Precursor: 50th NAACP Image Awards Nominations (2018)

The NAACP Image Award, an annual recognition of films, television, music, and more that celebrate the black experience in America, have made some stellar selections with Crazy Rich Asians the only title that has no black actors in it, but all of which celebrate diversity in one way or another. It should be quite telling to anyone paying attention that the sole nomination Green Book received was for Mahershala Ali and not the film itself. It’s also disappointing that the only place If Beale Street Could Talk was given its due was here.

Award Tallies

(12) Black Panther
(9) If Beale Street Could Talk
(7) BlacKkKlansman
(5) The Hate U Give
(4) Crazy Rich Asians
(3) Widows

The Awards

Best Motion Picture

Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Hate U Give

Best Independent Motion Picture

BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Nappily Ever After
Sorry to Bother You
Traffik

Best Directing

Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Steve McQueen – WIdows
Ryan Coogler – Black Panther
Alan Hicks, Rashida Jones – Quincy

Best Actor

Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther
Michael B. Jordan – Creed II
Denzel Washington – The Equalizer 2
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
Stephan James – If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Actress

Amandla Stenberg – The Hate U Give
Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians
KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk
Sanaa Lathan – Nappily Ever aFTER
Viola Davis – Widows

Best Supporting Actor

Brian Tyree Henry – If Beale Street Could Talk
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther
Russell Hornsby – The Hate U Give
Winston Duke – Black Panther

Best Supporting Actress

Danai Gurira – Black Panther
Letitia Wright – Black Panther
Lupita Nyong’o – Black Panther
Regina Hall – The Hate U Give
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Writing

Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
If Beale Street Could Talk
Sorry to Bother You

Best Documentary

Amazing Grace
Making the Five Heartbeats
Quincy
RBG
Whitney

Best Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

Storm Reid – A Wrinkle in Time
Letitia Wright – Black Panther
Winston Duke – Black Panther
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Ensemble

Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
The Hate U Give
Widows

Best Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)

Issa Rae – Bojack Horseman
Laya Deleon Hayes – Doc McStuffins
Mahershala Ali – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Samuel L. Jackson – Incredibles 2
Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse