The 54th NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2022 calendar year. The ceremony was hosted by Queen Latifah and aired on February 25, 2023, on BET and simulcast on several of its sister Paramount Global Networks along with Paramount+.[1][2] Presentations of untelevised categories was livestreamed from February 20 to February 24, 2023, on the ceremony's website.[3]
The nominations were announced on January 12, 2023, with the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever leading the nominations with twelve nods, followed by the television sitcom Abbott Elementary which led the television categories with nine nominations.[4][5] In the recording categories, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations with five each.[6] For the first time in the history of the awards ceremony, three categories were added to reward Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Make-Up and Outstanding Costume Design in film and television.[7]
All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.[8]
Stacey's Remarkable Books – Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas – Jeanne Walker Harvey, Loveis Wise
Black Gold – Laura Obuobi, London Ladd
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky – Nana Brew-Hammond, Daniel Minter
The Year We Learned to Fly – Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael Lopez
Cookies & Milk – Shawn Amos
Inheritance: A Visual Poem – Elizabeth Acevedo
Maybe An Artist, A Graphic Memoir – Liz Montague
Me and White Supremacy: Young Readers’ Edition – Layla F. Saad
Opening My Eyes Underwater: Essays on Hope, Humanity, and Our Hero Michelle Obama – Ashley Woodfolk
References
^Grein, Paul (January 12, 2023). "Here's the Date of the 2023 NAACP Image Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^Petski, Denise (2023-02-21). "Queen Latifah To Host 2023 NAACP Image Awards; Kerry Washington, Zendaya, Janelle Monae, Among Presenters". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
^Abraham, Mya (January 12, 2023). "Beyoncé, Quinta Brunson, And Angela Bassett Among 2023 NAACP Image Awards Nominees". Vibe. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^Lewis, Hilary (January 12, 2023). "NAACP Image Awards 2023: 'Wakanda Forever,' 'The Woman King' Among Top Film Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^Holub, Christian (January 12, 2023). "'Wakanda Forever' and 'Abbott Elementary' top NAACP Image Award nominations". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^Grein, Paul (January 12, 2023). "Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar Lead Music Nominations for 2023 NAACP Image Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^"Submissions For The 54th NAACP Image Awards Are Now Open". NAACP. August 7, 2022. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^Jackson, Angelique (January 12, 2023). "'Abbott Elementary,' 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and 'The Woman King' Dominate NAACP Image Award Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.