NAACP Image Award Organizers Praise ‘Powerful Platform’ Ahead of 55th Ceremony
variety.comShanelle Genai Celebrating its 55th anniversary this year, the NAACP Image Awards continue to be a shining beacon of Black excellence when it comes to highlighting creatives and projects other awards shows tend to overlook.
This year’s nominees include Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey, Usher, Fantasia Barrino-Taylor and Keke Palmer — all up for Entertainer of the Year, the ceremony’s top prize.
Honorary awards will be bestowed at the ceremony, with winners revealed during the two-hour live TV special, airing March 16 on BET and CBS from the Shrine Auditorium.
The ceremony will also recognize winners in non-televised Image Awards categories March 11-14 and will stream via naacpimageawards.net. “It is such an honor to be recognized for doing something that you love,” says Palmer, who has four nominations.
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