Winners for the 2025 NAACP Image Awards were announced daily this week, leading up to Saturday's live broadcast of the awards that aired on CBS and BET. The awards celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Outstanding Actor In A Comedy Series
Damon Wayans - Poppa’s House (CBS)
Outstanding Actress In A Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Damon Wayans Jr. - Poppa’s House (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Danielle Pinnock - Ghosts (CBS)
Outstanding Drama Series
Cross (Prime Video)
Outstanding Actor In A Drama Series
Michael Rainey Jr. - Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series
Queen Latifah - The Equalizer (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Cliff “Method Man” Smith - Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Lynn Whitfield - The Chi (Paramount+)
Outstanding Limited Television Series, Special Or Movie
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Outstanding Actor In A Limited Television Series, Special Or Movie
Aaron Pierre - Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
Outstanding Actress In A Limited Television Series, Special Or Movie
Naturi Naughton - Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie (Lifetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Television Series, Special Or Movie
Samuel L. Jackson - Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Television Series, Special Or Movie
Taraji P. Henson - Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Outstanding News/Information Series Or Special
The ReidOut (MSNBC)
Outstanding Talk Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition Or Game Show
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Outstanding Variety Show, Series Or Special
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… (Netflix)
Outstanding Children's Program
Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)
Outstanding Performance By A Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie Or Limited Series)
Leah Sava Jeffries - Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
Outstanding Host In A Talk Or News/Information Series Or Special - Individual Or Ensemble
Jennifer Hudson — The Jennifer Hudson Show
Outstanding Host In A Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show Or Variety Series Or Special - Individual Or Ensemble
Keke Palmer - Password
Outstanding Guest Performance
Marlon Wayans - Bel-Air (Peacock)
Outstanding Animated Series
Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)
Outstanding Charcter Voiceover Performance, Television
Cree Summer - Rugrats (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Short Form Series Or Special - Reality/Non-Fiction/Documentary
The Prince of Death Row Records (YouTube TV)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative, Television
Ayo Edebiri - The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Original Score For Television/Motion Picture
Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack) (Walt Disney Records)
Outstanding Documentary, Television
Black Barbie: A Documentary (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing In A Comedy Series
Crystal Jenkins - No Good Deed - “Letters of Intent” (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing In A Drama Series
Ben Watkins - Cross - “Hero Complex” (Prime Video)
Outstanding Writing In A Television Movie Or Special
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks - Young. Wild. Free. (BET+)
Outstanding Directing In A Comedy Series
Tiffany Johnson - How to Die Alone - “Trust No One” (Hulu)
Outstanding Directing In A Drama Series
Rapman - Supacell - “Supacell”
Outstanding Directing In A Television Movie, Documentary Or Special
Tina Mabry - The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Directing In A Documentary, Television Or Motion Picture
Dawn Porter - Luther: Never Too Much (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music)