Garrett – After the Hunt (Amazon MGM Studios)

Ryan Coogler – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) – WINNER

Syreeta Singleton – One of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Walter Mosley, Nadia Latif – The Man in My Basement (Andscape)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

40 Acres (Magnolia Pictures)

Love, Brooklyn (Greenwich Entertainment) – WINNER

Magazine Dreams (Briarcliff Entertainment)

Opus (A24)

Unexpected Christmas (3 Diamonds Entertainment)

Outstanding International Motion Picture

40 Acres (Magnolia Pictures)

My Father’s Shadow (MUBI)

Souleymane’s Story (Kino Lorber) – WINNER

The Fisherman (Luu Vision Media)

The Secret Agent (NEON)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)

Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) – WINNER

Tabitha Brown – Unexpected Christmas (3 Diamonds Films)

Tyriq Withers – HIM (Monkeypaw Productions)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Buddy Guy, Delroy Lindo, Peter Dreimanis, Lola Kirke, Li Jun Li, Saul Williams, Yao – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) – WINNER

Keke Palmer, SZA, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Lil Rel Howery, Katt Williams – One of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Coleman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)

Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture

Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)

Sneaks (Briarcliff Entertainment)

The Bad Guys 2 (DreamWorks Animation)

Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) – WINNER

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture

Anthony Mackie – Sneaks (Briarcliff Entertainment)

Craig Robinson – The Bad Guys 2 (DreamWorks Animation)

Danielle Brooks – The Bad Guys 2 (DreamWorks Animation)

Lil Rel Howery – Dog Man (DreamWorks Animation)

Quinta Brunson – Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) – WINNER

Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)

ADO (Baylor University)

Before You Let Go (Find Your People Program)

Best Eyes (American Film Institute Conservatory)

Ella (Netflix)

Food for the Soul (P.A. Works)

Outstanding Short Form (Animated)

ASALI: Power of The Pollinators (Upenndo! Productions)

Black Man, Black Man (Chainwheel Productions)

Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II (Cutting Edge Animation)

Jazzy Bells (Deep C Digital)

Wednesdays with Gramps (DreamWorks Animation)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)

Cassandra Mann – Unexpected Christmas (3 Diamonds Entertainment LLC) – WINNER

Contessa Gayles – Songs from the Hole (Netflix)

Nnamdi Asomugha – The Knife (Relativity Media)

R.T. Thorne – 40 Acres (Magnolia Pictures)

Rachael Abigail Holder – Love, Brooklyn (Greenwich Entertainment)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Motion Picture

Amari Price – The Knife (Relativity Media)

Estella K. Kahiha – The Woman in the Yard (Athena Studios)

Jahleel Kamara – Shadow Force (Lionsgate)

Naya Desir-Johnson – Sarah’s Oil (Amazon MGM Studios) – WINNER

Peyton Jackson – The Woman in the Yard (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture

Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) – WINNER

Kira Kelly – HIM (Universal Pictures)

Martim Vian – Love, Brooklyn (Greenwich)

Sean Bobbitt – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)

Shabier Kirchner – Materialists (A24)

Outstanding Documentary

Being Eddie (Netflix)

Fatherless No More (First Gen Films)

Left Behind (Corso Films)

The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)

Who in the Hell is Regina Jones? (Weigel Productions)

Outstanding Short Form Documentary

Black Longevity (Apt. 5f)

CIRILO, A Legacy Untold (JOCMedia & Entertainment)

Freeman Vines (Switchboard)

Masaka Kids, a Rhythm Within (Netflix)

The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Health (Ya Momz House)

TV Or Film Nominees And Winners

Outstanding Costume Design (TV or Film)

Bel-Air – Queensylvia Akuchie (Peacock)

Highest 2 Lowest – Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (A24)

Love, Brooklyn – Missy Mickens (Greenwich Entertainment)

Sinners – Ruth E. Carter (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Wicked: For Good – Paul Tazewell (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Make-up (TV or Film)

All’s Fair – Kate Biscoe (Hulu)

Bel-Air – Alyssa Hudson (Peacock)

Chief of War – Christian Tinsley (Apple TV)

Highest 2 Lowest – Ngozi Olandu Young (A24)

Sinners – Ken Diaz (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Hair Styling (TV or Film)

All’s Fair – Valerie Jackson (Hulu)

Bel-Air – Terry Hunt (Peacock)

Beyond the Gates – Wankala L. Hinkson (CBS)

Reasonable Doubt – Deaundra Metzger (Hulu)

Sinners – Shunika Terry (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Editing in a Motion Picture or Television Series, Movie, or Special

WINNER: Deanna Nowell, ACE – Ironheart (Disney+)

Maysie Hoy, ACE – Ruth & Boaz (Netflix)

Michael P. Shawver – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Ralph Jean-Pierre – The Beast in Me (Netflix)

Shaheed Qaasim – Poker Face (Peacock)

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)

Butterfly – Yeonheon Jung (Prime Video)

F1 – Gary Powell (Apple TV)

G20 – Grant Powell (Prime Video)

Shadow Force – Dartenea Bryant (Starz)

WINNER: Sinners – Andy Gill (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Television Nominees And Winners

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary (ABC) – WINNER

Harlem (Prime Video)

Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)

The Residence (Netflix)

The Upshaws (Netflix)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood (CBS) – WINNER

David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)

David Oyelowo – Government Cheese (Apple TV)

Mike Epps – The Upshaws (Netflix)

Vince Staples – The Vince Staples Show (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX/Hulu)

Maya Rudolph – Loot (Apple TV)

Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) – WINNER

Uzo Aduba – The Residence (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons (Netflix)

Giancarlo Esposito – The Residence (Netflix)

Josh Johnson – The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

Wendell Pierce – Elsbeth (CBS)

William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary (ABC) – WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Edwina Finley – The Residence (Netflix)

Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC) – WINNER

Jerrie Johnson – Harlem (Prime Video)

Wanda Sykes – The Upshaws (Netflix)

Outstanding Drama Series

Bel-Air (Peacock)

Beyond the Gates (CBS)

Forever (Netflix)

Paradise (Hulu)

Reasonable Doubt (Hulu) – WINNER

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem (MGM+)

Jabari Banks – Bel-Air (Peacock)

Michael Cooper Jr. – Forever (Netflix)

Morris Chestnut – Watson (CBS)

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu) – WINNER

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (ABC) – WINNER

Emayatzy Corinealdi – Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)

Lovie Simone – Forever (Netflix)

Patina Miller – Power Book III: Raising Kanan (STARZ)

Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Adrian Holmes – Bel-Air (Peacock)

Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat (Netflix)

Caleb McLaughlin – Stranger Things (Netflix) – WINNER

Jacob Latimore – The Chi (Showtime)

Wood Harris – Forever (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Aisha Hinds – 9-1-1 (ABC) – WINNER

Audra McDonald – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)

Karen Pittman – Forever (Netflix)

Karen Pittman – The Morning Show (Apple TV)

Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV)

Outstanding Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)

G20 (Prime Video)

Ironheart (Disney+)

Ruth & Boaz (Netflix)

Straw (Netflix) – WINNER

Washington Black (Hulu)

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

Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief (Apple TV)

Giancarlo Esposito – Please Don’t Feed the Children (Tubi)

Idris Elba – Heads of State (Prime Video)

Taye Diggs – Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours (Lifetime)

Tyler Lepley – Ruth & Boaz (Netflix) – WINNER

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

Brandy Norwood – Christmas Everyday (Lifetime)

Dominique Thorne – Ironheart (Disney+)

Serayah – Ruth & Boaz (Netflix)

Taraji P. Henson – Straw (Netflix) – WINNER

Viola Davis – G20 (Prime Video)

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip (CNN)

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)

Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years After the Storm With Robin Roberts (ABC)

Michelle Obama: The Style, The Power, The Look: A Conversation with Robin Roberts (ABC)

The Don Lemon Show (YouTube) – WINNER

Outstanding Talk Series

House Guest (YouTube TV)

Sherri (Syndicated)

Tamron Hall Show (ABC)

The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated) – WINNER

The View (ABC)

Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Services/Game Show

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) – WINNER

Dancing with the Stars (ABC)

Full Court Press (ESPN, ESPN+)

Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)

Ready to Love (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)

Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)

Tiny Desk Concerts Celebrates Black Music Month 2025 (NPR)

HBCU Honors (BET Networks)

BET Awards 2025 (BET Networks)

Wicked: One Wonderful Night (NBC)

Ali Siddiq: My Two Sons (YouTube/Moment PPV) – WINNER

Outstanding Children’s Program

Eyes of Wakanda (Disney+)

Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV) – WINNER

Iyanu (Cartoon Network)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)

Reading Rainbow (KidZuko)

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

Amanda Christine – IT: Welcome to Derry (HBO Max)

Blake Cameron James – IT: Welcome to Derry (HBO Max)

Jeremiah Felder – The Residence (Netflix)

Leah Sava Jeffries – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+) – WINNER

Percy Daggs IV – Paradise (Hulu)

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

Abby Phillip – CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip (CNN)

Don Lemon – The Don Lemon Show (YouTube) – WINNER

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. – Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates. Jr. (PBS)

Scott Evans – House Guest (YouTube TV)

Sherri Shepherd – Sherri (Syndicated)

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

Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough – Dancing with the Stars (ABC)

Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Daniel Lubetzky, Kevin O’Leary – Shark Tank (ABC)

Bozoma St. John and Jimmy Fallon – On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Kevin Hart – BET Awards 2025 (BET Networks)

WINNER Steve Harvey – Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) – WINNER

Outstanding Guest Performance

Brandee Evans – Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)

Dave Chappelle – Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Janet Hubert – Bel-Air (Peacock)

Malcolm-Jamal Warner – Murder in a Small Town (FOX) – WINNER

Morris Chestnut – Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)

Outstanding Animated Series

Disney Jr.’s Ariel (Disney Jr.)

Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV) – WINNER

Iyanu (Cartoon Network)

Lil Kev (BET+)

Weather Hunters (PBS KIDS)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Anika Noni Rose – The Mighty Nein (Prime Video)

Ayo Edebiri – Big Mouth (Netflix)

Cedric the Entertainer – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)

Graceyn Hollingsworth – Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)

Kyla Pratt – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+) – WINNER

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction/Documentary

College Gameday: Michael Vick (ESPN)

Glam Through the Ages (KeyTV Network)

Noochie’s Live From the Front Porch (YouTube TV)

The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show starring Kendrick Lamar (FOX)

The Daily Show: After The Cut (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative

Chinaka Hodge – Ironheart (Disney+) – WINNER

Daniel Lawrence Taylor – Boarders (Tubi)

Haolu Wang – Black Mirror (Netflix)

Jas Summers – Stay (Hulu)

Tearrance Averelle Chisolm – Demascus (Tubi)

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

Glynn Turman – Straw (Netflix) – WINNER

Jay Ellis – All Her Fault (Peacock)

Rockmond Dunbar – Straw (Netflix)

Sterling K. Brown – Washington Black (Hulu)

Ving Rhames – Dope Thief (Apple TV)

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

Angela Bassett – Zero Day (Netflix)

Lyric Ross – Ironheart (Disney+)

Marsai Martin – G20 (Prime Video)

Sherri Shepherd – Straw (Netflix)

WINNER: Teyana Taylor – Straw (Netflix) – WINNER

Outstanding Documentary (Television)

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (Apple TV)

Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015 (HBO Max)

Great Migrations: A People on the Move (PBS)

High Horse: The Black Cowboy (Peacock)

Number One on the Call Sheet (Apple TV) – WINNER

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Aisha Muharrar – Hacks – “Clickable Face” (HBO Max) – WINNER

Frida Perez – The Studio – “The War” (Apple TV)

Lizzy Darrell – Abbott Elementary – “100th Day of School” (ABC)

Monique D. Hall – Sesame Street – “Tamir’s Art Show” (MAX)

Naomi Ekperigin – St. Denis Medical – “Buffalo Bruce and the Matty Kid” (NBC)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

Ajani Jackson – Law & Order – “Episode 10” (NBC)

Bryce Ahart, Stephanie McFarlane – FBI – “Episode 12” (CBS)

C.A. Johnson – The Beast in Me – “Thanatos” (Netflix)

Cynthia Adarkwa – The Pitt -“12:00 P.M.” (HBO Max) – WINNER

Walter Mosley – The Lowdown – “Tulsa Turnaround” (FX/Hulu)

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie, Documentary or Special

Aireka Muse – Friends & Lovers (Lifetime Movie Network) – WINNER

Jas Summers – Stay (Hulu)

Jerrod Carmichael – Jerrod Carmichael: Don’t Be Gay (HBO Max)

Michael Elliot, Cory Tynan – Ruth & Boaz (Netflix)

Roye Okupe and Brandon Easton – Iyanu: The Age of Wonders (Cartoon Network)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Amy Aniobi – Survival of the Thickest – “It’s Not a Mo’Ment, It’s a Movement, Bitch!” (Netflix)

Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons – “Ultimate Frisbee” (Netflix)

Paul Hunter – Government Cheese – “Father Facts, Figures, and Failures” (Apple TV)

Theodore Witcher – Demascus – “The Thanksgiving Episode” (Tubi)

Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary – “The Science Fair” (ABC) – WINNER

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

Angela Barnes – Ironheart – “The Past Is the Past” (Disney+)

Anton Cropper – Reasonable Doubt – “Feelin’ It” (Hulu)

Jet Wilkinson – The Copenhagen Test – “Copenhagen” (Peacock)

Mario Van Peebles – Power Book III: Raising Kanan – “Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself” (STARZ) – WINNER

Salli Richardson-Whitfield – The Gilded Age – “My Mind Is Made Up” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary or Special

Alanna Brown – Ruth & Boaz (Netflix)

Nicole G. Leier – Trapped in the Spotlight (Lifetime)

Olatunde Osunsanmi – Star Trek: Section 31 (Paramount+) – WINNER

Tailiah Breon – Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story (A&E)

Troy A. Scott – I’ll Never Let You Go (Lifetime)

Music Nominees And Winners

Outstanding Album

Am I The Drama? – Cardi B (Atlantic Records) – WINNER

Beloved – GIVĒON (Epic Records)

Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T, Malice (Roc Nation Distribution)

Mutt Deluxe: Heel – Leon Thomas (EZMNY Records/Motown Records)

SOS Deluxe: LANA – SZA (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)

Outstanding Song – Soul/R&B

“Folded” – Kehlani (Atlantic Records)

“Burning Blue” – Mariah the Scientist (Epic Records)

“It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)

“Yes It Is” – Leon Thomas (EZMNY Records/Motown Records)

“Bed of Roses” – Teyana Taylor (Def Jam Recordings)

Outstanding Song – Hip-Hop/Rap

“Anxiety” – Doechii (Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records)

“Chains & Whips” – Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, Pusha T, Malice (Roc Nation Distribution)

“ErrTime” – Cardi B (Atlantic Records) – WINNER

“Ride (Remix)” – Chance the Rapper feat. Do or Die & Twista (CTR LLC)

“Typa” – GloRilla (CMG/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Male Artist

Bryson Tiller – “Solace” & “The Vices” (RCA Records/TrapSoul)

Chris Brown – “It Depends” feat. Byrson Tiller (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)

GIVĒON – “Beloved” (Epic Records)

Kendrick Lamar – “luther” (pgLang under exclusive license to Interscope Records) – WINNER

Leon Thomas – MUTT Deluxe: Heel (EZMNY Records/Motown Records)

Outstanding Female Artist

Alex Isley – “Hands” (Warner Records)

Cardi B – Am I the Drama? (Atlantic Records) – WINNER

Doechii – “Anxiety” (Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records)

SZA – SOS Deluxe: LANA (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)

Teyana Taylor – Escape Room (Def Jam Recordings)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

803Fresh feat. Fantasia – “Boots on the Ground Remix” (Snake Eyez Music Group/Artist Partner Group) – WINNER

Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, Pusha T, Malice – “Chains & Whips” (Roc Nation Distribution)

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – “For Good” (Republic Records)

Mariah Carey, The Clark Sisters – “Jesus I Do” (gamma.)

Travis Greene & Andra Day – “Let Freedom Ring” (Greenelight Music/TRIBL Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

Cardi B, Kehlani – “Safe” (Atlantic Records)

Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher – “It Depends (Remix)” (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment) – WINNER

kwn feat. Kehlani – “Worst Behavior” (RCA Records)

FLO – “The Mood (Remixes)” (Uptown Records/Republic Records)

Leon Thomas & Chris Brown – “MUTT (Remix)” (EZMNY Records/Motown Records)

Outstanding New Artist

Elmiene – “Useless Without You” (Def Jam Recordings)

Lee Vasi – “Love Me to Life” (Capitol CMG/Leeda Music Group)

Monaleo – “Who Did the Body?” (Columbia Records) – WINNER

Ravyn Lenae – “Bicycle Race” (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Jazz Album

For Dinah – Ledisi (Candid Records)

We Insist! 2025 – Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell (Candid Records) – WINNER

Beneath the Skin – Nnenna Freelon (Origin Records)

Live-Action – Nate Smith – Nate Smith (Naive)

Griot Songs – Omar Thomas Large Ensemble (Omar Thomas Music)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album

Jekalyn X The Legends – Jekalyn Carr (Waynorth Music)

Live at Maverick City – Maverick City Music (Tribl Records, LLC)

Only on the Road (Live) – Tye Tribbett (Freligious Music)

WINNER: Tasha – Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel) – WINNER

The Live Reunion: Washington D.C. – JJ Hairson and Youthful Praise (James Town Music)

Outstanding International Song

In Our Sight – Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings)

Is It – Tyla (Epic Records) – WINNER

Love – Burna Boy (Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Records)

With You – Davido feat. Omah Lay (RCA Records/Sony Music UK)

You4Me – Tiwa Savage (Everything Savage/EMPIRE)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

“Anxiety” – Doechii (Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records)

“Boots on the Ground” – 803Fresh (Snake Eyez Music Group/APG)

“Escape Room” – Teyana Taylor (Def Jam Recordings)

“Folded”– Kehlani (Atlantic Records)

“luther” – Kendrick Lamar & SZA (pgLang under exclusive license to Interscope Records) – WINNER

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

Godfather of Harlem: Season 4 (Original Series Soundtrack) (Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment)

Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Proximity Media LLC, under exclusive license to Masterworks, a label of Sony Music Entertainment) – WINNER

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder: Season 3 (Music from the Series) (Walt Disney Records)

Wicked: For Good (The Soundtrack) (Republic Records)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

“Church” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard feat John Legend (Motown Gospel)

“Constant – Live” – Maverick City Music, Jordin Sparks, Chandler Moore, Anthony Gargiula (Tribl Records)

“Do it Again” – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Recordings/Tribl Records) – WINNER

“Don’t Faint” – Jekalyn Carr (Waynorth Music)

“Jesus I Do” – Mariah Carey feat. The Clark Sisters (gamma.)

Outstanding Original Score for Television/Film

Boots (Madison Gate Records)

Eyes of Wakanda Original Soundtrack (Hollywood Records)

Marvel’s Ironheart: Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) (Hollywood Records)

One of Them Days (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Madison Gate Records, TriStar Productions)

Sinners (Original Motion Picture Score) (Proximity Media LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment) – WINNER

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