Below is a list of Black nominees and winners of Golden Globe Awards in various award categories. Sidney Poitier was both the first winner and nominee, winning in 1964 for Lilies of the Field.

Film

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Year Nominee Motion Picture Result
1959 Sidney Poitier The Defiant Ones
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1962 A Raisin in the Sun Nominated
1964 Lilies of the Field
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
1966 A Patch of Blue Nominated
1968 In the Heat of the Night Nominated
1971 James Earl Jones The Great White Hope
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1987 Dexter Gordon Round Midnight
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1988 Denzel Washington Cry Freedom
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1989 Forest Whitaker Bird Nominated
1993 Denzel Washington Malcolm X
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1995 Morgan Freeman The Shawshank Redemption
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1998 Djimon Hounsou[1] Amistad Nominated
2000 Denzel Washington The Hurricane
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won
2002 Training Day
(Academy Award winner) 		Nominated
Will Smith Ali
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2005 Don Cheadle Hotel Rwanda
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2006 Terrence Howard[2] Hustle & Flow
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2007 Will Smith The Pursuit of Happyness
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
Forest Whitaker[3] The Last King of Scotland
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
2008 Denzel Washington American Gangster Nominated
2010 Morgan Freeman Invictus
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2013 Denzel Washington Flight
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2014 Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
Idris Elba Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Nominated
2015 David Oyelowo Selma Nominated
2016 Will Smith Concussion Nominated
2017 Denzel Washington Fences
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2018 Roman J. Israel, Esq.
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2019 John David Washington BlacKkKlansman Nominated
2021 Chadwick Boseman Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won
2022 Mahershala Ali Swan Song Nominated
Will Smith King Richard
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
Denzel Washington The Tragedy of Macbeth
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2023 Jeremy Pope The Inspection Nominated
2024 Colman Domingo Rustin
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Year Nominee Motion Picture Result
1962 Claudia McNeil A Raisin in the Sun Nominated
1973 Diana Ross Lady Sings the Blues
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
Cicely Tyson Sounder
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1986 Whoopi Goldberg The Color Purple
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won
2002 Halle Berry[2] Monster's Ball
(Academy Award winner) 		Nominated
2010 Gabourey Sidibe Precious
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2011 Halle Berry Frankie and Alice Nominated
2012 Viola Davis The Help
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2017 Ruth Negga Loving
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2020 Cynthia Erivo Harriet
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2021 Viola Davis Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holiday
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won
2023 Viola Davis The Woman King Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Year Nominee Motion Picture Result
1960 Sidney Poitier Porgy and Bess Nominated
1974 Carl Anderson Jesus Christ Superstar Nominated
1975 James Earl Jones Claudine Nominated
1984 Eddie Murphy Trading Places Nominated
1985 Beverly Hills Cop Nominated
1990 Morgan Freeman Driving Miss Daisy
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won
1997 Eddie Murphy The Nutty Professor Nominated
1998 Samuel L. Jackson Jackie Brown Nominated
2005 Jamie Foxx Ray
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
2007 Chiwetel Ejiofor Kinky Boots Nominated
2018 Daniel Kaluuya Get Out
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2020 Eddie Murphy Dolemite Is My Name Nominated
2024 Jeffrey Wright American Fiction
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Year Nominee Motion Picture Result
1960 Dorothy Dandridge[4] Porgy and Bess Nominated
1975 Diahann Carroll Claudine
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1981 Irene Cara[5] Fame Nominated
1984 Jennifer Beals Flashdance Nominated
1993 Whoopi Goldberg[6] Sister Act Nominated
1994 Angela Bassett[7] What's Love Got to Do With It
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won
1998 Pam Grier Jackie Brown Nominated
2007 Beyoncé Dreamgirls Nominated
2009 Rebecca Hall Vicky Cristina Barcelona Nominated
2015 Quvenzhané Wallis Annie Nominated
2024 Fantasia Barrino The Color Purple Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Year Nominee Motion Picture Result
1969 Ossie Davis The Scalphunters Nominated
1982 Howard E. Rollins Jr. Ragtime
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1983 Louis Gossett Jr.[8] An Officer and a Gentleman
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
1985 Adolph Caesar A Soldier's Story
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1988 Morgan Freeman Street Smart
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1990 Denzel Washington Glory
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
1995 Samuel L. Jackson Pulp Fiction
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1997 Cuba Gooding Jr. Jerry Maguire
(Academy Award winner) 		Nominated
Samuel L. Jackson A Time to Kill Nominated
2000 Michael Clarke Duncan The Green Mile
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2005 Jamie Foxx Collateral
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
Morgan Freeman Million Dollar Baby
(Academy Award winner) 		Nominated
2007 Eddie Murphy[1] Dreamgirls
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won
2014 Barkhad Abdi Captain Phillips
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2016 Idris Elba Beasts of No Nation Nominated
2017 Mahershala Ali Moonlight
(Academy Award winner) 		Nominated
2019 Green Book
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
2021 Daniel Kaluuya Judas and the Black Messiah
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
Leslie Odom Jr. One Night in Miami...
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Year Nominee Motion Picture Result
1960 Juanita Moore Imitation of Life
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1968 Beah Richards Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1969 Abbey Lincoln For Love of Ivy Nominated
1986 Oprah Winfrey The Color Purple
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1987 Cathy Tyson Mona Lisa Nominated
1991 Whoopi Goldberg Ghost
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
1993 Alfre Woodard[9] Passion Fish Nominated
1997 Marianne Jean-Baptiste[10] Secrets & Lies
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2003 Queen Latifah Chicago
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2007 Jennifer Hudson[5][7] Dreamgirls
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
2009 Viola Davis Doubt
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2010 Mo'Nique Precious
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
2012 Octavia Spencer The Help
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
2014 Lupita Nyong'o 12 Years a Slave
(Academy Award winner) 		Nominated
2017 Viola Davis Fences
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
Naomie Harris Moonlight
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
Octavia Spencer Hidden Figures
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2018 Mary J. Blige Mudbound
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
Octavia Spencer The Shape of Water
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2019 Regina King If Beale Street Could Talk
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
2022 Ariana DeBose West Side Story
(Academy Award winner) 		Won
Aunjanue Ellis King Richard
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
Ruth Negga Passing Nominated
2023 Angela Bassett Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won
2024 Danielle Brooks The Color Purple
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
Da’Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won

Notes:

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Year Nominee Motion Picture Result
2012 Peter Ramsey Rise of the Guardians Nominated
2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(Academy Award winner) 		Won

Best Director – Motion Picture

Year Nominee Motion Picture Result
1990 Spike Lee Do The Right Thing Nominated
2014 Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2015 Ava DuVernay Selma Nominated
2017 Barry Jenkins Moonlight
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2019 Spike Lee BlacKkKlansman
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2021 Regina King One Night in Miami... Nominated

Notes:

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Year Nominee Motion Picture Result
1985 Charles Fuller A Soldier's Story
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1990 Spike Lee Do The Right Thing
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2014 John Ridley 12 Years a Slave
(Academy Award winner) 		Nominated
2017 Barry Jenkins Moonlight
(Academy Award winner) 		Nominated
2019 If Beale Street Could Talk
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated

Notes:

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Year Name Country Motion Picture Result
1972 Isaac Hayes United States Shaft
(Academy Award nominee) 		Won
1973 Quincy Jones United States The Getaway Nominated
1986 The Color Purple
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
1987 Herbie Hancock United States Round Midnight
(Academy Award winner) 		Nominated
1988 Jonas Gwangwa South Africa Cry Freedom
(Academy Award nominee) 		Nominated
2017 Pharrell Williams United States Hidden Figures Nominated
2021 Jon Batiste United States Soul
(Academy Award winner) 		Won

Notes:

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Year Nominee Song Title Motion Picture Result
1970 Quincy Jones "The Time for Love is Anytime" Cactus Flower Nominated
1972 "Something More" Honky Nominated
Isaac Hayes "Theme from Shaft"
(Academy Award winner) 		Shaft Nominated
1975 Curtis Mayfield "On & On" Claudine Nominated
1977 Norman Whitfield "Car Wash" Car Wash Nominated
1978 Donna Summer "Down Deep Inside" The Deep Nominated
1982 Lionel Richie "Endless Love"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Endless Love Nominated
1984 Irene Cara "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
(Academy Award winner) 		Flashdance Won
1985 Prince "When Doves Cry" Purple Rain
(Academy Award winner- Best Music, Original Song Score) 		Nominated
Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Ghostbusters Nominated
Stevie Wonder "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
(Academy Award winner) 		The Woman in Red Won
1986 Lionel Richie "Say You, Say Me"
(Academy Award winner) 		White Nights Won
1989 Lamont Dozier "Two Hearts"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Buster Won
1994 Janet Jackson
Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis 		"Again"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Poetic Justice Nominated
James Ingram "The Day I Fall In Love"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Beethoven's 2nd Nominated
1995 "Look What Love Has Done"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Junior Nominated
2000 Babyface "How Can I Not Love You" Anna and the King Nominated
2005 Wyclef Jean
Jerry Duplessis 		"Million Voices" Hotel Rwanda Nominated
2007 Seal "A Father's Way" The Pursuit of Happyness Nominated
Beyoncé "Listen"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Dreamgirls Nominated
Prince "The Song of the Heart" Happy Feet Won
2009 Beyoncé
Amanda Ghost 		"Once in a Lifetime" Cadillac Records Nominated
2012 Mary J. Blige
Harvey Mason Jr.
Damon Thomas 		"The Living Proof" The Help Nominated
2012 Danger Mouse "Ordinary Love" Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Won
2015 Common
John Legend 		"Glory"
(Academy Award winner) 		Selma Won
2017 Stevie Wonder "Faith" Sing Nominated
2018 Mary J. Blige
Raphael Saadiq
Taura Stinson 		"Mighty River"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Mudbound Nominated
Mariah Carey "The Star" The Star Nominated
2019 Kendrick Lamar
Anthony Tiffith
Mark Spears
Solana Rowe 		"All the Stars"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Black Panther Nominated
2020 Timothy McKenzie
Beyoncé 		"Spirit" The Lion King Nominated
Joshuah Brian Campbell
Cynthia Erivo 		"Stand Up"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Harriet Nominated
2021 H.E.R.
Dernst Emile II
Tiara Thomas 		"Fight For You"
(Academy Award winner) 		Judas and the Black Messiah Nominated
Leslie Odom Jr. "Speak Now"
(Academy Award nominee) 		One Night in Miami... Nominated
Celeste Waite "Hear My Voice"
(Academy Award nominee) 		The Trial of the Chicago 7 Nominated
Raphael Saadiq
Andra Day 		"Tigress & Tweed" The United States vs. Billie Holiday Nominated
2022 Dixson
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter 		"Be Alive"
(Academy Award nominee) 		King Richard Nominated
Jennifer Hudson "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Respect Nominated
2023 Tems
Rihanna
Ryan Coogler 		"Lift Me Up"
(Academy Award nominee) 		Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Nominated
2024 Lenny Kravitz "Road to Freedom" Rustin Nominated

Television

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Year Nominee Series Result
1986 Philip Michael Thomas Miami Vice Nominated
1991 James Earl Jones Gabriel's Fire Nominated
1992 Pros & Cons Nominated
2001 Andre Braugher Gideon's Crossing Nominated
2006 Wentworth Miller Prison Break Nominated
2018 Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Won
2019 Stephan James Homecoming Nominated
Billy Porter Pose Nominated
2020 Nominated
2022 Nominated
Omar Sy Lupin Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Year Nominee Series Result
1970 Denise Nicholas Room 222 Nominated
1971 Nominated
1972 Nominated
1973 Gail Fisher Mannix Won
1975 Teresa Graves Get Christie Love! Nominated
1978 Leslie Uggams Roots Nominated
1993 Regina Taylor I'll Fly Away Won
2014 Kerry Washington Scandal Nominated
2015 Viola Davis How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
2016 Nominated
Taraji P. Henson Empire Won
2022 Uzo Aduba In Treatment Nominated
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Pose Won
2023 Zendaya Euphoria Won

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Year Name Series Status
1971 Flip Wilson The Flip Wilson Show Won
1972 Nominated
1973 Nominated
Bill Cosby The New Bill Cosby Show Nominated
Redd Foxx Sanford and Son Won
1974 Nominated
1975 Nominated
1976 Nominated
1977 Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy & Company Nominated
1983 Robert Guillaume Benson Nominated
1984 Nominated
1985 Nominated
Sherman Hemsley The Jeffersons Nominated
Bill Cosby The Cosby Show Won
1986 Won
1987 Nominated
1993 Will Smith[11] The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Nominated
1994 Nominated
2003 Bernie Mac The Bernie Mac Show Nominated
2004 Nominated
2013 Don Cheadle House of Lies Won
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated
2017 Anthony Anderson black-ish Nominated
Donald Glover Atlanta Won
2018 Anthony Anderson black-ish Nominated
2019 Donald Glover Atlanta Nominated
2021 Don Cheadle Black Monday Nominated
2022 Anthony Anderson black-ish Nominated
2023 Donald Glover Atlanta Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Year Nominee Series Result
1970 Diahann Carroll Julia Nominated
1975 Esther Rolle Good Times Nominated
1977 Isabel Sanford The Jeffersons Nominated
1978 Nominated
1983 Nominated
Nell Carter Gimme a Break! Nominated
Debbie Allen[5] Fame Won
1984 Nominated
Isabel Sanford The Jeffersons Nominated
1985 Nominated
Debbie Allen Fame Nominated
Nell Carter Gimme a Break! Nominated
2017 Tracee Ellis Ross black-ish Won
Issa Rae Insecure Nominated
2018 Nominated
2022 Nominated
Tracee Ellis Ross black-ish Nominated
2023 Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Won
2024 Nominated
Ayo Edebiri The Bear Won

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Year Name Series Status
1984 Louis Gossett Jr. Sadat Nominated
1992 Sidney Poitier Separate but Equal Nominated
1995 Samuel L. Jackson Against The Wall Nominated
1996 Laurence Fishburne The Tuskegee Airmen Nominated
Charles S. Dutton The Piano Lesson Nominated
1998 Ving Rhames Don King: Only in America Won
2005 Mos Def Something the Lord Made Nominated
Jamie Foxx Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Nominated
2007 Michael Ealy Sleeper Cell Nominated
Andre Braugher Thief Nominated
Chiwetel Ejiofor Tsunami: The Aftermath Nominated
2010 Endgame Nominated
2011 Idris Elba Luther Nominated
2012 Won
2014 Nominated
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dancing on the Edge Nominated
2016 Idris Elba Luther Nominated
David Oyelowo Nightingale Nominated
2017 Courtney B. Vance The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Nominated
2024 David Oyelowo Lawmen: Bass Reeves Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Year Name Series Status
1992 Lynn Whitfield The Josephine Baker Story Nominated
1995 Diana Ross Out of Darkness Nominated
1998 Alfre Woodard[12] Miss Evers' Boys Won
2000 Halle Berry Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2001 Alfre Woodard Holiday Heart Nominated
2006 S. Epatha Merkerson[2][13] Lackawanna Blues Won
Halle Berry Their Eyes Were Watching God Nominated
2007 Sophie Okonedo Tsunami: The Aftermath Nominated
2008 Queen Latifah Life Support Won
2016 Bessie Nominated
2017 Kerry Washington Confirmation Nominated
2019 Regina King Seven Seconds Nominated
2022 Cynthia Erivo Genius: Aretha Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Year Name Series Status
1975 Whitman Mayo Sanford and Son Nominated
Jimmie Walker Good Times Nominated
1976 Nominated
1985 Ben Vereen Ellis Island Nominated
1991 Blair Underwood L.A. Law Nominated
1992 Louis Gossett Jr. The Josephine Baker Story Won
1998 Eriq La Salle ER Nominated
1999 Don Cheadle The Rat Pack Won
2003 Dennis Haysbert 24 Nominated
2004 Jeffrey Wright Angels in America Won
2009 Blair Underwood In Treatment Nominated
2017 Sterling K. Brown The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Nominated
2021 John Boyega Small Axe Won

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series

Year Name Series Status
2023 Tyler James Williams Abbott Elementary Won

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role on Television

Year Name Series Status
1971 Gail Fisher Mannix Won
1972 Nominated
1974 Nominated
1985 Marla Gibbs The Jeffersons Nominated
1989 Jackée 227 Nominated
1998 Della Reese Touched by an Angel Nominated
Gloria Reuben ER Nominated
2015 Uzo Aduba Orange is the New Black Nominated
2016 Nominated
Regina King American Crime Nominated
2017 Thandie Newton Westworld Nominated
2019 Nominated

Notes:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Year Name Series Status
2023 Niecy Nash Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Nominated

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series

Year Name Series Status
2023 Janelle James Abbott Elementary Nominated
Sheryl Lee Ralph Nominated

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Year Name Series Status
2024 Trevor Noah Trevor Noah: Where Was I Nominated
Chris Rock Chris Rock: Selective Outrage Nominated
Wanda Sykes Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer Nominated

By acting categories

Film

Men

Year Actor Award Motion Picture Result
1959 Sidney Poitier Best Actor – Drama The Defiant Ones Nominated
1960 Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Porgy and Bess Nominated
1962 Best Actor – Drama A Raisin in the Sun Nominated
1964 Lilies of the Field Won
1966 A Patch of Blue Nominated
1968 In the Heat of the Night Nominated
1969 Ossie Davis Best Supporting Actor The Scalphunters Nominated
1971 James Earl Jones New Star – Actor The Great White Hope Won
Best Actor – Drama Nominated
1972 Richard Roundtree New Star – Actor Shaft Nominated
1973 Kevin Hooks Sounder Nominated
1974 Carl Anderson Jesus Christ Superstar Nominated
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Nominated
Kirk Calloway New Star – Actor Cinderella Liberty Nominated
1975 James Earl Jones Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Claudine Nominated
1976 Ben Vereen New Star – Actor Funny Lady Nominated
1982 Howard Rollins New Star Ragtime Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
1983 Louis Gossett Jr. An Officer and a Gentleman Won
Eddie Murphy New Star – Actor 48 Hrs. Nominated
1984 Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Trading Places Nominated
1985 Beverly Hills Cop Nominated
Adolph Caesar Best Supporting Actor A Soldier's Story Nominated
1987 Dexter Gordon Best Actor – Drama Round Midnight Nominated
1988 Denzel Washington Cry Freedom Nominated
Morgan Freeman Best Supporting Actor Street Smart Nominated
1989 Forest Whitaker Best Actor – Drama Bird Nominated
1990 Morgan Freeman Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Driving Miss Daisy Won
Denzel Washington Best Supporting Actor Glory Won
1993 Best Actor – Drama Malcolm X Nominated
1995 Morgan Freeman The Shawshank Redemption Nominated
Samuel L. Jackson Best Supporting Actor Pulp Fiction Nominated
1997 A Time to Kill Nominated
Cuba Gooding Jr. Jerry Maguire Nominated
1997 Eddie Murphy Best Actor – Musical or Comedy The Nutty Professor Nominated
1998 Samuel L. Jackson Jackie Brown Nominated
Djimon Hounsou Best Actor – Drama Amistad Nominated
2000 Denzel Washington[14] The Hurricane Won
Michael Clarke Duncan Best Supporting Actor The Green Mile Nominated
2002 Will Smith Best Actor – Drama Ali Nominated
Denzel Washington Training Day Nominated
2005 Morgan Freeman Best Supporting Actor Million Dollar Baby Nominated
Jamie Foxx[15] Collateral Nominated
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Ray Won
Don Cheadle Best Actor – Drama Hotel Rwanda Nominated
2006 Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow Nominated
2007 Eddie Murphy Best Supporting Actor Dreamgirls Won
Chiwetel Ejiofor Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Kinky Boots Nominated
Will Smith Best Actor – Drama The Pursuit of Happyness Nominated
Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland Won
2008 Denzel Washington American Gangster Nominated
2010 Morgan Freeman Invictus Nominated
2013 Denzel Washington Flight Nominated
2014 Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave Nominated
Idris Elba Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Nominated
Barkhad Abdi Best Supporting Actor Captain Phillips Nominated
2015 David Oyelowo Best Actor – Drama Selma Nominated
2016 Will Smith Concussion Nominated
Idris Elba Best Supporting Actor Beasts of No Nation Nominated
2017 Denzel Washington Best Actor – Drama Fences Nominated
Mahershala Ali Best Supporting Actor Moonlight Nominated
2018 Denzel Washington Best Actor – Drama Roman J. Israel, Esq. Nominated
Daniel Kaluuya Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Get Out Nominated
2019 John David Washington Best Actor – Drama BlacKkKlansman Nominated
Mahershala Ali Best Supporting Actor Green Book Won
2020 Eddie Murphy Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Dolemite Is My Name Nominated
2021 Chadwick Boseman Best Actor – Drama Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Won
Daniel Kaluuya Best Supporting Actor Judas and the Black Messiah Won
Leslie Odom Jr. One Night in Miami... Nominated
2022 Mahershala Ali Best Actor – Drama Swan Song Nominated
Will Smith King Richard Won
Denzel Washington The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated
2023 Jeremy Pope The Inspection Nominated
2024 Colman Domingo Rustin Nominated
Jeffrey Wright Best Actor – Musical or Comedy American Fiction Nominated

Women

Year Actor Award Motion Picture Result
1960 Juanita Moore Best Supporting Actress Imitation of Life Nominated
Dorothy Dandridge[6][7] Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Porgy and Bess Nominated
1962 Claudia McNeil Best Actress – Drama A Raisin in the Sun Nominated
1968 Beah Richards Best Supporting Actress Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Nominated
1969 Abbey Lincoln For Love of Ivy Nominated
1971 Lola Falana New Star – Actress The Liberation of L.B. Jones Nominated
1973 Diana Ross Lady Sings the Blues Won
Best Actress – Drama Nominated
Cicely Tyson Sounder Nominated
1975 Diahann Carroll Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Claudine Nominated
1977 Gladys Knight New Star – Actress Pipe Dreams Nominated
1981 Irene Cara Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Fame Nominated
1984 Jennifer Beals Flashdance Nominated
1986 Oprah Winfrey Best Supporting Actress The Color Purple Nominated
Whoopi Goldberg Best Actress – Drama Won
1987 Cathy Tyson Best Supporting Actress Mona Lisa Nominated
1991 Whoopi Goldberg Ghost Won
1993 Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Sister Act Nominated
Alfre Woodard Best Supporting Actress Passion Fish Nominated
1994 Angela Bassett[1][5][16] Best Actress – Musical or Comedy What's Love Got to Do with It Won
1997 Marianne Jean-Baptiste Best Supporting Actress Secrets & Lies Nominated
1998 Pam Grier Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Jackie Brown Nominated
2002 Halle Berry[17][18] Best Actress – Drama Monster's Ball Nominated
2003 Queen Latifah Best Supporting Actress Chicago Nominated
2007 Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls Won
Beyoncé Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Nominated
2009 Rebecca Hall Vicky Cristina Barcelona Nominated
Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Doubt Nominated
2010 Mo'Nique Precious Won
Gabourey Sidibe Best Actress – Drama Nominated
2011 Halle Berry Frankie and Alice Nominated
2012 Viola Davis The Help Nominated
Octavia Spencer Best Supporting Actress Won
2014 Lupita Nyong'o 12 Years a Slave Nominated
2015 Quvenzhané Wallis Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Annie Nominated
2017 Ruth Negga Best Actress – Drama Loving Nominated
Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress Fences Won
Naomie Harris Moonlight Nominated
Octavia Spencer Hidden Figures Nominated
2018 Mary J. Blige Mudbound Nominated
Octavia Spencer The Shape of Water Nominated
2019 Regina King If Beale Street Could Talk Won
2020 Cynthia Erivo Best Actress – Drama Harriet Nominated
2021 Viola Davis Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Nominated
Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holiday Won
2022 Ariana DeBose Best Supporting Actress West Side Story Won
Aunjanue Ellis King Richard Nominated
Ruth Negga Passing Nominated
2023 Viola Davis Best Actress – Drama The Woman King Nominated
Angela Bassett Best Supporting Actress Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Won
2024 Fantasia Barrino Best Actress – Musical or Comedy The Color Purple Nominated
Danielle Brooks Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Da’Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers Won

Television

Men

Year Actor Award Series Result
1967 Bill Cosby Best TV Star – Male I Spy Nominated
1971 Flip Wilson Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series The Flip Wilson Show Won
1972 Nominated
1973 Nominated
Bill Cosby The New Bill Cosby Show Nominated
Redd Foxx Sanford and Son Won
1974 Nominated
1975 Nominated
Whitman Mayo Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Jimmie Walker Good Times Nominated
1976 Nominated
Redd Foxx Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series Sanford and Son Nominated
1977 Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy & Company Nominated
1983 Robert Guillaume Benson Nominated
1984 Nominated
Louis Gossett Jr. Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Sadat Nominated
1985 Ben Vereen Best Supporting Actor Ellis Island Nominated
Robert Guillaume Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series Benson Nominated
Sherman Hemsley The Jeffersons Nominated
Bill Cosby The Cosby Show Won
1986 Won
Philip Michael Thomas Best Actor – Drama Series Miami Vice Nominated
1987 Bill Cosby Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series The Cosby Show Nominated
1991 Blair Underwood Best Supporting Actor L.A. Law Nominated
James Earl Jones Best Actor – Drama Series Gabriel's Fire Nominated
1992 Pros & Cons Nominated
Louis Gossett Jr. Best Supporting Actor The Josephine Baker Story Won
Sidney Poitier Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Separate but Equal Nominated
1993 Will Smith Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Nominated
1994 Nominated
1995 Samuel L. Jackson Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Against the Wall Nominated
1996 Charles S. Dutton The Piano Lesson Nominated
Laurence Fishburne The Tuskegee Airmen Nominated
1998 Ving Rhames Don King: Only in America Won
Eriq La Salle Best Supporting Actor ER Nominated
1999 Don Cheadle The Rat Pack Won
2001 Andre Braugher Best Actor – Drama Series Gideon's Crossing Nominated
2003 Dennis Haysbert Best Supporting Actor 24 Nominated
Bernie Mac Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series The Bernie Mac Show Nominated
2004 Nominated
Jeffrey Wright Best Supporting Actor Angels in America Won
2005 Mos Def Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Something the Lord Made Nominated
Jamie Foxx Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Nominated
2006 Wentworth Miller Best Actor – Drama Series Prison Break Nominated
2007 Andre Braugher Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Thief Nominated
Michael Ealy Sleeper Cell Nominated
Chiwetel Ejiofor Tsunami: The Aftermath Nominated
2009 Blair Underwood Best Supporting Actor In Treatment Nominated
2010 Chiwetel Ejiofor Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Endgame Nominated
2011 Idris Elba Luther Nominated
2012 Won
2013 Don Cheadle Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series House of Lies Won
2014 Nominated
Chiwetel Ejiofor Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Dancing on the Edge Nominated
Idris Elba Luther Nominated
2015 Don Cheadle Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series House of Lies Nominated
2016 Idris Elba Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Luther Nominated
David Oyelowo Nightingale Nominated
2017 Anthony Anderson Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series black-ish Nominated
Donald Glover Atlanta Won
Courtney B. Vance Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Nominated
Sterling K. Brown Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2018 Best Actor – Drama Series This Is Us Won
Anthony Anderson Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series black-ish Nominated
2019 Stephan James Best Actor – Drama Series Homecoming Nominated
Billy Porter Pose Nominated
Donald Glover Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series Atlanta Nominated
2020 Billy Porter Best Actor – Drama Series Pose Nominated
2021 Don Cheadle Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series Black Monday Nominated
John Boyega Best Supporting Actor Small Axe Won
2022 Billy Porter Best Actor – Drama Series Pose Nominated
Omar Sy Lupin Nominated
Anthony Anderson Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series black-ish Nominated
2023 Donald Glover Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series Atlanta Nominated
Tyler James Williams Best Supporting Actor - Musical-Comedy or Drama Series Abbott Elementary Won
2024 David Oyelowo Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Lawmen: Bass Reeves Nominated

Women

Year Actor Award Series Result
1969 Diahann Carroll Best TV Star – Female Julia Won
1970 Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Nominated
Denise Nicholas Best Actress – Drama Series Room 222 Nominated
1971 Nominated
Gail Fisher Best Supporting Actress Mannix Won
1972 Nominated
Denise Nicholas Best Actress – Drama Series Room 222 Nominated
1973 Gail Fisher Best Actress – Drama Series Mannix Won
1974 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
1975 Teresa Graves Best Actress – Drama Series Get Christie Love! Nominated
Esther Rolle Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Good Times Nominated
1977 Isabel Sanford The Jeffersons Nominated
1978 Nominated
Leslie Uggams Best Actress – Drama Series Roots Nominated
1983 Debbie Allen Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Fame Won
Nell Carter Gimme a Break! Nominated
Isabel Sanford The Jeffersons Nominated
1984 Nominated
Debbie Allen Fame Nominated
1985 Nominated
Nell Carter Gimme a Break! Nominated
Isabel Sanford The Jeffersons Nominated
Marla Gibbs Best Supporting Actress Nominated
1989 Jackée 227 Nominated
1992 Lynn Whitfield Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film The Josephine Baker Story Nominated
1993 Regina Taylor Best Actress – Drama Series I'll Fly Away Won
1995 Diana Ross Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Out of Darkness Nominated
1998 Della Reese Best Supporting Actress Touched by an Angel Nominated
Gloria Reuben ER Nominated
Alfre Woodard Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Miss Evers' Boys Won
2000 Halle Berry[14] Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2001 Alfre Woodard Holiday Heart Nominated
2006 Halle Berry Their Eyes Were Watching God Nominated
S. Epatha Merkerson Lackawanna Blues Won
2007 Sophie Okonedo[5] Tsunami: The Aftermath Nominated
2008 Queen Latifah Life Support Won
2014 Kerry Washington Best Actress – Drama Series Scandal Nominated
2015 Viola Davis How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
Uzo Aduba Best Supporting Actress Orange Is the New Black Nominated
2016 Viola Davis Best Actress – Drama Series How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
Taraji P. Henson Empire Won
Queen Latifah Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Bessie Nominated
Uzo Aduba Best Supporting Actress Orange Is the New Black Nominated
Regina King American Crime Nominated
2017 Issa Rae Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Insecure Nominated
Tracee Ellis Ross black-ish Won
Kerry Washington Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Confirmation Nominated
Thandie Newton Best Supporting Actress Westworld Nominated
2018 Issa Rae Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Insecure Nominated
2019 Regina King Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Seven Seconds Nominated
Thandie Newton Best Supporting Actress Westworld Nominated
2022 Uzo Aduba Best Actress – Drama Series In Treatment Nominated
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Pose Won
Issa Rae Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Insecure Nominated
Tracee Ellis Ross black-ish Nominated
Cynthia Erivo Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Genius: Aretha Nominated
2023 Zendaya Best Actress – Drama Series Euphoria Won
Quinta Brunson Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Abbott Elementary Won
Niecy Nash Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries or Television Film Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Nominated
Janelle James Best Supporting Actress - Musical-Comedy or Drama Series Abbott Elementary Nominated
Sheryl Lee Ralph Nominated
2024 Quinta Brunson Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Nominated
Ayo Edebiri The Bear Won

Directing category

Year Nominee Award Motion Picture Result
1990 Spike Lee Best Director – Motion Picture Do the Right Thing Nominated
2014 Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave Nominated
2015 Ava DuVernay Selma Nominated
2017 Barry Jenkins Moonlight Nominated
2019 Spike Lee BlacKkKlansman Nominated
2021 Regina King One Night in Miami... Nominated

See also

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