Dig Out 024 NAACP Image Award Nominations W/ Ayo Edebiri, Colman Domingo & More Leading. (Airing March 16.)

Dig Out 024 NAACP Image Award Nominations W/ Ayo Edebiri, Colman Domingo & More Leading. (Airing March 16.) 

"The 2024 NAACP Image Award nominations are here. Usher, Victoria Monét, Colman Domingo, and Ayo Edebiri are leading the pack of nominees in music, film, and television, respectively.

Usher and Victoria earned five and six nods each in the music categories as Colman leads the motion picture categories with three nominations. Ayo sweeps the television and streaming categories with two nods for Abbott Elementary and The Bear.

“We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of this year’s nominees, whose outstanding contributions across film, television and streaming, music, literature, podcasts, and more have inspired us all,” said Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP. “The NAACP Image Awards stand as a tribute to their creativity, talent, and dedication to authentic storytelling and are a testament to the richness and diversity of our community.”

Scott Mills, President and CEO, BET Media Group, added, “As we reflect on the rich legacy of the NAACP, we take pride in honoring the artistic brilliance of this year’s nominees. We are excited to illuminate and celebrate the extraordinary talent within our community.” 

The 55th annual NAACP Image Awards’ live two-hour telecast airs on Saturday, March 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and CBS. Non–televised Image Awards categories will be stream via their official website from March 11–14.

The full list of nominees can be found below. 

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES 

Colman Domingo

Fantasia Barrino

Halle Bailey

Keke Palmer

Usher

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES 

Outstanding Motion Picture 

American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Origin (NEON)

Rustin (Netflix)

The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 

Colman Domingo – “Rustin” (Netflix)

Denzel Washington – “The Equalizer 3” (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Jamie Foxx – “The Burial” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

John Boyega – “They Cloned Tyrone” (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture 

Aunjanue Ellis–Taylor – “Origin” (NEON)

Fantasia Barrino – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Halle Bailey  – “The Little Mermaid” (Walt Disney Pictures)

Teyana Taylor – “A Thousand And One” (Focus Features)

Yara Shahidi – “Sitting in Bars with Cake” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 

Colman Domingo – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Corey Hawkins – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Glynn Turman – “Rustin” (Netflix)

Jamie Foxx – “They Cloned Tyrone” (Netflix)

Sterling K. Brown – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 

Danielle Brooks – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)

Erika Alexander – “American Fiction” (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Halle Bailey – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Taraji P. Henson – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture 

Back on the Strip (GVN Releasing LLC)

Brother (Vertical Entertainment)

Story Ave (Kino Lorber)

Sweetwater (Briarcliff Entertainment/Universal)

The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (RLJE Films)

Outstanding International Motion Picture 

Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)

Brother (Vertical Entertainment)

Mami Wata (Dekanalog)

Rye Lane (Searchlight Pictures)

Society of the Snow (Netflix)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture 

Aaron Pierre – “Brother” (Vertical Entertainment)

Laya DeLeon Hayes – “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster” (RLJE Films)

Mila Davis–Kent – “Creed III” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Teyana Taylor – “A Thousand And One” (Focus Features)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture 

American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Rustin (Netflix)

The Blackening (Lionsgate and MRC)

The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)

They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix)

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture 

Elemental (Pixar Animation Studios)

Lil’ Ruby

Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount Pictures)

Wish (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Outstanding Character Voice–Over Performance – Motion Picture 

Ariana DeBose – Wish (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Brian Tyree Henry – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Daniel Kaluuya – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Issa Rae – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Shameik Moore – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Outstanding Short–Form (Live Action) 

Flower (Life in Motion/Funbomb)

Gaps (Tribeca Studios)

Lucille (QTGEEK)

Rocky Road on Channel Three (Indeed)

The After (Netflix)

Outstanding Short–Form (Animated) 

Blueberry (Ace Animation Studios)

Bridges (OHR Media)

Burning Rubber (Reel Black Studios)

Ego’ Curse (Exhibit Treal Studios)

Lil’ Ruby (Platige)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) 

A.V. Rockwell – “A Thousand and One” (Focus Features)

Blitz Bazawule – “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Choice Skinner – “A New Life” (Buffalo 8)

Dewayne Perkins – “The Blackening” (Lionsgate and MRC)

Juel Taylor – “They Cloned Tyrone” (Netflix)

Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture

Aaron Kingsley Adetola – “A Thousand And One” (Focus Features)

Aven Courtnery – “A Thousand And One” (Focus Features)

Calah Lane – “Wonka” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Lennox Simms – “Origin” (NEON)

Mila Davis–Kent – “Creed III” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film

C. Kim Miles, Julia Liu, Clair Popkin – “STILL:  A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple Original Films)

Eric K. Yue – “A Thousand and One” (Focus Features)

Guy Godfree – “Brother” (Vertical Entertainment)

Ken Seng – “They Cloned Tyrone” (Netflix)

Paul Yee – “Joy Ride” (Lionsgate)

TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES 

Outstanding Comedy Series 

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Harlem (Amazon Prime Video)

Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)

The Neighborhood (CBS)

UnPrisoned (Hulu/Onyx)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 

Cedric The Entertainer – “The Neighborhood” (CBS)

Delroy Lindo – “UnPrisoned” (Hulu/Onyx)

Dulé Hill – ” The Wonder Years” (ABC)

Mike Epps – “The Upshaws” (Netflix)

Tone Bell – “Survival of the Thickest” (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 

Kerry Washington – “UnPrisoned” (Hulu/Onyx)

Meagan Good – “Harlem” (Amazon Prime Video)

Michelle Buteau – “Survival of the Thickest” (Netflix)

Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Tichina Arnold – “The Neighborhood” (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 

Kenan Thompson – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Roy Wood Jr. – “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)

Tyler Lepley – “Harlem” (Amazon Prime Video)

Tyler James Williams – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

William Stanford Davis – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 

Ayo Edebiri – “The Bear” (FX)

Ego Nwodim – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Janelle James – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Sheryl Lee Ralph – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Shoniqua Shandai – “Harlem” (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Drama Series 

Bel–Air (Peacock)

Black Cake (Hulu)

Found (NBC)

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)

Snowfall (FX)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series 

Damson Idris – “Snowfall” (FX)

Forest Whitaker – “Godfather of Harlem” (MGM+)

Idris Elba – “Hijack” (Apple TV+)

Jabari Banks – “Bel–Air” (Peacock)

Jesse L. Martin – “The Irrational” (NBC)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series 

Angela Bassett – “9–1–1” (FOX)

India Ria Amarteifio – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix)

Octavia Spencer  – “Truth Be Told” (Apple TV+)

Queen Latifah – “The Equalizer” (CBS)

Zoe Saldaña – “Special Ops: Lioness” (Paramount+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 

Adrian Holmes – “Bel–Air” (Peacock)

Amin Joseph – “Snowfall” (FX)

Giancarlo Esposito – “Godfather of Harlem” (MGM+)

LaRoyce Hawkins – “Chicago PD” (NBC)

Wendell Pierce – “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 

Adjoa Andoh – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix)

Arsema Thomas  – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix)

Golda Rosheuvel – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix)

Gail Bean – “Snowfall” (FX)

Nicole Beharie – “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special 

Black Girl Missing (Lifetime)

First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story (BET+)

Heist 88 (Showtime)

Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+)

Swarm (Amazon Prime Video)

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

Brian Tyree Henry – “Class of “09” (FX)

Courtney B. Vance – “Heist 88” (Showtime)

Keith Powers – “The Perfect Find” (Netflix)

Lance Reddick – “The Caine Mutiny Court–Martial” (Showtime)

Samuel L. Jackson – “Secret Invasion” (Disney+)

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

Ali Wong – “Beef” (Netflix)

Chlöe Bailey – “Praise This” (Peacock)

Dominique Fishback – “Swarm” (Amazon Prime Video)

Gabrielle Union – “The Perfect Find” (Netflix)

Meagan Good – “Buying Back My Daughter” (Lifetime)

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

Carl Anthony Payne II – “Binged to Death” (MTV)

Damon Wayans – “Cinnamon” (Tubi)

Damson Idris – “Swarm” (Amazon Prime Video)

Don Cheadle – “Secret Invasion” (Disney+)

Jharrel Jerome – “Full Circle” (HBO | Max)

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

Aja Naomi King – “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+)

CCH Pounder – “Full Circle” (HBO | Max)

Micheala Jaé Rodriguez – “American Horror Story: Delicate” (FX)

Phylicia Rashad – “Heaven Down Here” (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)

Tisha Campbell – “Every Breath She Takes” (Lifetime)

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) 

20/20 – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts (ABC)

The 1619 Project (Hulu)

theGrio with Marc Lamont Hill (theGrio Cable Network)

The Reidout (MSNBC)

Into America (MSNBC)

Outstanding Talk Series 

Hart to Heart (Peacock)

Sherri (Syndicated)

Tamron Hall (ABC News/Disney Media Distribution)

The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts (Disney+)

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

America’s Got Talent (NBC)

Barbecue Showdown (Netflix)

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Critter Fixers: Country Vets (Nat Geo WILD)

Wild ‘N Out (VH1)

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special) 

A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO | Max)

A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip–Hop (CBS)

Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)

My Name is Mo’Nique (Netflix)

Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer (Netflix)

Outstanding Children’s Program 

Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix)

Alma’s Way (PBS Kids)

Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)

Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)

My Dad The Bounty Hunter (Netflix)

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

Alaya High – “That Girl Lay Lay” (Nickelodeon)

Elisha “EJ” Williams – “The Wonder Years” (ABC)

Jalyn Hall – “The Crossover” (Disney+)

Keivonn Woodard – “The Last of Us” (HBO | Max)

Leah Sava Jeffries – “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” (Disney+)

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

 Bomani Jones – “Game Theory with Bomani Jones” (HBO | Max)

Joy Reid – “The Reidout” (NBC)

Sherri Shepherd – “Sherri” (Syndicated)

Tamron Hall – “Tamron Hall” (ABC News/Disney Media Distribution)

Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Alyssa Farah Griffin – “The View” (ABC)

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

Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer – ” Kings of BBQ” (A&E)

DC Young Fly – “Celebrity Squares” (VH1)

Nick Cannon – “The Masked Singer” (FOX)

RuPaul Charles – “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)

Steve Harvey – “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)

Outstanding Guest Performance 

Ayo Edebiri – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Garcelle Beauvais – “Survival of the Thickest” (Netflix)

Giancarlo Esposito – “The Mandalorian” (Disney+)

Michael B. Jordan – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Roy Wood, Jr. – “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Animated Series 

Big Mouth (Netflix)

Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)

Marvel’s Spidey & His Amazing Friends (Disney Junior)

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney Channel)

Young Love (HBO|Max)

Outstanding Character Voice–Over Performance (Television) 

Cree Summer – “Rugrats” (Paramount+)

Issa Rae – “Young Love” (HBO|Max)

Keke Palmer – “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” (Disney Channel)

Kyla Pratt – “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” (Disney Channel)

Scott Mescudi – “Young Love” (HBO|Max)

Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series

Jessica Mikayla – Disney Launchpad Season Two (Disney+)

Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter (Roku)

Leslie Jones – After the Cut–The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

Nathalie Emmanuel – Die Hart 2: Die Harter (Roku)

Seth Carr – Disney Launchpad Season Two (Disney+)

Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama 

After the Cut (Comedy Central)

Die Hart 2: Die Harter (Roku)

Disney Launchpad Season two (Disney+)

Doggyland (YouTube)

I Am Groot (Disney+)

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction 

Did You Know? (theGrio Cable Network)

I Was A Soul Train Dancer (BET)

Mama Mann’s Kitchen (YouTube TV)

Ritual (PBS)

RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television) 

Adjani Salmon – “Dreaming Whilst Black” (Showtime)

Kale Futterman – “Ginny & Georgia” (Netflix)

Michelle Buteau – “Survival of the Thickest” (Netflix)

Thara Popoola – “Sex Education” (Netflix)

Troy Hunter – “Sex Education” (Netflix)

RECORDING CATEGORIES 

Outstanding New Artist 

FLO (Uptown Records / Republic Records)

Jordan Ward (Artium/Interscope Records)

Leon Thomas (EZMNY Records/Motown Records)

October London (Death Row Records)

Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)

Outstanding Male Artist 

Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)

Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)

Davido (RCA Records/Sony Music UK)

Jon Batiste (Verve Records)

Usher (Mega/Gamma)

Outstanding Female Artist 

Ari Lennox (Dreamville/Interscope Records)

H.E.R. (RCA Records)

Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records/Bad Boy/Wondaland)

Tems (RCA Records/Since ’93)

Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album 

“All Yours” – Kierra Sheard (RCA Inspiration / Karew Entertainment)

“Father’s Day” – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Recordings and RCA Records)

“Impossible” – Pastor Mike, Jr. (Rock City/Black Smoke)

“My Truth” – Jonathan McReynolds (MNRK Music Group)

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