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Application period for sessions in 2023 has ended.
Applications for 2024 will be received beginning March 1, 2024.
Award Description
The NAMIC Vision Awards recognize outstanding original programming on television and digital platforms that authentically represents the richness of different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences in today's evolving audience.
Award Details
Award Details
NAMIC is pleased to announce the winners of its 31st annual Vision Awards, which honor outstanding original programming on television and digital platforms. NAMIC thanks all the companies, creators, and storytellers who submitted entries this year. Your passion, innovation, and dedication to inclusive content inspires us and drives the industry forward.
2025 Vision Awards Winners:
Animation
- Kindergarten: The Musical! – Disney Jr./Disney+
Best Performance – Comedy
- Liza Colón-Zayas in The Bear – FX/Hulu
Best Performance – Drama
- Aldis Hodge in Cross – Prime Video
Children’s
- Dora – Nickelodeon
Comedy
- We Are Lady Parts – Peacock
Digital Media – Short Form
- TV Onederland Presents: The Huxtables – TV One
Documentary
- Bad River – Peacock
Drama
- Genius: MLK/X – National Geographic
Foreign Language
- Las Amazonas de Yaxunah – ESPN
Lifestyle
- Delicious Miss Brown – Food Network
News/Informational
- Raising Fame – TV One
Original Movie or Special
- Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love – Lifetime
Reality
- Top Chef – Bravo
Reality – Social Issues
- BET Black Men’s Summit – Black Entertainment Television Networks
Sports
- FOX Sports’ Presentation of MLB at Rickwood Field – FOX Sports
Variety/Talk Show
- Tamron Hall Show – Disney Entertainment Distribution
NAMIC would like to acknowledge the 2025 Vision Award judges. Our sincerest thanks for their time, effort, thought, and objectivity.
- Billie Adams, Cox
- Rachael Bacchus, A+E Global Media
- Portia Badham, BadWyn Communications
- Jamie Balthazar, Ruby Red Inc.
- Abigail Bazile, Urban One
- Vivian Bernett, Urban One/TV One
- Dottie Bess, Comcast
- Marlene Braga, Skirball Cultural Center
- Fredonia Brown, Comcast
- Kyle Brown, Comcast
- Jonathan Brown, A+E Global Media
- Chelsye Burrows, 22 West PR
- Khary Campbell
- Angela Cannon, Up TV
- Giana Castaneda, A+E Global Media
- Nickalaus Caulton, Comcast Business Services
- Natalia Cedres, NBCUniversal
- Sean Charles, AMC
- Nneka Chiazor, PAC
- Terance Clement, Comcast
- Audrey Cochran, TV One
- Jessica Cofield, Comcast
- Gabrielle Collins
- Marcus Cook
- Kenesha Cook, Mindshare
- Jacqueline Cruz, A+E Global Media
- Vincent Cunningham, Hughes and Culture
- Ben Detweiler, A+E Global Media
- Darren Dickerson, DSD Publicity Consulting
- Cheryl Dorsey
- Debbie Douglas, 3D HR Consulting
- Aisha Duncan, A+E Global Media
- Daphnee Duplaix
- Nadine Ezra, A+E Global Media
- Sheila Gilmore, Gilmore Group
- Nicole Granston, Sunshine Enterprise Consulting LLC
- Danielle Green, A+E Global Media
- Chantell Greene, Warner Bros. Discovery
- Kwaku Gyasi, ESPN
- Tyra Hanshaw
- Kerri Hayes, Up TV
- Terri Heard, Comcast
- Zenita Henderson, Point Broadband
- Nina Henderson Moore, Griot Productions
- Irene Herbruger
- Jamie Hernandez, Warner Bros. Discovery
- Donica Hodge
- Shana Hooks, TV One
- Nivriti Ingram, Spectrum Reach Charter
- Jennifer Insogna, A+E Global Media
- Amarilis Johnson, Comcast
- Sydney Johnson, Paramount
- Carl Jones, Martian Blueberry
- Love Jones, Martian Blueberry
- Alvin Jordan, Charter
- Kerri Joseph, AMC
- Shania Kemp-Soumare, Comcast
- Margaret (Peggy) Kim, iSTAND TV
- Annamaria Kolar, Comcast
- Assie Konneh, Urban One Solution
- Lauren Kurnit, Paramount (CBS Studios)
- Gisela Leyva, ESPN
- Nelson Lovera, A+E Global Media
- David Maestre, A+E Global Media
- Sally Mancuso, A+E Global Media
- Taj Marable, A+E Global Media
- Maria Medina, Comcast
- Jeff Meza, One Solution
- Stephanie Meza, A+E Global Media
- Teronse Miller, Paramount Global
- Alex Mosley, Paramount
- J.D. Myers
- Julie Nebres, Comcast
- Joaquin Orellana, Comcast
- Anita Ortiz, Lainclusionista, LLC
- Juan Pabon, A+E Global Media
- Mikele Parr, Comcast – Headquarters
- Rose-Catherine Pinkney, BET
- Jacky Politoske, Comcast
- Chelsie Pope, PBS
- Princess Regan, A+E Global Media
- Katherine Reyes-Butkowski, Paramount
- Chris Rose, A+E Global Media
- Christian Russell, Comcast Advertising
- Nayeli Salinas, Comcast
- Latha Sarathy, Salient HQ
- Jeneh Sayers, A+E Global Media
- LeAnn Scrimmager, AMC
- Meera Sharma, Paramount
- Stevie Sharpe Surmon, Paramount
- Nyanza Shaw, Shaw Esquire
- Shweta Shekhar, A+E Global Media
- Lynnette Smith
- Nakia Smith Collier, Comcast
- Kimberly Solomon, A+E Global Media
- Sharee Stephens, ESPN
- Sangeetha Subramanian
- Tanya Thurman, Hallmark
- Brandii Toby-Leon
- Marcus Vanderberg, ESPN
- Rodney Vaughn, ESPN
- Malaika Walls
- Kyle Washington, Paramount
- Sherry Washington
- Adriana Waterston, Horowitz Research
- Kyle Werder, Comcast Corporation
- Marco Williams, EndemolShine North America
- Tenile Williams, Comcast
- DeAdria Wright-Davis, Charter
- Prathigna Yerakala
- Raquelle Zuzarte, Equity for All Project
Submissions for the 2026 NAMIC Vision Awards
Entries for the 2026 awards will open in October 2025. More details coming soon!
Submissions for the 2026 NAMIC Vision Awards will be accepted beginning October 2025.
2025 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements must be addressed for each program entered.
- Access. You can provide access credentials/information to access the entry online via your streaming service or you can upload your entry/entries in the following video file formats: .m4v, .mp4, .wmv, or .mov.
- Entry fee payment. Submissions that do not include payment will not be considered for judging.
- Fully completed online entry form. Be sure to list the entry exactly as you wish it to appear in promotional materials.
- Program description and running time (150-word limit).
- Network approved credit sheet/cast list.
- Submission contact, company programming contact, and company publicity contact.
- Incomplete or late entries will not be judged. You will be notified if your entry is disqualified for any reason.
Those eligible to submit entries include:
- Broadcast Networks (National, Network-Owned and Operated, Affiliates)
- Cable Networks (National and Regional)
- Cable Operators (for local origination programming)
- Syndicators (First-Run Original Programs)
- VOD content for digital platforms – web or mobile
- Any production company, distributor, or syndicator (content must have aired/streamed on an eligible platform)
- Programs must be original and have aired between November 1, 2023 and November 30, 2024.
Animation: daily, weekly, monthly, or special animated programming; could include programming geared to children as well as adults
Best Performance – Comedy: can be a series, special, or performance by an actor/actress in a lead, supporting or featured role in a series, special, or long-form program
Best Performance – Drama: can be a series, special, or performance by an actor/actress in a lead, supporting or featured role in a series, special, or long-form program
Children’s: daily, weekly, monthly, or special children’s programming
Comedy: daily, weekly, monthly, or special comedy programming
Digital Media – Short Form: (29 minutes or less): can be of any genre; may also include interstitial content
Digital Media – Long Form: (30 minutes to one hour) can be of any genre
Documentary: can be a single fact-based program or series
Drama: daily, weekly, monthly, or special drama programming; could include soap operas
Foreign Language: daily, weekly, monthly, or special foreign language programming; could be of any genre (i.e., children’s, reality, sports, etc.); video must include English subtitles
Lifestyle: daily, weekly, monthly, or special lifestyle programming including cooking, decorating/design, fashion, fitness, etc.
News/Informational: daily, weekly, monthly, or special news programming
Original Movie or Special: a single program or mini-series of any genre (i.e., comedy, drama, etc.)
Reality: daily, weekly, monthly, or special reality programming primarily focused on entertainment
Reality – Social Issues: daily, weekly, monthly, or special reality programming primarily focused on social issues or concerns
Sports: daily, weekly, monthly, or special sports programming
Variety/Talk Show: can be a daily, weekly, monthly, or special variety talk/show; could include programming hosted by a single person, duo, or ensemble