> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The 2021 NAACP Image Awards - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-2021-naacp-image-awards/ - Published: 2021-03-29T15:45:36.000Z - Updated: 2021-03-28T19:26:41.000Z - Author: Heather - Tags: fugs, #wp, #wp-gallery, #slideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 08:15 ## Regina King in Oscar de la Renta ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2021/03/unnamed-1616955144.jpg) I'm sure someone posted this photo with the trees cropped out, but honestly, I like seeing the truth of the setup. It's nice to be reminded that this is work, and a lot of people are doing it. Anyway: Regina looks great in this. It's a very fussy ensemble with a lot of different bits flapping around everywhere, and I think a person of lesser magnetism would get lost in it. ## Marsai Martin in Christian Siriano ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834047bn-1616955026.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock (11834047bn) Marias Martin attends the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday March 27, 2021 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Red Carpet, Los Angeles, USA - 26 Mar 2021 Marsai is 16, and she's already essentially a mogul -- in addition to Blackish, she's done some producing, making her as of December the youngest Hollywood producer in the world. ([She talked to the Hollywood Reporter about how she thinks there's too many stories that focus on Black pain, and she wants to use her shingle to tell different ones](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-marsai-martin-reveals-no-black-pain-project-rule?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).) This dress feels perfect for her stage in life. She's growing up and maturing and has a freaking OFFICE, but she's also embracing whimsy. It's mature but it's not sexy. Thumbs up. ## Cynthia Erivo in Lanvin, and Andra Day in Dundas ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834622ag-1616955066-scaled.jpg) Editorial Use Only; NO NEW USES AFTER MAY 27, 2021 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Courtesy of NAACP/Shutterstock (11834622ag) Cynthia Erivo and Andra Day 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, USA - 27 Mar 2021 Andra looks cute in this. But as much as I liked Marsai's outfit is how much Cynthia's makes me scream. The full view (second slide) doesn't really improve it any, although [on Instagram you can at least see more clearly the workmanship in the mesh part](https://www.instagram.com/p/CM8Gm6sB4En/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)? But it's heavy and shapeless and looks like she's wearing a couture barrel -- and looks TERRIBLE on TV. She deserves so much better. It's like she's dressed as the experience of a person leaping out of a birthday cake. ## Jurnee Smollett in Alexandre Vauthier ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/Jurnee-Smollett-wears-Alexandre-Vauthier-Image-Credit_-Maria-Jose-Govea-3.27.21-1616955002.jpg) This looks like her boobs are wearing a sleep mask. ## Brandee Evans in custom Albert Montris ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1231974616-1616954940.jpg) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Actress Brandee Evans gets ready for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The 52nd NAACP Image Awards ceremony airs on March 27, 2021\. (Photo by Kelly Balch/East 2 West Collective via Getty Images) I had not heard of this designer, but I hope we do again soon, because HOW GOOD IS THIS. ## Folake Olowofoyeku in Andrew Gn ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1231975223-1616954965.jpg) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Folake Olowofoyeku gets ready for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Vespa/Vespa Pictures/via Getty Images) I am SO delighted to see someone wearing my favorite, Andrew Gn, and she looks super in it. But what I love the most is the various poses she struck for us. There's this, which is very dramatic... ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1231975095-1616954949.jpg) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Folake Olowofoyeku gets ready for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Vespa/Vespa Pictures/via Getty Images) ... and then one in which she's just casually sitting on a car, which may or may not have been washed first? Someone please brush off the Gn! ## Nicco Annan ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1231975118-1616954958.jpg) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Nicco Annan gets ready for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by iCON Billingsley/Nicco Annan via Getty Images) I appreciate a creative sleeve. The color palette here is a bit 70s, though. That's not always bad but it's rarely my jam. ## Madalen Mills ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1231975599-1616954972.jpg) NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 27: Madalen Mills gets ready for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, 2021 in North Carolina. (Photo by Jamie Mills/via Getty Images) Gorgeous. ## Issa Rae in Prada ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1231976127-1616954981.jpg) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Issa Rae gets ready for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lee Vuitton/AM PR Group via Getty Images) This is fine -- it honestly feels like what I would put her in if they rebooted Star Wars and she played Leia. I'm most confounded by the foggy lighting choice. ## Alicia Keys in Versace and Swizz Beats ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1309507422-1616954989-scaled.jpg) UNSPECIFIED - MARCH 27: In this screengrab, (L-R) presenters Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz speak during the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, 2021\. (Photo by NAACP via Getty Images) These two looks great, and I am IN LOVE with the fact that they apparently decided to do this from a bookstore?!? ## Tanika Ray ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834047a-1616955018.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock (11834047a) Tanika Ray serves as host for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Red Carpet 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Red Carpet, Los Angeles, USA - 26 Mar 2021 Tanika hosted it, but unfortunately she began molting two days ahead of schedule. ## Tanika Ray ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834047q-1616955042.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock (11834047q) Tanika Ray serves as host for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Red Carpet 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Red Carpet, Los Angeles, USA - 26 Mar 2021 This was from a press thing before the ceremony, which I didn't realize when I downloaded it, but... that is so beautiful and could it not just have been a jumpsuit? When you're cutting a slit that high, just make it pants! ## Tanika Ray ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834047i-1616955034.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock (11834047i) Tanika Ray serves as host for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Red Carpet 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Red Carpet, Los Angeles, USA - 26 Mar 2021 This is DRAMATIC. ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834047s-1616955053-scaled.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock (11834047s) Tanika Ray interviews Gabourey Sidibe for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Red Carpet on Friday March 26, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Red Carpet, Los Angeles, USA - 26 Mar 2021 It looked great on the telecast, though, as did Gabourey Sidibe. ## Samuel L Jackson ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834622as-1616955079-scaled.jpg) Editorial Use Only; NO NEW USES AFTER MAY 27, 2021 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Courtesy of NAACP/Shutterstock (11834622as) Samuel L Jackson 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, USA - 27 Mar 2021 SLJ did a piece from outside Graves Hall at Morehouse College, a dormitory that once housed -- among others -- Martin Luther King, Jr., and Spike Lee. I don't know if Samuel L. lived in there, but he did go to Morehouse. I love this shot for its tribute to HBCs to its affirmation of Samuel's commitment to funky glasses, to the fact that it looks like he's starting his own university. ## Eddie Murphy ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834622az-1616955092-scaled.jpg) Editorial Use Only; NO NEW USES AFTER MAY 27, 2021 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Courtesy of NAACP/Shutterstock (11834622az) Eddie Murphy 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, USA - 27 Mar 2021 "This is great! I don't know where to put this, because I found this house on Zillow and got the Realtor to let me shoot here tonight." ## Jazmine Sullivan ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834622ba-1616955105-scaled.jpg) Editorial Use Only; NO NEW USES AFTER MAY 27, 2021 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Courtesy of NAACP/Shutterstock (11834622ba) Jazmine Sullivan 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, USA - 27 Mar 2021 Decorative mic stands: an underused accessory. ## Misty Copeland ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834622f-1616955118-scaled.jpg) Editorial Use Only; NO NEW USES AFTER MAY 27, 2021 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Courtesy of NAACP/Shutterstock (11834622f) Misty Copeland 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, USA - 27 Mar 2021 This is TOTALLY a dance studio, right? She looks lovely. ## Stacey Abrams ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_editorial_11834622k-1616955130-scaled.jpg) Editorial Use Only; NO NEW USES AFTER MAY 27, 2021 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Courtesy of NAACP/Shutterstock (11834622k) Stacey Abrams 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, USA - 27 Mar 2021 [She won the Social Justice Impact Award](https://deadline.com/2021/03/stacey-abrams-naacp-social-justice-impact-image-award-1234723249/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), which is so deserved. I'm just sad it comes on the heels of the "[pot pourri of odious measures](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/georgia-voting-bill-brian-kemp-voter-suppression-1147493/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)" taken by the Georgia state government to suppress voters, which seek to undo the progress she's made. If you want to donate or get involved with Fair Fight, Abrams' organization, [click here](https://fairfight.com/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). [The NAACP Awards Drew Heavy Hitters in High FashionWe've already seen Viola Davis and Tracee Ellis Ross from this event, but the sartorial splendor at the NAACP Image Awards did not start and stop with them. It was a very good night for Christian Siriano, because in addition to dressing Marsai Martin (she's in the slideshow), he got this gown on Janelle Monae:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Alexandra Mandelkorn (@mandelkorn) She looks incredible. I'm not typically a navel person -- I tend to think midriff stuff works better when you leave the belly button out of it -- so yes, I did think, "If only the skirt were a touch higher." But I do love the texture on the lone sleeve, it fits like an absolute glove, and it's styled perfectly. She and Christian have collaborated very effectively before and she clearly brings out his best. I am obsessed with Angela Bassett's built-in cupboard here:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jennifer Austin (@jlynnstyle18) I want to know what room this is, and whether that is secretly a dumb waiter. The outfit is 90 percent good, 10 percent a rough draft of Wonder Woman's crown jammed up under her boobs. Yara Shahidi went with Dior jammies:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jason Bolden (@jasonbolden) This is like a master class in How To Look Dressed When You Maybe Technically Decided Not To Change Out Of Your Pre-Game Loungewear. \[Photos: Getty; Shutterstock; Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock; Jurnee Smollett by Maria Jose Govea vis BCPM; Regina King by Wayman and Micah via OdlR\]![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2021/03/unnamed-1616955144.jpg)](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-naacp-awards-drew-heavy-hitters-in-high-fashion-03-2021/)