Lizzo, Lupita Nyong'o, Eddie Murphy vying for NAACP Image Awards
Hollywoodâs awards season isnât over quite yet, with the NAACP Image Awards putting the spotlight Saturday on the achievements of actors and musicians of color.
The eveningâs honorees include Oscar contenders, namely Cynthia Erivo, who starred in the Harriet Tubman biopic, âHarriet.â It also will showcase several actors and films that missed out on recognition at the Academy Awards, such as Eddie Murphy and his film âDolemite is My Nameâ and Lupita Nyongâo, who starred in âUs.â
The awards are being handed out in Pasadena at a ceremony that will be broadcast live on BET beginning at 5 p.m. PST.
Rihanna and U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia will be among the showâs special honorees. Lewis will receive the Chairmanâs Award, which goes to people who show exemplary public service and âcreate agents of change,â according to the NAACP. Past recipients include filmmaker Tyler Perry and then-Sen. Barack Obama.
Ava DuVernayâs series âWhen They See Usâ and âDolemite is My Nameâ are among the 42 nominations for Netflix at the 51st edition of the Image Awards, which are presented to performers and writers of color.
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Lizzo will compete for entertainer of year against Perry, Regina King, Billy Porter and Angela Bassett.
âDolemite is My Nameâ will compete for best motion picture along with âHarriet,â âJust Mercy,â âQueen & Slimâ and âUs.â
Jordan Peeleâs âUsâ and âQueen & Slimâ helped Universal Pictures earn the most nominations in the film categories, with 15.
Presenters will include Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys, Morgan Freeman, Tiffany Haddish and Janelle Monae. Anthony Anderson, star of the ABC comedy âblack-ish,â returns as host for the seventh time.
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