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48 HONORS in FOUR years
Talk about artistic excellence, Nolan and projects he has produced, directed, written, composed, and hosted have won a staggering 48 honors in the past four years. Here is an exhaustive listing.
Best Human & Civil Rights Special Project (Anthem Awards Silver Prize, 2024)
Freedom Advances, a non-partisan media initiative designed to educate and motivate American citizens to participate in the 2024 national election. The project includes celebrity bumpers, a suite of 30-to 60-second public service announcements, the Rise Up Song Challenge, and award-winning civic anthem, "Rise Up & Fight."
Best Social Campaign (Davey Awards Silver Prize, 2024)
Freedom Advances
Best Social Video (Davey Awards Gold Prize, 2024)
Best Animation (Davey Awards Gold Prize, 2024)
Best Use of Music (Davey Awards Gold Prize, 2024)
Best Art Direction (Davey Awards Silver Prize, 2024)
Best Music Video (Davey Awards Silver Prize, 2024)
Best Use of Animation (Davey Awards Silver Prize, 2024)
NEWorks Productions presents Nolan Williams, Jr's "Rise Up & Fight"
Composed, Produced & Directed by
Nolan Williams, Jr.
Illustrations & Art Direction by Willie Cordy, Jr.
Animation by Gabrielle Genesis
Music Production by
Warren Jones & Nolan Williams, Jr.
Horn Arrangement by Phil Lassiter
Mixed & Mastered by
Corey Novosel (CNOMusic LLC)
Tracking Engineers
Daryl L.A. Hunt (Street Symphonic Studios, Inc),
Warren Jones
Brian Jacobs (Bias Recording Studios)
Featuring Rayshun LaMarr, Benjamin H. Moore, John Riddle & Nova Y. Payton
Also featuring the NEWorks Voices of Inspiration (Simone Brown, Teriauna Duran, Jay Frisby, Ronnette Harrison-Rollins, Devin Mercer, Nova Y. Payton, Daniel Smith, Jaquay Smith, Angel Strong-Archer, Desmond Thompson, Laura van Duzer)
Narration by Teriauna Duran
Honoree, The Living Legends Award for Service to Humanity (2024)
Nolan Williams, Jr.
Best Shorts Competition Award of Excellence, Animation (2024)
Best Shorts Competition Award of Excellence, African American Theme (2024)
Best Shorts Competition Award of Excellence, Music Video (2024)
NEWorks Productions presents Nolan Williams, Jr's "Rise Up & Fight"
IndieFEST Film Award of Excellence, Animation (2024)
IndieFEST Film Award of Excellence, Original Song (2024)
IndieFEST Film Award of Excellence, Music Video (2024)
IndieFEST Film Award of Excellence, African American Theme (2024)
IndieFEST Film Award of Excellence, Liberation/Social Justice/Protest (2024)
NEWorks Productions presents Nolan Williams, Jr's "Rise Up & Fight"
Best Lyrics Video (International Music Video Competition, 2024)
NEWorks Productions presents Nolan Williams, Jr's "Rise Up & Fight"
Outstanding Achievement Award - Music Video (Indie Short Fest, 2024)
Best Animation Short (Indie Short Fest, 2024)
NEWorks Productions presents Nolan Williams, Jr's "Rise Up & Fight"
Best Animation Music Video (Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards, 2024)
NEWorks Productions presents Nolan Williams, Jr's "Rise Up & Fight"
Best Animation Music Video (Europe Music Video Awards, 2024)
NEWorks Productions presents Nolan Williams, Jr's "Rise Up & Fight"
Best Social Video - Dance & Performance (Telly Awards Silver Prize, 2023)
"Hold On"
Negro Spiritual / Freedom Song
Setting by Nolan Williams, Jr.
Nolan Williams, Jr., artistic director
Kevin Parisi, video director
Xavier Mack, associate director
Music produced by Nolan Williams, Jr. and Robert Ellis
Choreographed and performed by: Xavier Mack, Bianca Melidor, Terrell Rogers Jr., and Isabel Wallace-Green
Filmed on location at Griggs Park and Klyde Warren Park, Dallax, TX
Monique Steele Griffiths, soprano
Nova Y. Payton, soprano
Vocals recorded at Bias Studios, Springfield, VA
Engineered by Brian Jacobs
Photographic images by Sam Teague
Additional images by Jack Delano, Bernard Gotfryd, Warren K. Leffler, Jim Peppler, Peter Pettus, Rowland Scherman, and Marian Trikosko, courtesy of The Library of Congress and the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Footage courtesy of The Library of Congress
Communicator Award of Excellence for Best Documentary (Gold Prize, 2023)
"Becoming Douglass Commonwealth" is a one-hour documentary that chronicles the long and complicated journey towards Washington, District of Columbia becoming our 51st state, Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. The documentary has aired in five CBS east coast markets and on DCTV.
Presented by The Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Produced by NEWorks Productions
Nolan Williams, Jr., Producer/Director/Writer
Mike D. DuBose, Associate Producer
Rod McDonald, Consulting Producer
Kadesh Dubose, Director of Photography/Lead Editor
Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove, Co-writers
Hosted by Andrea Roane and Bruce Johnson
Narrated by Ralph UriYah Wesley
Best Human & Civil Rights Film (Anthem Awards Silver Prize, 2023)
"Becoming Douglass Commonwealth"
Best Documentary for Television (Telly Awards Gold Prize, 2022)
"Becoming Douglass Commonwealth"
Best Direction for Television (Telly Awards Silver Prize, 2022)
Nolan Williams, Jr., Director, "Becoming Douglass Commonwealth"
Best News Feature for Television (Telly Awards Silver Prize, 2022)
"Becoming Douglass Commonwealth"
Best Editing for Television (Telly Awards Silver Prize, 2022)
"Becoming Douglass Commonwealth"
Nolan Williams, Jr., Producer/Director
Mike D. DuBose, Associate Producer/Editor
Rod McDonald, Consulting Producer
Kadesh Dubose, Lead Editor
Mike Lyon & Adrienne Boykin, Editors
Best Political/Commentary for Television (Telly Awards Silver Prize, 2022)
"Becoming Douglass Commonwealth"
Best Government Relations for Television (Telly Awards Silver Prize, 2022)
"Becoming Douglass Commonwealth"
Best Documentary - General (Davey Awards Gold Prize, 2022)
"Becoming Douglass Commonwealth"
Best Music Video (Davey Awards Gold Prize, 2022)
"I Have A Right To Vote," the star-studded voting rights music video composed and directed by Nolan. Featuring Billie Jean King, Billy Porter, Carla Hall, Christopher Jackson, Ebony JoAnn, Hill Harper, Sheila C. Johnson, and Ryan Jamaal Swain, this voting rights anthem garnered over 1.2 million views during the 2020 national election cycle.
Produced by Nolan/NEWorks Productions and Dale A. Mott/Edgewood | Executive produced by David Frederick, Sophia Lynn and Bohemian Foundation
Legacy Award (Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts, 2022)
Nolan Williams, Jr.
Best Musical (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
GRACE, the Musical
Best New Musical (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
GRACE, the Musical
Best Direction (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
Robert Barry Fleming, GRACE, the Musical
Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
Nolan Williams, Jr., GRACE, the Musical
Best Choreography (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
Robert Barry Fleming, GRACE, the Musical
Best Ensemble Performance (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
GRACE, the Musical
Best Lead Performance in a Musical (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
Nova Payton, GRACE, the Musical
Best Lighting Design (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022
Xavier Pierce, GRACE, the Musical
Best Costume Design (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
Dominique Fawn Hill, GRACE, the Musical
Best Scenic Design (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
Jason Ardizonne-West, GRACE, the Musical
Best Sound Design (Broadway World Washington, D.C. Awards, 2022)
David Budries, GRACE, the Musical
Best Social Impact Video (Telly Awards Bronze Prize, 2021)
"I Have A Right To Vote," the star-studded voting rights music video composed and directed by Nolan. Featuring Billie Jean King, Billy Porter, Carla Hall, Christopher Jackson, Ebony JoAnn, Hill Harper, Sheila C. Johnson, and Ryan Jamaal Swain, this voting rights anthem garnered over 1.2 million views during the 2020 national election cycle.
Produced by Nolan/NEWorks Productions and Dale A. Mott/Edgewood | Executive produced by David Frederick, Sophia Lynn and Bohemian Foundation
Best Online Non-Scripted Series (Telly Awards Bronze Prizes, 2021)
Williams co-hosted the #ByGrace Live Chat Series with celebrity chef Carla Hall from April 21 to May 26, 2020, inspired by the history and themes of Williams' new musical, GRACE. The series, with featured guests like Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell, James Beard Award winner Dr. Jessica B. Harris, culinary historian Michael Twitty, broadcast journalists Michelle Miller and Angie Goff, drew a global audience of 500,000+.
Co-produced by Nolan/NEWorks Productions and Dale A. Mott/Edgewood
Best Food & Beverage Online Series (Telly Awards Bronze Prizes, 2021)
#ByGrace Live Chat Series