On Friday, the NAACP revealed the final winners in the non-televised award categories during the fifth night of the 53rd NAACP Image Awards’ Virtual Experience, hosted by Affion Crockett at naacpimageawards.net and on YouTube.
Featured categories recognized top performances across television and film including: “Colin in Black & White,”, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Mary J. Blige, Queen Sugar, Encanto and more.
The night highlighted appearances from presenters including Wendy Raquel Robinson and Cory Hardrict and NAACP President Derrick Johnson who presented Dr. Safiya Noble with the inaugural NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award, for pioneering the study of how digital technologies intersect with culture, race, and gender.
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
“Colin in Black & White”
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Kevin Hart- “True Story”
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Taraji P. Henson- “Annie Live!”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Courtney B. Vance- “Genius: Aretha”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Regina Hall – “Nine Perfect Strangers”
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–series)
Miles Brown- “black-ish”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Deon Cole- “black-ish”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Natasha Rothwell- “Insecure”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Cliff “Method Man” Smith- “Power Book II: Ghost”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Mary J. Blige- “Power Book II: Ghost”
Outstanding Drama Series
“Queen Sugar”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Angel Kristi Williams– “Colin in Black & White”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Daniel Kaluuya- “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Regina King- “The Harder They Fall”
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
“Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power”
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“CODA”
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
“Encanto”
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