Angela Bassett’s huge night! Well-known star, 64, is crowned Performer of the Year (vanquishing Zendaya and Mary J. Blige) after winning Impressive Starlet in a Drama Series at the 2023 NAACP Image Awards

Impressive Movie

A Jazzman’s Blues

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – WINNER

Emancipation

The Lady King

TILL

Impressive Starlet in a Movie

Danielle Deadwyler– TILL

Keke Palmer– Alice

Letitia Wright– Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Regina Hall– Honk for Jesus. Conserve Your Soul

Viola Davis– The Lady King – WINNER

Impressive Funny Series

Abbott Elementary – WINNER

Atlanta

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Rap S ** t

The Wonder Years

Impressive Star in a Funny Series

Anthony Anderson– black-ish

Cedric The Performer– The Area – WINNER

Donald Glover– Atlanta

Dulé Hill– The Marvel Years

Mike Epps– The Upshaws

Impressive Supporting Star in a Funny Series

Brian Tyree Henry– Atlanta

Deon Cole– black-ish

Kenan Thompson– Saturday Night Live

Tyler James Williams– Abbott Elementary – WINNER

William Stanford Davis– Abbott Elementary

Impressive Supporting Starlet in a Funny Series

Janelle James– Abbott Elementary – WINNER

Jenifer Lewis– black-ish

Marsai Martin– black-ish

Sheryl Lee Ralph– Abbott Elementary

Wanda Sykes– The Upshaws

Impressive Starlet in a Drama Series

Angela Bassett– 9-1-1 – WINNER

Brandee Evans– P-Valley

Queen Latifah– The Equalizer

Rutina Wesley– Queen Sugar

Zendaya– Ecstasy

Impressive Supporting Star in a Drama Series

Adrian Holmes– Bel-Air

Amin Joseph– Snowfall

Caleb McLaughlin– Complete Stranger Things

Cliff ‘Approach Guy’ Smith– Power Book II: Ghost – WINNER

J. Alphonse Nicholson– P-Valley

Impressive Star in a Tv Motion Picture, Limited-Series or Significant Unique

Morris Chestnut– The Very Best Guy: The Last Chapters – WINNER

Samuel L. Jackson– The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

Terrence Howard– The Very Best Guy: The Last Chapters

Trevante Rhodes– Mike

Wendell Pierce– Do Not Hang Up

Impressive Supporting Star in a Tv Motion Picture, Limited-Series or Significant Unique

Glynn Turman– Females of the Motion

Keith David– From Scratch – WINNER

Omar Benson Miller– The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

Russell Hornsby– Mike

Terrence ‘TC’ Carson– A Wesley Christmas

Impressive Supporting Starlet in a Tv Motion Picture, Limited-Series or Significant Unique

Alexis Floyd– Developing Anna

Danielle Deadwyler– From Scratch

Melissa De Sousa– The Very Best Guy: The Last Chapters

Nia Long– The Very Best Guy: The Last Chapters – WINNER

Phylicia Rashad– Little America

Impressive Album

Renaissance– Beyoncé – WINNER

Mr. Spirits & & the Huge Steppers – Kendrick Lamar

Age/Sex/Location – Ari Lennox

Enjoy The Sun – PJ Morton

Breezy – Chris Brown

Jackie Robinson Sports Award

Serena Williams – WINNER

Chairman’s Award

Congressman Bennie G. Thompson – WINNER