Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Wins Entertainer of the Year at NAACP Image Awards 2018!

Ava DuVernay poses with her trophy in the press room at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Monday (January 15) in Pasadena, Calif.

The A Wrinkle in Time director was awarded the Entertainer of the Year prize, which was presented to her by Mudbound actress and singer Mary J. Blige.

In the past year, Ava was nominated for an Oscar for directing the documentary 13th, she directed the upcoming A Wrinkle in Time, she directed the music video for Jay-Z and Beyonce‘s “Family Feud,” and she released another season of her series Queen Sugar.

Ava beat out Bruno Mars, Chadwick Boseman, Chance the Rapper, Issa Rae, and Jay-Z for the honor. Check out the complete winners list now!

FYI: Ava is wearing a Greta Constantine jumpsuit and Malone Souliers heels. Mary is wearing a Christian Siriano dress.