Starting up the year with good vibes and nominations; The nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards are officially in, with Netflix taking the lead with 51 nominations overall for titles across film; and TV including Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Bridgertonand Da 5 Bloods.
Set to air across all ViacomCBS Networks including BET, CBS and MTV on Saturday, March 27th at 8 p.m. ET; the 52nd NAACP Image Awards honors the accomplishments of BIPOC artists across TV, music, film and literature.
Additional titles receiving nominations Tuesday include; ABC’s Black-ish, Miss Juneteenth, Soul, HBO’s I May Destroy You and Insecure.
Up for the entertainer of the year honor are D-Nice, Regina King, Viola Davis, Trevor Noah and Tyler Perry. Receiving a nomination for the new Social Impact honor are April Ryan, Debbie Allen, Lebron James, Stacey Abrams and Tamika Mallory.
Anika Noni-Rose, Chloe Bailey, Erika Alexander and Nicco Annan and TC Carson presented the nominees this morning.
List Of Some Of The NAACP Image Award Nominees
SPECIAL AWARDS
Social Justice Impact
April Ryan
Debbie Allen
Lebron James
Stacey Abrams
Tamika Mallory
Entertainer of the Year
D-Nice
Regina King
Viola Davis
Trevor Noah
Tyler Perry
TELEVISION + STREAMING
Outstanding Comedy Series
#blackAF (Netflix)
Black-ish (ABC)
grown-ish (Freeform)
Insecure (HBO)
The Last O.G. (TBS)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish (ABC)
Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood (CBS)
Don Cheadle – Black Monday (Showtime)
Idris Elba – In the Long Run (Starz)
Tracy Morgan – The Last O.G. (TBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO)
Folake Olowofoyeku – Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS)
Regina Hall – Black Monday (Showtime)
Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish (ABC)
Yara Shahidi – Grown-ish (Freeform)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
Deon Cole – Black-ish (ABC)
Jay Ellis – Insecure (HBO)
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Laurence Fishburne – Black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jenifer Lewis – Black-ish (ABC)
Marsai Martin – Black-ish (ABC)
Natasha Rothwell – Insecure (HBO)
Tichina Arnold – The Neighborhood (CBS)
Yvonne Orji – Insecure (HBO)
Outstanding Drama Series
All Rise (CBS)
Bridgerton (Netflix)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
This Is Us (NBC)
See full list here.