NAACP Image Awards - Episode Guide

The 17th Annual NAACP Image Awards was the 1st time this show was seen on TV and it aired at that time on NBC. The 1st Annual Awards were held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on 4 February 1967.

The 27th Annual NAACP Image Awards was held on 23 April 1996 and it was the 1st year that the show aired on FOX TV.

The 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards show was the first to air on TV One.

Nominees

Entertainer of the Year: D-Nice, Regina King, Trevor Noah, Tyler Perry, Viola Davis

Social Justice Impact: April Ryan, Debbie Allen, Lebron James, Stacey Abrams, Tamika Mallory

Outstanding Comedy Series: #blackAF (Netflix), Black-ish (ABC), grown-ish (Freeform), Insecure (HBO), The Last O.G. (TBS)

Outstanding Drama Series: All Rise (CBS), Bridgerton (Netflix), Lovecraft Country (HBO), Power Book II: Ghost (Starz), This Is Us (NBC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special: Hamilton (Disney+), Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu), Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (Netflix), Sylvie's Love (Amazon Studios), The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime)

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special): AM Joy: Remembering John Lewis Special (MSNBC), Desus & Mero: The Obama Interview (Showtime), The Color of Covid (CNN), The New York Times Presents "The Killing of Breonna Taylor" (FX), The Reidout (NBC)

Outstanding Talk Series: Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch), Tamron Hall (Syndicated ), The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central), The Oprah Conversation (Apple TV+), The Shop: Uninterrupted (HBO)

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series): Celebrity Family Feud (ABC), Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network), Shark Tank (ABC), United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell (CNN), Voices of Fire (Netflix)

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special): 8:46 (Netflix), Black Is King (Disney+), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion (HBO Max), VERZUZ (APPLE TV), Yvonne Orji: Momma I Made It! (HBO)

Outstanding Children's Program: Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (Netflix), Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network), Family Reunion (Netflix), Raven's Home (Disney Channel),We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical (HBO)

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble: Don Lemon – CNN Tonight with Don Lemon (CNN), Jada Pinkett Smith – Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch), Joy Reid – The Reidout (NBC), LeBron James – The Shop: Uninterrupted (HBO), Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble: Alfonso Ribeiro – America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC),Iyanla Vanzant – Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network), Steve Harvey – Celebrity Family Feud (ABC), W. Kamau Bell – United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell (CNN), RuPaul – RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)

Outstanding Guest Performance – Comedy or Drama Series: Chris Rock – Saturday Night Live (NBC), Courtney B. Vance – Lovecraft Country (HBO), Dave Chappelle – Saturday Night Live (NBC), Issa Rae – Saturday Night Live (NBC), Loretta Devine – P-Valley (Starz)

Will be hosted by seven-time NAACP Image Awards Winner Anthony Anderson.

Academy Award-nominated actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson will receive the prestigious Chairman's Award.

Entertainer of the Year nominees: Jennifer Hudson, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion, Regina King, Tiffany Haddish  

Outstanding Motion Picture: Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures), King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures), Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing), The Harder They Fall (Netflix), The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu Original / New Slate Ventures / Lee Daniels Entertainment / Roth-Krischenbaum Films)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple TV+ / A24), Jonathan Majors - The Harder They Fall (Netflix), LaKeith Stanfield - Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures), Mahershala Ali - Swan Song (Apple TV+), Will Smith - King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Andra Day - The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu Original / New Slate Ventures / Lee Daniels Entertainment / Roth-Krischenbaum Films), Halle Berry - Bruised (Netflix), Jennifer Hudson - Respect (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing), Tessa Thompson - Passing (Netflix), Zendaya - Malcolm & Marie (Netflix)

Queen Latifah hosts one of the biggest nights in Black culture, which honors the achievements of Black creators, artists, entertainers and activists, including Ben Crump, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade.

Live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

GRAMMY® -nominated singing group New Edition will be inducted into the acclaimed NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame.

Award-winning writer, inaugural poet, and activist Amanda Gorman will be presented the Chairman's Award.