Update on night three winners: Purple On the third night of the NAACP Image Awards, the film won the Ensemble Cast Award and the Breakthrough Creative Award for director Blitz Bazawule.
Wednesday’s other winners in film include one thousand and One For cinematography, invisible beauty (documentary) and brother (independent film).
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Television winners included Michael B. Jordan, who won the Outstanding Guest Performance award for hosting saturday night live Last year, along with Proud Family: Loud and Proud (Excellent animated series), Passionate: How African-American Cuisine is Changing America (documentary) and Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympus‘Leah Sava Jeffries (Outstanding Youth Performance).
The two winners announced Wednesday were in the television and film categories: Creed III Won the Stunt Ensemble Award, dear motherAlan Hughes goes home with Documentary Director trophy.
HBO black lady sketch show Named Outstanding Variety Show, DC Young Fly Celebrity Plaza Named Outstanding Host and Issa Rae Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Won the Outstanding Voice-over Performance Award for a Character at the second night of the NAACP Image Awards.
Winners in the major television categories were announced at a virtual awards ceremony on Tuesday as part of a week-long rollout of winners at various events. It all happens ahead of Saturday’s 55th annual NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah and broadcast live on BET and CBS.
Today’s other winners include VH1 wild attacknamed Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show; Leslie Jones for Outstanding Performance in a Short Film Series Edited daily show; and Kyla Pratt, voice acting for Disney+ Proud Family: Loud and Proud.
Image Awards were handed out in the music and book categories on Monday, with winners including Usher, HER, Megan Thee Stallion, Ciara, Ke Kirk Franklin, Tems, and movie soundtracks. Purple. Victoria Monet and Chris Brown were double winners.
Usher is also in the running for Saturday’s Entertainer of the Year award, a category that also includes Keke Palmer, Best Actor Oscar nominee Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino and Harley Davidson. Bailey. During the weekend’s ceremony, poet Amanda Gorman will also receive the group’s President’s Award, and New Edition will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame.
Also honored this week are R&B singer-songwriter Frankie Beverly, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, and creative director/costume designer June Ambrose, who will receive the Vanguard Award. Both honors will be presented at Friday’s non-televised NAACP Image Awards fashion show.
Below is the list of winners, which will be updated nightly. Keep checking back.
television
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Norman Vance Jr. – “Saturday”
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Cara Banks-Waddles – “Bel Air”
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Dwayne Johnson-Cochran – “Heist 88”
Best Director for a Comedy Series
Nima Barnett – “GRAND CREW”
Best Director for a Drama Series
Dawn Wilkinson – Book of Power II: Ghost
Outstanding Director of a Television Movie or Special
Chris Robinson – “Shooting Star”
Outstanding Animated Series
“The Proud Family: Loud and Proud S2”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creativity (TV)
Michel Buteau – “The Thickest Survival”
Distinguished Guest Performance
Michael B. Jordan – “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Documentary (TV)
“The Passion Is Growing: How African-American Food Is Changing America”
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Drama, Special, TV Movie or Limited Series)
Lea Sava Jeffries – Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
“Black Ladies Sketch Show”
Outstanding Host of a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety Program (Series or Special) – Individual or Group
DC Young Fly – “Celebrity Square”
Outstanding reality show, reality competition show or game show (series)
“Wild”
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“20/20” – Kerry Washington: Thicker than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Excellent children’s program
“Gracie’s Corner”
Outstanding Performance in a Short Film Series
Leslie Jones – “The Edited Daily Show”
Outstanding Short Film Series – Comedy or Drama
“Dog Paradise”
Outstanding Short Film Series – Reality/Non-Fiction
“I’m a Soul Train Dancer”
Outstanding Voice-over Performance in a Character (Television)
Kyla Platt – “The Proud Family: Loud and Proud”
action photos
Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film
Eric K. Yue – “One Thousand and One”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creativity (Film)
Blitz Bazawule – “Purple”
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
“Invisible Beauty”
Outstanding Independent Film
“brother”
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Movie
“Purple”
Outstanding Short Documentary (Film)
Black Girls Play: Stories from Mobile Games
Outstanding Short Film (Live Action)
“after”
Outstanding Short Film (Animation)
“Little Ruby”
Outstanding Voice-over Performance in a Character (Movie)
Issa Rae – “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
TV or movie
Outstanding Director in Documentaries (TV or Film)
Ellen Hughes – “Dear Mother”
Outstanding Stunt Group (TV or Movie)
“Creed III”
podcast
Outstanding news and information podcast|
“Dealing with Ebony K. Williams”
Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Film
“Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast”
Outstanding Podcast – Scripted Series
“Yes, we have cannabis”
Outstanding Arts, Sports and Entertainment Podcasts
“Here’s the thing”
Outstanding Social & Cultural Podcast
“85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean”
The Great Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast
“Black Money Tree”
music
Outstanding International Song
“Me and You” – Theme
Outstanding Jazz Album
“New Life” – Brandi Younger
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“All Yours” – Kierra Sheard feat.Anthony Brown
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Father’s Day” – Kirk Franklin
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
“How We Roll” – Ciara feat.Chris Brown
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
“Sensation” – Chris Brown feat.davido and roger
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
“The Color Purple – Soundtrack” – Various Producers
Outstanding Original Score for Television/Movie
“Transformers: Beast Rise” – Jonik Bontemps
Outstanding Male Artist
“Good Good” – USHER with 21 Savage x Summer Walker
Outstanding Female Artist
“Journey” – her
Outstanding New Artist
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monet
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
“Cobra” – Megan Thee Stallion
Excellent album
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monet
books
Outstanding Literary Work – Novel
“Family Legend” – Elizabeth Acevedo
Outstanding Literary Work—Non-Fiction
“The New Brownie Book” – Khalida L. Brown and Charlie Palmer
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Writer
“Rootless” – Crystal Zara Appiah
Outstanding Literary Work—Biography/Autobiography
“Our Secret Society: Molly Moon and the Charm, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement” – Tanisha C. Ford, Ph.D.
Outstanding Literary Work – Teaching
“Historical Black Phrases: From ‘I’m Not One of Your Little Friends’ to ‘Who Would Be There?'” — Jarett Hill, Tre’vell Anderson
Outstanding Literary Work – Graphic Novel
“The Talk” – Darrin Bell
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
“Suddenly Us” – Evie Shockley
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
“Coronation: Magical Folktales and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora” – Karan Besengu
Outstanding Literary Work – Young Adult/Young Adult
“Everyone is thinking” – Aleema Omotoni
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