• Scandal star Kerry Washington wore a black spaghetti strap Michael Kors that managed to feel sleek and simple despite the billowing skirt. AP / Richard Shotwell
    Scandal star Kerry Washington wore a black spaghetti strap Michael Kors that managed to feel sleek and simple despite the billowing skirt. AP / Richard Shotwell
  • We adore Community star Yvette Nicole Brown, and we're also huge fans of this aqua and blood orange gown by Toronto-based label Ofuure. AP / Richard Shotwell
    We adore Community star Yvette Nicole Brown, and we're also huge fans of this aqua and blood orange gown by Toronto-based label Ofuure. AP / Richard Shotwell
  • Rise Up singer Andra Day's Giorgio Armani gown has a painterly and vintage quality, and yet the singer-songwriter still looks very much of this millennium. AP / Richard Shotwell
    Rise Up singer Andra Day's Giorgio Armani gown has a painterly and vintage quality, and yet the singer-songwriter still looks very much of this millennium. AP / Richard Shotwell
  • We think this vivid yellow Romona Keveza dress might be Samira Wiley's best look yet (that beautiful burgundy lip certainly helps). AP / Richard Shotwell
    We think this vivid yellow Romona Keveza dress might be Samira Wiley's best look yet (that beautiful burgundy lip certainly helps). AP / Richard Shotwell
  • Tracee Ellis Ross went for a sleek Narciso Rodriguez sequin dress, which she paired with a simple pulled-back plait. Danny Moloshok / Reuters
    Tracee Ellis Ross went for a sleek Narciso Rodriguez sequin dress, which she paired with a simple pulled-back plait. Danny Moloshok / Reuters
  • Orange is the New Black star Danielle Brooks wore an ethereal blush pink design by Project Runway alum Michael Costello. AP / Richard Shotwell
    Orange is the New Black star Danielle Brooks wore an ethereal blush pink design by Project Runway alum Michael Costello. AP / Richard Shotwell
  • Actress Bianca Lawson (who also happens to be Beyonce's step sister) wore Needle & Thread London's Marie gown in a rich, deep red. AP / Richard Shotwell
    Actress Bianca Lawson (who also happens to be Beyonce's step sister) wore Needle & Thread London's Marie gown in a rich, deep red. AP / Richard Shotwell
  • The stunning Issa Rae managed to make turtle neck sequins look immensely stylish in this Marc Jacobs dress. AP / Richard Shotwell
    The stunning Issa Rae managed to make turtle neck sequins look immensely stylish in this Marc Jacobs dress. AP / Richard Shotwell
  • Halle Berry opted for Beirut-born designer Reem Acra for the 49th NAACP Image Awards red carpet. The bold red and black embellished design features sheer polka dot panels and a trailing train. Danny Moloshok / Reuters
    Halle Berry opted for Beirut-born designer Reem Acra for the 49th NAACP Image Awards red carpet. The bold red and black embellished design features sheer polka dot panels and a trailing train. Danny Moloshok / Reuters
  • Jurnee Smollett-Bell looked regal in a Christo Costarellos Resort 2018 dress. AP / Richard Shotwell
    Jurnee Smollett-Bell looked regal in a Christo Costarellos Resort 2018 dress. AP / Richard Shotwell
  • Just a hint of pink satin shoe peeks out from beneath Mandy Moore's powder blue dress, which is by Moscow-based designer Vika Gazinskaya. AP / Richard Shotwell
    Just a hint of pink satin shoe peeks out from beneath Mandy Moore's powder blue dress, which is by Moscow-based designer Vika Gazinskaya. AP / Richard Shotwell
  • Ava DuVernay chose a wide-legged Greta Constantine jumpsuit. AP / Richard Shotwell
    Ava DuVernay chose a wide-legged Greta Constantine jumpsuit. AP / Richard Shotwell
  • Danai Gurira was a vision in ruffles and stitching in Rodarte. AP /Richard Shotwell
    Danai Gurira was a vision in ruffles and stitching in Rodarte. AP /Richard Shotwell

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The best-dressed stars at the NAACP Image Awards 2018

From Halle Berry in Reem Acra to Issa Rae in Marc Jacobs

Nyree McFarlane

January 16, 2018

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Monday night in Los Angeles was the 49th annual NAACP Image Awards, a show that honours outstanding representations of people of colour in movies, music, TV and literature (NAACP stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People).

From Halle Berry in Reem Acra to Issa Rae in Marc Jacobs, scroll through the gallery above for the best red-carpet moments of the night.

On the awards front, hit horror film Get Out, popular sitcom Black-ish and A Wrinkle In Time director Ava DuVernay were the big winners. On the literary front, The Annotated African American Folktales won Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction and Stephanie Powell Watts won the debut author Outstanding Literary Work award for No One Is Coming To Save Us. Meanwhile, Bruno Mars picked up Outstanding Male Artist and Mary J Blige walked home with Outstanding Female Artist.

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