Abbott Elementary School, Atlanta And You better call Saul are among the fourth night winners of the NAACP Image Awardsceremonies that are not televised.
Winners at Thursday night’s virtual ceremony include TV writing, TV directing and podcasting categories.
Brittani Nichols won Best Writing in a Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary School, while Marissa Jo Cerar accepted the drama series writing award Women of the Movement.
Angela Barnes won the directing award for the comedy series Atlantawhile Giancarlo Esposito won an NAACP Image Award for directing You better call Saul.
Winners in podcasting categories included The daily show and Le Var Burton.
NAACP recognized winners in non-televised categories in virtual ceremonies over several nights. Beyonce and Rihanna were among the winners from the first night; Jennifer Hudson, Trevor Noah and Viola Davis were among those who won on night two; And Black Panther: Wakanda forever, Quinta Brunson and Keke Palmer were among the night’s three winners.
The NAACP will hold an awards ceremony Friday and a program hosted by actress Bresha Webb. The live broadcast with the categories on television will take place on Saturday evening, with Queen Latifah Hosting. The live show will be simulcast across Paramount Global networks including BET HER, CBS, CMT, Comedy Central, LOGO, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, POP TV, Smithsonian, TV Land and VH1.
A full list of night four winners follows.
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Aisha Muharrar – Hacks – “Episode 206” (HBO Max)
Ayo Edebiri, Shana Gohd – The Best of Ayo Edebiri – Episode 405 (FX)
Brittani Nichols – Abbott Elementary – “Student Transfer” (ABC) (WINNER)
Karen Joseph Adcock – The Bear – “Episode 105” (FX)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – “Development Day” (ABC)
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Aurin Squire – The Good Fight – “Episode 603” (Paramount+)
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – Kindred – “Episode 101” (FX)
Davita Scarlett – The Good Fight – “Episode 604” (Paramount+)
Joshua Allen – From Scratch – “Episode 105” (Netflix)
Marissa Jo Cerar – Women of the Movement – “Episode 101” (ABC) (WINNER)
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Bree West – A Wesley Christmas (BET Networks)
Scott Mescudi (Story by), Ian Edelman, Maurice Williams – Entergalactic (Netflix) (WINNER)
Jerrod Carmichael – Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (HBO Max)
Lil Rel Howery – Lil Rel Howery: I said it. Y’all Think It (HBO Max)
Matt Lopez – Father of the Bride (HBO Max)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Angela Barnes – Atlanta – “The Homeliest Little Horse” (FX) (WINNER)
Bridget Stokes – A Black Lady Sketch Show – “Save My Edges, I’m a Donor!” (HBO Max)
Dee Rees – Upload – “Hamoodi” (Amazon Studios)
Iona Morris Jackson – blackish – “When a black man cries in the woods” (ABC)
Pete Chatmon – The Stewardess – “Drowning Women” (HBO Max)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Debbie Allen – The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray – “Robyn” (Apple TV+)
Giancarlo Esposito – Better Call Saul – “Axe and Grind” (AMC) (WINNER)
Gina Prince-Bythewood – Women of the Movement – “Mother and Son” (ABC)
Hanelle Culpepper – The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray – “Sensia” (Apple TV+)
Kasi Lemmons – Women of the Movement – “Episode 106” (ABC)
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
Anton Cropper – Fantasy Football (Paramount+) (WINNER)
Marta Cunningham–61st Street (AMC)
Sujata Day – Definition Please (Netflix)
Tailiah Breon – The Night Before Christmas by Kirk Franklin (Lifetime)
Tine Fields – Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising (ABC)
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Nadia Hallgren – Civilian (Netflix)
Reginald Hudlin – Sidney (Apple TV+) (WINNER)
Sacha Jenkins – Everything Turns All White (Showtime)
Sacha Jenkins – Black & Blues by Louis Armstrong (Apple TV+)
W. Kamau Bell – We Need To Talk About Cosby (Showtime)
Excellent news and information podcast
#SundayCivics (LJW Community Strategies)
Beyond the Scenes – The Daily Show (Central Productions, LLC) (WINNER)
Black Tech Green Money (The Black Effect Podcast Network)
Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams (Interval Presents & Uppity Productions)
To America with Trymaine Lee (MSNBC)
Outstanding lifestyle/self-help podcast
Chili please (Honey Chili)
Good Morning with CurlyNikki (Walton Media, LLC)
Man to Man: A Black Love Wellness Series (Black Love Inc.)
Maejor frequency (audible)
Black Girl Therapy (Black Girl Therapy) (WINNER)
Excellent Society and Culture Podcast
Comeback with Erica Cobb (Erica Cobb LLC/One Street Studios)
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay (Spotify & The Ringer)
To America with Trymaine Lee (MSNBC)
LeVar Burton Reads (SiriusXM’s Stitcher Studios) (WINNER)
The sum of us (higher ground)