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The 57th Annual NAACP Image Awards are happening tonight (Feb. 28), and the red (make that blue) carpet was rolled out to welcome the best in Black excellence. Our faves stepped out at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in LA, and some are attending with their significant other. Viola Davis, set to be honored with the Chairman’s Award, hit the carpet with her husband Julius Tennon (and their beautiful daughter, Genesis. Acting great Delroy Lindo stepped out for the night with his wife, Nashormeh. Mainstay carpet couple Sterling K. Brown and wife Ryan Michelle Bathe were on hand looking amazing as always, and Kerry Washington (our upcoming Black Women in Hollywood honoree for her career achievements) and husband Nnamdi Asomugha attended as well, even if they made separate blue carpet entrances, as they always do. Love is in the air, and on the ground at the NAACP Image Awards, and it’s only right since it’s one of the biggest nights for Black talent in the industry. Get into the moments shared by the finest in film, TV, journalism and more below.
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Chance and Tabitha Brown
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Tabitha Brown and Chance Brown attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)
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Actress Caroline Chikezie and Adrian Holmes
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Caroline Chikezie and Adrian Holmes attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for NAACP)
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Jamal Bryant and Karri Turner
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Karri Turner and Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Skyh and KJ Smith Black
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Skyh Black and KJ Smith Black attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)
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Don Lemon and Timothy Malone
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Timothy Malone and Don Lemon attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Malinda Williams and Tariq Walker
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Tariq Walker and Malinda Williams attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)
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Michael Jai and Jillian White
Michael Jai White and Gillian White at the 57th NAACP Image Awards held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Deadline via Getty Images)
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Ryan Michelle Bathe and Sterling K. Brown
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Ryan Michelle Bathe and Sterling K. Brown attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)
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Viola Davis and Julius Tennon (With Genesis Tennon)
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Julius Tennon, Viola Davis and Genesis Tennon attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Actor Lawrence Robinson and Paloma Guerrero
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Lawrence Robinson and Paloma Guerrero attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)
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Wendell Pierce and Erika Woods (With Guests)
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (2nd L-R) Erika Woods, Wendell Pierce and guests attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Delroy and Nashormeh Lindo
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Nashormeh N. R. Lindo and Delroy Lindo attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)
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Ryan and Zinzi Coogler
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Zinzi Coogler and Ryan Coogler attend the 57th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 28, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)