This week, the 55th NAACP Image Awards are taking place. The winners will be announced over multiple nights before the main ceremony, which will be broadcast live on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on BET and the CBS Television Network.

The event continues its tradition of excellence, uplifting values that inspire equality, justice, and progressive change, and highlighting artists committed to these values.

The winners of the Television categories were announced through a virtual event on Wednesday, and Disney has picked up several awards for its original programming, including “Percy Jackson And The Olympians” and “The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder.”

Leah Sava Jeffries, who plays Annebeth in the hit Disney+ series, “Percy Jackson And The Olympians” won the award in the Outstanding Performance by a Youth category.  While ABC’s “20/20” – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts” also picked up an award for Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special).

The Disney+ Original series “The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder” also won two awards, including the Outstanding Animated Series.

FX’s “Dear Mama” also won the Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) award. 

Here’s the full list of winners from the Television categories:

• Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series – Norman Vance Jr. – “Saturdays”
• Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series – Carla Banks-Waddles – “Bel-Air”
• Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special – Dwayne Johnson-Cochran – “Heist 88”
• Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series – Neema Barnette – “GRAND CREW”
• Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series – Dawn Wilkinson – “Power Book II: Ghost”
• Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special – Chris Robinson – “Shooting Stars”
• Outstanding Animated Series – “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder S2”
• Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television) – Michelle Buteau – “Survival of the Thickest”
• Outstanding Guest Performance – Michael B. Jordan – “Saturday Night Live”
• Outstanding Documentary (Television) – “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America”
• Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series) – Leah Sava Jeffries – “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”
• Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special) – “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
• Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble – DC Young Fly – “Celebrity Squares”
• Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series) – “Wild ‘N Out”
• Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) – “20/20” – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts
• Outstanding Children’s Program – “Gracie’s Corner”
• Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series – Leslie Jones – “The Daily Show After The Cut”
• Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama – “Doggyland”
• Outstanding Short Form Series – Reality/Nonfiction – “I Was A Soul Train Dancer”
• Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television) -Kyla Pratt – “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”
• Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) – Allen Hughes – “Dear Mama”
• Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film) – “Creed III”

Have you checked out “The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder” or “Percy Jackson And The Olympians” on Disney+? Let us know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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