Cole called the incident “terrible” and said the matter would be addressed at the 57th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, airing live across multiple Paramount networks including BET and CBS. The disruption occurred Sunday when a racial slur was shouted from the audience by Tourette syndrome advocate John Davidson while “Sinners” starsMichael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting during a ceremony that had been prerecorded earlier in the day.
The NAACP Image Awards honor achievements in entertainment, culture and public service. This year’s ceremony will include tributes to Viola Davis, who will receive the Chairman’s Award, and Colman Domingo, who will be presented with the President’s Award.
Known for his roles on the sitcoms “black-ish” and “The Neighborhood,” as well as his stand-up comedy, Cole told The Associated Press that he is preparing for both celebration and the unpredictability of live television. Responses have been edited for clarity and brevity.
COLE: Just amping up the ante, man. Last year was phenomenal. We had a great time. And anything you do, you always go, “Man, what if we could have did this? We should do this and do that.” And so, this year we gonna do that. We just gonna go there, and just make it fun, make it exciting, spontaneous. It’s going to be a good look.
COLE: It’s just about balance. It’s almost like cooking. You know how much seasoning to put in there. You know how long to let it cook. It’s the same thing when it comes to comedy, putting the right amount of seasoning in and knowing the right temperature and letting it cook for the right amount of time, and then knowing when to pull it back. I’m glad that they trust me to steer that ship.
COLE: It happened last year. Kerry Washington went way off script, but it was so great, and it was fun. You can’t have these huge moments and expect people to really stick to the script. They’re gonna act the way that they’re gonna act. So it’s good to see that… My comedic mind is always like, “How do I piggyback on this? How do we make it even funnier, up the ante on it?”
COLE: It was terrible. I felt like it was terrible. They never really gave an apology. An official apology straight to our brothers. So, tune into the award show. We’re gonna deal with that. We’re gonna touch on that.
COLE: We live in discomfort. That’s our job to make something uncomfortable comfortable, make you look at it a certain way, make you think of it a certain way. Every comic that’s on stage is talking about something that’s discomfort at some kind of level and trying to bring some normalcy to it. We live in that. We don’t live in everything’s amazing.
COLE: Viola is from another planet. We are blessed to have her. We don’t know what planet she’s from, but she’s from another planet. She is one of the most powerful actors we have in this game ever. Giving her flowers is everything. She’s winning. She’s so incredible. Colman Domingo is my brother. I’ve worked with him on several projects, and we have a brotherhood. I am so happy that my brother is getting his just due, getting his flowers and everything. He deserves it, and he has so much to offer. I just can’t wait for that moment.
COLE: It means a lot. It shows the versatility that one has. Being on television with certain TV shows, having success with at least four sitcoms that are still in syndication, I guess people know that I can handle network funny. It’s different than stand-up funny. It’s a whole different ball game. There’s no coincidence that Steve Harvey can do what he does on “Family Feud,” and then he can go over here and destroy a room if he wants to. It’s two different funnies. So for people to trust me to handle it, I appreciate it. I guess it shows that we can do it all.
The NAACP Image Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in arts and entertainment. Comedian and actor Deon Cole and NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson exclusively reveal some of the nominees on CBS Mornings for this year’s awards.
Nominees for the 2026 NAACP Image Awards have been announced, with Sinners leading in overall nominations with a total of 18, including outstanding motion picture, supporting actor nominations for Delroy Lindo and Miles Caton, supporting actress nominations for Jayme Lawson and Wunmi Mosaku and an outstanding actor nod for Michael B. Jordan.
Coming in second place with a total of nine nominations is Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, which garnered an outstanding motion picture nod and outstanding actor nomination for Denzel Washington, as well as supporting actor noms for A$AP Rocky and Jeffrey Wright.
Leading television nominees is Bel-Air (Peacock), which in its final season received seven nominations, followed by Abbott Elementary(ABC), Reasonable Doubt and Ruth & Boaz (Netflix) with six nominations each. Mara Brock Akil’s adaptation of Forever also received five nominations, bringing Netflix to a total of 47 overall nominations, the most of any studio.
Teyana Taylor and Kendrick Lamar lead in overall individual nominations with six each, including Entertainer of the Year, the top honor for which Cynthia Erivo, Doechii and Michael B. Jordan are also nominated. Erivo and Lamar were both nominated for the award last year, which went to Keke Palmer.
The NAACP has also introduced two new categories this year: outstanding literary work – journalism and outstanding editing in a motion picture or television series, movie or special.
“The NAACP Image Awards is our declaration to our community that ‘We See You,’ affirming Black creativity, excellence and humanity across every space where our stories are told,” said NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson in a news release. “From film, television and music to literature and beyond, the voices of all of our nominees tell stories that honor our past, celebrate our identity, and remind us that storytelling has the power to move culture forward.”
Public voting for select awards categories is now open at www.naacpimageawards.net until midnight Feb. 7.
Average Joe star and comedian Deon Cole will host the 57th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 28 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. The ceremony will air live at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on BET. Winners in non–televised Image Awards categories will be recognized at the 57th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors on Feb. 26 and virtually on YouTube/NAACPPlus Feb. 23-25.
See the full list of nominees below.
Entertainer of the Year
Cynthia Erivo
Doechii
Kendrick Lamar
Michael B. Jordan
Teyana Taylor
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Harlem (Prime Video)
Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
The Residence (Netflix)
The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood (CBS)
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
David Oyelowo – Government Cheese (Apple TV)
Mike Epps – The Upshaws (Netflix)
Vince Staples – The Vince Staples Show (Netflix)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Maya Rudolph – Loot (Apple TV)
Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Uzo Aduba – The Residence (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons (Netflix)
Giancarlo Esposito – The Residence (Netflix)
Josh Johnson – The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Wendell Pierce – Elsbeth (CBS)
William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Edwina Finley – The Residence (Netflix)
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Jerrie Johnson – Harlem (Prime Video)
Wanda Sykes – The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Drama Series
Bel-Air (Peacock)
Beyond The Gates (CBS)
Forever (Netflix)
Paradise (Hulu)
Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem (MGM+)
Jabari Banks – Bel-Air (Peacock)
Michael Cooper Jr. – Forever (Netflix)
Morris Chestnut – Watson (CBS)
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (ABC)
Emayatzy Corinealdi – Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
Lovie Simone – Forever (Netflix)
Patina Miller – Power Book III: Raising Kanan (STARZ)
Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Adrian Holmes – Bel-Air (Peacock)
Ato Essandoh – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Caleb McLaughlin – Stranger Things (Netflix)
Jacob Latimore – The Chi (Showtime)
Wood Harris – Forever (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Aisha Hinds – 9-1-1 (ABC)
Audra McDonald – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
Karen Pittman – Forever (Netflix)
Karen Pittman – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Outstanding Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)
G20 (Prime Video)
Ironheart (Disney+)
Ruth & Boaz (Netflix)
Straw (Netflix)
Washington Black (Hulu)
Outstanding Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief (Apple TV)
Giancarlo Esposito – Please Don’t Feed The Children( Tubi)
One of Them Days (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Madison Gate Records, TriStar Productions)
Sinners (Original Motion Picture Score) (Proximity Media LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment)
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
Can’t Get Enough – Kennedy Ryan (Forever/Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group)
Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic – Harmonia Rosales (W. W. Norton & Company)
Death of the Author – Nnedi Okorafor (William Morrow)
Happy Land – Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Berkley, Penguin Random House)
Harlem Rhapsody – Victoria Christopher Murray (Berkley, Penguin Random House)
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm & Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics – Juanita Tolliver (Legacy Lit/Hachette Book Group)
Born in Flames – Bench Ansfield (W. W. Norton & Company)
From These Roots – Tamara Lanier (Penguin Random House, Crown)
Hidden Hospitality: Untold Stories of Black Hotel, Motel, and Resort Owners from the Pioneer Days to the Civil Rights Era – Calvin Stovall Jr. (Brown Books Publishing Group)
I Am Nobody’s Slave – Lee Hawkins (HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
Anela Malik – American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States (National Geographic Partners, LLC)
Charles B. Fancher – Red Clay (Blackstone Publishing)
Dr. Judith Joseph – High Functioning: Overcome Your Hidden Depression and Reclaim Your Joy (Little, Brown Spark)
Lorna Lewis – A Sky Full of Love (Lake Union)
Zoe B. Wallbrook – History Lessons (Soho Crime)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Autobiography
107 Days – Kamala Harris (Simon & Schuster)
The Look – Michelle Obama (Crown)
Toni at Random – Dana A. Williams (Amistad, HarperCollins)
Truly – Lionel Richie (HarperOne)
Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three – Dawn Staley (Black Privilege Publishing (Atria Books, Simon & Schuster))
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States – Anela Malik (National Geographic Partners, LLC)
Braided Heritage: Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine – Dr. Jessica Harris (Penguin Random House/Clarkson Potter)
We the Pizza: Slangin’ Pies and Savin’ Lives – Muhammad Abdul-Hadi (Penguin Random House/Clarkson Potter)
Who Better Than You? – Will Packer (Penguin Random House)
Wine Pairing for the People – Cha McCoy (Harvest, an imprint of WilliamMorrow, HarperCollins)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Death of the First Idea – Rickey Laurentiis (Alfred A. Knopf)
Florida Water – Aja Monet (Haymarket Books)
The Grace of Black Mothers – Martheaus Perkins (Trio House Press)
The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems – Patricia Smith (Scribner)
We Look Better Alive – Ali Black (Burnside Review Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
Black Boy, Rise – Brynne Barnes (Chronicle Books)
Black Diamond Kings: Heroes of Negro League Baseball – Charles R. Smith Jr. (Candlewick Press)
My Quiet Place – Monica Mikai (Chronicle Books )
The History of We – Nikkolas Smith (Penguin Young Readers)
Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark – Allen R. Wells; Illustrated by DeAndra Hodge (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers/Macmillan)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
(S)Kin – Ibi Zoboi (HarperCollins/Versify)
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi – Angie Thomas (HarperCollins/Clarion Books)
The Scammer – Tiffany D. Jackson (HarperCollins – Quill Tree Books)
The Story of My Anger – Jasminne Mendez (Penguin Young Readers)
Through Our Teeth – Pamela N. Harris (HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books)
Outstanding Literary Work – Graphic Novel
Creaky Acres: A Graphic Novel – Calista Bril (Penguin Young Readers)
Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls – Rob Edwards (Stranger Comics)
One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel – Rita William-Garcia (HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books)
Parable of the Talents A Graphic Novel Adaptation – Octavia E. Butler, adapted by Damien Duffy, Illustrated by John Jennings and David Brame (Abrams ComicArts)
They Choose Violence – Sheldon Allen (AWA Studios)
Outstanding Literary Work – Journalism
“As Black New Yorkers Move Out, N.Y.C. Politics May Be Reshaped” – Maya King (Newspaper)
“Audra McDonald Took The Stage and Rewrote The Rules” – Adam Davenport (Online)
“Black joy and boots: How line dancing is fanning cultural connection” – Lisa Respers France (News Service)
“HBCUs Reel as Trump Cuts Black-Focused Grants: ‘This Is Our Existence’ ” – Jasper Smith (Online)
“On Borrowed Time” – Anissa Durham (Online)
Outstanding Motion Picture
Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
One of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Sarah’s Oil (Amazon MGM Studios)
Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
André Holland – Love, Brooklyn (Greenwich Entertainment)
Denzel Washington – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nnamdi Asomugha – The Knife (Relatively Media)
Tyriq Withers – HIM (Monkeypaw Productions)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Danielle Deadwyler – 40 Acres (Magnolia Pictures)
Keke Palmer – One Of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Kerry Washington – Shadow Force (Lionsgate)
Tessa Thompson – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
Damson Idris – F1 (Apple Original Films)
Delroy Lindo – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jeffrey Wright – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Janelle James – One Of Them Days (Sony)
Jayme Lawson – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Regina Hall – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
40 Acres (Magnolia Pictures)
Love, Brooklyn (Greenwich Entertainment)
Magazine Dreams (Briarcliff Entertainment)
Opus (A24)
Unexpected Christmas (3 Diamonds Entertainment)
Outstanding International Motion Picture
40 Acres (Magnolia Pictures)
My Father’s Shadow (MUBI)
Souleymane’s Story (Kino Lorber)
The Fisherman (Luu Vision Media)
The Secret Agent (NEON)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Tabitha Brown – Unexpected Christmas (3 Diamonds Films)
Tyriq Withers – HIM (Monkeypaw Productions)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Buddy Guy, Delroy Lindo, Peter Dreimanis, Lola Kirke, Li Jun Li, Saul Williams, Yao – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Keke Palmer, SZA, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Lil Rel Howery, Katt Williams – One Of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Coleman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke – A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
Sneaks (Briarcliff Entertainment)
The Bad Guys 2 (DreamWorks Animation)
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture
Anthony Mackie – Sneaks (Briarcliff Entertainment)
Craig Robinson – The Bad Guys 2 (DreamWorks Animation)
Danielle Brooks – The Bad Guys 2 (DreamWorks Animation)
Lil Rel Howery – Dog Man (DreamWorks Animation)
Quinta Brunson – Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)
ADO (Baylor University)
Before You Let Go (Find Your People Program)
Best Eyes (American Film Institute Conservatory)
Ella (Netflix)
Food for the Soul (P.A. Works)
Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
ASALI: Power of The Pollinators (Upenndo! Productions)
Black Man, Black Man (Chainwheel Productions)
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II (Cutting Edge Animation)
Whew! One thing about social media: sometimes folks will take a short clip and run with it! Well, that’s exactly what happened to Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey following the NAACP Image Awards.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 16: (L-R) Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, and Kerry Washington attend the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET)
How Did The Kerry & Oprah Beef Rumors Start?
Folks were side-eyeing the relationship between these two GREATS after BET shared a clip of Kerry interacting with Tyler Perry on the event’s red carpet. The 18-second video begins with Kerry and Tyler sharing a hug while Oprah holds a conversation with someone off-camera nearby.
When a photographer requested a group photo, Kerry Washington moved to stand on one side of Tyler while Oprah stood on the other. However, the video seemingly shows Kerry “ignoring” a tap from Winfrey on her shoulder. After they posed for a few shots, Winfrey again reached out and tapped the side of Washington’s leg, seemingly saying goodbye before walking off.
Given that Kerry didn’t acknowledge any of the taps, a first impression of the clip might be that Washington was swerving the TV mogul. Social media wasted no time drawing that conclusion in the TikTok post’s comment section. By Monday, the 18-second clip was all over X (formerly Twitter) after collecting over 200,000 views and more than 380 comments on TikTok.
Peep some of the “beef” narratives below.
On TikTok, @jasminecaldwell24 wrote, “PEEP KERRY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OPRAH. She knows something.”
@favorti3wolf added, “She tried to touch Kerry shoulder then her leg pls leave that lady alone she saw you d**n.”
Meanwhile, some attributed Kerry’s behavior (which was later proven to be nothing) to her being friends with Taraji P. Henson. As previously reported, Taraji went viral several months ago after speaking out about pay disparity for Black women in Hollywood and her experiences on the set of ‘The Color Purple.’
But, it looks like this time, all the rumors are NOT true. That first 18-second clip did not show the interaction Oprah and Kerry actually had, which included lots of love! To clear the air, BET took to TikTok on Monday with a second clip.
This time, in 16 seconds, we see Kerry eagerly walk up to Oprah with a huge smile on her face. In fact, the women embraced and laughed together before Kerry hugged and greeted Tyler Perry. Washington also congratulated Oprah on all the love ‘The Color Purple’ received at the award show.
So, we can put this one to rest, social media detectives. Ain’t no beef here! Just a clip cut a lil’ too short. Happy Women’s History Month y’all!
Usher was named the Entertainer of the Year at Saturday’s 55th annual NAACP Image Awards. But he hasn’t forgotten whose help he needed to get there.
The singer also won the President’s Award at the event, and paid tribute to the women in his life.
“They say behind or beside or with every strong man is a stronger woman, and for that I thank my mother and I thank my beautiful wife, Jennifer, for holding me down,” he said, before giving a nod to his kids and his late grandmother, Ernestine Carter.
“My kids, I love you guys so, so much, I hope that I’m an example, I’m a dad whose just trying to get it right every day.”
Usher then went on to thank his mother (who was his manger at the start of his career). “I’m thankful for the support that my mother gave me for my dreams,” he said. “I’m so overwhelmed with appreciation for my entire family, without them I wouldn’t be able to do this.”
Usher was also effusive when he took the stage and accepted the award for Entertainer of the Year. He acknowledged his Las Vegas wedding ceremony.
“I want to thank each and every person who bought a ticket,” he said after returning to the stage and accepting the award from Oprah. “Each and every person who decides to believe in themselves and believe in me. This has been an amazing 30 years of passion that lead to me to Las Vegas to celebrate the entire legacy that’s 100 shows sold out and then a residency in Paris and then to play the Super Bowl, get married and also to release and album. I don’t know how many people are able to do that stuff in one.”
Usher went on to address his mother Jonnetta Patton, who he wanted to recognize “more than anybody.”
“Far too often in our industry do women not get the recognition that they truly deserve,” he said, adding that when his career was first picking up, “it was even harder for a mother to believe in the dreams that I had, ’cause I was unwavering — being raised without a father in our home, being raised from a single parent, it was a lot.”
“The tenacity that it took to look within a male-dominated industry to believe in your son unwaveringly … because of that, I have this moment,” he said.
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The first NAACP Image Awards were presented on August 13, 1967, by activists Maggie Hathaway, Sammy Davis Jr., and Willis Edwards, leaders from the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP branch of the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization that continues to fight for civil rights and social justice. The NAACP Image Awards recognize the remarkable accomplishments and performances of people of color across film, TV and streaming, film, literature, podcasts, and more.
Not only will awards be handed out, but the NAACP will also honor remarkable individuals with special awards throughout the evening, before and after the event. Writer, poet, and activist Amanda Gorman will be presented with the Chairman’s Award, while Grammy-nominated R&B group New Edition will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame. R&B singer-songwriter Frankie Beverly will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the NAACP Image Awards dinner on Thursday, March 14. June Ambrose, a pioneer in the fashion industry, will also accept the Vanguard Award at the Image Awards fashion show on March 15.
The 2024 NAACP Image Awards will broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Presenters for the night include dris Elba, Jeffrey Wright, Keke Palmer, Kerry Washington, Leslie Jones, Sterling K. Brown and Taraji P. Henson, while Andra Day is set to perform. Learn how to watch the ceremony, explore the list of nominees, and discover which stars have already won in the virtual events leading up to the main show.
When does the 2024 NAACP Awards air?
The 2024 NAACP Image Awards airs on Saturday, March 16, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET.
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Who is the 2024 NAACP Awards host?
Who is the 2024 NAACP Awards host? Queen Latifah will return to host the 2024 ceremony after emceeing the awards for the first time last year. Latifah is a four-time NAACP Image Award recipient and has earned more than 20 NAACP Image Award nominations throughout her expansive career.
For the third year in a row, she was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Robyn McCall in the CBS series The Equalizer. She’s also an executive producer on the hit primetime show, which also stars Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira, Laya DeLeon Hayes, and Lorraine Toussaint.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with groundbreaking megastar Queen Latifah and are elated to welcome her again as this year’s host,” said Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET, in a statement per Variety. “Queen Latifah, NAACP and Pastis have been such incredible partners in amplifying Black culture, excellence, creativity, and ingenuity, and this year’s unforgettable show will be no different.”
Last year, Latifah opened the 2023 NAACP Image Awards with the musical number “I’m Gonna Live Til I Die.” The singer and actress stunned in a black-and-white gown and showed off her impressive vocal skills while also performing a monologue about the “drive, determination and success” of the “beautiful Black queens and kings” in the room.
“It’s an honor to host the 54th NAACP Image Awards, especially in the year we are celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop,” Latifah said in a statement last year about hosting the 2023 awards. “This is a night to celebrate Black excellence and Black contribution to our industry and beyond. Celebrating one another, lifting each other up and you know we’ll have fun doing it!”
Who are the 2024 NAACP Awards nominees?
Who are the 2024 NAACP Awards nominees? Rustin and The Color Purple actor Colman Domingo led this year’s NAACP Image Award nominations with three in the motion picture categories, including a nod for Entertainer of the Year. In TV, Ayo Edebiri earned two NAACP nominations, including a supporting role nod for The Bear and another for her guest appearance on Abbott Elementary. In music, Victoria Monét and Usher had the most nominations, with six and five nods, respectively.
The 55th annual NAACP Image Awards officially began with a virtual ceremony on Monday, March 11, with night one focusing on music and literary categories. Victoria Monét and Chris Brown were each double winners; Usher, H.E.R., Megan Thee Stallion, Kirk Franklin, and Tems also won across 13 music categories.
The NAACP will hand out awards in non-televised categories virtually until Wednesday, March 13, on naacpimageawards.net. There will also be an awards dinner and program on March 14 and a fashion show on March 15. Check out the full list of NAACP Award nominees below.
Entertainer of the Year Nominees
Colman Domingo
Fantasia Barrino
Halle Bailey
Keke Palmer
Usher
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Motion Picture
American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
Origin (NEON)
Rustin (Netflix)
The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)
They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Colman Domingo – “Rustin” (Netflix)
Denzel Washington – “The Equalizer 3” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
“The Age of Pleasure” – Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records/Bad Boy/Wondaland)
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
“Creed III: The Soundtrack” – Michael B. Jordan, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis, Frank Brim (Dreamville / Interscope Records)
“Godfather of Harlem: Season 3 (Original Series Soundtrack)” – Swizz Beatz & Avery Chambliss (Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment)
” Metro Boomin Presents Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture/Deluxe Edition)” – Metro Boomin (Republic Records)
“The Color Purple–Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” – Various Producers (WaterTower Music/Gamma)
“The Little Mermaid Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Alan Menken, Mike Higham and Lin–Manuel Miranda (Walt Disney Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“All Things” – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Recordings and RCA Records)
“All Yours” – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown (RCA Inspiration / Karew Entertainment)
“In The Room” – Maverick City Music (TRIBL Records)
Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner – Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over (CNN)
Lisa Cortés – Little Richard: I Am Everything (Magnolia Pictures)
Roger Ross Williams – Stamped from the Beginning (Netflix)
Literary Categories
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
“Everything Is Not Enough” – Lola Akinmade Åkerström (William Morrow)
“Family Lore” – Elizabeth Acevedo (HarperCollins Publisher)
“House of Eve” – Sadeqa Johnson (Simon & Schuster)
“Let Us Descend” – Jesmyn Ward (Scribner)
“The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” – James McBride (Penguin Random House, Riverhead Books)
Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
“Black AF History: The Un–Whitewashed Story of America” – Michael Harriot (HarperCollins Publisher)
“BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art” – Zaria Ware (HarperCollins Publisher)
“Iconic Home: Interiors, Advice, and Stories from 50 Amazing Black Designers ” – Black Interior Designers and June Reese (Abrams Books)
“The Art of Ruth E. Carter” – Ruth E. Carter Foreword by Dani Gurira (Chronicle Books)
“The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families” – Karida L. Brown, Charly Palmer (Chronicle Books)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
“And Then He Sang a Lullaby” – Ani Kayode Somtochukwu (Grove Atlantic)
“Coleman Hill: A Novel” – Kim Coleman Foote (Zando / SJP Lit)
“Rootless” – Krystle Zara Appiah (Ballantine Books)
“The Black Joy Project – Kleaver Cruz (Mariner Books)
“The God of Good Looks” – Breanne McIvor (William Morrow)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
“Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts” – Maya Moore Irons (Andscape Books)
“Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds” – Rich Paul (Penguin Random House)
“Nothing Is Missing” – Nicole Walters (Simon & Schuster)
“Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement” – Dr. Tanisha C. Ford (Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins)
“Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes” – Stephen A. Smith (Gallery Books/13A)
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
“Badass Vegan: Fuel Your Body, Ph*ck the System, and Live Your Life Right” – John Lewis (Avery)
“Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life’s Big and Small Moments” – Jocelyn Delk Adams, Olga Massov (Clarkson Potter)
“Flower Love: Lush Floral Arrangements for the Heart and Home” – Kristen Griffith–VanderYacht (Clarkson Potter)
“Historically Black Phrases: From “I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends” to “Who All Gon” Be There?”” – Jarett Hill, Tre’vell Anderson (Ten Speed Press)
Serena Williams was honored over the weekend at the NAACP Image Awards. “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell sat down with the tennis legend for the latest installment of “Person to Person,” streaming Monday at 9:30 p.m. ET.
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Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at Saturday’s NAACP Image Awards on a night that also saw her take home a television acting trophy for “9-1-1.”
ByThe Associated Press
February 25, 2023, 11:00 PM
PASADENA, Calif. — Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at Saturday’s NAACP Image Awards on a night that also saw her take home an acting trophy for the television series “9-1-1.”
The Bassett-led Marvel superhero sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” won best motion picture at the ceremony, which was broadcast live on BET from Pasadena, California.
Viola Davis won outstanding actress for the action epic “The Woman King,” a project she championed and starred in. Will Smith won for the slavery drama “Emancipation,” his first release since last year’s Academy Awards, where he slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage before winning his first best actor trophy.
“I never want to not be brave enough as a woman, as a Black woman, as an artist,” Davis said, referencing a quote from her character in the film, which she called her magnum opus. “I thank everyone who was involved with ‘The Woman King’ because that was just nothing but high-octane bravery.”
“Abbott Elementary” won for outstanding comedy series. Creator and series star Quinta Brunson invited her costars onstage and praised shows like “black-ish” for paving the way for her series.
The 54 NAACP Image Awards were presented Saturday in Pasadena, California, with Queen Latifah hosting. Serena Williams received the Jackie Robinson Sports award, which recognizes individuals in sports for high achievement in athletics along with their pursuit of social justice, civil rights and community involvement.
The ceremony, which honors entertainers, athletes and writers of color, was hosted by Queen Latifah. Special honorees included Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union and civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
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For more coverage of Hollywood’s awards season, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/awards-season
Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at Saturday’s NAACP Image Awards on a night that also saw her take home a television acting trophy for “9-1-1.”
ByThe Associated Press
February 25, 2023, 11:00 PM
PASADENA, Calif. — Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at Saturday’s NAACP Image Awards on a night that also saw her take home an acting trophy for the television series “9-1-1.”
The Bassett-led Marvel superhero sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” won best motion picture at the ceremony, which was broadcast live on BET from Pasadena, California.
Viola Davis won outstanding actress for the action epic “The Woman King,” a project she championed and starred in. Will Smith won for the slavery drama “Emancipation,” his first release since last year’s Academy Awards, where he slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage before winning his first best actor trophy.
“I never want to not be brave enough as a woman, as a Black woman, as an artist,” Davis said, referencing a quote from her character in the film, which she called her magnum opus. “I thank everyone who was involved with ‘The Woman King’ because that was just nothing but high-octane bravery.”
“Abbott Elementary” won for outstanding comedy series. Creator and series star Quinta Brunson invited her costars onstage and praised shows like “black-ish” for paving the way for her series.
The 54 NAACP Image Awards were presented Saturday in Pasadena, California, with Queen Latifah hosting. Serena Williams received the Jackie Robinson Sports award, which recognizes individuals in sports for high achievement in athletics along with their pursuit of social justice, civil rights and community involvement.
The ceremony, which honors entertainers, athletes and writers of color, was hosted by Queen Latifah. Special honorees included Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union and civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
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For more coverage of Hollywood’s awards season, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/awards-season
Bassett, who has won several NAACP Image Awards in her career, also won the awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture at the ceremony.
“I guess Angela Bassett did the thing,” she joked.
Bassett, in an earlier acceptance speech recognizing her role in “9-1-1,” thanked series’ creator Ryan Murphy for his vision along with others with the show.
The actor joined her “Abbott Elementary” co-star Janelle James onstage to present the award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama series at the live show on Saturday night.
Ralph took the opportunity to put in a good word for her daughter, Ivy Coco Maurice, who she said was “still single.” The Emmy winner is also mother to son, Etienne Maurice.
“My daughter is still single for those rich, young, Black men out there,” she said.
Clearly Ralph and her daughter have each other’s backs.
Ivy Coco Maurice, an entrepreneur, has been styling her mother’s red carpet looks.
“She’s always come to me for style advice.” she told HuffPost earlier this month.
“Abbott Elementary” won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 54th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday.
Griner, who was imprisoned for months on drug charges in Russia last year, made the powerful call alongside her wife Cherelle Griner in an appearance that made NBA icon Dwyane Wade emotional in the audience on Saturday.
“It feels so good to be here, especially with my beautiful, amazing wife and with all of y’all here today,” the WNBA star said.
“I want to thank everyone and let’s keep fighting to bring home every American still detained overseas.”
Moments before the WNBA star’s address, Cherelle Griner thanked Black women and Black-led organizations “who fought so hard” for Griner’s release in December.
The ceremony’s host Queen Latifah introduced Griner and her wife prior to their brief appearance and said she was “back here with us where she belongs.”
She later hugged Latifah and bumped her first following the exchange.
“I hope you’ll join me in writing to Paul Whelan and continuing to advocate for other Americans to be rescued and returned to their families,” she wrote on Instagram days before Christmas.
“CBS Mornings” revealed Tuesday that Queen Latifah is hosting the 54th NAACP Image Awards this Saturday. It will air on Paramount Global networks including CBS, BET, MTV and VH1 at 8 p.m. ET.
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