PASADENA, CA - JAN 15: (L-R) Kerry Washington, Tracee Ellis Ross, Lena Waithe, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Angela Robinson, and Laverne Cox speak onstage at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018, in Pasadena, California. Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage
The entertainment industry honored the achievements of people of color at the annual NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. The night’s biggest winner was horror film Get Out, which took home awards for outstanding direction and writing (Jordan Peele) and outstanding actor (Daniel Kaluuya).
PASADENA, CA – JAN 15: Erica Ash at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018, in Pasadena, California. Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage
PASADENA, CA – JAN 15: Niatia “Lil’ Mama” Kirkland at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018, in Pasadena, California. Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage
PASADENA, CA – JAN 15: Common, Omari Hardwick, and Mack Wilds at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018, in Pasadena, California. Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage
PASADENA, CA – JAN 15: Honoree Danny Glover accepts the President’s Award onstage at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018, in Pasadena, California. Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage
PASADENA, CA – JAN 15: Mary J. Blige speaks onstage at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018, in Pasadena, California. Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage
PASADENA, CA – JAN 15: (L-R) Kerry Washington, Tracee Ellis Ross, Lena Waithe, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Angela Robinson, and Laverne Cox speak onstage at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018, in Pasadena, California. Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage