Award season has begun…
As a part of Black History Month, the NAACP will hold their annual Image Awards on February 25. For the first time in three years, the 2023 Image Awards will be broadcast on BET with a live audience.
the NAACP Image Awards honour people of colour in various aspects of the entertainment business. President and CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson noted, “this year’s nominees have conveyed a wide range of authentic stories and diverse experiences that have resonated with many in our community. We’re proud to recognize their outstanding achievements and performances.”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” leads the list of nominees with 12; “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” also garnered multiple nominations.
The ABC Network topped the list of nominations with 28 but it was Netflix who topped the nominees for streaming productions with 15. In music RCA Records/RCA Inspiration tops the musical nominees with eleven. In literature, Penguin Random-House takes the lead with nine.
In music, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar lead the way with five nominations each.
And it should be noted that all five of the nominees in the Entertainer of the Year category are women!
The EVP of specials, music programming & music strategy at BET Connie Orlando said, “we take pride in recognizing the trailblazing achievements and artistry of this year’s esteemed nominees and celebrating the powerful legacy of the NAACP. We look forward to bringing the Image Awards back to Pasadena in front of a live audience and delivering unforgettable moments that epitomize the brilliance of the Black community.”
The 54th annual NAACP Image Awards will feature three new categories – Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Make-Up and Outstanding Costume Design.
And the nominees are…
Entertainer of the Year:
Angela Bassett
Mary J Blige
Quinta Brunson
Viola Davis
Zandaya
Outstanding Motion Picture: “A Jazzman’s Blues
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Emancipation”
“The Woman King”
“Till”
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:
Daniel Kaluuya in “Nope”
Jonathan Majors” in “Devotion”
Joshua Boone in “A Jazzman’s Blues”
Sterling K. Brown in “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul”
Will Smith in “Emancipation”
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:
Danielle Deadwyler in “Till”
Keke Palmer in “Alice”
Leitia Wright in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Regina Hall in “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul”
Viola Davis in “The Woman King”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
Aldis Hodge in “Black Adam”
Cliff “Method Man” Smith in “On the Come Up”
Jalyn Hall in “Till”
John Boyega in “The Woman King”
Tenoch Huerta in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Angela Bassett in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Danai Gurira in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Janelle Monae in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Lashana Lynch in “The Woman King”
Lupita Nyong’o in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture:
“Breaker”
“Causeway”
“Mr. Malcolm’s List”
“Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story”
“The Inspection”
Outstanding International Motion Picture:
“Athena”
“Bantu Mama”
“Broker”
“Learn to Swim”
“The Silent Twins”
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture:
Jalyn Hall in “Till”
Joshua Boone in “A Jazzman’s Blues”
Ledisi in “Remember Me: The Mahalia JacksonStory”
Y’lan Moel in “A Lot of Nothing”
Yola in “Elvis”
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture:
“A Jazzman’s Blues”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“The Woman King”
“Emancipation”
“The Woman King”
“Till”
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture:
“DC League of Super-Pets”
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
“Turning Red”
“Wendell & Wild”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance in a Motion Picture:
Angela Bassett in “Wendell & Wild”
Keke Palmer in “Lightyear”
Kevin Hart in “DC League of Super-Pets”
Lyric Ross in “Wendell & Wild”
Taraji P Henson in “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
Outstanding Live Action Short Form:
“Dear mama…”
“Fannie”
“Fathead”
“Incomplete”
“Pens & Pencils”
Outstanding Animated Short Form:
“I Knew Superman”
“More Than I Want”
“Supercilious”
“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”
“We are Here”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative Motion Picture:
Elvis Mitchell for “Is That Black Enough for You?!?”
Ericka Nicole Malone for “Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story”
Krystin Van Linden for “Alice”
Mo McRae for “A Lot of Nothing”
Stephen Adetumbi and Jarrett Roseborough for “This Is My Black”
Outstanding Comedy TV Series:
“Abbott Elementary”
“Atlanta”
“black-ish”
“Rap Sh!t”
“The Wonder Years”
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy TV Series:
Anthony Anderson in “black-ish”
Cedric The Entertainer in “The Neighborhood”
Donald Glover in “Atlanta”
Dule Hill in “The Wonder Years”
Mike Evans in ”The Upshaws”
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy TV Series:
Loretta Devine in in “Family Reunion”
Maya Rudolph in “Loot”
Quinta Brunson in “Abbott Elementary”
Tichina Arnold in “The Neighborhood”
Tracee Ellis Ross in “black-ish”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy TV Series:
Brian Tyree Henry in “Atlanta”
Deon Cole in “black-ish”
Kenan Thompson in “Saturday Night Live”
Tyler James Williams in “Abbott Elementary”
William Stanford Davis in “Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy TV Series:
Janelle James in “Abbott Elementary”
Jennifer Lewis in “black-ish”
Marsai Martin in “black-ish”
Sheryl Lee Ralph in “Abbott Elementary”
Wanda Sykes in “The Upshaws”
Outstanding TV Drama Series:
“Bel-Air”
“Bridgerton”
“Euphoria”
“P-Valley”
“Queen Sugar”
Outstanding Actor in a TV Drama Series:
Damson Idris in “Snowfall”
Jabari Banks in “Bel-Air”
Kofi Siriboe in “Queen Sugar”
Nicco Annan in “P-Valley”
Stirling K Brown in “This is Us”
Outstanding Actress in a TV Drama Series:
Angela Bassett in “9-1-1”
Brandee Evans in “P-Valley”
Queen Latifah in “The Equalizer”
Rutina Wesley in “Queen Sugar”
Zendaya in “Euphoria”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Drama Series:
Adrian Holmes in “Bel-Air”
“Amin Joseph in “Snowfall”
Caleb McLaughlin in “Stranger Things”
Cliff “Method Man” Smith in “Power Book II: Ghost”
J. Alphonse Nicholson in “P-Valley”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Drama Series:
Adjoa Andoh in “Bridgerton”
Bianca Lawson in “Queen Sugar”
Loretta Devina in “P-Valley”
Susan Kelechi Watson in “This is Us”
Tina Lifford in “Queen Sugar”
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited Series, or Dramatic Special:
CarlWeber’s “The Blac kHamptons”
“From Scratch”
“The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
“The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
“Women of the Movement”
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series, or Dramatic Special:
Morris Chestnut in “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
Samuel L. Jackson in “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
Terrence Howard in “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
Trevante Rhodes I n”Mike”
Wendell Pierce in “Don’t Hang Up”
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series, or Dramatic Special:
Niecy Nash-Betts in “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Regina Hall in “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
Sanaa Lathan in “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
Viola Davis in “The First Lady”
Zoe Saldana in “From Scratch”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series, or Dramatic Special:
Glynn Turman in “Women of the Movement”
Keith David in “From Scratch”
Omar Benson Miller in “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
Russell Holmes in “Mike”
Terrence “TC” Carson in “A Wesley Christmas”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series, or Dramatic Special:
Alexis Floyd in “Inventing Anna”
Danielle Deadwyler in “From Scratch”
Melissa De Sousa in “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
Nia Long in “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”
Phylicia Rashad in “Little America”
Outstanding News or Information Series or Special:
#RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Votes Matter Election Night 2022 Coverage
ABC News 20/20 Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
OWN Spotlight: Viola Davis – The Woman King
The Hair Tales
Outstanding Talk Series:
“Hart to Heart”
“Red Table Talk”
“Sherri”
“Tamron Hall”
“Uninterrupted: The Shop”
Outstanding Game Show or Reality Program or Competition Series:
“LegendarY”
“Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls”
“Shark Tank”
“Sweet Life: Los Angeles”
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”
Outstanding Variety Series or Special:
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“BET Awards 2022”
“Deon Cole: Charleen’s Boy”
“Martin: The Reunion”
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
Outstanding Children’s Program:
“Family Reunion”
“Raising Dion”
“Raven’s Home”
“Tab Time”
Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant”
Outstanding Performance by a Youth:
Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High in “That Girl Lay Lay”
Cameron J Wright in “Family Reunion”
Elisha Williams in “The Wonder Years”
Khali Spraggins in “The Upshaws”
Ja’Siah Young in “Raising Dion”
Outstanding Host in a Talk, News, or Information Series or Special:
Jada Pinkett-Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and Willow Smith on “Red Table Talk”
Jennifer Hudson on “The Jennifer Hudson Show”
Kevin Hart on “Hart to Heart”
Lester Holt on the “NBC Nightly News”
Tracee Ellis Ross on “The Hair Tales”
Outstanding Host in a Reality, Reality Competition, Game Show, or Variety Series:
Keke Palmer on “Password”
Lizzo on “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls”
Tabitha Brown on “Tab Time”
Taraji P Henson on the “2022 BET Awards”
Trevor Noah on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
Outstanding Guest Performance:
Amanda Gorman on “Sesame Street”
Chance the Rapper on “South Side”
Colman Domingo on “Euphoria”
Glynn Turman on “Queen Sugar”
Gadourey Sidibe on “American Horror Stories”
Outstanding Animated Series:
“Central Park”
“Eureka”
“Central Park”
“Eureka!”
“Gracie’s Corner”
“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”
“Zootopia+”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance:
Billy Porter in “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”
Cedric the Entertainer in “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”
Chris Bridges in “Karma’s World”
Cree Summer in “Rugrats”
Kyla Pratt in “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”
Outstanding Comedy or Drama Short Form Series:
“Between the Scenes – The Daily Show”
“Oh Hell No! with Marlon Wayans”
“Rise Up, Sing Out”
“Sunday Dinner”
“Zootopia+”
Outstanding Short Form Reality or Nonfiction Series or Special:
“Black Independent Films: A Brief History”
“Daring Simone Biles”
“Historian’s Take”
“NFL 360”
“Omitted: The Black Cowboy”
Outstanding Creative Television Breakthrough:
Amy Wang for “From Scratch”
Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins for “Kindred”
Hannah Cope for “Karma’s World”
Quinta Brunson for “Abbott Elementary”
Syreeta Singleton for “Rap Sh!t”
Outstanding New Music Artist:
Adam Blackstone for “Legacy”
Armani White for “Billie Eilish”
Coco Jones” for “ICU”
Fivio Foreign for “B.I.B.L.E”
Steve Lacy for “Gemini Rights
Outstanding Male Music Artist:
Brent Faiyaz
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Outstanding Female Music Artist:
Ari Lennox
Beyonce
Chloe
Jazzmine Sullivan
SZA
Outstanding Gospel or Christian Album:
“All Things New” by Tye Tribbett
“Hymns” by Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“Kingdom Book One” by Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin
“My Life” by James Fortune
“The Urban Hymnal” by Tennessee State University
Outstanding International Song:
“Bad to Me” by Wizkid
“Diana” by Fireboy DML, Chris Brown, and Shenseea
“Last Last” by Burna Boy
“No Woman No Cry” by Tems
“Stand Strong” by Davido and the Sunday Service Choir
Outstanding Music Video or Visual Album:
“About Damn Time” by Lizzo
“Be Alive” by Beyonce
“Lift Me Up” by Rihanna
“LORD Forgive Me” by Tobe Nwigme with FAT, Pharrell, Olu of Earthgang
“The Heart Part 5” by Kendrick Lamar
“Outstanding Album”
“age/sex/location” by Ari Lennox
“Breezy” by Chris Brown
“Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers” by Kendrick Lamar
“Renaissance” by Beyonce
“Watch the Sun” by PJ Morton
Outstanding Soundtrack or Compilation Album:
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Davis and Dave Jordan”
“Bridgerton Season Two”
“Entergalactic”
“P-Valley: Season 2”
“The Woman King”
Outstanding Gospel or Christian Song”
“All in Your Hands” by Marvin Sapp
“Fly (Y.M.M.F.) by the Tennessee State University
“Positive” by Erica Campbell
“Whole World in His Hands” by MAJOR
“Your World” by Jonathan McReynolds
Outstanding Jazz Instrumental Album:
“Detour” by Boney James
“JID014 (Jazz is Dead)” by Henry Franklin, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Adrian Younge
“The Funk Will Prevail” by Kaelin Ellis
“The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni” by Javon Jackson
“Thrill Ride” by Ragan Whiteside
Outstanding Jazz Vocal Album:
“Legacy” by Adam Blackstone
“”Linger Awhile” by Samara Joy
“Love and the Catalyst” by Aimee Allen
“New Standards Vol. 1” by Terri Lyne Carrington
“The Evening : Live at Apparatus” by The Baylor Project
Outstanding Soul or R&B Song:
“About Damn Time” by Lizzo
“Cuff It” by Beyonce
“Good Morning Gorgeous” remix with H.E.R. and Mary J Blige
“Hurt Me So Good” by Jazmine Sullivan
“Lift Me Up” by Rihanna
Outstanding Hip-Hop or Rap Song:
“Billie Eilish” by Amani White
“City of Gods” by Fivio Foreign
“Hotel Lobby” by Quavo and Takeoff
“The Heart Part 5” by Kendrick Lamar
“Wait for U” by Future with Drake and Tems
Outstanding Traditional Duo, Group, or Collaboration:
Kendrick Lamar with Blxst and Amanda Reifer on “Die Hard”
Mary J Blige with H.E.R. on “Good Morning Gorgeous”
PJ Morton with Alex Isley and Jill Scott on “Still Believe”
Silk Sonic on “Love’s Train”
Summer Walker, Cardi B, and SZA on “No Love”
Outstanding Contemporary Duo, Group, or Collaboration:
Beyonce with Grace Jones and Tems on “MOVE”
Chris Brown with Wizkid on “Call Me Every Day”
City Girls with Usher on “Good Love”
Future with Drake and Tems on “Wait For U”
Latto with Mariah Carey and DJ Khaled on “Big Energy” remix
Outstanding Documentary Film:
“Civil”
“Descendant”
“Is That Black Enough for You?!?”
“Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues”
“Sidney”
Outstanding Television Documentary:
“Black Love”
“Everything’s Gonna be All White”
“Race: Bubba Wallace”
“Shaq”
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:
Aisha Muharrar for “Hacks – Episode 206”
Ayo Edebiri and Shane Gohd for “What We Do in the Shadows – Episode 405”
Brittani Nichols for “Abbott Elementary – Student Transfer”
Karen Joseph Adcock for “The Bear – Episode 105”
Quinta Brunson for “Abbott Elementary – Development Day”
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:
Aurin Squire for “The Good Fight – Episode 603”
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins for “Kindred – Episode 101”
Davita Scarlett for “The Good Fight – Episode 604”
Joshua Allen for “From Scratch – Episode 105”
Marissa Jo Cerar for “Women of the Movement – Episode 101”
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special:
Bree West for “A Wesley Christmas”
Ian Edelman and Maurice Williams for “Entergalactic”
Jerrod Carmichael for “Jerrod Carmichaael: Rothaniel”
Lil Rel Howery for “Lil Rel Howery: I said it. Y’all Thinking it”.
Matt Lopez for “Father of the Bride”
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture:
Charles Murray for “The Devil You Know”
Dana Stevens and Maria Bello for “The Woman King”
Jordan Peele for “Nope”
Krystin Ver Linden for “Alice”
Ryan Coogler for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:
Angela Barnes for “Atlanta – The Homeliest Little Horse”
Bridget Stokes for “A Black Lady Sketch Show – Save My Edges, I’m a Donor!”
Dee Rees for “Upload – Hamoodi”
Iona Morris Jackson for “black-ish – If a Black Man Cries in the Woods”
Pete Chatmon for “The Flight Attendant – Drowning Women”
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series:
Debbie Allen for “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – Robyn”
Giancarlo Esposito for “Better Call Saul – Axe and Grind”
Gina Prince-Bythewood for “Women of the Movement – Mother and Son”
Hanelle Culpepper for “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – Sensia”
Kasi Lemmons for “Women of the Movement – Episode 106”
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special:
Anton Crooper for “Fantasy Football”
Marta Cunningham for “61st Street”
Sujata Day for “Definition Please”
Tailiah Breon for “Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas”
Tine Fields for “Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising”
Outstanding Direction in a Motion Picture:
Antoine Fuqua for “Emancipation”
Chinonye Chukwu for “Till”
Gina Prince-Bythewood for “The Woman King”
Kasi Lemmons for “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”
Ryan Coogler for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Outstanding Direction in a Documentary:
Nadia Hallgren for “Civil”
Reginald Hudin for “Sidney”
Sacha Jenkins for “Everything’s Gonna Be All White”
Sacha Jenkins for “Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues”
W. Kamau Bell for “We Need to Talk Abut Cosby”
Outstanding Literary Fiction Work:
“Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction” by Sheree Renee Thomas
“Light Skin Gone to Waste” by Toni Ann Johnson
“Take My Hand” by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
“The Keeper” by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
“You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty” by Akwaeke Emezi
Outstanding Literary Nonfiction Work:
“Finding Me” by Viola Davis
“Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America” by Cody Keenan
“Requiem for the Massacre” by RJ Young
“Under the Skin” by Linda Villarosa”
“Who’s Black and Why? A Hidden Chapter from the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race” by Henry Louis Gates and Andrew S. Curran
Outstanding Literary Work by a Debut Author:
“America Made Me a Black Man” by Boyah Farah
“illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen” by George McCalman
“Marriage Be Hard” by Kevin and Melissa Fredericks
“Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musicngs on Life, Love, and Liberation” by Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmondson, and Michelle Higgins
“What the Fireflies Knew” by Kai Harris
Outstanding Biography or Autobiography Literary Work:
“A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation and the New American Story” by Raphael G. Warnock
“Scenes from My Live” by Raphael G. To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness” by Robin Coste
Outstanding Literary Work for Children:
“Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas” by Jeanne Walker Harvey and Loveis Wise
“Black Gold” by Laura Obuobi and London Ladd
“Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky” by Nana Brew-Hammond and Daniel Minter
“Stacey’s Remarkable Books” by Stacey Abrams and Kitt Thomas
“The Year We Learned to Fly” by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez
Outstanding Literary Work for Youth or Teens:
“Cookies & Milk” by Shawn Amos
“Inheritance: A Visual Poem” by Elizabeth Acevedo
“Maybe an Artist, A Graphic Memoir” by Liz Montague
“Me and White Supremacy: Young Reader’s Edition” by Layla F. Saad
“Opening My Eyes Underwater: Essays on Hope, Humanity, and Out Hero Michelle Obama” by Ashley Woodfolk
Outstanding News and Information Podcast:
#SundayCivics
Beyond the Scenes – The Daily Show
Black Tech Green Money
Holding Court with Eboni K.
Into America with Trymaine Lee
Outstanding Lifestyle or Self Help Podcast:
Chile, Please
GoOD Mornings with CurlyNikki
Man to Man: A Black Love Wellness Series
Maejor Frequency
Therapy for Black Girls
Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast:
“Comeback with Erica Cobb
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Into America with Trymaine Lee
LaVar Burton Reads
The Sum of Us
Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast:
Angie Martinez IRL
Black Girl Songbook
Jemele Hill is Unbothered
The Read
Two Funny Mamas
Outstanding Costume Design:
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck for “Emancipation”
Gersha Phillips, Carly Nicodemo, Heather Constable, Christina Cattle, Sheryl Willock, and Becky MacKinnon for “Star Trek: Discovery”
Gersha Phillips, Carly Nicodemo, Lieze Van Tonder, Lynn Paulsen, and Tova Harrison for “The Woman King”
Ruth Carter for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Trayce Gigi Field for “A League of Their Own”
Outstanding Make-Up:
Angie Wells for “Cheaper by the Dozen”
Debi Young, Sandra Linn, Ngozi Olandu Young, and Gina Bateman for “We Own This City”
MicheleLewis for “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
Ren Rohling, Teresa Vest, and Megan Areford for “Emergency”
Zabrina Matiru for “Surface”
Outstanding Hairstyling:
Camille Friend for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Curtis Foreman and Ryan Randall for “RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars”
Louisa V. Anthony, Deaundra Metzger and Maurice Beaman for “TILL”
Mary Daniels, Kalin Spooner, Darrin Lyons, and Eric Gonzalez for “All American”
Tracey Moss, Jerome Allen, Tamika Dixon, Lawrence “Jigga” Simmons, and Jason Simmons for “Fantasy Football”
Outstanding Social Media Personality of the Year:
@Theconsciousless- George Lee
@thechristishow – Christianee Porter
@earnyourleisure – Troy Millings & Rashad Bilal
@KevOnStage – Kevin Fredericks
@lynaevanee – Lynae Vanee (Lynae Bogues)
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