The NAACP Theatre Awards are a

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member voted awards started in 1991 and presented annually by the Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the NAACP to honor outstanding

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. The ceremonies usually take place in the

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area following the presentation ceremonies of the

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. There are also honorary awards: the President's Award, the Trailblazer Award, the Spirit Award, the Community Service Award, and The Lifetime Achievement Award.

Award ceremonies

Award categories

Equity

* Best Choreography * Best Costumes *

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* Best Director of a Musical * Best Ensemble Cast * Best Lead Female * Best Lead Male * Best Lighting * Best Music Director * Best Playwright *

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* Best Set Design * Best Sound * Best Supporting Female * Best Supporting Male

Local

* Best Choreography * Best Costumes *

* Best Director of a Musical * Best Ensemble Cast * Best Lead Female * Best Lead Male * Best Lighting * Best Music Director * Best Playwright *

* Best Set Design * Best Sound * Best Supporting Female * Best Supporting Male

Special awards

Community Service Award A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, town ...

Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ...

* President's Award *

Spirit Award The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glas ...

* Trailblazer Award

References

External links

* {{NAACP African-American theatre American theater awards Awards established in 1991 Awards honoring African Americans NAACP 1991 establishments in the United States