America celebrated the 54th NAACP Image Awards, which is presented by the NAACP, and honours outstanding representations and achievements of people of colour in motion pictures, television, music, and literature in the 2022 calendar year.
Hosting the ceremony this year is none other than QUEEN LATIFAH. The awards show broadcasts from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, airing at 8 p.m. ET on BET on 25th February 2023. It also simulcasts across Paramount Global networks (including BET HER, CBS, CMT, Comedy Central, LOGO, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, POP TV, Smithsonian, TV Land, and VH1).
Presentations of untelevised categories Livestream from 20th-24th February 2023 on the ceremony’s website.
NAACP announced the nominations on 12th January 2023, with the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever leading the nominations with twelve nods, following the television sitcom Abbott Elementary which led the television categories with nine nominations.
In the music recording categories, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations with five each. For the first time in the history of the awards ceremony, it adds three categories in the motion picture and television categories to reward Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Make-Up and Outstanding Costume Design.
See the list below;
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
“Take My Hand” – Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
“Finding Me” – Viola Davis
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
“Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen” – George McCalman
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Autobiography
“Scenes from My Life” – Michael K. Williams, Jon Sternfeld
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
“Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration” – Tracey Lewis-Giggetts
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
“To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness” – Robin Coste Lewis
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
“Stacey’s Remarkable Books” – Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
“Cookies & Milk” – Shawn Amos
Outstanding Variety or Game Show (Series or Special)
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Tabitha Brown – “Tab Time”
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
“Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls”
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Jennifer Hudson – “The Jennifer Hudson Show”
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“ABC News 20/20 Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts”
Outstanding International Song
“No Woman No Cry” – Tems
Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental
“JID014 (Jazz is Dead)” – Henry Franklin, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“Positive” – Erica Campbell
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Kingdom Book One” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
Silk Sonic – “Love’s Train”
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
Chris Brown feat. Wizkid – “Call Me Every Day”
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
“Lift Me Up” – Rihanna
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – Music From and Inspired By – Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan
Outstanding Male Artist
Chris Brown – “BREEZY” (Deluxe)
Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé – “Renaissance”
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
“Cuff It” – Beyoncé
Outstanding Hip-Hop/Rap Song
“Hotel Lobby” – Quavo, Takeoff
Outstanding Album
“Renaissance” – Beyoncé
