NAACP Image Awards: Victoria Monét wins first awards for ‘The Color Purple’

The fifty fifth annual NAACP Image Awards are underway, with bands like Victoria Monét and projects like “The Color Purple” taking home awards throughout the virtual ceremony.

While the official ceremony will happen on Saturday, NAACP Image Awards winners can be announced throughout the week as a part of a three-day program hosted by Khleo Thomas. On Monday, March 11, the winners within the phonographic and literary categories were announced. in accordance with Varietyand a few of the genre’s biggest stars took home top prizes.

Monét, who had a breakout 12 months together with her debut album “Jaguar II,” won her first two Image Awards of her profession. The “On My Mama” singer won best latest artist and best album awards. “The Color Purple” also won Best Soundtrack/Album Compilation. The soundtrack features appearances from the film’s all-star forged, including Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey, HER and more!

Other winners included Chris Brown — who won for “How We Roll” with Ciara and “Sensational (featuring Davido and Lojay)” — and Usher, who won best male artist fresh off a successful Super Bowl run.

The fifty fifth NAACP Image Awards will air on March 16, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and CBS.

Below you will discover the complete list of winners from the first night:

Outstanding International Song
“Me and You” – Tems

An excellent jazz album
“New Life” – Brandee Younger

Excellent gospel/Christian song
“All Yours” – Kierra Sheard feat. Antoni Brown

Excellent gospel/Christian album
“Father’s Day” – Kirk Franklin

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
“How We Roll” – Ciara feat. Chris Brown

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
“Awesome” performance by Chris Brown. Davido and Lojay

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
“The Color Purple – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” – various producers

Outstanding Original Score for Television/Motion Picture
“Transformers: Rise of the Beast” – Jongnic Bontemps

Outstanding male artist
“Good, good” – Usher from 21 Savage x Summer Walker

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Outstanding Artist
“Journey” – SHE

Outstanding New Artist
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monet

Great hip-hop/rap song
“Cobra” – Megan Thee Stallion

Excellent album
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monet

An outstanding literary work – fiction
“Family Knowledge” – Elizabeth Acevedo

Outstanding literary work – non-fiction
“The Book of New Cookies” – Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer

Outstanding literary work – debut creator
“No Roots” – Krystle Zara Appiah

Outstanding literary work – biography/autobiography
“Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement” – Dr. Tanisha C. Ford

An outstanding literary and instructional work
“Historically black phrases: From “I’m not one of your little friends” to “Who’s all going to be there?” – Jarrett Hill and Tre’vell Anderson

Outstanding literary work – graphic novel
“The Conversation” – Darrin Bell

Outstanding literary work – poetry
“Suddenly Us” – Evie Shockley

Outstanding literary work – Children
“CORONA: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales of the Diaspora” – Kahran Bethencourt

Outstanding literary work – youth/teens
“Everyone is thinking about it” – Aleema Omotoni