The NAACP Image Awards Were Like The Best Black Family Reunion Ever
The NAACP Image Awards Were Literally Like The Best Black Family Reunion Ever - Page 4
onstage at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California.
Last night the 49th annual NAACP Image Awards took place in Pasadena, California on a remarkable date: Martin Luther King Day. The significance of holding the ceremony on that momentous day was not lost on the stars who stepped out for the award show and had nothing but love for their peers in the entertainment business. Whether celebrating a nomination, one another’s new roles, or the fact that they simply made it, seeing the acknowledgement of Black excellence throughout the night was literally like being at the best and blackest family reunion to ever. Click through to see all the candid moments.
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Halle Berry (L) and Charlie Wilson, recipient of the Music Makes a Difference Honor, attend the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAACP)
Halle Berry and Uncle Charlie
attends the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California.
Andra Day and Naturi Naughton
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Tommicus Walker (L) and LeToya Luckett attend the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP )
Tommicus Walker and LeToya Luckett
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Daniel Kaluuya, winner of Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for ‘Get Out’, and Sterling K. Brown attend the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for NAACP)
Daniel Kaluuya and Sterling K. Brown
attends the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California.
Anthony Anderson and Michael B. Jordan
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: (L-R) Malcolm D. Lee, Will Packer, and James Lopez, winners of the Outstanding Motion Picture award for ‘Girls Trip,’ pose in the press room for the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)
Malcolm D. Lee, Will Packer, and James Lopez
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Common (L) and Danny Glover, recipient of the NAACP President’s Award, attend the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAACP)
Common and Danny Glover
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Ava DuVernay accepts the Entertainer of the Year award from Mary J. Blige speaks onstage at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage)
Ava DuVernay and Mary J. Blige
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Logan Browning (L) and DeRon Horton attend the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for NAACP )
Logan Browning and DeRon Horton
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Tichina Arnold and Tyler James Williams attend the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for NAACP )
Tichina Arnold, her daughter, and Tyler James Williams
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Danny Glover and Anthony Anderson attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)
Danny Glover taking a picture with Anthony Anderson’s daughter
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Jacob Latimore, Jay Ellis, Kofi Siriboe, and Mack Wilds attends 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)
Jacob Latimore, Jay Ellis, Kofi Siriboe, and Mack Wilds
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Dondre Whitfield, Kofi Siriboe, Timon Kyle Durrett, Bianca Lawson, and Deric Augustine attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)
Dondre Whitfield, Kofi Siriboe, Timon Kyle Durrett, Bianca Lawson, and Deric Augustine
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Kofi Siriboe and Bianca Lawson attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)
Kofi Siriboe and Bianca Lawson
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: (L-R) Issa Rae, Jay Ellis, and Yvonne Orji attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)
Issa Rae, Jay Ellis, and Yvonne Orji
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Omari Hardwick and Mack Wilds attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)
Omari Hardwick and Mack Wilds
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Michael Rainey Jr., Marsai Martin, Miles Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Lonnie Chavis, and Storm Reid attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)
Michael Rainey Jr., Marsai Martin, Miles Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Lonnie Chavis, and Storm Reid
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: (L-R) Susan Kelechi Watson, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Kenric Green, Sonequa Martin-Green, Amirah Vann attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)
Susan Kelechi Watson, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Kenric Green, Sonequa Martin-Green, Amirah Vann
