{"id":13192,"date":"2026-08-18T14:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=13192"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:43:10","slug":"good-black-man-new-jersey-webfest-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/good-black-man-new-jersey-webfest-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Good Black Man\u2019 Earns Six New Jersey Webfest Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Alonge Hawes\u2019 upcoming dramedy scores recognition for acting, writing, ensemble performance, and more ahead of the 2026 festival in Montclair.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The upcoming series \u201c<a title=\"&#039;Good Black Man&#039; Trailer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/x09H7EsxQKg?si=Tz3oS8lJBVxDx5TS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Good Black Man<\/em><\/a>\u201d is heading into the <strong>8th Annual New Jersey Webfest<\/strong> with significant momentum after <strong>earning six nominations<\/strong> across acting, writing, and production categories.<\/p>\n<p>Creator, writer, director, and star <strong>Alonge Hawes<\/strong> leads the nominations with <strong>three individual recognitions<\/strong>, including <strong>Best Actor in a Drama<\/strong> and <strong>Outstanding Script<\/strong>. <strong>Hawes also shares a\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong>Best On-Screen Chemistry<\/strong> nomination\u00a0<\/span>with his 10-year-old daughter, newcomer <strong>Amina Hawes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The series additionally earned nominations for <strong>Best Ensemble Cast<\/strong>, <strong>Best Trailer and Outstanding Dramedy<\/strong>, giving the production six nominations overall at the 2026 festival.<\/p>\n<p><iframe  id=\"_ytid_80174\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x09H7EsxQKg?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>A Family Connection Reaches the Screen<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Best On-Screen Chemistry nomination<\/strong> adds a particularly personal dimension to the recognition for Hawes, pairing the veteran independent creator with his daughter as she begins her own journey in front of the camera.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Alonge and Amina Hawes, \u201c<a title=\"&#039;Good Black Man&#039; series announced\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/alonge-hawes-good-black-man-series-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Good Black Man<\/em><\/a>\u201d stars Adrian \u201cPnut\u201d Steward, Alex Patterson and Shani Hawes.<\/p>\n<p>Hawes also executive produces the project through A Million Stories One Pen Productions. Eduardo Bryant and Mary Bouche serve as executive producers, while Joshua Dennard, Cordarol Sanders and Shani Hawes are producers.<\/p>\n<p>The nominations represent another milestone for a production preparing to introduce audiences to its story later this year.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Good Black Man\u2019 Continues Its Festival Momentum<\/h3>\n<p>The six nominations follow the series\u2019 selection for the 2026 New Jersey Webfest, extending the relationship between Hawes\u2019 work and the independent festival circuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood Black Man\u201d centers on Olujimi Spencer, a man forced to reconsider the direction of his life after losing his job and his relationship on the same day. With his financial options shrinking, he turns to college and his military veteran benefits as a way to regain stability, setting in motion a journey that blends personal reinvention, relationships, and the realities of rebuilding from the ground up.<\/p>\n<p>The series is scheduled to premiere during winter 2026. A broadcast channel or streaming platform has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<h3>New Jersey Webfest Champions Independent Storytelling<\/h3>\n<p>Created by Neem Basha, the New Jersey Web Festival launched in 2018 and has developed into a destination for independent creators working across web series, podcasts, pilots, scripts, trailers and music videos.<\/p>\n<p>The festival has built its identity around recognizing creator-driven projects from the United States and abroad, with an emphasis on storytelling quality rather than the size or profile of a production.<\/p>\n<p>Its long-standing philosophy, \u201cQuality Is the Only Criteria: We Want To Showcase The Very Best,\u201d underscores the festival\u2019s commitment to highlighting independent voices and emerging creative talent.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>8th Annual New Jersey Web Festival<\/strong> is scheduled for <strong>Sept. 24-27, 2026<\/strong>, with screenings of official selections taking place at The Clairidge Theater in Montclair, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>For \u201cGood Black Man,\u201d six nominations before its public premiere provide another indication that the series is already finding an audience within the independent creative community. As Hawes and his team prepare for both the festival and the series\u2019 winter debut, the New Jersey Webfest recognition gives the project plenty to celebrate before its first full season reaches viewers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGood Black Man\u201d earns six nominations at the 2026 New Jersey Webfest, including honors for Alonge Hawes, its cast, and creative team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":13025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[1275,1724,1619,1723,1633],"class_list":["post-13192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film-tv","tag-alonge-hawes","tag-amina-hawes","tag-good-black-man","tag-independent-series","tag-new-jersey-webfest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13192"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13199,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13192\/revisions\/13199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}