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.^[1]

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.^[1][2]

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 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 Married	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

Literatur

Bester Autor (Belletristik)	Bester Autor (Nonfiktion)
Long Division – Kiese Laymon Harlem Shuffle – Colson Whitehead Libertie – Kaitlyn Greenidge The Man Who Lived Underground – Richard Wright The Perishing – Natashia Deón	The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story – Nikole Hannah-Jones Dance Theatre of Harlem – Judy Tyrus, Paul Novosel Just As I Am – Cicely Tyson My Remarkable Journey – Katherine Johnson Renegades: Born in the USA – Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen
Bester Debütautor	Bestes biografisches Werk
Just As I Am – Cicely Tyson My Remarkable Journey – Katherine Johnson Other Black Girl: A Novel – Zakiya Dalila Harris The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois – Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts – Rebecca Hall	Will – Will Smith Just As I Am – Cicely Tyson Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement – Tarana Burke Unprotected: A Memoir – Billy Porter Until I Am Free – Keisha N. Blain
Bester Ratgeber	Beste Gedichtsammlung
Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business) – Tabitha Brown Diversity Is Not Enough: A Roadmap to Recruit, Develop and Promote Black Leaders in America – Keith Wyche Permission to Dream – Chris Gardner Teaching Black History to White People – Leonard N. Moore The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations – Robert Livingston	Perfect Black – Crystal Wilkinson Playlist for the Apocalypse – Rita Dove Such Color: New and Selected Poems – Tracy K. Smith The Wild Fox of Yemen – Threa Almontaser What Water Knows: Poems – Jacqueline Jones LaMon
Bestes Kinderbuch	Bestes Jugendbuch
Stacey's Extraordinary Words – Stacey Abrams, Kit Thomas Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy – Misty Copeland Change Sings – Amanda Gorman, Loren Long Time for Bed, Old House – Janet Costa Bates, A.G. Ford When Langston Dances – Kaija Langley, Keith Mallett	Ace of Spades – Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Happily Ever Afters – Elise Bryant The Cost of Knowing – Brittney Morris When You Look Like Us – Pamela N. Harris Wings of Ebony – J. Elle

Sonderpreise

President’s Award
Harry, Duke of Sussex Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Chairman's Award
Samuel L. Jackson
Entertainer of the Year
Jennifer Hudson Lil Nas X Megan Thee Stallion Regina King Tiffany Haddish
Social Justice Impact Award
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Activist of the Year
Scot X. Esdaile
Youth Activist of the Year
Channing Hill
NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award
Safiya Noble

Weblinks

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Einzelnachweise

1. Kemberlie Spivey: 2022 NAACP Image Awards Nominations: The Full List. Abgerufen am 18. April 2023 (englisch). 
2. Jennifer Zhan: NAACP Image Awards Winners Include Jazmine Sullivan, Will Smith, Red Table Talk. 26. Februar 2022, abgerufen am 18. April 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).