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2021 NAACP Image Awards: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman Lead Movie Winners
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The 'How to Get Away With Murder' actress and the late 'Da 5 Bloods' actor dominate the movie categories on the final night of the 52nd annual NAACP Image Awards.

AceShowbiz - DJ D-Nice, Viola Davis, and the late Chadwick Boseman were the big winners as a week of NAACP Image Awards wrapped up on Saturday night (27Mar21)

D-Nice, who staged a series of livestream events to help keep spirits up throughout the lockdown, picked up the Entertainer of the Year honour while Boseman landed the Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture prize for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and his co-star, Davis, was named Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for "How to Get Away with Murder".

There were also Saturday night wins for Issa Rae (Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series), Rege-Jean Page (Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series), LeBron James (Presidents Award), and Eddie Murphy (Hall of Fame Award).

The ceremony closed out a series of trophy presentations as the 52nd annual NAACP Image Awards took over the whole week, with short prizegivings every night.

Beyonce and TV comedy "black-ish" were the overall big winners - Beyonce picked up four honours, including Outstanding Female Artist while "black-ish" hauled in five awards, landing Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Anthony Anderson, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Deon Cole, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Marsai Martin, who also picked up the Outstanding Performance by a Youth gong.

The full list of NAACP Image Award winners is:

  • 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: Rege-Jean Page - "Bridgerton"
  • Presidents 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"
  • Special Award - Key of Life: Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
  • Special Award - Sports Award I: Stephen Curry
  • Outstanding New Artist: Doja Cat - "Say So"
  • Outstanding Male Artist: Drake - "Laugh Now, Cry Later"
  • Outstanding Female Artist: Beyonce - "Black Parade"
  • Outstanding Soul/R&B Song: "Do It" - Chloe x Halle
  • Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song: "Savage Remix" - Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyonce
  • 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. Beyonce - "Savage Remix"
  • Outstanding Album: "Chilombo" - Jhene Aiko
  • Outstanding Producer of the Year: Hit-Boy
  • Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album: "Brown Skin Girl" - Beyonce 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 WNBA)
  • 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 - 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" - Honoree Jeffers
  • Outstanding Literary Work - Children: "She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm" - Katheryn Russell-Brown, 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

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