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Chadwick Boseman’s wife Taylor Simone Ledward delivers a teary and heartfelt message about the importance of colon In this screengrab, D-Nice, winner of Entertainer of the Year category speaks at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual cancer screenings as she accepts his award for Outstanding Actor in Motion Picture. Press Conference. — AFP photos

NAACP Image Awards winners

Entertainer of the Year D-Nice

Outstanding Motion Picture hadwick Boseman’s wife Taylor with colon cancer and 40 percent Bad Boys For Life Simone Ledward encouraged more likely to die from it. The age for Cpeople to get screened regular- routine screenings has recently been Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture ly for cancer after accepting a posthu- lowered to 45, if you are 45 years of - Ma Rainey’s Black monus accolade on behalf of her hus- age or older, please get screened. Bottom band at the NAACP Image Awards. “Don’t put it off any longer, please get The late actor - who died last year as screened. This disease is beatable if Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Viola Davis - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom a result of complications related to you catch it in the early stages and colon cancer - won two gongs at the don’t have any time to waste even if Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series awards ceremony on Saturday night you have no family history.” Issa Rae - Insecure including Best Supporting Actor and Elsewhere, was induct- ed into the NAACP Image Awards Hall Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series of Fame. The ‘Coming 2 America’ star Rege-Jean Page - Bridgerton said: “I’ve been making movies for 40 years now. And yeah, 40 years, I In this screengrab, Julius Tennon and Viola Davis, winner of Outstanding Actress in a Drama Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series know, 40 years ... This is the perfect Viola Davis - How To Get Away With Murder thing to commemorate that, to be Series and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture categories speak at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Press Conference. brought into your Hall of Fame.” President’s Award The annual ceremony - which cele- LeBron James brates black excellence in film, televi- sion, music, and literature - was host- Hall of Fame Award ed by and even Eddie Murphy featured an appearance from US President Joe Biden and Vice Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion President Kamala Harris. Biden said: Picture “For more than 100 years the NAACP Chadwick Boseman - Da 5 Bloods has advanced essential motion in a central motion that everyone is creat- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a ed equal and is going to be treated Motion Picture equally. And it has for more than 50 Phylicia Rashad - Jingle Jangle: A Christmas In this screengrab, Issa Rae, winner of years, NAACP awards help us see Journey Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series exactly that.” During the virtual cere- category speaks at the 52nd NAACP Image mony, basketball star LeBron James Outstanding Animated Motion Picture Awards Virtual Press Conference. was handed the NAACP President’s Soul Award. Announcing this year’s winner, Outstanding Character Voice-Over Best Actor, and Taylor used the Derrick Johnson, NAACP President In this screengrab, Tabitha Brown, winner of Outstanding Social Media Personality category Performance - Motion Picture opportunity to urge people to take - and CEO, said: “LeBron James, ‘the speaks at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Press Conference. - Soul ter care of their health. She said: “As chosen one.’ A name befitting an indi- always, all honor and glory to the most vidual so keenly aware of the platform Outstanding Documentary (Film) high God. He would thank his mom he has built with his athletic skills. John Lewis: Good Trouble and dad, and he would give honor to “And yet, like all black athletes, he is the ancestors.” Taylor observed that all too familiar with the risks involved Outstanding Documentary (Television) while the late actor had an “uncom- with raising his voice against systemic The Last Dance mon” talent, the manner of his death racism. But just as he has done on the “is not uncommon at all”. She court, he rises to the occasion on Outstanding Comedy Series Insecure explained: “He was an uncommon behalf of our communities and lends Beyonce winner of artist and an even more uncommon himself to the need for progress and Outstanding Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series person, but the manner that we have true equality.”— BangShowbiz Female Artist. lost him is not uncommon at all, not in Anthony Anderson - Black-ish our community. “Black people in this country are 20 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a percent more likely to be diagnosed Comedy Series Deon Cole - Black-ish

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Black-is

Outstanding Drama Series Power Book II: Ghost

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Method Man - Power Book II: Ghost

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Phylicia Rashad winner Mary J. Blige - Power Book II: Ghost of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Outstanding Television Movie, Limited- Motion Picture. Series or Dramatic Special Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam Octavia Spencer winner of Outstanding Drake winner of Outstanding Male Artist C.J. Walker Actress in a Television Movie, Limited- Series or Dramatic Special. Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special - Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Octavia Spencer - Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) The New York Times Presents The Killing of Breonna Taylor

Outstanding Talk Series Red Table Talk

Outstanding Male Artist Drake - Laugh Now, Cry Later

Outstanding Female Artist Beyonce - Black Parade In this screengrab, Rege-Jean Page, winner of Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series catego- Eddie Murphy inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame. ry speaks at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Press Conference.