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NAACP Image Awards honor women winners including Cynthia Erivo.
Summary
The 57th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 28 celebrated achievements across film, television, music and literature, with Viola Davis receiving the Chairman's Award and Cynthia Erivo winning Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.
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The 57th NAACP Image Awards took place on Saturday, February 28 as the closing event of the NAACP's week-long celebration. The televised ceremony was hosted by comedian Deon Cole. Awards were given across 90 categories covering film, television, media, literature, music, streaming and podcast work. Special honors and tributes were part of the night, and honoring women was a central emphasis of the program.
Key details:
- Date and host: The ceremony was held on Feb. 28 and hosted by Deon Cole.
- Scope: Awards were distributed across 90 categories spanning multiple media and formats.
- Special honors: Viola Davis received the Chairman's Award, and Hall of Fame recognition went to Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella; Colman Domingo was also among the special honorees. Samuel L. Jackson led a tribute to Jesse Jackson.
- Select women winners cited: Cynthia Erivo won Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for Wicked: For Good, Quinta Brunson won Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, and Janelle James won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
- Additional noted winners: Aisha Hinds was recognized in a supporting drama category, Kyla Pratt won for character voice-over performance on television, and young performers Naya Desir-Johnson and Leah Sava Jeffries were honored in youth performance categories.
Summary:
The ceremony highlighted a range of achievements by women across entertainment and literary fields, while including special awards and tributes that framed the evening. Undetermined at this time.
