51st NAACP Image Awards
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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[1] 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 previous years.[2]
51st NAACP Image Awards | |
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Date | February 22, 2020 |
Site | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California |
Official website | NAACPImageAwards.net |
Television coverage | |
Network | BET BET Her CMT Comedy Central Logo MTV MTV2 Pop Smithsonian Channel TV Land VH1 (simulcast) |
During the ceremony Rihanna was awarded with the President's Award for "her fundraising efforts with various charities, disaster relief and education abroad—efforts",[3] 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.[4]