47th NAACP Image Awards

Motion Picture

• Straight Outta Compton
• Beasts of No Nation
• Concussion
• Creed
• Dope

• Michael B. Jordan - Creed
• Abraham Attah - Beasts of No Nation
• Chiwetel Ejiofor - Secret in Their Eyes
• Michael Ealy - The Perfect Guy
• Will Smith - Concussion

• Sanaa Lathan - The Perfect Guy
• Keke Palmer - Brotherly Love
• Teyonah Parris - Chi-Raq
• Viola Davis - Lila and Eve
• Zoe Saldana - Infinitely Polar Bear

• O'Shea Jackson Jr. - Straight Outta Compton
• Chiwetel Ejiofor - The Martian
• Corey Hawkins - Straight Outta Compton
• Forest Whitaker - Southpaw
• Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation

• Phylicia Rashad - Creed
• Angela Bassett - Chi-Raq
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Concussion
• Jennifer Hudson - Chi-Raq
• Tessa Thompson - Creed

• Ryan Coogler and Aaron Covington - Creed
• Andrea Berloff and Jonathan Herman - Straight Outta Compton
• Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois, and Grant Thompson - McFarland USA
• Rick Famuyiwa - Dope

• Lawrence Hill and Clement Virgo - The Book of Negroes
• Dee Rees, and Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois - Bessie
• Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein - White Water
• Nzingha Stewart - With This Ring
• Shem Bitterman - Whitney

• Ryan Coogler - Creed
• Rick Famuyiwa - Dope
• Alfonso Gomez-Rejon - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
• Charles Stone III - Lila and Eve
• F. Gary Gray - Straight Outta Compton

• Dee Rees - Bessie
• Christine Swanson - For the Love of Ruth
• Nzingha Stewart - With This Ring
• Rusty Cundieff - White Water
• Salim Akil - The Start Up

• Beasts of No Nation
• Brotherly Love
• Chi-Raq
• Infinitely Polar Bear
• Secret in Their Eyes''

  Television

• black-ish
• House of Lies
• Key & Peele
• Orange is the New Black
• Survivor’s Remorse

• Anthony Anderson - black-ish
• Andre Braugher - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Don Cheadle - House of Lies
• Dwayne Johnson - Ballers
• RonReaco Lee - Survivor’s Remorse

• Tracee Ellis Ross - black-ish
• Gina Rodriguez - Jane The Virgin
• Loretta Devine - The Carmichael Show
• Uzo Aduba - Orange is the New Black
• Wendy Raquel Robinson - The Game

• Mike Epps - Survivor’s Remorse
• David Alan Grier - The Carmichael Show
• Laurence Fishburne - black-ish
• Miles Brown - black-ish
• Terry Crews - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

• Marsai Martin - black-ish
• Anna Deavere Smith - Nurse Jackie
• Danielle Brooks - Orange is the New Black
• Laverne Cox - Orange is the New Black
• Tichina Arnold - Survivor’s Remorse

• Kenya Barris: The Word - black-ish
• Alan Yang and Aziz Ansari : Master of None - Parents
• Jennie Snyder Urman: Chapter Twenty-Three - Jane The Virgin
• Jill Soloway: Kina Hora - Transparent
• Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Rebecca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Phil Augusta Jackson, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders, and Rich Talarico: Y’all Ready For This? - Key & Peele

• Don Cheadle - The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule - House of Lies
• Aziz Ansari: Master of None - Parents
• Brad Silberling: Chapter Twenty-Three - Jane The Virgin
• Peter Atencio: The End - Key & Peele
• Stan Lathan: Cabin Pressure - Real Husbands of Hollywood

• Empire
• Being Mary Jane
• How to Get Away with Murder
• Power
• Scandal

• Unsung
• Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm
• News One Now
• Oprah Prime: Celebrating Dr. King and the Selma Marches 50 Years Later
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• The Talk
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Steve Harvey
• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
• The Wendy Williams Show

• Welcome to Sweetie Pie's
• Dancing with the Stars
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• Shark Tank
• The Voice

• Steve Harvey - Family Feud
• Melissa Harris-Perry - Melissa Harris-Perry
• Bryant Gumbel - Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
• Trevor Noah - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
• Larry Wilmore'' - The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

  Documentary

• Amy
• Dreamcatcher
• In My Father's House
• What Happened, Miss Simone?

• Muhammad Ali: The Peoples Champ
• August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
• Belief
• Kareem: Minority of One
• Light Girls

  Animated

• Loretta Devine - Doc McStuffins
• Aisha Tyler - Archer
• Audra McDonald - Doc McStuffins
• Jeffrey Wright - The Good Dinosaur
• Wanda Sykes - Penn Zero

  Music

• Jussie Smollett
• Andra Day
• Judith Hill
• The Weeknd
• Yazz

• Pharrell Williams
• Charlie Wilson
• Kendrick Lamar
• The Weeknd
• Tyrese Gibson

• Jill Scott
• Janet Jackson
• Jazmine Sullivan
• Lalah Hathaway
• Lauryn Hill

• Empire Cast featuring Estelle & Jussie Smollett - Conqueror
• Original Broadway Cast - Hamilton: An American Musical
• Janet Jackson featuring J. Cole - No Sleeep
• Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend - One Man Can Change The World
• Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color

• Miles Davis -
• Terell Stafford Quintet - BrotherLEE Love: Celebrating Lee Morgan
• Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield, and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra - Dee Dee's Feathers
• Erroll Garner - The Complete Concert By The Sea
• Kamasi Washington - The Epic

• Tina Campbell - It’s Personal
• Kim Burrell - A Different Place
• Kirk Franklin - Losing My Religion
• Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According To Jazz – Chapter IV
• Marvin Sapp - You Shall Live

• Tyrese Gibson - Shame
• The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
• Pharrell Williams - Freedom
• Janet Jackson featuring J. Cole - No Sleeep
• Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color

• Empire Cast featuring Jussie Smollett and Yazz - You’re So Beautiful
• Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett - Conqueror
• Pharrell Williams - Freedom
• Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole - No Sleeep
• Janet Jackson - Unbreakable

• Jill Scott - Back Together
• Seal - Every Time I’m with You
• Lauryn Hill - Feeling Good
• Charlie Wilson - Goodnight Kisses
• Jazmine Sullivan - Let It Burn

• Jill Scott - Woman
• The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness
• Empire Cast -
• Charlie Wilson - Forever Charlie
• Janet Jackson - Unbreakable

  Literature

• Victoria Christopher Murrary- Stand Your Ground
• Ravi Howard - Driving the King
• Tananarive Due - Ghost Summer: Stories
• ReShonda Tate Billingsley - Mama’s Boy
• Chinelo Okparanta - Under the Udala Trees

• Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga - Pamela Newkirk
• 50 Billion Dollar Boss: African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Entrepreneurship and Leadership - Kathey Porter and Andrea Hoffman
• Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America - Jill Leovy
• SHOWDOWN: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America - Wil Haygood
• The Light of the World - Elizabeth Alexander

• The Fishermen - Chigozie Obioma
• Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
• The Star Side of Bird Hill - Naomi Jackson
• The Turner House - Angela Flournoy
• The Wind In The Reeds: A Storm, A Play And The City That Could Not Be Broken - Wendell Pierce and Rod Dreher

• Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
• After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye - Jan Gaye
• One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York - Arthur Browne
• Power Forward: My Presidential Education - Reggie Love
• Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person - Shonda Rhimes

• Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family - Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams
• Big Words to Little Me: Tips and Advice for the Younger Self - Sakina Ibrahim and Jessie Lee
• Free Your Mind: An African American Guide to Meditation and Freedom - Cortez R. Rainey
• Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories - Jocelyn Delk Adams
• Keep Calm… It’s Just Real Estate: Your No-Stress Guide To Buying A Home - Egypt Sherrod

• How to Be Drawn - Terrance Hayes
• Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - Ross Gay
• Reconnaissance - Carl Phillips
• Redbone - Mahogany L. Browne
• Wild Hundreds - Nate Marshall

• Gordon Parks How the Photographer Captured Black and White America - Carole Boston Weatherford
• Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts - Nikki Grimes
• Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box - Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein
• If You Plant a Seed - Kadir Nelson
• New Shoes - Susan Lynn Meyer

• X: A Novel - Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
• Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound - Andrea Davis Pinkney
• Stella By Starlight - Sharon Draper
• Untwine - Edwidge Danticat
• You Are Wonderfully Made: 12 Life-Changing Principles for Teen Girls to Embrace - Gwen Richardson and Sylvia Daye Richardson

  Honorary Awards

• *Brittany “Bree” Newsome
• Justice League NYC
• The University of Mississippi NAACP College Chapter
• Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
• Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
• Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant
• Jussie Smollett

• John Legend

• Michael B. Jordan
• Misty Copeland
• Pharrell Williams
• Shonda Rhimes
• Viola Davis