NAACP Image Awards 2017

Die 48. NAACP Image Awards, die von der NAACP verliehen werden, wurden am 11. Februar 2017 in Pasadena, Kalifornien, verliehen. Ausgezeichnet wurden People of Color in verschiedenen Kategorien im Bereich Film, Fernsehen, Musik und Literatur für ihre Leistungen im Kalenderjahr 2023. Moderatorin war Queen Latifah. Die veranstaltung wurde von Anthony Anderson moderiert und auf TV One am 12. Februar 2017 ausgestrahlt.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Film

Bester Film	Beste Regie
Hidden Figures – Unerkannte Heldinnen (Hidden Figures) The Birth of a Nation – Aufstand zur Freiheit (The Birth of a Nation) Fences Loving Moonlight	Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation – Aufstand zur Freiheit (The Birth of a Nation) Anthony and Joe Russo – The First Avenger: Civil War(Captain America: Civil War) Garth Davis – Lion – Der lange Weg nach Hause (Lion) Mira Nair – Queen of Katwe
Bester Hauptdarsteller	Beste Hauptdarstellerin
Denzel Washington – Fences Don Cheadle – Miles Ahead Stephan James – Zeit für Legenden (Race) Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation – Aufstand zur Freiheit (The Birth of a Nation) Will Smith – Verborgene Schönheit (Collateral Beauty)	Taraji P. Henson – Unerkannte Heldinnen (Hidden Figures) Angela Bassett – London Has Fallen Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe Ruth Negga – Loving Tika Sumpter – My First Lady (Southside With You)
Bester Nebendarsteller	Beste Nebendarstellerin
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight Chadwick Boseman – The First Avenger: Civil War(Captain America: Civil War) Alano Miller – Loving David Oyelowo – Queen of Katwe Trevante Rhodes – Moonlight	Viola Davis – Fences Aja Naomi King – The Birth of a Nation – Aufstand zur Freiheit (The Birth of a Nation) Mo’Nique – Almost Christmas Lupita Nyong'o – Queen of Katwe Octavia Spencer – Unerkannte Heldinnen (Hidden Figures)
Bestes Drehbuch	Bester Independentfilm
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Adam Mansbach – Barry Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation – Aufstand zur Freiheit (The Birth of a Nation) Jeff Nichols – Loving Richard Tanne – My First Lady (Southside With You)	Moonlight The Birth of a Nation – Aufstand zur Freiheit (The Birth of a Nation) Lion – Der lange Weg nach Hause (Lion) Loving Miles Ahead

Fernsehen

Drama

Beste Dramaserie
Queen Sugar Empire Power This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) Underground
Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Dramaserie	Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Dramaserie
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) Mike Colter – Marvel’s Luke Cage (Luke Cage) Omari Hardwick – Power Terrence Howard – Empire Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar	Taraji P. Henson – Empire Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder Jurnee Smollett-Bell – Underground Kerry Washington – Scandal Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar
Bester Nebendarsteller in einer Dramaserie	Beste Nebendarstellerin in einer Dramaserie
Jussie Smollett – Empire Trai Byers – Empire Alfred Enoch – How to Get Away with Murder Joe Morton – Scandal Jesse Williams – Grey's Anatomy	Naturi Naughton – Power CCH Pounder – Navy CIS: New Orleans Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away with Murder Lynn Whitfield – Greenleaf Amirah Vann – Underground
Beste Regie in einer Dramaserie	Bestes Drehbuch in einer Dramaserie
Millicent Shelton – Empire – The Lyon Who Cried Wolf" Sam Esmail – Mr. Robot – "eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme" Paris Barclay – Pitch – "Pilot" Anthony Hemingway – Underground – "The Macon 7"	Ava DuVernay – Queen Sugar – "First Things First" Akela Cooper – Luke Cage – "Manifest" Anthony Sparks – Queen Sugar – "By Any Chance" Joe Robert Cole – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story – "The Race Card" LaToya Morgan – Turn: Washington's Spies – "Benediction"

Comedy

Beste Comedy-Serie
Black-ish Atlanta The Carmichael Show Insecure Survivor's Remorse
Bester Hauptdarsteller in einer Comedy-Serie	Beste Hauptdarstellerin in einer Comedy-Serie
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish Don Cheadle – House of Lies Donald Glover – Atlanta Kevin Hart – Real Husbands of Hollywood Dwayne Johnson – Ballers	Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish Uzo Aduba – Orange is the New Black Niecy Nash – The Soul Man Issa Rae – Insecure Keesha Sharp – Lethal Weapon
Bester Nebendarsteller in einer Comedy-Serie	Beste Nebendarstellerin in einer Comedy-Serie
Laurence Fishburne – Black-ish Miles Brown – Black-ish Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Deon Cole – Black-ish David Alan Grier – The Carmichael Show	Adrienne C. Moore – Orange is the New Black Erica Ash – Survivor's Remorse Laverne Cox – Orange Is the New Black Marsai Martin – Black-ish Yvonne Orji – Insecure
Beste Regie in einer Comedy-Serie	Bestes Drehbuch in einer Comedy-Serie
Donald Glover – Atlanta – "Value" Anton Cropper – Black-ish – "God" Anton Cropper – Black-ish – "Good-ish Times" Melina Matsoukas – Insecure – "Insecure as F**k" Marta Cunningham – Transparent – "Exciting and New"	Kenya Barris – Black-ish – "Hope" Donald Glover – Atlanta – "B.A.N." Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore – Insecure – "Insecure as Fk" Prentice Penny – Insecure – "Real as Fk" Our Lady J – Transparent – "If I Were a Bell"

Fernsehfilm, Miniserie oder Special

Bester Fernsehfilm, Miniserie oder Special
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story American Crime Confirmation The Night Of – Die Wahrheit einer Nacht (The Night Of) Roots
Bester Hauptdarsteller in einem Fernsehfilm oder Miniserie	Beste Hauptdarstellerin in einem Fernsehfilm oder Miniserie
Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Cuba Gooding Jr. – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Malachi Kirby – Roots Jeffrey Wright – Confirmation	Regina King – American Crime Emayatzy Corinealdi – Roots Audra McDonald – Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Anika Noni Rose – Roots Kerry Washington – Confirmation
Beste Regie in einem Fernsehfilm oder Special	Bestes Drehbuch in einem Fernsehfilm oder Special
Rick Famuyiwa – Confirmation Carl Seaton – Bad Dad Rehab Mario Van Peebles – Roots (Night 2) Thomas Carter – Roots (Night 3) Vondie Curtis-Hall – Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart	Charles Murray – Roots (Night 3) Alison McDonald – An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win Rashida Jones and Michael Schur – Black Mirror ("Nosedive") Rhonda Freeman-Baraka – Merry Christmas, Baby! Alison McDonald – o (Night 2)
Beste Synchronisation (Film oder Fernsehen)	Bester Kinderdarsteller
Idris Elba – The Jungle Book Loretta Devine – Doc McStuffins, Spielzeugärztin (Doc McStuffins) Idris Elba – Findet Dorie (Finding Dory) Kevin Hart – Pets (The Secret Lives of Pets) Dwayne Johnson – Vaiana (Moana)	Marsai Martin – Black-ish E'myri Crutchfield – Roots Hudson Yang – Fresh Off The Boat Lonnie Chavis – This Is Us – Das ist Leben (This Is Us) Miles Brown – Black-ish

Reality-Serie und Varieté-Shows

Beste Talkshow	Beste Reality- oder Gameshow
Steve Harvey The Real Super Soul Sunday The Talk The View	Iyanla: Fix My Life Little Big Shots Mary Mary United Shades of America The Voice
Beste Nachrichtensendung	Bester Moderator einer Talk-, Reality-, Game- oder Varietée-Show
BET Presents: Love And Happiness: An Obama Celebration AM Joy with Joy Reid StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Stay Woke Unsung: Sugarhill Gang	Roland S. Martin – NewsOne Now with Roland S. Martin (TV One) Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross – BET Awards 2016 W. Kamau Bell – United Shades of America Steve Harvey – Steve Harvey Joy Reid – AM Joy with Joy Reid
Beste Varieté-Show (Series or Special)
2016 Black Girls Rock Celebrity Family Feud The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards 2016 Lemonade Lip Sync Battle

Weitere Kategorien

Beste Kurzserie (Drama oder Comedy)	Beste Kurzserie (Non-Fiction)
Doggyland After the Cut Die Hart 2: Die Harter Launchpad Ich bin Groot (I Am Groot)	I Was A Soul Train Dancer Did You Know? Mama Mann's Kitchen Ritual RuPaul's Drag Race
Beste Kinderserie	Bester Kreativ-Newcomer (Fernsehen)
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win All In with Cam Newton Doc McStuffins, Spielzeugärztin(Doc McStuffins) K.C. Undercover Die Garde der Löwen (The Lion Guard)	Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest Adjani Salmon – Dreaming Whilst Black Kale Futterman – Ginny & Georgia Thara Popoola – Sex Education Troy Hunter – Sex Education
Bester Darsteller in einer Kurzserie	Beste Animationsserie
Leslie Jones – After the Cut–The Daily Show Jessica Mikayla – Launchpad Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter Nathalie Emmanuel – Die Hart 2: Die Harter Seth Carr – Launchpad	Die Prouds (The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder) Big Mouth Gracie's Corner Spidey und seine Super-Freunde (Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends) Young Love
Stunts
Creed III – Rocky’s Legacy (Creed III) The Continental They Cloned Tyrone Titans Warrior

Dokumentation

Bester Dokumentarfilm	Bester Dokumentarfilm (Fernsehen)
Der 13. (13th) I Am Not Your Negro Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Miss Sharon Jones! Olympic Pride, American Prejudice	Roots: A New Vision Major League Legends: Hank Aaron Policing the Police Roots: A History Revealed Streets of Compton

Musik

Bestes Album	Bester Newcomer
Beyoncé – Lemonade Solange – A Seat at the Table Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered. Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book Anthony Hamilton – What I’m Feelin’	Chance the Rapper Ro James MAJOR. Serayah Chloe x Halle
Bester Sänger	Beste Sängerin
Maxwell Chance the Rapper Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Anthony Hamilton	Beyoncé Fantasia Alicia Keys K. Michelle Solange
Beste Band, Duo oder Kollaboration	Bestes Jazz-Album
Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – Freedom Alicia Keys feat. ASAP Rocky – Blended Family (What You Do for Love) Solange feat. Lil Wayne – Mad Robert Glasper and Miles Davis – Everything's Beautiful Sounds of Blackness feat. HSRA (High School for Recording Arts) – Royalty	Edward Simon – Latin American Songbook Leslie Odom Jr. – Leslie Odom Jr. Branford Marsalis Quartet and Kurt Elling – Upward Spiral Robert Glasper and Miles Davis – Everything's Beautiful Erroll Garner – Ready Take One
Bestes Gospel- oder christliches Album	Bester Song (Contemporary)
Tamela Mann – One Way Donnie McClurkin – The Journey (Live) Myron Butler – Myron Butler & Levi On Purpose Livre – Jericho: Tribe of Joshua Fred Hammond – Worship Journal Live	Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – Freedom Common feat. Bilal – Letter to the Free Sounds of Blackness feat. HSRA (High School for Recording Arts) – Royalty Bruno Mars – 24K Magic Beyoncé – Formation
Bester Song (Traditional)	Bestes Musikvideo
Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams – I See Victory Solange – Cranes in the Sky Anthony Hamilton – Amen Tamela Mann – God Provides Maxwell – Lake by the Ocean	Beyoncé – Formation Johnny Gill feat. New Edition – This One's for Me and You Bruno Mars – 24K Magic Solange – Cranes in the Sky Alicia Keys – In Common

Literatur

Bester Autor (Belletristik)	Bester Autor (Nonfiktion)
Bernice L. McFadden – The Book of Harlan Jacqueline Woodson – Another Brooklyn Lawrence Hill – The Illegal Yvvette Edwards – The Mother Colson Whitehead – The Underground Railroad: A Novel	Margot Lee Shetterly – Hidden Figures Eddie S. Glaude Jr. – Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul Angela Y. Davis – Freedom is a Constant Struggle Ibram X. Kendi – Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld – Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Bester Debütautor	Bestes biografisches Werk
Trevor Noah – Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Lisa Fenn – Carry On Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve – Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court Natashia Deón – Grace: A Novel Cory Booker – United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good	Trevor Noah – Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Taraji P. Henson – Around the Way Girl: A Memoir Nathaniel Jones – Answering the Call: An Autobiography of the Modern Struggle to End Racial Discrimination in America Mychal Denzel Smith – Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, A Young Black Man's Education Herb Powell and Maurice White – My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire
Bester Ratgeber	Beste Gedichtsammlung
Daymond John and Daniel Paisner – The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage JJ Smith – Green Smoothies for Life LA Reid – LA Reid Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next Joy M. Scott-Carrol and Anthony Sparks – Running the Long Race in Gifted Education: Narratives and Interviews from Culturally Diverse Gifted Adults The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams – The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World	Rita Dove – Collected Poems: 1974–2004 Clint Smith – Counting Descent Jamaal May – The Big Book of Exit Strategies Joshua Bennett – The Sobbing School Phillip B. Williams – Thief in the Interior
Bestes Kinderbuch	Bestes Jugendbuch
Andrea Davis Pinkney – A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day Karissa Culbreath – Daddy's Little Girl Javaka Steptoe – Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Nikkolas Smith – The Golden Girls Of Rio Gwendolyn Hooks – Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas	Jason Reynolds – As Brave As You Christine Kendall – Riding Chance Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, and RJ Peete - Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express Sharon Robinson – The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick – Two Naomis

Sonderpreise

President's Award
Lonnie Bunch
Chairman's Award
Charles Ogletree
Entertainer of the Year
Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson Beyoncé Viola Davis Regina King Chance the Rapper

Weblinks

Offizielle Seite

Einzelnachweise

↑ Hilary Lewis: NAACP Image Awards: ‘Birth of a Nation’ Scores 6 Nominations. In: The Hollywood Reporter. 13. Dezember 2016, abgerufen am 21. September 2025 (amerikanisches Englisch).
↑ Hilary Lewis,Arlene Washington: 2017 NAACP Image Award Winners: Complete List. In: The Hollywood Reporter. 10. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 21. September 2025 (amerikanisches Englisch).
↑ Mannie Holmes: Anthony Anderson Revels in Image Awards Hosting Gig. In: Variety. 9. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 21. September 2025 (amerikanisches Englisch).

[1] Hilary Lewis: NAACP Image Awards: ‘Birth of a Nation’ Scores 6 Nominations. In: The Hollywood Reporter. 13. Dezember 2016, abgerufen am 21. September 2025 (amerikanisches Englisch).

[2] Hilary Lewis,Arlene Washington: 2017 NAACP Image Award Winners: Complete List. In: The Hollywood Reporter. 10. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 21. September 2025 (amerikanisches Englisch).

[3] Mannie Holmes: Anthony Anderson Revels in Image Awards Hosting Gig. In: Variety. 9. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 21. September 2025 (amerikanisches Englisch).

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