4th Annual BRATs

DRAMA

Outstanding Drama Series

"Pose"
FX

Nominees

  • "All Rise" (CBS)

  • "For Life" (ABC)

  • "Godfather of Harlem" (EPIX)

  • "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" (HULU)

Outstanding Actor, Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown
"This Is Us"
NBC

Nominees

  • Nicholas Pinnock - "For Life" (ABC)

  • Billy Porter - "Pose" (FX)

  • Kofi Siriboe - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)

  • Forest Whitaker - "Godfather of Harlem" (EPIX)

Outstanding Actress, Drama Series

Zendaya
"Euphoria"
HBO

Nominees

  • Viola Davis - "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)

  • Simone Missick - "All Rise" (CBS)

  • Janelle Monae - "Homecoming" (Amazon Prime Video)

  • Rutina Wesley - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series

Giancarlo Esposito
"Godfather of Harlem"
EPIX

Nominees

  • Delroy Lindo - "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access)

  • Ashton Sanders - "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" (HULU)

  • Larenz Tate - "Power" (Starz)

  • Jeffrey Wright - "Westworld" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series

Thandie Newton
"Westworld"
HBO

Nominees

  • Zoe Kravitz - "Big Little Lies" (HBO)

  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw - "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

  • Simone Missick - "Altered Carbon" (Netflix)

  • Susan Kelechi Watson - "This Is Us" (NBC)

Outstanding Directing, Drama Series

Pose
"In My Heels"
FX

Janet Mock, directed by

Nominees

  • Godfather of Harlem ("By Whatever Means Necessary") - John Ridley, directed by

  • Hunters ("(Ruth 1:16)") - Millicent Shelton, directed by

  • Queen Sugar ("I Am") - Ayoka Chenzira, directed by

  • This Is Us ("A Hell of a Week: Part One") - Kevin Hooks, directed by

Outstanding Writing, Drama Series

This Is Us
"A Hell of a Week: Part One"
NBC

Jon Dorsey, written by

Nominees

  • Black Lightning ("The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four: Grab the Strap") - Charles D. Holland & Asheleigh O. Conley, written by

  • Hunters ("(Ruth 1:16)") - Zakiyyah Alexander, written by

  • Pose ("Love Like This Before") - Janet Mock & Ryan Murphy, written by

  • Queen Sugar ("Where My Body Stops or Begins") - Mike Flynn, written by

Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series

Chad L. Coleman
"All American"
CW

Nominees

  • Asante Blackk - "This Is Us" (NBC)

  • David Alan Grier - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)

  • Ron Cephas Jones - "This Is Us" (NBC)

  • Michael B. Jordan - "Raising Dion" (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series

Cicely Tyson
"How to Get Away With Murder"
ABC

Nominees

  • L Scott Caldwell - "All Rise" (CBS)

  • Phylicia Rashad - "This Is Us" (NBC)

  • Jill Scott - "Black Lightning" (CW)

  • Cree Summer - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series

"Insecure"
HBO

Nominees

  • "Ballers" (HBO)

  • "black-ish" (ABC)

  • "Dear White People" (Netflix)

  • "High Fidelity" (HULU)

Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series

Don Cheadle
"Black Monday"
Showtime

Nominees

  • Anthony Anderson - "black-ish" (ABC)

  • DeRon Horton - "Dear White People" (Netflix)

  • Dwayne Johnson - "Ballers" (HBO)

  • Tracy Morgan - "The Last O.G." (TBS)

Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series

Issa Rae
"Insecure"
HBO

Nominees

  • Logan Browning - "Dear White People" (Netflix)

  • Rashida Jones - "#blackAF" (Netflix)

  • Zoe Kravitz - "High Fidelity" (HULU)

  • Tracee Ellis Ross - "black-ish" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series

Kenan Thompson
"Saturday Night Live"
NBC

Nominees

  • Mahershala Ali - "Ramy" (HULU)

  • Jay Ellis - "Insecure" (HBO)

  • J.B. Smoove - "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)

  • John David Washington - "Ballers" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series

Yvonne Orji
"Insecure"
HBO

Nominees

  • Regina Hall - "Black Monday" (Showtime)

  • Jenifer Lewis - "black-ish" (ABC)

  • Marsai Martin - "black-ish" (ABC)

  • Natasha Rothwell - "Insecure" (HBO)

Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series

Dear White People
"Chapter V"
Netflix


Cheryl Dunye, directed by

Nominees

  • #blackAF ("still….because of slavery") - Rashida Jones directed by

  • #blackAF ("Yo, between you and me....this is because of slavery") - Kenya Barris, directed by

  • black-ish ("Hair Day") - Anya Adams, directed by

  • Insecure ("Lowkey Movin' On") - Stella Meghie, directed by

Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series

High Fidelity
"Uptown"
HULU


E.T. Feigenbaum & Zoe Kravitz, written by

Nominees

  • #blackAF ("hard to believe, but still because of slavery") - Allison McDonald, written by

  • black-ish ("Hair Day") - Marquita J. Robinson, written by

  • Insecure ("Lowkey Happy") - Natasha Rothwell, written by

  • Insecure ("Lowkey Movin' On") - Syreeta Singleton, written by

Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series

Eddie Murphy
"Saturday Night Live"
NBC

Nominees

  • Neil Brown Jr. - "Insecure" (HBO)

  • Sterling K. Brown - "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)

  • J.B. Smoove - "The Last O.G." (TBS)

  • Blair Underwood - "Dear White People" (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series

Maya Rudolph
"The Good Place"
NBC

Nominees

  • Angela Bassett - "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)

  • Yvette Nicole Brown - "Dear White People" (Netflix)

  • Issa Rae - "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)

  • Wanda Sykes - "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)

Television Movies/Limited Series

Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series

"Watchmen"
HBO

Nominees

  • The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime)

  • "Hollywood" (Netflix)

  • "Little Fires Everywhere" (HULU)

  • "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame CJ Walker" (Netflix)

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series

Blair Underwood
"Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame CJ Walker"
Netflix

Nominees

  • Andre Braugher - Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" / "Good Times" (ABC)

  • Andre Holland - "The Eddy" (Netflix)

  • Alano Miller - "Cherish the Day" (OWN)

  • Jeremy Pope - "Hollywood" (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series

Regina King
"Watchmen"
HBO

Nominees

  • Viola Davis - Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" / "Good Times" (ABC)

  • Aunjanue Ellis - The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime)

  • Octavia Spencer - "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame CJ Walker" (Netflix)

  • Kerry Washington - "Little Fires Everywhere" (HULU)

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series

Yahya Abdul-Manteen II
"Watchmen"
HBO

Nominees

  • Jovan Adepo - "Watchmen" (HBO)

  • Bill Bellamy - "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame CJ Walker" (Netflix)

  • Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (Netflix)

  • Louis Gossett Jr. - "Watchmen" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series

Lexi Underwood
"Little Fires Everywhere"
HULU

Nominees

  • Uzo Aduba - "Mrs. America" (FX)

  • Viola Davis - Troop Zero (Amazon Prime Video)

  • Carmen Ejogo - "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame CJ Walker" (Netflix)

  • Raven Goodwin - The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime)

Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series

Watchmen
"This Extraordinary Being"
HBO


Stephen Williams, directed by

Nominees

  • The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel - Christine Swanson, directed by

  • Hollywood ("(Screen) Test") - Janet Mock, directed by

  • Little Fires Everywhere ("Picture Perfect") - Nzingha Stewart, directed by

  • Watchmen ("She Was Killed by Space Junk") - Stephen Williams, directed by

Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series

Watchmen
"If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own"
HBO


Damon Lindelof & Christal Henry, written by

Nominees

  • The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel - Sylvia L. Jones & Camille Tucker, written by

  • Little Fires Everywhere ("Seventy Cents") - Raamla Mohamed, written by

  • Mrs. America ("Shirley") - Tanya Barfield, written by

  • Watchmen ("This Extraordinary Being") - Damon Lindelof & Cord Jefferson written by

Television Documentaries, Specials & Music

Outstanding Television Documentary or Special

"The Last Dance"

ESPN


Jason Hehir, directed by

Nominees

  • Becoming (Netflix)

  • Hitsville: The Making of Motown (Showtime)

  • Let's Go Crazy: A Grammy Salute to Prince (CBS)

  • Who Killed Malcolm X? (Netflix)

Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, Limited Series)

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Lifetime


Marianne Goode, music supervisor
Emma Rose Isley, music supervisor

Nominees

  • "Insecure" (HBO)

  • "High Fidelity" (HULU)

  • "Watchmen" (HBO)

  • "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" (HULU)