26th NAACP Image Awards

List of awards and nominees

Entertainer of the Year

• Whitney Houston

  Outstanding Motion Picture

• Malcolm X

  Lead Actor in a Motion Picture

• Denzel Washington, Malcolm X

  Lead Actress in a Motion Picture

• Angela Bassett, What's Love Got to Do With It

  Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Al Freeman Jr., Malcolm X

  Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Angela Bassett, Malcolm X

  Youth Actor or Actress

• Jaleel White, Family Matters

  Comedy Series

• Martin

  Actor in a Comedy Series

• Martin Lawrence, Martin

  Actress in a Comedy Series

• Jasmine Guy, A Different World

  Drama Series

• I'll Fly Away

  Actor in a Drama Series

• Blair Underwood, L.A. Law

  Actress in a Drama Series

• Regina Taylor, "I'll Fly Away."

  Television Movie or Miniseries

• Alex Haley's Queen

  Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

• Danny Glover, "Alex Haley's Queen."

  Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries

• Halle Berry, "Alex Haley's Queen."

  Daytime Drama Series

• The Young and the Restless

  Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

• Kristoff St. John, The Young and the Restless

  Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

• Victoria Rowell, The Young and the Restless

  Variety Series

• The Arsenio Hall Show

  Performance in a Variety Series

• Arsenio Hall, "The Arsenio Hall Show."

  Variety Special

• "Sinbad Live From New York: Afros & Bellbottoms."

  Performance in a Variety Special

• Patti LaBelle, "The 1993 Essence Awards."

  News, Talk or Information Series or Special

• "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

  Youth or Children's Series or Special

• "Teen Summit: Teens & AIDS."

  Performance in a Youth or Children's Series or Special

• LeVar Burton, "Reading Rainbow."

  New Artist

• Shai, "If I Ever Fall in Love."

  Male Artist

• Luther Vandross, "Never Let Me Go."

  Female Artist

• Whitney Houston, "The Bodyguard," soundtrack.

  Duo or Group

• En Vogue, "Runaway Love."

  Gospel Artist

• The Winans, "All Out."

  Jazz Artist

• Kenny G, "Breathless."

  Rap Artist

• Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, "Boom! Shake the Room."

  World Music Artist

• B. B. King, "Blues Summit."

  Soundtrack Album (Film or Television)

• "The Bodyguard," various artists, featuring Whitney Houston.

  Album

• "The Bodyguard," soundtrack, various artists, featuring Whitney Houston.

  Music Video

• "I'm Every Woman," Whitney Houston.

  Choreography in Film or Television

• Debbie Allen, "The 65th Annual Academy Awards."

  Literary Work, Fiction

• "Your Blues Ain't Like Mine," by Bebe Moore Campbell.

  Literary Work, Nonfiction

• "By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of Malcolm X," by Spike Lee with Ralph Wiley.

  Literary Work, Children's

• "Sojourner Truth: "Ain't I a Woman?," by Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick McKissack.