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+. Presentations of untelevised categories was livestreamed from February 20 to February 24, 2023, on the ceremony's website.
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. In the recording categories, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations with five each. 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.
All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.
Special awards
President's Award Gabrielle Union Dwyane WadeChairman's Award Congressman Bennie G. ThompsonVanguard Award Bethann HardisonEntertainer of the Year Angela Bassett Mary J. Blige Quinta Brunson Viola Davis ZendayaSocial Justice Impact Award Benjamin CrumpJackie Robinson Sports Award Serena WilliamsActivist of the Year Dr. Derrick L. FowardYouth Activist of the Year Bradley Ross Jackson NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award Nabiha Syed
Motion Picture Outstanding Motion PictureOutstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Black Panther: Wakanda Forever A Jazzman's Blues Emancipation The Woman King Till Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King Antoine Fuqua – Emancipation Chinonye Chukwu – Till Kasi Lemmons – Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody Ryan Coogler – Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Will Smith – Emancipation Daniel Kaluuya – Nope Jonathan Majors – Devotion Joshua Boone – A Jazzman's Blues Sterling K. Brown – Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. Viola Davis – The Woman King Danielle Deadwyler – Till Keke Palmer – Alice Letitia Wright – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Regina Hall – Honk for Jesus. Save Your SoulOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Tenoch Huerta – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Aldis Hodge – Black Adam Cliff Smith – On the Come Up Jalyn Hall – Till John Boyega – The Woman King Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Danai Gurira – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Lashana Lynch – The Woman King Lupita Nyong'o – Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverOutstanding International Motion PictureOutstanding Independent Motion Picture Bantú Mama Athena Broker Learn to Swim The Silent Twins The Inspection Breaking Causeway Mr. Malcolm's List Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson StoryOutstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion PictureOutstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Jalyn Hall – Till Joshua Boone – A Jazzman's Blues Ledisi – Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story Y'lan Noel – A Lot of Nothing Yola – Elvis Black Panther: Wakanda Forever A Jazzman's Blues Emancipation The Woman King TillOutstanding Animated Motion PictureOutstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture Wendell & Wild DC League of Super-Pets Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Turning Red Keke Palmer – Lightyear Angela Bassett – Wendell & Wild Kevin Hart – DC League of Super-Pets Lyric Ross – Wendell & Wild Taraji P. Henson – Minions: The Rise of GruOutstanding Short Form (Live Action)Outstanding Short Form (Animated) Dear Mama... Fannie Fathead Incomplete Pens & Pencils More Than I Want To Remember I Knew Superman Supercilious The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse We Are HereOutstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Ericka Nicole Malone – Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story Elvis Mitchell – Is That Black Enough For You?!? Krystin Ver Linden – Alice Mo McRae – A Lot of Nothinh Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough – This Is My Black Ryan Coogler – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Charles Murray – The Devil You Know Dana Stevens, Maria Bello – The Woman King Jordan Peele – Nope Krystin Ver Linden – Alice
Television
Drama Outstanding Drama Series P-Valley (Starz) Bel-Air (Peacock) Bridgerton (Netflix) Euphoria (HBO) Queen Sugar (OWN)Outstanding Actor in a Drama SeriesOutstanding Actress in a Drama Series Nicco Annan – P-Valley (Starz) Damson Idris – Snowfall (FX) Jabari Banks – Bel-Air (Peacock) Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar (OWN) Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC) Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (Fox) Brandee Evans – P-Valley (Starz) Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS) Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar (OWN) Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO)Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Cliff Smith – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz) Adrian Holmes – Bel-Air (Peacock) Amin Joseph – Snowfall (FX) Caleb McLaughlin – Stranger Things (Netflix) J. Alphonse Nicholson – P-Valley (Starz) Loretta Devine – P-Valley (Starz) Adjoa Andoh – Bridgerton (Netflix) Bianca Lawson – Queen Sugar (OWN) Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC) Tina Lifford – Queen Sugar (OWN)Outstanding Directing in a Drama SeriesOutstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Giancarlo Esposito – Better Call Saul – "Axe and Grind" (AMC) Debbie Allen – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – "Robyn" (Apple TV+) Gina Prince-Bythewood – Women of the Movement – "Mother and Son" (ABC) Hanelle Culpepper – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – "Sensia" (Apple TV+) Kasi Lemmons – Women of the Movement – "The Last Word" (ABC) Marissa Jo Cerar – Women of the Movement – "Mother and Son" (ABC) Aurin Squire – The Good Fight – "The End of Football" (Paramount+) Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – Kindred – "Dana" (Hulu) Davita Scarlett – The Good Fight – "The End of Eli Gold" (Paramount+) Joshua Allen – From Scratch – "Bread and Brine" (Netflix)
Comedy Outstanding Comedy Series Abbott Elementary (ABC) Atlanta (FX) Black-ish (ABC) Rap Sh!t (HBO Max) The Wonder Years (ABC)Outstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesOutstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Cedric the Entertainer – The Neighborhood (CBS) Anthony Anderson – Black-ish (ABC) Donald Glover – Atlanta (FX) Dulé Hill – The Wonder Years (ABC) Mike Epps – The Upshaws (Netflix) Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) Loretta Devine – Family Reunion (Netflix) Maya Rudolph – Loot (Apple TV+) Tichina Arnold – The Neighborhood (CBS) Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish (ABC)Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC) Brian Tyree Henry – Atlanta (FX) Deon Cole – black-ish (ABC) Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live (NBC) William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary (ABC) Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC) Jenifer Lewis – black-ish (ABC) Marsai Martin – black-ish (ABC) Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC) Wanda Sykes – The Upshaws (Netflix)Outstanding Directing in a Comedy SeriesOutstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Angela Barnes – Atlanta – "The Homeliest Little Horse" (FX) Bridget Stokes – A Black Lady Sketch Show – "Save My Edges, I'm a Donor!" (HBO Max) Dee Rees – Upload – "Hamood!" (Amazon Prime Video) Iona Morris Jackson – black-ish – "If a Black Man Cries in the Woods" (ABC) Pete Chatmon – The Flight Attendant – "Drowning Women" (HBO Max) Brittani Nichols – Abbott Elementary – "Student Transfer" (ABC) Aisha Muharrar – Hacks – "The Click" (HBO Max) Ayo Edebiri, Shana Gohd – What We Do in the Shadows – "Private School" (FX) Karen Joseph Adcock – The Bear – "Sheridan" (Hulu) Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – "Development Day" (ABC)
Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special The Best Man: The Final Chapters Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons From Scratch The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Women of the MovementOutstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialOutstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Morris Chestnut – The Best Man: The Final Chapters Samuel L. Jackson – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Terrence Howard – The Best Man: The Final Chapters Trevante Rhodes – Mike Wendell Pierce – Don't Hang Up Niecy Nash – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Regina Hall – The Best Man: The Final Chapters Sanaa Lathan – The Best Man: The Final Chapters Viola Davis – The First Lady Zoe Saldaña – From ScratchOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic SpecialOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Keith David – From Scratch Glynn Turman – Women of the Movement Omar Benson Miller – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Russell Hornsby – Mike Terrence C. Carson – A Wesley Christmas Nia Long – The Best Man: The Final Chapters Alexis Floyd – Inventing Anna Danielle Deadwyler – From Scratch Melissa De Sousa – The Best Man: The Final Chapters Phylicia Rashad – Little AmericaOutstanding Directing in a Television Movie or SpecialOutstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special Anton Cropper – Fantasy Football Marta Cunningham – 61st Street Sujata Day – Definition Please Tailiah Breon – Kirk Franklin's The Night Before Christmas Tine Fields – Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising Ian Edelman, Maurice Williams – Entergalactic Bree West – A Wesley Christmas Jerrod Carmichael – Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel Lil Rel Howery – Lil Rel Howery: I said it. Y'all Thinking it Matt Lopez – Father of the Bride
Reality and Variety Outstanding Talk SeriesOutstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition Series or Game Show Sherri Hart to Heart Red Table Talk Tamron Hall Uninterrupted: The Shop Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls Legendary Shark Tank Sweet Life: Los Angeles The Real Housewives of AtlantaOutstanding News / Information – (Series or Special)Outstanding Host in a Talk or News / Information (Series or Special) ABC News 20/20 Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Votes Matter Election Night 2022 Coverage Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. OWN Spotlight: Viola Davis - The Woman King The Hair Tales Jennifer Hudson – The Jennifer Hudson Show Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith – Red Table Talk Kevin Hart – Hart to Heart Lester Holt – NBC Nightly News Tracee Ellis Ross – The Hair TalesOutstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)Outstanding Host in a Reality, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) The Daily Show with Trevor Noah A Black Lady Sketch Show BET Awards 2022 Deon Cole: Charleen's Boy Martin: The Reunion Tabitha Brown – Tab Time Keke Palmer – Password Lizzo – Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls Taraji P. Henson – BET Awards 2022 Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Other Categories Outstanding Short-Form Series (Drama or Comedy)Outstanding Short-Form Series - Reality/Nonfiction Between The Scenes – The Daily Show Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans Rise Up, Sing Out Sunday Dinner Zootopia+ Daring Simone Biles Black Independent Films: A Brief History Historian's Take NFL 360 Omitted: The Black CowboyOutstanding Animated SeriesOutstanding Children's Program The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Central Park Eureka! Gracie's Corner Zootopia+ Tab Time Family Reunion Raising Dion Raven's Home Waffles + Mochi's RestaurantOutstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television) Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary Amy Yang – From Scratch