The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar won outstanding short-form series or special – reality/nonfiction/documentary on Monday (Feb. 23), night 1 of the 57th NAACP Image Awards virtual show, leading up to the live presentation of the 57th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday (Feb. 28) at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and CBS.
In another category announced Monday, Michelle Obama’s The Look took outstanding literary work – biography/autobiography. The former first lady competed with former VP Kamala Harris‘ 107 Days, a memoir about her 2024 presidential campaign, and Lionel Richie‘s Truly, titled after his first solo No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Most of the winners announced on Monday were in the literary category.
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The NAACP is recognizing winners in non–televised categories virtually on YouTube/NAACPPlus each night through Wednesday and at the 57th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors on Thursday. Actor/comedian/writer Deon Cole is set to host Saturday’s two-hour televised show from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
Kendrick Lamar is nominated for entertainer of the year on Saturday’s show, along with Cynthia Erivo, Doechii, Michael B. Jordan and Teyana Taylor. Lamar received six nominations in the music/recording categories, more than any other artist. Cardi B and Leon Thomas each received four nods.
Across all fields of endeavor, Taylor received a total of six nominations, recognizing her roles in One Battle After Another and Tyler Perry’s Straw, as well as her album Escape Room. Erivo earned four nominations, including recognition for her role in Wicked: For Good.
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads in motion picture categories with 18 nods, twice as many as Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, which is the runner-up in nominations.
Bel-Air leads in the television categories with seven nominations, followed by Abbott Elementary, Reasonable Doubt, and Ruth & Boaz with six nods each.
This year, the NAACP is introducing two new categories: outstanding literary work – journalism and outstanding editing in a motion picture or television series, movie, or special.
Here’s the full list of nominees for the 2026 NAACP Image Awards, with winners marked as they are announced. Billboard will update this post as winners are announced across the five nights of the awards.
