By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire
| Award | Place | Winners |
| Health – Emory O. Jackson Award | ||
| First Place | Atlanta Voice | |
| Second Place | Houston Forward Times | |
| Third Place | St. Louis American | |
| Education – Frank L. Stanley Award | ||
| First Place | Washington Informer | |
| Second Place | The Observer Newspapers | |
| Third Place | Michigan Chronicle | |
| Layout & Design (Tabloid) – Robert L. Vann Award | ||
| First Place | The Observer Newspapers | |
| Second Place | The New York Amsterdam News | |
| Third Place | Birmingham Times | |
| Special Edition – Leon W. Washington Award | ||
| First Place | Birmingham Times | |
| Second Place | St. Louis American | |
| Third Place | Seattle Medium | |
| Layout & Design (Broadsheet) – Robert L. Vann Award | ||
| First Place | St. Louis American | |
| Second Place | New Pittsburg Courier | |
| Third Place | Insight News | |
| Editorial & Opinion – Robert S. Abbott Award | ||
| First Place | Houston Forward Times | |
| Second Place | Final Call | |
| Third Place | St. Louis American | |
| Environment – Wilbert L Holloway | ||
| First Place | The New York Amsterdam News | |
| Second Place | Atlanta Voice | |
| Third Place | Final Call | |
| Business | ||
| First Place | The New York Amsterdam News | |
| Second Place | Houston Forward Times | |
| Third Place | New Pittsburg Courier | |
| Facebook Campaign | ||
| First Place | Michigan Chronicle | |
| Second Place | St. Louis American | |
| Third Place | Houston Defender | |
| Instagram Campaign | ||
| First Place | The Observer Newspapers | |
| Second Place | The New York Amsterdam News | |
| Third Place | St. Louis American | |
| Newspaper Excellence – John H. Sengstacke Award | ||
| First Place | St. Louis American | |
| Second Place | Birmingham Times | |
| Third Place | The Philadelphia Tribune | |
| Entertainment – Armstrong Ellington Award | ||
| First Place | St. Louis American | |
| Second Place | Michigan Chronicle | |
| Third Place | Houston Forward Times | |
| Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle – Ada S. Franklin Award | ||
| First Place | Atlanta Voice | |
| Second Place | The Philadelphia Tribune | |
| Third Place | St. Louis American | |
| Social & Criminal Justice – Ida B. Wells Award | ||
| First Place | The Observer Newspapers | |
| Second Place | The New York Amsterdam News | |
| Third Place | Houston Forward Times | |
| Website Excellence – A. Philip Randolph Award | ||
| First Place | Houston Defender | |
| Second Place | Michigan Chronicle | |
| Third Place | Insight News | |
| Original Photography – Best Use of Photographs | ||
| First Place | The Observer Newspapers | |
| Second Place | Atlanta Voice | |
| Third Place | Michigan Chronicle | |
| Youth & Children | ||
| First Place | Afro American Newspaper(Baltimore) | |
| Second Place | St. Louis American | |
| Third Place | Houston Defender | |
| Newsletter Excellence Award | ||
| First Place | Insight News | |
| Second Place | New Pittsburg Courier | |
| Third Place | Texas Metro News | |
| Community Engagement – W. A. Scott II Award | ||
| First Place | Afro American Newspaper(Baltimore) | |
| Second Place | LA Sentinel | |
| Third Place | The Baltimore Times | |
| Community Service – Carl Murphy Award | ||
| First Place | Houston Defender | |
| Second Place | LA Sentinel | |
| Third Place | Seattle Medium | |
| Sports – Don King Award | ||
| First Place | The Baltimore Times | |
| Second Place | Texas Metro News | |
| Third Place | Houston Forward Times | |
| Faith & Religion Award | ||
| First Place | Minnesota Spokesman Recorder | |
| Second Place | Atlanta Voice | |
| Third Place | The Observer Newspapers | |
| Video Campaign Award | ||
| First Place | Houston Forward Times | |
| Second Place | Houston Defender | |
| Third Place | Afro American Newspaper(Baltimore) | |
| Original Advertising Campaign – E. Washington RhodesAward | ||
| First Place | The Baltimore Times | |
| Second Place | St. Louis American | |
| Third Place | Atlanta Voice | |
| JOHN BROWN RUSSWURM | St. Louis American | |
| Publisher of the Year | Joy Bramble -The Baltimore Times |