The 54th annual NAACP Image Awards have announced their second round of winners in the non-televised award categories before the live airing of the award ceremony on Saturday (Feb. 25) at 8 p.m. ET. Categories included outstanding literary, variety show, reality program, news information awards, and more.

Winners included several familiar such as Jennifer Hudson for Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble – “The Jennifer Hudson Show”, Tabitha Brown for Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble – “Tab Time,” Trevor Noah for Outstanding Variety or Game Show (Series or Special) - “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” Viola Davis for Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction “Finding Me” and more.

Night two of the non-televised virtual experiences was hosted by actress Bresha Webb. There were plenty of special guest appearances from presenters, including Coco Jones, Tichina Arnold, Amber Riley,, Angie Martinez, Niecy Nash-Betts, the cast of “Harlem”  Meagan Good, Tyler Lepley, Jerrie Johnson, and Shoniqua Shandai, and many more.

The winners will be revealed during the two-hour LIVE TV special, airing Saturday, February 25th, 2023, at 8:00 PM ET on BET and 8:00 PM PT on delay. The show will be in front of an audience for the first time in three years.

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

“Take My Hand” – Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction

“Finding Me” – Viola Davis

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

“Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen” – George McCalman

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Autobiography

“Scenes from My Life” – Michael K. Williams, Jon Sternfeld

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

“Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration” – Tracey Lewis-Giggetts

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

“To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness” – Robin Coste Lewis

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

“Stacey's Remarkable Books” – Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

“Cookies & Milk” – Shawn Amos

Outstanding Variety or Game Show (Series or Special)

“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

Tabitha Brown – “Tab Time”

Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series

“Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls”

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

Jennifer Hudson – “The Jennifer Hudson Show”

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

“ABC News 20/20 Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts”

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