The nominations for the eighth annual Black Reel Television Awards are out. Topping the listing is Genius: MLK/X, Season 4 of Nationwide Geographic’s biographical sequence, and Abbott Elementary is subsequent with 12.
Amazon’s Prime Video leads all networks with 19 noms, fueled Gen V, I’m a Virgo, Them: The Scare and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The streamer edged rival Netflix, which acquired 19 nominations. However Netflix claimed probably the most nominated reveals, with 11 titles receiving recognition vs. Prime Video’s 4.
See the complete listing beneath. The Black Reel TV Awards might be handed out
Mr. and Mrs. Smith star Donald Glover nabbed 4 particular person nominations, reaching a trifecta by being nominated for lead efficiency, directing and writing (twice). Michelle Buteau acquired nominations for comedic writing and appearing within the freshman yr of her Netflix dramedy Survival of the Thickest.
BET+ was the breakout community this yr, garnering its first two sequence nominations for Excellent Comedy Collection for The Ms. Pat Present and Diarra From Detroit. One other massive first is for sequence X-Males ’97 changing into the primary animated sequence to obtain nominations for Excellent Drama Collection, Excellent Writing, and Excellent Directing in a Drama Collection.
“This yr’s Black Reel Tv Awards marks a major altering of the guard, as many landmark reveals transition, making means for the subsequent era of Black creatives,” mentioned Black Reel Awards founder, Tim Gordon. “As beloved sequence conclude their impactful runs, we’re excited for brand spanking new voices and recent expertise are getting into the highlight, desirous to proceed the legacy of excellence and illustration in tv.”
Listed here are the nominees for the 2024 Black Reel Tv Awards:
Excellent Lead Efficiency in a Comedy Collection
Abbott Elementary – ABC | Quinta Brunson, showrunner
Diarra from Detroit – BET+ | Diarra Kilpatrick, showrunner
The Ms. Pat Present – BET+ | Jordan E. Cooper, showrunner
Rap Sh!t– MAX | Syreeta Singleton, showrunner
Survival of the Thickest – Netflix | Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, showrunner
Excellent Lead Efficiency in a Comedy Collection
Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Michelle Buteau | Survival of the Thickest – Netflix
Ayo Edebiri | The Bear – FX on HULU
Renee Elise Goldsberry | Girls5Eva – Netflix
Jharrel Jerome | I’m a Virgo – Amazon Prime Video
Diarra Kilpatrick | Diarra from Detroit – BET+
Anthony Mackie | Twisted Steel – Peacock
Maya Rudolph | Loot – Apple TV+
Jaz Sinclair | Gen V – Amazon Prime Video
Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams | The Ms. Pat Present – BET+
Excellent Supporting Efficiency in a Comedy Collection
Tone Bell | Survival of the Thickest – Netflix
Lionel Boyce | The Bear – FX on HULU
Giancarlo Esposito | The Gents – Netflix
Janelle James | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Danielle Pinnock | Ghosts – CBS
Sheryl Lee Ralph | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Tami Roman | The Ms. Pat Present – BET+
JB Smoove | Curb Your Enthusiasm – HBO
Vince Swann | The Ms. Pat Present – BET+
Tyler James Williams | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Excellent Directing in a Comedy Collection
Chasing Ghosts (Diarra from Detroit) | Chioke Nassor, director – BET+
Clueless (Loot) | Kevin Bray, director – Apple TV+
Guardians of Godolkin (Gen V) – Sanaa Hamri, director – Amazon Prime Video
Social gathering (Abbott Elementary) – Ken Whittingham, director – ABC
You a Large Muthaf*cka (I’m a Virgo) – Boots Riley, director – Amazon Prime Video
Excellent Writing in a Comedy Collection
Profession Day, Half 1 (Abbott Elementary) | Quinta Brunson, author – ABC
Honeydew (The Bear) | Stacy Osei-Kuffour, author – FX on HULU
Preserve Your Crops Watered, Bitch (Survival of the Thickest) | Michelle Buteau & Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, writers – Netflix
Librarian (Abbott Elementary) | Morgan Murphy, author – ABC
You a Large Muthaf*cka (I’m a Virgo) | Boots Riley, author – Amazon Prime Video
Excellent Visitor Efficiency in a Comedy Collection
Erika Alexander | Run the World – Starz
Tatyana Ali | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Garcelle Beauvais | Survival of the Thickest – Netflix
Jordan E. Cooper | The Ms. Pat Present – BET+
Keegan-Michael Key | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Sanaa Lathan | Curb Your Enthusiasm – HBO
Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph | Solely Murders within the Constructing – HULU
Phylicia Rashad | Diarra From Detroit – BET+
Cree Summer season | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Robert Townsend | The Bear – FX on HULU
Excellent Drama Collection
Black Cake – HULU | Marissa Jo Cerar, showrunner
The Equalizer – CBS | Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller, showrunners
Lupin – Netflix | George Kay, showrunner
Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Amazon Prime Video | Francesca Sloane, showrunner
X-Males ‘97 – Disney+ | Beau DeMayo, showrunner
Excellent Lead Efficiency in a Drama Collection
Rosario Dawson | Ahsoka – Disney+
Idris Elba | Hijack – Apple TV+
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Justified: Metropolis Primeval – FX on HULU
Giancarlo Esposito | Parish – AMC
Donald Glover | Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Amazon Prime Video
Quincy Isaiah | Successful Time: The Rise of the Lakers – HBO
Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced | Star Trek: Discovery – Paramount+
Queen Latifah | The Equalizer – CBS
Zoe Saldana | Particular Ops: Lioness – Paramount+
Omar Sy | Lupin – Netflix
Excellent Supporting Efficiency in a Drama Collection
Joey Bada$$ | Energy E-book III: Elevating Kanan – Starz
Malcolm Barrett | Common Joe – BET+
Nicole Beharie | The Morning Present – Apple TV+
Colman Domingo | Concern the Strolling Lifeless – AMC
Gugu Mbatha-Uncooked | Loki – Disney+
Audra McDonald | The Gilded Age – HBO
Wunmi Mosaku | Loki – Disney+
DeVaughn Nixon | Successful Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty – HBO
Karen Pittman | The Morning Present – Apple TV+
Lynn Whitfield | The Chi – Showtime
Excellent Lead Efficiency in a Comedy Collection
Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Michelle Buteau | Survival of the Thickest – Netflix
Ayo Edebiri | The Bear – FX on HULU
Renee Elise Goldsberry | Girls5Eva – Netflix
Jharrel Jerome | I’m a Virgo – Amazon Prime Video
Diarra Kilpatrick | Diarra from Detroit – BET+
Anthony Mackie | Twisted Steel – Peacock
Maya Rudolph | Loot – Apple TV+
Jaz Sinclair | Gen V – Amazon Prime Video
Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams | The Ms. Pat Present – BET+
Excellent Supporting Efficiency in a Comedy Collection
Tone Bell | Survival of the Thickest – Netflix
Lionel Boyce | The Bear – FX on HULU
Giancarlo Esposito | The Gents – Netflix
Janelle James | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Danielle Pinnock | Ghosts – CBS
Sheryl Lee Ralph | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Tami Roman | The Ms. Pat Present – BET+
JB Smoove | Curb Your Enthusiasm – HBO
Vince Swann | The Ms. Pat Present – BET+
Tyler James Williams | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Excellent Directing in a Comedy Collection
Chasing Ghosts (Diarra from Detroit) | Chioke Nassor, director – BET+
Clueless (Loot) | Kevin Bray, director – Apple TV+
Guardians of Godolkin (Gen V) – Sanaa Hamri, director – Amazon Prime Video
Social gathering (Abbott Elementary) – Ken Whittingham, director – ABC
You a Large Muthaf*cka (I’m a Virgo) – Boots Riley, director – Amazon Prime Video
Excellent Writing in a Comedy Collection
Profession Day, Half 1 (Abbott Elementary) | Quinta Brunson, author – ABC
Honeydew (The Bear) | Stacy Osei-Kuffour, author – FX on HULU
Preserve Your Crops Watered, Bitch (Survival of the Thickest) | Michelle Buteau & Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, writers – Netflix
Librarian (Abbott Elementary) | Morgan Murphy, author – ABC
You a Large Muthaf*cka (I’m a Virgo) | Boots Riley, author – Amazon Prime Video
Excellent Visitor Efficiency in a Comedy Collection
Erika Alexander | Run the World – Starz
Tatyana Ali | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Garcelle Beauvais | Survival of the Thickest – Netflix
Jordan E. Cooper | The Ms. Pat Present – BET+
Keegan-Michael Key | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Sanaa Lathan | Curb Your Enthusiasm – HBO
Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph | Solely Murders within the Constructing – HULU
Phylicia Rashad | Diarra From Detroit – BET+
Cree Summer season | Abbott Elementary – ABC
Robert Townsend | The Bear – FX on HULU
Excellent Drama Collection
Black Cake – HULU | Melissa Ho Cerar, showrunner
The Equalizer – CBS | Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller, showrunners
Lupin – Netflix | George Kay, showrunner
Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Amazon Prime Video | Francesca Sloane, showrunner
X-Males ‘97 – Disney+ | Beau DeMayo, showrunner
Excellent Lead Efficiency in a Drama Collection
Rosario Dawson | Ahsoka – Disney+
Idris Elba | Hijack – Apple TV+
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Justified: Metropolis Primeval – FX on HULU
Giancarlo Esposito | Parish – AMC
Donald Glover | Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Amazon Prime Video
Quincy Isaiah | Successful Time: The Rise of the Lakers – HBO
Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced | Star Trek: Discovery – Paramount+
Queen Latifah | The Equalizer – CBS
Zoe Saldana | Particular Ops: Lioness – Paramount+
Omar Sy | Lupin – Netflix
Excellent Supporting Efficiency in a Drama Collection
Joey Bada$$ | Energy E-book III: Elevating Kanan – Starz
Malcolm Barrett | Common Joe – BET+
Nicole Beharie | The Morning Present – Apple TV+
Colman Domingo | Concern the Strolling Lifeless – AMC
Gugu Mbatha-Uncooked | Loki – Disney+
Audra McDonald | The Gilded Age – HBO
Wunmi Mosaku | Loki – Disney+
DeVaughn Nixon | Successful Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty – HBO
Karen Pittman | The Morning Present – Apple TV+
Lynn Whitfield | The Chi – Showtime
Excellent Directing in a Drama Collection
A Breakup (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) | Donald Glover, director – Amazon Prime Video
BEAT L.A. (Successful Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty) | Salli Richardson-Whitfield, director -HBO
Eleanor (Black Cake) | Natalia Leite, director – HULU
Pilot (Common Joe) | Eric Dean Seaton, director – BET+
Tolerance Is Extinction, Half 1 (X-Males ‘97) | Chase Conley, director – Disney+
Excellent Writing in a Drama Collection
A Breakup (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) | Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover, writers – Amazon Prime Video
Shut Sufficient to Contact (The Gilded Age) | Julian Fellowes & Sonja Warfield, writers – HBO
First Date (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) | Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover, writers – Amazon Prime Video
Bear in mind It (X-Males ‘97) | Beau Mayo, author – Disney+
What We (The Strolling Lifeless: The Ones Who Reside) | Danai Gurira, author – AMC
Excellent Visitor Efficiency in a Drama Collection
Michael Braugher | The Gilded Age – HBO
Michaela Coel | Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Amazon Prime Video
Loretta Devine | Kingdom Enterprise – BET+
Taye Diggs | All American – CW
Lisagay Hamilton | Successful Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty – HBO
Rashida Jones | Silo – Apple TV+
Rob Morgan | Successful Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty – HBO
Wendell Pierce | Energy E-book III: Elevating Kanan – Starz
CCH Pounder | 3 Physique Downside – Netflix
Susan Kelechi Watson | Will Trent – ABC
Excellent TV Film or Restricted Collection
Genius: MLK/X – Nationwide Geographic | Raphael Jackson Jr. & Damione Macedon, showrunners
Lawmen: Bass Reeves – Paramount+ | Chad Feehan, showrunner
The Different Black Lady – HULU | Gus Hickey & Jordan Reddout, showrunners
Them: The Scare – Amazon Prime Video | Little Marvin & David Matthews, showrunners
True Detective – HBO | Issa Lopez, showrunner
Excellent Lead Efficiency in a TV Film or Restricted Collection
Uzo Adbua | Painkiller – Netflix
Deborah Ayorinde | Them: The Scare – Amazon Prime Video
Zazie Beetz | Black Mirror – Netflix
Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Genius: MLK/X – Nationwide Geographic
Carl Lumbly | The Fall of the Home of Usher (Netflix)
Ashleigh Murray | The Different Black Lady – HULU
Leslie Odom Jr. | Nice Performances: Purlie Victorious – PBS
David Oyelowo | Lawmen: Bass Reeves – Paramount+
Aaron Pierre | Genius: MLK/X – Nationwide Geographic
Courtney B. Vance | Heist 88 – Showtime
Excellent Supporting Efficiency in a TV Film or Restricted Collection
Jelani Alladin | Fellow Vacationers – Showtime
Don Cheadle | Secret Invasion – Disney+
Luke James | Them: The Scare – Amazon Prime Video
Pam Grier | Them: The Scare – Amazon Prime Video
Jharrel Jerome | Full Circle – MAX
Ron Cephas Jones | Genius: MLK/X – Amazon Prime Video
Aja Naomi King | Classes in Chemistry’ – Apple TV+
Lamorne Morris | Fargo – FX on HULU
Kali Reis | True Detective – HBO
Noah J. Ricketts | Fellow Vacationers – Showtime
Excellent Directing in a TV Film or Restricted Collection
CH3COOH (Classes in Chemistry) | Millicent Shelton, director – Apple TV+
Commencement (Genius: MLK/X) | Channing Godfrey Peoples, director – Nationwide Geographic
Luke 8:17 (Them: The Scare) | Little Marvin, director – Amazon Prime Video
Saddlebags (A Man In Full) | Regina King, director – Netflix
To Be Younger, Gifted and Broke (The Different Black Lady) | Mariama Diallo, director – HULU
Excellent Writing in a TV Film or Restricted Collection
Are You Scared? (Them: The Scare) | Little Marvin, author – Amazon Prime Video
Commencement (Genius: MLK/X) | Jeff Steson, author – Nationwide Geographic
Matriarchs (Genius: MLK/X) | Sigrid Gilmer, author – Nationwide Geographic
Half V (Lawmen: Bass Reeves) | Terence Anthony, author – Paramount+
White Nights (Fellow Vacationers) | Brandon Ok. Hines & Ron Nyswaner, writers – Showtime
Excellent Selection, Sketch or Discuss – Collection or Particular
A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop – CBS
The Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LVIII Halftime Present Starring Usher – CBS
Nice Performances: Purlie Victorious – PBS
The Jennifer Hudson Present – Syndication
Trevor Noah: The place I Was – Netflix
Excellent Documentary
Black Twitter: A Folks’s Historical past | Prentice Penny, director – HULU
The Best Night time in Pop | Bob Nguyen, director – Netflix
Women First: A Story of Girls in Hip-Hop | Giselle Bailey, Hannah Beachler, Dream Hampton & Resham Nijohon, administrators – Netflix
MoviePass, MovieCrash | Muta’Ali, director – MAX
STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. | Jamila Wignot, director – MAX
