US EditionViola Davis to Receive 2026 Chairman's Award at NAACP Image Awards
Viola Davis is honored for her impactful acting and extensive social justice work, including efforts to end childhood hunger and founding the Davis-Tennon Foundation, NAACP said.
- On Saturday, Feb. 28, Viola Davis will be saluted with the NAACP Image Awards' Chairman's Award during the 57th ceremony live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on BET and CBS.
- The NAACP said the Chairman's Award honours those who `excel in public service` and leverage their platforms to ignite change, recognizing Davis’s social justice and philanthropy work, including launching the Davis-Tennon Foundation.
- A decorated artist, Viola Davis is an EGOT winner with nine NAACP Image Awards, the 2025 Cecil B. DeMille honor, and a Television Academy Hall of Fame induction.
- She succeeds last year's honoree Vice President Kamala Harris and joins past recipients like Amanda Gorman, Samuel L. Jackson, and then‑Sen. Barack Obama, underscoring the award's prestige.
- Scheduled around Davis's salute, other honorees include A$AP Rocky receiving the Vanguard Award on Feb. 27 and Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant on Feb. 26, with the ceremony airing Feb. 28 on BET and CBS.
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Viola Davis to Receive 2026 Chairman's Award at NAACP Image Awards
Multiple award-winning actress and activist Viola Davis will be honored with the Chairman’s Award at this year’s NAACP Image Awards, it was announced Thursday. The Chairman’s Award honors individuals who “excel in public service and leverage their unique platforms to ignite and drive meaningful change,” according to the NAACP. Davis has partnered with various programs to eradicate childhood hunger in the United States and recently launched the D…
Viola Davis To Receive NAACP Image Awards’ Chairman’s Award This Year
Viola Davis will receive the NAACP Image Awards’ Chairman’s Award later this month during the ceremony celebrating the 57th NAACP Image Awards. The honor recognizes individuals who excel in public service and leverage their unique platforms to ignite and drive meaningful change. Last year, Kamala Harris was the recipient, with other recent past honorees including Amanda Gorman, Samuel L. Jackson, the late Rep. John Lewis, Ruby Dee, Tyler Perry…
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Viola Davis to receive Chairman's Award at the 57th NAACP Image Awards
Viola Davis attends the Academy Museum 5th annual gala in Partnership with Rolex at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Oct. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures) The NAACP announced Thursday that Viola Davis will be the recipient of the prestigious Chairman’s Award. She’ll receive the honor at the upcoming 57th NAACP Image Awards, which air live from the Pasadena Ci…
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Viola Davis attends the Academy Museum 5th annual gala in Partnership with Rolex at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Oct. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)The NAACP a...
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