# List of black Golden Globe Award winners and nominees

Below is a list of Black nominees and winners of Golden Globe Awards in various award categories. Sidney Poitier was the first winner 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 | Sidney Poitier | A Raisin in the Sun | Nominated |
| 1964 | Sidney Poitier | Lilies of the Field (Academy Award winner) | Won |
| 1966 | Sidney Poitier | A Patch of Blue | Nominated |
| 1968 | Sidney Poitier | 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 | Amistad | Nominated |
| 2000 | Denzel Washington | The Hurricane (Academy Award nominee) | Won |
| 2002 | Denzel Washington | Training Day (Academy Award winner) | Nominated |
| 2002 | Will Smith | Ali (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2005 | Don Cheadle | Hotel Rwanda (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2006 | Terrence Howard | Hustle & Flow (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Will Smith | The Pursuit of Happyness (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Forest Whitaker | 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 |
| 2014 | 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 | Denzel Washington | 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 |
| 2022 | Will Smith | King Richard (Academy Award winner) | Won |
| 2022 | Denzel Washington | The Tragedy of Macbeth (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2023 | Jeremy Pope | The Inspection | Nominated |
| 2024 | Colman Domingo | Rustin (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2025 | Colman Domingo | Sing Sing (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
Notes:
* Out of the 36 nominated performances, 24 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins.
* Denzel Washington is the most nominated in this category with 9 nominations.
* Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Chadwick Boseman, and Will Smith have won in this category.

### 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 |
| 1973 | Cicely Tyson | Sounder (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 1986 | Whoopi Goldberg | The Color Purple (Academy Award nominee) | Won |
| 2002 | Halle Berry | 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 |
| 2021 | Andra Day | The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Academy Award nominee) | Won |
| 2023 | Viola Davis | The Woman King | Nominated |
Notes:
* Out of the 13 nominated performances, 10 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins.
* Viola Davis is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations.
* Whoopi Goldberg and Andra Day have won in this category.

### 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 | Eddie Murphy | 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:
* Out of the 13 nominated performances, 4 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins.
* Eddie Murphy is the most nominated in this category with 4 nominations.
* Morgan Freeman and Jamie Foxx have won in this category.

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

| Year | Nominee | Motion Picture | Result |
| 1960 | Dorothy Dandridge | Porgy and Bess | Nominated |
| 1975 | Diahann Carroll | Claudine (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 1981 | Irene Cara | Fame | Nominated |
| 1984 | Jennifer Beals | Flashdance | Nominated |
| 1993 | Whoopi Goldberg | Sister Act | Nominated |
| 1994 | Angela Bassett | 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 |
| 2025 | Cynthia Erivo | Wicked (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2025 | Zendaya | Challengers | Nominated |
Notes:
* Out of the 13 nominated performances, 3 of them earned Academy Award nominations.
* Currently, Angela Bassett is the only winner in this category.

### 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. | 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 |
| 1997 | 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 |
| 2005 | Morgan Freeman | Million Dollar Baby (Academy Award winner) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Eddie Murphy | 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 | Mahershala Ali | Green Book (Academy Award winner) | Won |
| 2021 | Daniel Kaluuya | Judas and the Black Messiah (Academy Award winner) | Won |
| 2021 | Leslie Odom Jr. | One Night in Miami... (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2025 | Denzel Washington | Gladiator II | Nominated |
Notes:
* Out of the 20 nominated performances, 16 went on to earn Academy Award nominations or wins.
* Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson, Mahershala Ali, and Denzel Washington are the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
* Louis Gossett Jr., Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Mahershala Ali, and Daniel Kaluuya have won in this category.

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

| Year | Nominee | Motion Picture | Result |
| 1960 | Estelle Hemsley | Take a Giant Step | Nominated |
| 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 | Passion Fish | Nominated |
| 1997 | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Secrets & Lies (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2003 | Queen Latifah | Chicago (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Jennifer Hudson | 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 |
| 2017 | Naomie Harris | Moonlight (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Octavia Spencer | Hidden Figures (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Mary J. Blige | Mudbound (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2022 | Aunjanue Ellis | King Richard (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2024 | Da’Vine Joy Randolph | The Holdovers (Academy Award winner) | Won |
| 2025 | Zoe Saldaña | Emilia Pérez (Academy Award winner) | Won |
Notes:
* Out of the 28 nominated performances, 23 went on to earn Academy Award nominations or wins.
* Octavia Spencer is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations.
* Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson, Mo'Nique, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Regina King, Ariana DeBose, Angela Bassett, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Zoe Saldaña have won in this category.

### Best Motion Picture – Animated

| Year | Nominee | Motion Picture | Result |
| 2012 | Peter Ramsey | Rise of the Guardians | Nominated |
| 2019 | Peter Ramsey | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Academy Award winner) | Won |
| 2024 | Kemp Powers | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |

### 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:
* Out of the 6 nominees, 3 of them earned Academy Award nominations.
* Spike Lee is the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.

### 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 | Barry Jenkins | If Beale Street Could Talk (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
Notes:
* Out of the 5 nominees, 5 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins.
* Barry Jenkins is the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.

### Best Original Score – Motion Picture

| Year | Name | Motion Picture | Result |
| 1972 | Isaac Hayes | Shaft (Academy Award nominee) | Won |
| 1973 | Quincy Jones | The Getaway | Nominated |
| 1986 | Quincy Jones | The Color Purple (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 1987 | Herbie Hancock | Round Midnight (Academy Award winner) | Nominated |
| 1988 | Jonas Gwangwa | Cry Freedom (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Pharrell Williams | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| 2021 | Jon Batiste | Soul (Academy Award winner) | Won |
| 2025 | Kris Bowers | The Wild Robot (Academy Award nominee) | Nominated |
Notes:
* Out of the 8 nominees, 6 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins.
* Quincy Jones is the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
* Isaac Hayes and Jon Batiste have won in this category.

### 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 | Quincy Jones | "Something More" | Honky | Nominated |
| 1972 | 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 |
| 1985 | Ray Parker Jr. | "Ghostbusters" (Academy Award nominee) | Ghostbusters | Nominated |
| 1985 | 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 |
| 1994 | James Ingram | "The Day I Fall In Love" (Academy Award nominee) | Beethoven's 2nd | Nominated |
| 1995 | James Ingram | "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 |
| 2007 | Beyoncé | "Listen" (Academy Award nominee) | Dreamgirls | Nominated |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2021 | Leslie Odom Jr. | "Speak Now" (Academy Award nominee) | One Night in Miami... | Nominated |
| 2021 | Celeste Waite | "Hear My Voice" (Academy Award nominee) | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Nominated |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2022 | 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 | James Earl Jones | 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 |
| 2019 | Billy Porter | Pose | Nominated |
| 2020 | Billy Porter | Pose | Nominated |
| 2022 | Billy Porter | Pose | Nominated |
| 2022 | Omar Sy | Lupin | Nominated |
| 2025 | Donald Glover | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated |
Notes:
* Billy Porter is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations.
* Currently, Sterling K. Brown is the only winner in this category.

### Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

| Year | Nominee | Series | Result |
| 1970 | Denise Nicholas | Room 222 | Nominated |
| 1971 | Denise Nicholas | Room 222 | Nominated |
| 1972 | Denise Nicholas | Room 222 | 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 | Viola Davis | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |
| 2016 | Taraji P. Henson | Empire | Won |
| 2022 | Uzo Aduba | In Treatment | Nominated |
| 2022 | Michaela Jaé Rodriguez | Pose | Won |
| 2023 | Zendaya | Euphoria | Won |
Notes:
* Denise Nicholas is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations.
* Gail Fisher, Regina Taylor, Taraji P. Henson, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Zendaya have won in this category.

### 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 | Flip Wilson | The Flip Wilson Show | Nominated |
| 1973 | Flip Wilson | The Flip Wilson Show | Nominated |
| 1973 | Bill Cosby | The New Bill Cosby Show | Nominated |
| 1973 | Redd Foxx | Sanford and Son | Won |
| 1974 | Redd Foxx | Sanford and Son | Nominated |
| 1975 | Redd Foxx | Sanford and Son | Nominated |
| 1976 | Redd Foxx | Sanford and Son | Nominated |
| 1977 | Sammy Davis Jr. | Sammy & Company | Nominated |
| 1983 | Robert Guillaume | Benson | Nominated |
| 1984 | Robert Guillaume | Benson | Nominated |
| 1985 | Robert Guillaume | Benson | Nominated |
| 1985 | Sherman Hemsley | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1985 | Bill Cosby | The Cosby Show | Won |
| 1986 | Bill Cosby | The Cosby Show | Won |
| 1987 | Bill Cosby | The Cosby Show | Nominated |
| 1993 | Will Smith | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nominated |
| 1994 | Will Smith | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nominated |
| 2003 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
| 2004 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
| 2013 | Don Cheadle | House of Lies | Won |
| 2014 | Don Cheadle | House of Lies | Nominated |
| 2015 | Don Cheadle | House of Lies | Nominated |
| 2017 | Anthony Anderson | black-ish | Nominated |
| 2017 | 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:
* Redd Foxx, Bill Cosby, and Don Cheadle are the most nominated in this category with 4 nominations.
* Flip Wilson, Redd Foxx, Bill Cosby, Don Cheadle, and Donald Glover have won in this category.

### 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 | Isabel Sanford | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1983 | Isabel Sanford | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1983 | Nell Carter | Gimme a Break! | Nominated |
| 1983 | Debbie Allen | Fame | Won |
| 1984 | Debbie Allen | Fame | Nominated |
| 1984 | Isabel Sanford | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1985 | Isabel Sanford | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1985 | Debbie Allen | Fame | Nominated |
| 1985 | Nell Carter | Gimme a Break! | Nominated |
| 2017 | Tracee Ellis Ross | black-ish | Won |
| 2017 | Issa Rae | Insecure | Nominated |
| 2018 | Issa Rae | Insecure | Nominated |
| 2022 | Issa Rae | Insecure | Nominated |
| 2022 | Tracee Ellis Ross | black-ish | Nominated |
| 2023 | Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary | Won |
| 2024 | Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary | Nominated |
| 2024 | Ayo Edebiri | The Bear | Won |
| 2025 | Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary | Nominated |
| 2025 | Ayo Edebiri | The Bear | Nominated |
Notes:
* Isabel Sanford is the most nominated in this category with 5 nominations.
* Debbie Allen, Tracee Ellis Ross, Quinta Brunson, and Ayo Edebiri have won in this category.

### 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 |
| 1996 | Charles S. Dutton | The Piano Lesson | Nominated |
| 1998 | Ving Rhames | Don King: Only in America | Won |
| 2005 | Mos Def | Something the Lord Made | Nominated |
| 2005 | Jamie Foxx | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Nominated |
| 2007 | Michael Ealy | Sleeper Cell | Nominated |
| 2007 | Andre Braugher | Thief | Nominated |
| 2007 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Tsunami: The Aftermath | Nominated |
| 2010 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Endgame | Nominated |
| 2011 | Idris Elba | Luther | Nominated |
| 2012 | Idris Elba | Luther | Won |
| 2014 | Idris Elba | Luther | Nominated |
| 2014 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Dancing on the Edge | Nominated |
| 2016 | Idris Elba | Luther | Nominated |
| 2016 | 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:
* Idris Elba is the most nominated in this category with 4 nominations.
* Ving Rhames and Idris Elba have won in this category.

### 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 | Miss Evers' Boys | Won |
| 2000 | Halle Berry | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2001 | Alfre Woodard | Holiday Heart | Nominated |
| 2006 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Lackawanna Blues | Won |
| 2006 | Halle Berry | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Nominated |
| 2007 | Sophie Okonedo | Tsunami: The Aftermath | Nominated |
| 2008 | Queen Latifah | Life Support | Won |
| 2016 | Queen Latifah | Bessie | Nominated |
| 2017 | Kerry Washington | Confirmation | Nominated |
| 2019 | Regina King | Seven Seconds | Nominated |
| 2022 | Cynthia Erivo | Genius: Aretha | Nominated |
Notes:
* Alfre Woodard, Halle Berry, and Queen Latifah are the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
* Alfre Woodard, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, and S. Epatha Merkerson have won in this category.

### Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

| Year | Name | Series | Status |
| 1975 | Whitman Mayo | Sanford and Son | Nominated |
| 1975 | Jimmie Walker | Good Times | Nominated |
| 1976 | Jimmie Walker | Good Times | 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:
* Jimmie Walker and Blair Underwood are the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
* Louis Gossett Jr., Don Cheadle, Jeffrey Wright, and John Boyega have won in this category.

### 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 | Gail Fisher | Mannix | Nominated |
| 1974 | Gail Fisher | Mannix | Nominated |
| 1985 | Marla Gibbs | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1989 | Jackée | 227 | Nominated |
| 1998 | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Nominated |
| 1998 | Gloria Reuben | ER | Nominated |
| 2015 | Uzo Aduba | Orange is the New Black | Nominated |
| 2016 | Uzo Aduba | Orange is the New Black | Nominated |
| 2016 | Regina King | American Crime | Nominated |
| 2017 | Thandie Newton | Westworld | Nominated |
| 2019 | Thandie Newton | Westworld | Nominated |
| 2025 | Kali Reis | True Detective: Night Country | Nominated |
Notes:
* Gail Fisher is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations and is the only winner in this category.

### 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 |
| 2023 | Sheryl Lee Ralph | Abbott Elementary | Nominated |

### Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

| Year | Name | Series | Status |
| 2024 | Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah: Where Was I | Nominated |
| 2024 | Chris Rock | Chris Rock: Selective Outrage | Nominated |
| 2024 | Wanda Sykes | Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer | Nominated |
| 2025 | Jamie Foxx | Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was | Nominated |

## By acting categories
### Film
#### Men

| Year | Actor | Award | Motion Picture | Result |
| 1955 | Joe Adams | New Star – Actor | Carmen Jones | Won |
| 1959 | Sidney Poitier | Best Actor – Drama | The Defiant Ones | Nominated |
| 1960 | Sidney Poitier | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Porgy and Bess | Nominated |
| 1962 | Sidney Poitier | Best Actor – Drama | A Raisin in the Sun | Nominated |
| 1964 | Sidney Poitier | Best Actor – Drama | Lilies of the Field | Won |
| 1966 | Sidney Poitier | Best Actor – Drama | A Patch of Blue | Nominated |
| 1968 | Sidney Poitier | Best Actor – Drama | 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 |
| 1971 | James Earl Jones | Best Actor – Drama | The Great White Hope | Nominated |
| 1972 | Richard Roundtree | New Star – Actor | Shaft | Nominated |
| 1973 | Kevin Hooks | New Star – Actor | Sounder | Nominated |
| 1974 | Carl Anderson | New Star – Actor | Jesus Christ Superstar | Nominated |
| 1974 | Carl Anderson | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Jesus Christ Superstar | Nominated |
| 1974 | 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 |
| 1982 | Howard Rollins | Best Supporting Actor | Ragtime | Nominated |
| 1983 | Louis Gossett Jr. | Best Supporting Actor | An Officer and a Gentleman | Won |
| 1983 | Eddie Murphy | New Star – Actor | 48 Hrs. | Nominated |
| 1984 | Eddie Murphy | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Trading Places | Nominated |
| 1985 | Eddie Murphy | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Beverly Hills Cop | Nominated |
| 1985 | Adolph Caesar | Best Supporting Actor | A Soldier's Story | Nominated |
| 1987 | Dexter Gordon | Best Actor – Drama | Round Midnight | Nominated |
| 1988 | Denzel Washington | Best Actor – Drama | Cry Freedom | Nominated |
| 1988 | 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 |
| 1990 | Denzel Washington | Best Supporting Actor | Glory | Won |
| 1993 | Denzel Washington | Best Actor – Drama | Malcolm X | Nominated |
| 1995 | Morgan Freeman | Best Actor – Drama | The Shawshank Redemption | Nominated |
| 1995 | Samuel L. Jackson | Best Supporting Actor | Pulp Fiction | Nominated |
| 1997 | Samuel L. Jackson | Best Supporting Actor | A Time to Kill | Nominated |
| 1997 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Best Supporting Actor | Jerry Maguire | Nominated |
| 1997 | Eddie Murphy | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | The Nutty Professor | Nominated |
| 1998 | Samuel L. Jackson | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Jackie Brown | Nominated |
| 1998 | Djimon Hounsou | Best Actor – Drama | Amistad | Nominated |
| 2000 | Denzel Washington | Best Actor – Drama | The Hurricane | Won |
| 2000 | Michael Clarke Duncan | Best Supporting Actor | The Green Mile | Nominated |
| 2002 | Will Smith | Best Actor – Drama | Ali | Nominated |
| 2002 | Denzel Washington | Best Actor – Drama | Training Day | Nominated |
| 2005 | Morgan Freeman | Best Supporting Actor | Million Dollar Baby | Nominated |
| 2005 | Jamie Foxx | Best Supporting Actor | Collateral | Nominated |
| 2005 | Jamie Foxx | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Ray | Won |
| 2005 | Don Cheadle | Best Actor – Drama | Hotel Rwanda | Nominated |
| 2006 | Terrence Howard | Best Actor – Drama | Hustle & Flow | Nominated |
| 2007 | Eddie Murphy | Best Supporting Actor | Dreamgirls | Won |
| 2007 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Kinky Boots | Nominated |
| 2007 | Will Smith | Best Actor – Drama | The Pursuit of Happyness | Nominated |
| 2007 | Forest Whitaker | Best Actor – Drama | The Last King of Scotland | Won |
| 2008 | Denzel Washington | Best Actor – Drama | American Gangster | Nominated |
| 2010 | Morgan Freeman | Best Actor – Drama | Invictus | Nominated |
| 2013 | Denzel Washington | Best Actor – Drama | Flight | Nominated |
| 2014 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Best Actor – Drama | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
| 2014 | Idris Elba | Best Actor – Drama | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Nominated |
| 2014 | Barkhad Abdi | Best Supporting Actor | Captain Phillips | Nominated |
| 2015 | David Oyelowo | Best Actor – Drama | Selma | Nominated |
| 2016 | Will Smith | Best Actor – Drama | Concussion | Nominated |
| 2016 | Idris Elba | Best Supporting Actor | Beasts of No Nation | Nominated |
| 2017 | Denzel Washington | Best Actor – Drama | Fences | Nominated |
| 2017 | Mahershala Ali | Best Supporting Actor | Moonlight | Nominated |
| 2018 | Denzel Washington | Best Actor – Drama | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Nominated |
| 2018 | Daniel Kaluuya | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Get Out | Nominated |
| 2019 | John David Washington | Best Actor – Drama | BlacKkKlansman | Nominated |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2021 | Daniel Kaluuya | Best Supporting Actor | Judas and the Black Messiah | Won |
| 2021 | Leslie Odom Jr. | Best Supporting Actor | One Night in Miami... | Nominated |
| 2022 | Mahershala Ali | Best Actor – Drama | Swan Song | Nominated |
| 2022 | Will Smith | Best Actor – Drama | King Richard | Won |
| 2022 | Denzel Washington | Best Actor – Drama | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Nominated |
| 2023 | Jeremy Pope | Best Actor – Drama | The Inspection | Nominated |
| 2024 | Colman Domingo | Best Actor – Drama | Rustin | Nominated |
| 2024 | Jeffrey Wright | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | American Fiction | Nominated |
| 2025 | Colman Domingo | Best Actor – Drama | Sing Sing | Nominated |
| 2025 | Denzel Washington | Best Supporting Actor | Gladiator II | Nominated |

#### Women

| Year | Actor | Award | Motion Picture | Result |
| 1960 | Estelle Hemsley | Best Supporting Actress | Take a Giant Step | Nominated |
| 1960 | Juanita Moore | Best Supporting Actress | Imitation of Life | Nominated |
| 1960 | Dorothy Dandridge | 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 | Best Supporting Actress | For Love of Ivy | Nominated |
| 1971 | Lola Falana | New Star – Actress | The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Nominated |
| 1973 | Diana Ross | New Star – Actress | Lady Sings the Blues | Won |
| 1973 | Diana Ross | Best Actress – Drama | Lady Sings the Blues | Nominated |
| 1973 | Cicely Tyson | Best Actress – Drama | 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 | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Flashdance | Nominated |
| 1986 | Oprah Winfrey | Best Supporting Actress | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 1986 | Whoopi Goldberg | Best Actress – Drama | The Color Purple | Won |
| 1987 | Cathy Tyson | Best Supporting Actress | Mona Lisa | Nominated |
| 1991 | Whoopi Goldberg | Best Supporting Actress | Ghost | Won |
| 1993 | Whoopi Goldberg | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Sister Act | Nominated |
| 1993 | Alfre Woodard | Best Supporting Actress | Passion Fish | Nominated |
| 1994 | Angela Bassett | 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 | Best Actress – Drama | Monster's Ball | Nominated |
| 2003 | Queen Latifah | Best Supporting Actress | Chicago | Nominated |
| 2007 | Jennifer Hudson | Best Supporting Actress | Dreamgirls | Won |
| 2007 | Beyoncé | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Dreamgirls | Nominated |
| 2009 | Rebecca Hall | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Nominated |
| 2009 | Viola Davis | Best Supporting Actress | Doubt | Nominated |
| 2010 | Mo'Nique | Best Supporting Actress | Precious | Won |
| 2010 | Gabourey Sidibe | Best Actress – Drama | Precious | Nominated |
| 2011 | Halle Berry | Best Actress – Drama | Frankie and Alice | Nominated |
| 2012 | Viola Davis | Best Actress – Drama | The Help | Nominated |
| 2012 | Octavia Spencer | Best Supporting Actress | The Help | Won |
| 2014 | Lupita Nyong'o | Best Supporting Actress | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
| 2015 | Quvenzhané Wallis | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Annie | Nominated |
| 2017 | Ruth Negga | Best Actress – Drama | Loving | Nominated |
| 2017 | Viola Davis | Best Supporting Actress | Fences | Won |
| 2017 | Naomie Harris | Best Supporting Actress | Moonlight | Nominated |
| 2017 | Octavia Spencer | Best Supporting Actress | Hidden Figures | Nominated |
| 2018 | Mary J. Blige | Best Supporting Actress | Mudbound | Nominated |
| 2018 | Octavia Spencer | Best Supporting Actress | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
| 2019 | Regina King | Best Supporting Actress | If Beale Street Could Talk | Won |
| 2020 | Cynthia Erivo | Best Actress – Drama | Harriet | Nominated |
| 2021 | Viola Davis | Best Actress – Drama | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Nominated |
| 2021 | Andra Day | Best Actress – Drama | The United States vs. Billie Holiday | Won |
| 2022 | Ariana DeBose | Best Supporting Actress | West Side Story | Won |
| 2022 | Aunjanue Ellis | Best Supporting Actress | King Richard | Nominated |
| 2022 | Ruth Negga | Best Supporting Actress | Passing | Nominated |
| 2023 | Viola Davis | Best Actress – Drama | The Woman King | Nominated |
| 2023 | Angela Bassett | Best Supporting Actress | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Won |
| 2024 | Fantasia Barrino | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 2024 | Danielle Brooks | Best Supporting Actress | The Color Purple | Nominated |
| 2024 | Da’Vine Joy Randolph | Best Supporting Actress | The Holdovers | Won |
| 2025 | Cynthia Erivo | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Wicked | Nominated |
| 2025 | Zendaya | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Challengers | Nominated |
| 2025 | Zoe Saldaña | Best Supporting Actress | Emilia Pérez | 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 | Flip Wilson | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | The Flip Wilson Show | Nominated |
| 1973 | Flip Wilson | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | The Flip Wilson Show | Nominated |
| 1973 | Bill Cosby | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | The New Bill Cosby Show | Nominated |
| 1973 | Redd Foxx | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Sanford and Son | Won |
| 1974 | Redd Foxx | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Sanford and Son | Nominated |
| 1975 | Redd Foxx | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Sanford and Son | Nominated |
| 1975 | Whitman Mayo | Best Supporting Actor | Sanford and Son | Nominated |
| 1975 | Jimmie Walker | Best Supporting Actor | Good Times | Nominated |
| 1976 | Jimmie Walker | Best Supporting Actor | Good Times | Nominated |
| 1976 | Redd Foxx | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Sanford and Son | Nominated |
| 1977 | Sammy Davis Jr. | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Sammy & Company | Nominated |
| 1983 | Robert Guillaume | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Benson | Nominated |
| 1984 | Robert Guillaume | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Benson | Nominated |
| 1984 | Louis Gossett Jr. | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Sadat | Nominated |
| 1985 | Ben Vereen | Best Supporting Actor | Ellis Island | Nominated |
| 1985 | Robert Guillaume | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Benson | Nominated |
| 1985 | Sherman Hemsley | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1985 | Bill Cosby | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | The Cosby Show | Won |
| 1986 | Bill Cosby | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | The Cosby Show | Won |
| 1986 | 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 |
| 1991 | James Earl Jones | Best Actor – Drama Series | Gabriel's Fire | Nominated |
| 1992 | James Earl Jones | Best Actor – Drama Series | Pros & Cons | Nominated |
| 1992 | Louis Gossett Jr. | Best Supporting Actor | The Josephine Baker Story | Won |
| 1992 | 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 | Will Smith | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nominated |
| 1995 | Samuel L. Jackson | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Against the Wall | Nominated |
| 1996 | Charles S. Dutton | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | The Piano Lesson | Nominated |
| 1996 | Laurence Fishburne | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | The Tuskegee Airmen | Nominated |
| 1998 | Ving Rhames | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Don King: Only in America | Won |
| 1998 | Eriq La Salle | Best Supporting Actor | ER | Nominated |
| 1999 | Don Cheadle | Best Supporting Actor | The Rat Pack | Won |
| 2001 | Andre Braugher | Best Actor – Drama Series | Gideon's Crossing | Nominated |
| 2003 | Dennis Haysbert | Best Supporting Actor | 24 | Nominated |
| 2003 | Bernie Mac | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
| 2004 | Bernie Mac | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
| 2004 | Jeffrey Wright | Best Supporting Actor | Angels in America | Won |
| 2005 | Mos Def | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Something the Lord Made | Nominated |
| 2005 | Jamie Foxx | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | 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 |
| 2007 | Michael Ealy | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Sleeper Cell | Nominated |
| 2007 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | 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 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Luther | Nominated |
| 2012 | Idris Elba | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Luther | Won |
| 2013 | Don Cheadle | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | House of Lies | Won |
| 2014 | Don Cheadle | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | House of Lies | Nominated |
| 2014 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Dancing on the Edge | Nominated |
| 2014 | Idris Elba | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | 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 |
| 2016 | David Oyelowo | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Nightingale | Nominated |
| 2017 | Anthony Anderson | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | black-ish | Nominated |
| 2017 | Donald Glover | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Atlanta | Won |
| 2017 | Courtney B. Vance | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Nominated |
| 2017 | Sterling K. Brown | Best Supporting Actor | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Nominated |
| 2018 | Sterling K. Brown | Best Actor – Drama Series | This Is Us | Won |
| 2018 | Anthony Anderson | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | black-ish | Nominated |
| 2019 | Stephan James | Best Actor – Drama Series | Homecoming | Nominated |
| 2019 | Billy Porter | Best Actor – Drama Series | Pose | Nominated |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2021 | John Boyega | Best Supporting Actor | Small Axe | Won |
| 2022 | Billy Porter | Best Actor – Drama Series | Pose | Nominated |
| 2022 | Omar Sy | Best Actor – Drama Series | Lupin | Nominated |
| 2022 | Anthony Anderson | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | black-ish | Nominated |
| 2023 | Donald Glover | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series | Atlanta | Nominated |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 2025 | Donald Glover | Best Actor – Drama Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Nominated |

#### Women

| Year | Actor | Award | Series | Result |
| 1969 | Diahann Carroll | Best TV Star – Female | Julia | Won |
| 1970 | Diahann Carroll | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Julia | Nominated |
| 1970 | Denise Nicholas | Best Actress – Drama Series | Room 222 | Nominated |
| 1971 | Denise Nicholas | Best Actress – Drama Series | Room 222 | Nominated |
| 1971 | Gail Fisher | Best Supporting Actress | Mannix | Won |
| 1972 | Gail Fisher | Best Supporting Actress | Mannix | Nominated |
| 1972 | Denise Nicholas | Best Actress – Drama Series | Room 222 | Nominated |
| 1973 | Gail Fisher | Best Actress – Drama Series | Mannix | Won |
| 1974 | Gail Fisher | Best Supporting Actress | Mannix | Nominated |
| 1975 | Teresa Graves | Best Actress – Drama Series | Get Christie Love! | Nominated |
| 1975 | Esther Rolle | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Good Times | Nominated |
| 1977 | Isabel Sanford | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1978 | Isabel Sanford | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1978 | Leslie Uggams | Best Actress – Drama Series | Roots | Nominated |
| 1983 | Debbie Allen | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Fame | Won |
| 1983 | Nell Carter | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Gimme a Break! | Nominated |
| 1983 | Isabel Sanford | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1984 | Isabel Sanford | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1984 | Debbie Allen | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Fame | Nominated |
| 1985 | Debbie Allen | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Fame | Nominated |
| 1985 | Nell Carter | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Gimme a Break! | Nominated |
| 1985 | Isabel Sanford | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1985 | Marla Gibbs | Best Supporting Actress | The Jeffersons | Nominated |
| 1989 | Jackée | Best Supporting Actress | 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 |
| 1998 | Gloria Reuben | Best Supporting Actress | ER | Nominated |
| 1998 | Alfre Woodard | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Miss Evers' Boys | Won |
| 2000 | Halle Berry | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won |
| 2001 | Alfre Woodard | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Holiday Heart | Nominated |
| 2006 | Halle Berry | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Nominated |
| 2006 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Lackawanna Blues | Won |
| 2007 | Sophie Okonedo | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Tsunami: The Aftermath | Nominated |
| 2008 | Queen Latifah | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Life Support | Won |
| 2014 | Kerry Washington | Best Actress – Drama Series | Scandal | Nominated |
| 2015 | Viola Davis | Best Actress – Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2016 | Taraji P. Henson | Best Actress – Drama Series | Empire | Won |
| 2016 | Queen Latifah | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Bessie | Nominated |
| 2016 | Uzo Aduba | Best Supporting Actress | Orange Is the New Black | Nominated |
| 2016 | Regina King | Best Supporting Actress | American Crime | Nominated |
| 2017 | Issa Rae | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Insecure | Nominated |
| 2017 | Tracee Ellis Ross | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | black-ish | Won |
| 2017 | Kerry Washington | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Confirmation | Nominated |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2019 | Thandie Newton | Best Supporting Actress | Westworld | Nominated |
| 2022 | Uzo Aduba | Best Actress – Drama Series | In Treatment | Nominated |
| 2022 | Michaela Jaé Rodriguez | Best Actress – Drama Series | Pose | Won |
| 2022 | Issa Rae | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Insecure | Nominated |
| 2022 | Tracee Ellis Ross | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | black-ish | Nominated |
| 2022 | Cynthia Erivo | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Genius: Aretha | Nominated |
| 2023 | Zendaya | Best Actress – Drama Series | Euphoria | Won |
| 2023 | Quinta Brunson | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Abbott Elementary | Won |
| 2023 | Niecy Nash | Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries or Television Film | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Nominated |
| 2023 | Janelle James | Best Supporting Actress - Musical-Comedy or Drama Series | Abbott Elementary | Nominated |
| 2023 | Sheryl Lee Ralph | Best Supporting Actress - Musical-Comedy or Drama Series | Abbott Elementary | Nominated |
| 2024 | Quinta Brunson | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Abbott Elementary | Nominated |
| 2024 | Ayo Edebiri | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | The Bear | Won |
| 2025 | Quinta Brunson | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | Abbott Elementary | Nominated |
| 2025 | Ayo Edebiri | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series | The Bear | Nominated |
| 2025 | Kali Reis | Best Supporting Actress | True Detective: Night Country | Nominated |

## Directing category

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