JAMES EARL JONES (1970) "THE GREAT WHITE HOPE"

ISAAC HAYES - BEST MUSIC SCORE "THEME FOR SHAFT" 1971

(2002) ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

PAUL WINFIELD (1972) "SOUNDER"

CICELY TYSON (1972) "SOUNDER"

LONNE ELDER - BEST SCREEN PLAY "SOUNDER" - 1972

SUZANNE DEPASSE - BEST SCREENPLAY FOR "LADY SINGS THE BLUES" - 1972

DIANA ROSS (1972) "THE LADY SINGS THE BLUES"

DIAHANN CARROLL (1974) "CLAUDINE"

HOWARD E. ROLLINS JR. - BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR -"RAGTIME" 1981

LOUIS GOSSETT, JR. (1982) "AN OFFICER AND AN GENTLEMAN"

ALFRE WOODARD - BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS "CROSS CREEK - 1983

IRENE CARA - BEST ORIGINAL SONG "FLASHDANCE" 1983

CHARLES FULLER- BEST SCREEN PLAY"SOLDIER'S STORY- 1984

STEVIE WONDER - BEST ORIGINAL SONG "LADY IN RED - I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU" 1984

PRINCE ROGERS NELSON (1984) "PURPLE RAIN"

RAY PARKER, JR. - BEST ORIGINAL SONG "THEME FROM GHOSTBUSTERS" - 1984

HERBIE HANCOCK - BEST MUSIC SCORE "ROUND MIDNIGHT" - 1985

LIONEL RICHIE - BEST ORIGINAL SONG "WHITE KNIGHTS -SAY YOU, SAY ME" - 1985

LIONEL RICHIE - BEST ORIGINAL SONG "ENDLESS LOVE - 1981

DEXTER GORDON (1985) "ROUND MIDNIGHT"

WHOOPI GOLDBERG (1990) "GHOST"

(1985) "THE COLOR PURPLE"

DANNY GLOVER - BEST ACTOR "THE COLOR PURPLE"

  - 1985

OPRAH WINFREY - BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS -"THE COLOR PURPLE" - 1985