Past winners
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Year
Category
Series
Winners
2026
Outstanding
Song - Soul/R&B Song
It Depends
Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
2026
Outstanding
Costume Design (Television or Film)
Sinners
Ruth E. Carter
2026
Outstanding
New Artist
Monaleo
Who Did the Body?
2024
Outstanding
Youth/Teens
Everyone’s Thinking It
Everyone’s Thinking It
Aleema Omotoni
2024
Outstanding
Male Artist
Usher
Usher
2026
Outstanding
Guest Performance
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Murder in a Small Town
2024
Outstanding
Gospel/Christian Album
Father’s Day
Father’s Day
Kirk Franklin
2026
Outstanding
Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)
Straw
2025
Outstanding
Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2025
Outstanding
Directing In a Comedy Series
Tiffany Johnson
Tiffany Johnson
How to Die Alone – ‘Trust No One’
2024
Outstanding
Writing In a Motion Picture
Cord Jefferson
Cord Jefferson
American Fiction
2026
Outstanding
Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown
Paradise
2024
Outstanding
Drama Series
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgeton Story
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgeton Story
2024
Outstanding
Short Form (Live Action)
The After
The After
2024
Outstanding
Short Form Series or Special (Reality/Nonfiction)
I Was A Soul Train Dancer
I Was A Soul Train Dancer
2024
Outstanding
Non-Fiction
The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
Karida L. Brown, Charly Palmer
2025
Outstanding
Entertainer of The Year
Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
2025
Outstanding
Motion Picture
The Six Triple Eight
The Six Triple Eight
2026
Outstanding
Actress in a Motion Picture
Cynthia Erivo
Wicked: For Good
2025
Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield
The Chi
2025
Outstanding
Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Ayo Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri
The Bear
2025
Outstanding
Talk Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2024
Outstanding
Children
CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora
CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora
Kahran Bethencourt, Regis Bethencourt, Forward by Salamishah Tillet
2024
Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Taraji P. Henson – The Color Purple
Taraji P. Henson – The Color Purple
2024
Outstanding
Entertainer of The Year
Usher
Usher
2026
Outstanding
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Caleb McLaughlin
Stranger Things
2025
Outstanding
Actress in a Motion Picture
Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington
The Six Triple Eight
2026
Outstanding
Literary Work – Fiction
Death of the Author
Nnedi Okorafor
2024
Outstanding
Instructional
Historically Black Phrases: From “I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends” to “Who All Gon” Be There?”
Historically Black Phrases: From “I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends” to “Who All Gon” Be There?”
jarett hill, Tre’vell Anderson
2024
Outstanding
Actress in a Motion Picture
Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Barrino
The Color Purple
