Thursday, July 1, 2021

The 2021 Black Reel Awards for Television Nominees

I can't believe I missed these! Great set of nominees:

Outstanding Comedy Series
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)
Robin Thede, showrunner 

“Black-ish” (ABC)
Courtney Lily, showrunner 

“That Damn Michael Che” (HBO Max)
Michael Che, showrunner

“Grown-ish” (Freeform)
Julie Bean, showrunner

“Run the World” (Starz)
Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner


Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson | “black-ish” (ABC)
Asante Blackk | “Social Distance” (Netflix)
Michael Che | “That Damn Michael Che” (HBO Max)
Trevor Jackson | “grown-ish” (Freeform)
Lamorne Morris | “Woke” (HULU)

Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series
Renee Elise Goldsberry | “Girls5eva” (Peacock)
Tracee Ellis Ross | “black-ish” (ABC) 
Yara Shahidi | “grown-ish” (Freeform)
Robin Thede | “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)
Bresha Webb | “Run the World” (Starz)

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Deon Cole | “black-ish” (ABC)
David Alan Grier | “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” (Netflix)
Laurence Fishburne | “black-ish” (ABC)
Justice Smith | “Genera+ion” (HBO Max)
Kenan Thompson | “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series 
Naomi Ackie | “Master of None” (Netflix)
Ashley Nicole Black | “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)
Gabrielle Dennis | “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)
Jenifer Lewis | “black-ish” (ABC)
Wanda Sykes | “The Upshaws” (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series
“Black People for Rent” (Woke) – HULU
Maurice Marable, director

“But the Tilapias Are Fine Though, Right?” (A Black Lady Sketch Show) – HBO
Lacey Duke & Brittany Scott Smith, directors

“My Dinner With Andre Junior” (black-ish) – ABC
Princess Monique, director

“Our Wedding Dre” (black-ish) – ABC
Eric Dean Seaton, director

“Separ8 Ways” (Girls5eva) – Peacock
Chioke Nassor, director

Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series
“Black People for Rent” (Woke) – HULU
Rochee Jeffrey, writer

“But the Tilapias Are Fine Though, Right?” (A Black Lady Sketch Show) – HBO
Lauren Ashley Smith, Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Akilah Green, Shenovia Large, Rae Sanni, Kristin Layne Tucker, Holly Walker, Kindsey Young, Charla Lauriston, writers

“Carma” (Girls5eva) – Peacock
Anna Drezen & Azie Dungey, writers

“Missions & Ambitions” (black-ish) – ABC
Isaiah Lester & Melanie Boysaw, writers

“Policin” (That Damn Michael Che) – HBO Max
Michael Che, Gary Richardson, Rosebud Baker, Reggie Conquest, Godfrey Danchimah Jr., Calise Hawkins, Kevin Iso, Sam Jay, Matt Richards, Cipha Sounds & Wil Sylvince, writers

Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series
Dave Chappelle | “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Samuel L. Jackson | “Staged” (BBC One)
Daniel Kaluuya | “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Rege-Jean Page | “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Marcus Scribner | “grown-ish” (Freeform)

Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series
Erika Alexander | “Run the World” (Starz)
Regina King | “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Debbi Morgan | “Bigger” (BET+)
Maya Rudolph | “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Vanessa L. Williams | “Girls5eva” (Peacock)

Outstanding Drama Series
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (Disney+)
Malcolm Spellman, showrunner

“Lupin” (Netflix)
George Kay, showrunner

“Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Misha Green, showrunner

“Queen Sugar” (OWN)
Anthony Sparks, showrunner

“Snowfall” (FX)
Dave Andron, showrunner

Outstanding Actor, Drama Series 
Damson Idris | “Snowfall” (FX)
Anthony Mackie | “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (Disney+)
Jonathan Majors | “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Rege-Jean Page | “Bridgerton” (Netflix) 
Billy Porter | “Pose” (FX) 

Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
Brandee Evans | “P-Valley” (Starz)
Dawn-Lyen Gardner | “Queen Sugar” (OWN)
Queen Latifah | “The Equalizer” (CBS)
Simone Missick | “All Rise” (CBS)
Jurnee Smollett | “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito | “Godfather of Harlem” (EPIX)
Giancarlo Esposito | “The Mandalorian” (Disney+)
Niles Fitch | “This Is Us” (NBC)
Amin Joseph | “Snowfall” (FX)
Michael K. Williams | “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Adjoa Andoh | “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
Aunjanue Ellis | “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Michael Hyatt | “Snowfall” (FX)
Wunmi Mosaku | “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Susan Kelechi Watson | “This Is Us” (NBC)

Outstanding Directing, Drama Series
“Birth Mother” (This Is Us) – NBC
Kay Oyegun, director

“Chapter 15: The Believer” (The Mandalorian) – Disney+
Rick Famuyiwa, director

“Jig-a-Bobo” (Lovecraft Country) – HBO
Misha Green, director

“Sleeping Dogs” (Snowfall) – FX
Carl Seaton, director

“The Trunk” (Pose) – FX
Tina Mabry, director

Outstanding Writing, Drama Series
“Birth Mother” (This Is Us) – NBC
Kay Oyegun & Eboni Freeman, writers

“Chapter 15: The Believer” (The Mandalorian) – Disney+
Rick Famuyiwa, writer

“Jig-a-Bobo” (Lovecraft Country) – HBO
Misha Green, writer

“New World Order” (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) – Disney+
Malcolm Spellman, writer

“Sleeping Dogs” (Snowfall) – FX
Justin Hillian, writer

Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series 
Giancarlo Esposito | “The Boys” (Amazon Prime Video)
Carl Lumbly | “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (Disney+)
Larenz Tate | “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz)
Carl Weathers | “The Mandalorian” (Disney+)
Courtney B. Vance | “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
Gail Bean | “Snowfall” (FX)
Rosario Dawson | “The Mandalorian” (Disney+) 
Florence Kasumba | “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (Disney+) 
Sophie Okonedo | “Ratched” (Netflix)
Phylicia Rashad | “This Is Us” (NBC)

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
Hamilton (Disney+)
Lin-Manuel Miranda, producer
Thomas Kali, producer
Jeffrey Seller, producer

“I May Destroy You” (HBO)
Michaela Coel, Showrunner 

“Small Axe” (Amazon Prime Video)
Steve McQueen, showrunner 

Sylvie’s Love (Amazon Prime Video)
Jonathan T. Baker, producer
Eugene Ashe, producer
Nnamdi Asomugha, producer

“The Underground Railroad” (Amazon Prime Video)
Barry Jenkins, showrunner

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series
Nnamdi Asomugha | Sylvie’s Love (Amazon Prime Video)
Mamoudou Athie | Black Box (Amazon Prime Video)
Dule Hill | Psych 2: Lassie Came Home (Peacock)
Leslie Odom Jr. | Hamilton (Disney+)
Chris Rock | “Fargo” (FX)

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
Nicole Beharie | “Monsterland” (HULU)
Michaela Coel | “I May Destroy You” (HBO)
Cynthia Erivo | “Genius: Aretha Franklin” (National Geographic)
Thuso Mbedu | “The Underground Railroad” (Amazon Prime Video)
Tessa Thompson | Sylvie’s Love (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series
John Boyega | “Small Axe: Red, White & Blue” (Amazon Prime Video)
Daveed Diggs | Hamilton (Disney+)
Paapa Essiedu | “I May Destroy You” (HBO)
William Jackson Harper | “The Underground Railroad” (Amazon Prime Video)
Courtney B. Vance | “Genius: Aretha Franklin” (National Geographic)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn | “Small Axe: Lovers Rock” (Amazon Prime Video)
Renee Elise Goldsberry | Hamilton (Disney+)
Weruche Opia | “I May Destroy You” (HBO)
Teyonah Parris | “WandaVision” (Disney+)
Letitia Wright | “Small Axe: Mangrove” (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series 
“Ego Death” (I May Destroy You) – HBO
Michaela Coel & Sam Miller, directors

“Lovers Rock” (Small Axe) – Amazon Prime Video
Steve McQueen, director

“Mangrove” (Small Axe) – Amazon Prime Video
Steve McQueen, director

Sylvie’s Love – Amazon Prime Video
Eugene Ashe, director

“The Underground Railroad” – Amazon Prime Video
Barry Jenkins, director

Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series 
“Chapter 1: Georgia” (The Underground Railroad) – Amazon Prime Video
Barry Jenkins, writer

“Ego Death” (I May Destroy You) – HBO
Michaela Coel, writer

“…It Just Came Up” (I May Destroy You) – HBO
Michaela Coel, writer

“Lovers Rock” (Small Axe) – Amazon Prime Video
Steve McQueen & Courttia Newland, writers

Sylvie’s Love – Amazon Prime Video
Eugene Ashe, writer

Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
Black Is King (Disney+)
Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Kwasi Fordjour, Emmanuel Adjei, Blitz Bazawule, Ibra Ake, Jenn Nkiru, Jake Nava, Pierre Debusschere, Dikayl Rimmasch & Dafe Oboro, directors

“First Ladies: Michelle Obama” (CNN)
Liz Mermin, director

“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion” (HBO Max)
Marcus Raboy, director

“High on the Hog: How African-American Cuisine Transformed America” (Netflix)
Stephen Satterfield, director

Tina (HBO)
Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin, directors

Outstanding Music 
Black Is King (Disney+)
James William Blades, composer

Hamilton (Disney+)
Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer

“Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Laura Karpman & Raphael Saadiq, composers
Liza Richardson, music supervisor

“Pose” (FX)
Mac Quayle, composer
Amanda Krieg Thomas, Alexis Martin Woodall & Ryan Murphy, music supervisors

Sylvie’s Love (Amazon Prime Video)
Fabrice Lecomte, composer

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