NAACP Image Awards: Abbott Elementary, P-Valley And The Best Man: Final Chapters Are TV's Big Winners

Winners for this year's NAACP Image Awards — which celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film — were announced daily this week, culminating in the live telecast that aired Saturday night on BET.

Heading into this year's ceremony, ABC's Abbott Elementary was the most nominated TV series, amassing nine nominations (including for Outstanding Comedy); ABC's black-ish followed in the comedy race with seven nominations. On the drama side, Starz's P-Valley and OWN's Queen Sugar each collected six total nominations. Among limited series, Peacock's The Best Man: The Final Chapters fared best with seven nods, followed by Netflix's From Scratch and Apple TV+'s The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (with six nods a piece).

In the end, Abbott Elementary, P-Valley and The Best Man: The Final Chapters were the big winners in their respective comedy, drama and limited series categories.

Additionally, Angela Bassett not only took home best TV drama actress honors (for Fox's 9-1-1), but she also won for supporting actress in a movie (Wakanda Forever) and was named Entertainer of the Year.

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

Abbott Elementary — WINNER

Atlanta

black-ish

Rap Sh!t

The Wonder Years

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

* Anthony Anderson, black-ish

* Cedric the Entertainer, The Neighborhood WINNER

* Donald Glover, Atlanta

* Dulé Hill, The Wonder Years

* Mike Epps, The Upshaws

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

* Loretta Devine, Family Reunion

* Maya Rudolph, Loot

* Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary — WINNER

* Tichina Arnold, The Neighborhood

* Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

* Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta

* Deon Cole, black-ish

* Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live

* Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary — WINNER

* William Stanford Davis, Abbott Elementary

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

* Janelle James, Abbott Elementary — WINNER

* Jenifer Lewis, black-ish

* Marsai Martin, black-ish

* Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

* Wanda Sykes, The Upshaws

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES

* Angela Barnes, Atlanta ("The Homeliest Little Horse") — WINNER

* Bridget Stokes, A Black Lady Sketch Show ("Save My Edges, I'm a Donor!")

* Dee Rees, Upload ("Hamoodi")

* Iona Morris Jackson, black-ish ("If A Black Man Cries in the Woods")

* Pete Chatmon, The Flight Attendant ("Drowning Women")

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES

* Aisha Muharrar, Hacks ("The Click")

* Ayo Edebiri and Shana Gohd, What We Do in the Shadows ("Private School")

* Brittani Nichols, Abbott Elementary ("Student Transfer") — WINNER

* Karen Joseph Adcock, The Bear ("Sheridan")

* Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary ("Development Day")

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

Bel-Air

Bridgerton

Euphoria

P-Valley — WINNER

Queen Sugar

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

* Damson Idris, Snowfall

* Jabari Banks, Bel-Air

* Kofi Siriboe, Queen Sugar

* Nicco Annan, P-Valley — WINNER

* Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

* Angela Bassett, 9-1-1 — WINNER

* Brandee Evans, P-Valley

* Queen Latifah, The Equalizer

* Rutina Wesley, Queen Sugar

* Zendaya, Euphoria

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

* Adrian Holmes, Bel-Air

* Amin Joseph, Snowfall

* Caleb McLaughlin, Stranger Things

* Cliff "Method Man" Smith, Power Book II: Ghost — WINNER

* J. Alphonse Nicholson, P-Valley

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

* Adjoa Andoh, Bridgerton

* Bianca Lawson, Queen Sugar

* Loretta Devine, P-Valley — WINNER

* Susan Kelechi Watson, This Is Us

* Tina Lifford, Queen Sugar

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES

* Debbie Allen, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey ("Robyn")

* Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul ("Axe and Grind") — WINNER

* Gina Prince-Bythewood, Women of the Movement ("Mother and Son")

* Hanelle Culpepper, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey ("Sensia")

* Kasi Lemmons, Women of the Movement ("The Last Word")

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES

* Aurin Squire, The Good Fight ("The End of Football")

* Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Kindred ("Dana")

* Davita Scarlett, The Good Fight ("The End of Eli Gold")

* Joshua Allen, From Scratch ("Bread and Brine")

* Marissa Jo Cerar, Women of the Movement ("Mother and Son") — WINNER

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons

From Scratch

The Best Man: The Final Chapters — WINNER

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

Women of the Movement

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

* Morris Chestnut, The Best Man: The Final Chapters — WINNER

* Samuel L. Jackson, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

* Terrence Howard, The Best Man: The Final Chapters

* Trevante Rhodes, Mike

* Wendell Pierce, Don't Hang Up

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

* Niecy Nash-Betts, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story — WINNER

* Regina Hall, The Best Man: The Final Chapters

* Sanaa Lathan, The Best Man: The Final Chapters

* Viola Davis, The First Lady

* Zoe Saldaña, From Scratch

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

* Glynn Turman, Women of the Movement

* Keith David, From Scratch WINNER

* Omar Benson Miller, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

* Russell Hornsby, Mike

* Terrence "TC" Carson, A Wesley Christmas

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION MOVIE, LIMITED SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

* Alexis Floyd, Inventing Anna

* Danielle Deadwyler, From Scratch

* Melissa De Sousa, The Best Man: The Final Chapters

* Nia Long, The Best Man: The Final Chapters WINNER

* Phylicia Rashad, Little America

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SPECIAL

* Anton Cropper, Fantasy Football WINNER

* Marta Cunningham, 61st Street

* Sujata Day, Definition Please

* Tailiah Breon, Kirk Franklin's The Night Before Christmas

* Tine Fields, Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR SPECIAL

* Bree West, A Wesley Christmas

* Ian Edelman and Maurice Williams, Entergalactic WINNER

* Jerrod Carmichael, Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

* Lil Rel Howery, Lil Rel Howery: I Said It, Y'all Thinking It

* Matt Lopez, Father of the Bride

OUTSTANDING GUEST PERFORMANCE

* Amanda Gorman, Sesame Street

* Chance the Rapper, South Side

* Colman Domingo, Euphoria

* Glynn Turman, Queen Sugar WINNER

* Gabourey Sidibe, American Horror Stories

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM

Family Reunion

Raising Dion

Raven's Home

Tab Time WINNER

Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant

Raising DionOUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH (SERIES, SPECIAL, TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES)

* Alaya "That Girl Lay Lay" High, That Girl Lay Lay

* Cameron J. Wright, Family Reunion

* Elisha Williams, The Wonder Years

* Khali Spraggins, The Upshaws

* Ja'Siah Young, Raising Dion WINNER

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES

Central Park

Eureka!

Gracie's Corner TV

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder WINNER

Zootopia+

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICEOVER PERFORMANCE

* Billy Porter, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

* Cedric the Entertainer, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

* Chris Bridges, Karma's World

* Cree Summer, Rugrats

* Kyla Pratt, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder WINNER

OUTSTANDING HOST IN A TALK OR NEWS/INFORMATION (SERIES OR SPECIAL) – INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE

* Jada Pinkett-Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris & Willow Smith, Red Table Talk

* Jennifer HudsonThe Jennifer Hudson Show WINNER

* Kevin Hart, Hart to Heart

* Lester Holt, NBC Nightly News

* Tracee Ellis Ross, The Hair Tales

OUTSTANDING NEWS/INFORMATION (SERIES OR SPECIAL)

Roland Martin Unfiltered: Black Votes Matter Election Night 2022 Coverage

ABC News 20/20 Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation With Robin Roberts WINNER

Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

OWN Spotlight: Viola Davis – The Woman King

The Hair Tales

OUTSTANDING TALK SERIES

Hart to Heart

Red Table Talk

Sherri — WINNER

Tamron Hall

Uninterrupted: The Shop

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION OR MOTION PICTURE)

* Nadia Hallgren, Civil

* Reginald Hudlin, Sidney WINNER

* Sacha Jenkins, Everything's Gonna Be All White

* Sacha Jenkins, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

* W. Kamau Bell, We Need to Talk About Cosby

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM, REALITY COMPETITION OR GAME SHOW (SERIES)

Legendary

Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls WINNER

Shark Tank

Sweet Life: Los Angeles

The Real Housewives of Atlanta

OUTSTANDING HOST IN A REALITY COMPETITION, GAME SHOW OR VARIETY (SERIES OR SPECIAL) – INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE

* Keke Palmer, Password

* Lizzo, Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

* Tabitha BrownTab Time WINNER

* Taraji P. Henson, BET Awards 2022

* Trevor Noah, The Daily Show With Trevor Noah

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SHOW (SERIES OR SPECIAL)

A Black Lady Sketch Show

* BET Awards 2022

Deon Cole: Charleen's Boy

Martin: The Reunion

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah WINNER

OUTSTANDING BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE

* Amy Wang, From Scratch

* Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Kindred

* Hannah Cope, Karma's World

* Quinta BrunsonAbbott Elementary — WINNER

* Syreeta Singleton, Rap Sh!t

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM SERIES – COMEDY OR DRAMA

Between the Scenes, The Daily Show WINNER

* Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans

* Rise Up, Sing Out

* Sunday Dinner

* Zootopia+

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM SERIES OR SPECIAL – REALITY/NONFICTION

Black Independent Films: A Brief History

Daring Simone Biles WINNER

Historian's Take

NFL 360

Omitted: The Black Cowboy

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

* Angela BassettWINNER

* Mary J. Blige

* Quinta Brunson

* Viola Davis

* Zendaya

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