Image Awards (NAACP) (2025)

Winner
Vice-versa 2
7.5 (223K)
Vaiana 2
6.6 (110K)
Le Robot sauvage
8.2 (183K)
Piece by Piece
6.9 (6.2K)
Kung Fu Panda 4
6.3 (71K)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Winner
How to Die Alone
6.9 (2.7K)
Tiffany Johnson
S1.E5 Trust No One (2024)
Mind Your Business
7.3 (59)
Bentley Kyle Evans
S1.E4 The Reunion (2024)
The Vince Staples Show
7.4 (2.8K)
William Stefan Smith
S1.E3 Brown Family (2024)
La famille Upshaw
7.0 (4.6K)
Robbie Countryman
S3.E11 Ain't Broke (2024)
The Bear
8.5 (276K)
Ayo Edebiri
S3.E6 Napkins (2024)

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (TV or Film)

Winner
Luther: Never Too Much
8.1 (911)
Dawn Porter
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words
7.3 (1.8K)
Nneka Onuorah
The Greatest Night in Pop
7.9 (15K)
Bao Nguyen
James Brown - Say it Loud
7.5 (117)
Deborah Riley Draper
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
6.7 (226)
Sam Pollard
Jason Pollard

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

Winner
Supacell
7.0 (20K)
Rapman
S1.E6 Supacell (2024)
Genius
8.2 (21K)
Marta Cunningham
S4.E3 MLK/X: Protect Us (2024)
Monstres
7.8 (194K)
Carl Franklin
S2.E1 Blame It on the Rain (2024)
Monstres
7.8 (194K)
Paris Barclay
S2.E3 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (2024)
Genius
8.2 (21K)
Marta Cunningham
S4.E2 MLK/X: Who We Are (2024)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

Winner
Nickel Boys
6.9 (21K)
RaMell Ross
Bob Marley: One Love
6.2 (35K)
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Blitz
6.2 (17K)
Steve McQueen
Le Livre de Clarence
5.6 (7.5K)
Jeymes Samuel
La Leçon de piano
6.2 (5.1K)
Malcolm Washington

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary or Special

Winner
Les Suprêmes
6.4 (1.5K)
Tina Mabry
BET Awards 2024
6.3 (29)
Marcelo Gama
Kemba
5.9 (178)
Kelley Kali
BET Black Men's Summit
Shanta Fripp
Young. Wild. Free.
5.5 (187)
Thembi Banks

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

Winner
Luther: Never Too Much
8.1 (911)
Frida
7.4 (1.5K)
Daughters
7.5 (1.7K)
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
8.3 (23)
The Greatest Night in Pop
7.9 (15K)

Outstanding Documentary (Television)

Winner
Black Barbie
5.9 (674)
Black Twitter: A People's History
5.9 (231)
Gospel
7.2 (47)
Sprint
7.4 (1.6K)
Simone Biles Rising
7.2 (2.5K)

Outstanding Drama Series

Winner
Cross
7.2 (27K)
9-1-1
7.9 (58K)
Found
6.8 (7.8K)
Bel-Air
6.3 (14K)
Reasonable Doubt
6.4 (3.3K)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

Winner
Messagères de guerre
6.7 (28K)
Le Livre de Clarence
5.6 (7.5K)
La Leçon de piano
6.2 (5.1K)
Bob Marley: One Love
6.2 (35K)
Wicked
7.4 (170K)

Outstanding Guest Performance

Winner
Bel-Air
6.3 (14K)
Marlon Wayans
Saturday Night Live
8.0 (56K)
Ayo Edebiri
Abbott Elementary
8.2 (46K)
Cree Summer
Saturday Night Live
8.0 (56K)
Maya Rudolph
Abbott Elementary
8.2 (46K)
Keegan-Michael Key

Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film)

Winner
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
7.3 (4.4K)
Lawrence Davis
Bel-Air
6.3 (14K)
Terry Hunt
The Penguin
8.6 (200K)
Brian Badie
Shirley
6.2 (3.4K)
Nakoya Yancey
La Leçon de piano
6.2 (5.1K)
Andrea Bowman

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

Winner
Sing Sing
7.6 (24K)
We Grown Now
6.8 (1.3K)
Exhibiting Forgiveness
7.0 (1.4K)
Rob Peace
6.5 (2.3K)
Albany Road
7.6 (117)

Outstanding International Motion Picture

Winner
Emilia Pérez
5.4 (91K)
Kipkemboi
8.1 (35)
Mémoires d'un escargot
7.8 (19K)
À sa place
6.2 (7.1K)
Les Graines du figuier sauvage
7.6 (16K)

Outstanding Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)

Winner
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
7.3 (4.4K)
The Madness
6.4 (18K)
Genius
8.2 (21K)
Griselda
7.2 (48K)
Rebel Ridge
6.8 (91K)

Outstanding Makeup (Television or Film)

Winner
Shirley
6.2 (3.4K)
Debi Young
La Leçon de piano
6.2 (5.1K)
Para Malden
Shōgun
8.6 (221K)
Rebecca Lee
Toby Lindala
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
7.3 (4.4K)
Carol Rasheed
Le Livre de Clarence
5.6 (7.5K)
Sian Richards
Matiki Anoff
Laura Borzelli

Outstanding Motion Picture

Winner
Messagères de guerre
6.7 (28K)
Bob Marley: One Love
6.2 (35K)
La Leçon de piano
6.2 (5.1K)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
6.5 (103K)
Wicked
7.4 (170K)

Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film

Winner
The Acolyte
4.2 (136K)
Michael Abels
Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack)
Dune : Deuxième Partie
8.5 (644K)
Hans Zimmer
Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The American Society of Magical Negroes
3.7 (12K)
Michael Abels
The American Society of Magical Negroes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Challengers
7.0 (159K)
Trent Reznor
Atticus Ross
Challengers (Original Score)
Le Livre de Clarence
5.6 (7.5K)
Jeymes Samuel
The Book of Clarence (Original Motion Picture Score)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)

Winner
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
7.0 (42K)
Leah Sava' Jeffries
The Madness
6.4 (18K)
Thaddeus J. Mixson
Cross
7.2 (27K)
Melody Hurd
Cross
7.2 (27K)
Caleb Elijah
Gracie's Corner
9.0 (34)
Graceyn Hollingsworth

Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Motion Picture

Winner
La Leçon de piano
6.2 (5.1K)
Skylar Aleece Smith
Color Book
7.8 (65)
Jeremiah Alexander Daniels
Mother Land
5.4 (16K)
Percy Daggs IV
We Grown Now
6.8 (1.3K)
Blake Cameron James
La Délivrance
5.1 (23K)
Anthony B. Jenkins

Outstanding Short Form (Animated)

Winner
Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz
S1.E27 Jackie Robinson (2024)
SparkShorts
7.6 (1.2K)
S1.E11 Self (2024)
Nate & John
8.8 (6)
Walk in the Light
if(fy)

Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)

Outstanding Short Form Documentary

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special - Reality/Nonfiction/Documentary

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

Winner
Wicked
7.4 (170K)
Wicked: The Soundtrack
Reasonable Doubt
6.4 (3.3K)
Reasonable Doubt (Season 2) (Original Soundtrack)
Bob Marley: One Love
6.2 (35K)
Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack)
Le Livre de Clarence
5.6 (7.5K)
The Book of Clarence (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genius
8.2 (21K)
Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Original Series)

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (Television or Film)

Winner
Rebel Ridge
6.8 (91K)
Cory DeMeyers
Keith Woulard
Grotesquerie
6.1 (10K)
Ingrid Kleinig
Cross
7.2 (27K)
Angelica Lisk-Hann
Them
7.5 (32K)
Andy Rusk
For "The Scare"
Red One
6.3 (143K)
Kirk A. Jenkins
Greg Rementer

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Outstanding Talk Series

Winner
Le spectacle de Jennifer Hudson
4.4 (353)
Tamron Hall
4.3 (297)
Hart to Heart
6.1 (322)
The Shop
6.7 (1.2K)
Sherri
5.9 (183)

Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)

Winner
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...
5.8 (2.1K)
Deon Cole: Ok, Mister
6.2 (383)
Katt Williams: Woke Foke
5.2 (1.1K)
Saturday Night Live
8.0 (56K)
BET Awards 2024
6.3 (29)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Winner
No Good Deed
7.0 (18K)
Crystal Jenkins
S1.E3 Letters of Intent (2024)
Abbott Elementary
8.2 (46K)
Brittani Nichols
S3.E5 Breakup (2024)
Shrinking
8.1 (102K)
Ashley Nicole Black
S2.E10 Changing Patterns (2024)
Abbott Elementary
8.2 (46K)
Jordan Temple
S3.E4 Smoking (2024)
Diarra from Detroit
7.6 (609)
Diarra Kilpatrick
S1.E1 Chasing Ghosts (2024)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

Winner
Cross
7.2 (27K)
Ben Watkins
S1.E1 Hero Complex (2024)
La chronique des Bridgerton
7.4 (206K)
Lauren Gamble
S3.E4 Old Friends (2024)
La chronique des Bridgerton
7.4 (206K)
Geetika Lizardi
S3.E7 Joining of Hands (2024)
La chronique des Bridgerton
7.4 (206K)
Azia Squire
S3.E5 Tick Tock (2024)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
7.0 (52K)
Donald Glover
Francesca Sloane
S1.E1 First Date (2024)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

Winner
Nickel Boys
6.9 (21K)
RaMell Ross
Joslyn Barnes
La Leçon de piano
6.2 (5.1K)
Malcolm Washington
Virgil Williams
Blitz
6.2 (17K)
Steve McQueen
Exhibiting Forgiveness
7.0 (1.4K)
Titus Kaphar
Le feu intérieur
6.7 (3K)
Barry Jenkins

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special

Winner
Young. Wild. Free.
5.5 (187)
Juel Taylor
Tony Rettenmaier
Les Suprêmes
6.4 (1.5K)
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Tina Mabry
Mr Crocket
5.4 (4.9K)
Carl Reid
Brandon Espy
Música
6.4 (5.1K)
Dan Lagana
Rudy Mancuso
A Wesley South African Christmas
6.8 (74)
Chazitear(writer)
Bree West(writer)
Octet Productions

Outstanding Album

Usher
"Coming Home"
Doechii
"Alligator Bites Never Heal"
Beyoncé
"Cowboy Carter"
GloRilla
"Glorious"
PJ Morton
"Cape Town to Cairo"

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

Flo Feat. GloRilla: In My Bag
GloRilla
Flo
Usher
Burna Boy
"Coming Home"
Wizkid Feat. Brent Faiyaz: Piece of My Heart
Brent Faiyaz
Wizkid
Chandler Moore
Maverick City Music
Kirk Franklin
Kierra Sheard-Kelly
GloRilla
"Rain Down on Me"
Usher
Victoria Monét
"SOS (Sex on Sight)"

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

Outstanding Female Artist

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album

Maverick City Music
"The Maverick Way Reimagined"
Doe Jones
"Heart of a Human"
Yolanda Adams
"Sunny Days"
Tamela J. Mann
"Live Breathe Fight"
Karen Clark Sheard
"Still Karen"

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

Maverick City Music Feat. Miles Minnick: God Problems (Not by Power)
Maverick City Music
Miles Minnick
Major.
"I Prayed for You (Said a Prayer)"
Tamela J. Mann
"Working for Me"
Tasha Cobbs Leonard: Do It Anyway
Natasha Cobbs Leonard
Yolanda Adams
"Church Doors"

Outstanding International Song

Outstanding Jazz Album

Matthew Whitaker
"On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute"
Kirk Whalum
"Epic Cool"
Etienne Charles
"Creole Orchestra"
Samara Joy
"Portrait"
Nikki Giovanni
Javon Jackson
"Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies"

Outstanding Male Artist

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

Victoria Monét: Alright
6.5 (14)
Victoria Monét
Chlöe: Boy Bye
Chloe Bailey
Doechii & JT: Alter Ego (ALTERnate Version)
Doechii
JT
Kendrick Lamar: Not Like Us
9.1 (308)
Kendrick Lamar
GloRilla: Yeah Glo!
6.0 (10)
GloRilla

Outstanding New Artist

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
8.6 (1.9K)
CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
4.4 (44)
BET Black Men's Summit
The ReidOut
3.6 (622)

Outstanding Podcast - Arts, Sports and Entertainment

Outstanding Podcast - Lifestyle/Self-Help

Outstanding Podcast - Limited Series/Short Form

Outstanding Podcast - News and Information

The Assignment with Audie Cornish
#SundayCivics
After the Uprising
For "The Murder of Darren Seals"
Into America
For "Uncounted Millions"
Native Land Pod

Outstanding Podcast - Society and Culture

Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series/Game Show

Tia Mowry: My Next Act
7.3 (35)
Rhythm + Flow
7.5 (2.1K)
The Real Housewives of Potomac
5.5 (1.5K)
Celebrity Family Feud
6.3 (1.7K)
Password
6.2 (592)

Outstanding Song - Hip-Hop/Rap Song

Kendrick Lamar: Not Like Us
9.1 (308)
Kendrick Lamar
LL Cool J & Eminem: Murdergram Deux
7.9 (45)
Eminem
LL Cool J
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba: Mamushi
7.3 (40)
Megan Thee Stallion
Kohh
GloRilla: Yeah Glo!
6.0 (10)
GloRilla
Tyler, the Creator: Noid
7.9 (73)
Tyler the Creator

Outstanding Song - Soul/R&B Song

SZA: Saturn
SZA
Chris Brown
"Residuals"
Coco Jones: Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Coco Jones
PJ Morton
"I Found You"
Beyoncé
"16 CARRIAGES"

Winner
Essence Communications
The Vanguard Award for Fashion will be presented to ESSENCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. for its powerful voice in championing Black women and culture for over 50 years. What started as a publication has grown into a movement and a bold affirmation of Black womanhood. Celebrating its 55th anniversary in 2025, ESSENCE magazine's first issue released in 1970 to shine a light on the achievements of Black women and amplify their voices. A legacy media giant, ESSENCE (part of The Sundial Group of Companies) has redefined beauty, style, and success on their own terms, leaving a lasting impact on culture and representation, with experiences like ESSENCE Fashion House and the coveted Best in Black Fashion Awards.

Winner
Kamala Harris

Winner
Keke Palmer

Winner
Jotaka Eaddy
Jotaka Eaddy's impact exemplifies the enduring power of Black women leading with strength, vision, and purpose. Her tireless advocacy has ignited a lasting, generational momentum, equipping the Black community - especially women, with the resources, knowledge, and freedom to thrive. Her unwavering commitment has not only paved pathways for progress but also inspired a movement that continues to transform lives and communities."

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Image Awards (NAACP)

Image Award

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture

Vice-versa 2

Vaiana 2

Le Robot sauvage

Piece by Piece

Kung Fu Panda 4

Outstanding Animated Series

Gracie's Corner

Disney Junior's Ariel

Iwájú

La fille de la lune et le dinosaure du diable de Marvel

Everybody Still Hates Chris

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)

La Leçon de piano

Blink Twice

Color Book

Nickel Boys

Exhibiting Forgiveness

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

The Bear

Young. Wild. Free.

The Vince Staples Show

Diarra from Detroit

The Madness

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

Messagères de guerre

La Leçon de piano

Le feu intérieur

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture)

Mufasa: Le Roi lion

Vice-versa 2

Mufasa: Le Roi lion

Le Robot sauvage

Mufasa: Le Roi lion

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)

Rugrats

La Nuit d'Orion

Le (2ème) Meilleur Hôpital de la Galaxie

Star Trek: Lower Decks

La Légende de Vox Machina

Outstanding Children's Program

Gracie's Corner

Craig de la crique

Snoopy présente: Bienvenue à la maison, Franklin

Descendants : L'Ascension de Red

1, rue Sésame

Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture

Nickel Boys

Exhibiting Forgiveness

She Taught Love

Longlegs

Le Livre de Clarence

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

The Neighborhood

La famille Upshaw

Poppa's House

How to Die Alone

Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)

Wicked

Shirley

La Leçon de piano

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

The Big Cigar

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

How to Die Alone

Mind Your Business

The Vince Staples Show