The 56th 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 2024 calendar year. The ceremony will air on February 22, 2025, on BET and simulcasted on CBS. Non–televised Image Awards categories will be livestreamed February 21 on the Image Awards website.[1][2]

Submissions were received online from August 26 to November 8, 2024, and public online voting on the shortlisted nominations for performance categories are set to run from January 7 to February 7, 2025, on the Image Awards website.[3][4][5]

Winners and nominees

All nominees are listed below, and the winners will be listed in bold.[6][7][8]

Special Awards

Entertainer of the Year

Motion Picture

Outstanding Motion Picture Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Outstanding International Motion Picture Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture
Outstanding Short Form (Live Action) Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
  • Superman Doesn't Steal
    • Chocolate with Sprinkles
    • Definitely Not a Monster
    • If They Took Us Back
    • My Brother & Me
  • Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz “Jackie Robinson”
    • if(fy)
    • Nate & John
    • Self
    • Walk in the Light
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film
  • Anthony B. Jenkins — The Deliverance
  • Blake Cameron James — We Grown Now
  • Percy Daggs IV — Never Let Go
  • Jeremiah Daniels — Color Book
  • Skylar Aleece Smith — The Piano Lesson

Documentary

Outstanding Documentary (Motion Picture) Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Outstanding Documentary (Television) Outstanding Short Form Documentary
  • How to Sue the Klan
    • Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps
    • Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call
    • Judging Juries
    • Silent Killer

Television

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Special
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Special Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Special
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Special Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Special
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary or Special Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie, Documentary or Special

Overall Acting

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television) Outstanding Guest Performance
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series)

Reality and Variety

Outstanding Talk Series Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition Series or Game Show
Outstanding News / Information – (Series or Special) Outstanding Host in a Talk or News / Information (Series or Special)
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special) Outstanding Host in a Reality, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special)

Other Categories

Outstanding Short-Form Series or Special - Reality/Nonfiction/Documentary Outstanding Animated Series
  • The Prince of Death Row Records
    • In the Margins
    • NCAA Basketball on CBS Sports
    • Roots of Resistance
    • SC Featured
Outstanding Children's Program Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

Costume Design, Make-up and Hairstyling

Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Make-up
  • Paul Tazewell — Wicked
    • Ernesto Martinez — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
    • Megan Coates — Shirley
    • Gersha Phillips — The Big Cigar
    • Francine Jamison-Tanchuck — The Piano Lesson
  • Debi Young — Shirley
    • Carol Rasheed — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
    • Rebecca Lee — Shōgun
    • Matiki Anoff — The Book of Clarence
    • Para Malden — The Piano Lesson
Outstanding Hairstyling
  • Lawrence Davis — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
    • Terry Hunt — Bel-Air
    • Nakoya Yancey — Shirley
    • Brian Badie — The Penguin
    • Andrea Mona Bowman — The Piano Lesson

Stunt

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)

Recording

Outstanding Album Outstanding New Artist
Outstanding Male Artist Outstanding Female Artist
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
Outstanding International Song Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
  • "Alright" — Victoria Monét
  • "Alter Ego (ALTERnate Version)" — Doechii, JT
  • "Boy Bye" — Chloe Bailey
  • "Not Like Us" — Kendrick Lamar
  • "Yeah Glo!" — GloRilla
Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
Outstanding Jazz Album

Podcast and Social Media

Outstanding News and Information Podcast Outstanding Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast
  • We Don't Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling
    • Balanced Black Girl
    • Is This Going to Cause An Argument
    • The R Spot with Iyanla
    • Therapy for Black Girls
Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast Outstanding Sports, Arts and Entertainment Podcast
  • Naked Sports with Cari Champion
  • Nightcap
  • Questlove Supreme
  • R&B Money Podcast
  • Two Funny Mamas
Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form Social Media Personality of the Year
  • Stranded
    • About the Journey
    • Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown
    • The Wonder of Stevie
    • When We Win with Maya Rupert

Literary

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
  • Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest — Fawn Weaver
    • A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune — Noliwe Rooks
    • Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories that Changed the World — Daniela Edmeier, Damarius Johnson, Nicholas B. Breyfogle and Steven Conn
    • The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience — Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine
    • The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America — Larry Tye
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
  • Grown Woman — Sarai Johnson
    • A Kind of Madness — Uche Okonkwo
    • AfroCentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture — Shirley Neal
    • Masquerade — O.O. Sangoyomi
    • Swift River — Essie Chambers
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
  • Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair — Tomesha Faxio
    • Black Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionally Reclaiming Your Delight — Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggets
    • I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free (A Feeding the Soul Book) — Tabitha Brown
    • Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us — Chanté Griffin
    • Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Inner Resilience — Rebecca Moore and Amberlee Green
  • This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets — Kwame Alexander
    • Bluff: Poems — Danez Smith
    • Good Dress — Brittany Rogers
    • Load in Nine Times: Poems — Frank X Walker
    • Song of My Softening — Omotara James
Outstanding Literary Work – Children Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
  • You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book — Taraji P. Henson and Paul Kellam
    • All I Need to Be — Rachel Ricketts, Tiffany Rose and Luana Horry
    • Cicely Tyson — Renée Watson and Sherry Shine
    • Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair — Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
    • My Hair Is a Book — Maisha Oso and London Ladd
  • Brushed Between Cultures: A YA Coming of Age Novel Set in Brooklyn, New York — Samarra St. Hilaire
Outstanding Graphic Novel
  • Punk Rock Karaoke — Bianca Xunise
    • Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined — David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson
    • Black Defender: The Awakening — Dr. David Washington, Mr. Zhengis Tasbolatov and Mr. Billy Blanks
    • Gamerville — Johnnie Christmas
    • Ghost Roast — Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs and Emily Cannon

References

  1. ^ Grein, Paul (June 6, 2024). "Here's the Date of the 2025 NAACP Image Awards — and All Key Dates". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Jones, Okla (June 6, 2024). "NAACP And BET Reveal Date For The 56th NAACP Image Awards". Essence. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  3. ^ Stewart, Shelby (January 6, 2025). "NAACP Unveils Nominees For 56th Image Awards, Celebrating Black Talent Across Film, TV, Music, And Literature". Essence. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Chlöe Bailey and NAACP President Derrick Johnson reveal nominees for 56th NAACP Image Awards". CBS News. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Pond, Steve (January 7, 2025). "Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar Nominated for NAACP Image Awards' Top Prize". TheWrap. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Jackson, Angelique (January 7, 2025). "NAACP Image Awards: Ayo Edebiri, Keke Palmer, GloRilla, 'The Piano Lesson' and 'Fight Night' Lead Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  7. ^ Lewis, Hilary (January 7, 2025). "NAACP Image Awards Nominations: 'The Piano Lesson' Leads Film Nods With 14". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  8. ^ Grein, Paul (January 7, 2025). "GloRilla, Kendrick Lamar, Doechii & More Score 2025 NAACP Image Awards Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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