Beyoncé, Doechii, Kendrick Lamar are Second Round of 56th NAACP Image Awards Winners
Tonight, the NAACP wrapped the two-night 56th NAACP Image Awards Pre-Awards Show announcing the second round of winners in the non-televised award categories.
Tonight’s winners included Adam Blackstone & Fantasia for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional); Beyoncé for Outstanding Female Artist; Blue Ivy Carter for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture); Chris Brown for Outstanding Male Artist; Doechii for Outstanding New Artist; Ebony Obsidian for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture; “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar for Outstanding Song – Hip-Hop/Rap Song; Malcolm Washington for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture); “Portrait” by Samara Joy for Outstanding Jazz Album; “Live Breathe Fight” by Tamela Mann for Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album; the cast of “The Six Triple Eight” for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture; “We Don’t Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling” podcast for Outstanding Podcast – Lifestyle/Self-Help; and more.
The 56th NAACP Image Awards is supported by the following sponsors: Wells Fargo (Image Awards Week Presenting Sponsor); Google; P&G; Airbnb; Bank of America; Diageo; Sanofi; Amazon; Coca-Cola; and FedEx. Our partners include: L’Oréal; Onyx Impact; Entergy; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; American Airlines; Intuit; Edelman; Uncle Nearest; Hyatt; and Variety Magazine.
The 56th NAACP Image Awards will premiere LIVE on Saturday, February 22nd at 8:00 PM ET/PT on BET and CBS.
Here is the complete list of winners of night two.
Outstanding New Artist
Doechii – (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
Outstanding Male Artist
Chris Brown – (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé – (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
Outstanding International Song
“Hmmm” – Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
Outstanding Jazz Album
“Portrait” – Samara Joy (Verve Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“Working For Me” – Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Live Breathe Fight” – Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
Adam Blackstone & Fantasia – “Summertime” (BASSic Black Entertainment Records/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Heart” (RCA Records/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)
Outstanding Original Score for Television/Film
“Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack)” – (Walt Disney Records)
Outstanding Song – Hip-Hop/Rap Song
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
Outstanding Album
“Cowboy Carter” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form
“Stranded” – (Broadway Video and Audible)
Outstanding Podcast – News and Information
“Native Land Pod” – (iHeartPodcasts, Reasoned Choice Media)
Outstanding Podcast – Lifestyle/Self-Help
“We Don’t Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling” – (ABF Creative & Indian Meadows Production)
Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Motion Picture)
“Wicked” – Paul Tazewell (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Hair Styling (Television or Motion Picture)
“Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” – Lawrence Davis (Peacock)
Outstanding Make-up (Television or Motion Picture)
“Shirley” – Debi Young (Netflix)
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble
“Rebel Ridge” – Keith Woulard, Nico Woulard (Netflix)
Outstanding International Motion Picture
“Emilia Pérez” – (Netflix)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture)
Blue Ivy Carter – “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture)
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Dawn Porter – “Luther: Never Too Much” (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture
Jomo Fray – “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
Malcolm Washington – “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Ebony Obsidian – “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
“The Six Triple Eight” – (Netflix)
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