2021 NAACP Image Awards: Complete List Of Winners
The 52nd annual NAACP Image Awards took place last night (March 27th), airing on CBS, BET, and numerous other stations. Among the night’s big winners, Beyoncé notably (and unsurprisingly) won four awards, continuing her domination of this awards show season and earning the most awards than anyone else. Eddie Murphy was awarded the Hall of Fame award during the broadcast in recognition of his outstanding comedic and acting career. Other winners include Drake, who won outstanding male artist for the first time, and Jhené Aiko, who won the outstanding album category after receiving a Grammy nominee for Chilombo.
For your convenience, check out the full list of all the winners of each category below, separated by art medium.
Overall Awards
Hall of Fame Award
Eddie Murphy
Entertainer of the Year
D-Nice
Chairman’s Award
Rev. D. James Lawson
Presidents Award
LeBron James
Social Justice Impact
Stacey Abrams
Motion Pictures
Outstanding Motion Picture
Bad Boys For Life
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture
Phylicia Rashad – Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Outstanding ensemble cast in a motion picture
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Outstanding breakthrough performance in a motion picture
Madalen Mills – Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Outstanding breakthrough creative (motion picture)
Nadia Hallgren – Becoming
Outstanding independent motion picture
The Banker
Outstanding international motion picture
NIGHT OF THE KINGS
Outstanding writing in a motion picture
Radha Blank – The Forty-Year-Old Version
Outstanding directing in a motion picture
Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Old Guard
Outstanding animated motion picture
Soul
Outstanding documentary (film)
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Outstanding short-film (live action
Black Boy Joy
Outstanding short-film (animated)
Canvas
Outstanding character voice-over performance – motion picture
Jamie Foxx – Soul
Music
Outstanding female artist
Beyoncé – “Black Parade”
Outstanding male artist
Drake – “Laugh Now, Cry Later”
Outstanding duo, group or collaboration (traditional)
Chloe x Halle – “Wonder What She Thinks Of Me”
Outstanding duo, group or collaboration (contemporary)
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé – “Savage Remix”
Outstanding album
Chilombo — Jhené Aiko
Outstanding soul/R&B song
“Do It” – Chloe x Halle
Outstanding hip hop/rap song
“Savage Remix” – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
Outstanding new artist
Doja Cat – “Say So”
Outstanding producer of the year
Hit-Boy
Outstanding music video/visual album
“Brown Skin Girl” – Beyonce’ feat WizKid, SAINt JHN, Blue Ivy Carter
Outstanding soundtrack/compilation album
Soul original motion picture soundtrack – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste and Tom MacDougall
Outstanding gospel/Christian song
“Touch From You” – Tamela Mann
Outstanding gospel/Christian album
The Return – The Clark Sisters
Outstanding jazz album – instrumental
Music from and Inspired by Soul – Jon Batiste
Outstanding jazz album – vocal
Holy Room – Live at Alte Oper – Somi
Outstanding international song
“Lockdown” – Original Koffee
Television
Outstanding drama series
Power Book II: Ghost
Outstanding comedy series
Insecure
Outstanding talk series
Red Table Talk
Outstanding reality program/reality competition or game show
Celebrity Family Feud
Outstanding variety show (series or special)
VERZUZ
Outstanding news/information (series or special)
The New York Times Presents The Killing of Breonna Taylor
Outstanding children’s program
Family Reunion
Outstanding animated series
Doc McStuffins
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis – How To Get Away With Murder
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
Clifford “Method Man” Smith – Power Book II: Ghost
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Mary J. Blige – Power Book II: Ghost
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Issa Rae – Insecure
Outstanding actor in a comedy series
Anthony Anderson – black-ish
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Deon Cole – black-ish
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Marsai Martin – black-ish
Outstanding performance by a youth (series, special, television movie or limited-series)
Marsai Martin – black-ish
Outstanding writing in a comedy series
Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You – Ep. 112 “Ego Death”
Outstanding writing in a drama series
Attica Locke – Little…