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NAACP Image Awards 2025: Keke Palmer praises 'exceptional' Cynthia Erivo after beating her for top prize

A cavalcade of top-flight talent was honored Saturday evening at the event, held in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles.

The movie dramatized the story of America's 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a World War II military unit made up entirely of black women. Kerry emerged as a winner amid a star-studded category including Cynthia Erivo for Wicked: Part One, Lupita Nyong'o for A Quiet Place: Day One, Regina King for Shirley and Lashana Lynch for the biopic Bob Marley: One Love. Michael Rainey Jr. was also honored as the best actor in a drama series for his turn in Power Book II: Ghost, joyfully taking the stage to collect his prize.

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