Over the weekend, we witnessed many of our favorite stars walk away from the 51st annaul NAACP Image Awards with a trophy! Stars such as Jordan Peele, Lil Nas X, Beyoncé, Marsai Martin, and more received a NAACP Image Award! Several winners were announced at the preliminary dinner the night before the big show.
In addition, Rihanna was named winner of the NAACP President’s Award.
The night was hosted by black-ish star, Anthony Anderson for the seventh consecutive year.
If you missed the big night, have no fear because we’ve got you covered on the complete list of winners at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards. See the full list below!
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Angela Basset
Billy Porter
Lizzo
Regina King
Tyler Perry
WINNER: Lizzo
Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish (ABC)
Ballers (HBO)
Dear White People (Netflix)
grown-ish (Freeform)
The Neighborhood (CBS)
WINNER: black-ish
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – black-ish
Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood (CBS)
Don Cheadle – Black Monday (Showtime)
Dwayne Johnson – Ballers (HBO)
Tracy Morgan – “The Last O.G.” (TBS)
WINNER: Anthony Anderson – black-ish
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Logan Browning – Dear White People (Netflix)
Jill Scott – First Wives Club (BET+)
Tiffany Haddish – The Last O.G. (TBS)
Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish (ABC)
Yara Shahidi – grown-ish (Freeform)
WINNER: Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Deon Cole – black-ish (ABC)
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
Laurence Fishburne – black-ish (ABC)
Terry Crews – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
WINNER: Deon Cole – black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Marsai Martin – black-ish (ABC)
Halle Bailey – grown-ish” (Freeform)
Loretta Devine – Family Reunion (Netflix)
Regina Hall – Black Monday (Showtime)
Tichina Arnold – The Neighborhood (CBS)
WINNER: Marsai Martin – black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
Greenleaf (OWN)
Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
Queen Sugar (OWN)
The Chi (Showtime) “Watchmen” (HBO)
WINNER: Greenleaf (OWN)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Omari Hardwick – “Power” (Starz)
Billy Porter – “Pose” (FX Networks)
Forest Whitaker – “Godfather of Harlem” (EPIX)
Kofi Siriboe – “Queen Sugar” (OWN)
Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us” (NBC)
WINNER: Omari Hardwick – “Power” (Starz)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (FOX)
Regina King – Watchmen (HBO)
Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar (OWN)
Simone Missick – All Rise (CBS)
Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
WINNER: Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Harold Perrineau – Claws (TNT)
Delroy Lindo – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Giancarlo Esposito – Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
Nigél Thatch – Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
Wendell Pierce – Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Prime Video)
WINNER: Harold Perrineau – Claws (TNT)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lynn Whitfield – Greenleaf (OWN)
CCH Pounder – NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
Lyric Ross – This Is Us (NBC)
Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)
Tina Lifford – Queen Sugar (OWN)
WINNER: Lynn Whitfield – Greenleaf (OWN)
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
When They See Us (Netflix)
American Son (Netflix)
Being Mary Jane (BET Networks)
Native Son (HBO)
True Detective (HBO)
WINNER: When They See Us (Netflix)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Jharrel Jerome – When They See Us (Netflix)
Caleel Harris – When They See Us (Netflix)
Ethan Henru Herisse – When They See Us (Netflix)
Idris Elba – Luther (BBC America)
Mahershala Ali – True Detective (HBO)
WINNER: Jharrel Jerome – When They See Us (Netflix)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Niecy Nash – When They See Us (Netflix)
Aunjanue Ellis – When They See Us (Netflix)
Gabrielle Union – Being Mary Jane (BET Networks)
Kerry Washington – American Son (Netflix)
Octavia Spencer – Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)
WINNER: Niecy Nash – When They See Us (Netflix)
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
Unsung (TV One)
PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (PBS)
Surviving R. Kelly (Lifetime)
The Breakfast Club (REVOLT)
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (National Geographic)
WINNER: Unsung (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series
Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
The Real (Syndicated)
The Shop: Uninterrupted (HBO)
The Tamron Hall Show (Syndicated)
WINNER: Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series/Game Show
Rhythm + Flow (Netflix)
Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN)
Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network)
Sunday Best (BET Networks)
The Voice (NBC)
WINNER: Rhythm + Flow (Netflix)
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (Netflix)
2019 Black Girls Rock! (BET Networks)
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones (Netflix)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (Netflix)
WINNER: Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (Netflix)
Outstanding Children’s Program
Family Reunion(Netflix)
Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior)
Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History (Netflix)
Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest (Disney XD)
Motown Magic (Netflix)
WINNER: Family Reunion (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Marsai Martin – black-ish (ABC)
Caleel Harris – When They See Us (Netflix)
Lonnie Chavis – This Is Us (NBC)
Lyric Ross – This Is Us (NBC)
Miles Brown – black-ish (ABC)
WINNER: Marsai Martin – black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Jada Pinkett Smith –Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
Angela Rye – Young Gifted and Broke: A BET Town Hall (BET Networks)
Lester Holt – NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (NBC)
Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, Abby Huntsman,
Ana Navarro – The View (ABC)
WINNER: Jada Pinkett Smith – Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Steve Harvey –Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Iyanla Vanzant – Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN)
LL Cool J – Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network)
Regina Hall – 2019 BET Awards (BET Networks)
Wayne Brady – Let’s Make A Deal (CBS)
WINNER: Steve Harvey – Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
Kelly Rowland – American Soul (BET Networks)
Blair Underwood – Dear White People ( Netflix)
David Alan Grier – Queen Sugar (OWN)
MAJOR. – STAR (FOX)
Sanaa Lathan – The Affair (Showtime)
WINNER: Kelly Rowland – American Soul (BET Networks)
Outstanding Album
Homecoming: The Live Album – Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Cuz I Love You – Lizzo (Nice Life Records/Atlantic Records)
I Used To Know H.E.R. – H.E.R. (RCA Records)
Sketchbook – Fantasia (Rock Soul Inc./BMG)
Worthy – India.Arie (India.Arie Inc./BMG)
WINNER: The Live Album – Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Outstanding New Artist
Lil Nas X (Columbia Records)
Ari Lennox (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
Lucky Daye (Keep Cool/RCA Records)
Mahalia (Burkmar/Warner Music UK)
Mykal Kilgore (Affective Music)
WINNER: Lil Nas X (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
Khalid (RCA Records)
Lil Nas X (Columbia Records)
MAJOR. (BOE Music Group/EMPIRE)
PJ Morton (Morton Records)
WINNER: Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Fantasia (Rock Soul Inc./BMG)
H.E.R. (RCA Records)
India.Arie (India.Arie Inc./BMG)
Lizzo (Nice Life Records/Atlantic Records)
WINNER: Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Outstanding Song – Traditional
“Enough” – Fantasia (Rock Soul Inc./BMG)
“Jerome” – Lizzo (Nice Life Records/Atlantic Records)
“SPIRIT” – Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records) – WINNER
“Stand Up” – Cynthia Erivo (Back Lot Music)
“Steady Love” – India.Arie (India.Arie Inc./BMG)
WINNER: “SPIRIT” – Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Outstanding Song – Contemporary
“Before I Let Go” – Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
“Hard Place” – H.E.R. (RCA Records)
“Juice” – Lizzo (Nice Life Records/Atlantic Records)
“Talk” – Khalid (RCA Records)
“Motivation” – Normani (Keep Cool/RCA Records)
WINNER: “Before I Let Go” – Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
“Brown Skin Girl” – Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, Beyoncé & WizKiD (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
“No Guidance” – Chris Brown feat. Drake (Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records)
“Say So” – PJ Morton feat. JoJo (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
Shea Butter Baby” – Ari Lennox feat. J. Cole (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
“Show Me Love” – Alicia Keys feat. Miguel (RCA Records)
WINNER: “Brown Skin Girl” – Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, Beyoncé & WizKiD (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Outstanding Jazz Album
Love & Liberation – Jazzmeia Horn (Concord Jazz)
Carib – David Sanchez (Ropeadope)
Center of The Heart – Najee (Shanachie)
SoulMate – Nathan Mitchell (Enm Music Group)
The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron – Vanessa Rubin (Vanessa Rubin)
WINNER: Love & Liberation – Jazzmeia Horn (Concord Jazz)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song (Traditional or Contemporary)
“Love Theory” – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Records/RCA Records)
“I Made It Out” – John P. Kee feat. Zacardi Cortez (Kee Music Group/Entertainment One)
“Laughter” – Bebe Winans feat. Korean Soul (Regimen Records)
“Not Yet” – Donnie McClurkin (Camdon Music/RCA Inspiration)
“Victory” – The Clark Sisters (Karew Records/Motown Gospel/Capitol CMG)
WINNER: “Love Theory” – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Records/RCA Records)
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
Juice – Lizzo (Nice Life Records/Atlantic Records)
Hard Place – H.E.R. (RCA Records)
No Guidance – Chris Brown feat. Drake (Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records)
Steady Love – India.Arie (India.Arie Inc./BMG)
Talk – Khalid (RCA Records)
WINNER: Juice – Lizzo (Nice Life Records/Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
The Lion King: The Gift – Beyoncé w/Various Artists (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Harriet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Terence Blanchard (Back Lot Music)
Queen & Slim The Soundtrack – Various Artists (Motown Records)
The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Various Artists (Walt Disney Records)
Us (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Michael Abels (Back Lot Music)
WINNER: The Lion King: The Gift – Beyoncé w/Various Artists (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Outstanding Motion Picture
Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
Harriet (Focus Features)
Just Mercy(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
Us (Universal Pictures)
WINNER: Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Chadwick Boseman – 21 Bridges (STX Films)
Daniel Kaluuya – Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
Michael B. Jordan – Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Winston Duke – Us (Universal Pictures)
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan – Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Alfre Woodard – Clemency (Neon)
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet (Focus Features)
Jodie Turner-Smith – Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o – Us (Universal Pictures)
Naomie Harris – Black and Blue (Screen Gems/Sony Pictures)
WINNER: Lupita Nyong’o – Us (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Jamie Foxx – Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Leslie Odom, Jr. – Harriet (Focus Features)
Sterling K. Brown – Waves (A24)
Tituss Burgess – Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix)
Wesley Snipes – Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix)
WINNER: Jamie Foxx – Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
Janelle Monáe – Harriet (Focus Features)
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers (STX Films)
Marsai Martin – Little (Universal Pictures)
Octavia Spencer – Luce (Neon)
WINNER: Marsai Martin – Little (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture
Marsai Martin – Little (Universal Pictures)
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet (Focus Features)
Jodie Turner-Smith – Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
Rob Morgan – Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us (Universal Pictures)
WINNER: Marsai Martin – Little (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
Harriet (Focus Features)
Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
Us (Universal Pictures)
WINNER: Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
Clemency (Neon)
Luce (Neon)
Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Netflix)
WINNER: Dolemite is My Name (Netflix)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
James Earl Jones – The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)
Alfre Woodard – The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)
Donald Glover – The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)
Lupita Nyong’o – Serengeti (Discovery Channel)
Sterling K. Brown – Frozen II (Walt Disney Studios)
WINNER: James Earl Jones – The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios)
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Magnolia Pictures)
Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
The Black Godfather (Netflix)
The Apollo (HBO)
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality (HBO)
WINNER: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Magnolia Pictures)
Outstanding Documentary (Television – Series or Special)
Hitsville: The Making of Motown (Showtime)
Free Meek (Prime Video)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (Netflix)
Martin: The Legacy of A King (BET Networks)
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (Netflix)
WINNER: Hitsville: The Making of Motown (Showtime)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Cord Jefferson – The Good Place – Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy (NBC)
Gloria Calderon Kellett, Mike Royce – One Day at a Time – Ghosts (Netflix)
Jason Kim – Barry – Past=Present x Future Over Yesterday (HBO)
Karen Gist, Peter Saji – Mixed-ish – Let Your Hair Down (ABC)
Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Steve King’s Comments Meet
Trevor Noah: Racism Detective (Comedy Central)
WINNER: Cord Jefferson – The Good Place – Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy (NBC)
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Nichelle Tramble Spellman – Truth Be Told – Monster (Apple TV+)
Ava DuVernay, Michael Starrbury – When They See Us – Part Four (Netflix)
Damon Lindelof, Cord Jefferson – Watchmen – The Extraordinary Being (HBO)
Nkechi Okoro Carroll – All American – Hussle & Motivate (The CW)
Pat Charles – Black Lightning – The Book of Secrets: Chapter One: Prodigal Son (The CW)
WINNER: Nichelle Tramble Spellman – Truth Be Told – Monster (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Suzan-Lori Parks – Native Son (HBO)
Cas Sigers-Beedles – Twas the Chaos Before Christmas (BET)
Melissa Bustamante – A Christmas Winter Song (Lifetime)
Patrik-Ian Polk – Being Mary Jane (BET Networks)
Yvette Nicole Brown – Always a Bridesmaid (BET Networks)
WINNER: Suzan-Lori Parks – Native Son (HBO)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Jordan Peele – Us (Universal Pictures)
Chinonye Chukwu – Clemency (Neon)
Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham – Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Doug Atchison – Brian Banks (Bleeker Street and ShivHans)
Kasi Lemmons, Gregory Allen Howard – Harriet (Focus Features)
WINNER: Jordan Peele – Us (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Anya Adams – GLOW – Outward Bound (Netflix)
Justin Tipping – Black Monday -7042 (Showtime)
Ken Whittingham – Atypical – Road Rage Paige (Netflix)
Randall Winston – Grace and Frankie – The Pharmacy (Netflix)
Shaka King – Shrill – Pool (Hulu)
WINNER: Anya Adams – GLOW – Outward Bound (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson – Power – Forgot About Dre (STARZ)
Ava DuVernay – When They See Us – Part Four (Netflix)
Carl H. Seaton, Jr. – Snowfall – Hedgehogs (FX Networks)
Debbie Allen – Grey’s Anatomy – Silent All These Years (ABC)
Jet Wilkinson – The Chi – The Scorpion and the Frog (Showtime)
WINNER: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson – Power – Forgot About Dre (STARZ)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Rashid Johnson –Native Son (HBO)
Codie Elaine Oliver – Black Love (OWN)
Janice Cooke – I Am Somebody’s Child: The Regina Louise Story(Lifetime)
Kenny Leon – American Son (Netflix)
Russ Parr – The Bobby Debarge Story (TV One)
WINNER: Rashid Johnson – Native Son (HBO)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Netflix)
Jordan Peele – Us (Universal Pictures)
Kasi Lemmons – Harriet (Focus Features)
Mati Diop – Atlantics (Les Films du Bal Presente en Co-Production avec Cinekap et Frakas Productions en Co-Production avec Arte France Cinema et Canal+ International for Netflix)
Reginald Hudlin – The Black Godfather (Netflix)
WINNER: Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Netflix)
Featured Image obtained on the official NAACP Image Awards Facebook page
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