FULL LIST: 50th NAACP Image Awards Winners

Congresswoman Maxine Waters was honored with the Chairman's Awards at the 

50th NAACP Image Awards on March 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA.

Have you ever noticed the  amount and variety  of categories, programs, works and people on the NAACP Image Awards? Think about how much of this  content you did not hear about on the award shows that proceeded this one. The NAACP has embraced diversity and inclusion long before it was in the forefront of the workplace.   There is a plethora of brilliant work that would go unnoticed were it not for the NAACP Image Awards not only acknowledging,  but honoring it.  For 50 years they have put Black excellence on display for he world to behold and appreciate. After tonight, the question, "Why is there a Black award show when there isn't a White award show?" should never be asked again. Wakanda royalty gathered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate the golden anniversary -- the 50th NAACP Image Awards on March 30. Awards were handed out in  each of the 56 categories at the dinner on the night before. To determine the winners, the members of the NAACP and general public vote via a secured online site. The results are tabulated by the Image Awards auditors, Bert Smith & Co., and the results are confidential until the envelope is opened LIVE on stage during the TV One telecast.

California Congresswoman Maxine Waters was recognized with the Chairman's Award.  The long-time lawmaker talked about how she is wielding her fresh power  as the head of the House Financial Services Committee Chair as the first Black and woman to hold the position.  "I have the gavel and I'm not afraid to use it," said "Auntie Maxine." Of her many accomplishments she started the sub committee on diversity and inclusion, the first in the history of the Congress. She also took responsibility for the CEO of Wells Fargo Bank resigning. On a roll, she said she got 4 of the Right-wingers who threatened her life convicted and said "If you come for me I am coming for you." She topped of her progress report saying she still thinks "45"  (I.e., Pres. Donald Trump) needs to be impeached.

The Presidents Award with to Jay Z for his business and philanthropic efforts.  He quoted a Abe Lincoln saying "It's not the amount of years in your life  but the amount of life in your years," as he dedicated the award to his 93 year old grandmother, Hattie White who raised 7 children and grands earning only $20 a week. "I grew up believing I could accomplish anything because of those strong women in my house."  

 

Highlighted below are all of the winners for the 50^th NAACP Image Awards:

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jay Ellis, "Insecure" (HBO)
• John David Washington, "Ballers" (HBO)
• Laurence Fishburne, "black-ish" (ABC)
• Marcus Scribner, "black-ish" (ABC)
• Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Essence Atkins, "Marlon" (NBC)
• Marsai Martin, "black-ish" (ABC)
• Natasha Rothwell, "Insecure" (HBO)
• Uzo Aduba, "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Yvonne Orji, "Insecure" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Jesse Williams, "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• Joe Morton, "Scandal" (ABC)
• Jussie Smollett, "Empire" (FOX)
• Romany Malco, "A Million Little Things" (ABC)
• Wendell Pierce, "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• CCH Pounder, "NCIS: New Orleans" (CBS)
• Lynn Whitfield, "Greenleaf" (OWN)
• Sanaa Lathan, "The Affair" (Showtime)
• Susan Kelechi Watson, "This Is Us" (NBC)
• Thandie Newton, "Westworld" (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series

• Erika Alexander - "Black Lightning" -  Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowery (CW)
• Kendrick Lamar - "Power" - Happy Birthday (Starz)
• Kerry Washington - "How to Get Away with Murder" - Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ABC)
• Loretta Devine - "Love Is_" - Rose (Going Home) (OWN)
• Tisha Campbell-Martin - "Empire" - Without Apology (Fox)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Behind The Movement (TV One)
• Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
• Seven Seconds (Netflix)
• The Bobby Brown Story (BET)
• The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar (Lifetime)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Brandon Victor Dixon, "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" (NBC)
• John Legend, "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" (NBC)
• Michael B. Jordan, "Fahrenheit 451" (HBO)
• Russell Hornsby, "Seven Seconds" (Netflix)
• Woody McClain, "The Bobby Brown Story" (BET)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Anna Deavere Smith, "Notes From the Field" (HBO)
• Gabrielle Dennis, "The Bobby Brown Story" (BET)
• Jeanté Godlock, "The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar" (Lifetime)
• Regina King, "Seven Seconds" (Netflix)
• Toni Braxton, "Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story" (Lifetime)

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

• A Thousand Words With Michelle Obama (BET)
• AM Joy (MSNBC)
• Angela Rye's State of the Union (BET)
• Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama (OWN)
• Unsung (TV One)

Outstanding Talk Series

• "ESPN's First Take" (ESPN)
• "Red Table Talk" (Facebook Watch)
• "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" (Comedy Central)
• "The Real" (Syndicated)
• "The View" (ABC)

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)

• "Iyanla: Fix My Life" (OWN)
• "Lip Sync Battle" (Paramount Network)
• "RuPaul's Drag Race" (VH1)
• "Shark Tank" (ABC)
• "The Voice" (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)

• "2 Dope Queens" (HBO)
• "Black Girls Rock!" (BET)
• "Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo" (CBS)
• "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
• "Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia" (Netflix)

Outstanding Children’s Program

• "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior)
• "Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest" (Disney XD)
• "Motown Magic" (Netflix)
• "Sesame Street" (HBO)
• "Top Chef Junior" (Universal Kids)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series

• Alex R. Hibbert - "The Chi" (Showtime)
• Lonnie Chavis - "This Is Us" (NBC)
• Lyric Ross - "This Is Us" (NBC)
• Marsai Martin - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Miles Brown - "black-ish" (ABC)

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

• Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris, Willow Smith - "Red Table Talk" (Facebook Watch)
• Joy Reid - "AM Joy" (MSNBC)
• LeBron James - "The Shop" (HBO)
• Lester Holt - "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt" (NBC)
• Trevor Noah - "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble 

• Iyanla Vanzant - "Iyanla: Fix My Life" (OWN)
• LL Cool J - "Lip Sync Battle" (Paramount Network)
• Queen Latifah - "Black Girls Rock" (BET)
• RuPaul -" RuPaul's Drag Race" (VH1)
• Steve Harvey - "Family Feud" (Syndication)

Outstanding  New Artist

• Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)
• Jade Novah (EMPIRE)
• Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspiration)
• Omar Wilson (BSE Recordings)
• Tory Lanez (Mad Love/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Male Artist

• Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
• Childish Gambino (RCA Records)
• John Legend (Columbia Records)
• MAJOR. (BOE/Empire)
• Raheem DeVaughn (BMG)

Outstanding Female Artist

• Andra Day (Warner Bros. Records)
• Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)
• H.E.R. (RCA Records)
• Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records)
• Janet Jackson (Rhythm Nation)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration

• "A Good Night" - John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records)
• "All The Stars" - Black Panther" - Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)
• "Could've Been" - H.E.R., Bryson Tiller (RCA Records)
• "Finesse (Remix)" - Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B  (Atlantic Records)
• "Everything Is Love" - The Carters (Roc Nation)

Outstanding Jazz Album

• "Facing Dragons" - Christian Sands (Mack Avenue)
• "Hollywood Africans" - Jon Batiste (Verve)
• "RISE!" - Ben Tankard feat. Marion Meadows,  Kirk Whalum, Paul Jackson Jr. (Ben-Jamin' Universal Music)
• "The Story of Jaz" - Jazmin Ghent feat. Jeff Lorber, James P. Lloyd, Kim Scott, Philippe Saisse (Jazmin Ghent Music)
• "Waiting for the Sunrise" - Camille Thurman (Chesky Records)

Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)

• "Heart. Passion. Pursuit. Live at Passion City Church" - Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel)
• "Hiding Place" - Tori Kelly (Capitol Records)
• "Make Room" - Jonathan McReynolds (Entertainment One)
• "One Nation Under God" - Jekalyn Carr (LMG)
• "Unstoppable" - Koryn Hawthorne  (RCA Inspirational)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

• "APES**T" - The Carters (Roc Nation)
• "Could've Been" - H.E.R. feat. Bryson Tiller (RCA Records)
• "Finesse (Remix)" - Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records)
• "This Is America" - Childish Gambino (RCA Records)
• "All The Stars" - Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg
• Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Song – Traditional

• "Amen" - Andra Day  (Warner Bros. Records)
• "Better With You In It" - MAJOR. (BOE/Empire)
• "Beyond" - Leon Bridges (Columbia Records)
• "Long As I Live" - Toni Braxton (Def Jam Recordings)
• "Never Alone" - Tori Kelly feat. Kirk Franklin  (Capital Records)

Outstanding Song – Contemporary

• "A Good Night" - John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records)
• "As I Am" - H.E.R. (RCA Records)
• "Boo'd Up" - Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)
• "Finesse (Remix)" - Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records)
• "This Is America" - Childish Gambino (RCA Records)

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation

• "Black Panther The Album Music From and Inspired By" - Kendrick Lamar, SZA feat. 2Chainz, ScHoolboy Q, Saudi, Khalid, Swae Lee, Vince Staples, Yugen Blakrok, SOB x RBE, Jorja Smith, Anderson .Paak, Ab Soul, Reason, Zacari, Babes Wudumo, Sjava, Travis Scott (Interscope Records)
• "Greenleaf, Season 3 (Music from the Original TV series)" - Various Artists (Lions Gate Entertainment)
• "Marvel's Luke Cage Season Two" - Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Mondo Music)
• "Insecure® Music From The HBO® Original Series, Season 3" - Various Artists (RCA Records)
• "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture" - Various Artists (Republic Records)

Literary Work - Fiction

• "An American Marriage" - Tayari Jones (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)
• "Better Late Than Never" - Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing)
• "Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? Prose Novel" - Jesse James Holland Jr (Titan Books)
• "Envy" - Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone)
• "They Come in All Colors: A Novel" - Malcolm Hansen (Atria Books)

Outstanding Literary Work - Nonfiction

• "Barracoon" - Zora Neale Hurston (Amistad HarperCollins Publishers)
• "Black Girls Rock! Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth" - Beverly Bond (37 Ink, A Division of Atria Books)
• "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics" -  Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With),  (St. Martin's Press)
• "May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem" - Imani Perry (University of North Carolina Press)
• "The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row" - Anthony
• Ray Hinton (Author), Lara Love Hardin (With), (St. Martin's Press)

Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author

• "Heads of the Colored People: Stories" - Nafissa Thompson-Spires (37 Ink, A Division of Atria Books)
• "Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement" - Janet Dewart Bell (The New Press)
• "Lucile H. Bluford and the Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice" - Dr. Sheila D. Brooks (Author), Clinton C. Wilson II (Author), (Rowman & Littlefield)
• "Small Country: A Novel" - Gaël Faye (Hogarth)
• "Us Against The World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family " – David Mann (Author), Tamela Mann (Author), Shaun Saunders (With), (W Publishing)
  

Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/Autobiography

• "Barracoon" - Zora Neale Hurston (Amistad HarperCollins Publishers)
• "Becoming" - Michelle Obama (Crown)
• "The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke" -  Jeffrey C. Stewart (Oxford University Press)
• "The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela" - Nelson Mandela (Author), Sahm Venter(Editor) (Liveright Publishing)
• "Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist" - Franchesa Ramsey (Grand Central Publishing)

Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional

• "Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration" - Carla Hall (Author)
• Genevive Ko (With) (Harper Wave)
• "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics" -  Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With),  (St. Martin's Press)
• "Poised For Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond" - Karima Mariam-Arthur  (Palgrave Macmillan)
• "Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life" - Daymond John (Author), Daniel Paisner(With), (Currency)A A
• "Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves" - Glory Edim (Ballantine Books)

 

Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry

• "Confessions of a Barefaced Woman" - Allison Elaine Joseph  (Red Hen Press)
• "Ghost, Like a Place" - Iain Haley Pollock (Alice James Books)
• "Refuse" - Julian Randall (University of Pittsburgh Press)
• "Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart" - Alice Walker (Author)  (37 Ink/Atria Books)
• "The Gospel According to Wild Indigo" - Cyrus Cassells (Crab Orchard Review & Southern Illinois University Press)

Outstanding Literary Work - Children

• "Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, A Monumental American
• Man" - Tonya Bolden (Abrams For Young Readers)
• "Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race" - Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator), (Harper)
• "I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t" - Diane Dillon (The Blue Sky Press)
• "The 5 O'Clock Band" - Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews (Author), Bryan Collier
• (Illustrator), (Abrams For Young Readers)
• "The Word Collector" - Peter H. Reynolds (Orchard Books)

Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens

• "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" - Tahereh Mafi (Harper)
• "Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin" - James L. Swanson (Scholastic Press)
• "Harbor Me" - Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy M. Paulsen)
• "The Journey of Little Charlie" - Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic Press)
• "We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding our Racial Divide" - Carol Anderson
• (Author), Tonya Bolden (With), (Bloomsbury YA)

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

• "Amazing Grace" (Sundial Pictures/Neon)
• "Making The Five Heartbeats" (Green Lighthouse)
• "Quincy" (Netflix)
• "RBG" (CNN)
• "Whitney" (Roadside Attractions/Miramax)

Outstanding Documentary (Television)

• "Hope & Fury: MLK, The Movement and the Media" (NBC)
• "King in the Wilderness" (HBO)
• "Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland" (HBO)
• "Shut Up & Dribble" (Showtime)
• "Time For Ilhan" (Fuse)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Justin  Simien - "Dear White People" - Chapter 1 (Netflix)
• Marquita J. Robinson - "Glow" - Work the Leg (Netflix)
• Peter H. Saji - "black-ish" - Purple Rain (ABC)
• Regina Y. Hicks - "Insecure" - High-Like (HBO)
• Trevor  Noah ,  Steve  Budow ,  David  Kibuuka ,  Zhubin  Parang ,  Dan  Amira , Lauren Sarver Means , Mr. Daniel  Radosh ,  David  Angelo ,  Devin Trey Delliquanti ,  Zachary  DiLanzo - "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" - 23087
• Alex Wagner (Comedy Central)
• Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
• Janine Sherman Barrois - "Claws" - Cracker Casserole (TNT)
• Kay Oyegun  "This Is Us" - This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life (NBC)
• Lena Waithe - "The Chi" - Pilot (Showtime)
• Patrick Joseph Charles - "Black Lightning" - Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption (The CW/Netflix)
• Lena Waithe, Dime Davis,  - "The Chi" - The Whistle (Showtime)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)

• Anna Deavere Smith - "Notes From the Field" (HBO)
• J. David Shanks - "Seven Seconds: Matters of Life and Death" (Netflix)
• Katrina M. O’Gilvie - "Behind the Movement" (TV One)
• Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi - "Fahrenheit 451" (HBO)
• Shalisha Francis - "Seven Seconds: Of Gods and Men" (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)

• Barry Jenkins - "If Beale Street Could Talk" (Annapurna Pictures)
• Boots Riley - "Sorry To Bother You" (Annapurna Pictures)
• Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee - "BlacKkKlansman" (Focus Features)
• Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim - "Crazy Rich Asians" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole - "Black Panther (Marvel Studios)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Donald Glover - "Atlanta" - FUBU (FX Networks)
• Gina Rodriguez - "Jane the Virgin" - Chapter Seventy-Four (CW)
• Hiro Murai - "Atlanta" - Teddy Perkins (FX Networks)
• Ken Whittingham - "Atypical" - "Ernest Shackleton's Rules for Survival" (Netflix)
• Millicent Shelton - "Insecure" - High-Like (HBO)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

• Ayoka Chenzira - "Queen Sugar" - Here Beside the River (OWN)
• Deborah Ann Chow - "Better Call Saul" - Something Stupid (AMC)
• Dee Rees - "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams" - Kill All Others (Prime Video)
• Salli Richardson-Whitfield  - "Marvel's Luke Cage" - I Get Physical (Netflix)
• Zetna Fuentes - "How To Get Away With Murder" - Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ABC)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)

• Ernest Dickerson - "Seven Seconds: Until It Do" (Netflix)
• Ramin Bahrani - "Fahrenheit 451" (HBO)
• Tanya Hamilton - "Seven Seconds: That What Follows" (Netflix)
• Tracy Heather Strain - "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (PBS)
• Victoria Mahoney - "Seven Seconds: Witness for the Prosecution" (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)

• Barry Jenkins - "If Beale Street Could Talk" (Annapurna Pictures)
• Spike Lee - "BlacKkKlansman" (Focus Features)
• Steve McQueen - "Widows" (20th Century Fox)
• Ryan Coogler - "Black Panther" (Marvel Studios)
• Alan Hicks, Rashida Jones - "Quincy" (A Le Train Train\Bob's Your Uncle\Tribeca Production for Netflix)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)

• Issa Rae - "Bojack Horseman" (Netflix)
• Laya Deleon Hayes - "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior)
• Mahershala Ali - "Spider-Man:  Into the Spider-Verse (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel)
• Samuel L. Jackson - "Incredibles 2" (Disney and Pixar Animation Studios)
• Shameik  Moore - "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (Columbia Pictures/Sony
• Pictures Animation in association with Marvel)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Brian Tyree Henry - "If Beale Street Could Talk" (Annapurna Pictures)
• Mahershala  Ali - "Green Book" (Universal Pictures, Participant Media, DreamWorks)
• Michael B. Jordan - "Black Panther"  (Marvel Studios)
• Russell Hornsby - "The Hate U Give" (20th Century Fox)
• Winston Duke - Black Panther" (Marvel Studios)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Danai Gurira - "Black Panther"  (Marvel Studios)
• Letitia Wright - "Black Panther"  (Marvel Studios)
• Lupita Nyong'o - "Black Panther"  (Marvel Studios)
• Regina Hall - "The Hate U Give"  (20th Century Fox)
• Regina King  - "If Beale Street Could Talk" (Annapurna Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• "BlacKkKlansman" (Focus Features)
• "If Beale Street Could Talk" (Annapurna Pictures)
• "Nappily Ever After" (Marc Platt Production/Badabing Pictures Production for Netflix)
• "Sorry To Bother You"  (Annapurna Pictures)
• "Traffik" (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate Entertainment)

 

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

• "Black Panther"  (Marvel Studios)
• "BlacKkKlansman" (Focus Features)
• "Crazy Rich Asians" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• "The Hate U Give" (20th Century Fox)
• "Widows" (20th Century Fox)