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    ‘The Harder They Fall’ Wins Big at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards

    Tip your hat to director Jeymes Samuel.

    By Destiny Jackson
    Feb. 27, 2022

Next round at the saloon is on Jeymes Samuel. The director’s film The Harder They Fall took home the big award at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards Saturday night, winning Outstanding Motion Picture. The western also won 4 trophies earlier in the week for Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Breakthrough Creative, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, and Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album (which was co-produced by Jay-Z and Samuel). 

Other wins announced earlier in the week included Danny Boyd, Jr. in Bruised for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture, High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America for Outstanding Documentary, We the People for Outstanding Animated Series, and Family Reunion for Outstanding Children’s Program.

Here’s a list of all of Netflix’s winners at this year’s awards across the film, television, and music categories. For the full list of winners head over to the NAACP Image Awards site here

Outstanding Motion Picture

Judas and the Black Messiah King Richard Respect The Harder They Fall The United States vs. Billie Holiday 

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)

Rebecca Hall – Passing  Jeymes Samuel – The Harder They Fall  Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson – Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)  Liesl Tommy – Respect  Jamila Wignot – Ailey 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Danielle Deadwyler – The Harder They Fall Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard Dominique Fishback – Judas and the Black Messiah Regina King – The Harder They Fall Audra McDonald – Respect

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

Coming 2 America  Judas and the Black Messiah  King Richard  Respect The Harder They Fall 

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

Sheila Atim – Bruised Danny Boyd, Jr. – Bruised  Lonnie Chavis – The Water Man Jalon Christian – A Journal For Jordan  Ariana DeBose – West Side Story

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Anthony Mackie – Solos Jaden Michael – Colin in Black & White Kevin Hart – True Story Wesley Snipes – True Story William Jackson Harper – Love Life

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

Angel Kristi Williams – Colin in Black & White Cierra Glaude – Queen Sugar Deborah Riley Draper – The Legacy of Black Wall Street Halcyon Person – Karma’s World Quyen Tran – Maid

Outstanding International Motion Picture

7 Prisoners  African America Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) Flee  The Gravedigger’s Wife 

Outstanding Documentary (Television)

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free  Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali  High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America  Insecure Documentary 

Outstanding Animated Series

Big Mouth  Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz  Super Sema  We the People  Yasuke 

Outstanding Children’s Program

Ada Twist, Scientist Family Reunion  Karma’s World  Raven’s Home  Waffles + Mochi

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

Coming 2 America (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)  Judas and the Black Messiah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)  Respect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) The Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)  The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Music from the Motion Picture)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Colin in Black & White Genius: Aretha Love Life Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia The Underground Railroad

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