2022 NAACP Image Award Winners

Congratulations to the Tisch alumni who won an NAACP Image Award! The 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards were announced on Saturday, February 26, presented live on BET. These awards celebrate the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color across more than 80 competitive categories spanning film, television + streaming, music, literature, and podcasts. This year, 9 alumni won 7 awards for their work on 6 projects.

See below for the list of Tisch winners, and find the full list of NAACP Image Award Winners here.

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
The Harder They Fall
Edi Gathegi '05 (MFA, Grad Acting)
Terrence Clowe '93 (BFA, Drama)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Insecure
Melina Matsoukas '03 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Laura Kittrell '08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-executive producer/co- producer/producer/screenwriter
Jason Lew '03 (BFA, Drama) co-producer/writer

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
This is Us
Sterling K. Brown '01 (MFA, Grad Acting)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Judas and the Black Messiah
Shaka King '13 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Judas and the Black Messiah
Shaka King '13 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film)

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
Christine Turner '04 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer

Outstanding Documentary (Television)
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Sarba Das '03 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), executive producer

*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.