2023 NAACP Image Awards – Winners List
The 54th NAACP Image Awards were televised tonight to honour the contributions and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, literature and music.
The televised portion of the award show aired last night, hosted by the incomparable Queen Latifah. The presentations to the winners from the un-televised portion of the ceremony were streamed live between February 20 and February 24 on the NAACP Image Awards website.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever received the most nominations in the film categories this year with 12 nods, while Abbott Elementary led the television categories with nine noms.
Check out the full list of winners below.
NAACP Film & TV Awards
Entertainer of the Year

Angela Bassett – Winner
Mary J. Blige
Quinta Brunson
Viola Davis
Zendaya
Outstanding Motion Picture

A Jazzman’s Blues
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Winner
Emancipation
The Woman King
Till
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Aldis Hodge, Black Adam
Cliff “Method Man” Smith, On The Come Up
Jalyn Hall, Till
John Boyega, The Woman King
Tenoch Huerta, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Winner
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Daniel Kaluuya, Nope
Jonathan Majors, Devotion
Joshua Boone, A Jazzman’s Blues
Sterling K. Brown, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul
Will Smith, Emancipation – Winner
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Winner
Danai Gurira, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Janelle Monáe, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Lashana Lynch, The Woman King
Lupita Nyong’o, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Keke Palmer, Alice
Letitia Wright, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Regina Hall, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul
Viola Davis, The Woman King – Winner
Outstanding International Motion Picture

Athena
Broker
Bantú Mama – Winner
Learn to Swim
The Silent Twins
Viola Davis, The Woman King – Winner
Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary – Winner
Atlanta
Black-ish
Rap Sh!t
The Wonder Years
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Damson Idris, Snowfall
Jabari Banks, Bel-Air
Kofi Siriboe, Queen Sugar
Nicco Annan, P-Valley – Winner
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Angela Bassett, 9-1-1 – Winner
Brandee Evans, P-Valley
Queen Latifah, The Equalizer
Rutina Wesley, Queen Sugar
Zendaya, Euphoria
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

Debbie Allen, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul – Winner
Gina Prince-Bythewood, Women of the Movement
Hanelle Culpepper, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Kasi Lemmons, Women of the Movement
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

Aurin Squire, The Good Fight
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Kindred
Davita Scarlett, The Good Fight
Joshua Allen, From Scratch
Marissa Jo Cerar, Women of the Movement – Winner
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
Deon Cole, Black-ish
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary – Winner
William Stanford Davis, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Cedric The Entertainer, The Neighborhood – Winner
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Dulé Hill, The Wonder Years
Mike Epps, The Upshaws
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary – Winner
Jenifer Lewis, Black-ish
Marsai Martin, Black-ish
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Wanda Sykes, The Upshaws
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Loretta Devine, Family Reunion
Maya Rudolph, Loot
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary – Winner
Tichina Arnold, The Neighborhood
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons
From Scratch
The Best Man: The Final Chapters –Winner
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Women of the Movement
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Glynn Turman, Women of the Movement
Keith David, From Scratch – Winner
Omar Benson Miller, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Russell Hornsby, Mike
Terrence “TC” Carson, A Wesley Christmas
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Morris Chestnut, The Best Man: The Final Chapters – Winner
Samuel L. Jackson, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Terrence Howard, The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Trevante Rhodes, Mike
Wendell Pierce, Don’t Hang Up
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Alexis Floyd, Inventing Anna
Danielle Deadwyler, From Scratch
Melissa De Sousa, The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Nia Long, The Best Man: The Final Chapters – Winner
Phylicia Rashad, Little America
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Niecy Nash-Betts, Dahmer – Winner
Regina Hall, The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Sanaa Lathan, The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Viola Davis, The First Lady
Zoe Saldaña, From Scratch
Outstanding Talk Series

Hart to Heart
Red Table Talk
Sherri – Winner
Tamron Hall
Uninterrupted: The Shop
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition Series or Game Show

Legendary
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls – Winner
Shark Tank
Sweet Life: Los Angeles
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
NAACP Special Awards
President’s Award
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union
Jackie Robinson Sports Award
Serena Williams
Vanguard Award
Bethann Hardison
Social Justice Impact Award
Benjamin Crump
Activist of the Year
Dr. Derrick L. Foward
Youth Activist of the Year
Bradley Ross Jackson
NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award
Nabiha Syed
Chairman’s Award
Congressman Bennie G. Thompson