2022 NAACP Image Awards: See the complete winners list

The 53rd NAACP Image Awards closed Saturday night with a televised ceremony, capping off nearly a full week of virtual winner announcements spanning some 80 categories.

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Early Image Award winners, which honor achievement by people of color in culture and entertainment, included Regina King, Kevin Hart and Taraji P. Henson, CNN reported.

Saturday’s televised portion, hosted by Anthony Anderson, included a performance by Mary J. Blige, as well as appearances by Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Samuel L. Jackson, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya and others, People reported.

For the full list of winners, both televised and previously announced, visit naacpimageawards.net or @naacpimageawards on Instagram.

Winners announced during Saturday’s televised ceremony are noted below in bold and italics:

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Black-ish
• Harlem
• Insecure - WINNER
• Run the World
• The Upshaws

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish” - WINNER
• Cedric the Entertainer, “The Neighborhood”
• Don Cheadle, “Black Monday”
• Elisha “EJ” Williams, “The Wonder Years”
• Jay Ellis, “Insecure”

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

• Issa Rae, “Insecure” WINNER
• Loretta Devine, “Family Reunion”
• Regina Hall, “Black Monday”
• Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
• Yvonne Orji, “Insecure”

Outstanding Drama Series

• 9-1-1
• All American
• Godfather of Harlem
• Pose
• Queen Sugar - WINNER

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• Billy Porter, “Pose”
• Damson Idris, “Snowfall”
• Forest Whitaker, “Godfather of Harlem”
• Kofi Siriboe, “Queen Sugar”
• Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us” - WINNER

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Angela Bassett, “9-1-1″ - WINNER
• Dawn-Lyen Gardner, “Queen Sugar”
• Octavia Spencer, “Truth Be Told”
• Queen Latifah, “The Equalizer”
• Rutina Wesley, “Queen Sugar”

Outstanding Motion Picture

• “Judas and the Black Messiah”
• “King Richard”
• “Respect”
• “The Harder They Fall” - WINNER
• “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
• Jonathan Majors, “The Harder They Fall”
• LaKeith Stanfield, “Judas and the Black Messiah”
• Mahershala Ali, “Swan Song”
• Will Smith, “King Richard” - WINNER

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Andra Day, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
• Halle Berry, “Bruised”
• Jennifer Hudson, “Respect” - WINNER
• Tessa Thompson, “Passing”
• Zendaya, “Malcolm & Marie”

Entertainer of the Year

• Jennifer Hudson - WINNER
• Lil Nas X
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Regina King
• Tiffany Haddish

Social Justice Impact

• Nikole Hannah-Jones

Chairman’s Award

• Samuel L. Jackson

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