NAMIC Next names winners of 32nd Vision Awards

By AI, Created 10:49 AM UTC, May 20, 2026, /AGP/ – NAMIC Next announced the winners of its 32nd annual Vision Awards at a Los Angeles ceremony honoring multicultural television storytelling. ABC led all networks with four wins, while John Quiñones received the inaugural Legacy & Impact Award.

Why it matters: - The Vision Awards spotlight TV programming that reflects multicultural audiences and the people making that work. - The event also marked NAMIC Next’s first major awards ceremony since rebranding and expanding its focus. - The awards can elevate shows, creators and performers across scripted, unscripted, animation, sports, news and digital programming.

What happened: - NAMIC Next announced the winners of its 32nd Annual Vision Awards at a ceremony last night at the Ray Kurtzman Theater at Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles. - Actor-comedian Al Madrigal hosted the event. - Broadcast journalist John Quiñones received the inaugural Legacy & Impact Award. - The ceremony recognized winners in 16 categories. - More than 50 judges reviewed more than 240 submissions. - CAA, BBC Studios and Offscript Worldwide sponsored the in-person event.

The details: - ABC led all networks and distributors with four wins, including honors for “Abbott Elementary,” “9-1-1,” “What Would You Do?” and ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis’ “The Long Train Ride Home: Remembering Emmett Till 70 Years Later.” - Other winners included Peacock’s “Bel-Air,” ESPN’s “Karina Tovar,” Hulu/Onyx Collective’s “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” and Roku Channel’s “Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross.” - The inaugural Legacy & Impact Award recognized Quiñones for work ranging from ABC News and “20/20” to creating and hosting “What Would You Do?” - The competition added a new Character Voiceover category this year. - Individual honors included Performance – Drama and Performance – Comedy. - Program categories included Comedy Series or Special and News/Informational Programming. - Winners by category included: - Animation: Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney Channel/Disney+, won. - Best Performance – Comedy: Grace Byers in Harlem, Prime Video, won. - Best Performance – Drama: Angela Bassett in 9-1-1, ABC, won. - Character Voiceover: Alia Shawkat in #1 Happy Family USA, Prime Video, won. - Children’s Programming: Reading Rainbow, Embassy Row/Sony Pictures Television, won. - Comedy Series or Special: Abbott Elementary, ABC, won. - Digital Media: Savor the City, TV One, won. - Documentary: SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Hulu/Onyx Collective, won. - Drama Series or Special: Bel-Air, Peacock, won. - Foreign Language Programming: Karina Tovar, ESPN, won. - Lifestyle Programming: Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, Roku Channel, won. - News/Informational: ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis - The Long Train Ride Home: Remembering Emmett Till 70 Years Later, ABC, won. - Original Movie or Special: The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl, Disney+, won. - Reality Programming: What Would You Do?, ABC, won. - Sports Programming: Monday Night Countdown: Welcome to the Team, ESPN, won. - Variety/Talk Show: Las Culturistas Culture Awards, Bravo, won.

Between the lines: - NAMIC Next is using the Vision Awards to reinforce its expanded identity beyond a traditional media membership group. - ABC’s four wins show how broad multicultural storytelling now stretches across entertainment and news. - The addition of a voiceover category suggests the organization is widening what it considers award-worthy creative work.

What’s next: - NAMIC Next will continue positioning the Vision Awards as a signature platform for diverse creators and programming. - The organization says it now serves more than 2,500 professionals across 18 local chapters. - More information is available from NAMIC Next at the organization’s website and its Instagram account.