MOTION PICTURE

Outstanding Motion Picture
"Jumping the Broom"
"Pariah"
"The First Grader"
"The Help"
"Tower Heist"

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Eddie Murphy – "Tower Heist"
Laurence Fishburne – "Contagion"
Laz Alonso – "Jumping the Broom"
Oliver Litondo – "The First Grader"
Vin Diesel – "Fast Five"

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Adepero Oduye – "Pariah"
Emma Stone – "The Help"
Paula Patton – "Jumping the Broom"
Viola Davis – "The Help"
Zoë Saldana – "Colombiana"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Anthony Mackie – "The Adjustment Bureau"
Charles Parnell – "Pariah"
Don Cheadle – "The Guard"
Jeffrey Wright – "The Ides of March"
Mike Epps – "Jumping the Broom"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Bryce Dallas Howard – "The Help"
Cicely Tyson – "The Help"
Kim Wayans – "Pariah"
Maya Rudolph – "Bridesmaids"
Octavia Spencer – "The Help"

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
"I Will Follow"
"Kinyarwanda"
"MOOZ-lum"
"Pariah"
"The First Grader"

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture
"A Separation"
"Attack the Block"
"In the Land of Blood and Honey"
"Le Havre"
"Life, Above All"

Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical or Television)
"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest"
"Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey"
"Sing Your Song"
"The Rescuers"
"Thunder Soul"

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Outstanding Comedy Series
"Love That Girl!"
"Modern Family"
"Reed Between the Lines"
"The Game"
"Tyler Perry's House of Payne"

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Dulé Hill – "Psych"
Malcolm-Jamal Warner – "Reed Between the Lines"
Phil Morris – "Love That Girl!"
Pooch Hall – "The Game"
Terry Crews – "Are We There Yet?"

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tatyana Ali – "Love That Girl!"
Tia Mowry-Hardrict – "The Game"
Tracee Ellis Ross – "Reed Between the Lines"
Vanessa Williams – "Desperate Housewives"
Wendy Raquel Robinson – "The Game"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Craig Robinson – "The Office"
Damon Wayans, Jr. – "Happy Endings"
J.B. Smoove – "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Nick Cannon – "Up All Night"
Tracy Morgan – "30 Rock"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Amber Riley – "Glee"
Gabourey Sidibe – "The Big C"
Keshia Knight Pulliam – "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
Maya Rudolph – "Up All Night"
Sofia Vergara – "Modern Family"

Outstanding Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Grey's Anatomy"
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
"The Good Wife"
"Treme"

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Andre Braugher – "Men of A Certain Age"
Hill Harper – "CSI: NY"
L.L. Cool J – "NCIS: Los Angeles"
Taye Diggs – "Private Practice"
Wendell Pierce – "Treme"

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson – "Grey's Anatomy"
Khandi Alexander – "Treme"
Regina King – "SouthLAnd"
Sandra Oh – "Grey's Anatomy"
Taraji P. Henson – "Person of Interest"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Corey Reynolds – "The Closer"
Ice T – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
James Pickens, Jr. – "Grey's Anatomy"
Nelsan Ellis – "True Blood"
Omar Epps – "House M.D."

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard – "Memphis Beat"
Anika Noni Rose – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Archie Panjabi – "The Good Wife"
Diahann Carroll – "White Collar"
Loretta Devine – "Grey's Anatomy"

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
"Five"
"Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith"
"Luther"
"The Least Among You"
"Thurgood"

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Esai Morales – "We Have Your Husband"
Idris Elba – "Luther"
Laurence Fishburne – "Thurgood"
Louis Gossett, Jr. – "The Least Among You"
Samuel L. Jackson – "The Sunset Limited "

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Anika Noni Rose – "Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith"
Jenifer Lewis – "Five"
Rosario Dawson – "Five"
Taraji P. Henson – "Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story"
Tracee Ellis Ross – "Five"

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Aaron D. Spears – "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Bryton James – "The Young and the Restless"
Emerson Brooks – "All My Children"
James Reynolds – "Days of Our Lives"
Texas Battle – "The Bold and the Beautiful"

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Christel Khalil – "The Young and the Restless"
Julia Pace Mitchell – "The Young & the Restless"
Tatyana Ali – "The Young and the Restless"
Tonya Lee Williams – "The Young and the Restless"
Yvette Freeman – "The Bold and the Beautiful"

Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
"BET News Exclusive: The President Answers Black America"
"Judge Mathis"
"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel"
"Unsung"
"Washington Watch with Roland Martin"

Outstanding Talk Series
"Anderson"
"Oprah's Lifeclass"
"The Doctors"
"The View"
"The Wendy Williams Show"

Outstanding Reality Series
"All-American Muslim"
"American Idol"
"Dancing with the Stars"
"Sunday Best"
"Tia & Tamera"

Outstanding Variety Series or Special
"2011 BET Awards"
"Black Girls Rock!"
"Oprah Presents: Master Class"
"Prince! Behind the Symbol"
"UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan"

Outstanding Children's Program
"A.N.T. Farm"
"Dora The Explorer
"Go, Diego! Go!"
"I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View"
"My Family Tree"

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children's Program – (Series or Special)
China Anne McClain – "A.N.T. Farm"
Keke Palmer – "True Jackson, VP"
Lance Robertson – "Yo Gabba Gabba"
Leon Thomas III – "Victorious"
Zendaya Coleman – "Shake It Up"

RECORDING

Outstanding New Artist
Committed
Diggy Simmons
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.
Mindless Behavior
Wynter Gordon

Outstanding Male Artist
Anthony Hamilton
Bruno Mars
Cee Lo Green
Chris Brown
Common

Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé
Jennifer Hudson
Jill Scott
Ledisi
Mary J. Blige

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Boyz II Men
Cee Lo Green feat. Melanie Fiona
Mary J. Blige feat. Drake
Sounds of Blackness
The Roots

Outstanding Jazz Album
"Chano y Dizzy" - Terence Blanchard and Poncho Sanchez
"Friends" - Stanley Jordan
"Guitar Man" - George Benson
"Legacy" - Gerald Wilson
"Road Show Vol. 2" - Sonny Rollins

Outstanding Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary)
"Becoming" - Yolanda Adams
"Church on the Moon" - Deitrick Haddon
"Hello Fear" - Kirk Franklin
"Something Big" - Mary Mary
"The Journey" - Andraé Crouch

Outstanding World Music Album
"Afrodiaspora" - Susana Baca
"Carnival Fever" - Brother B
"Live at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" - Boukman Eksperyans
"Sounds of Blackness" - Sounds of Blackness
"The First Grader" - Alex Heffes

Outstanding Music Video
"25/8" - Mary J. Blige
"Hear My Call" - Jill Scott
"I Was Here" - Beyoncé
"Someone Like You" - Adele
"Where You At" - Jennifer Hudson

Outstanding Song
"Best Thing I Never Had" - Beyoncé
"Fool for You feat. Melanie Fiona" - Cee Lo Green
"I Smile" - Kirk Franklin
"So In Love feat. Anthony Hamilton" - Jill Scott
"Someone Like You" - Adele

Outstanding Album
"4" - Beyoncé
"F.A.M.E" - Chris Brown
"I Remember Me" - Jennifer Hudson
"Lasers" - Lupe Fiasco
"The Light of the Sun" - Jill Scott