Dave Chappelle made a rare awards show appearance at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards, where the comedian was honored with this year’s President’s Award. During his speech, he thanked the NAACP for its efforts over its more-than-100-year-history and encouraged his fellow artists to keep working to tell their stories. Chappelle, who recently won his sixth best comedy album Grammy and …
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Film Independent assumed its regular position on Santa Monica Beach on Saturday to present its annual Spirit Awards, the biggest party for the independent film scene. While cameras captured the live show for a stream on YouTube, The Hollywood Reporter was inside the iconic white tent on the beach to bring you all the action you might’ve missed. Patti LuPone’s Peek-a-Boo While Presenting …
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Keke Palmer took home entertainer of the year and The Six Triple Eight won two awards, including best motion picture, at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards Saturday night. The Tyler Perry-directed Netflix film also won for best actress in a motion picture, with a truly shocked Kerry Washington accepting that prize. For the best motion picture award, The Six Triple …
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Former vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris received a hero’s reception, including multiple standing ovations and enthusiastic applause, at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards, where she was on hand to receive the Chairman’s Award. Seated in the audience with husband Doug Emhoff, Harris was introduced by NAACP board of directors chair Leon W. Russell. “Against impossible odds, …
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The 50th edition of Survivor is enlisting the help of a new tribe — the show’s viewers — to help determine how the game plays out. Host and executive producer Jeff Probst announced Saturday that the CBS competition’s 50th season, slated to air in February 2026, will be guided partly by votes from viewers. The show is calling the theme “In the …
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Entertainer of the year, a hall of fame induction for the Wayans family and a special honor for former Vice President Kamala Harris promise to be the highlights at Saturday’s NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Now in its 56th year, the NAACP Image Awards are focused on “celebrating Black excellence and resilience,” according to an event release …
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Continuing the recent trend of awards shows becoming political again amid Donald Trump’s second term, the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards featured a number of political comments from winners on Saturday. Arguably the most pointed remarks aimed at the current administration, which, among other things, has tried to roll back federal diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, came from writer-director Justin …
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It was a bittersweet moment for the team from How to Die Alone at the 2025 Spirit Awards. Creator and star Natasha Rothwell accepted the award for best ensemble in a new scripted series for the critically acclaimed comedy that was recently canceled just months after its first season debuted on Hulu. Rothwell delivered a heartfelt tribute, maybe too full …
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Denise Richards is opening up about feeling pressured to stay silent about sexual harassment early in her acting career. In a recent interview with People, the actress, who rose to fame in the ’90s with her roles in Starship Troopers, Wild Things and The World Is Not Enough, recalled being told she “would be blacklisted” in Hollywood if she filed …
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Hiroyuki Sanada, Natasha Rothwell, Carrie Coon and Richard Gadd are also in attendance at the 40th annual Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday. Published on February 22, 2025 Colman Domingo, Kathryn Hahn and Walton Goggins Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Shopping With …
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