The 2023 NAACP Image Award Nominations

The 55th NAACP Image Award nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced on March 16th. Here are this year’s nominations representing the best in film and television for 2023. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES Colman Domingo Fantasia Barrino Halle Bailey Keke Palmer Usher MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES Outstanding Motion Picture American Fiction Origin Rustin The Color Purple They Cloned Tyrone Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Colman Domingo – Rustin Denzel Washington – The Equalizer 3 Jamie Foxx – The Burial Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction John Boyega – They Cloned Tyrone Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Aunjanue Ellis–Taylor – Origin Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple Halle Bailey – The Little Mermaid Teyana Taylor – A Thousand And One Yara Shahidi – Sitting in Bars with Cake Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Colman Domingo – The Color Purple Corey Hawkins – The Color Purple Glynn Turman – Rustin Jamie Foxx – They Cloned Tyrone Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers Erika Alexander – American Fiction Halle Bailey – The Color Purple Taraji P. Henson – The Color Purple Outstanding Independent Motion Picture Back on the Strip Brother Story Ave Sweetwater The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster Outstanding International Motion Picture Anatomy of a Fall Brother Mami Wata Rye Lane Society of the Snow Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture Aaron Pierre – Brother Laya DeLeon Hayes – The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster Mila Davis–Kent – Creed III Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – The Color Purple Teyana Taylor – A Thousand And One Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture American Fiction Rustin The Blackening The Color Purple They Cloned Tyrone Outstanding Animated Motion Picture Elemental Lil’ Ruby Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Wish Outstanding Character Voice–Over Performance – Motion Picture Ariana DeBose – Wish Brian Tyree Henry – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse Daniel Kaluuya – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse Issa Rae – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse Shameik Moore – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse Outstanding Short–Form (Live Action) Flower Gaps Lucille Rocky Road on Channel Three The After Outstanding Short–Form (Animated) Blueberry Bridges Burning Rubber Ego’ Curse Lil’ Ruby Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand And One Blitz Bazawule – The Color Purple Choice Skinner – A New Life Dewayne Perkins – The Blackening Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture Aaron Kingsley Adetola – A Thousand And One Aven Courtnery – A Thousand And One Calah Lane – Wonka Lennox Simms – Origin Mila Davis–Kent – Creed III Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film C. Kim Miles, Julia Liu, Clair Popkin – STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie Eric K. Yue – A Thousand And One Guy Godfree – Brother Ken Seng – They Cloned Tyrone Paul Yee – Joy Ride TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES Outstanding Comedy Series Abbott Elementary Harlem Survival of the Thickest The Neighborhood UnPrisoned Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood Delroy Lindo – UnPrisoned Dulé Hill – The Wonder Years Mike Epps – The Upshaws Tone Bell – Survival of the Thickest Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Kerry Washington – UnPrisoned Meagan Good – Harlem Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary Tichina Arnold – The Neighborhood Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live Roy Wood Jr. – The Daily Show Tyler Lepley – Harlem Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Ayo Edebiri – The Bear Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live Janelle James – Abbott Elementary Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary Shoniqua Shandai – Harlem Outstanding Drama Series Bel–Air Black Cake Found Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Snowfall Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Damson Idris – Snowfall Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem Idris Elba – Hijack Jabari Banks – Bel–Air Jesse L. Martin – The Irrational Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Angela Bassett – 9–1–1 India Ria Amarteifio – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Octavia Spencer – Truth Be Told Queen Latifah – The Equalizer Zoe Saldaña – Special Ops: Lioness Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Adrian Holmes – Bel–Air Amin Joseph – Snowfall Giancarlo Esposito – Godfather of Harlem LaRoyce Hawkins – Chicago PD Wendell Pierce – Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Adjoa Andoh – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Arsema Thomas – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Golda Rosheuvel – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Gail Bean – Snowfall Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special Black Girl Missing First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story Heist 88 Lawmen: Bass Reeves Swarm Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special Brian Tyree Henry – Class of 09 Courtney B. Vance – Heist 88 Keith Powers – The Perfect Find Lance Reddick – The Caine Mutiny Court–Martial Samuel L. Jackson – Secret Invasion Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special Ali Wong – Beef Chlöe Bailey – Praise This Dominique Fishback – Swarm Gabrielle Union – The Perfect Find Meagan Good – Buying Back My Daughter Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special Carl Anthony Payne II – Binged to Death Damon Wayans – Cinnamon Damson Idris – Swarm Don Cheadle – Secret Invasion Jharrel Jerome – Full Circle Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry CCH Pounder – Full Circle Micheala Jaé Rodriguez – American Horror Story: Delicate Phylicia Rashad – Heaven Down Here Tisha Campbell – Every Breath She Takes What do you think of the nominations? Please let us know your thoughts on our Twitter account. 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