2021 NAACP Image Awards

The 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards took place honoring people of color working in the music, film, television and literature fields. Among the winners were late actor Chadwick Boseman, who passed away last year. He received a posthumous award for his acting in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, one of several posthumous accolades awarded to him in recent months.

Via live stream, Chadwick’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman, accepted the award, thanked loved ones, and used the moment to draw attention to the prevalence of colon cancer, the illness the actor was diagnosed with prior to his death. Noting that colon cancer is not uncommon, she added, “Black people in this country are 20 percent more likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer and 40 percent more likely to die from it. The age for routine screening has recently been lowered to 45 so if you are 45 years of age or older, please get screened. Don’t put it off any longer, please get screened.”

Other NAACP Image Award Winners included:

Outstanding Comedy Series – Insecure

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, Issa Rae, Insecure

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Deon Cole, Black-ish

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Marsai Martin, Black-ish

Outstanding Drama Series, Power Book II: Ghost

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Clifford “Method Man” Smith, Power Book II: Ghost

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Mary J. Blige, Power Book II: Ghost

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

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special, Blair Underwood, 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

For other NAACP Image Award Winners, visit https://naacpimageawards