Star Trek: Discovery Scores an NAACP Award Nomination
Sonequa Martin-Green as Captain Michael Burnham in STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. Image: Paramount+.
JANUARY 18, 2023 - Since Star Trek: Discovery premiered way back in September of 2017, it has been praised for its production values. The set designs, the ships, the visual effects have all contributed to the almost cinematic experience we’ve seen on screen. The award-winning costumes, too, have played their part, and they are getting attention again.
Star Trek on Paramount+ tweeted the announcement last week that Discovery has been nominated for Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film) at the NAACP Image Awards. The award nomination specifically names Gersha Phillips, Carly Nicodemo, Heather Constable, Christina Cattle, Sheryl Willock, and Becky Mackinnon, and they are up against Emancipation, The Woman King, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and A League of Their Own. Gersha Phillips and Carly Nicodemo are also named for The Woman King.
This year will be the 54th edition of the Image Awards, which were first bestowed in 1967. The broad categories of the awards include Motion Picture, Television & Streaming, Recording, Literary, Directing, Writing, Podcast, Documentary, and Hair, Make-Up & Costume.
The NAACP Image Awards were first broadcast live, rather than by tape delay, in 2007 for the 38th edition. This year’s ceremonies will be live on BET on February 25th at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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