2024 NAACP Awards: The Complete Winners List
The 55th Annual NAACP Awards are here. The award show celebrating Black excellence in film, television, and music takes place in Los Angeles on March 16 at 8 p.m. on CBS. The show is hosted by Queen Latifah.
Rustin and The Color Purple take the lead in nominations for film. In television, Ayo Edebiri received two nominations for The Bear and her guest role on Abbott Elementary.
In the music categories, Victoria Monét leads with six nominations, and Usher has five nominations.
“The NAACP Image Awards stand as a tribute to their creativity, talent, and dedication to authentic storytelling and are a testament to the richness and diversity of our community,” NAACP President and CEO, said in a statement.
New Edition has been inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, and Usher will be honored with the President’s Award. Frankie Beverly will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
“It is our distinct honor to celebrate New Edition and Frankie Beverly — two musical icons that have been instrumental in shaping our cultural landscape with their remarkable talent and enduring influence,” NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement. “We recognize the power of their artistry in showcasing the enduring power of Black excellence in the arts.”
Take a look below at the full list of nominations:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Colman Domingo
Fantasia Barrino
Halle Bailey
Keke Palmer
Usher – WINNER
FILM CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
American Fiction
Origin
Rustin
The Color Purple – WINNER
They Cloned Tyrone
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Colman Domingo – Rustin – WINNER
Denzel Washington – The Equalizer 3
Jamie Foxx – The Burial
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
John Boyega – They Cloned Tyrone
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Aunjanue Ellis–Taylor – Origin
Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple – WINNER
Halle Bailey – The Little Mermaid
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand And One
Yara Shahidi – Sitting in Bars with Cake
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Colman Domingo – The Color Purple – WINNER
Corey Hawkins – The Color Purple
Glynn Turman – Rustin
Jamie Foxx – They Cloned Tyrone
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Erika Alexander – American Fiction
Halle Bailey – The Color Purple
Taraji P. Henson – The Color Purple – WINNER
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MOTION PICTURE
Back on the Strip
Brother – WINNER
Story Ave
Sweetwater
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE
Anatomy of a Fall
Brother – WINNER
Mami Wata
Rye Lane
Society of the Snow
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Aaron Pierre – Brother
Laya DeLeon Hayes – The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Mila Davis–Kent – Creed III
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – The Color Purple – WINNER
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand And One
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
American Fiction
Rustin
The Blackening
The Color Purple – WINNER
They Cloned Tyrone
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE
Elemental
Lil’ Ruby
Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse – WINNER
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Wish
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE – MOTION PICTURE
Ariana DeBose – Wish
Brian Tyree Henry – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse
Daniel Kaluuya – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse
Issa Rae – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse – WINNER
Shameik Moore – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM (LIVE ACTION)
Flower
Gaps
Lucille
Rocky Road on Channel Three
The After – WINNER
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM (ANIMATED)
Blueberry
Bridges
Burning Rubber
Ego’ Curse
Lil’ Ruby – WINNER
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE (MOTION PICTURE)
A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One
Blitz Bazawule – The Color Purple – WINNER
Choice Skinner – A New Life
Dewayne Perkins – The Blackening
Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone
OUTSTANDING YOUTH PERFORMANCE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Aaron Kingsley Adetola – A Thousand And One
Aven Courtney – A Thousand And One
Calah Lane – Wonka
Lennox Simms – Origin
Mila Davis–Kent – Creed III
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM
C. Kim Miles, Julia Liu, Clair Popkin – STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Eric K. Yue – A Thousand and One – WINNER
Guy Godfree – Brother
Ken Seng – They Cloned Tyrone
Paul Yee – Joy Ride
TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Harlem
Survival of the Thickest
The Neighborhood
UnPrisoned
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood
Delroy Lindo – UnPrisoned
Dulé Hill – The Wonder Years
Mike Epps – The Upshaws – WINNER
Tone Bell – Survival of the Thickest
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kerry Washington – UnPrisoned
Meagan Good – Harlem
Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Tichina Arnold – The Neighborhood
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
Roy Wood Jr. – The Daily Show
Tyler Lepley – Harlem
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear – WINNER
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Shoniqua Shandai – Harlem
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Bel–Air
Black Cake
Found
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story – WINNER
Snowfall
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Damson Idris – Snowfall – WINNER
Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem
Idris Elba – Hijack
Jabari Banks – Bel–Air
Jesse L. Martin – The Irrational
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Angela Bassett – 9–1–1
India Ria Amarteifio – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story – WINNER
Octavia Spencer – Truth Be Told
Queen Latifah – The Equalizer
Zoe Saldaña – Special Ops: Lioness
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Adrian Holmes – Bel–Air – WINNER
Amin Joseph – Snowfall
Giancarlo Esposito – Godfather of Harlem
LaRoyce Hawkins – Chicago PD
Wendell Pierce – Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Adjoa Andoh – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Arsema Thomas – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Golda Rosheuvel – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Gail Bean – Snowfall – WINNER
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Black Girl Missing
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Stor
Heist 88
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Swarm
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Brian Tyree Henry – Class of ’09
Courtney B. Vance – Heist 88
Keith Powers – The Perfect Find – WINNER
Lance Reddick – The Caine Mutiny Court–Martial
Samuel L. Jackson – Secret Invasion
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Ali Wong – Beef
Chlöe Bailey – Praise This – WINNER
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Gabrielle Union – The Perfect Find
Meagan Good – Buying Back My Daughter
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Carl Anthony Payne II – Binged to Death
Damon Wayans – Cinnamon
Damson Idris – Swarm
Don Cheadle – Secret Invasion – WINNER
Jharrel Jerome – Full Circle
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry
CCH Pounder – Full Circle
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez – American Horror Story: Delicate
Phylicia Rashad – Heaven Down Here – WINNER
Tisha Campbell – Every Breath She Takes
OUTSTANDING NEWS/INFORMATION (SERIES OR SPECIAL)
20/20 – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts – WINNER
The 1619 Project
theGrio with Marc Lamont Hill
The Reidout
Into America
OUTSTANDING TALK SERIES
Hart to Heart
Sherri
Tamron Hall
The Jennifer Hudson Show – WINNER
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM, REALITY COMPETITION OR GAME SHOW (SERIES)
America’s Got Talent
Barbecue Showdown
Celebrity Family Feud
Critter Fixers: Country Vets
Wild ‘N Out – WINNER
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SHOW (SERIES OR SPECIAL)
A Black Lady Sketch Show – WINNER
A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip–Hop
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
My Name is Mo’Nique
Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Ada Twist, Scientist
Alma’s Way
Craig of the Creek
Gracie’s Corner – WINNER
My Dad The Bounty Hunter
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH (SERIES, SPECIAL, TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES)
Alaya High – That Girl Lay Lay
Elisha “EJ” Williams – The Wonder Years
Jalyn Hall – The Crossover
Keivonn Woodard – The Last of Us
Leah Sava Jeffries – Percy Jackson and the Olympians – WINNER
OUTSTANDING HOST IN A TALK OR NEWS/INFORMATION (SERIES OR SPECIAL)
Bomani Jones – Game Theory with Bomani Jones
Joy Reid – The Reidout
Sherri Shepherd – Sherri – WINNER
Tamron Hall – Tamron Hall
Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Alyssa Farah Griffin – The View
OUTSTANDING HOST IN A REALITY/REALITY COMPETITION, GAME SHOW OR VARIETY (SERIES OR SPECIAL)
Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer – Kings of BBQ
DC Young Fly – Celebrity Squares – WINNER
Nick Cannon – The Masked Singer
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Steve Harvey – Celebrity Family Feud
OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE
Ayo Edebiri – Abbott Elementary
Garcelle Beauvais – Survival of the Thickest
Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian
Michael B. Jordan – Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Roy Wood, Jr. – The Daily Show
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES
Cree Summer – Rugrats
Issa Rae – Young Love
Keke Palmer – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Kyla Pratt – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder – WINNER
Scott Mescudi – Young Love
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT FORM SERIES
Jessica Mikayla – Disney Launchpad Season 2
Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Leslie Jones – After the Cut–The Daily Show – WINNER
Nathalie Emmanuel – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Seth Carr – Disney Launchpad Season 2
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM SERIES – COMEDY OR DRAMA
After the Cut
Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Disney Launchpad Season 2
Doggyland – WINNER
I Am Groot
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM SERIES – REALITY/NONFICTION
Did You Know?
I Was A Soul Train Dancer – WINNER
Mama Mann’s Kitchen
Ritual
RuPaul’s Drag Race
OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE (TELEVISION)
Adjani Salmon – Dreaming Whilst Black
Kale Futterman – Ginny & Georgia
Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest – WINNER
Thara Popoola – Sex Education
Troy Hunter – Sex Education
RECORDING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING NEW ARTIST
FLO
Jordan Ward
Leon Thomas
October London
Victoria Monét – WINNER
OUTSTANDING MALE ARTIST
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Davido
Jon Batiste
Usher – WINNER
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ARTIST
Ari Lennox
H.E.R. – WINNER
Janelle Monáe
Tems
Victoria Monét
OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ALBUM
All Yours – Kierra Sheard
Father’s Day – Kirk Franklin – WINNER
Impossible – Pastor Mike, Jr.
My Truth – Jonathan McReynolds
The Maverick Way Complete – Maverick City Music
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL SONG
“Amapiano” – Asake feat. Olamide
“City Boys” – Burna Boy
“Me & U” – Tems – WINNER
“People” – Libianca feat. Ayra Starr & Omah Lay
“Unavailable” – Davido
OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO/VISUAL ALBUM
“Boyfriend” – Usher
“Cobra” – Megan Thee Stallion
“How We Roll” – Ciara
“On My Mama” – Victoria Monét
“Sensational” – Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
OUTSTANDING ALBUM
Clear 2: Soft Life – Summer Walker
For All The Dogs – Drake
I Told Them… – Burna Boy
Jaguar II – Victoria Monét – WINNER
The Age of Pleasure – Janelle Monáe
OUTSTANDING SOUNDTRACK/COMPILATION ALBUM
Creed III: The Soundtrack
Godfather of Harlem: Season 3 (Original Series Soundtrack)
Metro Boomin Presents Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture/Deluxe Edition)
The Color Purple–Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – WINNER
The Little Mermaid Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN SONG
“All Things” – Kirk Franklin
“All Yours” – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown – WINNER
“In The Room” – Maverick City Music
“It’s Working” – Todd Dulaney
“JOY (Unspeakable) – Voices of Fire feat. Pharrell Williams
OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM
Brand New Life – Brandee Younger – WINNER
Melusine – Cécile McLorin Salvant
Who Are You When No One is Watching? – Braxton Cook
Phoenix – Lakecia Benjamin
Truth Be Told – Angie Wells (Cafe Pacific Records)
OUTSTANDING SOUL/R&B SONG
“All Things” – Kirk Franklin
“All Yours” – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown – WINNER
“In The Room” – Maverick City Music
“It’s Working” – Todd Dulaney
“JOY (Unspeakable) – Voices of Fire feat. Pharrell Williams
OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM
Brand New Life – Brandee Younger – WINNER
Melusine – Cécile McLorin Salvant
Who Are You When No One is Watching? – Braxton Cook
Phoenix – Lakecia Benjamin
Truth Be Told – Angie Wells (Cafe Pacific Records)
OUTSTANDING SOUL/R&B SONG
“Back To Your Place” – October London
“Good Good” – Usher feat. 21 Savage x Summer Walker
“ICU Remix” – Coco Jones feat. Justin Timberlake
“On My Mama” – Victoria Monét
“Lipstick Lover” – Janelle Monáe
OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP/RAP SONG
“All My Life” – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
“Blue Eyes” – Vic Mensa
“Cobra” – Megan Thee Stallion – WINNER
“Palisades, CA” – Larry June & The Alchemist
“Sittin’ On Top of the World” – Burna Boy & 21 Savage
OUTSTANDING DUO, GROUP OR COLLABORATION (TRADITIONAL)
Ciara feat. Chris Brown – “How We Roll” – WINNER
Coco Jones feat. Justin Timberlake – “ICU Remix”
Dreamville, Bas & Black Sherif feat. Kel–P – “Creed III: Soundtrack”
Karen Clark Sheard, Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard – “God Is Good”
Voices of Fire – “Joy (Unspeakable)”
OUTSTANDING DUO, GROUP OR COLLABORATION (CONTEMPORARY)
Burna Boy & 21 Savage – “Sittin’ On Top of the World”
Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational” – WINNER
Lil Durk & J. Cole – “All My Life”
Usher, 21 Savage, Summer Walker – “Good Good”
Victoria Monét feat. Lucky Day – “Smoke”
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TV/FILM
American Fiction – Laura Karpman
Rustin – Branford Marsalis
The Color Purple – Kris Bowers
The Other Black Girl – EmmoLei Sankofa
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Jongnic Bontemps
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY (FILM)
American Symphony
Fast Dreams
Invisible Beauty – WINNER
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Stamped from the Beginning
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION)
American Experience
Dear Mama
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America – WINNER
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip–Hop
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM DOCUMENTARY
Alive in Bronze: Huey P. Newton
Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games – WINNER
Freshwater
Ifine: Beauty
WRITING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ava Coleman – Abbott Elementary
Brittani Nichols – Abbott Elementary
Donald Glover, Janine Nabers – Swarm
Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest
Norman Vance, Jr. – Saturdays – WINNER
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Carla Banks–Waddles – Bel–Air – WINNER
Lee Sung Jin – BEEF
Marissa Jo Cerar – Black Cake
Nkechi Okoro Carroll – Found
Shonda Rhimes – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Dwayne Johnson–Cochran – Heist 88 – WINNER
Frank E. Flowers, Tony Rettenmaier, Juel Taylor – Shooting Stars
Marlon Wayans – Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me
Sam Jay – Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me
Tina Gordon, Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana, Jana Savage, Camilla Blackett – Praise This
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A MOTION PICTURE
A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction – WINNER
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier – They Cloned Tyrone
Maggie Betts, Doug Wright – The Burial
Marcus Gardley – The Color Purple
DIRECTING CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Amy Aniobi – Survival of the Thickest
Donald Glover – Swarm
Neema Barnette – Grand Crew – WINNER
Numa Perrier – UnPrisoned
Robbie Countryman – The Upshaws
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Alonso Alvarez–Barreda – Snowfall
Amin Joseph – Snowfall
Carl Seaton – Godfather of Harlem
Dawn Wilkinson – Power Book II: Ghost – WINNER
Geary McLeod – Power Book II: Ghost
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. – Cinnamon
Chris Robinson – Shooting Stars – WINNER
Keke Palmer – Big Boss
Numa Perrier – The Perfect Find
Vivica A. Fox – First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A MOTION PICTURE
Antoine Fuqua – The Equalizer 3
Ava DuVernay – Origin – WINNER
George C. Wolfe – Rustin
Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone
Michael B. Jordan – Creed III
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION OR MOTION PICTURE)
Allen Hughes – Dear Mama – WINNER
Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng – Invisible Beauty
Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner – Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over
Lisa Cortés – Little Richard: I Am Everything
Roger Ross Williams – Stamped from the Beginning
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