34th NAACP Image Awards

The 34th NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2002 calendar year. The ceremony was hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and took place on March 8, 2003, at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. It aired a few days later on March 13, 2003, on the Fox network.

Nominations
The nominations were announced on December 5, 2002, at The Pacific Design Center in Hollywood, California. Both Brown Sugar and Barbershop, which received eight and five nominations respectively, failed to win any awards on the night. The nomination of Barbershop was seen as a somewhat controversial choice.

All nominees are listed below, with the winners listed first in boldface.