NAACP Image Award Winners Include Regé-Jean Page, Megan Thee Stallion, and VERZUZ

Bridgerton hottie Regé-Jean Page was celebrated as one of the best of Black entertainment this weekend, accepting the award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series at the NAACP’s televised Image Awards ceremony on March 27. Anthony Anderson hosted the evening, which included bursts of humor like Issa Rae thanking fellow nominee Tracee Ellis Ross for not winning (“Bad bitches don’t lose often, but when they do, they don’t care�), as well as moving moments, like Chadwick Boseman’s widow accepting awards on his behalf and tearfully advocating for colon-cancer screenings. The NAACP rolled out winners for this year’s Image Awards in the week leading up to the TV special. Honors went to artists like Beyoncé (just off her record-breaking Grammy wins), Doja Cat, Drake, and Megan Thee Stallion. On the film and TV side, Soul, Jamie Foxx, and mini-mogul Marsai Martin picked up awards, along with beef-filled shows like VERZUZ and Red Table Talk. Among the other honorees was dad-podcaster Barack Obama for his book A Promised Land, while special awards went to Misty Copeland and LeBron James. Check out the full list of winners below.

Entertainer of the Year
D-Nice

Outstanding Motion Picture
Bad Boys for Life

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Chadwick Boseman — Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Social Justice Impact
Stacey Abrams

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis — Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Issa Rae — Insecure

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis — How To Get Away With Murder

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Regé-Jean Page — Bridgerton

President’s Award
LeBron James

Hall of Fame Award
Eddie Murphy

Outstanding Comedy Series  
Insecure    
            
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series         
Anthony Anderson — black-ish
 
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series  
Deon Cole — black-ish
            
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series           
Marsai Martin — black-ish
 
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture  
Chadwick Boseman — Da 5 Bloods
            
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture           
Phylicia Rashad — Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
 
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
 
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture         
Madalen Mills — Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
 
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)         
Nadia Hallgren — Becoming
 
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture 
The Banker
 
Outstanding International Motion Picture 
NIGHT OF THE KINGS

Outstanding Drama Series
Power Book II: Ghost
 
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series     
Clifford “Method Man� Smith — Power Book II: Ghost
            
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series  
Mary J. Blige — Power Book II: Ghost
 
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
 
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special       
Blair Underwood — Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
            
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special    
Octavia Spencer — Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
            
Key of Life Award
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
 
Jackie Robinson Sports Award
Stephen Curry

Outstanding New Artist         
Doja Cat — “Say So�
            
Outstanding Male Artist        
Drake — “Laugh Now, Cry Later�
            
Outstanding Female Artist     
Beyoncé — “Black Parade�
 
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song 
“Do It� — Chloe x Halle
 
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song        
“Savage Remix� — Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
            
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)      
Chloe x Halle — “Wonder What She Thinks Of Me�
            
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)            
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé — “Savage Remix�
 
Outstanding Album    
Chilombo — Jhené Aiko
 
Outstanding Producer of the Year 
Hit-Boy
 
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album       
“Brown Skin Girl� — Beyoncé feat. WizKid, SAINt JHN, Blue Ivy Carter
 
Outstanding Jazz Album - Instrumental        
Music From and Inspired By Soul — Jon Batiste
            
Outstanding Jazz Album - Vocal        
Holy Room - Live at Alte Oper — Somi
 
Outstanding International Song        
“Lockdown� — Original Koffee
 
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album          
Soul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste, and Tom MacDougall
 
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song 
“Touch from you� — Tamela Mann
 
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album           
The Return — The Clark Sisters
 
Special Award — Sports Award II 
WNBA Player’s Association (Nneka Ogqumike, accepting on behalf of WNBAPA)

Outstanding Talk Series
Red Table Talk
 
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition or Game Show 
Celebrity Family Feud
 
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special) 
VERZUZ
 
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
The New York Times Presents: The Killing of Breonna Taylor
 
Outstanding Children’s Program
Family Reunion
 
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Marsai Martin — Black-ish
 
Outstanding Animated Series            
Doc McStuffins            
 
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture 
Soul
 
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)         
Laya DeLeon Hayes — Doc McStuffins
 
Outstanding Character Voice-over Performance - Motion Picture 
Jamie Foxx — Soul
 
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) — Individual or Ensemble    
Trevor Noah — The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
            
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) — Individual or Ensemble    
Steve Harvey — Celebrity Family Feud
            
Outstanding Guest Performance — Comedy or Drama Series           
Loretta Devine — P-Valley
 
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)     
Raynelle Swilling — Cherish the Day

Special Award — The Founder’s Award
Toni Vaz

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Michaela Coel — I May Destroy You, episode 112, “Ego Death�

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Attica Locke — Little Fires Everywhere — episode 104, “The Spider Web�

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Geri Cole — The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Radha Blank — The Forty-Year-Old Version

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Anya Adams — black-ish — episode 611, “Hair Day�

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Hanelle Culpepper — Star Trek: Picard — episode 101, “Remembrance�

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
Eugene Ashe — Sylvie’s Love

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Gina Prince-Bythewood — The Old Guard

Outstanding Short Form Series — Comedy or Drama
#FreeRayshawn

Outstanding Performance in a Short Form
Laurence Fishburne — #FreeRayshawn

Outstanding Short Form Series — Reality/Nonfiction
“Between The Scenes� — The Daily Show With Trevor Noah

Outstanding Short-Film (Live Action)
Black Boy Joy

Outstanding Short-Film (Animated)
Canvas

Special Award — Spingarn Medal
Misty Copeland

Outstanding Literary Work — Fiction
The Awkward Black Man — Walter Mosley

Outstanding Literary Work — Nonfiction        
A Promised Land — Barack Obama

Outstanding Literary Work — Debut Author
We’re Better Than This — Elijah Cummings

Outstanding Literary Work — Biography/Autobiography   
The Dead Are Arising — Les Payne, Tamara Payne

Outstanding Literary Work — Instructional    
Vegetable Kingdom — Bryant Terry

Outstanding Literary Work — Poetry
The Age of Phillis — Honorée Jeffers

Outstanding Literary Work — Children  
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm — Katheryn Russell-Brown and Eric Velasquez

Outstanding Literary Work — Youth/Teens
Before the Ever After — Jacqueline Woodson

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) 
Keith McQuirter — By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)     
Melissa Haizlip — Mr. SOUL!

Outstanding Documentary (Film)
John Lewis: Good Trouble

Outstanding Documentary (Television - Series or Special)
The Last Dance

Special Award — Youth Activist of the Year
Madison Potts

Special Award - Activist of the Year
Reverend Dr. Wendell Anthony