# NAACP Image Awards 2022

Die 53. NAACP Image Awards, die von der NAACP verliehen werden, wurden am 26. Februar 2022 im Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Kalifornien, verliehen. Ausgezeichnet wurden People of Color in verschiedenen Kategorien im Bereich Film, Fernsehen Musik und Literatur für ihre Leistungen im Kalenderjahr 2021. Moderator war Anthony Anderson. Im Fernsehen wurden die Awards von BET sowie seinem Schwesternetzwerk Paramount Global übertragen. Kategorien, die nicht im Fernsehen übertragen wurden, wurden im Livestream auf der Website des Awards am 18. Januar 2022 übertragen.
Die Nominierungen wurden am 18. Januar 2022 verkündet. The Harder They Fall und die Comedy-Serie Insecure führten die Nominierungen mit 12 Stück an. In den Musikkategorien führte H.E.R. mit sechs. Fünf Kategorien wurden im Vergleich zum Vorjahr neu eingeführt. Erstmals wurden Podcasts und Social Media aufgeführt.

## Film

| Bester Film | Beste Regie |
| The Harder They Fall Judas and the Black Messiah King Richard Respect The United States vs. Billie Holiday | Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah Denzel Washington – A Journal for Jordan Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall Lin-Manuel Miranda – Tick, Tick… Boom! Reinaldo Marcus Green – King Richard |
| Bester Hauptdarsteller | Beste Hauptdarstellerin |
| Will Smith – King Richard Denzel Washington – Macbeth (The Tragedy of Macbeth) Jonathan Majors – The Harder They Fall Lakeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah Mahershala Ali – Swan Song | Jennifer Hudson – Respect Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday Halle Berry – Bruised Tessa Thompson – Seitenwechsel (Passing) Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie |
| Bester Nebendarsteller | Beste Nebendarstellerin |
| Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah Algee Smith – Judas and the Black Messiah Delroy Lindo – The Harder They Fall Idris Elba – The Harder They Fall Lakeith Stanfield – The Harder They Fall | Regina King – The Harder They Fall Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard Audra McDonald – Respect Danielle Deadwyler – The Harder They Fall Dominique Fishback – Judas and the Black Messiah |
| Bester ausländischer Film | Bester Independentfilm |
| 7 Prisoners African America Eyimofe (This is My Desire) Flee The Gravedigger’s Wife | CODA American Skin Bruised Test Pattern The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain |
| Bester Newcomer | Bestes Ensemble |
| Danny Boyd, Jr. – Bruised Ariana DeBose – West Side Story Jalon Christian – A Journal for Jordan Lonnie Chavis – The Water Man Sheila Atim – Bruised | The Harder They Fall Coming 2 America Judas and the Black Messiah King Richard Respect |
| Bester Animationsfilm | Beste Synchronisation – Film |
| Encanto Luca Raya and the Last Dragon Sing 2 Vivo – Voller Leben (Vivo) | Letitia Wright – Sing 2 Andre Braugher – Spirit – Frei und ungezähmt (Spirit Untamed) Awkwafina – Raya und der letzte Drache (Raya and the Last Dragon) Brian Tyree Henry – Vivo – Voller Leben (Vivo) Eric André – Sing 2 |
| Bester Kurzfilm | Bester Kurz-Animationsfilm |
| When The Sun Sets (Lakutshon’ Ilanga) Aurinko in Adagio Blackout The Ice Cream Stop These Final Hours | Us Again Blush Rote Robin (Robin Robin) She Dreams at Sunrise Fast erwachsen (Twenty Something) |
| Kreativ-Newcomer (Motion Picture) | Bestes Drehbuch |
| Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall Ahmir „Questlove“ Thompson – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Jamila Wignot – Ailey Liesl Tommy – Respect Rebecca Hall – Seitenwechsel (Passing) | Shaka King, Will Berson, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas – Judas and the Black Messiah Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris – Zola Jeymes Samuel, Boaz Yakin – The Harder They Fall Virgil Williams – A Journal for Jordan Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele – Candyman |

## Fernsehen
### Drama

Beste Dramaserie :
| Queen Sugar 9-1-1 All American Godfather of Harlem Pose ||
| Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Dramaserie | Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Dramaserie |
| Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) Damson Idris – Snowfall Billy Porter – Pose Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem | Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 Dawn-Lyen Gardner – Queen Sugar Octavia Spencer – Truth Be Told Queen Latifah – The Equalizer Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar |
| Bester Nebendarsteller in einer Dramaserie | Beste Nebendarstellerin in einer Dramaserie |
| Cliff „Method Man“ Smith – Power Book II: Ghost Alex Hibbert – The Chi Daniel Ezra – All American Giancarlo Esposito – Godfather of Harlem Joe Morton – Our Kind of People | Mary J. Blige – Power Book II: Ghost Alfre Woodard – See – Reich der Blinden (SEE) Bianca Lawson – Queen Sugar Chandra Wilson – Grey’s Anatomy Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) |
| Beste Regie in einer Dramaserie | Bestes Drehbuch in einer Dramaserie |
| Barry Jenkins – The Underground Railroad: Indiana Winter Anthony Hemingway – Genius: Aretha: Respect Carl Seaton – Snowfall: – Fight or Flight Carl Seaton – Godfather of Harlem: – The Bonanno Split Hanelle Culpepper – True Story: Like Cain Did Abel | Davita Scarlett – The Good Fight: And the Firm Had Two Partners Aurin Squire – Evil: C Is for Cop Malcolm Spellman – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: New World Order Nkechi Okoro Carroll – All American: Homecoming Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy – Pose: Series Finale |

### Comedy

Beste Comedy-Serie :
| Insecure Black-ish Harlem Run the World The Upshaws ||
| Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Comedy-Serie | Beste Hauptdarstellerin in einer Comedy-Serie |
| Anthony Anderson – black-ish Cedric the Entertainer – The Neighborhood Don Cheadle – Black Monday Elisha 'EJ' Williams – Wunderbare Jahre (The Wonder Years) Jay Ellis – Insecure | Issa Rae – Insecure Loretta Devine – Familienanhang (Family Reunion) Regina Hall – Black Monday Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish Yvonne Orji – Insecure |
| Bester Nebendarsteller in einer Comedy-Serie | Beste Nebendarstellerin in einer Comedy-Serie |
| Deon Cole – Black-ish Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live Kendrick Sampson – Insecure Laurence Fishburne – Black-ish | Natasha Rothwell – Insecure Amanda Seales – Insecure Jenifer Lewis – Black-ish Marsai Martin – Black-ish Wanda Sykes – The Upshaws |
| Beste Regie in einer Comedy-Serie | Bestes Drehbuch in einer Comedy-Serie |
| Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle – South Side: Tornado Melina Matsoukas – Insecure: Reunited, Okay?! Neema Barnette – Harlem: Once Upon A Time in Harlem Prentice Penny – Insecure: Everything's Gonna Be, Okay?! Tiffani Johnson – Black Monday: Eight! | Issa Rae – Insecure: Everything's Gonna Be, Okay?! Ashley Nicole Black – Ted Lasso: Do the Right-est Thing Leann Bowen – Ted Lasso: Lavender Maya Erskine – PEN15: Blue in Green Temi Wilkey – Sex Education: Episode #3.6 |

### Fernsehfilm, Miniserie oder Special

Bester Fernsehfilm, Miniserie oder Special :
| Colin in Black & White Genius: Aretha Love Life Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia The Underground Railroad ||
| Bester Hauptdarsteller in einem Fernsehfilm oder Miniserie | Beste Hauptdarstellerin in einem Fernsehfilm oder Miniserie |
| Kevin Hart – True Story Anthony Mackie – Solos Jaden Michael – Colin in Black & White Wesley Snipes – True Story William Jackson Harper – Love Life | Taraji P. Henson – Annie Live! Betty Gabriel – Clickbait Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha Danielle Brooks – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Jodie Turner-Smith – Anne Boleyn |
| Bester Nebendarsteller in einer Miniserie oder einem Fernsehfilm | Beste Nebendarstellerin in einer Miniserie oder einem Fernsehfilm |
| Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha Keith David – Black as Night Tituss Burgess – Annie Live! Will Catlett – True Story William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad | Regina Hall – Nine Perfect Strangers Anika Noni Rose – Maid Natasha Rothwell – The White Lotus Pauletta Washington – Genius: Aretha Sheila Atim – The Underground Railroad |
| Beste Regie in einem Fernsehfilm oder Special | Bestes Drehbuch in einem Fernsehfilm oder Special |
| Kenny Leon – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Jaffar Mahmood – Hot Mess Holiday Mario Van Peebles – Salt-N-Pepa Maritte Lee Go – Black as Night Verónica Rodríguez – Let's Get Merried | Abdul Williams – Salt-N-Pepa Mario Miscione, Marcella Ochoa – Madres – Der Fluch (Madres) Monique N. Matthew – A Holiday in Harlem Sameer Gardezi – Hot Mess Holiday Sherman Payne – Black as Night |

### Reality-Serie und Varieté-Shows

| Beste Talkshow | Beste Reality- oder Gameshow |
| Red Table Talk Desus & Mero Hart to Heart Tamron Hall The Real | Wild 'n Out Celebrity Family Feud Iyanla: Fix My Life Sweet Life: Los Angeles The Voice |
| Beste Nachrichtensendung | Bester Moderator einer Talkshow |
| The ReidOut Blood on Black Wall Street: The Legacy of the Tulsa Massacre NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt Soul of a Nation Unsung | Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith – Red Table Talk Joy Reid – The Reidout Daniel „Desus Nice“ Baker, Joel „The Kid Mero“ Martinez – Desus & Mero Garcelle Beauvais, Adrienne Bailon, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai – The Real LeBron James – The Shop: Uninterrupted |
| Beste Varieté-Show (Series or Special) | Bester Moderator einer Reality-, Game- oder Varietée-Show |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah A Black Lady Sketch Show BET Awards 2021 Dave Chappelle: The Closer Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 | Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Alfonso Ribeiro – America's Funniest Home Videos Amber Ruffin – The Amber Ruffin Show Cedric the Entertainer – 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards Iyanla Vanzant – Iyanla: Fix My Life |

### Weitere Kategorien

| Beste Kurzserie | Beste Reality-Kurzserie |
| Between the Scenes – The Daily Show Dark Humor Della Mae The Disney Launchpad: Shorts Incubator Two Sides: Unfaithful | Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day Life By The Horns Memory Builds The Monument Widen the Screen: 8:46 Films Through Our Eyes: Shelter |
| Beste Animationsserie | Beste Kinderserie |
| We the People Big Mouth Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz Super Sema Yasuke | Familienanhang (Family Reunion) Ada Twist, Scientist Karma's World Raven's Home Waffles + Mochi |
| Bester Kreativ-Newcomer (Fernsehen) ||
| Angel Kristi Williams – Colin in Black & White Cierra Glaude – Queen Sugar Deborah Riley Draper – The Legacy of Black Wall Street Halcyon Person – Karma's World Quyen Tran – Maid ||

### Schauspiel

| Beste Synchronisation (Fernsehen) | Bester Gaststar |
| Cree Summer – Rugrats Angela Bassett – Malika: The Lion Queen Billy Porter – Fairfax Ludacris – Karma's World Keke Palmer – Big Mouth | Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live Alani „La La“ Anthony – The Chi Christina Elmore – Insecure Daniel Kaluuya – Saturday Night Live Erika Alexander – Run the World |
| Bester Kinderdarsteller ||
| Miles Brown – Black-ish Alayah „That Girl Lay Lay“ High – Ein Mädchen namens Lay Lay (That Girl Lay Lay) Celina Smith – Annie Live! Elisha 'EJ' Williams – Wunderbare Jahre (The Wonder Years) Eris Baker – This Is Us ||

## Musik

| Bestes Album | Bester Newcomer |
| Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan An Evening with Silk Sonic – Silk Sonic Back of My Mind – H.E.R. Certified Lover Boy – Drake When It's All Said and Done... Take Time – Giveon | Saweetie Cynthia Erivo Jimmie Allen Tems Zoe Wees |
| Bester Sänger | Beste Sängerin |
| Anthony Hamilton Drake Giveon J. Cole Lil Nas X | Jazmine Sullivan H.E.R. Ari Lennox Beyoncé Chlöe |
| Beste Band, Duo oder Kollaboration (Traditional) | Beste Band, Duo oder Kollaboration (Contemporary) |
| Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic Superstar – Anthony Hamilton feat. Jennifer Hudson Georgia On My Mind – Chloe x Halle Girl Like Me – Jazmine Sullivan feat. H.E.R. Complicated (Remix) – Leela James feat. Anthony Hamilton | Fye Fye – Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe Go Crazy (Remix) – Chris Brown feat. Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk and Latto Kiss Me More – Doja Cat feat. SZA Way 2 Sexy – Drake feat. Young Thug and Future Come Through – H.E.R. feat. Chris Brown |
| Bestes Musik- oder Konzertvideo | Bester Soundtrack oder Sampler |
| Essence – Wizkid feat. Tems Best Friend – Saweetie feat. Doja Cat Fye Fye – Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe Have Mercy – Chlöe Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic | The Harder They Fall Soundtrack – Jay-Z, Jeymes Samuel Coming 2 America Soundtrack – Eddie Murphy, Craig Brewer, Kevin Misher, Randy Spendlove, Jeff Charleston Judas and the Black Messiah Soundtrack – Mark Isham, Craig Harris Respect Soundtrack – Jason Michael Webb, Stephen Bray The United States vs. Billie Holiday Soundtrack – Salaam Remi, Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq, Warren Felder |
| Bestes Gospel- oder christliches Album | Bester Gospel- oder christlicher Song |
| Overcomer – Tamela Mann Anthems & Glory – Todd Dulaney Believe For It – CeCe Winans Jonny x Mali: Live in L.A. – Jonathan McReynolds, Mali Music Power – Jason McGee, The Choir | Help Me – Tamela Mann feat. The Fellas Believe For It – CeCe Winans Hold Us Together (Hope Mix) – H.E.R. and Tauren Wells Overcome 2021 – Kirk Franklin Time for Reparations – Sounds of Blackness |
| Bestes Jazzalbum – Instrumental | Bestes Jazzalbum – Vocal |
| Sounds from the Ancestors – Kenny Garrett Forever...Jaz – Jazmin Ghent Love Languages – Nathan Mitchell Somewhere Different – Brandee Younger The Magic of Now – Orrin Evans | Generations – The Baylor Project Dear Love – Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force Ledisi Sings Nina – Ledisi Let There Be Love – Freda Payne SALSWING! – Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta |
| Bester Soul-/R&B-Song | Bester Hip-Hop-/Rap-Song |
| Pick Up Your Feelings – Jazmine Sullivan Damage – H.E.R. Be Alive – Beyoncé Have Mercy – Chlöe Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic | Fye Fye – Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe Best Friend – Saweetie feat. Doja Cat Industry Baby – Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow My Life – J. Cole, 21 Savage, Morray Way 2 Sexy – Drake |
| Bester internationaler Song ||
| Essence – Wizkid feat. Tems and Justin Bieber Peru – Fireboy DML Somebody's Son – Tiwa Savage feat. Brandy Touch It – KiDi Understand – Omah Lay ||

## Podcasts und Social Media

| Bester Nachrichten-Podcast | Bester Lifestyle-Podcast |
| Blindspot: Tulsa Burning #SundayCivics After the Uprising: The Death of Danyé Dion Jones Into America Un(re)solved | Two Funny Mamas: Sherri Shepherd & Kym Whitley – Sherri Shepherd, Kym Whitley Checking In with Michelle Williams – Michelle Williams The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema – Thema Bryant The SonRise Project Podcast – Kelli Richardson Lawson Under Construction w/ Tamar Braxton – Tamar Braxton |
| Bester Kultur-Podcast | Bester Kunst- und Entertainment-Podcast |
| Jemele Hill is Unbothered Beyond the Scenes – The Daily Show Professional Troublemaker Questlove Supreme Super Soul Podcast | Jemele Hill is Unbothered Club Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe Questlove Supreme Reasonably Shady The History of Sketch Comedy with Keegan-Michael Key |
| Social-Media-Person des Jahres ||
| Laron Hines Eunique Jones Gibson Kevin Frederick Lanae Vanee Terrell Grice RackaRacka ||