As award season continues, one other evening of Black Hollywood and activism is upon us. The NAACP has unveiled the nominees for its 56th Picture Awards, spotlighting a various array of Black expertise throughout movie, tv, music and literature. The ceremony is scheduled for February 21 and 22, 2025, with the principle occasion broadcasting stay from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on BET and CBS at 8 PM ET/PT.
Main the movement image classes is The Piano Lesson, securing 14 nominations, adopted by The Guide of Clarence with six. In tv, Battle Evening: The Million Greenback Heist tops the record with 9 nods, contributing to Netflix’s spectacular complete of 64 nominations.
Ayo Edebiri stands out with 4 nominations for her roles in The Bear and Saturday Evening Stay. Keke Palmer matches this achievement, incomes nods for Entertainer of the Yr, for her work on Password, The Second Greatest Hospital within the Galaxy, and her podcast Child, That is Keke Palmer.
Within the music classes, GloRilla leads with six nominations, whereas Doechii, Kendrick Lamar, and USHER every obtain 4. RCA Information dominates amongst labels with 11 nominations, and Penguin Random Home leads the literary classes with 4.
The Entertainer of the Yr nominees are Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart, and Shannon Sharpe.
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson remarked, “We stay up for celebrating the brilliance of Black expertise and creativity whose tales form tradition, ignite change, and encourage generations.” Scott Mills, President and CEO of BET Media Group, added, “Collectively, we shine a lightweight on the tales, voices, and artistry that form tradition and drive progress.”
The total record of nominees and public voting might be discovered at naacpimageawards.internet till February 7, 2025. Winners in non-televised classes might be honored throughout the Artistic Honors Ceremonies on February 21, with the principle occasion following on February 22.
The NAACP Picture Awards proceed to rejoice Black excellence, with previous honorees together with Angela Bassett, Zendaya and Viola Davis. This yr’s ceremony goals to uphold that legacy by highlighting the voices and tales that outline and enrich the tradition.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Kendrick Lamar
Kevin Hart
Shannon Sharpe
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Kai Cenat
Keith Lee
RaeShanda Lias
Shirley Raines
Tony Baker
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
Excellent Movement Image
Dangerous Boys: Experience or Die (Sony Footage)
Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Footage)
The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Depraved (Common Footage)
Excellent Actor in a Movement Image
André Holland — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)
Colman Domingo — Sing Sing (A24)
John David Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Kingsley Ben-Adir — Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Footage)
Martin Lawrence — Dangerous Boys: Experience or Die (Sony Footage)
Excellent Actress in a Movement Image
Cynthia Erivo — Depraved (Common Footage)
Kerry Washington — The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Lashana Lynch — Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Footage)
Lupita Nyong’o — A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount Footage)
Regina King — Shirley (Netflix)
Excellent Supporting Actor in a Movement Image
Brian Tyree Henry — The Fireplace Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)
Corey Hawkins — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
David Alan Grier — The American Society of Magical Negroes (Focus Options)
Denzel Washington — Gladiator II (Paramount Footage)
Samuel L. Jackson — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Excellent Supporting Actress in a Movement Image
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)
Danielle Deadwyler — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian — The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Lynn Whitfield — Albany Street (Religion Filmworks)
Excellent Impartial Movement Image
Albany Street (Religion Filmworks)
Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)
Rob Peace (Republic Footage)
Sing Sing (A24)
We Grown Now (Sony Footage Classics)
Excellent Worldwide Movement Image
El lugar de la otra (Netflix)
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Memoir of a Snail (IFC Movies)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (NEON)
The Wall Avenue Boy, Kipkemboi (ArtMattan Movies)
Excellent Breakthrough Efficiency in a Movement Image
Brandon Wilson — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)
Clarence Maclin — Sing Sing (A24)
Danielle Deadwyler — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian — The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Ryan Future — The Fireplace Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)
Excellent Ensemble Forged in a Movement Image
Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Footage)
The Guide of Clarence (Sony Footage)
The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Depraved (Common Footage)
Excellent Animated Movement Image
Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Movement Footage)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (DreamWorks Animation)
Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Movement Footage)
Piece by Piece (Focus Options)
The Wild Robotic (DreamWorks Animation)
Excellent Character Voice–Over Efficiency – Movement Image
Aaron Pierre — Mufasa: The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios Movement Footage)
Anika Noni Rose — Mufasa: The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios Movement Footage)
Ayo Edebiri — Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Movement Footage)
Blue Ivy Carter — Mufasa: The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios Movement Footage)
Lupita Nyong’o — The Wild Robotic (DreamWorks Animation)
Excellent Quick Kind (Stay Motion)
Chocolate with Sprinkles (AFI)
Undoubtedly Not a Monster
If They Took Us Again
My Brother & Me (MeowBark Movies)
Superman Doesn’t Steal
Excellent Quick Kind (Animated)
if(fy) (OTB/The Hidden Hand Studios)
Nate & John (Unity Animation Venture, LLC)
Peanut Headz: Black Historical past Toonz “Jackie Robinson” (Exhibit Treal Studios)
Self (Pixar Animation Studios)
Stroll within the Mild (419 Studios)
Excellent Breakthrough Artistic (Movement Image)
David Fortune — Shade Guide (Tribeca Studios)
Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
RaMell Ross — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)
Titus Kaphar — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)
Zoë Kravitz — Blink Twice (Amazon MGM Studios)
Excellent Youth Efficiency in a Movement Image
Anthony B. Jenkins — The Deliverance (Netflix)
Blake Cameron James — We Grown Now (Sony Footage Classics)
Jeremiah Daniels — Shade Guide (Tribeca Studios)
Percy Daggs IV — By no means Let Go (Lionsgate)
Skylar Aleece Smith — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Excellent Cinematography in a Movement Image
Andrés Arochi — Longlegs (NEON)
Jomo Fray — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)
Justin Derry — She Taught Love (Andscape)
Lachlan Milne — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)
Rob Hardy — The Guide of Clarence (Sony Footage)
RECORDING CATEGORIES
Excellent New Artist
Doechii (Capitol Information/Prime Dawg Leisure)
Myles Smith (RCA Information/Sony Music Leisure)
Samoht (Affective Music)
Shaboozey (American Dogwood/Empire)
Tyla (Epic Information)
Excellent Male Artist
Chris Brown (RCA Information/Chris Brown Leisure)
J. Cole (Dreamville/Interscope Information)
Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, below unique license to Interscope Information)
October London (Demise Row Information/gamma.)
USHER (mega/gamma.)
Excellent Feminine Artist
Beyoncé (Columbia Information/Parkwood Leisure LLC)
Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
Doechii (Capitol Information/Prime Dawg Leisure)
GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Information)
H.E.R. (RCA Information)
Excellent Gospel/Christian Album
Coronary heart of a Human — DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)
Stay Breathe Battle — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
Nonetheless Karen — Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Information/Motown Gospel)
Sunny Days — Yolanda Adams (Epic Information)
The Maverick Means Reimagined — Maverick Metropolis Music (Tribl Information)
Excellent Worldwide Track
Shut — Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings)
Hmmm — Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Information/Chris Brown Leisure)
Bounce — Tyla (Epic Information)
Love Me JeJe — Tems (RCA Information/Since ‘93)
Piece of My Coronary heart — Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz (RCA Information/Sony Music Worldwide/Starboy Leisure)
Excellent Music Video/Visible Album
Alright — Victoria Monét (RCA Information/Lovett Music)
Alter Ego (ALTERnate Model) — Doechii, JT (Capitol Information/Prime Dawg Leisure)
Boy Bye — Chlöe (Columbia Information/Parkwood Leisure LLC)
Not Like Us — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, below unique license to Interscope Information)
Yeah Glo! — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Information)
Excellent Album
Alligator Bites By no means Heal — Doechii (Epic Information)
Cape City to Cairo — PJ Morton (Morton Information/EMPIRE)
Coming Dwelling — USHER (mega/gamma.)
Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé (Columbia Information/Parkwood Leisure LLC)
Superb — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Information)
Excellent Soundtrack/Compilation Album
Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack) (Tuff Gong/Island Information)
Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Authentic Collection) (Hollywood Information)
Affordable Doubt (Season 2) (Authentic Soundtrack) (Hollywood Information)
The Guide of Clarence (The Movement Image Soundtrack) (Geneva Membership below unique license to Roc Nation Information, LLC)
Depraved: The Soundtrack (Republic Information)
Excellent Gospel/Christian Track
Church Doorways — Yolanda Adams (Epic Information)
Do It Anyway — Tasha Cobbs (TeeLee Information/Motown Gospel)
God Issues (Not By Energy) — (Tribl Information)
I Prayed for You (Stated a Prayer) — MAJOR. (NowThatsMAJOR/MNRK Music Group)
Working for Me — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
Excellent Jazz Album
Creole Orchestra — Etienne Charles (Tradition Shock Music)
Epic Cool — Kirk Whalum (Artistry Music)
Javon & Nikki Go to the Motion pictures — Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni (Strong Jackson Information)
On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute — Matthew Whitaker (MOCAT Information)
Portrait — Samara Pleasure (Verve Information)
Excellent Soul/R&B Track
16 CARRIAGES — Beyoncé (Columbia Information/Parkwood Leisure LLC)
Right here We Go (Uh Oh) — Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
I Discovered You — PJ Morton (Morton Information/EMPIRE)
Residuals — Chris Brown (RCA Information/Chris Brown Leisure)
Saturn — SZA (RCA Information/Prime Dawg Leisure)
Excellent Hip Hop/Rap Track
Mamushi — Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba (Scorching Woman Productions LLC/Warner Music Group)
Murdergram Deux — LL Cool J feat. Eminem (Def Jam Recordings)
Noid — Tyler, The Creator (Columbia Information)
Not Like Us — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, below unique license to Interscope Information)
Yeah Glo! — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Information)
Excellent Duo, Group or Collaboration (Conventional)
Adam Blackstone & Fantasia — Summertime (BASSic Black Leisure Information/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE)
Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon — Watcha Carried out Now (Shesangz Music, Inc./BMG Rights Administration (US) LLC)
Maverick Metropolis Music feat. Miles Minnick — God Issues (Not By Energy) (Tribl Information)
Muni Lengthy & Mariah Carey — Made for Me (Supergiant Information/Def Jam Recordings)
Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain — Grateful (McLain Music, LLC)
Excellent Duo, Group or Collaboration (Modern)
FLO & GloRilla — In My Bag (Island Information)
GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick Metropolis Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore — RAIN DOWN ON ME (Collective Music Group/Interscope Information)
Usher & Burna Boy — Coming Dwelling (mega/gamma.)
Victoria Monét feat. Usher — SOS (Intercourse on Sight) (RCA Information/Lovett Music)
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz — Piece of My Coronary heart (RCA Information/Lovett Music)
Excellent Authentic Rating for Tv/Movement Image
Challengers (Authentic Rating) (Milan Information)
Dune: Half Two (Authentic Movement Image Soundtrack) (WaterTower Music)
Star Wars: The Acolyte (Authentic Soundtrack) (Walt Disney Information)
The American Society of Magical Negroes (Authentic Movement Image Soundtrack) (Again Lot Music)
The Guide of Clarence (Authentic Movement Image Rating) (Milan Information)
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
Excellent Documentary (Movie)
Daughters (Netflix)
Frida (Amazon MGM Studios)
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (Freestyle Digital Media)
Luther: By no means Too A lot (Sony Music Leisure/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Movies)
The Best Evening in Pop (Netflix)
Excellent Documentary (Tv)
Black Barbie: A Documentary (Netflix)
Black Twitter: A Individuals’s Historical past (Hulu)
Gospel (PBS)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
Dash (Netflix)
Excellent Quick Kind Documentary (Movie)
Camille A. Brown: Big Steps (American Masters and Firelight Media)
Danielle Scott: Ancestral Name (American Masters and Firelight Media)
The right way to Sue the Klan
Judging Juries
Silent Killer (Kaila Love Jones Movies)
WRITING CATEGORIES
Excellent Writing in a Comedy Collection
Ashley Nicole Black — Shrinking – “Altering Patterns” (Apple TV+)
Brittani Nichols — Abbott Elementary – “Breakup” (ABC)
Crystal Jenkins — No Good Deed – “Letters of Intent” (Netflix)
Diarra Kilpatrick — Diarra From Detroit – “Chasing Ghosts” (BET+)
Jordan Temple — Abbott Elementary – “Smoking” (ABC)
Excellent Writing in a Drama Collection
Azia Squire — Bridgerton – “Tick Tock” (Netflix)
Ben Watkins — Cross – “Hero Complicated” (Amazon Prime Video)
Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover — Mr. & Mrs. Smith – “First Date” (Amazon Prime Video)
Geetika Lizardi — Bridgerton – “Becoming a member of of Fingers” (Netflix)
Lauren Gamble — Bridgerton – “Outdated Associates” (Netflix)
Excellent Writing in a Tv Film or Particular
Brandon Espy, Carl Reid — Mr. Crocket (Hulu)
Bree West, Chazitear — A Wesley South African Christmas (BET+)
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks — Younger. Wild. Free. (BET+)
Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana — Música (Amazon Prime Video)
Tina Mabry, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Cee Marcellus — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Footage)
Excellent Writing in a Movement Image
Barry Jenkins — The Fireplace Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)
RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)
Steve McQueen — Blitz (Apple Authentic Movies)
Titus Kaphar — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Sights)
Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Excellent Directing in a Comedy Collection
Ayo Edebiri — The Bear – “Napkins” (FX/Hulu)
Bentley Kyle Evans — Thoughts Your Enterprise – “The Reunion” (Bounce TV)
Robbie Countryman — The Upshaws – “Ain’t Broke” (Netflix)
Tiffany Johnson — The right way to Die Alone – “Belief No One” (Hulu)
William Smith — The Vince Staples Present – “Brown Household” (Netflix)
Excellent Directing in a Drama Collection
Carl Franklin — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story – “Blame It on the Rain” (Netflix)
Marta Cunningham — Genius: MLK/X – “Defend Us” (Nationwide Geographic)
Marta Cunningham — Genius: MLK/X – “Who We Are” (Nationwide Geographic)
Paris Barclay — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story – “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” (Netflix)
Rapman — Supacell – “Supacell” (Netflix)
Excellent Directing in a Tv Film, Documentary or Particular
Kelley Kali — Kemba (BET+)
Marcelo Gama — BET Awards 2024 (BET Media Group)
Shanta Fripp — Black Males’s Summit (BET Media Group)
Thembi L. Banks — Younger. Wild. Free. (BET+)
Tina Mabry — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Footage)
Excellent Directing in a Movement Image
Jeymes Samuel — The Guide of Clarence (Sony Footage)
Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
RaMell Ross — Nickel Boys (Orion Footage/Amazon MGM Studios)
Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced — Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Footage)
Steve McQueen — Blitz (Apple Authentic Movies)
Excellent Directing in a Documentary (Tv or Movement Image)
Bao Nguyen — The Best Evening in Pop (Netflix)
Daybreak Porter — Luther: By no means Too A lot (Sony Music Leisure/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Movies)
Deborah Riley Draper — James Brown: Say It Loud (A&E)
Jason Pollard, Sam Pollard — Ol’ Soiled Bastard: A Story of Two Dirtys (A&E)
Nneka Onuorah — Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Phrases (Amazon Prime Video)
LITERARY CATEGORIES
Excellent Literary Work – Fiction
A Love Track for Ricki Wilde — Tia Williams (Grand Central Publishing – Hachette)
Grown Lady — Sarai Johnson (Harper – HarperCollins Publishers)
Neighbors and Different Tales — Diane Oliver (Grove Atlantic)
One among Us Is aware of: A Thriller — Alyssa Cole (William Morrow – HarperCollins)
What You Depart Behind — Wanda M. Morris (William Morrow – HarperCollins)
Excellent Literary Work – Nonfiction
A Passionate Thoughts in Relentless Pursuit — Noliwe Rooks (Penguin Press)
Love & Whiskey — Fawn Weaver (Melcher Media Inc.)
Picturing Black Historical past — Daniela Edmeier, Damarius Johnson (Abrams Books)
The 1619 Venture: A Visible Expertise — Nikole Hannah-Jones (Clarkson Potter)
The Jazzmen — Larry Tye (Mariner Books)