Special Awards
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| Chairman's Award |
| Vanguard Award |
| Entertainer of the Year |
| Social Justice Impact Award |
| Jackie Robinson Sports Award |
| Activist of the Year |
| Youth Activist of the Year |
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| NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award |
| 54th NAACP Image Awards | |
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| Date | February 25, 2023 |
| Site | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California |
| Hosted by | Queen Latifah |
| Official website | NAACPImageAwards.net |
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| Network | BET BET Her CBS CMT Comedy Central Logo MTV MTV2 Paramount Network Pop Pluto TV Smithsonian Channel TV Land VH1 (simulcast) |
The 54th NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2022 calendar year. The ceremony was hosted by Queen Latifah and aired on February 25, 2023, on BET and simulcast on several of its sister Paramount Global Networks along with Paramount+.[1][2] Presentations of untelevised categories was livestreamed from February 20 to February 24, 2023, on the ceremony's website.[3]
The nominations were announced on January 12, 2023, with the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever leading the nominations with twelve nods, followed by the television sitcom Abbott Elementary which led the television categories with nine nominations.[4][5] In the recording categories, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations with five each.[6] For the first time in the history of the awards ceremony, three categories were added to reward Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Make-Up and Outstanding Costume Design in film and television.[7]
All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.[8]
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| Chairman's Award |
| Vanguard Award |
| Entertainer of the Year |
| Social Justice Impact Award |
| Jackie Robinson Sports Award |
| Activist of the Year |
| Youth Activist of the Year |
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| NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture |
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| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture |
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
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| Outstanding International Motion Picture | Outstanding Independent Motion Picture |
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| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture |
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| Outstanding Animated Motion Picture | Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture |
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| Outstanding Short Form (Live Action) | Outstanding Short Form (Animated) |
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| Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture |
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| Outstanding Comedy Series | |
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| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series |
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
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| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series |
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| Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | |
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| Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special |
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special |
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| Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special | Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special |
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| Outstanding Talk Series | Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition Series or Game Show |
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| Outstanding News / Information – (Series or Special) | Outstanding Host in a Talk or News / Information (Series or Special) |
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| Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special) | Outstanding Host in a Reality, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) |
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| Outstanding Short-Form Series (Drama or Comedy) | Outstanding Short-Form Series - Reality/Nonfiction |
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| Outstanding Animated Series | Outstanding Children's Program |
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| Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television) | |
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| Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television) | Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Television Series |
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| Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series) | |
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| Outstanding Documentary (Film) | Outstanding Documentary (Television) |
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| Outstanding Directing in a Documentary | |
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| Outstanding Costume Design | Outstanding Make-up |
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| Outstanding Hairstyling | |
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| Outstanding Album | Outstanding New Artist |
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| Outstanding Male Artist | Outstanding Female Artist |
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| Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) |
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| Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album | Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album |
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| Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album | Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song |
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| Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental | Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal |
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| Outstanding Soul/R&B Song | Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song |
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| Outstanding International Song | |
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| Outstanding News and Information Podcast | Outstanding Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast |
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| Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast | Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast |
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| Social Media Personality of the Year | |
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| Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction | Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction |
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| Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author | Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography |
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| Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional | Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry |
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| Outstanding Literary Work – Children | Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens |
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