The film was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special . From the four categories , Beyoncé was nominated in the aforementioned two . The album 's visuals received eleven nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards , including Breakthrough Long Form Video for '' Lemonade '' , Video of the Year , Best Pop Video , Best Direction , Best Editing , and Best Cinematography for " Formation " , Best Female Video and Best Art Direction for " Hold Up " , and Best Choreography for " Sorry " and " Formation " ; Beyoncé won eight of her nominations . '' Lemonade '' won Best TV Show – Special or Limited Series at the African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2016 and Outstanding Television Documentary or Special at the 2017 Black Reel Awards
2017 Black Reel Awards
Black Reel Awards of 2017
Lemonade (Beyoncé album)