51st NAACP Image Awards

The 51st NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2019 calendar year. The ceremony took place on February 22, 2020, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and was broadcast for the first time on BET - as well as simulcast on several of its sister ViacomCBS networks, moving to the former after broadcasts on TV One in past years.
During the ceremony, Caribbean billionaire/singer Rihanna was awarded with the President's Award for "her fundraising efforts with various charities, disaster relief and education abroad—efforts", and John Lewis was awarded with the Chairman's Award "in recognition of his lifelong dedication of protecting human rights and securing civil liberties".
All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.

Special Awards

President's Award

Rihanna

Chairman's Award

John Lewis

Key of Life Award

Brig Gen Charles E. McGee

Entertainer of the Year

Lizzo

Activist of the Year

Teresa Haley

Motion Picture

Just Mercy * Dolemite Is My Name * Harriet * Queen & Slim * Us	Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind* Mati Diop – Atlantics * Reginald Hudlin – The Black Godfather * Kasi Lemmons – Harriet * Jordan Peele – Us
Rashid Johnson – Native Son * Codie Elaine Oliver – Black Love * Janice Cooke – I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story * Kenny Leon – American Son * Russ Parr – The Bobby Debarge Story	Suzan-Lori Parks – Native Son* Cas Sigers-Beedles – Twas the Chaos Before Christmas * Melissa Bustamante – A Christmas Winter Song * Patrik-Ian Polk – Being Mary Jane * Yvette Nicole Brown – Always a Bridesmaid
Michael B. Jordan – Just Mercy * Chadwick Boseman – 21 Bridges * Winston Duke – Us * Daniel Kaluuya – Queen & Slim * Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name	Lupita Nyong'o – Us * Cynthia Erivo – Harriet * Naomie Harris – Black and Blue * Jodie Turner-Smith – Queen & Slim * Alfre Woodard – Clemency
Jamie Foxx – Just Mercy * Sterling K. Brown – Waves * Tituss Burgess – Dolemite Is My Name * Leslie Odom Jr. – Harriet * Wesley Snipes – Dolemite Is My Name	Marsai Martin – Little* Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers * Janelle Monáe – Harriet * Da'Vine Joy Randolph – Dolemite Is My Name * Octavia Spencer – Luce
Jordan Peele – Us * Doug Atchison – Brian Banks * Chinonye Chukwu – Clemency * Destin Daniel Cretton – Just Mercy * Kasi Lemmons – Harriet	Dolemite Is My Name * Clemency * Luce * Queen & Slim * The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Marsai Martin – Little* Cynthia Erivo – Harriet * Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us * Rob Morgan – Just Mercy * Jodie Turner-Smith – Queen & Slim	Just Mercy * Dolemite Is My Name * Harriet * Queen & Slim * Us