Angela Bassett is big winner at NAACP Image Awards

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(Angela Bassett wins)

Angela Bassett did “that Angela Bassett thing” last night at the 54th annual NAACP Image Awards. Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Viola Davis and Abbott Elementary were among the top winners last night at the Queen Latifah-hosted ceremony.

The Queen honored the other Queen with the top prize of Entertainer of the Year. When Bassett took the stage to accept the last award of the Saturday night live ceremony, her first remarks referenced Ariana DeBose’s viral BAFTA rap.

“I guess Angela Bassett did the thing, huh?” Bassett said and smiled.

Bassett first acknowledged her other “sisters” in the all-female Entertainer of the Year category – Zendaya, Quinta Brunson, Mary J. Blige, Viola Davis – and then reflected on past projects like What’s Love Got to Do with It and How Stella Got Her Groove Back and working with Spike Lee and the late John Singleton.

“I am deeply grateful,” Bassett noted during her acceptance speech. “Gratitude is the universe’s way of saying that we are not existing in this world alone; we have each other.” Watch below:

The actress also won best actress in a drama series for her role in 9-1-1 and earlier in the week, during one of the multiple non-televised ceremonies where the majority of this year’s awards were presented, won for her Oscar-nominated role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Oscar-nominated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever won best motion picture during the Saturday night ceremony and earlier in the week picked up seven other awards, making the film, which led the Image Awards nominations with 12 nods, the top winner, with eight wins.

In his acceptance speech, director and co-writer Ryan Coogler paid tribute to late franchise star Chadwick Boseman saying that while they lost him “we gained an ancestor. He’s with us every day, motivating us, and I can’t think of anyone who done more to advance our image.” Coogler said he was “honored to represent him.”

Abbott Elementary took home six awards including best comedy series. Star-creator Quinta Brunson accepted the comedy series prize as she invited her co-stars — including 2023 NAACP Image Award winners Tyler James Williams and Janelle James as well as castmates Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lis Ann Walter — to join her onstage.

“We are a brand-new show. Watching all of the other shows [in our category] that paved the way for us, shows that helped push us through the door at ABC like Black-ish … we are so grateful,” Brunson said in part. “There is nothing like winning an NAACP Award.” Watch below:

Smith responded to the win later Saturday night on Instagram, writing in part “WOW!! NAACP!! I am absolutely humbled by this!!” He thanked Emancipation director Antoine Fuqua and others he worked with on the Apple film.

Of the NAACP, Smith referenced president and CEO Derrick Johnson, writing, “I would like to thank the NAACP for honoring our film! [Derrick Johnson,] you and your entire organization – and the work you do all year round – is truly important, so to be recognized by y’all – it means a lot.”


REELated:


Here is the full list of winners below:

Entertainer of the Year

  • Angela Bassett *WINNER
  • Mary J. Blige
  • Quinta Brunson
  • Viola Davis
  • Zendaya

Outstanding Motion Picture

  • “A Jazzman’s Blues”
  • “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” *WINNER
  • “Emancipation”
  • “The Woman King”
  • “TILL”

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

  • Daniel Kaluuya – “Nope”
  • Jonathan Majors – “Devotion”
  • Joshua Boone – “A Jazzman’s Blues”
  • Sterling K. Brown – “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul”
  • Will Smith – “Emancipation” *WINNER

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

  • Danielle Deadwyler – “TILL”
  • Keke Palmer – “Alice”
  • Letitia Wright – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
  • Regina Hall – “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul”
  • Viola Davis – “The Woman King” *WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

  • Aldis Hodge – “Black Adam”
  • Cliff “Method Man” Smith – “On The Come Up”
  • Jalyn Hall – “TILL”
  • John Boyega – “The Woman King”
  • Tenoch Huerta – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” *WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

  • Angela Bassett – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” *WINNER
  • Danai Gurira – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
  • Janelle Monáe – “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
  • Lashana Lynch – “The Woman King”
  • Lupita Nyong’o – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Outstanding Comedy Series

  • “Abbott Elementary” *WINNER
  • “Atlanta”
  • “black-ish”
  • “Rap S**t”
  • “The Wonder Years”
  • Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Anthony Anderson – “black-ish”
  • Cedric The Entertainer – “The Neighborhood” *WINNER
  • Donald Glover – “Atlanta”
  • Dulé Hill – “The Wonder Years”
  • Mike Epps – “The Upshaws”

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Loretta Devine – “Family Reunion”
  • Maya Rudolph – “Loot”
  • Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary” *WINNER
  • Tichina Arnold – “The Neighborhood”
  • Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy 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”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Janelle James – “Abbott Elementary” *WINNER
  • Jenifer Lewis – “black-ish”
  • Marsai Martin – “black-ish”
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph – “Abbott Elementary”
  • Wanda Sykes – “The Upshaws”

Outstanding Drama Series

  • “Bel-Air”
  • “Bridgerton”
  • “Euphoria”
  • “P-Valley” *WINNER
  • “Queen Sugar”

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

  • Damson Idris – “Snowfall”
  • Jabari Banks – “Bel-Air”
  • Kofi Siriboe – “Queen Sugar”
  • Nicco Annan – “P-Valley” *WINNER
  • Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us”

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

  • Angela Bassett – “9-1-1” *WINNER
  • Brandee Evans – “P-Valley”
  • Queen Latifah – “The Equalizer”
  • Rutina Wesley – “Queen Sugar”
  • Zendaya – “Euphoria”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

  • Adrian Holmes – “Bel-Air”
  • Amin Joseph – “Snowfall”
  • Caleb McLaughlin – “Stranger Things”
  • Cliff “Method Man” Smith – “Power Book II: Ghost” *WINNER
  • J. Alphonse Nicholson – “P-Valley”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  • Adjoa Andoh – “Bridgerton”
  • Bianca Lawson – “Queen Sugar”
  • Loretta Devine – “P-Valley” *WINNER
  • Susan Kelechi Watson – “This Is Us”
  • Tina Lifford – “Queen Sugar”

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • “Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons”
  • “From Scratch”
  • “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” *WINNER
  • “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
  • “Women of the Movement”

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • Morris Chestnut – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” *WINNER
  • Samuel L. Jackson – “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
  • Terrence Howard – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
  • Trevante Rhodes – “Mike”
  • Wendell Pierce – “Don’t Hang Up”

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • Niecy Nash-Betts – “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” *WINNER
  • Regina Hall – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
  • Sanaa Lathan – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
  • Viola Davis – “The First Lady”
  • Zoe Saldaña – “From Scratch”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • Glynn Turman – “Women of the Movement”
  • Keith David – “From Scratch” *WINNER
  • Omar Benson Miller – “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
  • Russell Hornsby – “Mike”
  • Terrence “TC” Carson – “A Wesley Christmas”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • Alexis Floyd – “Inventing Anna”
  • Danielle Deadwyler – “From Scratch”
  • Melissa De Sousa – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
  • Nia Long – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” *WINNER
  • Phylicia Rashad – “Little America”

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Black
(Angela Bassett wins)

Angela Bassett did “that Angela Bassett thing” last night at the 54th annual NAACP Image Awards. Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Viola Davis and Abbott Elementary were among the top winners last night at the Queen Latifah-hosted ceremony.

The Queen honored the other Queen with the top prize of Entertainer of the Year. When Bassett took the stage to accept the last award of the Saturday night live ceremony, her first remarks referenced Ariana DeBose’s viral BAFTA rap.

“I guess Angela Bassett did the thing, huh?” Bassett said and smiled.

Bassett first acknowledged her other “sisters” in the all-female Entertainer of the Year category – Zendaya, Quinta Brunson, Mary J. Blige, Viola Davis – and then reflected on past projects like What’s Love Got to Do with It and How Stella Got Her Groove Back and working with Spike Lee and the late John Singleton.

“I am deeply grateful,” Bassett noted during her acceptance speech. “Gratitude is the universe’s way of saying that we are not existing in this world alone; we have each other.” Watch below:

The actress also won best actress in a drama series for her role in 9-1-1 and earlier in the week, during one of the multiple non-televised ceremonies where the majority of this year’s awards were presented, won for her Oscar-nominated role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Oscar-nominated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever won best motion picture during the Saturday night ceremony and earlier in the week picked up seven other awards, making the film, which led the Image Awards nominations with 12 nods, the top winner, with eight wins.

In his acceptance speech, director and co-writer Ryan Coogler paid tribute to late franchise star Chadwick Boseman saying that while they lost him “we gained an ancestor. He’s with us every day, motivating us, and I can’t think of anyone who done more to advance our image.” Coogler said he was “honored to represent him.”

Abbott Elementary took home six awards including best comedy series. Star-creator Quinta Brunson accepted the comedy series prize as she invited her co-stars — including 2023 NAACP Image Award winners Tyler James Williams and Janelle James as well as castmates Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lis Ann Walter — to join her onstage.

“We are a brand-new show. Watching all of the other shows [in our category] that paved the way for us, shows that helped push us through the door at ABC like Black-ish … we are so grateful,” Brunson said in part. “There is nothing like winning an NAACP Award.” Watch below:

Smith responded to the win later Saturday night on Instagram, writing in part “WOW!! NAACP!! I am absolutely humbled by this!!” He thanked Emancipation director Antoine Fuqua and others he worked with on the Apple film.

Of the NAACP, Smith referenced president and CEO Derrick Johnson, writing, “I would like to thank the NAACP for honoring our film! [Derrick Johnson,] you and your entire organization – and the work you do all year round – is truly important, so to be recognized by y’all – it means a lot.”


REELated:


Here is the full list of winners below:

Entertainer of the Year

  • Angela Bassett *WINNER
  • Mary J. Blige
  • Quinta Brunson
  • Viola Davis
  • Zendaya

Outstanding Motion Picture

  • “A Jazzman’s Blues”
  • “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” *WINNER
  • “Emancipation”
  • “The Woman King”
  • “TILL”

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

  • Daniel Kaluuya – “Nope”
  • Jonathan Majors – “Devotion”
  • Joshua Boone – “A Jazzman’s Blues”
  • Sterling K. Brown – “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul”
  • Will Smith – “Emancipation” *WINNER

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

  • Danielle Deadwyler – “TILL”
  • Keke Palmer – “Alice”
  • Letitia Wright – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
  • Regina Hall – “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul”
  • Viola Davis – “The Woman King” *WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

  • Aldis Hodge – “Black Adam”
  • Cliff “Method Man” Smith – “On The Come Up”
  • Jalyn Hall – “TILL”
  • John Boyega – “The Woman King”
  • Tenoch Huerta – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” *WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

  • Angela Bassett – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” *WINNER
  • Danai Gurira – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
  • Janelle Monáe – “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
  • Lashana Lynch – “The Woman King”
  • Lupita Nyong’o – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Outstanding Comedy Series

  • “Abbott Elementary” *WINNER
  • “Atlanta”
  • “black-ish”
  • “Rap S**t”
  • “The Wonder Years”
  • Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Anthony Anderson – “black-ish”
  • Cedric The Entertainer – “The Neighborhood” *WINNER
  • Donald Glover – “Atlanta”
  • Dulé Hill – “The Wonder Years”
  • Mike Epps – “The Upshaws”

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Loretta Devine – “Family Reunion”
  • Maya Rudolph – “Loot”
  • Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary” *WINNER
  • Tichina Arnold – “The Neighborhood”
  • Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy 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”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Janelle James – “Abbott Elementary” *WINNER
  • Jenifer Lewis – “black-ish”
  • Marsai Martin – “black-ish”
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph – “Abbott Elementary”
  • Wanda Sykes – “The Upshaws”

Outstanding Drama Series

  • “Bel-Air”
  • “Bridgerton”
  • “Euphoria”
  • “P-Valley” *WINNER
  • “Queen Sugar”

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

  • Damson Idris – “Snowfall”
  • Jabari Banks – “Bel-Air”
  • Kofi Siriboe – “Queen Sugar”
  • Nicco Annan – “P-Valley” *WINNER
  • Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us”

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

  • Angela Bassett – “9-1-1” *WINNER
  • Brandee Evans – “P-Valley”
  • Queen Latifah – “The Equalizer”
  • Rutina Wesley – “Queen Sugar”
  • Zendaya – “Euphoria”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

  • Adrian Holmes – “Bel-Air”
  • Amin Joseph – “Snowfall”
  • Caleb McLaughlin – “Stranger Things”
  • Cliff “Method Man” Smith – “Power Book II: Ghost” *WINNER
  • J. Alphonse Nicholson – “P-Valley”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  • Adjoa Andoh – “Bridgerton”
  • Bianca Lawson – “Queen Sugar”
  • Loretta Devine – “P-Valley” *WINNER
  • Susan Kelechi Watson – “This Is Us”
  • Tina Lifford – “Queen Sugar”

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • “Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons”
  • “From Scratch”
  • “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” *WINNER
  • “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
  • “Women of the Movement”

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • Morris Chestnut – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” *WINNER
  • Samuel L. Jackson – “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
  • Terrence Howard – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
  • Trevante Rhodes – “Mike”
  • Wendell Pierce – “Don’t Hang Up”

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • Niecy Nash-Betts – “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” *WINNER
  • Regina Hall – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
  • Sanaa Lathan – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
  • Viola Davis – “The First Lady”
  • Zoe Saldaña – “From Scratch”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • Glynn Turman – “Women of the Movement”
  • Keith David – “From Scratch” *WINNER
  • Omar Benson Miller – “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
  • Russell Hornsby – “Mike”
  • Terrence “TC” Carson – “A Wesley Christmas”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

  • Alexis Floyd – “Inventing Anna”
  • Danielle Deadwyler – “From Scratch”
  • Melissa De Sousa – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
  • Nia Long – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” *WINNER
  • Phylicia Rashad – “Little America”

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