2017 GENERAL CATEGORIES

BEST CREATIVE DIRECTION WORK
BEST UPRISING RECORDING ARTIST
RECORDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BEST INDEPENDENT SONG & MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
FASHION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
BEST MENSWEAR DESIGN 
BEST WOMANSWEAR DESIGN
FASHION ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
OUTSTANDING FASHION STYLING AND CONSULTING
LGBT ACTIVIST OF THE YEAR
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC FIGURE OF EXCELLENCE
BEST VISUAL ARTIST
OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTRY
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN FILM & ART
2017 NOMINEES & WINNERS
BEST CREATIVE DIRECTION WORK
Curtis Bryant (WINNER)
Magnus Juliano
Aaron Ni'Jai
Antwaun Sargent 
Nicole Hernandez
Trevor Blake Jackson
BEST INDEPENDENT SONG & MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
John Woody 'Give Me Your Love'
Damien Nova 'Kamasutra'
DeJaye 'You Lost Me' (WINNER)
Ankh Fyre 'Ghost Spells'
Zephaniah 'Call Block'
Brik Liam 'please cont.'
FASHION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Sydney Stewart
Malcolm Diggs
Jevwe Mukoro
Rikki Raiford
Demariyon Futch (WINNER)
Carlos Antoine
FASHION ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Nico Lasado
B. Hawk
J. Shenae
Carty Monroe
Demariyon Futch (WINNER)
Carlos Antoine
OUTSTANDING FASHION STYLING & CONSULTING
Tobias Terrill
Jalen "Lick My Fashion" Nelson
Nicole Hernandez​
Butch Banks
Askia Abdul
Demariyon Futch (WINNER)
LGBT ACTIVIST OF THE YEAR
Deontez Wimbley
Daniel Driffin
Kevyn Mines
Linton Walker, Jr.
Yves Mathieu
​Ericka Hart (WINNER)
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC FIGURE OF EXCELLENCE
Rosemary Salem
Bentley Didier
Jamal Goss
Leigh Forbes-Jamison
Caleb E. Gary
B. Hawk​ (WINNER)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN FILM & ART
Zhetut
Rahim Brazil
Cleavon Meabon IV
Jamal Jordan (WINNER)
Rod Hawkins
Sydney Cooper

THE 2017 HONORARIUM AWARD WINNERS