26th NAACP Image Awards


The 26th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, music of 1993 and took place on January 5, 1994 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. It was the 8th year that the event was taped and recorded on NBC.

List of awards and nominees

Entertainer of the Year

Outstanding Motion Picture

Lead Actor in a Motion Picture

  • Denzel Washington, ''Malcolm X''

Lead Actress in a Motion Picture

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Youth Actor or Actress

Comedy Series

Actor in a Comedy Series

Actress in a Comedy Series

Drama Series

Actor in a Drama Series

Actress in a Drama Series

  • Regina Taylor, ''I'll Fly Away''

Television Movie or Miniseries

Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Daytime Drama Series

Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

Variety Series

Performance in a Variety Series

Variety Special

  • ''Sinbad Live From New York: Afros & Bellbottoms''

Performance in a Variety Special

News, Talk or Information Series or Special

  • ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''

Outstanding Children's Program

Family Matters

Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series or Special

Jaleel White - Family Matters

New Artist

Male Artist

Female Artist

Duo or Group

Gospel Artist

Jazz Artist

Rap Artist

World Music Artist

  • B. B. King, "Blues Summit."

Soundtrack Album (Film or Television)

The Bodyguard, various artists, featuring Whitney Houston.

Album

The Bodyguard soundtrack, various artists, featuring Whitney Houston.

Music video

  • "I'm Every Woman," Whitney Houston.

Choreography in Film or Television

  • Debbie Allen, The 65th Annual Academy Awards

Literary Work, Fiction

Your Blues Ain't Like Mine, by Bebe Moore Campbell.

Literary Work, Nonfiction

Literary Work, Children's