Productions Filmed at Broadway Stages Vie for Wins at the 53rd Annual NAACP Image Awards

Several television programs filmed at our facilities are up for trophies at this year’s NAACP Image Awards. We appreciate how much hard work is involved in bringing these inventive productions to life, and we are proud to see cast and crew members recognized.

The popular and critically acclaimed “Godfather of Harlem” earned four nominations including Outstanding Drama Series. Forest Whitaker, who stars as real-life infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, will compete for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. His co-star Giancarlo Esposito is in the running for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Also up for an award is Carl Seaton, who directed the season’s ninth episode “The Bonanno Split.” Seaton will compete against himself for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series, as he is also nominated for directing an episode of FX’s “Snowfall.” Epix recently renewed “Godfather of Harlem” for a third season, and we cannot wait to welcome the cast and crew back to Broadway Stages.

“Godfather of Harlem” faces tough competition in another drama filmed at our facilities: FX’s “Pose.” The groundbreaking show finished its three-season run last year and will also compete for Outstanding Drama Series. Billy Porter will face off against Whitaker in the Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series race, and the writers of the series finale (Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Brad Falchuk, and Ryan Murphy) will compete for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series. Porter also has a chance to pick up a trophy in the category Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television) for his work in Amazon’s new animated comedy “Fairfax.”

Yet another drama series filmed at Broadway Stages garnered a nod for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series. Paramount+ hit “The Good Fight” has filmed all five of its seasons at our facilities, following in the steps of its predecessor “The Good Wife.” Davita Scarlett wrote the fifth episode of season five titled “And the Firm Had Two Partners,” which could net her a trophy.

Also up for an award is Queen Latifah, who stars on CBS’s “The Equalizer.” She has already won two NAACP Image Awards in the past, but this year she will compete for the first time in the category Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.

On the comedy side, Amazon’s new show “Harlem,” created and executive produced by Tracy Oliver, is up for two awards: Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for Neema Barnette’s work on the season one finale. We are proud of the show’s success and have our fingers crossed that the cast and crew will return for a second season.

Best of luck to all nominees! Tune in to BET on Saturday, February 26 when Anthony Anderson hosts the ceremony for the ninth time. See the full list of nominees here.