With the NAACP Image Awards right around the corner, this year’s nominations were announced on Tuesday.
Every year, the NAACP celebrates outstanding performances in film, television, music and literature.
For the 2021 announcement, Anika Noni-Rose, Chloe Bailey, Erika Alexander, Nicco Annan and TC Carson helped reveal this year’s nominees live on Instagram.
Viola Davis, D-Nice, Regina King, Trevor Noah and Tyler Perry are up for the top Entertainer of the Year award. Davis is also nominated for her leading role in “How To Get Away With Murder” and Best Actress in a Motion Picture for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”. King is also up for Best Director for her debut feature “One Night In Miami”.
Honored to be in such awesome company! Thank you @naacpimageaward! đhttps://t.co/rPbnj8qCoW
— Viola Davis (@violadavis) February 2, 2021
Meanwhile, Beyonce topped the music nominations with six nods, while Ledisi has five nominations, and H.E.R., Chloe x Halle and Alicia Keys have four noms each.
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Topping the list of movie nominations is Netflix’s âJingle Jangle: A Christmas Journeyâ got 10 nods and George C. Wolfeâs âMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ and Disney’s âSoulâ got nine each.
In the television category, âBlack-ishâ leads the nominations with 11 in total, while “Lovecraft Country” received eight nods.
Congratulations to #blackish for their 11 @naacpimageaward nominations including:
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross pic.twitter.com/lJLxhfvWWR— black-ish (@blackishabc) February 2, 2021
Netflix was also thrilled with “Bridgerton”‘s three NAACP Image Awards nominations this year.
Huge congrats to the cast of Bridgerton for their three @NAACPImageAward nominations
Outstanding Drama Series
RegĂ©-Jean Page â Outstanding Actor, Drama Series
Adjoa Andoh â Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series pic.twitter.com/0fn0JCj4u6
— Netflix (@netflix) February 2, 2021
Take a look at the full list of nominees below:
Entertainer Of The Year
D-Nice
Regina King
Trevor Noah
Tyler Perry
Viola Davis
Social Justice Impact
April Ryan
Debbie Allen
Lebron James
Stacey Abrams
Tamika Mallory
Outstanding Comedy Series
“#blackAF”
“Black-ish”
“grown-ish”
“Insecure”
“The Last O.G.”
Outstanding Actor In A Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – “Black-ish”
Cedric The Entertainer – “The Neighborhood”
Don Cheadle – “Black Monday”
Idris Elba – “In the Long Run”
Tracy Morgan – “The Last O.G.”
Outstanding Actress In A Comedy Series
Issa Rae – “Insecure”
Folake Olowofoyeku – “Bob Hearts Abishola”
Regina Hall – “Black Monday”
Tracee Ellis Ross – “Black-ish”
Yara Shahidi – “Grown-ish”
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Andre Braugher – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Deon Cole – “Black-ish”
Jay Ellis – “Insecure”
Kenan Thompson – “Saturday Night Live”
Laurence Fishburne – “Black-ish”
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jenifer Lewis – “Black-ish”
Marsai Martin – “Black-ish”
Natasha Rothwell – “Insecure”
Tichina Arnold – “The Neighborhood”
Yvonne Orji – “Insecure”
Outstanding Drama Series
“All Rise”
“Bridgerton”
“Lovecraft Country”
“Power Book II: Ghost”
“This Is Us”
Outstanding Actor In A Drama Series
Jonathan Majors – “Lovecraft Country”
Keith David – “Greenleaf”
Nicco Annan – “P-Valley”
RegĂ©-Jean Page – “Bridgerton”
Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us”
Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series
Angela Bassett – “9-1-1”
Brandee Evans – “P-Valley”
Jurnee Smollett – “Lovecraft Country”
Simone Missick – “All Rise”
Viola Davis – “How To Get Away With Murder”
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Clifford âMethod Manâ Smith – “Power Book II: Ghost”
Delroy Lindo – “The Good Fight”
J. Alphonse Nicholson – “P-Valley”
Jeffrey Wright – “Westworld”
Michael Kenneth Williams – “Lovecraft Country”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Adjoa Andoh – “Bridgerton”
Aunjanue Ellis – “Lovecraft Country”
Lynn Whitfield – “Greenleaf”
Mary J. Blige – “Power Book II: Ghost”
Susan Kelechi Watson – “This Is Us”
Outstanding Television Movie, LimitedâSeries Or Dramatic Special
“Hamilton”
“Little Fires Everywhere”
“Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”
“Sylvieâs Love”
“The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel”
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, LimitedâSeries or Dramatic Special
Blair Underwood – “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”
Chris Rock – “Fargo”
Daveed Diggs – “Hamilton”
Leslie Odom, Jr. – “Hamilton”
Nnamdi Asomugha – “Sylvieâs Love”
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, LimitedâSeries or Dramatic Special
Aunjanue Ellis – “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel”
Kerry Washington – “Little Fires Everywhere”
Michaela Coel – “I May Destroy You”
Octavia Spencer – “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”
Tessa Thompson – “Sylvieâs Love”
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“AM Joy: Remembering John Lewis Special”
“Desus & Mero: The Obama Interview”
“The Color of Covid”
The New York Times Presents “The Killing of Breonna Taylor”
“The Reidout”
Outstanding Talk Series
“Red Table Talk”
“Tamron Hall”
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
“The Oprah Conversation”
“The Shop: Uninterrupted”
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition Or Game Show (Series)
“Celebrity Family Feud”
“Iyanla: Fix My Life”
“Shark Tank”
“United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell”
“Voices of Fire”
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
“8:46”
“Black Is King”
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion”
“VERZUZ”
“Yvonne Orji: Momma I Made It!”
Outstanding Childrenâs Program
“Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices”
“Craig of the Creek”
“Family Reunion”
“Raven’s Home”
“We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical”
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or LimitedâSeries)
Alex R. Hibbert – “The Chi”
Lexi Underwood – “Little Fires Everywhere”
Lyric Ross – “This Is Us”
Marsai Martin – “Black-ish”
Miles Brown – “Black-ish”
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) â Individual or Ensemble
Don Lemon – “CNN Tonight with Don Lemon”
Jada Pinkett Smith – “Red Table Talk”
Joy Reid – “The Riedout”
LeBron James – “The Shop: Uninterrupted”
Trevor Noah – “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) â Individual or Ensemble
Alfonso Ribeiro – “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
Iyanla Vanzant – “Iyanla: Fix My Life”
Steve Harvey – “Celebrity Family Feud”
W. Kamau Bell – “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell”
RuPaul – “RuPaulâs Drag Race”
Outstanding Guest Performance – Comedy or Drama Series
Chris Rock – “Saturday Night Live”
Courtney B. Vance – “Lovecraft Country”
Dave Chappelle – “Saturday Night Live”
Issa Rae – “Saturday Night Live”
Loretta Devine – “P-Valley”
Outstanding Animated Series
“Big Mouth”
“Central Park”
“Doc McStuffins”
“She-Ra and the Princesses of Power”
“Star Trek: Lower Decks”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
Aisha Tyler – “Archer”
Courtney B. Vance – “Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story”
Dawnn Lewis – “Star Trek: Lower Decks”
Deon Cole – “Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Laya DeLeon Hayes – “Doc McStuffins”
Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama
“#FreeRayshawn”
“CripTales”
“Lazor Wulf”
“Mapleworth Murders”
“Sincerely, Camille”
Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series
Giancarlo Esposito – “The Broken and the Bad”
J.B. Smoove – “Mapleworth Murders”
Jasmine Cephas Jones – “#FreeRayshawn”
Laurence Fishburne – “#FreeRayshawn”
Stephan James – “#FreeRayshawn”
Outstanding Short Form Series – Reality/Nonfiction
“American Masters – Unladylike2020”
“Benedict Men”
“Between The Scenes – The Daily Show”
“In The Making”
“Inspire Change Series”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Katori Hall – “P-Valley”
Keith Knight – “Woke”
Ramy Youssef – “Ramy”
Raynelle Swilling – “Cherish the Day”
Teri Schaffer – “Cherish the Day”
Outstanding New Artist
Chika – High Rises
Doja Cat – Say So
D Smoke – Black Habits
Giveon – When It’s All Said And Done
Skip Marley – Higher Place
Outstanding Male Artist
Big Sean – Detroit 2
Black Thought – Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able
Charlie Wilson – All of My Love
Drake – Laugh Now, Cry Later
John Legend – Bigger Love
Outstanding Female Artist
BeyoncĂ© – Black Parade
H.E.R. – I Can’t Breathe
Jazmine Sullivan – Lost One
Ledisi – Anything For You
Alicia Keys – Alicia
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
“I Can’t Breathe” – H.E.R.
“Anything For You” – Ledisi
“Black is King” – BeyonceÂŽ
“Brown Skin Girl” – Beyonce’ feat WizKid, SAINt JHN, Blu Ivy Carter
“Do It” – Chloe x Halle
Outstanding Album
Alicia – Alicia Keys
b7 – Brandy
Bigger Love – John Legend
Chilombo – JhenĂ© Aiko
The Wild Card – LEDISI
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Music from the Netflix Film) – Branford Marsalis
Insecure: Music from the HBO Original Series – Various Artists
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey – Various Artists
Soul Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste and Tom MacDougall
The First Ladies of Gospel: The Clark Sisters Biopic Soundtrack – Donald Lawrence
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
Chosen Vessel – Marvin Sapp
Gospel According to PJ – PJ Morton
I Am – Koryn Hawthorne
Kierra – Kierra Sheard
The Return – The Clark Sisters
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“All in His Plan” – PJ Morton
“Never Lost” – CeCe Winans
“Something Has To Break” – Kierra Sheard feat. Tasha Cobbs-Leonard
“Strong God” – Kirk Franklin
“Touch from You” – Tamela Mann
Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental
Be Water – Christian Sands
Music From and Inspired By Soul – Jon Batiste
Omega – Immanuel Wilkins
Reciprocity – George Burton
The Iconoclast – Barry Stephenson
Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal
Donny Duke and Wonder – Nathan Mitchell
Holy Room – Live at Alte Oper – Somi
Pulling Off The Covers – Mike Phillips
Stronger – Jeff Bradshaw
The Eddy (From The Netflix Original Series) – The Eddy
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
“I Can’t Breathe” – H.E.R.
“Anything For You” – LEDISI
“B.S.” feat. H.E.R – JhenĂ© Aiko
“Black Parade” – Beyonce
“Do It” – Chloe x Halle
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
“Deep Reverence” feat. Nipsey Hussle – Big Sean
“Savage Remix” – Megan Thee Stallion feat. BeyoncĂ©
“Cool Off” – Missy Elliott
“Laugh Now, Cry Later” – Drake
“Life Is Good” – Future & Drake
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
Alicia Keys feat. Jill Scott – “Jill Scott”
Chloe x Halle – “Wonder What She Thinks Of Me”
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis feat. Babyface – “He Don’t Know Nothin’ Bout It”
Kem feat. Toni Braxton – “Live Out Your Love”
Ledisi and PJ Morton – “Anything For You”
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
Alicia Keys feat. Khalid – “So Done”
Big Sean feat. Nipsey Hussle – “Deep Reverence”
Chloe x Halle – “Do It”
JhenĂ© Aiko feat. H.E.R. – “B.S.”
Megan Thee Stallion feat. BeyoncĂ© – “Savage Remix”
Outstanding International Song
“Blessed” – Buju Banton
“Lockdown” – Original Koffee
“Pressure (Remix)” – Original Koffee feat. Buju Banton
“Tanana” – Davido feat. Tiwa Savage
“Temptation” – Tiwa Savage
Outstanding Producer of the Year
Donald Lawrence
Hit-Boy
Jathan Wilson
Sean Keys
TM88
Outstanding Motion Picture
“Bad Boys For Life”
“Da 5 Bloods”
“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“One Night In Miami…”
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Anthony Mackie – “The Banker”
Chadwick Boseman – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Delroy Lindo – “Da 5 Bloods”
Forest Whitaker – “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
Will Smith – “Bad Boys For Life”
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Issa Rae – “The Photograph”
Janelle MonĂĄe – “Antebellum”
Madalen Mills – “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
Tracee Ellis Ross – “The High Note”
Viola Davis – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Aldis Hodge – “One Night In Miami…”
Chadwick Boseman – “Da 5 Bloods”
Clarke Peters – “Da 5 Bloods”
Colman Domingo – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Glynn Turman – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Anika Noni Rose – “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
Gabourey Sidibe – “Antebellum”
Nia Long – “The Banker”
Phylicia Rashad – “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
Taylour Paige – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“Emperor”
“Farewell Amor”
“Miss Juneteenth”
“The 24th”
“The Banker”
Outstanding International Motion Picture
“Ainu Mosir”
“His House”
“Night of the Kings”
“The Last Tree”
“The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a se)”
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Dayo Okeniyi – “Emperor”
Dominique Fishback – “Project Power”
Jahi DiâAllo Winston – “Charm City Kings”
Jahzir Bruno – “The Witches”
Madalen Mills – “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
“Da 5 Bloods”
“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Soul”
“The Banker”
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
“Onward”
“Over the Moon”
“Scoob!”
“Soul”
“Trolls World Tour”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson aka Questlove – “Soul”
Angela Bassett – “Soul”
Chris Rock – “The Witches”
Jamie Foxx – “Soul”
Phylicia Rashad – “Soul”
Outstanding Short Form. (Live Action)
“Baldwin Beauty”
“Black Boy Joy”
“Gets Good Light”
“Home”
“Mr. & Mrs. Ellis”
Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
“Canvas”
“Cops and Robbers”
“Loop”
“The Power of Hope”
“Windup”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
Loira Limbal – “Through the Night”
Melissa Haizlip – “Mr. Soul!”
Nadia Hallgren – “Becoming”
Radha Blank – “The Forty-Year-Old Version”
Remi Weekes – “His House”
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
“All In: The Fight For Democracy”
“Coded Bias”
“John Lewis: Good Trouble”
“Mr. Soul!”
“On the Record”
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
“And She Could Be Next”
“Black Love”
“Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade”
“The Last Dance”
“Unsung”
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Issa Rae – “Insecure” – “Lowkey Feelin’ Myself”
Lee Eisenberg, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon – “Little America” – “The Rock”
Michaela Coel – “I May Destroy You” – “Ego Death”
Mindy Kaling, Lang Fisher – “Never Have I Ever” – “Pilot”
Rajiv Joseph – “Little America” – “The Manager”
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Attica Locke – “Little Fires Everywhere” – “The Spider Web”
Erika L. Johnson, Mark Richard – “The Good Lord Bird” – “A Wicked Plot”
Jessica Lamour – “Little Voice” – “Love Hurts”
Katori Hall – “P-Valley” – “Perpetratin'”
Tanya Barfield – “Mrs. America” – “Shirley”
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin, D. Rodney Carter, Emily Goldwyn, Rob Haze, Zuri Salahuddin, Bennett Webber, Evan Williams, Will Miles – “Sherman’s Showcase Black History Month Spectacular”
Eugene Ashe – “Sylvie’s Love”
Geri Cole – “The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special”
Lin-Manuel Miranda – “Hamilton”
Sylvia L. Jones, Camille Tucker – “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel”
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
David E. Talbert – “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
Kemp Powers – “One Night in Miami…”
Lee Isaac Chung – “Minari”
Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, Mike Jones – “Soul”
Radha Blank – “The Forty-Year-Old Version”
Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Mary Mazzio – “A Most Beautiful Thing”
Melissa Haizlip – “Mr. Soul!”
Nile Cone – “The Beat Don’t Stop”
Royal Kennedy Rodgers – “Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story”
Yoruba Richen, Elia Gasull Balada, Valerie Thomas – “The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show”
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Anya Adams – “Black-ish” – “Hair Day”
Aurora Guerrero – “Little America” – “The Jaguar”
Eric Dean Seaton â “Black-ish” – “Our Wedding Dre”
Kabir Akhtar – “Never Have I Ever” – “⊠started a nuclear war”
Sam Miller, Michaela Coel – “I May Destroy You” – “Ego Death”
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Cheryl Dunye – “Lovecraft Country” – “Strange Case”
Hanelle Culpepper – “Star Trek: Picard” – “Remembrance”
Misha Green – “Lovecraft Country” – “Jig-a-Bobo”
Nzingha Stewart – “Little Fires Everywhere” – “The Uncanny”
Steve McQueen – “Small Axe” – “Mangrove”
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
BeyoncĂ© Knowles Carter, Emmanuel Adeji, Blitz Bazawule, Kwasi Fordjour – “Black Is King”
Christine Swanson – “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel”
Chuck Vinson, Alan Muraoka – “The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special”
Eugene Ashe – “Sylvieâs Love”
Kamilah Forbes – “Between The World And Me”
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
David E. Talbert – “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
George C. Wolfe – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Gina Prince-Bythewood – “The Old Guard”
Radha Blank – “The Forty-Year-Old Version”
Regina King – “One Night in Miami…”
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Keith McQuirter – “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem”
Muta’Ali – “Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn”
Sam Pollard, Maro Chermayeff – “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (Ep. 1 & 2)”
Simcha Jacobovici – “Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade”
Yoruba Richen – “The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show”
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
Black Bottom Saints – Alice Randall
Lakewood – Megan Giddings
Riot Baby – Tochi Onyebuchi
The Awkward Black Man – Walter Mosley
The Vanishing Half – Brit Bennett
Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
A Black Womenâs History of the United States – Daina Berry
A Promised Land – Barack Obama
Driving While Black – Gretchen Sorin
Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America – Michael Eric Dyson
We’re Better Than This – Elijah Cummings
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
A Knock at Midnight – Brittany Barnett
Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World – Cole Brown
Lakewood – Megan Giddings
The Compton Cowboys – Walter Thompson-Hernandez
We’re Better Than This – Elijah Cummings
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America’s First All-Black High School Rowing Team – Arshay Cooper
A Promised Land – Barack Obama
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice – Deborah Draper
The Dead Are Arising – Les Payne, Tamara Payne
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL’s First Black Player – Willie O’Ree
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
Do Right by Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Space – Valerie Harrison
Living Lively – Haile Thomas
The Black Foster Youth Handbook – Ăngela Quijada-Banks
The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith–Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally – Kimberla Lawson Roby
Vegetable Kingdom – Bryant Terry
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Homie – Danez Smith
Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry – John Murillo
Seeing the Body – Rachel Eliza Griffiths
The Age of Phillis – HonorĂ©e Jeffers
Un-American – Hafizah Geter
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
I Promise – LeBron James, Nina Mata
Just Like a Mama – Alice Faye Duncan, Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice – Nikki Grimes, Laura Freeman
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm – Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver – Gene Barretta, Frank Morrison
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
Before the Ever After – Jacqueline Woodson
Black Brother, Black Brother – Jewell Parker Rhodes
Dear Justyce – Nic Stone
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning – Jason Reynolds
This is Your Time – Ruby Bridges
The 52nd NAACP Image Awards will air on March 27, 2021.