Check out the 2024 NAACP Image Awards with this TV and streaming guide

Another special awards show is in store for us this evening, and that would be the 2024 NAACP Image Awards! We just wrapped up this year's Oscars, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few more ceremonies to look forward to.

The 55th NAACP Image Awards air live tonight, March 16, 2024, from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The Equalizer star Queen Latifah will be back as our host for the evening. The actress also MC'd last year as well. So are you ready? How can you tune in? We've got all the details for you below!

How to watch on TV

This year's awards ceremony airs live starting at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and BET. The two-hour star-filled event will recognize those in multiple categories including film, television, and music. So no matter what you might be interested in, there's something for everyone!

Release time by time zones

• Eastern: 8 p.m. ET to 10 p.m. ET
• Central: 7 p.m. CT to 9 p.m. CT
• Pacific: 5 p.m. PT to 7 p.m. PT
• Mountain: 6 p.m. MT to 8 p.m. MT

Both CBS and BET are offered through cable packages, as well as online platforms like FuboTV, DIRECTV, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV. There are multiple options and prices to choose from, so we provided them all for you below:

How to watch on streaming

If you have Paramount+, there's a couple of options to watch the awards ceremony as well depending on what tier you're subscribed to. Those of you with Paramount+ with Showtime (no ads, $11.99/month) can tune in to the 2024 NAACP Image Awards live at 8 p.m. ET through the streamer. However if you have Paramount+ Essential (with ads, $5.99/month), then you'll need to wait until the next day on Sunday, March 17. The event will be available to stream on-demand through both tiers on Sunday.

How to sign up for Paramount+

• Visit the Paramount+ sign up page
• Choose Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ with Showtime
• Create an account by entering a username and a password
• Enter your chosen payment method
• Login to start watching!

2024 NAACP Image Awards Nominees

The NAACP Image Awards 2024 feature a whooping 94 categories in multiple categories, as mentioned above. It sort of reminds me of the People's Choice Awards! The Bear star Ayo Edebiri has been nominated the most in the television and streaming categories for her role on the Chicago-based show, as well as her guest appearances on Abbott Elementary. Below, we shared the nominees from the major categories, but for a full list you can head over to the NAACP website.

Entertainer of the Year

• Colman Domingo
• Fantasia Barrino
• Halle Bailey
• Keke Palmer
• Usher

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES 

Outstanding Motion Picture 

• American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
• Origin (NEON)
• Rustin (Netflix)
• The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 

• Colman Domingo – "Rustin" (Netflix)
• Denzel Washington – "The Equalizer 3" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
• Jamie Foxx – "The Burial" (Amazon MGM Studios)
• Jeffrey Wright – "American Fiction" (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
• John Boyega – "They Cloned Tyrone" (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture 

• Aunjanue Ellis–Taylor – "Origin" (NEON)
• Fantasia Barrino – "The Color Purple" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Halle Bailey  – "The Little Mermaid" (Walt Disney Pictures)
• Teyana Taylor – "A Thousand And One" (Focus Features)
• Yara Shahidi – "Sitting in Bars with Cake" (Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 

• Colman Domingo – "The Color Purple" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Corey Hawkins – "The Color Purple" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Glynn Turman – "Rustin" (Netflix)
• Jamie Foxx – "They Cloned Tyrone" (Netflix)
• Sterling K. Brown – "American Fiction" (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 

• Danielle Brooks – "The Color Purple" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Da'Vine Joy Randolph – "The Holdovers" (Focus Features)
• Erika Alexander – "American Fiction" (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
• Halle Bailey – "The Color Purple" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Taraji P. Henson – "The Color Purple" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding International Motion Picture 

• Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)
• Brother (Vertical Entertainment)
• Mami Wata (Dekanalog)
• Rye Lane (Searchlight Pictures)
• Society of the Snow (Netflix)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture 

• American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
• Rustin (Netflix)
• The Blackening (Lionsgate and MRC)
• The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix)

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture 

• Elemental (Pixar Animation Studios)
• Trolls Band Together (Dreamworks Animation)
• Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount Pictures)
• Wish (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES 

Outstanding Comedy Series 

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Harlem (Amazon Prime Video)
• Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
• The Neighborhood (CBS)
• UnPrisoned (Hulu/Onyx)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 

• Cedric The Entertainer – "The Neighborhood" (CBS)
• Delroy Lindo – "UnPrisoned" (Hulu/Onyx)
• Dulé Hill – " The Wonder Years" (ABC)
• Mike Epps – "The Upshaws" (Netflix)
• Tone Bell – "Survival of the Thickest" (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 

• Kerry Washington – "UnPrisoned" (Hulu/Onyx)
• Meagan Good – "Harlem" (Amazon Prime Video)
• Michelle Buteau – "Survival of the Thickest" (Netflix)
• Quinta Brunson – "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
• Tichina Arnold – "The Neighborhood" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 

• Kenan Thompson – "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
• Roy Wood Jr. – "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
• Tyler Lepley – "Harlem" (Amazon Prime Video)
• Tyler James Williams – "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
• William Stanford Davis – "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 

• Ayo Edebiri – "The Bear" (FX)
• Ego Nwodim – "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
• Janelle James – "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph – "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
• Shoniqua Shandai – "Harlem" (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Drama Series 

• Bel–Air (Peacock)
• Black Cake (Hulu)
• Found (NBC)
• Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)
• Snowfall (FX)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series 

• Damson Idris – "Snowfall" (FX)
• Forest Whitaker – "Godfather of Harlem" (MGM+)
• Idris Elba – "Hijack" (Apple TV+)
• Jabari Banks – "Bel–Air" (Peacock)
• Jesse L. Martin – "The Irrational" (NBC)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series 

• Angela Bassett – "9–1–1" (FOX)
• India Ria Amarteifio – "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" (Netflix)
• Octavia Spencer – "Truth Be Told" (Apple TV+)
• Queen Latifah – "The Equalizer" (CBS)
• Zoe Saldaña – "Special Ops: Lioness" (Paramount+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 

• Adrian Holmes – "Bel–Air" (Peacock)
• Amin Joseph – "Snowfall" (FX)
• Giancarlo Esposito – "Godfather of Harlem" (MGM+)
• LaRoyce Hawkins – "Chicago PD" (NBC)
• Wendell Pierce – "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 

• Adjoa Andoh – "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" (Netflix)
• Arsema Thomas – "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" (Netflix)
• Golda Rosheuvel – "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" (Netflix)
• Gail Bean – "Snowfall" (FX)
• Nicole Beharie – "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Animated Series 

• Big Mouth (Netflix)
• Gracie's Corner (YouTube TV)
• Marvel's Spidey & His Amazing Friends (Disney Junior)
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney Channel)
• Young Love (HBO|Max)

RECORDING CATEGORIES 

Outstanding New Artist 

• FLO (Uptown Records / Republic Records)
• Jordan Ward (Artium/Interscope Records)
• Leon Thomas (EZMNY Records/Motown Records)
• October London (Death Row Records)
• Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)

Outstanding Male Artist 

• Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)
• Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
• Davido (RCA Records/Sony Music UK)
• Jon Batiste (Verve Records)
• Usher (Mega/Gamma)

Outstanding Female Artist 

• Ari Lennox (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
• H.E.R. (RCA Records)
• Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records/Bad Boy/Wondaland)
• Tems (RCA Records/Since '93)
• Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album 

• "Boyfriend" – Usher  (Mega/Gamma)
• "Cobra" – Megan Thee Stallion (Hot Girl Productions)
• "How We Roll" – Ciara (Beauty Marks Entertainment)
• "On My Mama" – Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
• "Sensational" – Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)

Outstanding Album 

• "Clear 2: Soft Life" – Summer Walker (LVRN/Interscope Records)
• "For All The Dogs" – Drake (OVO/Republic Records)
• "I Told Them…" – Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)
• "Jaguar II" – Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
• "The Age of Pleasure" – Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records/Bad Boy/Wondaland)

The 2024 NAACP Image Awards air tonight, March 16, 2024 starting at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, BET, and Paramount+.