54th NAACP Image Awards

The 54th NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2022 calendar year.

The ceremony was hosted by Queen Latifah and aired on February 25, 2023, on BET and simulcast on several of its sister Paramount Global Networks along with Paramount+.

[3] The nominations were announced on January 12, 2023, with the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever leading the nominations with twelve nods, followed by the television sitcom Abbott Elementary which led the television categories with nine nominations.

[4][5] In the recording categories, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations with five each.

[6] For the first time in the history of the awards ceremony, three categories were added to reward Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Make-Up and Outstanding Costume Design in film and television.

Gabrielle Union was honored with the President's Award .
Dwyane Wade was honored with the President's Award.
Serena Williams was the 10th person to be honored with the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award .
Derrick L. Foward was the 4th person to be honored with the NAACP Image Award for Activist of the Year .