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Lena Waithe
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Primetime Emmy Awards (2)
Satellite Awards (1)
Gotham Awards (3)
Image Awards (NAACP) (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (3)
MTV Movie + TV Awards (1)
NAMIC Vision Awards (1)
PGA Awards (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (1)
Tribeca Film Festival (1)
Black Reel Awards (4)
Gracie Allen Awards (1)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
Telly Awards (1)
Women Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (2)
The Queerties (2)
Black Reel Awards for Television (4)
Essence Black Women in Hollywood (1)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) (1)
Autostraddle TV Awards (1)
Children's & Family Emmy Awards (1)
9 wins & 27 nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
2023 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Shared with:
Ben Selkow
·
James Adolphus
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Rishi Rajani
·
Debra Martin Chase
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Andrew Coles
·
Laura Gardner
2017 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Master of None
For
Thanksgiving (2017)
Shared with:
Aziz Ansari
Satellite Awards
2022 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
Master of None
Gotham Awards
2023 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Feature
A Thousand and One
Shared with:
A.V. Rockwell
·
Julia Lebedev
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Rishi Rajani
·
Eddie Vaisman
·
Brad Weston
2021 Nominee
Audience Award
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Shared with:
Radha Blank
·
Jordan Fudge
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Inuka Bacote-Capiga
·
Jennifer Semler
·
Rishi Rajani
2014 Nominee
Audience Award
Dear White People
Shared with:
Justin Simien
·
Angel Lopez
·
Ann Le
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Effie Brown
·
Julia Lebedev
Image Awards (NAACP)
2018 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Master of None
Episode: "
Thanksgiving (2017)
"
Shared with:
Aziz Ansari
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2024 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best First Feature
A Thousand and One
Shared with:
A.V. Rockwell
·
Julia Lebedev
·
Rishi Rajani
·
Eddie Vaisman
·
Brad Weston
2021 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best First Feature
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Shared with:
Radha Blank
·
Inuka Bacote-Capiga
·
Jordan Fudge
·
Rishi Rajani
·
Jennifer Semler
2015 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best First Feature
Dear White People
Shared with:
Justin Simien
·
Effie Brown
·
Ann Le
·
Julia Lebedev
·
Angel Lopez
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2018 Nominee
MTV Movie + TV Award
Best On-Screen Team
Ready Player One
Shared with:
Tye Sheridan
·
Olivia Cooke
·
Philip Zhao
·
Win Morisaki
NAMIC Vision Awards
2018 Nominee
Vision Award
Best Performance - Comedy
Master of None
PGA Awards
2024 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Shared with:
Michael Bernstein
·
Robert Levine
·
Laura Gardner
·
Andrew Coles
·
Debra Martin Chase
·
Rishi Rajani
·
James Adolphus
·
Ben Selkow
Writers Guild of America, USA
2018 Nominee
WGA Award (TV)
Comedy Series
Master of None
Shared with:
Aziz Ansari
·
Andy Blitz
·
Zoe Jarman
·
Cord Jefferson
·
Sarah Peters
·
Sarah Schneider
·
Michael Schur
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Leila Strachan
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Gene Stupnitsky
·
Lakshmi Sundaram
·
Jason Woliner
·
Alan Yang
Tribeca Film Festival
2020 Winner
Tribeca X Award
Best Episodic Short Series
Girls Room
Shared with:
Tiffany Johnson
Black Reel Awards
2020 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Screenplay
Queen & Slim
2020 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding First Screenplay
Queen & Slim
2020 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Motion Picture
Queen & Slim
Shared with:
Pamela Abdy
·
Andrew Coles
·
James Frey
·
Michelle Knudsen
·
Melina Matsoukas
·
Brad Weston
2015 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Motion Picture
Dear White People
Shared with:
Justin Simien
·
Angel Lopez
·
Ann Le
·
Effie Brown
·
Julia Lebedev
Gracie Allen Awards
2021 Winner
Gracie
Writer Scripted - Drama
The Chi
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2019 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Queen & Slim
Shared with:
James Frey
Telly Awards
2022 Winner
Silver Telly
Online Video - Drama
Flames
Shared with:
Deondray Gossfield
·
Quincy LeNear Gossfield
·
Krystal Marie
·
Bristie A. Caruthers
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Constanza Castro
·
Domenica Castro
·
Rishi Rajani
·
Calmatic
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Natasha Wellesley
·
Nate Eggers
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Khrisana Edwards
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Bartley Taylor
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Travis Ing
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Sylvia Carrasco
·
Rocio Malera
·
Deion Smith
·
Dontavius Jawon Williams
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Nominee
WFCC Award
Best Woman Storyteller
Queen & Slim
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Original Screenplay
Queen & Slim
Gold Derby Awards
2019 Nominee
Gold Derby TV Award
Comedy Episode of the Decade
Master of None
For "Thanksgiving"
Shared with:
Aziz Ansari
·
Melina Matsoukas
2017 Winner
Gold Derby TV Award
Comedy Episode of the Year
Master of None
for "Thanksgiving"
Shared with:
Melina Matsoukas
·
Aziz Ansari
The Queerties
2021 Nominee
Queerty
Badass
2019 Nominee
Queerty
Badass
Black Reel Awards for Television
2018 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Writing, Drama Series
The Chi
Episode: "
Pilot (2018)
"
2018 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series
Dear White People
2018 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Drama Series
The Chi
Shared with:
Barry M. Berg
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Common
·
Derek Dudley
·
Rick Famuyiwa
·
Aaron Kaplan
·
Erin Mitchell
·
Elwood Reid
·
Shelby Stone
2017 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series
Master of None
Episode: "
Thanksgiving (2017)
"
Shared with:
Aziz Ansari
Essence Black Women in Hollywood
2018 Winner
Honoree
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)
2020 Nominee
Trailblazer Award
Autostraddle TV Awards
2022 Nominee
Autostraddle TV Award
Outstanding LGBTQ+ Director / Writer / Showrunner
Twenties
Children's & Family Emmy Awards
2023 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Fiction Special
Chang Can Dunk
Shared with:
Elizabeth Niles
·
Pamela Thur
·
Rishi Rajani
·
Brad Weston
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