Lizzo was crowned entertainer of the year at the 51st NAACP Images Awards on Saturday night, an evening that recognizes the best in film, television, music and literature. The ceremony was hosted by Anthony Anderson, who received his sixth win for Black-ish.
Additional winners include Just Mercy for outstanding motion picture, while Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx won major nods for their performances in the film. Lupita Nyong’o won outstanding actress in a motion picture for Us, and Marsai Martin won outstanding supporting actress for Little.
Meanwhile in television honors, Greenleaf won outstanding drama series and Black-ish was crowned best comedy series. Omari Hardwick was honored for his performance in drama series Power, while Jharrel Jerome won outstanding actor in a limited series for Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us. Niecy Nash also won for her performance in the series, which follows the Central Park Five. Angela Bassett won outstanding actress in a drama series for 9-1-1 and Tracee Ellis Ross took home the outstanding actress in a comedy series award for Black-ish. Fellow Black-ish stars who also won during the night include the show’s host Anthony Anderson for outstanding actor, and double-winner Martin for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series.
Over on the music side, Lil Nas X won breakthrough artist and Bruno Mars was awarded outstanding male artist. Beyonce won multiple awards including outstanding variety show for Homecoming, outstanding album and female artist.
Following the In Memoriam segment, a special tribute was paid to the late basketball star Kobe Bryant. It took the form of a visual presentation, with images from the athlete’s career integrated with audio clips of Bryant thanking his fans at a Lakers game.
(Excerpt) Read more in: The Hollywood Reporter