The 48th 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 2016 calendar year. The 48th ceremony was hosted by Anthony Anderson and broadcast on TV One on February 12, 2017.
American 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie Bunch was honored with the President's Award for his studies of American and African history, as well as his contribution as the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Harvard Law School ProfessorCharles Ogletree was awarded with the Chairman's Award.
All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.
Special awards
President's Award Lonnie BunchChairman's Award Charles OgletreeEntertainer of the Year Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson Beyoncé Viola Davis Regina King Chance the Rapper
Motion Picture Hidden Figures The Birth of a Nation Fences Loving Moonlight Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation Anthony and Joe Russo – Captain America: Civil War Garth Davis – Lion Mira Nair – Queen of Katwe Denzel Washington – Fences Don Cheadle – Miles Ahead Stephan James – Race Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation Will Smith – Collateral Beauty Taraji P. Henson – Hidden Figures Angela Bassett – London Has Fallen Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe Ruth Negga – Loving Tika Sumpter – Southside With You Mahershala Ali – Moonlight Chadwick Boseman – Captain America: Civil War Alano Miller – Loving David Oyelowo – Queen of Katwe Trevante Rhodes – Moonlight Viola Davis – Fences Aja Naomi King – The Birth of a Nation Mo’Nique – Almost Christmas Lupita Nyong'o – Queen of Katwe Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Adam Mansbach – Barry Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation Jeff Nichols – Loving Richard Tanne – Southside With You Moonlight The Birth of a Nation Lion Loving Miles Ahead
Television Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Empire Power This Is Us Underground
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us Mike Colter – Luke Cage Omari Hardwick – Power Terrence Howard – Empire Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Taraji P. Henson – Empire Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder Jurnee Smollett-Bell – Underground Kerry Washington – Scandal Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jussie Smollett – Empire Trai Byers – Empire Alfred Enoch – How to Get Away with Murder Joe Morton – Scandal Jesse Williams – Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Naturi Naughton – Power CCH Pounder – NCIS: New Orleans Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away with Murder Lynn Whitfield – Greenleaf Amirah Vann – Underground
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series John Singleton – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story – "The Race Card" Millicent Shelton – Empire – The Lyon Who Cried Wolf" Sam Esmail – Mr. Robot – "eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme" Paris Barclay – Pitch – "Pilot" Anthony Hemingway – Underground – "The Macon 7"
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Ava DuVernay – Queen Sugar – "First Things First" Akela Cooper – Luke Cage – "Manifest" Anthony Sparks – Queen Sugar – "By Any Chance" Joe Robert Cole – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story – "The Race Card" LaToya Morgan – Turn: Washington's Spies – "Benediction"
Outstanding Comedy Series Black-ish Atlanta The Carmichael Show Insecure Survivor's Remorse
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson – Black-ish Don Cheadle – House of Lies Donald Glover – Atlanta Kevin Hart – Real Husbands of Hollywood Dwayne Johnson – Ballers
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish Uzo Aduba – Orange is the New Black Niecy Nash – The Soul Man Issa Rae – Insecure Keesha Sharp – Lethal Weapon
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Laurence Fishburne – Black-ish Miles Brown – Black-ish Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Deon Cole – Black-ish David Alan Grier – The Carmichael Show
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Adrienne C. Moore – Orange is the New Black Erica Ash – Survivor's Remorse Laverne Cox – Orange Is the New Black Marsai Martin – Black-ish Yvonne Orji – Insecure
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Donald Glover – Atlanta – "Value" Anton Cropper – Black-ish – "God" Anton Cropper – Black-ish – "Good-ish Times" Melina Matsoukas – Insecure – "Insecure as F**k" Marta Cunningham – Transparent – "Exciting and New"
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Kenya Barris – Black-ish – "Hope" Donald Glover – Atlanta – "B.A.N." Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore – Insecure – "Insecure as F**k" Prentice Penny – Insecure – "Real as F**k" Our Lady J – Transparent – "If I Were a Bell"
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story American Crime Confirmation The Night Of Roots
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Cuba Gooding Jr. – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Malachi Kirby – Roots Jeffrey Wright – Confirmation
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Regina King – American Crime Emayatzy Corinealdi – Roots Audra McDonald – Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Anika Noni Rose – Roots Kerry Washington – Confirmation
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) Rick Famuyiwa – Confirmation Carl Seaton – Bad Dad Rehab Mario Van Peebles – Roots (Night 2) Thomas Carter – Roots (Night 3) Vondie Curtis-Hall – Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Television) Charles Murray – Roots (Night 3) Alison McDonald – An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win Rashida Jones and Michael Schur – Black Mirror ("Nosedive") Rhonda Freeman-Baraka – Merry Christmas, Baby! Alison McDonald – Roots (Night 2)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Marsai Martin – Black-ish E'myri Crutchfield – Roots Hudson Yang – Fresh Off The Boat Lonnie Chavis – This Is Us Miles Brown – Black-ish
Outstanding Talk Series Steve Harvey The Real Super Soul Sunday The Talk The View
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special) 2016 Black Girls Rock Celebrity Family Feud The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards 2016 Lemonade Lip Sync Battle
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series Iyanla: Fix My Life Little Big Shots Mary Mary United Shades of America The Voice
Outstanding Children’s Program An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win All In with Cam Newton Doc McStuffins K.C. Undercover The Lion Guard
Outstanding News / Information – (Series or Special) BET Presents: Love And Happiness: An Obama Celebration AM Joy with Joy Reid StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Stay Woke Unsung: Sugarhill Gang
Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety (Series or Special) Roland S. Martin – NewsOne Now with Roland S. Martin (TV One) Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross – BET Awards 2016 W. Kamau Bell – United Shades of America Steve Harvey – Steve Harvey Joy Reid – AM Joy with Joy Reid
Documentary Outstanding Documentary – (Film) 13th I Am Not Your Negro Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Miss Sharon Jones! Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Outstanding Documentary – (Television) Roots: A New Vision Major League Legends: Hank Aaron Policing the Police Roots: A History Revealed Streets of Compton
Animated/CGI Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – (Television or Film) Idris Elba – The Jungle Book Loretta Devine – Doc McStuffins Idris Elba – Finding Dory Kevin Hart – The Secret Life of Pets Dwayne Johnson – Moana
Music Outstanding New Artist Chance the Rapper Ro James MAJOR. Serayah Chloe x Halle
Outstanding Male Artist Maxwell Chance the Rapper Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Anthony Hamilton
Outstanding Female Artist Beyoncé Fantasia Alicia Keys K. Michelle Solange
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – "Freedom" Alicia Keys feat. ASAP Rocky – "Blended Family (What You Do for Love)" Solange feat. Lil Wayne – "Mad" Robert Glasper and Miles Davis – "Everything's Beautiful" Sounds of Blackness feat. HSRA (High School for Recording Arts) – "Royalty"
Outstanding Jazz Album Edward Simon – Latin American Songbook Leslie Odom Jr. – Leslie Odom Jr. Branford Marsalis Quartet and Kurt Elling – Upward Spiral Robert Glasper and Miles Davis – Everything's Beautiful Erroll Garner – Ready Take One
Outstanding Gospel Album – Traditional or Contemporary Tamela Mann – One Way Donnie McClurkin – The Journey (Live) Myron Butler – Myron Butler & Levi On Purpose Livre – Jericho: Tribe of Joshua Fred Hammond – Worship Journal Live
Outstanding Music Video Beyoncé – "Formation" Johnny Gill feat. New Edition – "This One's for Me and You" Bruno Mars – "24K Magic" Solange – "Cranes in the Sky" Alicia Keys – "In Common"
Outstanding Song, Contemporary Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – "Freedom" Common feat. Bilal – "Letter to the Free" Sounds of Blackness feat. HSRA (High School for Recording Arts) – "Royalty" Bruno Mars – "24K Magic" Beyoncé – "Formation"
Outstanding Song, Traditional Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams – "I See Victory" Solange – "Cranes in the Sky" Anthony Hamilton – "Amen" Tamela Mann – "God Provides" Maxwell – "Lake by the Ocean"
Outstanding Album Beyoncé – Lemonade Solange – A Seat at the Table Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered. Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book Anthony Hamilton – What I'm Feelin'
Literature Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction Bernice L. McFadden – The Book of Harlan Jacqueline Woodson – Another Brooklyn Lawrence Hill – The Illegal Yvvette Edwards – The Mother Colson Whitehead – The Underground Railroad: A Novel
Outstanding Literary Work, Non-Fiction Margot Lee Shetterly – Hidden Figures Eddie S. Glaude Jr. – Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul Angela Y. Davis – Freedom is a Constant Struggle Ibram X. Kendi – Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld – Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Outstanding Literary Work, Debut Author Trevor Noah – Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Lisa Fenn – Carry On Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court Natashia Deón – Grace: A Novel Cory Booker – United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good
Outstanding Literary Work, Biography/Auto-Biography Trevor Noah – Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Taraji P. Henson – Around the Way Girl: A Memoir Nathaniel Jones – Answering the Call: An Autobiography of the Modern Struggle to End Racial Discrimination in America Mychal Denzel Smith – Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, A Young Black Man's Education Herb Powell and Maurice White – My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire
Outstanding Literary Work, Instructional Daymond John and Daniel Paisner – The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage JJ Smith – Green Smoothies for Life LA Reid – LA Reid Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next Joy M. Scott-Carrol and Anthony Sparks – Running the Long Race in Gifted Education: Narratives and Interviews from Culturally Diverse Gifted Adults