Taraji P. Henson, Samuel L. Jackson, Keke Palmer Among First Round of 56th NAACP Image Awards Winners
The NAACP kicked off night one of the 56th NAACP Image Awards Pre-Awards Show last night, announcing the first round of winners in the non-televised award categories. The two-night virtual event aired exclusively on the NAACP Image Awards YouTube channel–inviting NAACP Image Awards fans to experience two nights of culture, comedy, and celebrating Black achievement and excellence.
Last night’s winners included Ayo Edebiri for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative for Television; Cree Summer for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance; Gracie’s Corner for Outstanding Animated Series; Keke Palmer for Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special); Marlon Wayans for Outstanding Guest Performance for Bel-Air; Netflix’s Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was for Outstanding Variety (Series or Special); Samuel L. Jackson for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special, Movie) ; and Taraji P. Henson for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special, Movie), both for Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.
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