1st Annual BRAT
Drama Categories
Outstanding Drama Series
"This Is Us"
NBC
"This Is Us"
NBC
Nominees
"Luke Cage" (Netflix)
"Queen Sugar" (OWN)
"Power" (Starz)
"Underground" (WGN)
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown
"This Is Us"
NBC
Sterling K. Brown
"This Is Us"
NBC
Nominees
Mike Colter - "Luke Cage" (Netflix)
Aldis Hodge - "Underground" (WGN)
Terrence Howard - "Empire" (FOX)
Kofi Siriboe - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
Rutina Wesley
"Queen Sugar"
OWN
Rutina Wesley
"Queen Sugar"
OWN
Nominees
Jurnee Smollett-Bell - "Underground" (WGN)
Viola Davis - "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)
Dawn-Lyen Gardner - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Taraji P. Henson - "Empire" (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Ron Cephas Jones
"This Is Us"
NBC
Ron Cephas Jones
"This Is Us"
NBC
Nominees
Jovan Adepo - "The Leftovers" (HBO)
Trai Byers - "Empire" (FOX)
Joe Morton - "Scandal" (ABC)
Jeffrey Wright - "Westworld" (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Thandie Newton
"Westworld"
HBO
Thandie Newton
"Westworld"
HBO
Nominees
Uzo Aduba - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
Rosario Dawson - "Luke Cage" (Netflix)
Danai Gurira - "The Walking Dead" (AMC)
Aisha Hinds - "Underground" (WGN)
Outstanding Directing, Drama Series
This Is Us
"I Call Marriage"
NBC
This Is Us
"I Call Marriage"
NBC
George Tillman, Jr, directed by
Nominees
Queen Sugar ("First Things First") - Ava DuVernay, director
Empire ("A Furnace for Your Foe") - Sanaa Hamri, director
The Get Down ("One by One, Into the Dark") - Clark Johnson, director
Luke Cage ("You Know My Steez") - Clark Johnson, director
Outstanding Writing, Drama Series
Luke Cage
"Moment of Truth"
Netflix
Luke Cage
"Moment of Truth"
Netflix
Cheo Hodari Coker, written by
Nominees
Empire ("Toil and Trouble, Part 1") - Eric Haywood & Diane Ademu-John, written by
How to Get Away With Murder ("There Are Worse Things Than Murder") - Angela Robinson, written by
Queen Sugar ("First Things First") - Ava DuVernay, written by
This Is Us ("The Right Thing to Do") - Aurin Squire, written by
Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama Series
Mahershala Ali
"Luke Cage"
Netflix
Mahershala Ali
"Luke Cage"
Netflix
Nominees
Khandi Alexander - "Scandal" (ABC)
Frankie Faison - "Luke Cage" (Netflix)
Orlando Jones - "American Gods" (Starz)
Jermel Nakia - "This Is Us" (NBC)
Phylicia Rashad - "Empire" (FOX)
Comedy Categories
Outstanding Comedy Series
"Atlanta"
FX
"Atlanta"
FX
Nominees
"Ballers" (HBO)
"black-ish" (ABC)
"Chewing Gum" (E4/Netflix)
"Insecure" (HBO)
Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series
Donald Glover
"Atlanta"
FX
Donald Glover
"Atlanta"
FX
Nominees
Anthony Anderson - "black-ish" (ABC)
Brandon Bell - "Dear White People" (Netflix)
Dwayne Johnson - "Ballers" (HBO)
Kevin Hart - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series
Issa Rae
"Insecure"
HBO
Issa Rae
"Insecure"
HBO
Nominees
Logan Browning - "Dear White People" (Netflix)
Michaela Coel - "Chewing Gum" (E4/Netflix)
Gina Rodriguez - "Jane the Virgin" (CW)
Tracee Ellis Ross - "black-ish" (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Tituss Burgess
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Netflix
Tituss Burgess
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Netflix
Nominees
Andre Braugher - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
Jay Ellis - "Insecure" (HBO)
Laurence Fishburne - "black-ish" (ABC)
LaKeith Stanfield - "Atlanta" (FX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Jenifer Lewis
"black-ish"
ABC
Jenifer Lewis
"black-ish"
ABC
Nominees
Tichina Arnold - "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)
Leslie Jones - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Yvonne Orji - "Insecure" (HBO)
Yara Shahidi - "black-ish" (ABC)
Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series
Insecure
"Guilty as Fuck"
HBO
Insecure
"Guilty as Fuck"
HBO
Debbie Allen, directed by
Nominees
Atlanta ("B.A.N.") - Donald Glover, director
black-ish ("40 Acres and a Vote") - Ken Whittingham, director
black-ish ("Lemons") - Kenya Barris, director
Master of None ("Thanksgiving") - Melina Matsoukas, director
Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series
Atlanta
"B.A.N."
FX
Atlanta
"B.A.N."
FX
Donald Glover, written by
Nominees
black-ish ("Lemons") - Kenya Barris, written by
Chewing Gum ("Age Ain't Nothing But a Number") - Michaela Coel, written by
Insecure ("Broken as Fuck") - Issa Rae, written by
Master of None ("Thanksgiving") - Aziz Ansari & Lena Waithe, written by
Outstanding Guest Performer, Comedy Series
Dave Chappelle
"Saturday Night Live"
NBC
Dave Chappelle
"Saturday Night Live"
NBC
Nominees
Angela Bassett - "Master of None" (Netflix)
Mike Epps - "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)
Dwayne Johnson - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Rashida Jones - "black-ish" (ABC)
TV Movie/Limited Series Categories
Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
"The New Edition Story"
BET
"The New Edition Story"
BET
Nominees
"American Crime" (ABC)
"Guerrilla" (Showtime)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (HBO)
"Shots Fired" (FOX)
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Woody McClain
"The New Edition Story"
BET
Woody McClain
"The New Edition Story"
BET
Nominees
Laurence Fishburne - "Madiba" (BET)
Bryshere Y. Gray - "The New Edition Story" (BET)
Luke James - "The New Edition Story" (BET)
Stephan James - "Shots Fired" (FOX)
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Sanaa Lathan
"Shots Fired"
FOX
Sanaa Lathan
"Shots Fired"
FOX
Nominees
Loretta Devine - The Lost Souls Cafe (TV One)
Nia Long - Beaches (Lifetime)
Terry Pheto - "Madiba" (BET)
Oprah Winfrey - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Wood Harris
"The New Edition Story"
BET
Wood Harris
"The New Edition Story"
BET
Nominees
Reg E. Cathey - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (HBO)
Idris Elba - "Guerrilla" (Showtime)
Orlando Jones - "Madiba" (BET)
Caleb McLaughlin - "The New Edition Story" (BET)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Regina King
"American Crime"
ABC
Regina King
"American Crime"
ABC
Nominees
Viola Davis - Custody (Lifetime)
Aisha Hinds - "Shots Fired" (FOX)
Zoe Kravitz - "Big Little Lies" (HBO)
DeWanda Wise - "Shots Fired" (FOX)
Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series
The New Edition Story
BET
The New Edition Story
BET
Chris Robinson, directed by
Nominees
American Crime ("Season Three, Episode Three) - Victoria Mahoney, director
American Crime ("Season Three, Episode Five) - Tanya Hamilton, director
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - George C. Wolfe, director
Madiba - Kevin Hooks, director
Outstanding Writing, TV Movie or Limited Series
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
HBO
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
HBO
George C. Wolfe, written by
Nominees
American Crime ("Season Three, Episode One") - John Ridley, written by
American Crime ("Season Three, Episode Seven") - Kirk A. Moore, written by
The New Edition Story - Abdul Williams, written by
Shots Fired ("Hour One: Pilot") - Gina Prince-Bythewood & Reggie Rock Bythewood, written by
Television Documentaries/Specials & Music
Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
TIME: The Kalief Browder Story
Spike TV
TIME: The Kalief Browder Story
Spike TV
Jenner Furst, directed by
Nominees
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
LA 92
The Lost Tapes: LA Riots
Rodney King
Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama or Limited Series)
The New Edition Story
BET
The New Edition Story
BET
Barry Cole, music supervisor
Nominees
"Atlanta" (FX)
"Empire" (FOX)
"Insecure" (HBO)
"Luke Cage" (Netflix)