2024 NAACP Image Awards Winners (Updating)

UPDATED with Night 3 winners: The Color Purple reigned on the third night of the NAACP Image Awards, taking the Ensemble Cast prize along with Breakthrough Creative for director Blitz Bazawule.

Other honorees on the film side Wednesday included A Thousand and One for Cinematography, Invisible Beauty (Documentary) and Brother (Independent Motion Picture).

Among the television winners were Michael B. Jordan, who took Outstanding Guest Performance for hosting Saturday Night Live last year, along with The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Outstanding Animated Series), High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (Documentary) and Percy Jackson and the Olympians‘ Leah Sava Jeffries (Outstanding Performance by a Youth).

A pair of winners revealed Wednesday were in combined TV and movie categories: Creed III took the Stunt Ensemble Prize, and Dear Mama‘s Allen Hughes went home with the trophy for Directing in a Documentary.

HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show was named Outstanding Variety Show, DC Young Fly of Celebrity Squares was named Outstanding Host and Issa Rae of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance on Night 2 of the NAACP Image Awards.

The winners in the mostly TV categories were announced Tuesday during a virtual awards ceremony as part of a weeklong rollout of winners across various events. That all comes ahead of Saturday’s main 55th NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah and airing live on BET and CBS.

Other winners today included VH1’s Wild ‘N Out, named Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show; Leslie Jones, for Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series for The Daily Show After The Cut; and Kyla Pratt, for her voice-over work on Disney+’s The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.

On Monday, Image Awards were bestowed in the music and books categories, with winners including Usher, H.E.R., Megan Thee Stallion, Ciara, Kirk Franklin, Tems and the soundtrack to The Color Purple. Victoria Monét and Chris Brown were double winners.

Usher is also up for Saturday’s marquee Entertainer of the Year in a category that also includes Keke Palmer, Oscar Best Actor nominee Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino and Halle Bailey. The weekend ceremony will also see poet Amanda Gorman receive the group’s Chairman’s Award, and New Edition inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame.

Also being honored this week is R&B singer-songwriter Frankie Beverly, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, and creative director/costume designer June Ambrose, who will receive the Vanguard Award. Both those honors will be bestowed during Friday’s non-televised NAACP Image Awards Fashion Show.

Below is the winners list, which will update each night. Keep checking back.

TELEVISION

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Norman Vance Jr. – “Saturdays”

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Carla Banks-Waddles – “Bel-Air”

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Dwayne Johnson-Cochran – “Heist 88”

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
neema barnette – “GRAND CREW”

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Dawn Wilkinson – “Power Book II: Ghost”

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
Chris Robinson – “Shooting Stars”

Outstanding Animated Series
“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder S2”

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Michelle Buteau – “Survival of the Thickest”

Outstanding Guest Performance
Michael B. Jordan – “Saturday Night Live”

Outstanding Documentary (Television)
“High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America”

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series)
Leah Sava Jeffries – “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
DC Young Fly – “Celebrity Squares”

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
“Wild ‘N Out”

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“20/20” – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts

Outstanding Children’s Program
“Gracie’s Corner”

Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series 
Leslie Jones – “The Daily Show After The Cut”

Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama
“Doggyland”

Outstanding Short Form Series – Reality/Nonfiction
“I Was A Soul Train Dancer”

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
Kyla Pratt – “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”

MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film 
Eric K. Yue – “A Thousand and One”

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
Blitz Bazawule – “The Color Purple” 

Outstanding Documentary (Film)
“Invisible Beauty”

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“Brother”

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
“The Color Purple”

Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film)  
“Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games”

Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)
“The After”

Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
“Lil’ Ruby”

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture)
Issa Rae – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

TELEVISION OR MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Allen Hughes – “Dear Mama”

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)  
“Creed III”

PODCASTS

Outstanding News and Information Podcast|
“Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams”

Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form 
“Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast”

Outstanding Podcast – Scripted Series  
“Yes We Cannabis”

Outstanding Arts, Sports and Entertainment Podcast
“Here’s The Thing”

Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast
“The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean”

Outstanding Lifestyle / Self-Help Podcast
“Black Money Tree”

MUSIC

Outstanding International Song
“Me & U” – Tems

Outstanding Jazz Album
“Brand New Life” – Brandee Younger

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“All Yours” – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Father’s Day” – Kirk Franklin

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
“How We Roll” – Ciara feat. Chris Brown

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
“Sensational” – Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
“The Color Purple – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” – Various Producers

Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film 
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” – Jongnic Bontemps

Outstanding Male Artist
“Good Good” – USHER with 21 Savage x Summer Walker

Outstanding Female Artist
“The Journey” – H.E.R.

Outstanding New Artist
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monét

Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
“Cobra” – Megan Thee Stallion

Outstanding Album
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monét

BOOKS

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
“Family Lore” – Elizabeth Acevedo

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
“The New Brownies’ Book” – Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
“Rootless” – Krystle Zara Appiah

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
“Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement” – Dr. Tanisha C. Ford

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
“Historically Black Phrases: From ‘I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends’ to ‘Who All Gon’ Be There?’” – Jarett Hill, Tre’vell Anderson

Outstanding Literary Work – Graphic Novel 
“The Talk” – Darrin Bell

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
“Suddenly We” – Evie Shockley

Outstanding Literary Work – Children
“CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora” – Kahran Bethencourt

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
“Everyone’s Thinking It” – Aleema Omotoni