SNYDE | PHOTOS: Inside the 2024 NAACP Awards Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window) By Joanna Moriello | jmoriello@nydailynews.com | New York Daily NewsMarch 17, 2024 at 12:14 p.m.Get an inside look at the 55th NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif.Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesFantasia Barrino accepts the “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture” award onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesQueen Latifah speaks onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Johnny Gill, Ricky Bell, Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe and Michael Bivins of New Edition speak onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesUsher accepts the “Entertainer of the Year” award from Oprah Winfrey onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe present the “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture” award to Taraji P. Henson during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Jeffrey Wright and Erika Alexander speak onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesIndia Amarteifio accepts the “Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series” award onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Idris Elba presents the “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture” award to Fantasia Barrino onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesTaraji P. Henson accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture award for “The Color Purple” onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Kenya Barris, Diarra Kilpatrick and Morris Chestnut speak onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesAmanda Gorman accepts the “Chairman’s Award” onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Delroy Lindo and Kerry Washington speak onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesUsher accepts the Entertainer of the Year Award onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesQueen Latifah speaks onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesFantasia Barrino accepts the “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture” award onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesAndra Day performs onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Deon Cole and Leslie Jones speak onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Leslie Jones presents the “Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Award” to Damson Idris onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesQueen Latifah speaks onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesQuinta Brunson speaks onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Lil Rel Howery and Keke Palmer speak onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesFantasia Barrino accepts the “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture” award onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Deon Cole and Leslie Jones speak onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba speak onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Fantasia Barrino, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Halle Bailey, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Rebecca Walker and Aba Arthur accept the Outstanding Motion Picture award for “The Color Purple” onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesQueen Latifah speaks onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty Images(L-R) Queen Latifah and Erika Alexander speak onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesDamson Idris accepts the “Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series” award onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesUsher accepts the “Entertainer of the Year” award onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesDonnie Wahlberg speaks onstage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)