Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson leads this year’s nominations for the 56th NAACP Image Awards with 14 nods including Outstanding Motion Picture. Elsewhere, Nickel Boys, The Book of Clarence, and Bob Marley: One Love all earned six nominations each.
“We look forward to celebrating the brilliance of Black talent and creativity whose stories shape culture, ignite change and inspire generations,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement. “Through film, music, literature and more, their voices weave a rich tapestry that honors our heritage, celebrates our identity and proves that storytelling is a powerful force for driving true progress.”
The 56th NAACP Image Awards will take place on February 22. Full list of nominations below.
Entertainer of the Year
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Kendrick Lamar
Kevin Hart
Shannon Sharpe
Outstanding Motion Picture
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Sony Pictures)
Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
André Holland, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing” (A24)
John David Washington, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Kingsley Ben-Adir, “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
Martin Lawrence, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)
Kerry Washington, “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Lashana Lynch, “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o, “A Quiet Place: Day One” (Paramount Pictures)
Regina King, “Shirley” (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Brian Tyree Henry, “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Corey Hawkins, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
David Alan Grier, “The American Society of Magical Negroes” (Focus Features)
Denzel Washington, “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
Samuel L. Jackson, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian, “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Lynn Whitfield, “Albany Road” (Faith Filmworks)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Albany Road (Faith Filmworks)
Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Rob Peace (Republic Pictures)
Sing Sing (A24)
We Grown Now (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding International Motion Picture
El lugar de la otra (Netflix)
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (NEON)
The Wall Street Boy, Kipkemboi (ArtMattan Films)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Brandon Wilson, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing” (A24)
Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian, “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
Ryan Destiny, “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
The Book of Clarence (Sony Pictures)
The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (DreamWorks Animation)
Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Piece by Piece (Focus Features)
The Wild Robot (DreamWorks Animation)
Outstanding Character Voice–Over Performance – Motion Picture
Aaron Pierre, “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Anika Noni Rose, “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Ayo Edebiri, “Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Blue Ivy Carter, “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o, “The Wild Robot” (DreamWorks Animation)
Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)
Chocolate with Sprinkles (AFI)
Definitely Not a Monster
If They Took Us Back
My Brother & Me (MeowBark Films)
Superman Doesn’t Steal
Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
if(fy) (OTB/The Hidden Hand Studios)
Nate & John (Unity Animation Project, LLC)
Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz “Jackie Robinson” (Exhibit Treal Studios)
Self (Pixar Animation Studios)
Walk in the Light (419 Studios)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
David Fortune, “Color Book” (Tribeca Studios)
Malcolm Washington, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
RaMell Ross, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Titus Kaphar, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Zoë Kravitz, “Blink Twice” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture
Anthony B. Jenkins, “The Deliverance” (Netflix)
Blake Cameron James, “We Grown Now” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jeremiah Daniels, “Color Book” (Tribeca Studios)
Percy Daggs IV, “Never Let Go” (Lionsgate)
Skylar Aleece Smith, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture
Andrés Arochi, “Longlegs” (NEON)
Jomo Fray, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Justin Derry, “She Taught Love” (Andscape)
Lachlan Milne, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” (Roadside Attractions)
Rob Hardy, “The Book of Clarence” (Sony Pictures)
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