As one would expect, Sinners came easily out on top of others, nearly doubling its nearest competitor in nominations. Highest 2 Lowest and One of Them Days did well but so too did 40 Acres and Love, Brooklyn, two films that otherwise seemed to have been forgotten. Many of their categories are for both TV and film, so there were a lot of TV programs in the list. Nothing much else to see.
Nominations Tallies
(17) Sinners
(9) Highest 2 Lowest
(7) One of Them Days
(5) 40 Acres, Love, Brooklyn, Wicked: For Good
(3) The Bad Guys 2, Bel-Air (TV), Him, One Battle After Another, Unexpected Christmas
(2) All’s Fair (TV), F1, Hedda, The Knife, Magazine Dreams, Shadow Force, Sneaks, Songs from the Hole, Zootopia 2
(1) Ado, After the Hunt, Asali: Power of the Pollinators, Before You Let Go, Being Eddie, Best Eyes, Beyond the Gates, Black Longevity, Black Man, Black Man, Boots (TV), Boo-Yah – A Portrait of Stuart Scott, Butterfly, Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II, Chief of War, Cirilo, A Legacy Untold, Dog Man, The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Health, Ella, Eyes of Wakanda (TV), Fatherless No More, The Fisherman, Food for the Soul, Frankenstein, Freeman Vines, G20, Godfather of Harlem: Season 4 (TV), Hamnet, A House of Dynamite, Ironheart (TV), Jazzy Bells, King of Them All: The Story of King Records, Left Behind, The Man in the Basement, Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within, Materialists, My Father’s Shadow, Number One on the Call Sheet, Opus, The Perfect Neighbor, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (TV), Reasonable Doubt (TV), Sarah’s Oil, The Secret Agent, Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Souleymane’s Story, Wednesdays with Gramps, Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?
The Nominations
Best Motion Picture
Highest 2 Lowest
One of Them Days
Sarah’s Oil
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Independent Motion Picture
40 Acres
Love, Brooklyn
Magazine Dreams
Opus
Unexpected Christmas
Best Animated Picture
The Bad Guys 2
Sneaks
Zootopia 2
Best Directing
Elijah Bynum – Magazine Dreams
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Lawrence Lamont – One of Them Days
R.T. Thorne – 40 Acres
Best Actor
Nnamdi Asomugha – The Knife
André Holland – Love, Brooklyn
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Denzel Washington – Highest 2 Lowest
Tyriq Withers – Him
Best Actress
Danielle Deadwyler – 40 Acres
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good
Keke Palmer – One of Them Days
Tessa Thompson – Hedda
Kerry Washington – Shadow Force
Best Supporting Actor
A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest
Miles Caton – Sinners
Damson Idris – F1
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Jeffrey Wright – Highest 2 Lowest
Best Supporting Actress
Regina Hall – One Battle After Another
Janelle James – One of Them Days
Jayme Lawson – Sinners
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Writing
After the Hunt
Hamnet
The Man in the Basement
One of Them Days
Sinners
Best Original Score
Boots (TV)
Eyes of Wakanda (TV)
Ironheart (TV)
One of Them Days
Sinners
Best Cinematography
Hedda
Him
Love, Brooklyn
Materialists
Sinners
Best Costume Design
Bel-Air (TV)
Highets 2 Lowest
Love, Brooklyn
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Make-Up
All’s Fair (TV)
Bel-Air (TV)
Chief of War
Highest 2 Lowest
Sinners
Best Hairstyling
All’s Fair (TV)
Bel-Air (TV)
Beyond the Gates
Reasonable Doubt (TV)
Sinners
Best International Motion Picture
40 Acres
The Fisherman
My Father’s Shadow
The Secret Agent
Souleymane’s Story
Best Documentary
Being Eddie
Fatherless No More
Left Behind
The Perfect Neighbor
Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?
Best Short Form (Documentary)
Black Longevity
Cirilo, A Legacy Untold
The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Health
Freeman Vines
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
Best Short Form (Animated)
Asali: Power of the Pollinators
Black Man, Black Man
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
Jazzy Bells
Wednesdays with Gramps
Best Short Form (Live Action)
Ado
Before You Let Go
Best Eyes
Ella
Food for the Soul
Best Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest
Tabitha Brown – Unexpected Christmas
Miles Caton – Sinners
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Tyriq Withers – Him
Best Soundtrack/Compilation Album
Godfather of Harlem: Season 4 (TV)
Highest 2 Lowest
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (TV)
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Stunt Ensemble
Butterfly
F1
G20
Shadow Force
Sinners
Best Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Danielle Brooks – The Bad Guys 2
Quinta Brunson – Zootopia 2
Lil Rel Howery – Dog Man
Anthony Mackie – Sneaks
Craig Robinson – The Bad Guys 2
Best Ensemble
Highest 2 Lowest
A House of Dynamite
One of Them Days
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Breakthrough Creative in a Motion Picture
Nnamdi Asomugha – The Knife
Cassandra Mann – Unexpected Christmas
Contesssa Gayles – Songs from the Hole
Rachael Abigail Holder – Love, Brooklyn
R.T. Thorne – 40 Acres
Best Directing in a Documentary
Contesssa Gayles – Songs from the Hole
Andre Gaines – Boo-Yah – A Portrait of Stuart Scott
Reginald Hudlin, Shola Lynch – Number One on the Call Sheet
Yemi Oyediran – King of Them All: The Story of King Records
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson – Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Entertainer of the Year
Doechii
Cynthia Erivo
Kendrick Lamar
Michael B. Jordan
Teyana Taylor
NAACP Image Awards Data
Year Founded: 1909
First Awards: 1968 (57)
