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Kenya Barris

Awards

Kenya Barris

6 wins & 20 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2021 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Laurence Fishburne · Helen Sugland · E. Brian Dobbins · Michael Petok · Courtney Lilly · Laura Gutin · Christian Lander · Lisa Muse Bryant · Robb Chavis · Eric Horsted · Steven White · Marquita Robinson · Tracee Ellis Ross · Jamie Nelsen · Tom Ragazzo · Heidi McGowen
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2018 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Laurence Fishburne · Helen Sugland · E. Brian Dobbins · Jonathan Groff · Corey Nickerson · Stacy Traub · Gail Lerner · Courtney Lilly · Jenifer Rice-Genzuk · Laura Gutin · Lindsey Shockley · Peter Saji · Sam Laybourne · Christian Lander · Michael Petok
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2017 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Shared with: Jonathan Groff · Anthony Anderson · Laurence Fishburne · Helen Sugland · E. Brian Dobbins · Corey Nickerson · Gail Lerner · Courtney Lilly · Jenifer Rice-Genzuk · Hale Rothstein · Kenny Smith Jr. · Laura Gutin · Vijal Patel · Emily Halpern · Sarah Haskins · Lindsey Shockley · Peter Saji · Michael Petok
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2016 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Shared with: Jonathan Groff · Anthony Anderson · E. Brian Dobbins · Laurence Fishburne · Helen Sugland · Gail Lerner · Vijal Patel · Corey Nickerson · Courtney Lilly · Lindsey Shockley · Peter Saji · Jenifer Rice-Genzuk · Hale Rothstein · Michael Petok

Humanitas Prize

  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2018 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • 30 Minute Category (Comedy Teleplay)
    • Black-ish
    Episode: "Lemons"
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2017 Winner Humanitas Prize
    • 30 Minute Category
    • Black-ish

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, and Tiffany Haddish in Girls Trip (2017)
    2018 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
    • Girls Trip
    Shared with: Tracy Oliver
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2017 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Episode: "Hope (2016)"
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2016 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Episode: "The Word (2015)"

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Morris Chestnut and Diarra Kilpatrick in Diarra from Detroit (2024)
    2025 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best New Scripted Series
    • Diarra from Detroit
    Shared with: Diarra Kilpatrick · Miles Orion Feldsott · Darren Goldberg · Ester Lou Weithers · Mark Ganek

PGA Awards

  • Kenya Barris
    2019 Winner Visionary Award
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2017 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
    • Black-ish
    Season 2
    Shared with: Jonathan Groff · Anthony Anderson · Laurence Fishburne · Helen Sugland · E. Brian Dobbins · Vijal Patel · Gail Lerner · Corey Nickerson · Courtney Lilly · Lindsey Shockley · Peter Saji · Jenifer Rice-Genzuk · Hale Rothstein · Michael Petok · Yvette Lee Bowser

Black Reel Awards

  • Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, and Tiffany Haddish in Girls Trip (2017)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Screenplay, Motion Picture
    • Girls Trip
    Shared with: Tracy Oliver

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2017 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Writing for a Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2016 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Writing for a Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Episode: "Hope"

Gold Derby Awards

  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2017 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Comedy Episode of the Year
    • Black-ish
    for "Lemons"
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2016 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Comedy Episode of the Year
    • Black-ish
    for "Hope"
    Shared with: Beth McCarthy-Miller

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2020 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Lisa Muse Bryant · E. Brian Dobbins · Laurence Fishburne · Gail Lerner · Courtney Lilly · Tracee Ellis Ross · Lindsey Shockley · Kenny Smith Jr. · Helen Sugland
  • Rashida Jones and Kenya Barris in #BlackAF (2020)
    2020 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series
    • #BlackAF
    S1E5 yo, between you and me... this is because of slavery (2020)
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Shared with: Anthony Anderson · E. Brian Dobbins · Laurence Fishburne · Jonathan Groff · Corey Nickerson · Helen Sugland · Stacy Traub · Jamie Nelsen · Heidi McGowen
  • Grown-ish (2018)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Grown-ish
    Shared with: Anthony Anderson · Julie Bean · E. Brian Dobbins · Laurence Fishburne · Helen Sugland · Jamie Nelsen · Tom Ragazzo
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    2017 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Black-ish
    Shared with: Lindsey Shockley · Peter Saji · Anthony Anderson · Laurence Fishburne · Corey Nickerson

AAFCA TV Honors

  • Kenya Barris
    2020 Winner Icon Award

Children's & Family Emmy Awards

  • We the People (2021)
    2022 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Short Form Program
    • We the People
    Shared with: H.E.R. · Chris Nee · Tim Rauch · Barack Obama · Maxx Moore · Flippa · Tonia Davis · Priya Swaminathan · PeeDee Shindell · Jeff Gitelman · Erynn Sampson · Michelle Obama · Peter Ramsey · David Harris · Ada Chiaghana

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