The 2021 NAACP Image Awards crowned DJ D-Nice, who hosted hit socially distanced dance parties during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its top honor of Entertainer of the Year in an evening that featured numerous references to the coronavirus crisis.
Here is a complete list of the 2021 NAACP IMAGE Awards.
View the complete winners list below:
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Regé-Jean Page – “Bridgerton” (Netflix) (Winner)
Jonathan Majors – “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Keith David – “Greenleaf” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Nicco Annan – “P-Valley” (Starz)
Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us” (NBC)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis – “How To Get Away With Murder” (ABC) (Winner)
Angela Bassett – “9-1-1” (FOX)
Brandee Evans – “P-Valley” (Starz)
Jurnee Smollett – “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Simone Missick – “All Rise” (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Issa Rae – “Insecure” (HBO) (Winner)
Folake Olowofoyeku – “Bob Hearts Abishola” (CBS)
Regina Hall – “Black Monday” (Showtime)
Tracee Ellis Ross – “Black-ish” (ABC)
Yara Shahidi – “Grown-ish” (Freeform)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) (Winner)
Issa Rae – “The Photograph” (Universal Pictures)
Janelle Monáe – “Antebellum” (Lionsgate)
Madalen Mills – “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” (Netflix)
Tracee Ellis Ross – “The High Note” (Focus Features)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Chadwick Boseman – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) (Winner)
Anthony Mackie – “The Banker” (Apple TV Plus)
Delroy Lindo – “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)
Forest Whitaker – “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” (Netflix)
Will Smith – “Bad Boys For Life” (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Outstanding Motion Picture
“Bad Boys For Life” (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment) (Recipient)
“Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)
“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” (Netflix)
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)
“One Night In Miami…” (Amazon Studios)
Chairman’s Award
Rev. D. James Lawson (Recipient)
Presidents Award
LeBron James (Recipient)
Hall of Fame Award
Eddie Murphy (Recipient)
Entertainer of the Year
D-Nice (Recipient)
Regina King
Viola Davis
Trevor Noah
Tyler Perry
Social Justice Impact
Stacey Abrams (Winner)
April Ryan
Debbie Allen
Lebron James
Tamika Mallory
