2018 NAMIC Vision Awards Nominees

Animation

  • Explosion Jones – El Rey Network
  • Through the Woods – The Fred Rogers Company/Curious World

Best Performance – Comedy

  • Erica Ash: Survivor’s Remorse – Starz
  • J.B. Smoove: Curb Your Enthusiasm – HBO
  • Lena Waithe: Master of None – Universal Television/Netflix
  • Mindy Kaling: The Mindy Project – Universal Television/Hulu
  • Robert Wu: Survivor’s Remorse – Starz
  • RonReaco Lee: Survivor’s Remorse – Starz

Best Performance – Drama

  • Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: Power – Starz
  • Jennifer Lopez: Shades of Blue – Universal Television
  • Michael Rainey, Jr.: Power – Starz
  • Oprah Winfrey: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – HBO
  • Orlando Jones: American Gods – Starz

Children’s

  • Doc McStuffins – Disney Junior
  • Elena of Avalor – Disney Junior
  • Nella the Princess Knight – Nickelodeon
  • The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special – HBO
  • Top Chef Junior – Universal Kids

Comedy

  • Ballers – HBO
  • black-ish – ABC
  • Insecure – HBO
  • Marlon – Universal Television/NBC
  • Master of None – Universal Television/Netflix
  • The Mayor – ABC

Digital Media – Long Form

  • McDonald’s People Behind the People – Comcast Spotlight/TV One
  • This Is Sex with Lisa Ling – CNN
  • Deported – NBC Asian America

Digital Media – Short Form

  • 30 for 30 Shorts: 24 Strong – ESPN
  • Christine’s Story: Raising Awareness About Domestic Violence – NBC Asian American
  • Local, USA: K-Town ’92: Reporters – World Channel
  • My Motto: Veterans Edition – Myx TV
  • The NBC Latino 20 – NBC Latino

Documentary

  • 30 for 30: Celtics vs Lakers: The Best of Enemies – ESPN
  • Baltimore Rising – HBO
  • Indivisible – Fuse
  • Rock and a Hard Place – HBO
  • Whitney. “Can I Be Me” – Showtime
  • The 44th President: In His Own Words – HISTORY

Drama

  • American Crime – ABC
  • Code Black – ABC
  • Grey’s Anatomy – ABC
  • How to Get Away with Murder – ABC
  • Power – Starz
  • Scandal – ABC

Foreign Language

  • Niños en la Frontera – Discovery Latin America/US Hispanic
  • Pusong Pinoy Sa Amerika: From Deported to Supported – GMA Network

Lifestyle

  • Flipping Virgins – HGTV
  • Fluffy’s Food Adventure – Fuse
  • Man Fire Food – Cooking Channel
  • Patti LaBelle’s Place – Cooking Channel
  • Social Fabric  Fuse/Red Bull
  • Wear I’m From – NBC Asian America

News/Informational

  • CNN Special Projects: Turning Points – CNN
  • NewsOne Now – TV One
  • The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman – National Geographic
  • VICE News Tonight: Trump Chicago Gangs – HBO

Original Movie or Special

  • Beaches – Lifetime
  • Flint – Lifetime
  • J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only – HBO
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – HBO
  • The New Edition Story – BET Networks

Reality

  • Braxton Family Values – WE tv
  • ESPN Features – Undefeated In-Depth: Serena Williams with Common – ESPN
  • Last Chance High – VICELAND
  • Mary Mary – WE tv
  • Rickey Smiley for Real – TV One

Reality – Social Issues

  • ESPN Features – SC Featured: Legacy of the ’97 Masters – ESPN
  • RISE – VICELAND
  • United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell – CNN
  • VICE: Black and Blue – HBO
  • VICE News Tonight: “Nobody Kill Anybody” Baltimore Calls for Weekend Ceasefire – HBO

Sports

  • E60: Underdog – ESPN
  • ESPN Features: SC Featured: A League of Her Own – ESPN
  • Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – HBO
  • The Black 14: Wyoming Football 1969 – CBS Sports Networks
  • VICE World of Sports Rivals – VICELAND

Variety/Talk Show

  • Desus & Mero – VICELAND
  • George Lopez: The Wall, Live from Washington, D.C. – HBO
  • Jerrod Carmichael: 8 – HBO
  • StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson – National Geographic
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen – Bravo

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