| Best Film | Best Director |
- Antwone Fisher
- 25th Hour
- Barbershop
- Drumline
- Standing in the Shadows of Motown
| - Denzel Washington – Antwone Fisher
- Malcolm D. Lee – Undercover Brother
- Spike Lee – 25th Hour
- Charles Stone III – Drumline
- Tim Story – Barbershop
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
- Derek Luke – Antwone Fisher
- Ice Cube – Barbershop
- Samuel L. Jackson – Changing Lanes
- Wesley Snipes – Undisputed
- Denzel Washington – John Q
| - Angela Bassett – Sunshine State
- Kimberly Elise – John Q
- Aunjanue Ellis – Undercover Brother
- Sanaa Lathan – Brown Sugar
- Thandie Newton – The Truth About Charlie
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| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
- Dennis Haysbert – Far from Heaven
- Cedric the Entertainer – Barbershop
- Morgan Freeman – The Sum of All Fears
- Denzel Washington – Antwone Fisher
- Forest Whitaker – Panic Room
| - Queen Latifah – Chicago
- Halle Berry – Die Another Day
- Joy Bryant – Antwone Fisher
- Viola Davis – Solaris
- Rosario Dawson – 25th Hour
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| Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Best Breakthrough Performance |
- Antwone Fisher – Antwone Fisher
- Mark Brown and Don S. Scott – Barbershop
- Michael Elliott – Brown Sugar
- Michael Elliott and Jordan Moffet – Like Mike
- John Ridley – Undercover Brother
| - Derek Luke – Antwone Fisher
- Beyoncé – Austin Powers in Goldmember
- Nick Cannon – Drumline
- Raven Goodwin – Lovely & Amazing
- Lil' Bow Wow – Like Mike
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| Outstanding Original Soundtrack | Best Original or Adapted Song |
- Standing in the Shadows of Motown
- 8 Mile
- Barbershop
- Brown Sugar
- Undercover Brother
| - "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" from Brown Sugar – Performed by Erykah Badu and Common
- "Basketball" from Like Mike – Performed by Lil' Bow Wow, Fabolous and Jermaine Dupri
- "Bring Your Heart" from Brown Sugar – Performed by Angie Stone
- "We Got the Funk" from Undercover Brother – Performed by Snoop Dogg, Fred Wesley and Bootsy Collins
- "Work It Out" from Austin Powers in Goldmember – Performed by Beyoncé
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| Best Television Miniseries or Movie | Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie |
- The Rosa Parks Story (CBS) – Paris Qualles
- Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime) – Art Washington
- Lift (Showtime) – DeMane Davis
| - Robert Townsend – 10,000 Black Men Named George (Showtime)
- Julie Dash – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS)
- Doug McHenry – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)
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| Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series |
- Harry J. Lennix – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)
- Andre Braugher – 10,000 Black Men Named George (Showtime)
- Ving Rhames – Sins of the Father (FX)
| - Angela Bassett – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS)
- Kerry Washington – Lift (Showtime)
- Vanessa L. Williams – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)
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| Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series |
- Charles S. Dutton – 10,000 Black Men Named George (Showtime)
- Peter Francis James – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS)
- Russell Hornsby – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)
| - Cicely Tyson – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS)
- Lonette McKee – Lift (Showtime)
- Vanessa A. Williams – Our America (Showtime)
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| Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Best Independent Film |
- Paris Qualles – The Rosa Parks Story (CBS)
- David Isay, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman – Our America (Showtime)
- Art Washington – Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)
| - Standing in the Shadows of Motown – Paul Justman
- Biggie & Tupac – Nick Broomfield
- Crazy as Hell – Eriq La Salle
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| Outstanding Independent Film Actor | Outstanding Independent Film Actress |
- Eriq La Salle – Crazy as Hell
- Michael Beach – Crazy as Hell
- Mos Def – Civil Brand
| - Erika Alexander – 30 Years to Life
- Monica Calhoun – Pandora's Box
- Melissa De Sousa – 30 Years to Life
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| Best Original Television Program | Best Film Poster |
| | - Blade II
- Changing Lanes
- Queen of the Damned
- Standing in the Shadows of Motown
- Undercover Brother
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