2022 NAACP Image Awards
Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar Lead Music Nominations for 2023 NAACP Image Awards
Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar are the top music nominees for the 2023 NAACP Image Awards, with five nods each. Chris Brown and Tems are next in line with four nods, followed by Drake with three. Beyoncé and Lamar are both nominated for outstanding album, for Renaissance and Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, respectively. The other three album of the year nominees are Ari Lennox’s age/sex/location, Brown’s Breezy (Deluxe) and PJ Morton’s Watch the Sun. Mary J. Blige received two nominations, including one for entertainer of the year. Notably, all five of the nominees in that marquee category are women. Blige is competing in that category with Angela Bassett, Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis and Zendaya. Adam Blackstone, who won a Primetime Emmy last year as music director of the Super Bowl ha...
8 Best Moments From 2022 NAACP Image Awards
Hosted by black-ish star Anthony Anderson for the ninth time, and with recurring appearances by his mom, the 53rd NAACP Image Awards aired on Saturday (Feb. 26) at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The ceremony, with many nominees and presenters attending virtually, was complete with a performance by Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The NAACP Image Awards were jam-packed with fan-favorite presenters including Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Issa Rae, Michael Strahan, Morgan Freeman, Paula Patton, Questlove, Simu Liu, Tiffany Haddish and Zendaya. Award-winner Rae quipped that she should host the show next year. Non-televised winners were announced earlier this week, including Daniel Kaluuya and Regina King, who respectively won for ...
Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith Win Big at 2022 NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners
Jennifer Hudson and Will Smith were big winners at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards, which were presented on Feb. 26. The show aired on BET and was simulcast on several of its sister ViacomCBS networks. Hudson took two awards — entertainer of the year and outstanding actress in a motion picture for playing Aretha Franklin in Respect. This makes up for her disappointing showing in the Oscar nominations, where she was passed over for both best actress and best original song. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It’s the second year in a row the NAACP award for outstanding actress in a motion picture has gone to someone for playing a music legend. Viola Davis won last year for playing blues great Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Smith won outstanding ...
Will Smith Is a Winner on Night 1 of 2022 NAACP Image Awards’ Pre-Telecast Awards
Will Smith, who received two Oscar nominations for his work in King Richard, won an NAACP Image Award for outstanding literary work – biography/autobiography for Will on Monday (Feb. 21). The NAACP Image Awards are following the lead of the Primetime Emmys’ Creative Arts Awards in stripping their “pre-telecast” awards across an entire week. The focus on opening night was on literary categories and four inaugural podcast categories. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Jemele Hill Is Unbothered” was the night’s only double winner. It won for outstanding society and culture podcast and outstanding arts and entertainment podcast. Acting legend Cicely Tyson, who died in January 2021 at age 96, won outstanding literary work – debut author for Just as I ...
