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Joining her in the winner’s circle for top awards of the night was actor, producer and writer Issa Rae, who won outstanding actress in a comedy series for \"Insecure.\" The show, which was created by Rae, took home the award for outstanding comedy series.

Will Smith accepted the outstanding actor award for his role as Richard Williams in the biographical drama, \"King Richard.\" The film, which is based on the life story of Serena and Venus Williams’ father, is also a six-time Oscar nominee.

Host Anthony Anderson, who nabbed his eighth win for the show \"black-ish,\" introduced Mary J. Blige who serenaded the virtual audience in a mid-show performance.

NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson presented the President’s Award, to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who said they were “humbled to be here” after accepting the award on stage.

The Chairman’s Award went to actor Samuel L. Jackson, while The New York Times’ award-winning investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones accepted the Social Justice Impact Award.

The outstanding motion picture award was won by the Black Western film, \"The Harder They Fall.\"

Here are the night’s big winners:

Outstanding Actor in Drama Series

Sterling K Brown, \"This Is Us\"

Outstanding Actress in Drama Series

Angela Bassett, \"9-1-1\"

Chairman’s Award

Samuel L. Jackson

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Issa Rae, \"Insecure\"

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, \"Black-ish\"

Social Justice Impact Award

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Outstanding Comedy Series

\"Insecure\"

President’s Award

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Jennifer Hudson, \"Respect\"

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Will Smith, \"King Richard\"

Outstanding Motion Picture

\"The Harder They Fall\"

Entertainer of the Year

Jennifer Hudson

For a full list of winners, visit NAACPImageAwards.net.

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