- Nigerian superstars Wizkid and Davido won major awards at NAACP Image Award 2025 edition.
- Wizkid won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) for Piece of My Heart featuring Brent Faiyaz. This marks his sixth NAACP Image Award win.
- Davido won Outstanding International Song for Hmmm featuring Chris Brown, beating Wizkid in the same category.
- Tems and Burna Boy were nominated but did not win.
Nigerian music superstars Wizkid and Davido secured major wins at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards, further solidifying their status in the global music industry.
The winners for the 56th edition of the prestigious awards were announced over two nights, recognizing outstanding achievements in film, television, theater, music, and literature.
Wizkid won the award for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) for his song Piece of My Heart featuring Brent Faiyaz. This marks Wizkid’s sixth NAACP Image Award win, making him the most awarded Nigerian artist in the history of the event.
Meanwhile, Davido clinched the Outstanding International Song award for Hmmm, his collaboration with Chris Brown, beating Wizkid in the same category.
Despite their wins, other Nigerian nominees such as Tems and Burna Boy failed to secure victories in their respective categories.
The NAACP Image Awards honored several other global artists across multiple categories. Beyoncé emerged as Outstanding Female Artist, while Chris Brown took home Outstanding Male Artist. The Outstanding Album award went to Beyoncé for Cowboy Carter, and Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us was named Outstanding Hip-Hop/Rap Song.
In the film and television categories, Samuel L. Jackson won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, and Taraji P. Henson took home Outstanding Supporting Actress for the same production. Jamie Foxx’s stand-up special What Had Happened Was… won Outstanding Variety Show, while Gracie’s Corner was named Outstanding Children’s Program.
See the full list below;
Outstanding New Artist
- Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment) — WINNER
- Myles Smith (RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment)
- Samoht (Affective Music)
- Shaboozey (American Dogwood/Empire)
- Tyla (Epic Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
- Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment) — WINNER
- J. Cole (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
- Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
- October London (Death Row Records/gamma.)
- Usher (mega/gamma.)
Outstanding Female Artist
- Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC) — WINNER
- Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
- Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
- GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
- H.E.R. (RCA Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
- “Heart of a Human” — DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)
- “Live Breathe Fight” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group) –WINNER
- “Still Karen” — Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Records/Motown Gospel)
- “Sunny Days” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
- “The Maverick Way Reimagined” — Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)
Outstanding International Song
- “Close” — Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings)
- “Hmmm” — Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment) — WINNER
- “Jump” — Tyla (Epic Records)
- “Love Me JeJe” — Tems (RCA Records/Since ‘93)
- “Piece of My Heart” — Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz (RCA Records/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)
Outstanding Album
- “Alligator Bites Never Heal” — Doechii (Epic Records)
- “Cape Town to Cairo” — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
- “Coming Home” — USHER (mega/gamma.)
- “Cowboy Carter” — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC) — WINNER
- “Glorious” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
- “Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
- “Do It Anyway” — Tasha Cobbs (TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel)
- “God Problems (Not By Power)” — (Tribl Records)
- “I Prayed for You (Said a Prayer)” MAJOR. — (NowThatsMAJOR/MNRK Music Group)
- “Working for Me” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group) — WINNER
Outstanding Jazz Album
- “Creole Orchestra” — Etienne Charles (Culture Shock Music)
- “Epic Cool” — Kirk Whalum (Artistry Music)
- “Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies” — Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni (Solid Jackson Records)
- “On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute” — Matthew Whitaker (MOCAT Records)
- “Portrait” — Samara Joy (Verve Records) — WINNER
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
- “Mamushi” — Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba (Hot Girl Productions LLC/Warner Music Group)
- “Murdergram Deux” — LL Cool J feat. Eminem (Def Jam Recordings)
- “Noid” — Tyler, the Creator (Columbia Records)
- “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records) — WINNER
- “Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
- Adam Blackstone & Fantasia — “Summertime” (BASSic Black Entertainment Records/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE) — WINNER
- Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon — “Watcha Done Now” (Shesangz Music, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
- Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick — “God Problems (Not By Power)” (Tribl Records)
- Muni Long & Mariah Carey — “Made for Me” (Supergiant Records/Def Jam Recordings)
- Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain — “Thankful” (McLain Music, LLC)
- Flo & GloRilla — “In My Bag” (Island Records)
- GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore — “RAIN DOWN
- ON ME” (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
- Usher & Burna Boy — “Coming Home” (mega/gamma.)
- Victoria Monét feat. Usher — “SOS” (Sex on Sight) (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
- Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz — “Piece of My Heart” (RCA Records/Lovett Music) — WINNER
Outstanding Original Score for Television/Motion Picture
- “Challengers (Original Score)” (Milan Records)
- “Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (WaterTower Music)
- “Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack)” (Walt Disney Records) — WINNER
- “The American Society of Magical Negroes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (Back Lot Music)
- “The Book of Clarence (Original Motion Picture Score)” (Milan Records)
Television and Streaming Categories
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
- Don Cheadle — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
- Luke James — “Them: The Scare” (Amazon Prime Video)
- Ron Cephas Jones — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
- Samuel L. Jackson — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock) — WINNER
- Terrence Howard — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
- Brandy Norwood — “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+)
- Jayme Lawson — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
- Loretta Devine — “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love” (Lifetime)
- Sanaa Lathan — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
- Taraji P. Henson — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock) — WINNER
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
- “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC) — WINNER
- “Password” (NBC)
- “Rhythm + Flow” (Netflix)
- “The Real Housewives of Potomac” (Bravo)
- “Tia Mowry: My Next Act” (WeTV)
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
- “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)
- “Deon Cole: Ok, Mister” (Netflix)
- “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…” (Netflix) — WINNER
- “Katt Williams: Woke Foke” (Netflix)
- “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Outstanding Children’s Program
- “Craig of the Creek” (Cartoon Network)
- “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+)
- “Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV) — WINNER
- “Sesame Street” (Max)
- “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin” (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)
- Caleb Elijah — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
- Graceyn Hollingsworth — “Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)
- Leah Sava Jeffries — “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” (Disney+) — WINNER
- Melody Hurd — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
- TJ Mixson — “The Madness” (Netflix)
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) –
Individual or Ensemble
- Alfonso Ribeiro — “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
- Keke Palmer — “Password” (NBC) — WINNER
- Nick Cannon — “The Masked Singer” (FOX)
- Steve Harvey — “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)
- Taraji P. Henson — “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)
Outstanding Guest Performance
- Ayo Edebiri — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
- Cree Summer — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
- Keegan-Michael Key — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
- Marlon Wayans — “Bel-Air” (Peacock) — WINNER
- Maya Rudolph — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Outstanding Animated Series
- “Disney Jr.’s Ariel” (Disney Jr.)
- “Everybody Still Hates Chris” (Comedy Central)
- “Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV) — WINNER
- “Iwájú” (Disney+)
- “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Character Voiceover Performance (Television)
- Angela Bassett — “Orion and the Dark” (Netflix)
- Cree Summer — “Rugrats” (Nickelodeon) — WINNER
- Cree Summer — “The Legend of Vox Machina” (Amazon Prime Video)
- Dawnn Lewis — “Star Trek: Lower Decks” (Paramount+)
- Keke Palmer — “The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy” (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
- Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear” (FX/Hulu) — WINNER
- Diarra Kilpatrick — “Diarra From Detroit” (BET+)
- Maurice Williams — “The Madness” (Netflix)
- Thembi L. Banks — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
- Vince Staples — “The Vince Staples Show” (Netflix)