Die 49. NAACP Image Awards, die von der NAACP verliehen werden, wurden am 15. Januar 2018 vergeben. Die Ausstrahlung wurde von Anthony Anderson moderiert und erfolgte auf TV One.
Die Veranstaltung fand im Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Kalifornien statt.
Ausgezeichnet wurden People of Color in verschiedenen Kategorien im Bereich Film, Fernsehen Musik und Literatur für ihre Leistungen im Kalenderjahr 2017.
Danny Glover erhielt den President’s Award. Als Entertainer of the Year konnte sich Ava DuVernay durchsetzen.
Film Bester Film Beste Regie Girls Trip Detroit Get Out Marshall Roman J. Israel, Esq. – Die Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit (Roman J. Israel, Esq.) Jordan Peele – Get Out Reginald Hudlin – Marshall Malcolm D. Lee – Girls Trip Stella Meghie – Everything, Everything Dee Rees – Mudbound Bester Hauptdarsteller Beste Hauptdarstellerin Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out Chadwick Boseman – Marshall Idris Elba – Zwischen zwei Leben (The Mountain Between Us) Algee Smith – Detroit Denzel Washington – Roman J. Israel, Esq. – Die Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit (Roman J. Israel, Esq.) Octavia Spencer – Begabt – Die Gleichung eines Lebens (Gifted) Halle Berry – Kidnap Danai Gurira – All Eyez on Me Natalie Paul – Crown Heights Amandla Stenberg – Everything, Everything Bester Nebendarsteller Beste Nebendarstellerin Idris Elba – Thor: Tag der Entscheidung (Thor: Ragnarok) Nnamdi Asomugha – Crown Heights Sterling K. Brown – Marshall Laurence Fishburne – Last Flag Flying Lil Rel Howery – Get Out Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip Regina Hall – Girls Trip Audra McDonald – Die Schöne und das Biest (Beauty and the Beast) Keesha Sharp – Marshall Tessa Thompson – Thor: Tag der Entscheidung (Thor: Ragnarok) Bestes Drehbuch Bester Independentfilm Jordan Peele – Get Out Kenya Barris und Tracy Oliver – Girls Trip Mark Boal – Detroit Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani – The Big Sick Dee Rees and Virgil Williams – Mudbound Detroit Last Flag Flying Mudbound Professor Marston and The Wonder Women Wind River
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Drama Beste Dramaserie Power Greenleaf This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) Queen Sugar Underground Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Dramaserie Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Dramaserie Omari Hardwick – Power Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) Mike Colter – Marvel’s The Defenders (The Defenders) Terrence Howard – Empire Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar Taraji P. Henson – Empire Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder Jurnee Smollett-Bell – Underground Kerry Washington – Scandal Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar Bester Nebendarsteller in einer Dramaserie Beste Nebendarstellerin in einer Dramaserie Joe Morton – Scandal Trai Byers – Empire Bryshere Gray – Empire Jussie Smollett – Empire Dondre Whitfield – Queen Sugar Naturi Naughton – Power Tina Lifford – Queen Sugar Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) Lynn Whitfield – Greenleaf Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale – Der Report der Magd (The Handmaid’s Tale) Beste Regie in einer Drama-Fernsehserie Bestes Drehbuch in einer Drama-Fernsehserie Carl Franklin – Tote Mädchen lügen nicht (13 Reasons Why) – Tape 5, Side B Jeffrey Byrd – Switched at Birth – Occupy Truth Jonathan Demme – Shots Fired – Hour Six: The Fire This Time Ernest R. Dickerson – The Deuce – Show and Prove Gina Prince-Bythewood – Shots Fired – Hour One: Pilot Gina Prince-Bythewood – Shots Fired – Hour One: Pilot Erica Anderson – Greenleaf – The Bear Ava DuVernay – Queen Sugar – Dream Variations Vera Herbert – This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) – Still Here Anthony Sparks – Queen Sugar – What Do I Care for Morning
Comedy Beste Comedy-Serie Black-ish Ballers Dear White People Insecure Survivor’s Remorse Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Comedy-Serie Beste Hauptdarstellerin in einer Comedy-Serie Anthony Anderson – Black-ish Aziz Ansari – Master of None Dwayne Johnson – Ballers Keegan-Michael Key – Friends from College RonReaco Lee – Survivor’s Remorse Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish Danielle Brooks – Orange Is the New Black Loretta Devine – The Carmichael Show Niecy Nash – Claws Issa Rae – Insecure Bester Nebendarsteller in einer Comedy-Serie Beste Nebendarstellerin in einer Comedy-Serie Jay Ellis – Insecure Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ernie Hudson – Grace and Frankie Omar Miller – Ballers John David Washington – Ballers Marsai Martin – Black-ish Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black Tichina Arnold – Survivor’s Remorse Leslie Jones – Saturday Night Live Yvonne Orji – Insecure Beste Regie in einer Comedy-Fernsehserie Bestes Drehbuch in einer Comedy-Fernsehserie Anton Cropper – Black-ish – Juneteenth Barry Jenkins – Dear White People – Chapter 5 Spike Lee – Nola Darling (She’s Gotta Have It) – #NolasChoice Justin Simien – Dear White People – Chapter 1 Ken Whittingham – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Kimmy Bites an Onion! Janine Barrois – Claws – Batsh*t Aziz Ansari – Master of None – Thanksgiving Issa Rae – Insecure – Hella Great Issa Rae – Insecure – Hella Perspective Justin Simien – Dear White People – Chapter 1
Fernsehfilm, Miniserie oder Special Bester Fernsehfilm, Miniserie oder Special The New Edition Story Flint The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Shots Fired When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story Bester Hauptdarsteller in einem Fernsehfilm oder Miniserie Beste Hauptdarstellerin in einem Fernsehfilm oder Miniserie Idris Elba – Guerrilla Laurence Fishburne – Madiba Bryshere Gray – The New Edition Story Woody McClain – The New Edition Story Mack Wilds – Shots Fired Queen Latifah – Flint Regina King – American Crime Sanna Lathan – Shots Fired Jill Scott – Flint Oprah Winfrey – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Beste Regie in einem Fernsehfilm oder Special Bestes Drehbuch in einem Fernsehfilm oder Special Allen Hughes – The Defiant Ones Mark Ford – Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. Kevin Hooks – Madiba Codie Elaine Oliver – Black Love Chris Robinson – The New Edition Story – "Night 1" Abdul Williams – The New Edition Story May Chan – An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance Peter Landseman, Alexander Woo und George C. Wolfe – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Alison McDonald – An American Girl Story - Ivy & Julie 1976: Summer Camp, Friends for Life Cas Sigers-Beedles – When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story
Reality-Serie und Varieté-Shows Beste Talkshow Beste Reality- oder Gameshow The Real The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Jimmy Kimmel Live Super Soul Sunday The View The Manns Iyanla: Fix My Life Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party Shark Tank United Shades of America Beste Nachrichtensendung Bester Moderator einer Talkshow, einer Reality-, Game- oder Varietée-Show Unsung News One Now Oprah's Master Class The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama Roland Martin (Journalist) – NewsOne Now Neil deGrasse Tyson – StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Morgan Freeman – The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Fredricka Whitfield – Fredricka Whitfield Outstanding Variety oder Gameshow Beste Kindersendung Lip Sync Battle Black Girls Rock! 2017 Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas Def Comedy Jam 25 Saturday Night Live Doc McStuffins Free Rein Nella the Princess Knight Project Mc2 Raven's Home
Kinderdarsteller Bester Kinderdarsteller Caleb McLaughlin – Stranger Things Lonnie Chavis – This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) Ethan Hutchison – Queen Sugar Marsai Martin – Black-ish Michael Rainey – Power
Musik Bestes Album Bester Newcomer Kendrick Lamar – Damn. Mary J. Blige – Strength of a Woman Jay-Z – 4:44 Brian McKnight – Genesis Charlie Wilson – In It to Win It SZA – Ctrl Demetria McKinney – Officially Yours Khalid – American Teen Kevin Ross – The Awakening Vic Mensa – The Autobiography Bester Sänger Beste Sängerin Bruno Mars – Versace on the Floor Jay-Z – 4:44 Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. Brian McKnight – Genesis Charlie Wilson – In It to Win It Mary J. Blige – Strength of a Woman Beyoncé – Die with You Andra Day – Stand Up for Something Ledisi – Let Love Rule SZA – Ctrl Beste Band, Duo oder Kollaboration Bestes Jazzalbum Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna – LOYALTY. Mary J. Blige feat. Kanye West – Love Yourself Andra Day feat. Common – Stand Up For Something SZA feat. Travis Scott – Love Galore Charlie Wilson feat. T.I. – I’m Blessed Somi – Petite Afrique Damien Escobar – Boundless Najee – Poetry in Motion Cécile McLorin Salvant – Dreams and Daggers Preservation Hall Jazz Band – So It Is Bestes Musikvideo Bester Song, Traditional Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like Mary J. Blige – Strength of a Woman Jay-Z – 4:44 Maxwell – Gods Ledisi – High Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like Mary J. Blige – U + Me (Love Lesson) Ledisi – High John Legend – Surefire (Piano Version) MAJOR. – Honest Bester Song, Contemporary Bestes Gospelalbum Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. Jay-Z – The Story of O.J. Mali Musi – Gonna Be Alright Jazmine Sullivan x Bryson Tiller – Insecure SZA feat. Travis Scott – Love Galore Greenleaf Soundtrack – Greenleaf Soundtrack Volume 2 Tasha Cobbs – Heart. Passion. Pursuit. Travis Greene – Crossover Live From Music City Marvin Sapp – Close CeCe Winans – Let Them Fall In Love
Literatur Bester Autor (Belletristik) Bester Autor (Nonfiktion) Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar – The Annotated African American Folktales Marita Golden – The Wide Circumference of Love Celeste Ng – Kleine Feuer überall (Little Fires Everywhere) Jesmyn Ward – Singt, ihr Lebenden und ihr Toten, singt (Sing, Unburied, Sing) Stephanie Powell Watts – No One Is Coming to Save Us Dick Gregory – Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies Herb Boyd – Black Detroit – A People’s History of Self-Determination Paul Butler – Chokehold: Policing Black Men Ta-Nehisi Coates – We were eight years in power: Eine amerikanische Tragödie. (We Were Eight Years in Power) Adrian Miller – The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas Bester Debütautor Bestes biografisches Werk Stephanie Powell Watts – No One Is Coming to Save Us Devin Allen – A Beautiful Ghetto Leland Melvin – Chasing Spaces: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace & Second Chances Gabrielle Union – We're Going to Need More Wine Patricia Williams with Jeannine Amber – Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat Susan Burton and Cari Lynn – Becoming Ms. Burton – From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women Peter Baker – Obama: The Call of History Jonathan Eig – Ali: A Life Lawrence P. Jackson – Chester B. Himes Gabrielle Union – We're Going to Need More Wine Bester Ratgeber Beste Gedichtsammlung Tererai Trent – The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams Misty Copeland – Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You Kelvin Davis – Notoriously Dapper - How to Be A Modern Gentleman with Manners, Style and Body Confidence Kristen Kish with Meredith Erickson – Kristen Kish Cooking Sheri Riley – Exponential Living - Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are Patricia Smith – Incendiary Art: Poems Cameron Barnett – The Drowning Boy's Guide to Water Aja Monet – My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter Ntozake Shange – Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems Marcus Wicker – Silencer Bestes Kinderbuch Bestes Jugendbuch Vashti Harrison – Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Raymond Obstfeld – Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome – Before She Was Harriet Andrea J. Loney and Keith Mallett – Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee!