53rd NAACP Image Awards nominations: See the highlights

The nominations for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards are in.

Kyla Pratt, Marcus Scribner and Tinashe revealed the full list of nominees for the upcoming two-hour show during an Instagram live session Tuesday.

Stars including Jennifer Hudson, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion, Regina King and Tiffany Haddish are up for the coveted entertainer of the year award. On the TV side, "Insecure" earned the most nominations, while R&B singer H.E.R. received the most nominations in music categories.

Anthony Anderson will host the 2022 NAACP Image Awards Saturday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no in-person audience at the show.

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The highlights from the full list of NAACP Image Award nominees can be found below:

Entertainer of the year

• Jennifer Hudson
• Lil Nas X
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Regina King
• Tiffany Haddish

Motion picture categories

Outstanding motion picture

• "Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• "King Richard" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• "Respect" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
• "The Harder They Fall" (Netflix)
• "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" (Hulu Original / New Slate Ventures / Lee Daniels Entertainment / Roth-Krischenbaum Films)

Outstanding actor in a motion picture

• Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple TV+ / A24)
• Jonathan Majors - "The Harder They Fall" (Netflix)
• LaKeith Stanfield - "Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Mahershala Ali - Swan Song (Apple TV+)
• Will Smith - "King Richard" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding actress in a motion picture

• Andra Day - "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" (Hulu Original / New Slate Ventures / Lee Daniels Entertainment / Roth-Krischenbaum Films)
• Halle Berry - "Bruised" (Netflix)
• Jennifer Hudson - "Respect" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
• Tessa Thompson - "Passing" (Netflix)
• Zendaya - "Malcolm & Marie" (Netflix)

Outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture

• Algee Smith - "Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Daniel Kaluuya - "Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Delroy Lindo - "The Harder They Fall" (Netflix)
• Idris Elba - "The Harder They Fall" (Netflix)
• LaKeith Stanfield - "The Harder They Fall" (Netflix)

Outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture

• Aunjanue Ellis - "King Richard" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Audra McDonald - "Respect" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
• Danielle Deadwyler - "The Harder They Fall" (Netflix)
• Dominique Fishback - "Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Regina King - "The Harder They Fall" (Netflix)

Outstanding independent motion picture

• "American Skin" (Vertical Entertainment)
• "Bruised" (Netflix)
• "CODA" (Apple TV+)
• "Test Pattern" (Kino Lorber)
• "The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain" (RedBird Entertainment)

Outstanding international motion picture

• "7 Prisoners" (Netflix)
• "African America" (Netflix)
• "Eyimofe" (This is My Desire) (Janus Films)
• "Flee" (Neon / Participant)
• "The Gravedigger's Wife" (Orange Studio)

Outstanding breakthrough performance in a motion picture

• Ariana DeBose - "West Side Story" (20th Century Studios)
• Danny Boyd, Jr. - "Bruised" (Netflix)
• Jalon Christian - "A Journal For Jordan" (Columbia Pictures)
• Lonnie Chavis - "The Water Man" (RLJE Films)
• Sheila Atim - "Bruised" (Netflix)

Outstanding ensemble cast in a motion picture

• "Coming 2 America" (Paramount Releasing/Amazon Studios)
• "Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• "King Richard" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• "Respect" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
• "The Harder They Fall" (Netflix)

Outstanding animated motion picture

• "Encanto" (Walt Disney Studios)
• "Luca" (Walt Disney Studios)
• "Raya and the Last Dragon" (Walt Disney Studios)
• "Sing 2" (Universal Pictures)
• "Vivo" (Netflix)

Outstanding short-form (live action)

• "Aurinko in Adagio" (Universal Pictures)
• "Blackout" (Netflix)
• "The Ice Cream Stop" (Walt Disney Studios)
• "These Final Hours" (Universal Pictures)
• "When The Sun Sets" (Lakutshon' Ilanga) (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding short-form (animated)

• "Blush" (Apple TV+)
• "Robin Robin" (Netflix)
• "She Dreams at Sunrise" (Tribeca Studios, Procter & Gamble)
• "Twenty Something" (Pixar Animation Studios)
• "Us Again" (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Television and streaming categories

Outstanding comedy series

• "`black-ish" (ABC)
• "Harlem" (Amazon Studios)
• "Insecure" (HBO)
• "Run the World" (Starz)
• "The Upshaws" (Netflix)

Outstanding actor in a comedy series

• Anthony Anderson - `"black-ish" (ABC)
• Cedric the Entertainer - "The Neighborhood" (CBS)
• Don Cheadle - "Black Monday" (Showtime)
• Elisha 'EJ' Williams - "The Wonder Years" (ABC)
• Jay Ellis - "Insecure" (HBO)

Outstanding actress in a comedy series

• Issa Rae - "Insecure" (HBO)
• Loretta Devine - "Family Reunion" (Netflix)
• Regina Hall - "Black Monday" (Showtime)
• Tracee Ellis Ross - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Yvonne Orji - "Insecure" (HBO)

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

• Andre Braugher - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (NBC)
• Deon Cole - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Kenan Thompson - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
• Kendrick Sampson - "Insecure" (HBO)
• Laurence Fishburne - "black-ish" (ABC)

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Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

• Amanda Seales - "Insecure" (HBO)
• Jenifer Lewis - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Marsai Martin - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Natasha Rothwell - "Insecure" (HBO)
• Wanda Sykes - "The Upshaws" (Netflix)

Outstanding drama series

• "9-1-1" (FOX)
• "All American" (The CW)
• "Godfather of Harlem" (EPIX)
• "Pose" (FX Network)
• "Queen Sugar" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)

Outstanding actor in a drama series

• Billy Porter - "Pose" (FX Network)
• Damson Idris - "Snowfall" (FX Network)
• Forest Whitaker - "Godfather of Harlem" (EPIX)
• Kofi Siriboe - "Queen Sugar" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• Sterling K. Brown - "This is Us" (NBC)

Outstanding actress in a drama series

• Angela Bassett - "9-1-1" (FOX)
• Dawn-Lyen Gardner - "Queen Sugar" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• Octavia Spencer - "Truth Be Told" (Apple TV+)
• Queen Latifah - "The Equalizer" (CBS)
• Rutina Wesley - "Queen Sugar" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

• Alex R. Hibbert - "The Chi" (Showtime)
• Cliff “Method Man” Smith - "Power Book II: Ghost" (Starz)
• Daniel Ezra - "All American" (The CW)
• Giancarlo Esposito - "Godfather of Harlem" (EPIX)
• Joe Morton - "Our Kind of People" (FOX)

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

• Alfre Woodard - "SEE" (Apple TV+)
• Bianca Lawson - "Queen Sugar" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• Mary J. Blige - "Power Book II: Ghost" (Starz)
• Susan Kelechi Watson - "This is Us" (NBC)

Outstanding television movie, limited-series or dramatic special

• "Colin in Black & White" - (Netflix)
• "Genius: Aretha" - (National Geographic)
• "Love Life" - (HBO Max)
• "Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia" - (Lifetime)
• "The Underground Railroad" - (Amazon Studios)

Outstanding talk series

• "Desus & Mero" (Showtime)
• "Hart to Heart" (Peacock)
• "Red Table Talk" (Facebook Watch)
• "Tamron Hall" (Syndicated)
• "The Real" (Syndicated)

Outstanding reality program, reality competition or game show (series)

• "Celebrity Family Feud" (ABC)
• "Iyanla: Fix My Life" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• "Sweet Life: Los Angeles" (HBO Max)
• "The Voice" (NBC)
• "Wild 'n Out" (VH1)

Outstanding variety show (series or special)

• "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)
• "BET Awards 2021" (BET)
• "Dave Chappelle: The Closer" (Netflix)
• "Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3" (Amazon Studios)
• "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" (Comedy Central)

Outstanding animated series

• "Big Mouth" (Netflix)
• "Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz" (Kweli TV)
• "Super Sema" (YouTube Originals)
• "We The People" (Netflix)
• "Yasuke" (Netflix)

Recording categories

Outstanding new artist

• Cynthia Erivo - "Ch. 1 Vs. 1" (Verve Records / UMG Recordings)
• Jimmie Allen - "Bettie James Gold Edition" (BBR Music Group)
• Saweetie - "Best Friend" feat. Doja Cat (ICY / Warner Records)
• Tems - "If Orange Was A Place" (RCA Records / Since '93)
• Zoe Wees - "Girls Like Us" (Capitol Records)

Outstanding male artist

• Anthony Hamilton - "Love Is The New Black" (My Music Box LLC / BMG)
• Drake - "Way 2 Sexy" (Republic Records)
• Givēon - "Heartbreak Anniversary" (Epic Records)
• J. Cole - "The Off-Season" (Dreamville / Roc Nation)
• Lil Nas X - "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" (Columbia Records)

Outstanding female artist

• H.E.R. - "Back of My Mind" (RCA Records / MBK Entertainment)
• Ari Lennox - "Pressure" (Dreamville / Interscope Records)
• Beyonce´ - "Be Alive" (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
• Chlöe - "Have Mercy" (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
• Jazmine Sullivan - "Heaux Tales" (RCA Records)

Outstanding music video/visual album

• "Best Friend" - Saweetie feat. Doja Cat (ICY / Warner Records)
• "Essence" - Wizkid feat. Tems (RCA Records / Starboy / Sony Music International)
• "Fye Fye" - Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe (Tobe Nwigwe, LLC)
• "Have Mercy" - Chlöe (Columbia Records / Parkwood)
• "Leave The Door Open" - Silk Sonic (Atlantic / Aftermath)

Outstanding album

• "An Evening with Silk Sonic" - Silk Sonic (Atlantic / Aftermath)
• "Back of My Mind" - H.E.R. (RCA Records / MBK Entertainment)
• "Certified Lover Boy" - Drake (Republic Records)
• "Heaux Tales" - Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)
• "When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time" - Givēon (Epic Records)

See the full list of nominations here.