Black Reel TV Awards 2026 | Nominations List

 

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary — ABC
• The Bear — FX on Hulu
• The ‘Burbs — Peacock
• The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins — NBC
• Wonder Man — Disney+

Outstanding Drama Series

• Industry — HBO
• IT: Welcome to Derry — HBO
• Man on Fire — Netflix
• Paradise — Hulu
• Reasonable Doubt — Hulu

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series

• Demascus — Tubi
• His & Hers — Netflix
• Imperfect Women — Apple TV
• Ironheart — Disney+
• Washington Black — Hulu

Outstanding Variety, Sketch or Talk – Series or Special

• A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September — CBS
• AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy — Netflix
• Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable — Netflix
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Syndication
• Josh Johnson: Symphony — HBO Max

Outstanding Documentary

• Allen Iverson — Prime Video
• Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott — ESPN
• Katrina: Come Hell and High Water — Netflix
• Magic City: An American Fantasy — Starz
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Netflix

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II — Wonder Man, Disney+
• Quinta Brunson — Abbott Elementary, ABC
• Ayo Edebiri — The Bear, FX on Hulu
• David Alan Grier — St. Denis Medical, NBC
• Keke Palmer — The ‘Burbs, Peacock
• Maya Rudolph — Loot, Apple TV
• Adjani Salmon — Dreaming Whilst Black, Showtime
• Jaz Sinclair — Gen V, Prime Video
• Vince Staples — The Vince Staples Show, Netflix
• Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams — The Ms. Pat Show, BET+

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II — Man on Fire, Netflix
• Jovan Adepo — IT: Welcome to Derry, HBO
• Angela Bassett — 9-1-1, ABC
• Sterling K. Brown — Paradise, Hulu
• Emayatzy Corinealdi — Reasonable Doubt, Hulu
• Aldis Hodge — Cross, Prime Video
• Chase Infiniti — The Testaments, Hulu
• Myha’la — Industry, HBO
• Y’lan Noel — Nemesis, Netflix
• Zendaya — Euphoria, HBO

Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie or Limited Series

• Idris Elba — Heads of State, Prime Video
• Taraji P. Henson — Straw, Netflix
• Ernest Kingsley Jr. — Washington Black, Hulu
• Okieriete Onaodowan — Demascus, Tubi
• Winston Sawyers — Lord of the Flies, Netflix
• Serayah — Ruth & Boaz, Netflix
• Daryl Stephens — Noah’s Arc: The Movie, Paramount+
• Dominique Thorne — Ironheart, Disney+
• Tessa Thompson — His & Hers, Netflix
• Kerry Washington — Imperfect Women, Apple TV

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series

• Erika Alexander — The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, NBC
• Danielle Brooks — Peacemaker, HBO Max
• Danielle Deadwyler — Rooster, HBO
• Colman Domingo — The Four Seasons, Netflix
• Janelle James — Abbott Elementary, ABC
• Lamorne Morris — Spider-Noir, Prime Video
• Danielle Pinnock — Ghosts, CBS
• Sheryl Lee Ralph — Abbott Elementary, ABC
• Jessica Williams — Shrinking, Apple TV
• Tyler James Williams — Abbott Elementary, ABC

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series

• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje — Euphoria, HBO
• Kyle Bary — Reasonable Doubt, Hulu
• Nicole Beharie — The Morning Show, Apple TV
• Chris Chalk — IT: Welcome to Derry, HBO
• Gabrielle Dennis — Nemesis, Netflix
• Skye P. Marshall — Matlock, CBS
• Taylour Paige — IT: Welcome to Derry, HBO
• Karen Pittman — The Morning Show, Apple TV
• Sonja Sohn — Will Trent, ABC
• Alfre Woodard — The Boroughs, Netflix

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie or Limited Series

• Sterling K. Brown — Washington Black, Prime Video
• Chiwetel Ejiofor — The Old Guard 2, Netflix
• Sope Dirisu — Black Rabbit, Netflix
• Jay Ellis — All Her Fault, Peacock
• Crystal Fox — His & Hers, Netflix
• Leslie Odom Jr. — Imperfect Women, Apple TV
• Wendell Pierce — Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, Prime Video
• Anthony Ramos — Ironheart, Disney+
• Lyric Ross — Ironheart, Disney+
• Joy Sunday — DTF St. Louis, HBO

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy Series

• Khandi Alexander — Abbott Elementary, ABC
• RJ Cyler — The ‘Burbs, Peacock
• Danielle Deadwyler — The Bear, FX on Hulu
• Zach Fox — Abbott Elementary, ABC
• Taraji P. Henson — Abbott Elementary, ABC
• Samuel L. Jackson — Tulsa King, Paramount+
• Clifford “Method Man” Smith — Poker Face, Peacock
• Octavia Spencer — Running Point, Netflix
• Robert Townsend — The Bear, FX on Hulu
• Damon Wayans Jr. — Shrinking, Apple TV

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series

• Morris Chestnut — Reasonable Doubt, Hulu
• Giancarlo Esposito — The Boys, Prime Video
• Danielle Deadwyler — Euphoria, HBO
• Colman Domingo — Euphoria, HBO
• Yvette Freeman — Will Trent, ABC
• Ernest Harden Jr. — The Pitt, HBO Max
• Ayeshia Harris — The Pitt, HBO Max
• Leslie Uggams — The Gilded Age, HBO
• Malcolm Jamal Warner — Murder in a Small Town, FOX
• Susan Kelechi Watson — Will Trent, ABC

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary — “Mall Part 2: Questions & Concerns” — Tyler James Williams, director — ABC
• The Bear — “Worms” — Janicza Bravo, director — FX on Hulu
• The Four Seasons — “Hiking” — Colman Domingo, director — Netflix
• Shrinking — “And That’s Our Time” — Randall Keenan Winston, director — Apple TV
• Wonder Man — “Callback” — Tiffany Johnson, director — Disney+

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

• The Gilded Age — “My Mind is Made Up” — Salli Richardson-Whitfield, director — HBO
• IT: Welcome to Derry — “29 Neibolt Street” — Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr., director — HBO
• The Morning Show — “Amari” — Millicent Shelton, director — Apple TV
• Paradise — “Exodus” — Hanelle M. Culpepper, director — Hulu
• The Pitt — “4:00 PM” — Damian Marcano, director — HBO Max

Outstanding Directing in a TV Movie or Limited Series

• Imperfect Women — “The Bridge” — Jet Wilkinson, director — Apple TV
• Ironheart — “The Past is the Past” — Angela Barnes, director — Disney+
• Love Story: John F. Kennedy & Carolyn Bessette — “Battery Park” — Crystle Roberson Dorsey, director — FX
• The Man in My Basement — Nadia Latif, director — Hulu
• Ruth & Boaz — Alanna Brown, director — Netflix

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary — “Team Building” — Quinta Brunson, writer — ABC
• The Bear — “Worms” — Lionel Boyce & Ayo Edebiri, writers — FX on Hulu
• The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins — “Nittany Means Big” — Phil Augusta Jackson, writer — NBC
• Shrinking — “The Field” — Ashley Nicole Black, writer — Apple TV
• Wonder Man — “Doorman” — Zeke Nicholson, writer — Disney+

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

• Cross — “Quemar” — Ben Watkins & Aiyana White, writers — Prime Video
• IT: Welcome to Derry — “In the Name of the Father” — Jason Fuchs, Cord Jefferson & Brad Caleb Kane, writers — HBO
• Paradise — “Mayday” — Jason Wilborn, writer — Hulu
• The Pitt — “1:00 PM” — Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, writers — HBO Max
• The Pitt — “3:00 PM” — Cynthia Adarkwa, writer — HBO Max

Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie or Limited Series

• His & Hers — “Episode 2” — Tori Sampson, writer — Netflix
• Imperfect Women — “Monster” — Kay Oyegun, writer — Apple TV
• Ironheart — “Take Me Home” — Chinaka Hodge, writer — Disney+
• Ruth & Boaz — Michael Elliot & Cory Tynan, writers — Netflix
• The Man in My Basement — Walter Mosley & Nadia Latif, writers — Hulu

Outstanding Score

• The Chi — Showtime
• Cross — Prime Video
• Ironheart — Disney+
• Katrina: Come Hell and High Water — Netflix
• Nemesis — Netflix

Outstanding Music Supervision

• BMF — Starz
• The Chi — Showtime
• Ruth & Boaz — Netflix
• Washington Black — Hulu
• The Vince Staples Show — Netflix

Outstanding Original Song

• The Boys — “Raise Him Up” — Daveed Diggs, performer — Prime Video
• The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins — “Cookin’ It Up” — Precious Way, performer — NBC
• The Gray House — “Love Will Rescue Me” — Yolanda Adams, performer — Prime Video
• Ruth & Boaz — “Faithful” — Serayah, performer — Netflix
• Ruth & Boaz — “Goodness” — Serayah & Babyface, performers — Netflix
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Outstanding Cinematography

• Katrina: Come Hell and High Water — Netflix
• Allen Iverson — Prime Video
• The Vince Staples Show — Netflix

Outstanding Editing

• Bel-Air — Peacock
• Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott — ESPN
• Daredevil: Born Again — Disney+
• Ironheart — Disney+
• Reasonable Doubt — Hulu

Outstanding Hair & Makeup

• Cross — Prime Video
• Euphoria — HBO
• His & Hers — Netflix
• Ironheart — Disney+
• Ruth & Boaz — Netflix

Outstanding Costume Design

• Bel-Air — Peacock
• Cross — Prime Video
• Ironheart — Disney+
• Nemesis — Netflix
• Reasonable Doubt — Hulu

Outstanding Production Design

• Euphoria — HBO
• IT: Welcome to Derry — HBO
• The Gilded Age — HBO
• Paradise — Hulu
• Wonder Man — Disney+