The 2026 NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Deon Cole aired live on BET and CBS from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Winners were celebrated all week with virtual announcements ahead of the live event.
Special awards went to Chairman’s Award recipient Viola Davis and President’s Award recipient Colman Domingo. Rap superstars Salt-n-Pepa and DJ Spinderella were inducted into the NAACP Image Awards’ Hall of Fame.
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Winners announced on Saturday, February 28 are listed below.
Entertainer of the Year
- Cynthia Erivo
- Doechii
- Kendrick Lamar
- Michael B. Jordan (Winner)
- Teyana Taylor
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
- Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX/Hulu)
- Maya Rudolph – Loot (Apple TV)
- Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
- Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) (WINNER)
- Uzo Aduba – The Residence (Netflix)
Outstanding Drama Series
- Bel-Air (Peacock)
- Beyond The Gates (CBS)
- Forever (Netflix)
- Paradise (Hulu)
- Reasonable Doubt (Hulu) (WINNER)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
- Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem (MGM+)
- Jabari Banks – Bel-Air (Peacock)
- Michael Cooper Jr. – Forever (Netflix)
- Morris Chestnut – Watson (CBS)
- Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (ABC) (WINNER)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
- Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (ABC) (WINNER)
- Emayatzy Corinealdi – Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
- Lovie Simone – Forever (Netflix)
- Patina Miller – Power Book III: Raising Kanan (STARZ)
- Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS)
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- Outstanding Motion Picture
- Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
- One of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Sarah’s Oil (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) (WINNER)
- Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
- André Holland – Love, Brooklyn (Greenwich Entertainment)
- Denzel Washington – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
- Michael B. Jordan – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) (WINNER)
- Nnamdi Asomugha – The Knife (Relatively Media)
- Tyriq Withers – HIM (Monkeypaw Productions)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
- Cynthia Erivo – Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) (WINNER)
- Danielle Deadwyler – 40 Acres (Magnolia Pictures)
- Keke Palmer – One Of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Kerry Washington – Shadow Force (Lionsgate)
- Tessa Thompson – Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
- A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
- Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Miles Caton – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) (WINNER)
- Tabitha Brown – Unexpected Christmas (3 Diamonds Films)
- Tyriq Withers – HIM (Monkeypaw Productions)
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