25th NAACP Image Awards

The 25th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, music of 1992 and took place on January 16, 1993 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. It was the 7th year that the event was pre-recorded and televised on NBC.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture

 * New Jack City: Wesley Snipes

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

 * The Cosby Show: Bill Cosby

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

 * A Different World: Jasmine Guy

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture

 * The Long Walk Home: Whoopi Goldberg

Outstanding Comedy Series

 * Martin

Outstanding News, Talk or Information

 * The Oprah Winfrey Show

Outstanding Motion Picture

 * Boyz n the Hood

Outstanding Variety Series

 * In Living Color

Outstanding Variety Special

 * Great Performances: Natalie Cole - Unforgettable With Love

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie

 * Gabriel's Fire: James Earl Jones
 * The Jacksons: An American Dream: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie

 * The Josephine Baker Story: Lynn Whitfield

Outstanding Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie

 * In the Heat of the Night

Best Music Video

 * Michael Jackson - "Black or White"

Entertainer of the Year Award

 * Michael Jackson