The NAACP Image Awards commemorated its 55th yearly event on Saturday, commemorating champions and candidates in an occasion held by Queen Latifah, that was going back to host for the 2nd time. “The Color Purple” took home the honor for Superior Movie. The movie’s celebrities Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, and Taraji P. Henson additionally took home Superior Starlet, Superior Sustaining Star and Superior Sustaining Starlet for their duties.
Previously rounds of champions in this year’s awards were revealed previously today. Those consisted of Ava DuVernay for Superior Supervisor, “The Color Purple” for Superior Set Cast in a Movie, “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” for Superior Animated Collection and Michelle Buteau for Superior Advancement Creative (Tv).
This year’s awards event was held at the Temple Amphitheater in Los Angeles. Speakers consisted of Jeffrey Wright, Kerry Washington, Donnie Wahlberg, Idris Elba, Sterling K. Brown, Leslie Jones, Taraji P. Henson, Morris Chestnut and Kenya Barris. The program additionally included an efficiency by starlet and vocalist Andra Day.
The Image Awards were developed in 1967 to recognize Black stars, writers, authors, supervisors, manufacturers and starlets. Just participants of the NAACP are permitted to elect.
The complete listing of champions revealed as component of the real-time program is listed below:
Artist of the YearUsher.
Superior Movie“The Color Purple”
Superior Starlet in a Movement PictureFantasia Barrino,“The Color Purple”
Superior Star in a Movement PictureColman Domingo,“Rustin”
Superior Sustaining Starlet in a Movement PictureTaraji P. Henson,“The Color Purple”
Superior Sustaining Star in a Movement PictureColman Domingo,“The Color Purple”
Superior Starlet in a Dramatization SeriesIndia Amarteifio,“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
Superior Star in a Dramatization SeriesDamson Idris,“Snowfall”
Superior Starlet in a Funny SeriesQuinta Brunson,“Abbott Elementary”
Superior Star in a Funny SeriesMike Epps, “The Upshaws”