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The 54th NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, aired on BET Saturday night live from the Pasadena Civic Center Auditorium in Pasadena, CA.
The night’s big winners included Abbott Elementary, which picked up multiple awards including Outstanding Comedy Series; Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which nabbed Outstanding Motion Picture; and Angela Bassett, who took the top honor of Entertainer of the Year as well as Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for 9-1-1.
Other winners included Will Smith for Emancipation, Viola Davis for The Woman King, P-Valley and more.
Here are the winners in some of the major categories. For a full list, visit NAACPImageAwards.net.
Entertainer of the Year
Angela Bassett
Outstanding Actor in Drama Series
Nicco Annan, P-Valley
Outstanding Actress in Drama Series
Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
Chairman’s Award
Congressman Bennie Thompson
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Cedric The Entertainer, The Neighborhood
Social Justice Impact Award
Attorney Ben Crump
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Drama Series
P-Valley
President’s Award
Gabrielle Union-Wade and Dwyane Wade
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Will Smith, Emancipation
Outstanding Motion Picture
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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