Tyla wins Outstanding International Song at 2026 NAACP Image Awards

The award was announced yesterday as part of a group of non-televised categories ahead of the main ceremony, which will air as a two-hour live broadcast on 28 February. The event will take place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and will be broadcast at 8pm ET/PT on BET. This year’s theme is We See You.

Tyla secured the award in a competitive category that included Skip Marley of Jamaica and Nigerian artists Burna Boy, Davido and Tiwa Savage.

The NAACP Image Awards recognise achievements of people of colour across music, film, television, music and literature. While several winners have already been announced, the remaining categories will be revealed during the televised ceremony.

Below is the full list non-televised categories winners:

Outstanding International Song

• Is It – Tyla (Epic Records)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

• luther – Kendrick Lamar & SZA (pgLang under exclusive licence to Interscope Records)

Outstanding New Artist

• Monaleo – Who Did the Body? (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Female Artist

• Cardi B (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Male Artist

• Kendrick Lamar (pgLang under exclusive licence to Interscope Records)

Outstanding Hip-Hop/Rap Song

• ErrTime – Cardi B (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

• Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Proximity Media LLC, under exclusive licence to Masterworks, a label of Sony Music Entertainment)

Outstanding Jazz Album

• We Insist! 2025 – Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell (Candid Records)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

• Do It Again – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Recordings/Tribl Records)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album

• Tasha – Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

• 803Fresh feat. Fantasia – Boots on the Ground Remix (Snake Eyez Music Group/Artist Partner Group)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

• Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher – It Depends (Remix) (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)

Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film

• Sinners (Original Motion Picture Score) (Proximity Media LLC, under exclusive licence to Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment)

Outstanding Album

• Am I The Drama? – Cardi B (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Podcast – Scripted/Limited Series/Short Form

• Interesting Things with JC (Jim Connors LLC)

Outstanding Podcast – News and Information

• The Don Lemon Show (Lemon Media Network)

Outstanding Podcast – Lifestyle/Self-Help

• IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson (Higher Ground)

Outstanding Podcast – Arts, Sports and Entertainment

• IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson (Higher Ground)

Outstanding Podcast – Society and Culture

• The Don Lemon Show (Lemon Media Network)

Outstanding Children’s Programme

• Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)

Outstanding Animated Series

• Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)

• Kyla Pratt – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture)

• Quinta Brunson – Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (Television or Motion Picture)

• Sinners – Andy Gill (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• Love, Brooklyn (Greenwich Entertainment)

Outstanding International Motion Picture

• Souleymane’s Story (Kino Lorber)

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

• Being Eddie (Netflix)

Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture

• Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Editing in a Motion Picture or Television Series, Movie, or Special

• Deanna Nowell – Ironheart (Disney+)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)

• Cassandra Mann – Unexpected Christmas (3 Diamonds Entertainment LLC)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

• Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Buddy Guy, Delroy Lindo, Peter Dreimanis, Lola Kirke, Li Jun Li, Saul Williams, Yao – Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)

• Ali Siddiq: My Two Sons (YouTube/Moment PPV)

Outstanding Guest Performance

• Malcolm-Jamal Warner – Murder in a Small Town (Fox)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Aisha Muharrar – Hacks – Clickable Face (HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

• Cynthia Adarkwa – The Pitt – 12:00 P.M. (HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special

• Aireka Muse – Friends & Lovers (Lifetime Movie Network)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary – The Science Fair (ABC)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

• Mario Van Peebles – Power Book III: Raising Kanan – Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself (Starz)

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special

• Olatunde Osunsanmi – Star Trek: Section 31 (Paramount+)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

• Chinaka Hodge – Ironheart (Disney+)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Teyana Taylor – Straw (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Glynn Turman – Straw (Netflix)

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special)

• Steve Harvey – Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Outstanding Reality Programme, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)

• Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

• The Look – Michelle Obama (Crown)

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction

• A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm & Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics – Juanita Tolliver (Legacy Lit/Hachette Book Group)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

• Who Better Than You? – Will Packer (Penguin Random House)

Outstanding Literary Work – Journalism

• On Borrowed Time – Anissa Durham (Online)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

• Charles B. Fancher – Red Clay (Blackstone Publishing)

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

• Death of the Author – Nnedi Okorafor (William Morrow)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

• The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems – Patricia Smith (Scribner)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

• Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark – Allen R. Wells; illustrated by DeAndra Hodge (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers/Macmillan)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

• Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi – Angie Thomas (HarperCollins/Clarion Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Graphic Novel

• Parable of the Talents: A Graphic Novel Adaptation – Octavia E. Butler, adapted by Damien Duffy, illustrated by John Jennings and David Brame (Abrams ComicArts)

Outstanding Short-Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction/Documentary

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar (Fox)

Outstanding Digital Content Creator – Gaming/Tech

• Berlin Edmond Jr. – @Berleezy

Outstanding Digital Content Creator – Fitness/Wellness/Food

• Keith Lee – @keith_lee125