On Sunday, Jan. 14, the 2024 Critics Choice Awards will take place.
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Airing on the CW, the event will be hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler and honor the best of the best in both TV and film. And while a handful of Hollywood’s biggest and brightest stars are expected to attend—because y’all know how we do it on this side—we root for everybody Black.
And it’s in that vein that we’d like to showcase the handful of nominees who could take home the critics highest honor!
Let’s start with the lovely lady pictured above: Danielle Brooks. Nominated for her role in “The Color Purple,” this frontrunner is up for Best Supporting Actress in the film category.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
For her role in the “Justified: City Primeval,” Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series.
Ron Cephas Jones
For his role in AppleTV+ series, “Truth Be Told,” the late Ron Cephas Jones is nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Nicole Beharie
For her role in “The Morning Show,” Nicole Beharie is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Quinta Brunson
For her role in “Abbott Elementary,” Quinta Brunson is nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
Ayo Edebiri
For her role in “The Bear,” Ayo Edebiri is nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
Janelle James
For her role in “Abbott Elementary,” Janelle James is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy series.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
For her role in “Abbott Elementary,” Sheryl Lee Ralph is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy series.
Jessica Williams
For her role in “Shrinking,” Jessica Williams is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy series.
David Oyelowo
For his role in “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” David Oyelowo is nominated for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television.
Aja Naomi King
For her role in “Lessons in Chemistry,” Aja Naomi King is nominated for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television.
“Lupin”
Starring Omar Sy, the Netflix series “Lupin,” is nominated for Best Foreign Language Series.
“Abbott Elementary”
Starring Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James and more, “Abbott Elementary,” is nominated for Best Comedy Series.
“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”
Starring Quincy Isaiah, Solomon Hughes and more, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” is nominated for Best Drama Series.
“Trevor Noah: Where Was I?”
Trevor Noah is nominated for Best Comedy Special for his new Netflix special, “Where Was I?”
“Young Love”
Created by Matthew A. Cherry, “Young Love,” is nominated for Best Animated Series.
“Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer”
Wanda Sykes is nominated for Best Comedy Special for her new Netflix special, “I’m an Entertainer.”
“American Fiction”
Written and directed by Cord Jefferson, “American Fiction,” is nominated for Best Comedy, Best Picture, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Jeffrey Wright
For his role in “American Fiction,” Jeffrey Wright is nominated for Best Actor.
Sterling K. Brown
For his role in “American Fiction,” Sterling K. Brown is nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Colman Domingo
For his role in “Rustin,” Colman Domingo is nominated for Best Actor. Lenny Kravitz’s song “Road to Freedom,” is also nominated for Best Song.
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is nominated for Best Visual Effects, Best Animated Feature, and Best Score (Daniel Pemberton.)
Danielle Brooks
For her role in “The Color Purple,” Danielle Brooks is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
“The Color Purple”
Alonng with “Best Picture,” “The Color Purple” is nominated for Best Acting Ensemble, Best Costume Design (Francine Jamison-Tanchuck,) and Best Hair and Makeup.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
For her role in “The Holdovers,” Da’Vine Joy Randolph is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
“Wish”
Along with Best Costume Design (Lindy Hemming), Calah Lane is also nominated for Best Young Actor/Actress for “Wish.”
