| Outstanding Film | Outstanding Director |
Nickel Boys – Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and David Levin, producers
- * Challengers – Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O'Connor, Amy Pascal and Zendaya, producers
- * Exhibiting Forgiveness – Stephanie Allain, Derek Cianfrance, Sean Cotton, Titus Kaphar and Jamie Patricof, producers
- * The Piano Lesson – Todd Black and Denzel Washington, producers
- * Sing Sing – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar and Monique Walton, producers
| RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys* Titus Kaphar – Exhibiting Forgiveness* Zoë Kravitz – Blink Twice* Steve McQueen – Blitz* Malcolm Washington – The Piano Lesson |
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Outstanding Supporting Performance |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths as Pansy Deacon* Naomi Ackie – Blink Twice as Frida* Ryan Destiny – The Fire Inside as Claressa Shields* Colman Domingo – Sing Sing as John "Divine G" Whitfield* Cynthia Erivo – Wicked as Elphaba Thropp* André Holland – Exhibiting Forgiveness as Tarrell* Regina King – Shirley as Shirley Chisholm* John David Washington – The Piano Lesson as Boy Willie* Kerry Washington – The Six Triple Eight as Charity Adams* Zendaya – Challengers as Tashi Duncan | Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson as Berniece* Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Exhibiting Forgiveness as Joyce* Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys as Hattie* Brian Tyree Henry – The Fire Inside as Jason Crutchfield* Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing as himself* Lashana Lynch – Bob Marley: One Love as Rita Marley* Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez as Rita Mora Castro* Jurnee Smollett – We Grown Now as Dolores* Denzel Washington – Gladiator II as Macrinus* Brandon Wilson – Nickel Boys as Turner |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance | Outstanding Ensemble |
| Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing as himself* Naomi Ackie – Blink Twice as Frida* Ryan Destiny – The Fire Inside as Claressa Shields* Ray Fisher – The Piano Lesson as Lymon* Elliott Heffernan – Blitz as George Hanway* Ethan Herisse – Nickel Boys as Elwood* Blake Cameron James – We Grown Now as Malik* Jharrel Jerome – Unstoppable as Anthony Robles* Lamorne Morris – Saturday Night as Garrett Morris* Brandon Wilson – Nickel Boys as Turner | The Piano Lesson – Lindsay Graham and Mary Vernieu, casting directors* Exhibiting Forgiveness – Kim Coleman, casting director* Hard Truths – Nina Gold, casting director* Nickel Boys – Victoria Thomas, casting director* Sing Sing – Greg Kwedar, casting director |
| Outstanding Short Film | Outstanding Documentary Feature |
| Chocolate with Sprinkles – Huriyyah Muhammad, director* Mosiah – Jirard, director* On a Sunday at Eleven – Alicia K. Harris, director* Self – Searit Kahsay Huluf, director* Will I See You Again? – Michael Perez-Lindsey, director | Luther: Never Too Much – Dawn Porter, director* Dahomey – Mati Diop, director* Daughters – Angela Patton and Natalie Rae, directors* Piece by Piece – Morgan Neville, director* Seeking Mavis Beacon – Jazmin Renée Jones, director |
| Outstanding International Film | Outstanding Independent Film |
| Hard Truths – Mike Leigh, director* Bird – Andrea Arnold, director* Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard, director* Old Righteous Blues – Muneera Sallies, director* Nine – Erica Joy, director | We Grown Now – Minhal Baig, director* Albany Road – Christine Swanson, director* Blink Twice – Zoë Kravitz, director* Hard Truths – Mike Leigh, director* I Saw the TV Glow – Jane Schoenbrun, director |
| Outstanding Screenplay | Outstanding First Screenplay |
| Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes* Blitz – Steve McQueen* Exhibiting Forgiveness – Titus Kaphar* The Fire Inside – Barry Jenkins* The Piano Lesson – Malcolm Washington and Virgil Williams | Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross* Blink Twice – Zoë Kravitz* Exhibiting Forgiveness – Titus Kaphar* Parallel – Aldis Hodge and Edwin Hodge* The Piano Lesson – Malcolm Washington |
| Outstanding Emerging Director | Outstanding Voice Performance |
| RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys* Titus Kaphar – Exhibiting Forgiveness* Zoë Kravitz – Blink Twice* Angela Patton – Daughters* Malcolm Washington – The Piano Lesson | Lupita Nyong'o – The Wild Robot as Roz* Ayo Edebiri – Inside Out 2 as Envy* Brian Tyree Henry – Transformers One as D-16 / Megatron* Dwayne Johnson – Moana 2 as Maui* Aaron Pierre – Mufasa: The Lion King as Mufasa |
| Outstanding Score | Outstanding Soundtrack |
| The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers* Blink Twice – Chanda Dancy* Bob Marley: One Love – Kris Bowers* The Fire Inside – Tamar-kali* Saturday Night – Jon Batiste | Wicked* Bob Marley: One Love* Mufasa: The Lion King* Piece by Piece* The Wild Robot |
| Outstanding Original Song | Outstanding Cinematography |
| "The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight – H.E.R., performer; Diane Warren, writer* "Bricks" from Exhibiting Forgiveness – Andra Day, performer; Andra Day and Jherek Bischoff, writers* "El Mal" from Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Camille, performers; Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard, writers* "Like a Bird" from Sing Sing – Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander, performers; Adrian Quesada, Abraham Alexander and Brandon Marcel, writers* "Piece by Piece" from Piece by Piece – Pharrell Williams and Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers, performers; Pharrell Williams, writer | Nickel Boys – Jomo Fray* Ernest Cole: Lost and Found – Wolfgang Held and Moses Tau* Luther: Never Too Much – Bryan Gentry* Rez Ball – Kira Kelly* Suncoast – Bruce Francis Cole |
| Outstanding Editing | Outstanding Costume Design |
| We Grown Now – Stephanie Filo* Daughters – Adelina Bichis and Troy Josiah Lewis* Hard Truths – Tania Reddin* Seeking Mavis Beacon – Yeelen Nelson Cohen, Jon Fine and Jazmin Renée Jones* Twisters – Terilyn A. Shropshire | Wicked – Paul Tazewell* The Book of Clarence – Antoinette Messam* The Piano Lesson – Francine Jamison-Tanchuck* Shirley – Megan Coates* We Grown Now – Courtney Wheeler |
| Outstanding Production Design | Outstanding Hairstyling & Makeup |
| The Piano Lesson – David J. Bomba, Chardae Adams and Patrick Cassidy* Nickel Boys – Nora Mendis, Elizabeth Herberg and Monique Champagne* Nine – Gilbert Ekow Ampah and Edmund Johnson | The Piano Lesson – Andrea 'Mona' Bowman and Para Shardé Malden* Bob Marley: One Love – Nadia Stacey and Carla Farmer* The Book of Clarence – Matiki Anoff, Nakoya Yancey and Wayne Jolla Jr.* Nickel Boys – Iganica Soto-Aguilar and Shandrea Williams* Shirley – Nakoya Yancey and Debi Young |