Winners: 2017 NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP champion the advancement of coloured people in America and around the world. Their annual Image Awards, therefore, have a natural skew in favour of films made by and starring people of colour.

Therefore, it could be the last time Moonlight dominates  an awards show before the Oscars, collecting three including Best Director. Though top honors were reserved for Hidden Figures, which won the award for outstanding motion picture.

All motion picture nominees are listed below. For the full list of nominees including television please click here.

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2017 NAACP Image Awards: The Winners

Outstanding Motion Picture
Hidden Figures

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington, Fences

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Taraji P. Henson, Hidden Figures

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis, Fences

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Moonlight

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Idris Elba, The Jungle Book

Outstanding Documentary (Film)
13th

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Moonlight

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight