49th NAACP Image Awards

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49th NAACP Image Awards
49thNAACPImageAwards poster.png
DateJanuary 15, 2018
SitePasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
Hosted byAnthony Anderson
Official websiteNAACPImageAwards.net
Television coverage
NetworkTV One

The 49th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2017 calendar year. The ceremony took place on January 15, 2018 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, was hosted by Anthony Anderson and broadcast on TV One.[1][2]

All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.

Special Awards[]

Vanguard Award
  • The surviving 1968 Memphis sanitation "I Am a Man" workers
President's Award
  • Danny Glover
Chairman's Award
Entertainer of the Year

Motion Picture[]

Outstanding Motion Picture
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

Television[]

Best Series
Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Outstanding Variety or Game Show – (Series or Special)
Outstanding Children’s Program
Best Acting in a Drama Series
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Best Acting in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Best Acting in a Movie/Limited Series
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)
Reality & Variety
Outstanding Talk Series Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
Outstanding News / Information – (Series or Special) Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety (Series or Special)
Directing
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
  • Anton Cropper – Black-ish – "Juneteenth"
    • Barry Jenkins – Dear White People – "Chapter 5"
    • Spike Lee – She's Gotta Have It – "#NolasChoice"
    • Justin Simien – Dear White People – "Chapter 1"
    • Ken Whittingham – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – "Kimmy Bites an Onion!"
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
Writing
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special

Documentary[]

Outstanding Documentary – (Film)[]

Outstanding Documentary – (Television)[]

  • The 44th President: In His Own Words

Animated/CGI[]

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – (Television or Film)[]

Music[]

Outstanding New Artist[]

Outstanding Male Artist[]

  • Bruno Mars – "Versace on the Floor"
    • JAY-Z – 4:44
    • Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
    • Brian McKnight – Genesis
    • Charlie Wilson – In It to Win It

Outstanding Female Artist[]

  • Mary J. Blige – Strength of a Woman
    • Beyoncé – "Die with You"
    • Andra Day – "Stand Up For Something"
    • Ledisi – Let Love Rule
    • SZA – Ctrl

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration[]

  • Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna – "LOYALTY."
    • Mary J. Blige feat. Kanye West – "Love Yourself"
    • Andra Day feat. Common – "Stand Up For Something"
    • SZA feat. Travis Scott – "Love Galore"
    • Charlie Wilson feat. T.I. – "I'm Blessed"

Outstanding Jazz Album[]

Outstanding Gospel Album – Traditional or Contemporary[]

  • Greenleaf Soundtrack – Greenleaf Soundtrack Volume 2
    • Tasha Cobbs – Heart. Passion. Pursuit.
    • Travis Greene – Crossover Live From Music City
    • Marvin Sapp – Close
    • CeCe Winans – Let Them Fall In Love

Outstanding Music Video[]

  • Bruno Mars – "That's What I Like"
    • Mary J. Blige – "Strength of a Woman"
    • JAY-Z – "4:44"
    • Maxwell – "Gods"
    • Ledisi – "High"

Outstanding Song, Traditional[]

Outstanding Song, Contemporary[]

  • Kendrick Lamar – "HUMBLE."
    • JAY-Z – "The Story of O.J."
    • Mali Music – "Gonna Be Alright"
    • Jazmine Sullivan x Bryson Tiller – "Insecure"
    • SZA feat. Travis Scott – "Love Galore"

Outstanding Album[]

  • Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
    • Mary J. Blige – Strength of a Woman
    • JAY-Z – 4:44
    • Brian McKnight – Genesis
    • Charlie Wilson – In It to Win It

Literature[]

Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction[]

Outstanding Literary Work, Non-Fiction[]

  • Dick Gregory – Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies
    • Herb Boyd – Black Detroit – A People’s History of Self-Determination
    • Paul Butler – Chokehold: Policing Black Men
    • Ta-Nehisi Coates – We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
    • Adrian Miller – The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas

Outstanding Literary Work, Debut Author[]

  • Stephanie Powell Watts – No One Is Coming to Save Us
    • Devin Allen – A Beautiful Ghetto
    • Leland Melvin – Chasing Spaces: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace & Second Chances
    • Gabrielle Union – We're Going to Need More Wine
    • Patricia Williams with Jeannine Amber – Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

Outstanding Literary Work, Biography/Auto-Biography[]

  • Susan Burton and Cari Lynn – Becoming Ms. Burton - From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women
    • Peter Baker – Obama: The Call of History
    • Jonathan Eig – Ali: A Life
    • Lawrence P. Jackson – Chester B. Himes
    • Gabrielle Union – We're Going to Need More Wine

Outstanding Literary Work, Instructional[]

  • Tererai Trent – The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams
    • Misty Copeland – Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You
    • – Notoriously Dapper - How to Be A Modern Gentleman with Manners, Style and Body Confidence
    • Kristen Kish with Meredith Erickson – Kristen Kish Cooking
    • Sheri Riley – Exponential Living - Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are

Outstanding Literary Work, Poetry[]

  • Patricia Smith – Incendiary Art: Poems
    • Cameron Barnett – The Drowning Boy's Guide to Water
    • Aja Monet – My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter
    • Ntozake Shange – Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems
    • Marcus Wicker – Silencer

Outstanding Literary Work, Children[]

  • Vashti Harrison – Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
    • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Raymond Obstfeld – Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
    • Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome – Before She Was Harriet
    • Andrea J. Loney and Keith Mallett – Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee!
    • Cynthia Levinson and Vanessa Brantley-Newton – The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, A Young Civil Rights Activist

Outstanding Literary Work, Youth/Teens[]

References[]

  1. ^ THR Staff (20 November 2017). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Marshall,' 'Get Out,' 'Girls Trip' Dominate Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 15, 2018). "NAACP Image Awards: Jordan Peele,Tiffany Haddish, Idris Elba Among Winners In Non-Televised Categories". Deadline. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

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