Mary J. Blige To Perform At NAACP Image Awards; Kristen Stewart Named Honorary Chair At Indie Spirits; SAG Presenter News – Awards Briefs
deadline.comMary J. Blige, fresh off her performance at the Super Bowl halftime show, will hit the stage to perform at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards, which airs live Saturday, February 26 on BET.Anthony Anderson is hosting the ceremony, which will honor the year’s best across the fields of film, TV, music and publishing.
Winners will be announced in four virtual ceremonies running daily Monday-Friday on naacpimageawards.net and the NAACP Image Awards YouTube channel, leading into the marquee televised show.Presenters on the BET telecast will include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Michael Strahan, Morgan Freeman, Paula Patton, Questlove, Simu Liu, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya, NAACP president Derrick Johnson and NAACP board chairman Leon W.
Russell, organizers said Thursday.Also on the main broadcast, Samuel L. Jackson will receive the NAACP Chairman’s Award and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, will be presented with the Social Justice Impact Award.Blige, a seven-time Image Awards winner, is nominated again this year in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category for her role on Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost.***Oscar-nominated Spencer star Kristen Stewart has been named honorary chair of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which are set as an in-person ceremony March 6 in Santa Monica airing live on IFC and streaming on AMC+.
Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are emceeing.Past honorary chairs include Shaka King last year, Lena Waithe, Ava DuVernay, Jessica Chastain, Ang Lee, David Oyelowo, Jodie Foster, Javier Bardem, Kerry Washington, Tom Cruise, Samuel L.
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