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| name = NAACP Image Awards
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| current_awards = 54th NAACP Image Awards
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==History==
==History==
The [[award ceremony]] was conceived by [[Toni Vaz]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NAACPLA: Image Awards Founder Honored |date=2021-05-20 |url=https://naacplosangeles.org/f/naacpla-image-awards-founder-honored?blogcategory=News |website=naacplosangeles.org/}}</ref> during an April 1967 NAACP branch meeting in Beverly Hills. “I called it the Image Awards because I wanted a better image for the people who worked in the industry,” Vaz said. “I wanted to put this award show together to thank the producers for giving good roles to people of color.” The branch president liked the idea, Vaz said, but when she made follow-up calls to members and friends to enlist volunteers for an awards show committee, no one volunteered. Vaz reached out to Black A-listers such as Sammy Davis Jr., who hosted the first meeting of the NAACP Beverly Hills Hollywood Branch in his home; Sidney Poitier, whom she had worked with on the movie Porgy and Bess; and the late Ivan Dixon, an actor, director and producer of Hogan's Heroes at the time. Vaz also wrote letters to secure sponsors for the event and booked the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the first NAACP Image Awards show was held on August 13, 1967.
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The [[award ceremony]] was first organized and presented on August 13, 1967, by activists [[Maggie Hathaway]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] and [[Willis Edwards (activist)|Willis Edwards]], all three of whom were leaders of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP branch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Show {{!}} Image Awards History |date=2020-01-12 |website=naacpimageawards.net |url=https://naacpimageawards.net/the-show/history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112215455/https://naacpimageawards.net/the-show/history/ |archive-date=2020-01-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name= first/> While it was first taped for television by [[NBC]] (which broadcast the awards from 1987 to 1994 in January, on weeks when ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' wasn't airing a new episode), it would only be broadcast in primetime beginning in 1996. Due to changes in timing of the awards, there was no awards ceremony held the following years: 1973, as the timing was changed to honor a full calendar year early in the following year (reverted to a "late-in-year" ceremony for 1981–1990); 1991, as the timing returned to late in a calendar year to honor that same year; 1995, {{clarify span|date=May 2022|text=but note that the reasoning is not clear.}}

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The ceremony was presented by activists [[Maggie Hathaway]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] and [[Willis Edwards (activist)|Willis Edwards]], all three of whom were leaders of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP branch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Show {{!}} Image Awards History |date=2020-01-12 |website=naacpimageawards.net |url=https://naacpimageawards.net/the-show/history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112215455/https://naacpimageawards.net/the-show/history/ |archive-date=2020-01-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name= first/> While it was first taped for television by [[NBC]] (which broadcast the awards from 1987 to 1994 in January, on weeks when ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' wasn't airing a new episode), it would only be broadcast in primetime beginning in 1996. Due to changes in timing of the awards, there was no awards ceremony held the following years: 1973, as the timing was changed to honor a full calendar year early in the following year (reverted to a "late-in-year" ceremony for 1981–1990); 1991, as the timing returned too late in a calendar year to honor that same year; 1995.


The first [[Streaming media|live broadcast]] of the awards, also on the Fox Network, occurred in 2007 for its 38th edition (up until 2007, the ceremony had been broadcast with [[broadcast delay|tape delay]]) and the annual ceremonies usually take place in or around the [[Los Angeles]] area, in February or early March. The 44th edition aired on NBC. Sources have had trouble verifying the winners in the top categories from 1983 to 1995.
The first [[Streaming media|live broadcast]] of the awards, also on the Fox Network, occurred in 2007 for its 38th edition (up until 2007, the ceremony had been broadcast with [[broadcast delay|tape delay]]) and the annual ceremonies usually take place in or around the [[Los Angeles]] area, in February or early March. The 44th edition aired on NBC. Sources have had trouble verifying the winners in the top categories from 1983 to 1995.


The New York firm [[Society Awards]] manufactures the trophy since its redesign in 2008.
The New York firm [[Society Awards]] manufactures the trophy since its redesign in 2008.

=== Cultural impact ===
The NAACP Image awards has been widely accepted and dubbed as the "''Black'' ''[[Oscars]]/[[Emmy Awards|Emmy/]][[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]''" award show from the African American and Latino community, as it is an important [[Reputation|prestigious]] award celebrating artists and entertainers of color that may have been overlooked from by the mainstream film, television, theater and music award counterparts ([[EGOT|E.G.O.T.]]) due to racial seclusion or lack of interests from film and television studios. Whereas, it created more exposure for content on a wide spectrum of urban media versus other awards shows where they can be celebrated and appreciated. Actors such as [[Will Smith]], [[Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett-Smith]], [[Taraji P. Henson]] and many others expressed the differences of not being visually seen by the industry's standard and how artists and entertainers should look to the NAACP Image Awards as the highest achievement. The campaign of [[OscarsSoWhite|#OscarSoWhite]] began as a protest after seeing the lack of people of color being nominated or win in major categories at the [[Academy Awards]]. Since then, minor adjustments have been made for inclusion as more people of color have become nominated and win at the mainstream prestigious award ceremonies. Today, the NAACP Image Awards is what many people of color look forward to as "the one that matters".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Scott |date=2016-02-06 |title=NAACP Image Awards highlight the power of diversity |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-taraji-p-henson-wins-naacp-image-awards-acceptance-20160205-story.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>


===Event dates and locations===
===Event dates and locations===
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| August 13, 1967<ref name= first>{{cite news |title=NAACP Will Present Nine Image Awards |date=1967-08-07 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=74 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/382503072/ |url-access=subscription |via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| August 13, 1967<ref name="first">{{cite news|title=NAACP Will Present Nine Image Awards|date=August 7, 1967|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=74|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/382503072/|url-access=subscription|via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| [[The Beverly Hilton]]
| [[The Beverly Hilton]]
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| 2nd
| September 22, 1968<ref>{{cite news |title=NAACP to Confer Honors at Beverly Hilton Fete |date=1968-08-06 |page=7 |newspaper=Valley Times (of North Hollywood) |publisher=San Fernando Valley Times Co. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/580787175/ |url-access=subscription |via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| September 22, 1968<ref>{{cite news|title=NAACP to Confer Honors at Beverly Hilton Fete|date=August 6, 1968|page=7|newspaper=Valley Times (of North Hollywood)|publisher=San Fernando Valley Times Co.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/580787175/|url-access=subscription|via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| The Beverly Hilton
| The Beverly Hilton
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| 3rd
| October 11, 1969<ref>{{cite news |title=Getting Blacker, But Not Black Enough |first=Dan |last=Knapp |date=1969-09-27 |page= |newspaper=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/492444525/ |url-access=subscription |via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| October 11, 1969<ref>{{cite news|title=Getting Blacker, But Not Black Enough|first=Dan|last=Knapp|date=September 27, 1969|page=|newspaper=[[Vancouver Sun]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/492444525/|url-access=subscription|via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| 4th
| November 15, 1970<ref>{{cite news |title=NAACP Sets Annual Image Awards Show |date=1970-09-08 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/384822016/ |url-access=subscription |via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| November 15, 1970<ref>{{cite news|title=NAACP Sets Annual Image Awards Show|date=September 8, 1970|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/384822016/|url-access=subscription|via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| 5th
| November 21, 1971<ref>{{cite news |title=Marvin Gaye Wins Top Honors at NAACP Image Awards Show |date=1971-12-04 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Courier]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/39187045/ |url-access=subscription |via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| November 21, 1971<ref>{{cite news|title=Marvin Gaye Wins Top Honors at NAACP Image Awards Show|date=December 4, 1971|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Courier]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/39187045/|url-access=subscription|via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| 6th
| November 18, 1972<ref>{{cite news |title=NAACP Honors Black Performers |date=1972-11-20 |newspaper=[[The Palm Beach Post]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/133712492/ |url-access=subscription |via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| November 18, 1972<ref>{{cite news|title=NAACP Honors Black Performers|date=November 20, 1972|newspaper=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/133712492/|url-access=subscription|via=[[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| colspan=3 align="center"|''1973 - not presented, timing changed to have achievements of a calendar year honored early in following year''
| colspan="3" align="center"| ''1973 - not presented, timing changed to have achievements of a calendar year honored early in following year''
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| 7th
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| 13th
| January 27, 1980<ref>{{cite magazine |title='Together They Did It!' The 12th Annual NAACP Image Awards |first=Leroy |last=Robinson |editor-first=Warren II |editor-last=Marr |date=May 1980 |volume=85 |issue=5 |pages=162–164 |magazine=[[The Crisis]] |issn=0011-1422 |oclc=609962350 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FSoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=image%20awards%20january%201980&pg=PA162 |url-access=subscription |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
| January 27, 1980<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Together They Did It!' The 12th Annual NAACP Image Awards|first=Leroy|last=Robinson|editor-first=Warren II|editor-last=Marr|date=May 1980|volume=85|issue=5|pages=162–164|magazine=[[The Crisis]]|issn=0011-1422|oclc=609962350|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FSoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=image%20awards%20january%201980&pg=PA162|url-access=subscription|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
|[[Louis Gossett Jr.]]/[[Rita Moreno]]/[[Ted Lange]]/[[Benjamin Hooks]]/Valenti
|[[Louis Gossett Jr.]]/[[Rita Moreno]]/[[Ted Lange]]/[[Benjamin Hooks]]/Valenti
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| colspan=3 align="center"|''1991 - not presented, timing changed to have achievements of a calendar year honored early in following year''
| colspan="3" align="center"| ''1991 - not presented, timing changed to have achievements of a calendar year honored early in following year''
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| colspan=3 align="center"|''1995 - not presented, financial concerns''<ref>{{Cite web |title=NAACP board may decide fate of costly Image Awards at meeting this week |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-02-12-1995043017-story.html |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref>
| colspan="3" align="center"| ''1995 - not presented, financial concerns''<ref>{{Cite web|title=NAACP board may decide fate of costly Image Awards at meeting this week|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-02-12-1995043017-story.html|access-date=September 10, 2022|website=[[The Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref>
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| 27th
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| 30th
| 30th
| February 14, 1999
| February 14, 1999
| [[Mariah Carey]], [[Blair Underwood]]<ref>{{cite magazine |editor-first=Ida E. |editor-last=Lewis |editor-link=Ida E. Lewis |title=NAACP Image Awards Glitters For 30 Years |magazine=[[The Crisis]] |date=March 1999 |volume=106 |issue=2 |pages=35–37 |issn=0011-1422 |oclc=609962350 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UVkEAAAAMBAJ&q=NAACP+Image+Awards+music+1999+Outstanding+Actor+in+a+Motion+Picture&pg=PA37 |access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref>
| [[Mariah Carey]], [[Blair Underwood]]<ref>{{cite magazine|editor-first=Ida E.|editor-last=Lewis|editor-link=Ida E. Lewis|title=NAACP Image Awards Glitters For 30 Years |magazine=[[The Crisis]]|date=March 1999|volume=106|issue=2|pages=35–37|issn=0011-1422|oclc=609962350|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UVkEAAAAMBAJ&q=NAACP+Image+Awards+music+1999+Outstanding+Actor+in+a+Motion+Picture&pg=PA37|access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref>
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| 31st
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| [[LL Cool J]]
| [[LL Cool J]]
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| [[39th NAACP Image Awards|39th]]
| 39th
| February 14, 2008
| February 14, 2008
| [[D. L. Hughley]]
| [[D. L. Hughley]]
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| [[40th NAACP Image Awards|40th]]
| [[40th NAACP Image Awards|40th]]
| February 12, 2009<ref>{{cite press release |title=Halle Berry and Tyler Perry to Host Live Broadcast of "40th Naacp Image Awards" Thursday, February 12, on Fox |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] |via=[[The Futon Critic]] |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?date=12/16/08&id=20081216fox01 |date=2008-12-16 |access-date=2022-05-04}}</ref>
| February 12, 2009<ref>{{cite press release|title=Halle Berry and Tyler Perry to Host Live Broadcast of "40th Naacp Image Awards" Thursday, February 12, on Fox|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/12/16/halle-berry-and-tyler-perry-to-host-live-broadcast-of-40th-naacp-image-awards-thursday-february-12-on-fox-29846/20081216fox01/|publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=December 16, 2008|access-date=May 4, 2022}}</ref>
| [[Halle Berry]]/[[Tyler Perry]]
| [[Halle Berry]]/[[Tyler Perry]]
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| 42nd
| March 4, 2011<ref name=42ndNAACPImage>{{cite web |title=42nd NAACP Image Awards {{!}} Winners & Honorees {{!}} Television |date=2011-03-04 |website=naacpimageawards.net |url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/42/winners-and-honorees/television/ |access-date=2012-08-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625093121/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/42/winners-and-honorees/television/ |archive-date=2012-06-25 }}</ref>
| March 4, 2011<ref name=42ndNAACPImage>{{cite web|title=42nd NAACP Image Awards {{!}} Winners & Honorees {{!}} Television|date=March 4, 2011|website=naacpimageawards.net|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/42/winners-and-honorees/television/|access-date=August 9, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625093121/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/42/winners-and-honorees/television/|archive-date=June 25, 2012}}</ref>
| [[Wayne Brady]]/[[Holly Robinson Peete]]
| [[Wayne Brady]]/[[Holly Robinson Peete]]
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| [[43rd NAACP Image Awards|43rd]]
| 43rd
| February 17, 2012
| February 17, 2012
| [[Sanaa Lathan]]/[[Anthony Mackie]]
| [[Sanaa Lathan]]/[[Anthony Mackie]]
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| [[52nd NAACP Image Awards|52nd]]
| [[52nd NAACP Image Awards|52nd]]
| March 27, 2021
| March 27, 2021
| rowspan="2"|Virtual
| rowspan="2"| Virtual
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| [[53rd NAACP Image Awards|53rd]]
| [[53rd NAACP Image Awards|53rd]]
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| [[54th NAACP Image Awards|54th]]
| [[54th NAACP Image Awards|54th]]
| February 25, 2023
| February 25, 2023
| [[Queen Latifah]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Queen Latifah]]
| [[Pasadena Convention Center#Pasadena Civic Auditorium|Pasadena Civic Auditorium]]
| [[Pasadena Convention Center#Pasadena Civic Auditorium|Pasadena Civic Auditorium]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=2024 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS VIP|url=https://vipconcierge.com/events/ncaap-image-awards-vip-tickets-after-party/|website=VIP Concierge|access-date=December 15, 2023}}</ref>
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| [[55th NAACP Image Awards|55th]]
| March 16, 2024<ref>{{Cite press release|title=NAACP Announces "55th NAACP Image Awards" to Air Live in Los Angeles Saturday, March 16, 2024, on BET|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2023/09/29/naacp-announces-55th-naacp-image-awards-to-air-live-in-los-angeles-saturday-march-16-2024-on-bet-522511/20230929bet01/|publisher=[[BET]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=September 29, 2023|access-date=December 15, 2023}}</ref>
| [[Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall|Shrine Auditorium]]
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==Controversies==
==Controversies==
In 1987, the NAACP came under fire for dropping their Best Actress award for that year. They defended this position, citing a lack of meaningful roles for black women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/10/29/Best-actress-award-dropped-in-NAACP-Image-Awards/5120562482000/|title=NAACP cites lack of Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award due to lack of meaningful roles|date=October 29, 1987|website=[[UPI.com]]|access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> In 1990, they were criticized once again for not awarding Best Actress.<ref name="NAACP Best Actress">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-10-25/entertainment/ca-4455_1_image-award|title=Why NAACP lacks image award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture|date=October 25, 1990|newspaper=[[LA Times]]|access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> This was the fourth time it could not find enough nominees for Best Actress.<ref name="NAACP Best Actress"/> Sandra Evers-Manly, president of the organization's Beverly Hills/Hollywood branch, said, "The [film] industry has yet to show diversity or present realistic leading roles for [[African-American]] women."<ref name="NAACP Best Actress"/>
In 1987, the NAACP came under fire for dropping their Best Actress award for that year. They defended this position, citing a lack of meaningful roles for Black women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/10/29/Best-actress-award-dropped-in-NAACP-Image-Awards/5120562482000/|title=NAACP cites lack of Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award due to lack of meaningful roles|date=October 29, 1987|website=[[UPI.com]]|access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> In 1990, they were criticized once again for not awarding Best Actress.<ref name="NAACP Best Actress">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-25-ca-4455-story.html|title=Why NAACP lacks image award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture|date=October 25, 1990|newspaper=[[LA Times]]|access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> This was the fourth time it could not find enough nominees for Best Actress.<ref name="NAACP Best Actress"/> Sandra Evers-Manly, president of the organization's Beverly Hills/Hollywood branch, said, "The [film] industry has yet to show diversity or present realistic leading roles for [[African-American]] women."<ref name="NAACP Best Actress"/>


In several instances, nominees have been perceived as “undeserving” or “unworthy” of NAACP recognition by members of the media, fellow celebrities, as well as the general public; in their own defense, some NAACP representatives have stated that the overall quality of an artist's work is the salient issue. This would render certain factors, such as criminal charges or the nominee’s past, being inconsequential in this regard. For example, in 1994, [[Tupac Shakur]] was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (for the film ''[[Poetic Justice (1993 film)|Poetic Justice]]''), despite [[sexual assault]] charges being filed against him in December of 1993.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Jackson makes surprise appearance at NAACP Image Awards|work=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|date=January 24, 1994|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n12_v85/ai_14777970|access-date=September 29, 2006}}</ref> Furthermore, Shakur had been accused of felony counts of forcible sodomy and unlawful detainment in New York City; a woman alleged that he and two male accomplices held her captive, in a hotel room, and restricted her movements, holding her down as a fourth accomplice sodomized her.<ref name="Charged">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-01-07/entertainment/ca-9458_1_whitney-houston|title=Shakur Questionably nominated|last=Leonardi|first=Marisa|date=January 7, 1994|newspaper=LA Times |access-date= July 1, 2016}}</ref> Shakur was also indicted for two counts of aggravated assault, in an unrelated incident, in which he supposedly shot and wounded two off-duty police officers.<ref name="Charged"/> In the same year, [[Martin Lawrence]] was criticized for winning Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series after his show was criticized for its sexual content.<ref name="Charged"/>{{clarify|date=March 2019}} In 2004, [[R. Kelly]]'s ''[[Chocolate Factory]]'' was nominated for Outstanding Album<ref>{{cite web|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|title=Outkast, Beyoncé, R. Kelly Nominated For NAACP Image Awards|work=VH1.com|date=January 8, 2004|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1484218/01082004/ashanti.jhtml|access-date=September 29, 2006}}</ref> while he was under [[indictment]] for charges related to [[child pornography]].<ref name="zahn">{{cite web|title=Paula Zahn Now: Can Democrats Challenge Kerry?; NAACP Controversy; California Death Penalty Debate|work=CNN.com|date=January 28, 2004|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0401/28/pzn.00.html|access-date=September 29, 2006}}</ref>
In several instances, nominees have been perceived as “undeserving” or “unworthy” of recognition by members of the media, fellow celebrities, as well as the general public; in their own defense, some NAACP representatives have stated that the overall quality of an artist's work is the salient issue. This would render certain factors, such as criminal charges or the nominee's past, being inconsequential in this regard. For example, in 1994, rapper [[Tupac Shakur]] was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (for ''[[Poetic Justice (1993 film)|Poetic Justice]]''), despite [[sexual assault]] charges being filed against him in December 1993.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Jackson makes surprise appearance at NAACP Image Awards|work=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|date=January 24, 1994|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n12_v85/ai_14777970|access-date=September 29, 2006}}</ref> Furthermore, Shakur had been accused of felony counts of forcible sodomy and unlawful detainment in New York City; a woman alleged that he and two male accomplices held her captive, in a hotel room, and restricted her movements, holding her down as a fourth accomplice sodomized her.<ref name="Charged">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-07-ca-9458-story.html|title=Shakur Questionably nominated|last=Leonardi|first=Marisa|date=January 7, 1994|newspaper=LA Times |access-date= July 1, 2016}}</ref> Shakur was also indicted for two counts of aggravated assault, in an unrelated incident, in which he supposedly shot and wounded two off-duty police officers.<ref name="Charged"/> The same year, [[Martin Lawrence]] was criticized for winning Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series for ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]'', after the show was maligned for its sexual content.<ref name="Charged"/> In 2004, [[R. Kelly]]'s ''[[Chocolate Factory]]'' was nominated for Outstanding Album<ref>{{cite web|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|title=Outkast, Beyoncé, R. Kelly Nominated For NAACP Image Awards|work=VH1.com|date=January 8, 2004|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1484218/01082004/ashanti.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040204202816/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1484218/01082004/ashanti.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2004|access-date=September 29, 2006}}</ref> while he was under [[indictment]] for charges related to [[child pornography]].<ref name="zahn">{{cite web|title=Paula Zahn Now: Can Democrats Challenge Kerry?; NAACP Controversy; California Death Penalty Debate|work=CNN.com|date=January 28, 2004|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0401/28/pzn.00.html|access-date=September 29, 2006}}</ref>


Other nominees have faced controversy due to their portrayals of major civil rights figures. In 2003, the movie ''[[Barbershop (film)|Barbershop]]'' received five nominations, including Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Supporting Actor (for [[Cedric the Entertainer]]'s performance); during the film, Cedric's character makes [[Barbershop (film)#Subjects discussed in the barbershop|pejorative remarks]] about [[Rosa Parks]], [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], [[Michael Jackson]], and [[Jesse Jackson]]. This content elicited criticism, including Rosa Parks' refusal to attend the awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Image Awards rekindle 'Barbershop' controversy|work=CNN.com|date=March 9, 2003|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/08/image.awards.ap/|access-date=September 29, 2006|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060629060508/http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/08/image.awards.ap/|archive-date=June 29, 2006}}</ref> The hip-hop group [[OutKast]] received six nominations in 2004, and criticism soon followed—for both them and the NAACP—due to the name of one of their songs being “[[Rosa Parks (song)|Rosa Parks]]”. The song had resulted in [[Parks v. LaFace Records|Parks suing OutKast]] for defamation over the use of her name.<ref name="zahn"/>
Other nominees have faced controversy due to their portrayals of major civil rights figures. In 2003, the comedy film ''[[Barbershop (film)|Barbershop]]'' received five nominations, including Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Supporting Actor (for [[Cedric the Entertainer]]'s performance); during the film, Cedric's character makes [[Barbershop (film)#Subjects discussed in the barbershop|pejorative remarks]] about [[Rosa Parks]], [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], [[Michael Jackson]], and [[Jesse Jackson]]. This content elicited criticism, including Parks' refusal to attend the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Image Awards rekindle 'Barbershop' controversy|work=CNN.com|date=March 9, 2003|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/08/image.awards.ap/|access-date=September 29, 2006|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060629060508/http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/08/image.awards.ap/|archive-date=June 29, 2006}}</ref> Hip-hop group [[OutKast]] received six nominations in 2004, and criticism soon followed—for both them and the NAACP—due to the name of one of their songs being “[[Rosa Parks (song)|Rosa Parks]]”. The song had resulted in [[Parks v. LaFace Records|Parks suing OutKast]] for defamation over use of her name.<ref name="zahn"/>


==Award categories==
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* Outstanding Jazz Album
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* Outstanding Jazz Vocal Album
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist|Outstanding Gospel Artist]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist|Outstanding Gospel Artist]]
* Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
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* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction|Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction|Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction|Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction|Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction]]
* Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography|Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography]]
* Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author|Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry|Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry|Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional|Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional|Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children|Outstanding Literary Work – Children]]
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children|Outstanding Literary Work – Children]]
* Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens|Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens]]
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* Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast
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NAACP Image Awards
Current: 55th NAACP Image Awards
Awarded forExcellence in film, television, theatre, music, and literature
CountryUnited States
Presented byNAACP
First awardedAugust 13, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-08-13)
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The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. The over 40 categories of the Image Awards are voted on by the NAACP members. Honorary awards (similar to the Academy Honorary Award) have also been included, such as the President's Award, the Chairman's Award, the Entertainer of the Year, the Activist of the Year, and the Hall of Fame Award. Beyoncé is the All-Time leading winner with 25 wins as a solo artist.

History

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The award ceremony was conceived by Toni Vaz[1] during an April 1967 NAACP branch meeting in Beverly Hills. “I called it the Image Awards because I wanted a better image for the people who worked in the industry,” Vaz said. “I wanted to put this award show together to thank the producers for giving good roles to people of color.” The branch president liked the idea, Vaz said, but when she made follow-up calls to members and friends to enlist volunteers for an awards show committee, no one volunteered. Vaz reached out to Black A-listers such as Sammy Davis Jr., who hosted the first meeting of the NAACP Beverly Hills Hollywood Branch in his home; Sidney Poitier, whom she had worked with on the movie Porgy and Bess; and the late Ivan Dixon, an actor, director and producer of Hogan's Heroes at the time. Vaz also wrote letters to secure sponsors for the event and booked the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the first NAACP Image Awards show was held on August 13, 1967.

The ceremony was presented by activists Maggie Hathaway, Sammy Davis Jr. and Willis Edwards, all three of whom were leaders of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP branch.[2][3] While it was first taped for television by NBC (which broadcast the awards from 1987 to 1994 in January, on weeks when Saturday Night Live wasn't airing a new episode), it would only be broadcast in primetime beginning in 1996. Due to changes in timing of the awards, there was no awards ceremony held the following years: 1973, as the timing was changed to honor a full calendar year early in the following year (reverted to a "late-in-year" ceremony for 1981–1990); 1991, as the timing returned too late in a calendar year to honor that same year; 1995.

The first live broadcast of the awards, also on the Fox Network, occurred in 2007 for its 38th edition (up until 2007, the ceremony had been broadcast with tape delay) and the annual ceremonies usually take place in or around the Los Angeles area, in February or early March. The 44th edition aired on NBC. Sources have had trouble verifying the winners in the top categories from 1983 to 1995.

The New York firm Society Awards manufactures the trophy since its redesign in 2008.

Cultural impact

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The NAACP Image awards has been widely accepted and dubbed as the "Black Oscars/Emmy/Grammy" award show from the African American and Latino community, as it is an important prestigious award celebrating artists and entertainers of color that may have been overlooked from by the mainstream film, television, theater and music award counterparts (E.G.O.T.) due to racial seclusion or lack of interests from film and television studios. Whereas, it created more exposure for content on a wide spectrum of urban media versus other awards shows where they can be celebrated and appreciated. Actors such as Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Taraji P. Henson and many others expressed the differences of not being visually seen by the industry's standard and how artists and entertainers should look to the NAACP Image Awards as the highest achievement. The campaign of #OscarSoWhite began as a protest after seeing the lack of people of color being nominated or win in major categories at the Academy Awards. Since then, minor adjustments have been made for inclusion as more people of color have become nominated and win at the mainstream prestigious award ceremonies. Today, the NAACP Image Awards is what many people of color look forward to as "the one that matters".[4]

Event dates and locations

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# Date Host(s) Location
1st August 13, 1967[3] The Beverly Hilton
2nd September 22, 1968[5] The Beverly Hilton
3rd October 11, 1969[6]
4th November 15, 1970[7]
5th November 21, 1971[8]
6th November 18, 1972[9]
1973 - not presented, timing changed to have achievements of a calendar year honored early in following year
7th January 19, 1974 Hollywood Palladium
8th January 18, 1975
9th February 7, 1976
10th April 24, 1977
11th June 9, 1978
12th January 27, 1979 Hollywood Palladium
13th January 27, 1980[10] Louis Gossett Jr./Rita Moreno/Ted Lange/Benjamin Hooks/Valenti
14th December 5, 1981 Robert Guillaume
(note: timing changed, achievements of 1980/81 were honored late in 1981) 		Hollywood Palladium
15th December 1982 Jayne Kennedy/George Peppard/Michael Warren
16th December 4, 1983 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
17th December 1984
18th December 1985
19th December 13, 1986 Debbie Allen/Denzel Washington
20th December 1987 Denzel Washington/Debbie Allen
21st December 1988
22nd December 9, 1989
23rd December 9, 1990
1991 - not presented, timing changed to have achievements of a calendar year honored early in following year
24th January 11, 1992 Pasadena Civic Auditorium
25th January 16, 1993
26th January 5, 1994
1995 - not presented, financial concerns[11]
27th April 6, 1996 Whitney Houston/Denzel Washington Pasadena Civic Auditorium
28th February 8, 1997 Arsenio Hall, Patti LaBelle
29th February 14, 1998 Vanessa L. Williams, Gregory Hines
30th February 14, 1999 Mariah Carey, Blair Underwood[12]
31st February 12, 2000 Diana Ross
32nd February 23, 2001 Chris Tucker Universal Amphitheatre
33rd March 3, 2002
34th March 8, 2003 Cedric the Entertainer
35th March 6, 2004 Tracee Ellis Ross/Golden Brooks/Persia White/Jill Marie Jones
36th March 19, 2005 Chris Tucker Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
37th February 26, 2006 Cuba Gooding Jr. Shrine Auditorium
38th March 2, 2007 LL Cool J
39th February 14, 2008 D. L. Hughley
40th February 12, 2009[13] Halle Berry/Tyler Perry
41st February 26, 2010 Anika Noni Rose/Hill Harper
42nd March 4, 2011[14] Wayne Brady/Holly Robinson Peete
43rd February 17, 2012 Sanaa Lathan/Anthony Mackie
44th February 1, 2013 Steve Harvey
45th February 22, 2014 Anthony Anderson[15] Pasadena Civic Auditorium
46th February 6, 2015
47th February 5, 2016
48th February 11, 2017
49th January 15, 2018
50th March 30, 2019 Dolby Theatre
51st February 22, 2020 Pasadena Civic Auditorium
52nd March 27, 2021 Virtual
53rd February 26, 2022
54th February 25, 2023 Queen Latifah Pasadena Civic Auditorium[16]
55th March 16, 2024[17] Shrine Auditorium

Controversies

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In 1987, the NAACP came under fire for dropping their Best Actress award for that year. They defended this position, citing a lack of meaningful roles for Black women.[18] In 1990, they were criticized once again for not awarding Best Actress.[19] This was the fourth time it could not find enough nominees for Best Actress.[19] Sandra Evers-Manly, president of the organization's Beverly Hills/Hollywood branch, said, "The [film] industry has yet to show diversity or present realistic leading roles for African-American women."[19]

In several instances, nominees have been perceived as “undeserving” or “unworthy” of recognition by members of the media, fellow celebrities, as well as the general public; in their own defense, some NAACP representatives have stated that the overall quality of an artist's work is the salient issue. This would render certain factors, such as criminal charges or the nominee's past, being inconsequential in this regard. For example, in 1994, rapper Tupac Shakur was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (for Poetic Justice), despite sexual assault charges being filed against him in December 1993.[20] Furthermore, Shakur had been accused of felony counts of forcible sodomy and unlawful detainment in New York City; a woman alleged that he and two male accomplices held her captive, in a hotel room, and restricted her movements, holding her down as a fourth accomplice sodomized her.[21] Shakur was also indicted for two counts of aggravated assault, in an unrelated incident, in which he supposedly shot and wounded two off-duty police officers.[21] The same year, Martin Lawrence was criticized for winning Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series for Martin, after the show was maligned for its sexual content.[21] In 2004, R. Kelly's Chocolate Factory was nominated for Outstanding Album[22] while he was under indictment for charges related to child pornography.[23]

Other nominees have faced controversy due to their portrayals of major civil rights figures. In 2003, the comedy film Barbershop received five nominations, including Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Supporting Actor (for Cedric the Entertainer's performance); during the film, Cedric's character makes pejorative remarks about Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Jackson, and Jesse Jackson. This content elicited criticism, including Parks' refusal to attend the ceremony.[24] Hip-hop group OutKast received six nominations in 2004, and criticism soon followed—for both them and the NAACP—due to the name of one of their songs being “Rosa Parks”. The song had resulted in Parks suing OutKast for defamation over use of her name.[23]

Award categories

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Motion picture

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Music

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Literature

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Podcast

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  • Outstanding News and Information Podcast
  • Outstanding Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast
  • Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast
  • Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
  • Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast

Television

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Special awards

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References

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  1. ^ "NAACPLA: Image Awards Founder Honored". naacplosangeles.org/. May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Show | Image Awards History". naacpimageawards.net. January 12, 2020. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "NAACP Will Present Nine Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. August 7, 1967. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Collins, Scott (February 6, 2016). "NAACP Image Awards highlight the power of diversity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "NAACP to Confer Honors at Beverly Hilton Fete". Valley Times (of North Hollywood). San Fernando Valley Times Co. August 6, 1968. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Knapp, Dan (September 27, 1969). "Getting Blacker, But Not Black Enough". Vancouver Sun – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "NAACP Sets Annual Image Awards Show". Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marvin Gaye Wins Top Honors at NAACP Image Awards Show". Pittsburgh Courier. December 4, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NAACP Honors Black Performers". The Palm Beach Post. November 20, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Robinson, Leroy (May 1980). Marr, Warren II (ed.). "'Together They Did It!' The 12th Annual NAACP Image Awards". The Crisis. Vol. 85, no. 5. pp. 162–164. ISSN 0011-1422. OCLC 609962350 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "NAACP board may decide fate of costly Image Awards at meeting this week". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  12. ^ Lewis, Ida E., ed. (March 1999). "NAACP Image Awards Glitters For 30 Years". The Crisis. Vol. 106, no. 2. pp. 35–37. ISSN 0011-1422. OCLC 609962350. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  13. ^ "Halle Berry and Tyler Perry to Host Live Broadcast of "40th Naacp Image Awards" Thursday, February 12, on Fox" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. December 16, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
  14. ^ "42nd NAACP Image Awards | Winners & Honorees | Television". naacpimageawards.net. March 4, 2011. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  15. ^ "The 45th NAACP Image Awards Announces Additional Presenters Including Idris Elba, Vin Diesel, Terry Crews & More". TV By The Numbers. February 13, 2014. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  16. ^ "2024 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS VIP". VIP Concierge. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "NAACP Announces "55th NAACP Image Awards" to Air Live in Los Angeles Saturday, March 16, 2024, on BET" (Press release). BET. September 29, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  18. ^ "NAACP cites lack of Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award due to lack of meaningful roles". UPI.com. October 29, 1987. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  19. ^ a b c "Why NAACP lacks image award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture". LA Times. October 25, 1990. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  20. ^ "Michael Jackson makes surprise appearance at NAACP Image Awards". Jet. January 24, 1994. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
  21. ^ a b c Leonardi, Marisa (January 7, 1994). "Shakur Questionably nominated". LA Times. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  22. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (January 8, 2004). "Outkast, Beyoncé, R. Kelly Nominated For NAACP Image Awards". VH1.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2004. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
  23. ^ a b "Paula Zahn Now: Can Democrats Challenge Kerry?; NAACP Controversy; California Death Penalty Debate". CNN.com. January 28, 2004. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
  24. ^ "Image Awards rekindle 'Barbershop' controversy". CNN.com. March 9, 2003. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
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