Submission Dates & Fees

There is a $350 non-refundable processing fee for each submission, and a $2000 non-refundable processing fee for each submission in Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture. For literary submissions, there is an additional $25.00 shipping fee to send physical books to the Literary Sub-Committee members.

The Early Bird submission fee of $300 expires at 6:00 PM (PT) on October 14, 2022.

Key Dates

August 2022

01 Office of Submissions opens
02 Submissions open for the 54^th NAACP® Image Awards

November 2022

04 Last day for Supplemental Materials
04 Last day for Literary Submissions to be received in Office of Submissions
18 Online Submissions closes (remaining categories)

December 2022

12 Nominating Committees begin voting on submissions (3PM ET / 12PM PT)
16 Office of Submissions closes

January 2023

03 Nominating Committee voting closes (9PM ET / 6PM PT)
12 Nominees Announced
12 Online public voting opens

February 2023

04 Nominees' Luncheon
10 Public voting closes (9PM ET/6PM PT)

54^th NAACP® Image Awards show date TBA.
Dates subject to change.