What Time Do NAACP Image Awards Begin? Where To Watch On TV And Stream

The 56th NAACP Picture Awards, an annual celebration celebrating Black excellence in leisure, sports activities, media and popular culture will happen Saturday night time in Los Angeles.

This yr’s celebration will honor numerous people with particular honors and identify the winners in a number of high classes. Per the NAACP, the aim of the annual celebration is to “proceed a practice of excellence, uplifting values that encourage equality, justice, and progressive change, and highlighting artists dedicated to that objective.”

The theme of this yr’s celebration is “Our Tales, Our Tradition, Our Excellence.” This yr’s reside telecast is being hosted by comedy star Deon Cole.

The nominees for the 56th NAACP Picture Awards’ Entertainer of the 12 months honor are Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe. The movie adaptation of playwright August Wilson’s legendary play The Piano Lesson leads the Movement Image nominations with 14 nods, whereas the restricted collection Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist leads the tv class with 9 nominations.

GloRilla leads all music nominees with six nods. Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) and fellow actor Palmer (Password, One of Them Days) lead the person nominees with 4 nominations every.

“We look ahead to celebrating the brilliance of Black expertise and creativity whose tales form tradition, ignite change, and encourage generations,” NAACP CEO and President Derrick Johnson stated in a press launch saying this yr’s nominees. “By means of movie, music, literature, and extra, their voices weave a wealthy tapestry that honors our heritage, celebrates our identification, and proves that storytelling is a robust pressure for driving true progress.”

The 56th NAACP Picture Awards will air reside from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in LA starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS on broadcast tv and BET and BET HER on cable. The ceremony may also stream reside on Paramount+, Philo and FUBO. Every of the streaming providers require a subscription.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris will probably be honored with the NAACP Chairman’s Award, whereas comedy icon Dave Chappelle will obtain the group’s President’s Award.

The legendary Wayans Household— Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kim Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.—may also be honored for his or her contributions to leisure as inductees to the NAACP Corridor of Fame. Jotaka Eaddy may also be honored with the Mildred Bond Roxborough Social Justice Influence Award.

Among the winners for the 56th NAACP Photographs Awards have been beforehand introduced and are listed with the nominees competing at Saturday night time’s ceremony under.

Full Record Of Nominees And Winners

Entertainer of the 12 months

Cynthia Erivo

Keke Palmer

Kendrick Lamar

Kevin Hart

Shannon Sharpe

Excellent Social Media Persona of the 12 months

Kai Cenat

Keith Lee

RaeShanda Lias

Shirley Raines

Tony Baker

Movement Footage

Excellent Movement Image

Unhealthy Boys: Journey or Die (Sony Footage)

Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Footage)

The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)

Depraved (Common Footage)

Excellent Actor in a Movement Image

André Holland — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)

Colman Domingo — Sing Sing (A24)

John David Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

Kingsley Ben-Adir — Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Footage)

Martin Lawrence — Unhealthy Boys: Journey or Die (Sony Footage)

Excellent Actress in a Movement Image

Cynthia Erivo — Depraved (Common Footage)

Kerry Washington — The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)

Lashana Lynch — Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Footage)

Lupita Nyong’o — A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount Footage)

Regina King — Shirley (Netflix)

Excellent Supporting Actor in a Movement Image

Brian Tyree Henry — The Fireplace Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)

Corey Hawkins — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

David Alan Grier — The American Society of Magical Negroes (Focus Options)

Denzel Washington — Gladiator II (Paramount Footage)

Samuel L. Jackson — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

Excellent Supporting Actress in a Movement Image

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)

Danielle Deadwyler — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

Ebony Obsidian — The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)

Lynn Whitfield — Albany Highway (Religion Filmworks)

Excellent Directing in a Movement Image

Jeymes Samuel — The E book of Clarence (Sony Footage)

Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

RaMell Ross — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)

Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced — Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Footage)

Steve McQueen — Blitz (Apple Unique Movies)

Excellent Writing in a Movement Image

Barry Jenkins — The Fireplace Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)

RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)

Steve McQueen — Blitz (Apple Unique Movies)

Titus Kaphar — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)

Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

Excellent Impartial Movement Image

Albany Highway (Religion Filmworks)

Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)

Rob Peace (Republic Footage)

Sing Sing (A24)

We Grown Now (Sony Footage Classics)

Excellent Animated Movement Image

Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Movement Footage)

Kung Fu Panda 4 (DreamWorks Animation)

Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Movement Footage)

Piece by Piece (Focus Options)

The Wild Robotic (DreamWorks Animation)

Excellent Documentary (Movie)

Daughters (Netflix)

Frida (Amazon MGM Studios)

King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (Freestyle Digital Media)

Luther: By no means Too A lot (Sony Music Leisure/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Movies)

The Biggest Night time in Pop (Netflix)

Excellent Worldwide Movement Image

Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

Excellent Breakthrough Efficiency in a Movement Image

Ebony Obsidian —The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)

Excellent Ensemble Solid in a Movement Image

The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)

Excellent Character Voice-Over Efficiency – Movement Image

Blue Ivy Carter — Mufasa: The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios Movement Footage)

Excellent Quick Kind (Reside Motion)

Superman Doesn’t Steal

Excellent Quick Kind (Animated)

Peanut Headz: Black Historical past Toonz “Jackie Robinson” (Exhibit Treal Studios)

Excellent Breakthrough Artistic (Movement Image)

Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

Excellent Youth Efficiency in a Movement Image

Anthony B. Jenkins — The Deliverance (Netflix)

Blake Cameron James — We Grown Now (Sony Footage Classics)

Jeremiah Daniels — Shade E book (Tribeca Studios)

Percy Daggs IV — By no means Let Go (Lionsgate)

Skylar Aleece Smith — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

Excellent Cinematography in a Movement Image

Jomo Fray — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)

Excellent Quick Kind Documentary (Movie)

The best way to Sue the Klan

Excellent Costume Design (Tv or Movie)

Paul Tazewell — Depraved (Common Footage)

Excellent Make-up (Tv or Movie)

Debi Younger — Shirley (Netflix)

Excellent Hairstyling (Tv or Movie)

Lawrence Davis — Battle Night time: The Million Greenback Heist (Peacock)

Excellent Stunt Ensemble (TV or Movie)

Insurgent Ridge (Netflix)

Tv

Excellent Comedy Collection

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

The best way to Die Alone (Hulu)

Poppa’s Home (CBS)

The Neighborhood (CBS)

The Upshaws (Netflix)

Excellent Actor in a Comedy Collection

Cedric The Entertainer — The Neighborhood (CBS)

Damon Wayans — Poppa’s Home (CBS)

David Alan Grier — St. Denis Medical (NBC)

Delroy Lindo — UnPrisoned (Hulu)

Mike Epps — The Upshaws (Netflix)

Excellent Actress in a Comedy Collection

Ayo Edebiri — The Bear (FX/Hulu)

Kerry Washington — UnPrisoned (Hulu)

Natasha Rothwell — The best way to Die Alone (Hulu)

Quinta Brunson — Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Tichina Arnold — The Neighborhood (CBS)

Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection

Damon Wayans Jr. — Poppa’s Home (CBS)

Giancarlo Esposito — The Gents (Netflix)

Kenan Thompson — Saturday Night time Reside (NBC)

Tyler James Williams — Abbott Elementary (ABC)

William Stanford Davis — Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Excellent Supporting Actress in a Comedy Collection

Danielle Pinnock — Ghosts (CBS)

Ego Nwodim — Saturday Night time Reside (NBC)

Janelle James — Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Sheryl Lee Ralph — Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Wanda Sykes — The Upshaws (Netflix)

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Excellent Drama Collection

9-1-1 (ABC)

Bel-Air (Peacock)

Cross (Amazon Prime Video)

Discovered (NBC)

Cheap Doubt (Hulu)

Excellent Actor in a Drama Collection

Aldis Hodge — Cross (Amazon Prime Video)

Donald Glover — Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Amazon Prime Video)

Harold Perrineau — FROM (MGM+)

Jabari Banks — Bel-Air (Peacock)

Michael Rainey Jr. — Energy E book II: Ghost (Starz)

Excellent Actress in a Drama Collection

Angela Bassett — 9-1-1 (ABC)

Emayatzy Corinealdi — Cheap Doubt (Hulu)

Queen Latifah — The Equalizer (CBS)

Shanola Hampton — Discovered (NBC)

Zoe Saldaña — Lioness (Paramount+)

Excellent Supporting Actor in a Drama Collection

Adrian Holmes — Bel-Air (Peacock)

Cliff “Technique Man” Smith — Energy E book II: Ghost (Starz)

Isaiah Mustafa — Cross (Amazon Prime Video)

Jacob Latimore — The Chi (Paramount+)

Morris Chestnut — Cheap Doubt (Hulu)

Excellent Supporting Actress in a Drama Collection

Adjoa Andoh — Bridgerton (Netflix)

Coco Jones — Bel-Air (Peacock)

Golda Rosheuvel — Bridgerton (Netflix)

Lorraine Toussaint — The Equalizer (CBS)

Lynn Whitfield — The Chi (Paramount+)

Excellent Restricted Tv (Collection, Particular or Film)

Battle Night time: The Million Greenback Heist (Peacock)

Genius: MLK/X (Nationwide Geographic)

Griselda (Netflix)

Insurgent Ridge (Netflix)

The Insanity (Netflix)

Excellent Actor in a Restricted Tv (Collection, Particular or Film)

Aaron Pierre — Insurgent Ridge (Netflix)

Colman Domingo — The Insanity (Netflix)

Kelvin Harrison Jr. — Genius: MLK/X (Nationwide Geographic)

Kevin Hart — Battle Night time: The Million Greenback Heist (Peacock)

Laurence Fishburne — Clipped (FX/Hulu)

Excellent Actress in a Restricted Tv (Collection, Particular or Film)

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Footage)

Naturi Naughton — Kidnapped at an HBCU: A Black Woman Lacking Film (Lifetime)

Sanaa Lathan — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Footage)

Sofía Vergara — Griselda (Netflix)

Uzo Aduba — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Footage)

Excellent Supporting Actor in a Restricted Tv (Collection, Particular or Film)

Samuel L. Jackson — Battle Night time: The Million Greenback Heist (Peacock)

Excellent Supporting Actress in a Restricted Tv (Collection, Particular or Film)

Taraji P. Henson — Battle Night time: The Million Greenback Heist (Peacock)

Excellent Information/Info (Collection or Particular)

Black Males’s Summit (BET Media Group)

Discovering Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)

Laura Coates Reside (CNN)

NewsNight with Abby Phillip (CNN)

The ReidOut (MSNBC)

Excellent Speak Collection

Hart to Coronary heart (Peacock)

Sherri (Syndicated)

Tamron Corridor Present (Syndicated)

The Jennifer Hudson Present (Syndicated)

The Store Season 7 (YouTube)

Excellent Unique Rating for Tv/Movement Image

Star Wars: The Acolyte (Unique Soundtrack) (Walt Disney Information)

Excellent Actuality Program, Actuality Competitors or Sport Present (Collection)

Celeb Household Feud (ABC)

Excellent Selection Present (Collection or Particular)

Jamie Foxx: What Had Occurred Was… (Netflix)

Excellent Youngsters’s Program

Gracie’s Nook (YouTube TV)

Excellent Efficiency By A Youth (Collection, Particular, Tv Film Or Restricted–Collection)

Leah Sava Jeffries — Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)

Excellent Host in a Speak or Information/Info (Collection or Particular) – Particular person or Ensemble

Pleasure Reid — The Reidout (MSNBC)

Excellent Host in a Actuality/Actuality Competitors, Sport Present or Selection (Collection or Particular) – Particular person or Ensemble

Keke Palmer — Password (NBC)

Excellent Visitor Efficiency

Ayo Edebiri — Saturday Night time Reside (NBC)

Cree Summer season — Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Keegan-Michael Key — Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Marlon Wayans — Bel-Air (Peacock)

Maya Rudolph — Saturday Night time Reside (NBC)

Excellent Animated Collection

Gracie’s Nook (YouTube TV)

Excellent Character Voice-Over Efficiency (Tv)

Cree Summer season — Rugrats (Nickelodeon)

Excellent Quick Kind Collection or Particular – Actuality/Nonfiction /Documentary

The Prince of Demise Row Information (YouTube TV)

Excellent Breakthrough Artistic (Tv)

Ayo Edebiri — The Bear (FX/Hulu)

Excellent Documentary (Tv)

Black Barbie: A Documentary (Netflix)

Black Twitter: A Individuals’s Historical past (Hulu)

Gospel (PBS)

Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)

Dash (Netflix)

Music

Excellent New Artist

Doechii (Capitol Information/High Dawg Leisure)

Excellent Male Artist

Chris Brown (RCA Information/Chris Brown Leisure)

Excellent Feminine Artist

Beyoncé (Columbia Information/Parkwood Leisure LLC)

Excellent Gospel/Christian Album

Reside Breathe Battle — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)

Excellent Worldwide Music

“Hmmm” — Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Information/Chris Brown Leisure)

Excellent Music Video/Visible Album

“Alright” — Victoria Monét (RCA Information/Lovett Music)

“Alter Ego (ALTERnate Model)” — Doechii, JT (Capitol Information/High Dawg Leisure)

“Boy Bye” — Chlöe Bailey (Columbia Information/Parkwood Leisure LLC)

“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, underneath unique license to Interscope Information)

“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Information)

Excellent Album

Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé (Columbia Information/Parkwood Leisure LLC)

Excellent Soundtrack/Compilation Album

Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack) (Tuff Gong/Island Information)

Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Unique Collection) (Hollywood Information)

Cheap Doubt (Season 2) (Unique Soundtrack) (Hollywood Information)

The E book of Clarence (The Movement Image Soundtrack) (Geneva Membership underneath unique license to Roc Nation Information, LLC)

Depraved: The Soundtrack (Republic Information)

Excellent Gospel/Christian Music

“Working for Me” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)

Excellent Jazz Album

Portrait — Samara Pleasure (Verve Information)

Excellent Soul/R&B Music

“16 CARRIAGES” — Beyoncé (Columbia Information/Parkwood Leisure LLC)

“Right here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)

“I Discovered You” — PJ Morton (Morton Information/EMPIRE)

“Residuals” — Chris Brown (RCA Information/Chris Brown Leisure)

“Saturn” — SZA (RCA Information/High Dawg Leisure)

Excellent Hip Hop/Rap Music

“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, underneath unique license to Interscope Information)

Excellent Duo, Group or Collaboration (Conventional)

Adam Blackstone & Fantasia — “Summertime” (BASSic Black Leisure Information/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE)

Excellent Duo, Group or Collaboration (Modern)

Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz — “Piece of My Coronary heart” (RCA Information/Lovett Music)

Excellent Writing in a Comedy Collection

Crystal Jenkins — No Good Deed – “Letters of Intent” (Netflix)

Excellent Writing in a Drama Collection

Ben Watkins — Cross – “Hero Complicated” (Amazon Prime Video)

Excellent Writing in a Tv Film or Particular

Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks — Younger. Wild. Free. (BET+)

Excellent Directing in a Comedy Collection

Tiffany Johnson — The best way to Die Alone – “Belief No One” (Hulu)

Excellent Directing in a Drama Collection

Rapman — Supacell – “Supacell” (Netflix)

Excellent Directing in a Tv Film, Documentary, or Particular

Tina Mabry — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Footage)

Excellent Directing in a Documentary (Tv or Movement Image)

Daybreak Porter — Luther: By no means Too A lot (Sony Music Leisure/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Movies)

Literature

Excellent Literary Work – Fiction

One in every of Us Is aware of: A Thriller — Alyssa Cole (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)

Excellent Literary Work – Nonfiction

Love & Whiskey: The Exceptional True Story of Jack Daniel, His Grasp Distiller Nearest Inexperienced, and the Inconceivable Rise of Uncle Nearest — Fawn Weaver (Melcher Media Inc.)

Excellent Literary Work – Debut Creator

Grown Girl — Sarai Johnson (Harper – HarperCollins Publishers)

Excellent Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Woke up America — JoyAnn Reid (Mariner Books – HarperCollins Publishers)

Excellent Literary Work – Tutorial

Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Pure Hair — Tomesha Faxio (Clarkson Potter – Crown Publishing Group)

Excellent Literary Work – Poetry

This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Modern Black Poets — Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown and Firm)

Excellent Literary Work – Youngsters

You Can Be a Good Buddy (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ E book — Taraji P. Henson (Creator), Paul Kellam (Illustrator) (Zonderkidz – HarperCollins)

Excellent Literary Work – Youth/Teenagers

Brushed Between Cultures: A YA Coming of Age Novel Set in Brooklyn, New York — Samarra St. Hilaire (Samarra St. Hilaire)

Excellent Graphic Novel

Punk Rock Karaoke — Bianca Xunise (Viking Books for Younger Readers)

Podcasting

Excellent Information and Info Podcast

Native Land Pod (iHeartPodcasts, Reasoned Selection Media)

Excellent Life-style/Self–Assist Podcast

We Don’t All the time Agree with Ryan & Sterling (ABF Artistic & Indian Meadows Productions)

Excellent Society and Tradition Podcast

Child, That is Keke Palmer (Wondery)

Membership Shay Shay (Shay Shay Media & The Quantity)

Increased Studying with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay (The Ringer)

We Don’t All the time Agree with Ryan & Sterling (ABF Artistic & Indian Meadows Productions)

What Now? with Trevor Noah (Spotify Studios in partnership with Day Zero Productions and Fulwell 73)

Excellent Sports activities, Arts and Leisure Podcast

Bare Sports activities with Cari Champion (The Black Impact Podcast Community)

Nightcap (Shay Shay Media & The Quantity)

Questlove Supreme (iHeartPodcasts)

R&B Cash Podcast (R&B Cash)

Two Humorous Mamas (Mocha Podcasts Community)

Excellent Podcast – Restricted Collection/Quick Kind

Stranded (Broadway Video)