NAACP Winners 2020: Beyonce Grabs Six Awards, See Full List Of Winners

Lizzo beat Regina King and Tyler Perry to win the Entertainer of the Year, but Beyonce who had the most nomination with eight nods led the winners' list with six awards which included her theme song for Disney animation remake of Lion King.

Curtis Jackson, otherwise known as 50 Cent also grabbed an award for his drama Power at the 51st annual ceremony of the NAACP Awards night, and to the amazement of R&B singer, Rihanna, she was announced as the recipient of the President's Award for her philanthropic work.

The ceremony was hosted by Anthony Anderson who starred in "black-ish" at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California on Saturday night.

See below for the full list:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Lizzo

DIRECTING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Winner: Anya Adams – “GLOW” – Outward Bound (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Winner: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson – “Power” – Forgot About Dre (STARZ)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)Winner: Rashid Johnson – “Native Son (HBO)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Winner: Chiwetel Ejiofor – “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” (Netflix)

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Motion Picture

Winner: "Just Mercy" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Winner: Michael B. Jordan – “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Winner: Lupita Nyong’o – “Us” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Winner: Jamie Foxx – “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Winner: Marsai Martin – “Little” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture
Winner: Marsai Martin – “Little” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion PictureWinner: “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Winner “Dolemite is My Name” (Netflix)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Winner: James Earl Jones – “The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios)

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Outstanding Comedy SeriesWinner: “black-ish” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Anthony Anderson – “black-ish” (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish ” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Deon Cole – “black-ish” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesWinner: Marsai Martin - "black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series
Winner: “Greenleaf” (OWN)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Omari Hardwick – “Power” (Starz)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Angela Bassett – “9-1-1” (FOX)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Harold Perrineau – “Claws” (TNT)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Lynn Whitfield – “Greenleaf” (OWN)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Winner: “When They See Us” (Netflix)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Winner: Jharrel Jerome – “When They See Us” (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic SpecialWinner: Niecy Nash – “When They See Us” (Netflix)

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
Winner: “Unsung” (TV One)

Outstanding Talk Series
Winner: “Red Table Talk” (Facebook Watch)

Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series/Game Show
Winner: “Rhythm + Flow” (Netflix)

Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
Winner: “Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé” (Netflix)

Outstanding Children’s Program
Winner: “Family Reunion” (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Winner: Marsai Martin – “black-ish” (ABC)

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Winner: Jada Pinkett Smith – “Red Table Talk” (Facebook Watch)

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Winner: Steve Harvey – “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
Winner: Kelly Rowland – “American Soul” (BET Networks)

DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES

Outstanding Documentary (Film)Winner: “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” (Magnolia Pictures)

Outstanding Documentary (Television – Series or Special)Winner: “Hitsville: The Making of Motown” (Showtime)

WRITING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Winner: Cord Jefferson – “The Good Place” – Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy (NBC)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Winner: Nichelle Tramble Spellman – “Truth Be Told” – Monster (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)Winner: Suzan-Lori Parks – “Native Son” (HBO)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Winner: Jordan Peele – “Us” (Universal Pictures)

RECORDING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Album
Winner: “Homecoming: The Live Album” – Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)

Outstanding New Artist
Winner: Lil Nas X (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Male Artist
Winner: Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Female Artist
Winner: Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records

Outstanding Song – TraditionalWinner: “Spirit” – Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)

Outstanding Song – Contemporary
Winner: “Before I Let Go” – Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Winner: “Brown Skin Girl” – Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, Beyoncé & Wizkid (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)

Outstanding Jazz Album
Winner: “Love & Liberation” – Jazzmeia Horn (Concord Jazz)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song (Traditional or Contemporary)
Winner: “Love Theory” – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Records/RCA Records)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual AlbumWinner: “Juice” – Lizzo (Nice Life Records/Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
Winner: “The Lion King: The Gift” – Beyoncé w/Various Artists (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)

LITERATURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Literary Work – FictionWinner: “The Revisioners” – Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (CounterPoint Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – NonfictionWinner: “The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations” – Toni Morrison (Alfred A. Knopf)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut AuthorWinner: “I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer” – Hal Banfield (Author), Javier Vasquez (Illustrator), (Literary Revolutionary)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/AutobiographyWinner: “More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)” – Elaine Welteroth (Viking Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
Winner: “Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, And Opportunity For Black Women In America” – Karen Arrington (Author), Joanna Price (Illustrator), Sheryl Taylor (Forward) (Mango Publishing)

Outstanding Literary Work – PoetryWinner: “Felon: Poems” – Reginald Dwayne Betts (W.W. Norton Company)

Outstanding Literary Work – ChildrenWinner: “Sulwe” – Lupita Nyong’o (Author), Vashti Harrison (Illustrator), (Simon & Schuster, BFYR)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
Winner: “Around Harvard Square” – C.J. Farley (Akashic Books)