Jordan Peele, Idris Elba among early NAACP Image winners
LOS ANGELES — Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Anthony Anderson and Danny Glover will be in the spotlight at the 49th NAACP Image Awards Monday night.
Anderson is hosting the ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, which will be broadcast live on TV One. Glover will receive the President’s Award for his professional and philanthropic achievements. And Blige and Jay-Z are the leading nominees at the show that recognizes exceptional work by people of color in film, TV, music and literature.
Jay-Z is up for entertainer of the year honors against Ava DuVernay, Bruno Mars, Chadwick Boseman, Issa Rae and Chance the Rapper.
Producers say Blige, Boseman, DuVernay and Rae are set to appear on the show, along with Halle Berry, Terry Crews, Octavia Spencer and Sterling K. Brown.
Early winners were announced at a pre-telecast ceremony on Sunday evening, where “Get Out” creator Jordan Peele won two awards for best film writing and director. SZA was awarded best new artist in the music category, while the genre’s best artist awards went to Blige and Bruno Mars.
Other early winners are:
FILM
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Idris Elba, “THOR: Ragnarok”
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Tiffany Haddish, “Girls Trip”
Independent Motion Picture: “Detroit”
Documentary: “STEP”
Writing: Peele, “Get Out”
Directing in a Motion Picture: Peele, “Get Out”
MUSIC
New Artist: SZA
Male Artist: Bruno Mars
Female Artist: Mary J. Blige
Duo, Group or Collaboration: Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna
Jazz Album: “Petite Afrique,” Somi
Gospel/Christian Album: “Greenleaf Soundtrack Volume 2,” Greenleaf Soundtrack
Music Video/Visual Album: “That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars
Song - Traditional: “That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars
Album: “DAMN.,” Kendrick Lamar
Song - Contemporary: “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar
TELEVISION
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jay Ellis, “Insecure”
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Marsai Martin, “‘black-ish”
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Joe Morton, “Scandal”
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Naturi Naughton, “Power”
Television Movie, Limited, Series or Dramatic Special: “The New Edition Story”
Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special: Idris Elba, “Guerrilla”
Actress in a Television Movie, Limited, Series or Dramatic Special: Queen Latifah, “Flint”
Directing in a Comedy Series: Anton Cropper, “‘black-ish”
Directing in a Dramatic Series: Carl Franklin, “13 Reasons Why”
Directing in a Television Movie or Special: Allen Hughes, “The Defiant Ones”
News/information Series or Special: “Unsung”
Documentary: “The 44th President: In His Own Words”
Talk Series: “The Real”
Reality Program/Reality Competition Series: “The Manns”
Variety or Game Show Series or Special: “Lip Sync Battle”
Children’s Program: “Doc McStuffins”
Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series): Caleb McLaughlin, “Stranger Things”
Host in a Talk or News/Information Series or Special: Roland Martin, “News One Now”
Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety Series or Special: LL Cool J, “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike)
Character Voice-Over Performance: Tiffany Haddish, “Legends of Chamberlain Heights”
Writing in a Comedy Series: Janine Barrois, “Claws
Writing in a Dramatic Series: Gina Prince-Bythewood, “Shots Fired”
Writing in a Television Movie or Special: Abdul Williams, “The New Edition Story”
LITERATURE
Fiction: “The Annotated African American Folktales,” Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor),Maria Tatar (Editor), (Liveright Publishing Corporation)
Nonfiction: “Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies,” Dick Gregory
Debut Author: “No One Is Coming to Save Us,” Stephanie Powell Watts
Biography or Autobiography: “Becoming Ms. Burton, From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women,” Susan Burton and Cari Lynn
Instructional: “The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting our Sacred Dreams,” Dr. Tererai Trent
Poetry: “Incendiary Art: Poems,” Patricia Smith
Children: “Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History ,” Vashti Harrison
Youth and Teens: “Clayton Byrd Goes Underground,” Rita Williams-Garcia, author and Frank Morrison illustrator
