2022 NAACP Image Awards Winners Include Jazmine Sullivan, Red Table Talk, and More

Let the week of wins begin. The NAACP has started to roll out winners for the 2022 Image Awards. Nightly virtual ceremonies will culminate in a February 26 live show on BET at 8 p.m. ET to announce the winners in top categories. Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the show will also feature a performance by Mary J. Blige. Issa Rae’s HBO series Insecure and Jeymes Samuel’s Netflix movie The Harder They Fall led the 53rd NAACP Image Awards nominations with 12 nods apiece. For her podcast Jemele Hill Is Unbothered, Jemele Hill was the first person to collect two awards this year. Other honorees included artists like Jazmine Sullivan and Silk Sonic. Meanwhile, all of the, uh, intimate information Will Smith shared in his memoir earned him this year’s award for outstanding literary work in the autobiography category. And he’s not the only winner in his family — Jada-Pinkett Smith and Willow Smith were both recognized via Red Table Talk’s win for Outstanding Talk Series. Check out the full list of winners so far below.

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Colin in Black & White

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Kevin Hart — True Story

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Taraji P. Henson — Annie Live!

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Courtney B. Vance — Genius: Aretha

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Regina Hall — Nine Perfect Strangers

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–series)
Miles Brown — black-ish

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Deon Cole — black-ish

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Natasha Rothwell — Insecure

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Cliff “Method Man� Smith — Power Book II: Ghost

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Mary J. Blige — Power Book II: Ghost

Outstanding Drama Series
Queen Sugar

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Angel Kristi Williams — Colin in Black & White

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Daniel Kaluuya — Judas and the Black Messiah

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Regina King — The Harder They Fall

Outstanding Documentary (Film)
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
CODA

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
Encanto

NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award
Dr. Safiya Noble

Outstanding Jazz Album — Instrumental
Sounds from the Ancestors — Kenny Garrett
 
Outstanding Jazz Album — Vocal
Generations — The Baylor Project

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“Help Me� — Tamela Mann feat. The Fellas

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
Overcomer — Tamela Mann

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
Silk Sonic — “Leave the Door Open�

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
Tobe Nwigwe Feat. Fat Nwigwe — “Fye Fye�

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
The Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) — JAY-Z & Jeymes Samuel

Outstanding International Song
“Essence� — Wizkid featuring Tems & Justin Bieber
 
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
“Essence� — Wizkid featuring Tems
 
Outstanding New Artist
Saweetie — “Best Friend� Ft. Doja Cat

Outstanding Male Artist
Anthony Hamilton — Love Is The New Black
 
Outstanding Female Artist
Jazmine Sullivan — Heaux Tales
 
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
“Pick Up Your Feelings� — Jazmine Sullivan
 
Outstanding Hip-Hop/Rap Song
“Fye Fye� — Tobe Nwigwe Feat. Fat Nwigwe
 
Outstanding Album
Heaux Tales — Jazmine Sullivan

Special Award: NAACP Humanitarian of the Year
Darnella Frazier

The President’s Award
Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Outstanding Talk Series
Red Table Talk

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) — Individual or Ensemble
Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith — Red Table Talk
 
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
Wild ‘n Out
 
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) — Individual or Ensemble
Trevor Noah — The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
 
Outstanding Variety or Game Show (Series or Special)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
 
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
The ReidOut
 
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
 
Outstanding Children’s Program
Family Reunion
 
Outstanding Animated Series
We The People
 
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
Cree Summer — Rugrats
 
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture
Letitia Wright — Sing 2
 
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Danny Boyd Jr. — Bruised
 
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
Jeymes Samuel — The Harder They Fall
 
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
The Harder They Fall
 
Outstanding International Motion Picture
7 Prisoners
 
Outstanding Guest Performance
Maya Rudolph — Saturday Night Live

Special Award: Roy Wilkins Civil Rights Award
The Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House Democratic Caucus, and Texas Legislative Black Caucus

Outstanding Short-Form Series — Comedy or Drama
“Between the Scenes� — The Daily Show
 
Outstanding Short-Form Series or Special — Reality/Nonfiction
Lynching Postcards: ‘Token of a Great Day’
 
Outstanding Short-Form (Live Action)
When The Sun Sets (Lakutshon’ Ilanga)
 
Outstanding Short-Form (Animated)
Us Again

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Issa Rae —  Insecure — Episode #510 “Everything’s Gonna Be, Okay?!�
 
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Davita Scarlett — The Good Fight — 505
 
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Abdul Williams — Salt-N-Pepa
 
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Shaka King, Will Berson, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas — Judas and the Black Messiah
 
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle — South Side — “Tornado� (208)
 
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Barry Jenkins — The Underground Railroad
 
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
Kenny Leon — Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
 
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary
Samantha Knowles, Yoruba Richen, Geeta Gandbhir, Nadia Hallgren — Black and Missing — Ep 103
 
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Shaka King — Judas and the Black Messiah

Special Award: Activist of The Year
Scot X. Esdaile

Outstanding Literary Work — Fiction
Long Division — Kiese Laymon

Outstanding Literary Work — Non-Fiction
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story — Nikole Hannah-Jones

Outstanding Literary Work — Debut Author
Just As I Am — Cicely Tyson

Outstanding Literary Work — Biography/ Autobiography
Will — Will Smith

Outstanding Literary Work — Instructional
Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business) — Tabitha Brown

Outstanding Literary Work — Poetry
Perfect Black — Crystal Wilkinson

Outstanding Literary Work — Children
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words — Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas

Outstanding Literary Work — Youth/Teens
Ace of Spades — Faridah Àbíké-�yímídé

Outstanding Podcast — News and Information
Blindspot: Tulsa Burning

Outstanding Podcast — Arts and Entertainment
Jemele Hill is Unbothered

Outstanding Podcast — Society and Culture
Jemele Hill is Unbothered

 Outstanding Podcast — Lifestyle / Self-Help
Two Funny Mamas — Sherri Shepherd & Kym Whitley

Special Award: Youth Activist of The Year
Channing Hill