2025 NAACP Image Awards Winners List (Updating Live)

The 2025 NAACP Image Awards are being presented Saturday night in a televised ceremony airing on BET and CBS.

The Piano Lessonthe Malcolm Washington-directed film adaptation of August Wilson’s play starring Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington, scored the most film nominations this year with 14 nods. It won two awards in non-televised ceremonies earlier this week.

Other top film nominees at the NAACP Image Awards include six-time contenders Nickel Boyswhich also won three awards earlier in the week; Bob Marley: One Love; and The Book of Clarence and five-time nominees Wickedwhich won for costume design in a non-televised ceremony on Tuesdayand The Six Triple Eightwhich won three awards earlier in the week. In addition to Wicked‘s nods, star Cynthia Erivo is also up for the Image Awards’ top prize of entertainer of the year.

For entertainer of the year, Erivo faces off against Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpewith the latter’s Club Shay Shay podcast winning for outstanding culture and society podcast at the non-televised Creative Honors ceremony on Friday.

For best motion picture, The Piano LessonBob Marley, Wicked and The Six Triple Eight face off against Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

In the TV categories, Abbott Elementary leads with 10 nods, followed by Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heistwith nine nods. Other top TV nominees include Cross and Genius MLK/Xwhich each landed seven nods, six-time nominee Call-air and five-time nominee Bridgerton.

Earlier in the week, Abbott won best comedy series and Cross won best drama series as Fight Night won five awards across the limited series categories.

In the music categories, Glorilla received a leading six nominations, followed by four-time nominees Doechii, Lamar and Usher. Lamar won one award earlier in the week.

Saturday’s televised ceremony, hosted by Deon Cole and airing on BET and CBS from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, will honor Dave Chappelle, former Vice President Kamala Harristhe Wayans family and BET Media Group.

The awards will also support the Altadena, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena communities affected by the recent L.A. wildfires. The NAACP, BET Media Group, WME and Johnson Shapiro Slewett and Kole (JSSK) have partnered with L.A. County and — in collaboration with organizations like Community Aid Dena, Altadena Heritage and WalkGood LA — launched the Altadena Community Preservation Fund, designed to protect homeowners from displacement and preserve the community’s cultural heritage.

A complete list of nominees in categories being presented Saturday night follows. Winners will be noted as they’re announced live. Refresh for the latest.

Entertainer of the Year

Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Kendrick Lamar
Kevin Hart
Shannon Sharpe

Outstanding Motion Picture

Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Sony Pictures)
Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

André Holland – Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Colman Sunday – Sing Sing (A24)
John David Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Kingsley Ben-Ily- Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
Martin Lawrence — Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Sony Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Cynthia Erivo — Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Kerry Washington — The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Lashana Lynch – Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o – A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount Pictures)
Regina King — Shirley (Netflix)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Cedric The Entertainer — The Neighborhood (CBS)
Damon Wayans — Poppa’s House (CBS) (WINNER)
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)
Delroy Cute – UnPrisoned (Hulu)
Mike Epps — The Upshaws (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Available Ayo – The Bear (Fx/upstream)
Kerry Washington — UnPrisoned (Hulu)
Natasha Rothwell — How to Die Alone (Hulu)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) (WINNER)
Inina Arnold – The Neighborhood (CBS)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Aldis Hodge — Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
Donald Glover — Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Amazon Prime Video)
Harold Perrineau — FROM (MGM+)
Jabari Banks — Call-air (Peacock)
Michael Rainey Jr. — Power Book II: Ghost (Starz) (Winner)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Angela Bassett — 9-1-1 (ABC)
Emayatzy Corinealdi — Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
Queen Latifah — The Equalizer (CBS) (WINNER)
Shanola Hampton — Found (NBC)
Zoe Saldaña – Lioness (Paramount+)

Outstanding New Artist

Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
Myles Smith (RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment)
Samoht (Affective Music)
Shaboozey (American Dogwood/Empire)
Tyla (Epic Records)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

“Alright” — Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
“Alter Ego (ALTERnate Version)” — Doechii, JT (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
“Boy Bye” — Chlöe Bailey (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack) (Tuff Gong/Island Records)
Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Original Series) (Hollywood Records)
Reasonable Doubt (Season 2) (Original Soundtrack) (Hollywood Records)
The Book of Clarence (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Geneva Club under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC)
Wicked: The Soundtrack (Republic Records)

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song

“16 CARRIAGES” — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
“I Found You” — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
“Residuals” — Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
“Saturn” — SZA (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)