6th Annual Black Reel TV Award Nominees

 

COMEDY

Outstanding Comedy Series

  • Abbott Elementary (ABC)

    Quinta Brunson, showrunner

  • Atlanta (FX)

    Donald Glover, showrunner

  • black-ish (ABC)

    Courtney Lilly, showrunner

  • Insecure (HBO)

    Prentice Penny, showrunner

  • South Side (HBO Max)

    Bashir Salahuddin & Diallo Riddle, showrunners

Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series

  • Anthony Anderson

    “black-ish” (ABC)

  • Don Cheadle

    “Black Monday” (Showtime)

  • Donald Glover

    “Atlanta” (FX)

  • Keegan-Michael Key

    “Schmigadoon!” (Apple TV+)

  • Lamorne Morris

    “Woke” (HULU)

Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series

  • Quinta Brunson

    “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

  • Regina Hall

    “Black Monday” (Showtime)

  • Issa Rae

    “Insecure” (HBO)

  • Tracee Ellis Ross

    “black-ish” (ABC)

  • Robin Thede

    “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor , Comedy Series

  • Jay Ellis

    “Insecure” (HBO)

  • Brian Tyree Henry

    “Atlanta” (FX)

  • Dulé Hill

    “The Wonder Years” (ABC)

  • LaKeith Stanfield

    “Atlanta” (FX)

  • Tyler James Williams

    “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series

  • Zazie Beetz

    “Atlanta” (FX)

  • Janelle James

    “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

  • Yvonne Orji

    “Insecure” (HBO)

  • Sheryl Lee Ralph

    “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

  • Natasha Rothwell

    “Insecure” (HBO)

Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series

  • Abbott Elementary (ABC)

    “Ava vs. The Superintendent” | Matthew A. Cherry, director

  • Atlanta (FX)

    “Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga” | Donald Glover, director

  • Atlanta (FX)

    “Three Slaps” | Donald Glover, director

  • The Flight Attendant (HBO)

    “Drowning Women” | Pete Chatmon, director

  • The Wonder Years (ABC)

    “Love & War” | Numa Perrier, director

Outstanding Writing Comedy Series

  • Abbott Elementary (ABC)

    “Pilot” | Quinta Brunson, writer

  • Atlanta (FX)

    “Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga” | Donald Glover, writer

  • Atlanta (FX)

    “Three Slaps” | Stephen Glover, writer

  • Insecure (HBO)

    “Out, Okay?” | Prentice Penny, writer

  • Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

    “Do the Right-est Thing” | Ashley Nicole Black, writer

Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series

  • Reginald C. Hayes

    “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

  • Lil Rel Howery

    “South Side” (HBO Max)

  • Orlando Jones

    “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

  • Sam Richardson

    “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

  • Kofi Siriboe

    “Insecure” (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series

  • Quinta Brunson

    “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)

  • Lizzo

    “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

  • Michelle Obama

    “black-ish” (ABC)

  • Adriyan Rae

    “Atlanta” (FX)

  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph

    “Only Murders in the Building” (HULU)

 

DRAMA

Outstanding Drama Series

  • Bel-Air (Peacock)

    TJ Brady & Rasheed Newson, showrunners

  • Euphoria (HBO)

    Sam Levinson, showrunner

  • Lupin (Netflix)

    George Kay, showrunner

  • This Is Us (NBC)

    Dan Fogelman, showrunner

  • Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO)

    Max Borenstein, showrunner

Outstanding Actor, Drama Series

  • Sterling K. Brown

    “This Is Us” (NBC)

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor

    “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (Showtime)

  • Damson Idris

    “Snowfall” (FX)

  • Omar Sy

    “Lupin” (Netflix)

  • Forest Whitaker

    “Godfather of Harlem” (EPIX)

Outstanding Actress, Drama Series

  • Tawny Cypress

    “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)

  • Naomie Harris

    “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (Showtime)

  • Queen Latifah

    “The Equalizer” (CBS)

  • Patina Miller

    “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” (Starz)

  • Zendaya

    “Euphoria” (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series

  • Giancarlo Esposito

    “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

  • Wood Harris

    “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” (HBO)

  • Adrian Holmes

    “Bel-Air” (Peacock)

  • Clarke Peters

    “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (Showtime)

  • Olly Sholotan

    “Bel-Air” (Peacock)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series

  • Adjoa Andoh

    “Bridgerton” (Netflix)

  • Coco Jones

    “Bel-Air” (Peacock)

  • Audra McDonald

    “The Gilded Age” (HBO)

  • Lorraine Toussaint

    “The Equalizer” (CBS)

  • Susan Kelechi Watson

    “This Is Us” (NBC)

Outstanding Directing, Drama Series

  • "Bel-Air" (Peacock)

    “Dreams and Nightmares” | Morgan Cooper, director

  • "Better Call Saul" (AMC)

    “Axe and Grind” | Giancarlo Esposito, director

  • "Bridgerton" (Netflix)

    “The Viscount Who Loved Me” | Cheryl Dunye, director

  • "This Is Us" (NBC)

    “Our Little Island Girl: Part Two” | Kevin Hooks, director

  • "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" (HBO)

    “Pieces of a Man” | Tanya Hamilton, director

Outstanding Writing, Drama Series

  • "Bel-Air" (Peacock)

    “Dreams and Nightmares” | Malcolm Spellman, Morgan Cooper, TJ Brady & Rasheed Newson, writers

  • "Snowfall" (FX)

    “Celebration” | Walter Mosley, writer

  • "This Is Us" (NBC)

    “Every Version of You” | Kay Oyegun, writer

  • "This Is Us" (NBC)

    “Our Little Island Girl: Part Two” | Eboni Freeman & Susan Kelechi Watson, writers

  • "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" (HBO)

    “Acceptable Loss” | Rodney Barnes & Max Borenstein, writers

Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series

  • Colman Domingo

    “Euphoria” (HBO)

  • Ron Cephas Jones

    “This Is Us” (NBC)

  • Delroy Lindo

    “The Good Fight” (Paramount+)

  • Jonathan Majors

    “Loki” (Disney+)

  • Rob Morgan

    “Stranger Things” (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series

  • Rosario Dawson

    “The Book of Boba Fett” (Disney+)

  • Whoopi Goldberg

    “Star Trek: Picard” (Paramount+)

  • Cush Jumbo

    “The Good Fight” (Paramount+)

  • Sanaa Lathan

    “Succession” (HBO)

  • CCH Pounder

    “The Good Fight” (Paramount+)

TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series

  • Colin in Black & White (Netflix)

    Michael Starrbury, showrunner

  • DMZ (HBO Max)

    Roberto Patino, showrunner

  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)

    Diane Houslin, showrunner

  • True Story (Netflix)

    Eric Newman, showrunner

  • We Own This City (HBO)

    George Pelecanos, showrunner

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • William Jackson Harper

    “Love Life” (HBO Max)

  • Kevin Hart

    “True Story” (Netflix)

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” (Apple TV+)

  • Derek Luke

    American Refugee (EPIX)

  • Jaden Michael

    “Colin in Black & White” (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • Viola Davis

    “The First Lady” (Showtime)

  • Rosario Dawson

    “DMZ” (HBO Max)

  • Cynthia Erivo

    “Roar” (Apple TV+)

  • Zoe Kravitz

    Kimi (HBO Max)

  • Wunmi Mosaku

    “We Own This City” (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • Michael Ealy

    “The Woman Who in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window” (Netflix)

  • Jamie Hector

    “We Own This City” (HBO)

  • David Oyelowo

    “The Girl Before” (HBO Max)

  • Wesley Snipes

    “True Story” (Netflix)

  • Glynn Turman

    “Women of the Movement” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • Rosario Dawson

    “Dopesick” (HULU)

  • Dominique Fishback

    “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” (Apple TV+)

  • Regina Hall

    “Nine Perfect Strangers” (HULU)

  • Moses Ingram

    “Obi-Wan Kenobi” (Disney+)

  • Natasha Rothwell

    “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • Colin in Black & White (Netflix)

    “Cornrows” | Ava DuVernay, director

  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)

    “Ptolemy” | Hanelle C. Culpepper, director

  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)

    “Robyn” | Debbie Allen, director

  • We Own This City (HBO)

    Reinaldo Marcus Green, director

  • Women of the Movement (ABC)

    “Mother and Son” | Gina Prince-Bythewood, director

Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series

  • Colin in Black & White (Netflix)

    “Cornrows” | Michael Starrbury, writer

  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)

    “Ptolemy” | Walter Mosley, writer

  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)

    “Robyn” | Walter Mosley & Jerome Hairston, writers

  • Maid (Netflix)

    “Sea Glass” | Marcus Gardley, writer

  • We Own This City (HBO)

    “Part Three” | D. Watkins, writer

 

DOCUMENTARY

Outstanding Documentary

  • Biography: Bobby Brown (A&E)

    J. Kevin Swain, director

  • Black and Missing (HBO)

    Geeta Gandbhir, Samantha M. Knowles, Yoruba Richen & Nadia Hallgren, directors

  • JANET JACKSON. (A&E)

    Benjamin Hirsch, director

  • They Call Me Magic (Apple TV+)

    Rick Famuyiwa, director

  • We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime)

    W. Kamau Bell, director

 

MUSIC

Outstanding Music Supervision

  • Atlanta (FX)

    Jen Malone, music supervisor

  • Bridgerton (Netflix)

    Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor

  • Euphoria (HBO)

    Jen Malone, music supervisor

  • Insecure

    Keir Lehman, music supervisor

  • Wu-Tang: An American Saga (HULU)

    Mary Ramos, music supervisor

Outstanding Musical Score

  • Bridgerton (Netflix)

    Kris Bowers, composer

  • Euphoria (HBO)

    Labrinth, composer

  • Insecure (HBO)

    Raphael Saadiq, composer

  • Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO)

    Nicholas Britell & Robert Glasper, composers

  • Wu-Tang: An American Saga (HULU)

    RZA, composer

Outstanding Original Song

  • "All I Know" (The Wonder Years)

    Scotty Grand, performer
    Scott Grand, Jacob Yoffee & Roahn Hylton, writers

  • "Change" (We the People)

    H.E.R., performer
    H.E.R., Flippa, Max Moore, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman & Swagg R’Celious, writers

  • "Get It Girl" (Insecure)

    Saweetie & Raedio, performers
    Fresh Kid ice, Saweetie, Luther Campbell, Lil’ Jon, David Hobb & Liana Banks, writers

  • "I'm Tired" (Euphoria)

    Labrinth & Zendaya, performers
    Labrinth, Zendaya & Sam Levinson, writers

  • "Nasty Girl" (Queens)

    Brandy, Eve, Naturi Naughton & Nadine Velazquez, performers
    Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges & Algernod “Piles” Lanier Washington, writers

 

VARIETY/ SKETCH / TALK

Outstanding Variety, Talk or Sketch - Series or Special

  • The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)

    Jason Carden, Jennifer Socho, Zoie Mancino, producers; Amber Ruffin & Jenny Hael, executive producers

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)

    Robin Thede, showrunner

  • Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Netflix)

    Sina Sadighi, producer

  • Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (HBO)

    Bo Burnham, Jerrod Carmichael, Eli Bush, Josh Senior, Matthew Vaughn, executive producers

  • The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

    Jen Flanz, showrunner