The ceremony was hosted by Wayne Brady and Holly Robinson Peete.

Comedy Series
* “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
“30 Rock” (NBC)
“Are We There Yet?” (TBS)
“Glee” (FOX)
“Modern Family” (ABC)

Actor in a Comedy Series
* David Mann – “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (TBS)
Dulé Hill – “Psych” (USA)
LaVan Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Phil Morris – “Love That Girl!” (TV One)
Terry Crews – “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)

Actress in a Comedy Series
* Vanessa Williams – “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)
Cassi Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Essence Atkins – “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield – “Eureka” (Syfy)
Tatyana Ali – “Love That Girl!” (TV One)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
* Ice Cube – “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)
Craig Robinson – “The Office” (NBC)
Lamman Rucker – “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (TBS)
Lance Gross – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Tracy Morgan – “30 Rock” (NBC)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
* Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family” (ABC)
Amber Riley – “Glee” (FOX)
Anna Deavere Smith – “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)
Keshia Knight Pulliam – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Viola Davis – “United States of Tara” (Showtime) 

Drama Series
* “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
“Detroit 1-8-7” (ABC)
“HawthoRNe” (TNT)
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)
“Treme” (HBO)

Actor in a Drama Series
* LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles ” (CBS)
Anthony Anderson – “Law & Order” (NBC)
Blair Underwood – “The Event” (NBC)
Hill Harper – “CSI: NY” (CBS)
Laurence Fishburne – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)

Actress in a Drama Series
* Regina King – “Southland” (TNT)
Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw – “Undercovers” (NBC)
Jada Pinkett Smith – “HawthoRNe” (TNT)
Wendy Davis – “Army Wives” (Lifetime) 

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
* Terrence Howard – “Law & Order: Los Angeles” (NBC)
Andre Braugher – “Men of a Certain Age” (TNT)
Giancarlo Esposito – “Breaking Bad” (AMC)
James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Nelsan Ellis – “True Blood” (HBO)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
* S. Epatha Merkerson – “Law & Order” (NBC)
Alfre Woodard – “Memphis Beat” (TNT)
Sandra Oh – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Sara Ramirez – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Vanessa Bell Calloway – “HawthoRNe” (TNT) 

Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
* “Sins of the Mother” (Lifetime Movie Network)
“America: The Story of Us (Part 4)” (History)
“Filling the Gap” (PBS)
“Luther” (BBC America)
“The Wronged Man” (Lifetime Movie Network)

Actor in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
* Idris Elba – “Luther” (BBC America)
Benito Martinez – “Lies in Plain Sight” (Lifetime Movie Network)
Jon Seda – “The Pacific” (HBO)
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali – “The Wronged Man” (Lifetime Movie Network)
Michael Jai White – “One Angry Juror” (Lifetime Movie Network)

Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
* Jill Scott – “Sins of the Mother” (Lifetime Movie Network)
Lucy Liu – “Marry Me” (Lifetime Movie Network)
Rosie Perez – “Lies in Plain Sight” (Lifetime Movie Network)
Tamera Mowry – “Double Wedding” (Lifetime Movie Network)
Tia Mowry – “Double Wedding” (Lifetime Movie Network)

Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
* Darnell Williams – “All My Children” (ABC)

Aaron D. Spears – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
Cornelius Smith, Jr. – “All My Children” (ABC)
Rodney Saulsberry – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)

Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
* Tatyana Ali – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Debbi Morgan – “All My Children” (ABC)
Julia Pace Mitchell – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Tonya Lee Williams – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Yvette Freeman – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)

News/Information (Series or Special)* “Unsung” (TV One)
“A Conversation with President Obama” (BET, CMT, MTV)
“Anderson Cooper 360” (CNN)
“The Judge Mathis Show” (Syndicated)
“Washington Watch with Roland Martin” (TV One)

Talk (Series) * “The View” (ABC)
“Conversations with Ed Gordon” (BET Networks)
“Larry King Live” (CNN)
“The Mo’Nique Show” (BET Networks)
“TV One on One with Cathy Hughes” (TV One)

Reality Series
* “Sunday Best” (BET Networks)
“American Idol” (FOX)
“America’s Next Top Model” (The CW)
“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (ABC)

Variety (Series or Special)* “UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Lionel Richie” (Syndicated)
“2010 BET Honors” (BET Networks)
“Beyoncé: I AM…WORLD TOUR” (ABC)
“Black Girls Rock!” (BET Networks)
“TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival” (TV One)

Children’s Program
* “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)
“Brave New Voices 2010” (HBO)
“Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
“The Backyardigans” (Nickelodeon)
“Wizards of Waverly Place” (Disney Channel)

Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program (Series or Special)
* Keke Palmer – “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)
Lance Robertson – “Yo Gabba Gabba: Baby” (Nickelodeon)
Nick Cannon – “TeenNick Halo Awards 2010” (TeenNick)
Selena Gomez – “Wizards of Waverly Place” (Disney Channel)
Victoria Justice – “Victorious” (Nickelodeon)

New Artist
* Willow (Roc Nation/Columbia Records)
B.o.B (Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
Bruno Mars (Elektra Records)
Jason Derulo (Warner Bros. Records)
Nicki Minaj (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown)

Male Artist
* Usher (Laface/Jive Records)
Cee Lo Green (Elektra Records)
Jay-Z (Roc Nation/Def Jam)
Kanye West (Island Def Jam Music Group)
Ne-Yo (Island Def Jam Music Group)

Female Artist Chrisette Michele (Island Def Jam Music Group)
* Mary J. Blige (Geffen Records/Matriarch)
Corinne Bailey Rae (Capitol Records)
Rihanna (Island Def Jam Music Group)
Sade (Epic Records)

Duo, Group or Collaboration
* John Legend and The Roots (Columbia Records)
Diddy-Dirty Money (Bad Boy/Interscope) Eminem & Rihanna (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) Herbie Hancock (feat. India.Arie, Chaka Khan and others) (Hancock Music)
The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope)

Jazz Album* “From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf – Live in Marciac” -The Wynton Marsalis Quintet & Richard Galliano (The Orchard)
“Dee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee” – Dee Dee Bridgewater (EmArcy, Decca Label Group, DDB Records)
“Geri Allen & Timeline Live” – Geri Allen & Timeline Live (Motema Music)
“The Imagine Project” – Herbie Hancock (Hancock Music)
“VOCAbuLarieS” – Bobby McFerrin (Universal Music Group/Decca/Emarcy)

Gospel Album -(Traditional or Contemporary) 
* “You Are Not Alone” – Mavis Staples (ANTI Records)
“Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III” – Kirk Whalum (Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue Records)
“Here I Am” – Marvin Sapp (Verity Gospel Music Group)
“Just Love Deluxe” – Brian Courtney Wilson (Music World Gospel)
“Master Plan” -Tamela Mann (TillyMann)

World Music Album
* “VOCAbuLarieS” – Bobby McFerrin (Universal Music Group/Decca/Emarcy)
“Hymns for the Rebel Soul” – Rocky Dawuni (Aquarian Records)
“Oyo” – Angelique Kidjo (Razor & Tie)
“The Imagine Project” – Herbie Hancock (Hancock Music)
“The Sound of Sunshine” – Michael Franti (EMI Music)

Music Video 
* “Un-thinkable (I’m Ready)” – Alicia Keys (J Records)
“Fistful of Tears” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
“Soldier of Love” – Sade (Epic Records)
“Whip My Hair” – Willow Smith (Roc Nation/Columbia Records)
“Why Don’t You Love Me” – Beyoncé Knowles (Columbia Records)

Song 
* “Bittersweet” – Fantasia (J Records)
“Fistful of Tears” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
“Forget You” – Cee-Lo Green (Elektra Records)
“Soldier of Love” – Sade (Epic Records)
“Un-thinkable (I’m Ready)” – Alicia Keys (J Records)

Album
* “Wake Up!” – John Legend and The Roots (Columbia Records)
“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” – Kanye West (Island Def Jam Music Group)
“Now and Then” – Smokey Robinson (Saguaro Road/Cracker Barrel/Robso Records) “Raymond vs. Raymond” – Usher (Laface/Jive Records)
“Soldier of Love” – Sade (Epic Records)

* “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
“Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
“Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)

Actor in a Motion Picture * Denzel Washington – “The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Anthony Mackie – “Night Catches Us” (Magnolia Pictures)
Common – “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Jaden Smith – “The Karate Kid” (Columbia Pictures)
Morgan Freeman – “Red” (Summit Entertainment)

Actress in a Motion Picture
* Halle Berry – “Frankie & Alice” (Freestyle Releasing)
Janet Jackson – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)
Kerry Washington – “Night Catches Us” (Magnolia Pictures)
Queen Latifah – “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Zo’ Saldana – “The Losers” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
* Samuel L. Jackson – “Mother and Child” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Don Cheadle – “Brooklyn’s Finest” (Overture Films)
Idris Elba – “Takers” (Screen Gems)
Justin Timberlake – “The Social Network” (Columbia Pictures)
Michael Ealy – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture* Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Anika Noni Rose – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Phylicia Rashad – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Jill Scott – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)
Whoopi Goldberg – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

Foreign Motion Picture
* “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions)
“A Barefoot Dream” (Showbox/Mediaplex)
“Four Lions” (Drafthouse Films)
“Mother” (Magnolia Pictures)
“Outside the Law” (Tessalit Productions)