The 56th NAACP Image Awards have officially commenced, with notable winners including Ayo Edebiri, Keke Palmer, Marlon Wayans, and Jamie Foxx recognized during the pre-awards ceremony.

This two-night virtual event is streaming on the NAACP Image Awards YouTube channel, with the first night hosted by Angel “ThatChickAngel” Laketa Moore and Marcus Tanksley.

Several awards were presented, including Edebiri for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative for Television for FX’s The Bear; Palmer for her role as host of NBC’s Password; Wayans for his guest performance on Peacock’s Bel-Air; and Foxx for his Netflix comedy special What Had Happened Was. Additional accolades included honors for film and TV writing and directing, numerous short film prizes, and winners in literary categories.

Taraji P. Henson secured two Image Awards: one for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television Series for Peacock’s Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (with her co-star Samuel L. Jackson winning for Outstanding Supporting Actor) and for her children’s book You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book.

Joy Ann Reid, host of MSNBC’s The Reidout, also took home two awards: one for Outstanding News/Information Series or Special and another for her biography Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America. The popular YouTube series Gracie’s Corner won two awards as well, including Outstanding Children’s Program and Outstanding Animated Series.

Leah Sava Jeffries, star of Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians, was awarded for Outstanding Performance in the TV Categories, while Cree Summer, nominated for her guest performance in Abbott Elementary, won for Outstanding Voiceover Performance on Television for her work on Nickelodeon’s Rugrats.

The 56th Image Awards broadcast is set for February 22, airing live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on BET and CBS.

Special honorees this year include Vice President Kamala Harris, who will receive the Chairman’s Award; groundbreaking comedian Dave Chappelle, who will be honored with the President’s Award; and the Wayans family—Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kim Wayans, and Damon Wayans Jr.—who will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame. Additionally, Jotaka Eaddy, founder and CEO of #WinWithBlackWomen, and Essence Communications will receive special awards at the Creative Honors ceremony on February 21.

This year, the Image Awards broadcast will be extended by 30 minutes to a total of two and a half hours. The ceremony will also serve to support the Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Pasadena communities affected by recent wildfires. The BET Media Group, NAACP, Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole, and WME have partnered with L.A. County and local organizations, including Community Aid Dena, Altadena Heritage, and WalkGood LA, to establish the Altadena Community Preservation Fund, aimed at protecting homeowners from displacement and preserving the community’s cultural heritage.

[Pictured above: Ayo Edebiri on The Bear; Marlon Wayans on Bel-Air; Keke Palmer hosting Password; Jamie Foxx on Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was.

The complete list of winners from Night 1 of the virtual Image Awards ceremonies is as follows:

Outstanding Children’s Program

 

“Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)

 

Leah Sava Jeffries – “Percy Jackson and the Olympics” (Disney+)

Outstanding Animated Series

 

“Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)

 

Cree Summer – “Rugrats” (Nickelodeon)

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

 

“One of Us Knows: A Thriller” – Alyssa Cole (William Morrow – HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction

 

“Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest” – Fawn Weaver (Melcher Media Inc.)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

 

Sarai Johnson – “Grown Women” (Harper – HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

 

“Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America” – Joy-Ann Reid (Mariner Books – HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

 

“Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair” – Tomesha Faxio (Clarkson Potter – Crown Publishing Group)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

 

“This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets” – Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown and Company – Hachette Book Group)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

 

“You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book” – Taraji P. Henson, Paul Kellam (Zonderkidz – HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

 

“Brushed Between Cultures: A YA Coming of Age Novel Set in Brooklyn, New York” – Samarra St. Hilaire (Self-Published)

Outstanding Literary Work – Graphic Novel

 

“Punk Rock Karaoke” – Bianca Xunise

Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)

 

“Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was” (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Performance

 

Marlon Wayans – “Bel-Air” (Peacock)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

 

Crystal Jenkins – “No Good Deed – Letters of Intent” (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

 

Ben Watkins – “Hero Complex” (Prime Video)

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special

 

Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks – “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

 

Ayo Edebiri – “The Bear” (FX/Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special, Movie)

 

Taraji P. Henson – “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special, Movie)

 

Samuel L. Jackson – “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special

 

Tina Mabry – “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

 

Tiffany Johnson – “How to Die Alone – ‘Trust No One’” (Hulu)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

 

Rapman – “Supacell – ‘Supacell’” (Netflix)

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

 

“The Reidout” (MSNBC)

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

 

Keke Palmer – “Password” (NBC)

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition Services/Game Show

 

“Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction/Documentary

 

“The Prince of Death Row Records” (YouTube TV)

Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film)

 

“How to Sue the Klan”

Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)

 

“Superman Doesn’t Steal”

Outstanding Short Form (Animated)

 

“Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz “Jackie Robinson” (Exhibit Treal Studios)